Rava Idli Product Review

Rava Idlis are my favourite breakfast/tiffin. Guess what these are from its GITS instant mix.

The idlis came out perfect and tastes good....since I like Asafotida/Hing flavour a lot, added a pinch of it. This pack needs just water to mix to make idlis.

My suggestion is if you have sour curd/plain yogurt at home you can also try it with that too.

I served it with coconut chutney. My family liked a lot.

Will post the chutney recipe soon.

Eggless Pumpkin Raisins Muffin

After long time thought of baking, came across this recipe from here but I have made few changes. Hope you enjoy the recipe.

Wet Ingredients
Sweet Pumpkin - 2 cups (grated)
Raisins - 1 cup
Sugar - 1 cup
Vinegar - 1 tspn
Vanilla essence - 1 tspn
Beaten curds/yogurt - 3tspns
Milk - 1/4 cup
Vegetable oil - 1/4 cup
Few cashews

Dry Ingredients
Maida/All Purpose Flour - 1 cup
Wheat flour - 1/2 cup
Baking soda - 1/2 tspn

Preparation Method
Mix all the wet ingredients in a bowl.
Then sift all the dry ingredients and mix slowly with the wet ingredients. Beat well and let it sit for half n hour.
Preheat the oven to 180 C for 15 mins.
Pour batter into greased muffin tray to 3/4th.

Bake for 20 mins at 175 C. Check with a fork or tooth pick whether fully baked or you can bake for another 10 mins.

Allow it to cool. Serve for Breakfast or snack time.

Variations - You can also replace pumpkin with carrots or reduce the quantity and put more dry fruits.
This recipe is going off to CFK- Creative Food for Picky/Fussy Eaters Healthy Breakfast/Dinner hosted by me here at Sara's Corner.

Masala Idlis

Idli is one of the famous n popular breakfast in South India. I love hot idlis with sambar or molagai podi.


I have a different version of Idlis called Masala Idlis. My Father-in-law taught me this recipe.

This recipe is going off to Cooking For Kids Creative Healthy Breakfast n Dinner here at Sara's Corner event started by Sharmi and Wholesome Breakfast by Srivalli. I guess kids will love these.

Ingredients
Steamed Mini Idli - 12 nos
Onion - 1 no (chopped)
Tomato - 1no (Chopped)
Dhaniya Powder - 1/2 tspn
Red chilli powder - 1/4 tspn
Coriander leaves(Cilantro chopped) - 1 tspn for garnishing
Spices Mix - 1 piece each
Curry leaves - 1/2 tspn(chopped)
Turmeric - a pinch
Any cooking Oil - 2 tspns
Salt

Preparation Method
Grind onion in mixie to fine paste. Keep 1 tspn of chopped onions.
Grind tomato in mixie to fine paste. (you can remove skin and grind if you have time)
Heat a kadai, add oil and spices wait till it splutters.
Add chopped onions and saute till light brown.
Now add ground mixture of onion and saute. Add curry leaves.
Then add ground mixture of tomato and cook well till its soft.
Add the masalas and mix well. Add Salt.
Finally add Mini Idlis and mix well. If required sprinkle till water to it. Cook for 5mins and Serve.

Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

Oats Feast Roundup!!!

Thank you for participating in Oats Feast Event. Have received wonderful dishes which are healthy.

Roundup follows.

Oats Sidedish

Plantain Stem with Oats by Usha Nandini
Snake Gourd and Oats Kootu by Priya
Raw Banana and Oats Kara Poriyal by Priya

Oats Breakfast

Masala Oats Pancakes by EC
Stuffed Oats and Wheat Pancake by Pari
Oats Dosa by Rupali Jain (No Photo)
Oats Dosa by Shama
Minty Oats Paratha by Priya
Oats Rava Idly by Shama
Oats Upma by Shama
Oats Idly by Shama
Oats Delight by Shama
Oats Healthy Drink by Shama

Oats Sweets

Oats Wheat Rava Laddu by Usha Nandini
Oats Rasagulla by Priya
Saffron Oats Peda by Priya
Oats Semiya Payasam by Saraswathi Iyer


Oats Soup

Roasted Tomato and Oats Soup by Priya
Spinach Potato Soup and Roasted Oats by Pari


Oats Cookies

Crunchy Oats Cookies by Palatable
Eggless Oatmeal Walnut Cookies by Renu Roy
Eggless Gingery Carrot Cookies by Priya
Glutenfree Eggless Oats & Almond Candied Fruit Cookie by Sadhana
Eggless Gluten free Oat & Almond Ginger Bread Cookies with no refined sugar by Sadhana

Others

Eggless Oats Brownies by Priya
Eggless Pumpkin and Multigrain Breakfast Scones by Priya

Am excited and happy in giving this award "Oats Queen" any guesses???/

Thats none other than Priya of Priya's Easy n Tasty Recipes for her wonderful recipes. Please accept it.

