Potato Rice / Aloo Rice

Potato is a favourite vegetable for many. The starch packed in it will give lot of energies especially to children and the yummy flavour and taste of it is enjoyed by one and all.

Ingredient : (serves-1)

1. Potato (big) - 1 No.
2. Curry leaves  - 5 Nos
3. Green chillies - as required
4. Salt to taste
5. Cooked white rice - 1 cup
6. Whole urad dhal - 1/2 tsp
7. Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
8. Hing - 2 pinch
9. Grated Coconut - 1 tbsp
10. Coconut Oil - 3 tsp

Procedure :

• Boil, peel the potato and dice into small cubes.
• Chop green chillies
• Heat oil in a kadai. Add  hing and mustard seeds. 
• When the seeds start spluttering, add Urad dhal
• When urad dhal turns little pleasant red colour, add curry leaves & green chillies and Grated coconut
• Saute for 20 seconds, add salt and the cubed potatoes. Mix well. put off the flame.
• Now mix in the cooked rice well. Potato rice is ready

Variation : you can add chopped ginger while seasoning and garnish with coriander leaves for added flavour.

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Honey & Raisin Pan Cake (Eggless)

A good breakfast / tiffin item which can be prepared at short notice. Was searching for eggless version and this recipe turned out to be good. Don't remember the link exactly as it was taken long time back. Thought of sharing it with you all

Pan cake

1. Plain Flour (Maida) - 1 Cup
2. Sugar  - 1 tbsp
3. Baking Powder - 2 tbsp
4. Salt - 1/8 tsp
5. Milk - 1 Cup
6. Oil - 2 tbsp
7. Honey - to spread on pancake
8. Raisin - 2 tsp

• In a bowl, mix flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Mix well. Add milk & oil and beat it well till the batter is smooth.
• Grease a pan and heat it. Pour 1/4 cup of batter over medium heat and spread it by rotating the pan (don't use the laddle for spreading)
• Cook till the side is done and flip it and cook the other side too till golden brown.
• Apply a tsp of honey on the surface and serve hot

Variation :

• Mash banana like a smooth paste and add to batter to make banana pan cake
• Soak dates in water and grind to a nice paste or add it as it is for making dates pan cake
• can mix any furit pulp or finely chopped fruit to make different type of pancakes making your own variations.
• Instead of honey you can add maple syrup or anyother topping of your choice

Thayir Vadai / Dahi Vada / Curd Vada

Prepare 'Medhu Vadai'  and keep it ready.

For 10 vadais



Ingredients :

1. Thick Curd - 5 tea cups
2. Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
3. Chopped Coriander Leaves - 1 tbsp
4. Little oil for tempering
5. Salt to taste

 Procedure :-

• Boil water in a kadai and turn off the flame. Put the fried Medhu Vadais into it. 
• When the vadais become little soft, press them gently with two laddles to squeeze out water without breaking the vadai. 
• Beat the curd well. 
• For tempering, Heat little oil, add mustard seeds. when they splutter pour it into the beaten curd and add chopped coriander leaves and salt. 
• Mix well. 
• Soak the vadais for some time and serve. Yummy Dahi vadai is ready.