Adyar Ananda Bhavan Style Bittergourd Chips| Pakarkaai Chips| Karela Chips| Bitter Gourd Crispies

Adyar Ananda Bhavan style Bittergourd Chips| Pakarkaai Chips| Karela Chips| Bitter Gourd Crispies is an oil fried snack made with bitter gourd. Kids would love to eat while preparing bitter gourd this way as they tend to avoid this wonder veggie all because of its bitterness. I prepare this chips not very often but may be when I get bored with the regular side dish and crave for something fried. It can also be stored in an air tight container for 2 to 3 days.

Recipe for Adyar Ananda Bhavan style Bittergourd Chips | Pakarkaai Chips | Healthy Recipes:

Cuisine : Indian| South Indian

Category: Snack | Side Dish

Preparation time :10 Minutes

Cooking time : 20 Minutes

Serves  – 2

Ingredients:

• Bitter Gourd (cut into thin slices) – 1 cup
• Besan flour | Kadalai Maavu – 3 tbsp
• Rice flour | Arisi Maavu – 2  tbsp
• Red chilli powder – 1 tbsp
• Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
• Ajwain | Omam (crushed) – ½ tsp
• Fennel (crushed) – ½ tsp
• White sesame seeds | Ellu – 1 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil – For deep frying

Method:

1. Wash bitter gourd in running water and cut into thin slices & keep aside.
2. In a mixing bowl, add all the ingredients except bitter gourd & oil and mix everything well.
3. To this add the bitter gourd slices and mix. Drizzle few drops of water and make sure that the powders just coat the bitter gourd slices.
4. In a broad kadai, add enough oil and heat.
5. Once the oil is hot, take a handful of bitter gourd slices and drop one by one in the oil. Stop adding the slices once the slices spread evenly in the oil.
6. After 2 minutes, just turn them around and fry in medium high flame.
7. Once bitter gourd slices become ¾ th cooked, bring down the flame to medium low and fry till the chips become crispy & golden brown in colour.

Healthy, Crispy Bitter Gourd Chips are ready to munch on during meal time or snack time.

Note:

• Try to select tender bitter gourd and make thin slices as much as possible.
• Don’t keep the flame high at the final stage as the chips will become darker in colour.

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Dry Gulab Jamun | Sukha Gulab Jamun

Dry Gulab Jamun | Sukha Gulab Jamun is nothing but a gulab jamun without sugar syrup. We can prepare jamuns following any recipe with  khoya, paneer, bread or even ready-made gulab jamun mix. I prefer these dry jamuns as they lack the sugar loaded syrup. By this way we can satisfy our sweet tooth by indulging in jamuns with less sugar compared to our regular jamuns.

Today I’ve used the MTR Gulab Jamun mix because I wanted to make something quick. At the same time, it had to be sweet for 2 reasons. One, my son’s b’day and the other one, to break the silence in this space for so many months!    

Let us go for the recipe.

Check out the recipe for Sweet Potato Gulab Jamun here.

Recipe for Dry Gulab Jamun | Sukha Gulab Jamun Using Instant Jamun Mix:

                          Cuisine : Indian

Category: Dessert

Preparation time : 10 Minutes

Cooking time : 20 Minutes

  yields –20-25 jamuns

Ingredients:

• Gulab jamun mix – 1 cup
• Sugar- 1 cup
• Water – 1 cup
• Cardamom powder – 1 tbsp
• Rose essence – 1 tsp
• Oil – to deep fry
• Powdered sugar| desiccated coconut – as required

Method:

1. Measure the jamun mix. Add in a broad dry mixing vessel. Break any lumps in the mix. Measure ¼ cup water and add this little by little to the jamun mix. Gently mix the powder with the water to form a smooth dough.
2. Make smooth, small balls out of this dough and keep them aside.
3. In a heavy bottom pan, add sugar and water. Bring it to boil while stirring in between. Make the sugar syrup in ½  string consistency, add cardamom powder and keep it aside. When the sugar syrup is warm, add drops of rose essence.
4. Heat oil in a deep bottomed kadai. Once the oil gets heated, turn the flame to simmer and add the jamuns carefully in a single layer. Don’t overcrowd them in the oil.
5. Fry the jamuns till they become golden brown and the sizzling sound subsides.
6. Take out these jamuns and dump them in the sugar syrup while it is hot.
7. Repeat the procedure for rest of the batch.
8. Allow the jamuns to soak in the sugar syrup atleast for an hour.
9. Check for the jamuns get soften inside with the tinge of sugar syrup.
10. Take out the jamuns from the sugar syrup, roll them in desiccated coconut or powdered sugar.
11. Refrigerate, arrange them in a serving plate  & enjoy!!!

