Banana Sooji Bath / Balehannina Sajjige

Ingredients:

Sooji Rava (Fine) - 1 Cup

Sugar - 3/4 Cup

Ghee - 3/4 Cup

Milk - 1 Cup

Water - 1 Cup

Banana - 1

Cardamon powder - 1/2 Tspn

Raisins - 1/2 Tblspn

Cashewnuts - 1/2 Tblspn

Salt - 1/2 Tspn

Method:

Heat 2 Tblspn of ghee in a kadai. Roast Rava till nice aroma

comes. Keep aside. Cut Banana into small pieces. Heat 1

Tblspn Ghee and roast Raisins and Cashewnuts. Keep aside.

Heat Milk, Water, Sugar, Salt, Banana, 2 Tblspn Ghee in a

kadai till it starts boiling. Now slowly add Rava and keep

stirring. Add remaining Ghee and mix nicely. At last add

fried Raisins and Cashewnuts. Add cardamon powder.

Mix nicely. Serve warm.

Majjige Huli / More Kulambu ( Iyer Stlye )

Ingredients:
Ladiesfinger (cut) - 1 Cup
(or any Boiled Vegetable)
Curds - 1 Cup
Coconut - 1/2 Cup
Red Chillies - 2
Urad Dal - 1 Tspn
Fenugreek Seeds - 1 Tspn
Jeera - 1 Tspn
Mustard - 1 Tspn
Curry Leaves - Few
Hing - a pinch
Turmeric - a pinch
Oil - 2 Tblspn
Salt - According to taste
Method:
Roast Ladiesfinger in 1 Tblspn Oil till all the stickiness goes.
Keep aside. Roast Redchillies, Urad Dal and Fenugreek Seeds
without oil and grind along with Coconut and Jeera. Keep aside.
Heat remaining Oli in a kadai. Add Mustard Seeds, Curry Leaves
and Hing. Now add the ground paste, turmeric and boil. Later add
Ladiesfinger, Salt and boil. At last add Curds and one cup water.
Mix nicely. Simmer for few min. Serve hot.

Onion and Pudina Pakoda

Ingredients:

Gram Flour - 1 Cup

Pudina (chopped) - 1/2 Cup

Onion (chopped) - 3/4 Cup

Fine Semolina - 1/4 Cup

Jeera - 1 Tblspn

Chilli Powder - 1/2 Tblspn

Salt - According to taste

Oil - For deep frying

Method:

Mix all the ingredients except Oil and keep aside for

15 min. Later mix with little water and make it like a

thick paste.Heat Oil in a Kadai. Take the pakoda mixture

in a small spoon little by little and put in the Oil.

Deep fry till they turn golden brown and crispy.

Serve hot.

Mavinakayi Chitranna

Ingredients:
Rice - 1 Cup
Raw Mango (small) - 1
Oil - 2 Tblspn
Mustard Seeds - 1 Tspn
Urad Dal - 1 Tspn
Channa Dal - 1 Tspn
Ginger - 1 inch piece
Green Chillies - 2
Turmeric - 1/4 Tspn
Curry Leaves - Few
Coriander Leaves (cut) - 1 Tblspn
Coconut (grated) - 2 Tblspn
Groundnut - 2 Tblspn
Sugar - 1 Tspn
Salt - According to taste
Method:
Cook Rice. Let it cool. Grate Mango and keep aside.
Chop Ginger and Green Chillies finely. Heat Oil in a Kadai.
Add Groundnuts and roast. Take it out groundnuts and
keep aside. To the same kadai add Mustard seeds, Urad
Dal and Channa Dal. Roast till dals turn golden brown.
Now add Green Chilles, Ginger, Grated Mango and
turmeric. Roast nicely. Now add cooked rice and mix well.
At last add Coriander Leaves, Curry Leaves,
Groundnuts, Coconut, Sugar and Salt. Mix well.
Serve hot.

Fruit Salad

Ingredients:
Apple (cut) - 1 Cup
Bananna (cut) - 1 1/2 Cup
Grapes - 1 Cup
Orange (peeled) - 1 Cup
Pineapple (cut) - 1/2 Cup
Raisins - 1/4 Cup
Cashewnuts - 1/4 Cup
Dates (cut) - 1/4 Cup
Mango Pulp - 1/2 Cup
Sugar - 1 Cup
Method:
Prepare Sugar syrup. Let it cool.
Take a bowl and add all the fruits.
At last add Sugar syrup and mix well.
Keep refrigerated for atleast 3 hrs.
Serve chilled.

Thyar Semiya

Ingredients:

Semiya - 1 Cup

Curds - 1 1/2 Cup

Coconut (cut into small pieces) - 2 Tblspn

Coconut (grated) - 2 Tblspn

Tomato - 1

Mustard Seeds - 1 Teaspn

Urad Dal - 1 Teaspn

Channa Dal - 1 Teaspn

Green Chillies - 2

Ginger - 1 inch piece

Curry Leaves - Few

Coriander Leaves (cut) - 1 Tblspn

Sugar - 1 Tblspn

Salt - According to taste

Oil - 1 Tblspn

Method:

Roast Semiya to golden brown without oil. Boil Semiya in

water by adding little salt, drain and keep aside. Grind together

grated coconut and ginger. Cut tomato into small pieces.

In a bowl put the ground paste, Tomato, Semiya and Curds.

Add little water if needed. Mix well. Add Salt according to taste.

Heat Oil. Add Mustard Seeds, Urad Dal, Channa Dal.

Roast till golden brown. Add slit Green Chillies.

Add this to Semiya mixture. At last add Coriander Leaves,

Sugar, Curry Leaves and Coconut pieces.

Thyar Semiya is ready to serve.

Curd Rice

Ingredients:
Rice - 1 Cup
Curds - 1 1/4 Cup
Milk - 1/4 Cup
Salt - According to taste
Sugar - 1 Tblspn
Raisins - 1 Tblspn
Cashewnuts - 1 Tblspn
Ghee - 2 Tblspn
Mustard seeds - 1/2 Tspn
Urad Dal - 1 Tspn
Channa Dal - 1 Tspn
Ginger - 1 inch piece
Green Chillies - 2
Curry Leaves - Few
Coriander Leaves (cut) - 1 Tblspn
Method:
Cook Rice and keep aside. Let it cool.
Heat 1 Tblspn ghee. Roast Raisins and Cashewnuts.
Take it out and keep aside.
Chop Ginger and Green Chillies.
Heat remaining ghee. Add Mustard Seeds, Urad Dal,
Channa Dal, Ginger and Green Chillies. Roast nicely.
Mix Rice, Curds and Milk. Add Sugar and Salt according to
taste. Now add all roasted ingredients to it and mix nicely.
At last add Curry Leaves and Coriander Leaves and mix.
Curd Rice is ready to serve.