Aachi Samayal

VEGETABLE BIRYANI

Its a set of rice based foods made with spices, veggie, egg. Biryani is used to denote a dish where rice is cooked separately from the thick sauce. The curry and rice are then brought together and layered.

Cuisine : Indian

Preparation time : 25 mins

Cooking time : 1 hour

Course : Main Course

Main Ingredient : Veg, Basmati rice

Ingredients :

For Masala

Onion - 1 cup

Tomato - 1 cup

Green chilli - 3 nos

Chilli powder - 1 Tbsp

Turmeric - 1 Tbsp

Coriander Powder - 1 Tbsp

Garlic - 1 Tbsp

Ginger - 1 Tbsp

Jeera - 1 Tsp

Cinnamon - 1 stick

Cardamom - few

Bay leaf - 1

Clove - 2

Vegetables :

Carrot - 1/2 cup

Potato - 1/2 cup

Cauliflower - 1 cup

Green beans - 1/2 cup

Soya Chunks - 1/2 cup

For rice :

Basmati rice - 1 & 1/2 cup

Saffron - 1 Tsp

Mixed nuts

Oil to saute

Butter - 1 stick

Salt to taste

Preparation :

• Soak the rice with saffron and few drops of veg oil. Let it be for 1 to 2 hours

• Heat a saute pan, add few drops of oil, saute all under masala head. Till the oil separates.

• Add chopped veg into the masala. Do not add water.

• You can add any kind of nuts to it (optional)
• For basmati rice add one and a half cup of water for one cup of rice so, now add 2 & 1/2 cup water.
• Add every thing in a electric rice cooker, add salt.
• Cut the butter and add over it, in the top.
• Set your setting in the rice cooker and let it cook
• Take out when it is Al dente.
• You can garnish with Coriander leaves.

Serve it with Idly, Dosa, Chapathi

Serving per Recipe : 5

Calorie per serving : 60

Serve it with Idly, Dosa, Chappathi.

Serving per recipe : 4

Calorie per serving : 75

KARACHEV

Karachev is a snack, we get it in every store. Easy to prepare too. Tastes great.

Cuisine : Indian

Preparation time : 10 mins

Cooking time : 30 mins

Course : Snack

Main Ingredient : Besan and black pepper

Ingredients :

Besan flour - 4 cups

Rice flour - 1 cup

Black pepper - 1 Tsp

Red chilli - 3 nos

Garlic - 1 clove

Salt to taste

Oil to fry

Preparation :

• Grind Black pepper, red chilli and garlic.
• Add those to Besan and rice flour.
• Add salt and add little amount of water to make a dough.
• To make it easy, you can use Muruku achu and just make balls and press to fry in oil

Serving per recipe : 4

Calorie per serving : 200

Laddu

It is a sweet popular in South India. It is made out of flour and formed into balls.

Cuisine : Indian

Preparation time : 15 mins

Cooking time : 40 mins

Course : Sweet

Main Ingredient : Besan flour

Ingredients :

Besan flour - 2 cups

Sugar - 2 cups

Cashew - 1/4 cup

Cloves - 10 nos

Cardamom - 2 nos

Oil to fry

Food color - orange if needed

Preparation :

• Make a besan/ kadala mavu batter by adding enough water, let the batter be like a butter milk consistency.
• In a pan add sugar and water (1/2 cup), heat it. Till you get a string like consistency, let it boil. ( adding food color is optional) Add cardamom.

• Heat the pan with oil to fry the poondhi
• You can take your poondhi karandi and pour the batter thru the it into the oil.
• Don't fry it too crispy, take it when it is half done.

• Put it into the sugar syrup.

• You can add fried cashew, cloves to it.
• After it is done, you can make it into balls to form laddu.
• Do it when it is hot, so u can make good balls.

Masala Kadalai

This is a very common and most relished snack in South India.

Cuisine : Indian

Preparation time : 10

Cooking time : 15 mins

Course : Snack

Main Ingredient : Peanut/Kadalai

Ingredients :

Ground nut/ Peanut - 2 cups

Besan Flour/Kadalai mavu - 2 tbsp

Rice flour/Arisi mavu - 2 tbsp

Red chilli pwdr - 1 tsp

Turmeric - 1 tsp

Ginger Garlic paste - 1 Tbsp

Oil to fry

Salt to taste

Preparation :

• Add all dry ingredients with a tablespoon of water, with salt.

• Add the peanut to the paste.

• Deep fry.

Serve with rice, or as a snack.