Lotus Stem Stir Fry
Lotus stems are widely cooked and consumed in China. Here they are cooked in the Chinese style. Spicy and flavourful, try it out once and you will want to cook it again and again.
Lotus stems are widely cooked and consumed in China. Here they are cooked in the Chinese style. Spicy and flavourful, try it out once and you will want to cook it again and again.
Practically every vegetable can be used to make soups which are very nutritious being rich in vitamins and minerals. So here is soup made with ridge gourd. Garlic, ginger and onion give it a delicious flavour which will be hard to resist.
Traditionally made with split skinless black gram, here is a variation wherein we have used whole black gram. As a result the vadas are not the rich golden brown colour that we are familiar with. It is lightly spotted with black dots but be assured the taste is not affected at all.
Pongal is a harvest festival celebrated in Tamilnadu. On this day the Tamilians prepare a dish that is also called Pongal. Pongal can be made in 2 ways – a sweet pongal and a savoury pongal Generally made with rice and split skinless green gram, here we replaced the rice with semolina. This is just as tasty.
Cutlets can be made with potatoes and many other vegetables. They make a great snack served with tea or can even be served as a starter with cocktails at any party. Here we have added spinach which not only adds its colour but also its nutrients.
Lo mein is a traditional Chinese dish made with noodles. It contains vegetables and some type of meat or seafood, like beef, chicken, pork or shrimp. It may be served with wontons or it can be eaten with just vegetables.
Super spicy and full of flavour is this mutton fry all the way from Andhra. For the locals it is a comfort dish that they love to make as often as possible. It is easy to make and gets ready pretty fast. It can be served as a starter or as a side dish with rice or chapatti or roti or parantha.
This is a mish mash preparation of green brinjals. The brinjals are cooked in a pressure cooker with some aromatic ingredients to turn into a delicious concoction that goes well with bhakris. A typical farmers’ meal which even the urbanites will enjoy.
Medu vada, as most of us know, is made from dhuli urad dal but here we have brought you the recipe of medu vada made with rice flour. The texture of this vada is slightly different but it is crisp on the outside and soft in the centre. Serve it with coconut chutney or even with sambhar.