Amma's Poori with Potato Masala - Breakfast Staple

Poori masala remids me of so many memories from my childhood. Amma makes this only during weekends..And we as a litte kids will be waiting for weekends the whole week. Amma’s method of making poori is entirely different from mine. It was not the traditional one but taste so good with poori. She makes the masala little runnier, so that everyone gets a little of the gravy..

One more weird thing which she adds in all the korma is MILK..Yes, Amma adds milk in all the dishes. This gravy can be done in very less time than anyother curry. This is amma’s way of cooking stuffs. I am very glad to share my mom’s signature recipe with you all..Thanks Amma for giving the recipe to me..I LOVE YOU..

Amma's Poori Recipe

Ingrediants:

Wheat flour – 2 cup

Salt to taste

Oil- 1 tblspn

Water as needed

Method:

Mix all the ingrediants together except water.

Slowly add in the water and make a stiff dough.Let this rest for 15 mins.

Take a small portion from the dough and roll into thin poori.

Heat oil for deep frying and fry this till golden and puffed.

Remove on a paper towel and serve with curry

Amma's Potato Masala Recipe

Ingrediants:

Onion – 1 chopped

Potato – 3 large chopped

Green Chilli – 5 slit

Ginger – 1 tblspn minced

Turmeric powder – 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Milk – ½ cup

Oil  1 tblspn

Whole Spices:

Mustard Seeds / Kaduku – 1 tsp

Channa Dal /Kadala paruppu – 1 tblspn

Urad dal / Ulundu – 1 tblspn

Curry leaves – 1 spring

Method:

Heat oil and add in all the whole spices. Let them splatter for a min.

Add in onions, ginger, green chilli along with salt and turmeric.Cook for 3 mins..

Add in potatoes and mix well. Pour enough water to cover the potato. Bring it to boil and simmer for 20 mins.

Now once the potatoes are done..Switch off the flame and add milk.

Mix well and serve with poori.

Oats Chapati & Quick Potato Curry - Lunch Box Combo Recipes

Have no time to cook..Are you in diet..Need some thing delicious for your kids..Are you hungry and need some thing so quick..Then check out this combo..It is so healthy, hardly takes anytime to cook so delicious and so quick to make..I can assure you that this is a keeper..I love eating oats because I know they are healthy for me. I hope you think the same too..Try this and you will love it anytime and let me know what you think..

Oats Chapati Recipe

Ingrediants:

Oats - 1 cup

Wheat Flour / Atta - 2 cup

Salt to taste

Oil- 1 tblspn

Water as needed

Method:

Dry roast oats till it gets nice aroma. Take it in a blender and make into a fine powder.

Take wheat flour, oast powder, salt and oil in  a bowl and mix well. Add water slowly and make into a soft dough. Cover and let it rest for 15 mins.

Drivide into equal portions. Take one ball out and start rolling into a chapati.

Heat up a pan and toast this on both sides till they are cooked.

Remove and keep in a insulated container.

Quick  Potato Curry Recipe

Ingrediants:

Potato - 2 large peeled & cubed

Chilli powder - 1 tsp

Garam masala powder - 1 tsp

Mango pickle - 1 tblspn ( any kind)

Cornflour / Corn Starch - 1 tblspn

Salt to taste

Oil - 1 tblspn

Method:

Heat oil in a pressure cooker, Add in potatoes along with chilli powder, salt, garam masala powder and mango pickle along with some water.

Cover it and cook it for 3 whistle, simmer for 5 mins. Switch off the flame and let the pressure go all by itself.

Now open the cooker and add more water if needed.

Mix some cornflour with water and pour that it and mix well.

Cook it till it get thick

Serve with roti.

Amma’s Quick Potato Roast / Potato Poriyal – Sidedish for Rice

Amma does everything so quick and simple..She has lots of mouth watering recipe, but they hardly take anytime to cook..That is the beauty of her cooking.This is one such dish that takes only minutes to cook..She makes this more often like 3 to 4 times a week, since this is our favorite..Having this with hot rice and rasam is like heaven..I hope you will love it and let me know what you think..

Amma’s Quick Potato Roast Recipe

Ingrediants:

Potato – 2 large Peeled and chopped

Chilli powder – 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Mustard Seeds / Kaduku – 1tsp

Oil- 2 tblspn

Method:

Heat 1 tblspn of oil in a kadai. Add mustard seeds and allow them to pop..

Now add potatoes and mix well. Add salt and chilli powder and mix well.

Add a splash of water and cover it with a lid for around 15 mins till the potatoes are cooked.

Now add 1 tblspn of oil and roast the potatoes on high flame till it gets nice colour.

Serve hot with rice and rasam.

