Kosambari / Carrot Salad

This week I'm paired with Swetha of  Experiments, Emotions, Experiences with food & I chose kosambari for my blog hop this week.Her version is a little different from the traditional kosambari. She avoided pulses from the recipe & it makes kosambari a healthy veggie salad.  

Ingredients

1 Cup grated carrot 

1/2 Cup chopped onions

2 Tbs grated coconut

2 Green chilli's sliced 

1 Tbs lemon juice 

Pinch of salt

Cilantro for garnish

For Grated carrots

Wash carrots and wipe them with a cloth. Peel off the skin with a peeler & grate them.

Mix carrot, onion, green chilli & coconut in a bowl. Add salt & lemon juice to the mixed veggies & mix them well. Garnish with finely chopped cilantro and serve this salad as a side dish.

I had kosambari before but I just couldn't remember when I had it. I was breaking my head to get back my memories.But while writing this post I realized that when I was in san diego we had a kannadiga friend who served this amazing salad for lunch & that's where I had it. 

Cooking without Onion & Garlic event

Diwali is ahead of us along with "Kartika Masam". This month is very auspicious & there are many festivals included in this month.This month is also know as upasana month. We wake up early morning in brahmi muhurat & take a head bath daily. We offer our prayers to Lord Shiva/Lord Vishnu (Damodara (Krishna)) this whole month observing fasting on Mondays.

Coming to cooking part we generally follow a strict rule of no onion & garlic this month.Taking this into consideration I planned for this event thinking that it would be easy to everyone to send in some entries.

 Simple rules :) 

• Send in vegetarian dishes only.
• Post it in your blog and link back the recipe to my event.
• Archived recipes are fine too.
• Use of logo is appreciated.
• You can send in multiple entries too..
• Don't have a blog... Do send in your recipe to ammaji.recipes@gmail.com along with a picture of your dish. I will post it for you       

                  Subject : COG 
                  Name : 
                  Blog Name:
                  Recipe Name:
                  Recipe Url : 
                  Attach a picture of the recipe with your mail. 

Round Up
1.Allu ka paratha                         

2.Cabbage channa dal subzi
3.OOU (elephant apple khata)       

4.Milagu Kulambu
5.Potato pakoda                          
6.Sweet Poha 

7.Channa dal widout onion garlic   

8.GuluGula

9.Milky Paneer                                   

10.Muga dalma

11.Poha                                     

12.Matvadi Palya

13.Vothu Shavige/Home Made Rice Noodles

14.Bisi Bele Bath                               

15.Rice Noodles

16.Til Ke Chawal                               

17.Potato Roast

18.Amla Pachadi    

19.Tomato Chutney 

20.Hingwali Dal
21.Kathirikkai Gotsu
22.Rabri 
23.Sabudana Kheer
24.Low Fat Aaloo Bonda 
25.Upma Kozhakattai
26.Fruit Custard
27.Rajasthani Khatta Kadhi
28.Pindi Anardana gobhi
30.Gatte ki Kadhi
31.Chawali
32.Amla ka Murabba (Indian Gooseberry Preserve)
33. Matvadi Palya/Methi Leaves Sabzi
34.Cauliflower Paratha (Gobi Ka Paratha)
35.Raw Bananaplantain Curry
36.Eggplant & Tomato Sambhar

Sweets & Savories

- Ugadi Pachadi | Ugadi Chutney

- Gajar Ka Halwa | Carrot Halwa (Lite Version)

- Rabri Falooda | Rabdi Falooda

- Kesari Mishthan | Kesari Kheer

- Semiya Payasam | Vermicelli Kheer

- Vanilla Flavored Lapsi

- Rasmalai

- Rava Ladoo

- Pappulo Undralu | Moong Dal Kozhukattai

- Paala Thalikalu | Paala Kozhukattai

- Godhuma Rava Payasam | Gothambu Payasam | Wheat Payasam

- Besan Ladoo

- Kajjikayalu | Somas | Karanji

- Badam Kheer with Vermicelli

- Chakkara Pongal | Sakkarai Pongal | Sweet Pongal

- Ragi Rava Ladoo

- Madatha Kaja

- Rasgulla (Low Fat Version)

- Vermicelli Payasam (Microwave Version)

- Badusha

- Ariselu/Arisa | Adhirasam | Kajaya

- Pesarapappu Halwa | Moong Dal Halwa

- Gulab Jamun

- Churma Laddu

- Besan Halwa

- Thokudu Laddu | Bandaru Laddu | Besan Laddu

- Sweet Dhokla

- Nap Naang {Black Rice Pudding}

Donkaya Karam Pettina Kura | Stuffed Tindora Curry | Tindora Sabji

Ingredients

10 Tindora

4 Tbs oil

For stuffing

1/2 Cup of besan

1 Tbs chilli powder

2 Garlic pods
1 Tbs sesame seeds

1 Tbs cumin coriander powder

Salt

Mix all stuffing ingredients in a bowl add little oil to the mixture and keep aside.

