Vegetable Bonda

Ingredients:

FOR FILLING

A.      Beans                                20 nos

B.      Carrot                                1 Big

C.      Greenpeas                        1 cup

D.     Cabbage(shredded)          2cup

E.      Potato                                2 medium size

F.       Greenchili                         3 nos

G.     Ginger                               1”bit

H.     Curryleaves                       15 nos

I.        Onion chpped                    2cups

J.        Salt                                    Totaste

K.      Turmeric powder             ½ teasppon

L.       Dhania powder                1 teaspoon

M.   Chillipowder                      1 teaspoon(only if you need spicy)

N.     Garam masalapowder      1/2 teaspoon

O.     Oil                                       1table spoon

         Item  F&g Grind to paste

For dipping

1.      Channa dhal                2 cups

2.      Maida Flour                3/4 cup

3.      Rice flour                    1/2 cup

4.      Turmeric powderOr

5.      yellow coloringKesari Powder            1 teaspoon

6.      Asafoedita                   ½ teaspoon

7.      Geeen chili                  2 nos

8.      Ginger Bit                    1”

9.      Garlicpod                    2 nos

10.  Salt                              Totaste

11.  Oil                               For frying

12.  Coriander chopped     1 cup

Item 7,8 &9 Grind together

Procedure:

·         Cut all the Vegetables to fine pieces

·         Steam for 15 minutes

·         Heat oil and add cut onions with ground ginger chili paste

·         Add curry leaves

·         Add steamed vegetables with salt,chillipowder,garam masalapowder and

·         Dhaniapowder.

·         Saute for 15 minutes at low flame

·         Remove from fire and allow it to cool

·         Mix well and make lime size balls

·         Keep aside

·         For Dipping:

·         Mix channapowder,Riceflour,maida,salt,chillipaste

·         Colour powder should be mixed with enough water to get idly batter consistency

·         Add chopped coriander and mix well.

·         Heat oil for frying

·         Dip Vegetable ball in the batter one by one and fry at a moderate temperature till it becomes golden colour

·         Serve with coconut chutney or tomato sauce

Application:

Good for  snack and can go with a full meal or  for High Tea.

Drumstick Poriyal

Ingredients:

1. 3” length Drumstick                              15 pcs
2. Water                                                   3 cups
3. Turmeric Powder                                  ½ Teaspoon
4. Salt                                                      To taste
5. Red chilli Powder                                 1 Teaspoon
6. Sugar                                                   ½ Tea spoon
7. Finely chopped Onion                           2 Table soon
8. Mustard                                               ½ Teaspoon
9. Oil                                                        2 Teaspoon
10. Curry Leaf                                            10 nos
11. Milk                                                     ½ to 1 cup
12. Coconut substitute Powder                   1 Tablespoon

(See coconut substite powder under Remedies)

 13     Urad dhall                                        1 Teaspoon

Procedure:

• Boil the waterwith salt,Turmeric Powder,chillipowderand sugar.
• Drop in the cut Drumsick and allow it to cook.
• When cooked well, Remove from stove.
• Heat a pan with the oil
• Seas it with mustard,Uraddhall,curryleaves.
• Add the cut onion
• Saute to glossy texture.
• Add cooked drumstick and 1Table spoon of Coconut substitute powder.
• Mix well and add Milk.
• Allow it to simmer for 3-5 minutes.
• Serve hot.

Application

Good as a side dish to all rice  varieties.

The gravy is tasteful for curd rice.