Godhuma Pindi Halwa

1. Contributor: Archana Rajeev
godhuma pindi halwa chesukuni vellandi chala easy n tasty one.

Here is recipe
1-wheat flour
1-sugar
1 1/2 milk(If u want pieces) otherwise 2 milk,,you can add water as well ,if u want to add water reduce milk qnty
1/2 -ghee
Cashews ,Cardmom (optioal)

First add ghee in pan n add cashews fry until golden brown then add wheatflour and fry it until it reaches light golden brown colour,now add milk n mix it fast without any lumps when 95%milk is absorbed add sugar n off the stove,mix it well until sugar is melted n mixed well.

So Now If you want to have it as pieces take a plate and slightly grease it with oil/ghee and pour all the sweet mix to it and spread evenly after it cools cut them into pieces.

Hope it helps u

Poornalu

1. Contributor: Keerthi Cherukuri
Nenu last 2 times ilaa chesthe baaga vachiniyyi. Appudu dhaaka every yr edho okati thappu ayyedhi..

For Batter:
1 cup - urad dal
2 cups - rice
1 tsp - menthulu

Soak all the above together for 5-6 hrs/overnight.

I grind them in a wet grinder. I don't add too much water, just enough so that it grinds easily. You van let it ferment for 4-5 hrs or put it in the refrigerator immediately. It didn't make much difference.

For stuffing:
2 cups channa dal
4.5 cups water

Pressure cook dal and water for 4-5 whistles. Put in lw flame for 5-10 min afterwards. Turn off and let steam come out.

Mash the pappu. Put it in a glass bowl, add 3 cups light brown sugar. This will make the stuffing watery. Put in the microwave and cook for 5-6 mins. Mix and cook till you get the right consistency to make balls (usually 15-20min). Check for sweetness while mixing and add more if needed.

Once the right consistency is obtained, let it cool and then make small balls. I usually get 20-22 from 2 cups.

For Frying:
Heat oil on medium-high.
Take 1/2 the batter.
Add 1/2tsp baking soda
1tsp sugar
pinch of salt
2 tsp rice flour
Add enough water to get a thicker batter than dosa

Dip the balls in batter and fry them.

Note- you can also add 2tsp of sooji to the batter, to get even crispier poornalu. Some people add tamarind juie to the batter to get a nice color. I never tried but I've seen people do it.

Tips to make Minapa garelu ~ Vada

1. Contributor: Sriharsha ツ ƸӜƷ
Madhuri...meeru water entha postaru pindi rubbinappudu...water saripokapothe gattiga vastayi...and crunchy ga undali ante koncham perugu add cheyandi and garelu vesetappudu tadi chesukuntam kada adi kooda palchani majjiga tho chesthe baguntayi

2. Contributor: p@dmini ***************
garelu ki nana bettinappudu make sure 4-6 hrs soak cheyyandi and while grinding add cold water little by little and meeku time unte koncham sepu fridge lo epttandi so that vesetappudu antha et ga undakunda baga vsathayiii

3. Contributor: Radha Kishore - Sep 18
eesari India vellinappuud Vada maker konnukondi....easy solution and also try max to reduce the amount of water while grinding...

4. Contributor: Sravanthi Gutta
min water add cheyali garelu pindi grind chesetappudu..and also pindi palchaga aithe i sometimes mix rice flour..inkoti cloth meeda kante nenu polythene sheet meeda nune rasukuni chesthanu palchaga ainappudu...appudu konchem easygane vasthundhi...hth

5. Contributor: Keerthi Cherukuri
Rajini...Sravanthi cheppinattu chaala koncham water poyali garelu ki....just enough so that the grinder rotates...nenu wet grinder lo chesthaanu...mixie lo chesthe antha thakkuva water posi mostlly heat ekkuthundhi emo...nenu ayithe cloth badhulu left hand oka sandwich size/quart size ziplock lo petti dhaani meedha garelu koncham water addhi chesthaanu..manchiga vasthayi.