Make a slit in middle of tindora as shown in above picture. Stuff them with the besan mixture.
Heat a pan with 2 tbs of oil an place all stuffed tindora in it & close it with a lid. Rotate all tindora's to the other so that they fry equally on all sides.

Once they are cooked well then remove the lid and fry them for few seconds & curry is ready to serve. 

Serve with rice. It tastes yummy.

Badam Kheer with Vermicelli

I am all exited when I saw that my blog has 100 followers. Oh yes today it became 101 too.I was down with fever & cold  for past 3 days & yesterday morning when I realized about it I just couldn't wait making some sweet dish as a sign of celebration. I decided on making Badam Kheer & I felt it was kind of easy considering my situation & went a head making it. It was just awesome & satisfied my sweet tooth a lot. 

Ingredients

1Cup vermicelli 
2Tsp ghee

10 Almonds/badam 

2Cups milk 

1/2Cup sugar (Adjust sugar if needed)

1Tsp cardamon Powder 

1Tsp sliced almonds 
Pinch of saffron flower/kumkum puvvu

Blanching  almonds

Take water in a vessel & bring to boil. Now add almonds to the water. Allow them to boil for few mins & switch off heat. 

Filter almonds & allow them to cool. Now peel of the almonds skin & grind them to a smooth paste with little milk. 

Take a wide pan and heat it with ghee. Add vermicelli to it & light fry them ( This will give a unique taste to vermicelli). Once done add milk to the pan & bring it to boil. Cook till vermicelli is done.

Take a little warm milk along with saffron & mix well. 

Now add sugar & almond paste to pan & bring it to boil. Now switch off heat and mix cardamon powder & saffron milk. 

Serve it with almonds sprinkled on it.

Note:  

1.You can also add sabudana in place of vermicelli. 

Mirchi

These chilli's were all set to make a chutney spicy & before that they liked to have a photo shoot in which their colors have vanished & they are just to themselves.

 A Glimpse of there colors

This pic goes to Susan's Black and White Wednesdays!

Gutti Vankaya Koora kaaram Petti | Stuffed Brinjal Curry | Baingan sabji

It's holiday time and I miss my mom so much.We use to have lots of fun when I was with her few years back. I don't want to exaggerate that she is a best cook but she is one for me.It's almost 10 years I left home still I can feel the aromas of my mom's kitchen.For this recipe I have to say I tried many variations in powders still all those are just temporary. It's like  a phase that's it when the madness is over I will be back to the same old mom's recipe. 

The same stuffing powder can be used for all the veggies which you can stuff. 

Ingredients 

6 Brinjals

2Tbs oil

Stuffing powder

1/2 Cup urad dal 

1/4 Cup channa dal

3 Red chilli's

5 Methi seeds 

Small piece of tamarind.

Salt

Dry Roast all the stuffing ingredients except for salt & tamarind.Just fry them till they turn light brown & cool them aside before making it a powder. Grind coarsely along with salt & tamarind.

  

Take a brinjal and make a slit in between & repeat the same with rest of the brinjals.

Take the powder in a bowl & mix it with 1 tsp of oil.Stuff it in brinjals and place them slowly in a pan. Now switch on the heat and add 1 tbs oil to the pan. Close it with a lid and allow them to cook.

Once they are cooked well remove the lid and add rest of the oil to pan and fry them well.Sprinkle a little stuffing powder at the end and saute it for few seconds & switch of the heat.

Curry is ready to serve with hot rice.

Note: 

1. You can add sesame & coriander seeds for the stuffing ingredients.

2. Adjust oil accordingly as I used a nonstick one it took much less oil. 

3. Refrigerate the remaining powder in a air tight container.

4. Adjust red chilli's based on your spice levels.

Round up for "My Favorite dish"

Happy Dussehra friends. I wish everyone a wonderful year ahead.

