Bean Sprouts Curry

Ingredients :

1 cup beans sprouts
1 onion, chopped
2 green chilies
1 inch ginger
10-12 curry leaves
1 tsp coriander powder
1/4 tsp red chili powder
pinch of turmeric
salt to taste
fresh coriander leaves for garnish
1 tsp jeera
1 tsp mustard seeds oil.

Method:

1. Take a kadai and add oil and add mustard seeds and jeera and once it spluters add the onions and fry them till the are golden brown in colour.
2. Add the ginger, curry leaves, coriander powder, red chili powder,green chilies and turmeric. cook for 30 sec mixing well.
3. Add salt and the beans sprouts
4. Adjust Seasoning, garnish with coriander leaves.
5. Serve with rice.

Aloo bonda

Ingredients:

Potato 3
Onion 1
Green chilli 2
Ginger, finely chopped 1 tsp
Turmeric 1/8 tsp
Salt As needed
bread slices - 10
Oil  - to deep fry

To Temper:

Oil 2 tsp
Mustard 3/4 tsp
Urad dal  1 tsp
Curry leaves 1 sprig


Method:

1. Pressure cook potatoes for 3 whistles, peel off the skin once done and mash it well. Keep aside in a kadai/ pan, season with mustard urad dal and curry leaves. Add finely chopped ginger, green chilli and onion. Fry till transparent without changing colour. Add turmeric and salt.
2. Add cooked, mashed potatoes and mix well so that the turmeric blends evenly. Stir for 2 minutes and drizzle a tsp of oil. Transfer to a plate and cool down. Make 12 equal sized balls and set aside.
3. Take a wide bowl of water and take a slice of bread and dip into the water and press the bread slice gently so the bread wont get soft with extra water.
4. Stuff the potato ball inside the bread and make it as a ball and deep fry it.
5. When its evenly golden fried, drain it over kitchen tissue and enjoy it when hot

Corn Masala Snack

Ingredients:

Corn kernels - 1 can (15.2 oz) or fresh corn, boiled (1 ½ cups)
Onions – ½ cup, chopped finely
Green chili – 1, deseeded and chopped finely, optional
Cilantro – 8 springs, chopped finely
tomato – 1, small size
Chili powder – ½ teaspoon
Chaat masala – 1 teaspoon
Lemon juice – 1 tablespoon or juice of half lemon
Salt – to taste

Method:

1.Add all the ingredients in a bowl. Mix well.
2.And serve.

Simple Carrot Cake

Ingredients:

1 cup all purpose flour
1 1/2 cup  sugar
3/4 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
3 cups grated carrots
few chopped walnuts

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 180 C
2. Powder the sugar as a fine powder.
3. In a medium bowl, stir together the flour and sugar. Add the oil and eggs, mix until blended, then stir in the carrots and nuts. Divide the cake mixture evenly between the two prepared tins.
4. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven. A skewer inserted into the cake should come out clean. Cool cakes on wire racks before removing from tins.