Perimma's Kootanchoru / Rice and Dal cooked with Vegetables and Drumstick leaves -Traditional Rice Recipes / Perimma's Recipe

This is a traditional recipe from my perimma..She made this last month and brought this to my home. I tasted it and totally loved it..I asked her the recipe, she gave me without any hesitation..Hope you like it and let me know what you think..

Perimma's Kootanchoru  Recipe

Ingrediants:

Rice - 2 cup

Toor Dal / Tuvaram Paruppu - 1 cup

Murungai keerai / Drumstick Leaves  - 2 cup

Country Vegetables - 2 cups ( I used carrot, potato, cucumber, raw banana, pumpkin)

Sambar Onion / Shallots- 5

Tomato -1  chopped

Turmeric Powder /Majal podi - 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Tamarind paste - 2 tblspn

Ghee - 1 tblspn

To Grind:

Coconut - 1 cup

Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp

Green Chilli - 4

To temper:

Oil- 2 tblspn

Channa dal - 1 tblspn

Urad dal - 1 tblspn

Curry leaves - 1 spring

Dry Red Chilli - 2

Asafoetida / Hing / kaya Podi - 1/4 tsp

Method:

Grind the ingrediants given in the list. Set this aside.

Take onions, tomatoes and all the vegetables in a pressure cooker. Add salt and turmeric powder and cook for 2 whistles. Let the pressure go all by itself and set aside.

Wash rice and dal together and soak for 30 mins. Take it in pressure cooker add 7 cups of water and cook for 4 whistles.. Let the pressure go all by itself and set aside.

Open the rice and add the vegetables mixture to this and mix well. Add the ground coconut paste and mix well.

Add tamarind and mix well. Adjust salt and mix well. Simmer it for 10 min. Add water accordingly..The mixture should be slightly  runny, because it get thick as it stays..

Now take ghee in a pan and saute the murungai keerai leaves for 3 mins. Add this to the rice mixture and simmer again for 5 mins.

Now temper the ingrediants given in the list and pour it over the rice..Mix well.

Serve hot..

Amma’s Quick Vegetable Briyani – Lunch Box Ideas

Briyani is my favorite..I make it completely in a different way..But amma is a speedy master..She make this in less than 30 mins..This can be put in lunch box for kids..They will love it for sure..Hope you like it..

Amma’s Quick Vegetable Briyani 

Ingrediants:

Rice – 1 cup (any rice of your choice)soaked for 30 min.

Carrot – 1 chopped

Potato – 1 peeled and chopped

Beans -5 chopped

Peas – ½ cup

Green Chilli - 4

Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi -1 tsp

Chilli Powder – 1tsp

Cinnamon / Pattai – 1 small stick

Cardamom / Yelakai – 5

Salt to taste

Oil- 1 tblspn

Ghee – 1 tblspn

Coriander Leaves / Cilantro – for garnishing

Method:

Take a pressure cooker. Add oil and ghee and heat it up. Add cinnamon and cardamom and mix well.

Add all vegetables, green chilli and mix well. Fry for 3 mins.

Add turmeric powder, chilli powder, salt and mix well.

Add rice and mix well. Pour in 3 cups of water ( if using basmati rice add 2 cups) and bring it to a boil. Simmer the flame and pressure cook it for 15 mins or for 3 whistles. Switch off the flame and allow the steam to escape on its own..

Garnish with cilantro and serve with raita.

Vegetable Cutlet

This is another recipe from my friend who is a expert in making cutlets..You can check her recipe for mutton cutlet and fish cutlet in my blog..So this is for you vegetarians…A wonderful appetizer for kids or for parties…Hope you like it..

Vegetable Cutlet Recipe

Ingrediants:

Carrot  - 1 chopped very finely

Beans - 10 chopped very finely

Cauliflower-5 florets chopped finely

Onion - 1 large chopped finely

Potatoes-2 large cooked and mashed

Green Chilli-1 chopped finely

Ginger Garlic Paste-2  tblspn

Gram Flour / Kadalai Mavu / Besan - 2 tblspn

Rice Flour / Arisi Mavu - 2 tblspn

Chilli powder-1 tsp

Turmeric Powder / Manjal podi -1 tsp

Cilantro / Coriander Leaves - 2 tblspn finely chopped

Breadcrumbs - 1 cup

Egg-2

Salt to taste

Oil - 1tblspn +for shallow frying

Method:

Cook carrot, cauliflower,beans  with salt,turmeric and 1 tblspn of ginger garlic paste untill cooked.

Heat 1 tblspn oil in a kadai. Add onions, green chillies, 1 tblspn of ginger garlic paste, chilli powder in that and saute well.

Take  mashed potatoes, besan, riceflour, cooked vegatbles, sauted onion mixture, salt in a mixing bowl and mix well.

Form small pattice and  dip in egg and then in breadcrumbs and set aside.

Now shallow fry it in oil till golden brown.

Drain in a paper towel and serve hot with ketchup.