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ONION SALAD
Ingredients:
2 onions, medium sized - finely chopped
green chilli - finely chopped/minced/paste to taste
fresh mint, finely chopped - 1tbsp
fresh coriander leaves, finely chopped - 1tbsp
lemon juice - 1tsp
fresh grated coconut- 1tbsp(optional)
salt to taste
Method:
Mix all the ingredients - onions,greenchilli,mint,corianderleaves and lemon juice. Stir in the salt and coconut just before serving. Serve with all types of meal.
FRUIT SALAD
HESARUKAALINA SALAD/SPROUTED SALAD
Ingredients:
PALAK SOPPINA PALYA / PALAK SABJI
Palak leaves/spinach-cleaned,washed and finely chopped (palak soppu)
2tbsps finely chopped -onions
finely chopped or slit lengthwise- green chillies
1/4tsp mustard
1/4 jeera/ cuminseeds
1/2tsp bengal gram
1/2tsp urad dal
few curry leaves
chopped coriander leaves
shredded fresh coconut (optional)
salt to taste
oil as required
Method:
Heat the oil, add mustard, cumin seeds, when they splutter, add bengal gram,urad dal and curry leaves and fry for one minute. Add chopped greeen chillies and onions and fry for few minutes or until the onions are slightly browned. Then add salt and chopped palak leaves and mix well and cover it for few minutes or until leaves are cooked. Stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat. Stir coriander leaves and fresh coconut. Mix well and serve as a side dish or serve with chapati.
KHARA PURIS - MASALA PURIS
Ingredients:
Wheat flour - 1 cup
rice flour - 2tbsps
grated coconut - 2tbsps
coarsely chopped green chillies - 1tbsp
finely chopped onions - 3 tbsps
chopped coriander - 1tbsp
chopped curry leaves - few
salt to taste
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oil for deep frying
Method:
Mix all the ingredients well except oil. Add little water to the mixture, knead well .Make a soft dough. Make into small balls and press it down gently to make a flat. Dust each flattened small dough and roll out the puris.Repeat the procedure. Fry them in hot oil, until it turns lightly golden brown.
PUFFED RICE BHEL / BHEL PURI
(simple method):
INGREDIENTS:
2 cups or more - puffed rice /muri/puri
2tbsps- finely chopped onion
1tbsp - chopped tomato
2tbsps- grated carrot
1tsp - green chilli paste or finely chopped (to taste)
1/4 tsp - chilli powder
1/2 tsp - lemon juice
1tbsp - finely chopped coriander leaves
1tbsp - oil
1/4 tsp - chaat masala (optional)
1tbsp - shredded coconut (optional)
salt to taste.
Instructions:
Put the vegetables in a big bowl. Add chilli powder, chaat masala(if used),salt,oil,lemonjuice and coriander leaves and fresh coconut(if used) and mix well. Then add puffed rice to the mixture. Mix well again. And serve immediately.
CASHEWNUT BURFI
Ingredients:
Cashewnut- finely powdered - 1 cup
sugar - 2 cups
milk - 1 cup / condensced milk - 1cup
ghee - 1 cup
besan flour - 1 cup
cardamom powder - 1 tsp
Method:
Mix together all the ingredients. Put on a low flame. stirring continuously,when it leaves the side, put on a greased board or plate and level and cut. Cashewnut burfi is ready to eat.