At last I'm here with the round up for "My Favorite Dish". I want to thank each & every one of them for showering me with their dishes . As I checked one by one I felt that they were my favorite dishes too..

So here it goes.... 

Sadhana of Sensibleveg sent in healthy & yummy "Badam kheer" or almond milk pudding.

Muskaan of A2z healthy vegetarian cuisine sent in a quick & healthy "10-minute channa chaat"- guilt free snack.

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Jyothi valaboju of Shadruchulu sent a “ Samosa chat “ which can be made with left over samosa’s.Dish looks innovative & irresistible too.

Shaista of Mixcalculations sent a “Fried rice"which is simple to make and delicious in taste.

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      Deepali jain of Confusion cook sent “Eggless black forest cake" which she made for her hubby’s birthday.

      Avika j chawla of Variety is the spice of your life sent in “Forever biryani” which looks colorful & tempting too. 

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Archana of the Mad scientist's kitchen sent “Boiled peanuts" as her favorite dish. In my words this is my favorite dish or snack too.

       Amina of Amina creations sent in “Corn vegetable rice“.This recipe takes less cooking time & easy to make.

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Khushi of a Girl's diary sent in three delicious dishes to this event. tangy “Mango rice”, crunchy “Chatpata namkin samosa”& a easy “Paneer hariyali kebab”.

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      Chandrani banerjee of Cuisine delights has sent “Vegetable fried rice” & Spicy egg kurma.Those 2 dishes look tasteful & colorful .

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   Deepika anand of Yummy in the tummy sent in “ Puli avul” recipe which is yummy & easy to make. 

   Rudra of Mom's corner sent in “Veggie cheese rolls” made with some left over bread rolls.They look delicious.  

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      Pradnya of Pumpkin farm sent in “Cheese burstpizza”which she was inspired by chicago style deep pan pizza.

   Pinky of Pinks recipe diary sent in mumbai’s famous street food “ Vada pav ”. 

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      Pranati of Delicious recipes 4m pranati's kitchen has sent in yummy oriya recipes in which one of them is “Chatu besara a mushroom gravy with mustard paste” & “Nadia bara tarkari “ a coconut vada curry.

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      Kalyani of Mom chef sent in crisp “ Dal vada  / aama vadai / paruppu vadai”, “Quick tomato chutney with no garlic & onion” & “Kadalai paruppu sundal”.

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 Uma shankar of Jaya's recipes sent yummy & tangy "Puli pongal" made of broken rice.

 Sobha shyam of Good food  sent crisp "Paniyaram" or which we even call as ponganalu. 

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                      Shilpa dubey of Yummilicious food sent in a yummy snack "cheese corn balls recipe" & crisp "soya granules cutlets recipe" or soya granules fritters.

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         Amy of Food corner sent quick, easy & healthy "Carrot rice" which was made in Sri Lankan style. 

        Reva of Kaarasaaram "Flavorful poondhu puli kuzhambhu" made in chettinad style. 

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       Sudha sabarish of Sabdha's kitchen sent in a comforting food "sago/javarisi idly".

      Sumedha of Sumee's culinary bites sent "Kala chana usli" which is also distributed as prasad in temple. For a note i love to have this when it’s warm :)

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        Soujanya of Souju’s home sent in a creamy "Capsicum in sesame/peanut sauce" & "Potato-jackfruit seeds curry" goes with rice & roti.

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      Ramya of Ramya's recipe sent creamy “Paneer butter masala/paneer makhani”, veggie “Fried rice” & a perfect winter dish “ Hot and sour veggie soup”. 

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        Jabeen of Jabeen's corner showered with all the below recipes.     

       She sent a healthy " Carrot Milk shake" & yummy "Egg/Caramel pudding".

        Here as you see "Puran Poli/stuffed sweet bread" & "Thayir vadai" which are my favorite too.

        In this picture you see delicious "Adai/Savory crepes" & "Pazham Pori/Banana Fritters"

       In this pic we have a savory or a time pass snack "Kadali Pakoda/Peanut Pakoras" & "Paruppu urundai kuzhamb".

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                       Nupur mehra of  uk-rasoi has sent in greeny “paneer bhurji with spinach”,” sookhi daal amritsari” & healthy “sprouted kala chana chat”.

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      And at last coming to my favorite dish I had many in my mind so sorted it to one dish i.e; is Chakkara pongali.When ever I'm in India I ask my mom to make it for me without any occasion.

         Hope you all enjoyed with this delicious round up &catch you all soon.