Note:

• If you find the dough becomes watery or the jamun gets broken in the oil, add some ready mix/ Maida.
• Add the fried jamuns when the sugar syrup is hot.
• I didn’t use powdered sugar as I’ve got sugar with tiny crystals. This rolling part in powdered sugar, you can avoid if you want still less sugar. Usually I skip this!
• I always prefer brownish jamuns, if you want you can take out while it is golden brown in colour. But ensure that the jamuns get cooked completely before taking out.

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Instant Mudakathan Keerai Dosa | Balloon Vine leaves Crepe

Instant Mudakathan  Keerai Dosa | Balloon Vine leaves Crepe is a healthy dosa made by mixing idli batter with mudakathan keerai puree. Mudakathan keerai is well known for its medicinal properties in healing bone related deseases. The traditional recipe of mudakathan keerai dosa is different from this instant recipe. I’ll share that one also in future.

Now we go for this Instant  Mudakathan Dosa recipe...

 Recipe for Instant Mudakathan  Keerai Dosa | Balloon Vine leaves Crepe:

                          Cuisine : Indian| South Indian

Category: Breakfast|Dinner

Preparation time : 10 Minutes

Cooking time : 20 Minutes

yields –10 dosas (medium size) 

Ingredients:

• Fermented Idli batter – 2 cup
• Mudakathan keerai - 1 cup
• Water – as required
• Sesame oil | Nallennei – as required

Method:

1. Clean mudakathan keerai, pluck only the leaves & wash  in enough water for about 3 times.
2. Drain the leaves and grind to a fine paste in a mixer grinder. Transfer it to a container.
3. Add the fermented  batter to the same container & combine everything very well. Add water, if required, to make  a dosa batter consistency.
4. To prepare dosa, heat a iron|non-stick dosa pan.
5. Mix the batter well with a ladle. Take a ladleful of batter and pour on the hot dosa pan and spread the batter in circular pattern.
6. Drizzle some oil over the dosa, cover with a lid and cook in medium flame.
7. After 2 minutes, open the lid, check for the doneness and transfer the dosa on to a serving plate.

Healthy, tasty, colourful Instant Mudakathan  Keerai Dosa is ready to eat. You can serve this keerai dosa with any chutney of your choice. 

Note:

• Idli batter quantity may be varied as per your choice.
• It is not advisable to store dosa batter in the refrigerator after mixing mudakathan keerai paste. So, use the idli batter accordingly to finish the batter immediately.

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Kathirikkai Kothsu | Brinjal Gothsu | Easy Brinjal Gothsu Recipe

Kathirikkai Kothsu | Brinjal Gothsu is a South Indian side dish | dip using eggplants|brinjals as a main ingredient to serve as a side dish for idli, dosa, pongal, etc. I like this gothsu with hot steaming idlies or with sponge dosas rather than with any other stuff. The recipe is quite simple; I made it simpler by using  pressure cooker. I prefer to prepare this “ÖPOS” brinjal kothsu  with  fresh, tender brinjals. I’ve used Vellore brinjals in this recipe which are soft, tender & fleshy.

Here we go for the recipe.