@ Sriharsha..nuvvu cheppinattu nenu koncham perugu vesaanu garelu pindi lo ...i don't know if that's the reason or not but garelu manchiga vachiniyi..oil koda emi laagaledhu

6. Contributor: Deepa Pathuri
Baga loose ayte pindi koncham sepu deep freezer lo pettandi taravata perugu n pasupu kalipi pettukuni adi gare vese dappudu chetiki perugu pasupu mix rasukuni gare cheyya left hand medha chesi right hand ni perugu mix lo munchi left hand medha gare teesi oil drop cheste baga vastundhi and antu kodhu kuda..

ya garela maker vundhi indian store lo doraka vachu adhi dorkapote dought maker thi kuda use cheyyochu.idea kosam link pedutunna chudandi

http://www.etsy.com/listing/63609043/vintage-donut-maker-popel?utm_source=googleproduct&utm_medium=syndication&utm_campaign=GPS

More tips to prepare vada
1. http://mrstia.blogspot.com/2011/03/tips-for-making-fluffy-vada.html
2. http://mrstia.blogspot.com/2011/04/vada-tips.html

Green Juice

1. Contributor: Rani @@@!!!!
I have not tasted it but here is what I heard and read earlier

mix equal quanities of kale,spinach , celery,cucmber,pinch of ginger ,half green apple,honey /lemon and blend everything together.

Also this is for breakfast.

Grinder not sure kani works and comes out prefect in blender

mana weight loss thread lo kuda konni vunayyi anukunta chekc them out.

hope it helps!

2. Contributor: Sriharsha ツ ƸӜƷ
here u go....http://www.jointhereboot.com/mean-green-juice/

juicer lo pulp filter ayipotundi anduke easy to drink...blender lo bagane vastundi....if u don't like the pulp vidiga filter cheyachu kani time padutundi...as it is kooda tagachu...it wouldn't hurt to have extra fiber kada....enjoy!

Chettinad Tomato Chutney

1. Contributor: Sruthi ...
Just tried this chutney.. baga vachindhi.. so posting here. Never really added coconut milk/ coconut to any tomato chutney's that I made.. so found it intresting :)

http://www.sailusfood.com/2012/05/25/chettinad-tomato-chutney-recipe/

Vegetable Burger

1. Contributor: Madhuri ................
ee recipe nenu try chesa... chala baaga vachindi
http://sailurecipes.blogspot.com/2008/12/vegetable-burger-cutlets.html

2. Contributor: p@dmini ***************
nenu idi chesthunna same sailu unte ade anukunna
http://kidszone.sailusfood.com/2009/06/11/vegetable-pattie/

Venna biscuits ~ Butter biscuits

1. Contributor: Madhuri ................
not sure for which biscuits you are looking for...here are the 2 links
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4NL_HOEh3A

and one more from my blog
http://satya-anwesha.blogspot.com/2009/05/maida-biscuits.html

2. Contributor: Priya Evani / Akella
here u go http://vazhailai.blogspot.com/2008/12/butter-biscuit-or-maida-biscuit-or.html

How to make soft idly

1. Contributor: Praneetha Ravi
to know if u get soft idli's or not... there is a small tip i follow from my MIL and it works fine ...

usually we put 1:2 , for 1 minapappu w put 2 rava ... most of the times it works fine for all urad dal ( whole and split) and all rava's .... but before u mix the ground urad dal with rava... mix little by little portions... mix 1:1 ... beat well , add salt and take water in a bowl or glass ... drop some idly pindi in the water and it should float instantly without sinking ... if it doesn't float instantly and sinks... then ur idly will be hard and ur batter wi not ferment... then u might have to add most urad dal paste to this mixture ....

so before addign rava add 1/2 cup,then 3/4 cup.... test and then add accordingly

Also my mom's tip ... always grind the urad dal with cold water preferably the fridge water.... chill water helps in soft idly n dosa and while soaking urad dal add 1tbsp of sabudana

2. Contributor: Roopa Reddy
Idli pindi rubbe appudu konchem cooked rice vesi rubbandi. 8- 12 hours fermentation ki warm place lo pettandi.

Idli over cook ayina kuda soft vundavu gatti padi pothayi. on high heat 4 plate full idli 8 mins lo cook ayipothayi. Stove turn of chesi few mins Mootha theeyavaddu.

3. Contributor: Keerth! V@jr@pu
I usually do it in this way :;;;
For 1 cup urad dal - 2 cups rice ( Soak separately )
I add fenugreek seeds ( a spoon or so - for smoothness ) along with urad dal............then I grind the urad dal after soaking over night and then mix it with the water drained IDLI RAVA !!!!!!!!!

It comes out well !!!!
HTH !!!!