Participation Award to each and everyone who participated. Pls accept and post in your blog. Thank you

Looking foryour co-operation and participation for my next event Cakes n Cookies and CFK Creative Food for Picky/Fussy Eaters Healthy Breakfast and Dinner.

Do let me know in case I have missed any entry which is not intentional.

Cheers,
Saraswathi Iyer

CFK- Creative Food for Picky/Fussy Eaters Healthy Breakfast and Dinner Event Announcement!!!

Cooking for Kids is monthly event started by Sharmi of Neivedyam. I would like to thank Sharmi for giving me an opportunity for hosting her CFK event this month.

I have chosen Creative Food for Picky/Fussy Eaters Healthy Breakfast and Dinner. Most of them complain their children don't like this breakfast or don't like to eat dinner. Each child has their own taste like watching tv and some are playful. Some know by looking at the food itself what dish it will be whether they like or not. Most of them leave the plate without completing the food which is full of nutrients required for the growth. Picky eaters have poor appetites. They need proper attention and to make them eat healthy food.

So, you might also be having a story on this.

Those of you interested in hosting this event please email to cookingforkids@gmail.com.

Rules

1. Prepare any healthy breakfast or dinner and post between now and Jan 31st. (Only vegetarian no eggs please)

2. Please linkback to this event announcement and Sharmi's site

3. Email me at simplysara07@gmail.com with Subject CFK -PFE and following details. Please specify whether its breakfast or dinner. Any story behind it about your child and with the following details.

- Your Name
- Blog name
- Recipe Name
- Recipe URL
- Picture with size 300 x 300 pixels

4. Archived entries should be reposted with event linked back.

5. Non-bloggers too can participate in this event, send in your recipe by email with or without a photograph.

6. Multiple entries are accepted.

7. Round up will be posted in February.

Do send in your entries for Cakes and Cookies event. Roundup of Oats Feast will be posted soon.

Feel free to leave your comments. Hope you enjoy the participation @ Sara's Corner.

Looking forward for your participation and support.

Cheers,
Saraswathi Iyer

Pineapple Kesari (Kesari Bath)

Kesari Bath is a famous sweet in South India. In Bangalore its one of fast moving breakfast with a combination of Upma or Karabath. I have had this in most of marraiges for breakfast in India.

Its a sweet dish cooked with semolina(suji) and sugar. This recipe is in combination with pineapple. The taste is yummy.

Ingredients

Rava(Semolina/Suji) - 2 cups
Sugar - 2 1/2 cups (As per your taste you can reduce or add)
Water - 5 cups
Pineapple - 2 cups(Chopped finely)
Ghee(Nai) - 1 cup(you can add or reduce)
Pineapple essence - 1 tspn(Optional) I have not used
Cashews/Raisins - 2 tspns fried in ghee.
Saffron colour - a pinch

Preparation Method

Roast the rava with 1/2 tspn ghee till its little brown.
In a thick bottom kadai/pan/wok keep hot water little less than that of making upma. Add pineapple, colour and 1 tspn ghee. Wait till pineapple is half cook.
Once its done reduce flame, slowly add rava and mix well without allowing to form lumps.
Once this is cooked add sugar and mix well.
Add leftover ghee and mix well. Wait till no water is left.
Garnish with cashews and raisins.

This can be served as it is or with Upma.

Tip - When water is boiling add 1 tspn ghee so kesari won't stick on the bottom of the kadai.

Life - The leftover can be had within 2 days even without storing in refridgerator.

Vegetable Upma!

Upma is a very tasty breakfast/tiffen in South India. Its my all time favourite... I know many don't like this but actually its very yummy. We can do many variations in upma I am giving recipe for Vegetable Upma. Upma is a frequent dish in my house which is quick and easy to prepare.

This recipe is a long time pending in my drafts. Rava and Vegetables are good for health for growing kids.

Ingredients

Rava(Semolina/Sooji) - 2 cups
Water - 5 to 6 cups

Carrot - 1 no(Chopped into fine pieces)

Beans - few (Chopped into fine pieces)

Green peas - 1 cup

Potato - 2 nos(chopped into fine pieces)

Oil - 4 tspns

Ghee - 1 tspn

Green chilli - 2 nos(As per taste)

Mustard - 1/2 tspn

Urad/Channa dal mixed - 1 tspn

Asafotida(hing) - 2 pinches

Curry leaves - few

Turmeric - 1/2 tspn

Salt to taste

Preparation Method

Heat a kadai, roast the rava slightly till it becomes brown and gets nice aroma. Transfer it to a plate.

