Soya Chunk Pakoda

Cooking time : 30 mins
Serves           : 2

Soya chunks is a very healthy food. Those who dont love to eat Non-Veg can go for Soya chunk recipes.

INGREDIENTS:
Soya                                                          20 no
Maida Flour                                               4 tbsp
Corn flour                                                  2 tbsp
Rice flour                                                   1 tbsp
Ginger Garlic paste                                     1 tsp
Red Chilli powder                                       1 tsp
Cumin powder                                            1 tsp                                                                          
Coriander powder                                        1 tsp
Garam masala                                              1/2 tsp
Curd                                                            2 tbsp
Soya sauce                                                   2 tsp
Chilli sauce                                                   1 tsp
Salt                                                            To Taste

STEPS:

1. Soak the soya in water and allow the water to boil for 10 mins in medium flame and remove from the flame. Take the soya from water after 10 mins. Drain the water and squeeze all water from soya and cut each soya into 2 pieces. 
2. Mix the soya with the ingredients mentioned  thickly. Allow it to marinate for 10 mins.
3. Deep fry the Soya and drain the excess oil.
4. In a seperate pan, add the fried soya chunks and add chilli sauce, soya sauce and stir for 30 secs in a medium flame till the sauce gets coated to soya chunks and remove for the flame. (Dont burn).
5. Serve hot.

Muttai Kothu Parota (Egg Parota)

Cooking Time  :  15 mins
Serves              :  2

This is a famous tamilnadu recipe - Muttai kothu parota(Egg Parota). This is also popular in fast food centers.

INGREDIENTS:
Parota                                                                                                 4
Onion                                                                                                  2
Tomato                                                                                               1
Green chillies                                                                                      3
Eggs                                                                                                    2
Turmeric powder                                                                               1/4 tsp
Red chilli powder                                                                               1 tsp
Pepper powder                                                                                     1 tsp
Curry leaves                                                                                         1 strand
Coriander leaves                                                                                To Garnish
Mutton/chicken/veg chalna (without mutton/chicken pieces)                1/4 cup


METHOD:

1. Heat oil in a kadai and season with curry leaves and green chillies. Add chopped onion and fry till it becomes golden brown color. Add chopped tomatoes, salt, turmeric powder, red chilli powder and fry till the raw smell goes.
2. Add the shredded parota and stir well.
3. Meanwhile, in a seperate pan, heat oil and add eggs and salt and stir for 2 mins till the egg is cooked.
4. Add the eggs(from step 3) to the parota and stir well. Add chalna and stir well till the gravy becomes dry.
5. Remove from the flame and garnish with coriander leaves.

Alternate for chalna:

If you dont have chalna, you can add 1 tsp garam masala powder, 1 tsp ginger garlic paste, 1 tsp curry powder.

Brinjal Rice

Cooking Time : 20 mins
 Serves : 2 persons

INGREDIENTS:
Raw Rice                                        1 cup
Egg Plant / Brinjal                          4 no
Onion                                              1 no
 sesame Oil                                     2tsp
ghee                                                 2 tsp
Mustard                                           1/2 tsp
Cloves                                             1 no
Cinnamon sticks                               1 "
Dry Red chillies                                 4 no
Curry leaves                                     10
Turmeric powder                             1/4 tsp
Red chilli powder                             1/2 tsp
Coriander powder                           1 tsp
Sambar powder                               1 tsp
Lemon juice                                     1 tsp
Coriander leaves                             To garnish
Salt                                                  To taste


METHOD:

1. In a cooker, add oil, ghee and once it heats, add musard and wait till it splutters. Add cloves, cinnamon sticks,dry red chillies and curry leaves and let the flavour comes out.


2. Add onion and fry till it becomes light brown colour. Add Brinjal (chop into vertical slices), turmeric powder, salt, red chilli powder, coriander powder, Sambar powder and fry.


3. Add Raw rice , 2 cups of water, lemon juice and coriander leaves and pressure cook for 2 whistles.


4. Serve hot with Raitha.

Mutton Chukka

Cooking Time  : 30 mins
Serves              : 2 no

This  mutton dish is popular in south tamilnadu. This is a dry and spicy dish which is famous in my native-Virudhunagar. you will definitely love it.

INGREDIENTS:
Mutton                     300 gm
Big Onions                3 no
Dry Red chillies          5 no
Cumin powder           1 tsp
Coriander powder      2 tsp
Chilli powder             1 tsp
Pepper powder          1 tsp
Salt                           To Taste
Coriander Leaves      To Garnish


METHOD:

1. Cut mutton into small pieces and wash well. Place mutton in a pressure cooker and cook for 15 mins so that the mutton will become soft. Once the cooker is cool, open it and keep aside.
2. In a kadai, heat oil and add red chillies. Add chopped onions and fry till it becomes light brown color. Add mutton, salt and stir well. 
3. Add Red chilli powder, cumin powder,coriander powder and cook till the gravy is dried. Add peeper powder and take off from the stove.
4. Garnish with coriander leaves and Serve hot with rice.

Cauliflower Bajji

Cooking time  : 20 mins
Serves            : 2

Cauliflower bajji is a good snack to have with tea. Definitely kids love to eat this.

INGREDIENTS:
Cauliflower                                        1
Maida/all purpose flour                      2 tbsp
Gram flour                                          3 tbsp
Rice flour                                            1 tbsp
Corn flour                                            1 tbsp
Salt                                                       To Taste
Chilli powder                                       3/4 tsp
Chicken 65 masala (optional)               1 tsp

STEPS:

1. Wash the cauliflower well and cut into florets.
2. Boil the cauliflower florets in idli cooker for 5 mins. Dont boil much. Allow it to cool.
3. Mix all the above ingredients with cauliflower and produce a thich batter. Let it marinate for 10 mins.
4. In a frying pan, deep fry the cauliflower till golden brown and place it in absorbent paper.
5. Serve hot with tea/coffee.