Recipe for Kathirikkai Kothsu | Brinjal Gothsu | Easy Gothsu Recipe:

Cuisine : Indian| South Indian

Category: Side Dish

Preparation time :5 Minutes

Cooking time : 15 Minutes

Serves  – 2

Ingredients:

• Brinjal (cut into small cubes) – 1 cup
• Onion (finely chopped) – 1 No.
• Green chilli (slitted) – 1 No.
• Tomatoes (finely chopped) – ½  - ¾ cup
• Sambar powder – 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
• Salt to taste

For seasoning:

• Oil – 1 tbsp
• Mustard – 1 tsp
• Jeera|Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
• Curry leaves - few

Method:

1. Wash brinjals and cut into small cubes. Transfer to a bowl with water.
2. In a pressure cooker, heat oil and season with the items given “For seasoning”.
3. Add green chilli and sauté for a minute.
4. Add the finely chopped onion and sauté till it becomes translucent.
5. Add the tomatoes and sauté till they become mushy.
6. Add the brinjal and sauté  until the skin colour changes.
7. Add the masala powders and mix everything well.
8. Add the required salt and a cup of water.
9. Close the lid and pressure cook for 4 whistles in simmer.
10. Open the lid once the pressure subsides and mash the contents with a wooden masher.
11. Transfer to a serving bowl.

Spicy, creamy kathirikai kothsu is ready to enjoy with hot steaming idlies.

Note:

• Always use fresh, fleshy brinjals to get creamy gotsu.
• If you prefer more tanginess in the dish, tamarind juice can be added at the end.
• Mash the kothsu when it is hot.
• I like to mash the kotsu coarse like the way shown in the pic.

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Instant Murukku|Chakli using Idiyappam Flour| Easy Diwali Recipes

Murukku | Chakli is a traditional Indian snack made during festivals like Diwali, Krishna Jayanthi,etc I’m sure everyone has  nostalgic memories related to Deepavali sweets & savouries and one among them is murukku. Now-a-days, we too try to replicate things for festivals like our moms but it is very difficult to do everything from scratch as our moms & grand moms did those days. Ofcourse lot of readymade flours available to help us in this fast world. I don’t dare to buy those to do experiments. But readymade idiyappam flour is the one which I keep stock always for preparing idiyappam for our dinner. Once  I tried the murukkus  with idiyappam flour and they were so light, crisp & soft. From then on, I tried so many times with different brands & every time it came out well. It is a fool proof recipe, even the beginners can try without any fear.
Let us move on to the recipe!

Recipe for Murukku|Chakli using Idiyappam Flour| Easy Diwali Recipes:

Cuisine : Indian| South Indian

Category: Snack

Preparation time : 10 Minutes

Cooking time : 25 Minutes

yields  – 12-15 (medium size)

Ingredients:

• Idiyappam Flour – 1 cup
• Roasted gram dhal| Pottukadalai powder – ¼ cup
• Butter (at room temperature) – 1 tsp
• White sesame seeds  or Jeera – 1 tbsp
• Salt  to taste
• Oil – for frying
• Water – as needed

Method:

1. Heat 2 cups of water in a sauce pan.
2. Dry muruku press with star hole and a flat laddle .Grease both with little oil and keep ready.
3. In the mean time, heat oil in a broad kadai.
4. Sieve idiyappam flour and transfer it into a mixing bowl.
5. Powder pottukadalai in a mixer and sieve. Measure ¼ cup powder and add it to the idiyappam flour. Add salt and jeera|sesame seeds and mix everything well.
6. Add butter and mix well with your hands. Then add hot water little by little and knead into a soft dough.
7. Divide the dough into equal cylinders and place one in the murukku press. Squeeze the dough on the back of the greased ladle in circular pattern.
8. Gently slide this into the hot oil and wait for 2 minutes.
9. When you see the murukku becomes firm in texture, transfer it to the other side and cook till the oil sound stops. Take out and keep on the paper towel.
10. Store in an air tight container once they completely cool.

Soft & crispy murukku is ready for Diwali!

Note:

• Don’t add roasted gram dhal powder more than the quantity mentioned.
• These murukkus tend to drink oil as we are adding hot water in the recipe. Keeping the chaklis on paper towel for sometime helps in draining the extra oil.
• Don’t trun the murukkus as soon as you drop in the oil because that will make the murukku to break.
• I’ve tried chaklis with these brands-“Priyam & Double Horse idiyappam flour”.
• You can add chilli powder, asafoetida as per your choice.

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