In a vessel boil water and keep aside.

In a same kadai, add 3 tspns oil and mustard wait till it splutters. Now add dal and asafotida. Saute till its brown.

Add all vegetables, salt, turmeric and cook well with little water.

Add boiled water, 1 tspn oil allow it to boil. Once its boiled reduce the heat. Add salt and curry leaves.

Slowly add the rava and mix well immediately without allowing it to form lumps. Add water if required. Close with a lid till rava cooks.

Slowly stir until no water is left.

Add ghee on top mix and close the lid. Off the stove.

Upma is ready to serve. Its good to eat as it is or with Sugar or coconut chutney or pickle.

My Other entries for this event are

Gobi Manchurian Dry

Rose Milk
This recipe is going for Kids Special(4-14) by Radhika and Sudesna.

Green Coconut Chutney and an award

Coconut chutney is a very easy and yummy sidedish for most of the breakfast. I am sharing recipe of Green Coconut chutney. This one goes to all chutney lovers.

I use to not eat chutney until now from childhood, but once I tasted in one of the Udupi Hotel now I try sometimes and prepare to.

Ingredients
Fresh Grated coconut - 2 cups
Roasted/fried Bengal Gram - 1/2 cup
Green Chilli - 2 nos(As per your taste)
Fresh coriander(Cilantro/Kothamalli) - 1 cup
Salt

For Seasoning
Oil - 1 tspn
Mustard - 1/4 tspn
Hing - a pinch

Preparation Method

Grind all the above ingredients to a fine paste by adding little water.
Then season with the above ingredients.

Yummy Green Coconut chutney is ready. Enjoy with any of your breakfast.

This recipe is going for Spicy Fiery Chutney by Sreevali.

Awards Time

I would like to thank Sailaja for passing these awards.

I would love to pass this award to Rekha of Rekha's Recipe.

Ghee Mini Dosa

Dosa is everyone's favourite let it be kids or adults...

I am giving simple and easy recipe for mini dosa which is loved by kids and ofcourse my little son.

Ingredients
Dosa Batter - 4 small cups (makes 4 mini dosas)

For Serving
Sugar - 1 tspn
Ghee - 1 tspn

Method

Heat a tawa(skillet) pour 1 cup dosa batter on the tawa do not spread. Pour ghee on it. Cook both sides till brown.

Mini Dosa is ready to serve. Serve with Sugar and Ghee.

This recipe is going for Kids Delight by Srivalli.

My other entries for the event are

French Fries

Veg. Sandwich

Rose Milk

Pooris

Ven Pongal | Breakfast Recipes!

Ven Pongal is a breakfast/tiffin prepared with rice and paasi paruppu(Moong dal/Split green gram) This is very simple and easy dish to prepare. Its my favourite breakfast. This is famous in Tamilnadu, South India. This is also one of the fast moving breakfast in Tamilnadu because of its Easy to Digest nature.

Its less spicy and very tasty. kids will like it too.....I make this also when I come home late and have less time to cook because its "Fast to cook and good to eat".

Serves - 2 - 3
Ingredients
Rice -  1.5 cups
Paasi Paruppu - 1 cup
Ingi (Ginger/Adrak) - 2" piece chopped
Milagu (Black peppercons) - 1 tspn(As per your taste) slightly crushed or whole
Jeeragam(Cumin seeds) - 2 tspns
Perungayam (Asafotida/ Hing) - a pinch
Karuvepellai (Curry leaves) - few
Pachai milaga (Green chilli) - 1 no (slit)
Oil - 4 tspns
Ghee - 2 tspns
Mundiri paruppu(Cashews) - 10 nos
Salt

Preparation Method
Pressure cook, a little longer than normal, rice and paruppu with green chilli with extra water. So that the mixture is not dry.

In a kadai, add oil and ghee, mundiri paruppu, ingi, milagu, jeeragam, kauvepellai and saute till pepper splitters and mundiri is brown.

Then add this to the cooked rice, add salt. Mix it well and allow it to cook in low flame for couple of mins.

If its thick add little water and mix for 1minute and off the stove.

Ven Pongal is ready to eat. Its good to eat as it is or with Brinjal ghotsu, coconut chutney or sambar.

Notes - If you want it to be more tasty dont hesitate to add more ghee.

Raagi Roti(Indian Flat Bread) with Awards and Tag:-)

Ragi Roti(Kezhvaragu/Finger Millet/Madua/Elusine Indica) - Indian Flat Bread is very healthy breakfast or tiffin. Its a very famous breakfast/tiffin in Karnataka, India. In my village we grow Ragi grains my granny sends grains to us. We clean, dry and make flour.