4. Contributor: Padmini
I will add one cup poha ,one cup urad dal and 3 cups idli Ravva separately and grind them baa vasthadiii idlis

5. Contributor: Sushma
same as padmini very softgaa vastunnayi naaku

6. Contributor: Swapna
nenu one cup urad dal ki two cups rava use chestanu but grind cheseppudu boiled rice vestanu konchem soft gaa vastunnai naaku



More idly batter tips herehttp://mrstia.blogspot.com/2011/09/idly-batter-tip.html

Eggless pancakes

1. Contributor: Neels
Check this recipe http://www.rakskitchen.net/2012/08/eggless-pancakes-recipe-pancake-recipe-soft-fluffy.html

Egg sandwich

1. Contributor: Vijji Machineni
i make a egg sandwich like this
make an ommlette first and then two breads madhyalo ee omlette and chesse petti sandwich maker lo pedathanu and it's done

Chicken Sandwich

1. Contributor: Vijji Machineni
ma vadiki nenu sandwich ila chesthunnanu for his lunch box..
i use the following ingredients..
boneless skinless lean cut chicken breast piece
whole grain sandwich bun
italian bread crum seasoning

....first oka bowl lo konchem salt and pepper and then egg white vesi whisk chestha. take another plate and put some generous amount of seasoning in it. ee chicken piece ni first egg mix lo two sides turn chesi and then bread crumbs plate lo vesi malli two sides turn chestha(so that crumbs chicken ki motham antukuntundhi) then oka skillet lo 3 spoons oil vesi each side 5 min fry chestha (depends on how thick your breast piece is....i use very lean one)

then sandwich bread madhyalo ee chickne breast petti isthanu(u can add some vegies along with chicken too)

naku idhi cheyataniki oka 15 to 20 min paduthundhi

Eggless strawberry custard powder cake

1. Contributor: Usha
Another Custard Powder Cake Recently couple of people have asked for custard powder recipes. Today came across this recipe. Posting it here as it might be useful to someone in the future. http://www.creativesaga.com/2012/08/eggless-strawberry-custard-powder-snack.html

Appalu

1. Contributor: ♥MåňĴũ ŜřÏ♥
appala ki bellam ni water lo vesi boil cheyali pakam antha avasaram ledu just kariginchali ala undaga andulo biyam pindi vesthu undalu lekunda kalapali...koncham flavour ki elachi powder vesukovachu.....stove off chesi aa koncham neyyi veyali adi chalaraka undalu kattali vatini oil lo deep fry cheyadame..nenu ilane chesthanu..

2. Contributor: srividya hari
appalu thiyyaga untayi padmini. so neeku entha sweet ga kavalo antha vesuko. nenu aithe same manju laagane chesthanu but balls laaga deep fry cheyyanu chinna discs laaga chesi vaatini fry chesthanu reddish brown color lo veguthayi apudu thiyyali brown aipothe maadipothayi, golden brown lo okko sari lopala pacchi untundi. so oka batch fry chesaka neeku ardham avuthundi le.

yeah pretty much pindi ekkuva aithe cracks vasthayi, konchem neyyi addithe alaa raavu, alaage paakam kuda theega paakam ravali, lekapoyina kaani break vasthundi.

3. Contributor: Madhuri ................
Appalu recipe
http://plantainleaf.blogspot.com/2012/03/appalu.html

Veg Manchuria

1. Contributor: Priya
madhuri...idi nenu try chesa...and taste was gud...
http://www.vahrehvah.com/Veg-Manchurian:3266

2. Contributor: Sravanthi Gutta meeku chepthanu anna veg manchurian recipe idugondi..sorry chala late ayyindhi...
cabbage ---shredded into small pieces
carrot ------grated chesanu
veggies inka cauliflower,beans lantivi kuda usechesukovachu..total oka 1 1/2 cup ayyindhi veggies
veggies+salt+pepper+2
tblspn corn flour+some maida kalipi balls ga chesukondi..water add cheyodhu assala..balls ni deep fry chesukuni pakkana pettukondi..
tarvatha pan lo oil vesukuni andulo chinnaga cut chesina garlic+ginger pieces vesi fry cheyandi..tarvatha spring onion white part veyandi..avi fry ayyaka soyasauce,vinegar,tomato sauce, konchem water add chesukondi..salt and pepper kuda add cheyandi..nenu soya sauce chala takkuva vesthanu anduke water add chesanu..tarvatha konchem cornflour add cheyandi sauce thicken avvataniki..andulone spring onion green part add cheyandi..tarvatha stove off chesi anudlo manchurian balls veseyandi...

Quinoa Soup

1. Contributor: @nooo ...........
idigo Quinoa tho soup cheyachu..may be u can try, nenu cheyalanukuntunna..
http://showmethecurry.com/soups/quinoa-soup-vegetarian-recipe.html