The whole grain in nutritrional terms is very rich in proteins, providing highest levels of calcium and high levels of dietary fibre. It helps in control of blood glucose levels in diabetics.

In Karnataka its also consumed in many forms like Ragi balls (Ragi Mudde) dipped in sambar, Malt and Koozhu. Ragi Seri can be fed for infants above 6 months since its high in calcium. Whenever we are preparing the flour at home have to be very careful since it contains small muddy particles or stones. When you buy Ragi flour from supermarkets its better to seive 2 to 3 times and then use it.

Here is a simple and easy recipe for Ragi Roti which is high in nutrition and healthy food.

Ingredients

Ragi flour - 4 cups

Onion - 2 nos chopped

Fresh grated coconut - 1 cup
Green chilli - 2nos chopped (As per your taste)

Curry leaves - few chopped

Oil

Hot water

Salt

Preparation Method

In a wide bowl, put all the ingredients and mix it like chapathi dough in hot water.

Take small balls and spread it thinly in round shape on a plastic sheet or directly in the kadai or pan.

Put 1 tspn oil and cook both sides.

Continue same process for left over dough.

Ragi Roti is ready to eat...This is good to eat as it is or with these Pickle/Jaggery/Coconut chutney.

This recipe is going for WFC Breakfast by EC and State Specials by Shanthi.

My other entries for breakfast are

Pesarattu

Adai

Bread Upma

Awards Time

Thanks to Ramya and Sanghi for Scrumptious Awards and Rekha for Kreative, Scrumptious and Fabulous Awards. I thank from my bottom of the heart for passing on these wonderful awards to me. I feel very happy and encouraged at the end of the day seeing my blog with awards.

My dear friend Rekha has tagged me..thanks dear!

The Rules:

1. Link the person who tagged you.

2. Post the rules on your blog.

3. Share the ABCs of you.

4. Tag 4 people at the end of your post by linking to their blogs.

5. Let the 4 tagged people know that they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their website.

6. Do not tag the same person repeatedly but try to tag different people, so that there is a big network of bloggers doing this tag.

The Tag:

1. A – Available/Single? Married
2. B – Best friend? Rashmi
3. C – Cake or Pie? Cake
4. D – Drink of choice? Coffee
5. E – Essential item you use every day? Internet
6. F – Favorite color? Blue
7. G – Gummy Bears Or Worms? -
8. H – Hometown? Bangalore
9. I – Indulgence? Salted potato chips of India

10. J – January or February? January for New Year
11. K – Kids & their names? 1 Son named Siddarth
12. L – Life is incomplete without? Family
13. M – Marriage date? 24th Aug 2006
14. N – Number of siblings? one elder bro
15. O – Oranges or Apples? both
16. P – Phobias/Fears? Fears
17. Q – Quote for today? Be Cool and patient
18. R – Reason to smile? My son
19. S – Season? Winter
20. T – Tag 4 People?
21. U – Unknown fact about me?unknown
22. V – Vegetable you don't like? mostly i like all thinking....
23. W – Worst habit? loose temper rarely and shout
24. X – X-rays you've had? for tooth
25. Y – Your favorite food? Bisibelebath, gobi manchurian, akki roti, fried rice, many more
26. Z – Zodiac sign? libra

I have tagged 4 blogger friends

Rajeshwari of Raks Kitchen

Jyothi of Panch Pakwan

Deepti of Dipskitchen
Smitha of Saffron Apron

Veg. Sandwich Toast

Veg Sandwich Toast is very easy and simple to prepare. It can be good for kids snack box.

Ingredients

Bread slice - 4nos

Carrot - 1no (Grated)
Potato - 1 no(Grated)
Onion - 1no (chopped length wise)
Cabbage - 1/2 cup (chopped length wise)
Green Chilli - 1 no (chopped)
Curry leaves - few (chopped)
Salt to taste
Oil - 2 tspns
For Patti
Kadala Maav(Besan/Chickpea flour) - 2 tspns

Preparation Method

In a Kadai, heat oil, add onion, green chilli, curry leaves and a pinch of salt. Saute till its transperant.

Add Carrot, cabbage and 2 tspns of grated potatoes. Saute till it cooks.

Stuffing is ready

For Patti

In a bowl add grated potatoes, kadala maav and little salt. Mix well make small balls in hand press and cook both sides on tawa with little oil.

Toast the bread with butter on both sides.

Spread the veggi mix over the toasted bread slice and top it with pattis and cover this with another slice of toasted bread. There you go with the simple yet tasy sandwich.

Veg Sandwich Toast is going for Show me your Sandwich event hosted by Divya and EC's WFC Breakfast.