Pure Veg Recipes from ManeThindi!

 Vermicelli or Semiya kheer is a quick and delicious sweet  to make for your parties or festivals ! Ingredients: MTR semiya - 1 cup Milk - 3 cups Sugar - 1 cup Milk maid or condensed milk - 4 tbsp Ghee - 1 tbsp Cashews/raisins for garnishing  How to Make: Video Recipe Dry roast the semiya/vermicelli in low heat for about 4 -5 mins(make sure not to burn it) Add Milk and keep stirring continuously so that the milk does not get burnt and all the semiya gets cooked well for about 5 minutes Once the semiya is cooked well, add in the sugar and milkmaid and stir well Now take a pan..add ghee and roast Cashews and Raisins and add them to the kheer Mix well and Serve them either hot or chilled as per your desire!

  Chia Delight !!It is super quick and easy to prepare and very healthy!Let me know how you liked it! Chia seeds are an excellent source of fiber, which can improve heart health, reduce cholesterol levels and promote intestinal health. INGREDIENTS: Chia seeds  Mango chunks Peanut butter/any nut butter- 2 tablespoons  Milk Condensed milk -2 tablespoons  Walnuts Cherries HOW TO MAKE: Take 3 Tablespoons of chia seeds and soak it in 1 cup of water for atleast 20 minutes. Chop the mango in to small chunks and keep it ready Add half cup milk and condensed milk to the soaked chia seeds and mix well Now add peanut butter or any nut butter (I used Nuttzo) and mix well again Take a long glass,add in the chia seeds mixture,add in the mango chunks and top it up with ice cream and garnish with walnut and cherries and Enjoy!! Video recipe @ https://www.facebook.com/reel/6517296871636473?fs=e&s=TIeQ9V

Try this yummy and nutritious Bok choy dal and surprise your tastebuds!Very easy to make and it goes well with either rice or chapathis! Bok choy is a cruciferous green vegetable,It’s also called pak choi or Chinese cabbage. Bok choy is a nutrient-dense vegetable that contains many essential vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and other important nutrients. It has VitaminA,C,B,Calcium,Potassium,Selenium,Zinc,Magnesium! INGREDIENTS: 🥬 Bok choy -2 heads Toor dal 1/2 cup Moong dal 1/2 cup Onion finely chopped -1 Tomato finely chopped-1 Ginger garlic 1 inch -finely chopped Chillies 2 or as per your taste For tadka/seasoning : Oil/ghee - 1 tbsp Mustard seeds 1 tsp Jeera 1 tsp Urid dal 1 tsp Hing a pinch HOW TO MAKE: Wash Bok choy very well and chop them into small pieces. Add the dals and bok choy in a cooking vessel and pressure cook them together. Now take a kadai,add in the oil,after heated add in the mustard seeds,Jeera (cumin) seeds,urid dal and a pinch of hing or asafoetida. Now add in...

 Eggless banana chocolate cake anyone??:) Here goes the recipe! Blend: 3 ripe bananas  1 cup (180 gm) sugar for cake batter: ½ cup (120 ml) oil 1 tsp vanilla extract or 1 tbsp Vanille sugar 1 tsp vinegar 2 cups whole-wheat flour  3/4 cup cocoa powder 1/4 cup (120 ml) water 1/4 cup thick yogurt 1 tsp baking powder ¼ tsp salt Jam on the top of the cake (optional) Powdered sugar for decorating (optional) How to make: Using a blender or mixer ..blend bananas and sugar to smooth puree without adding any water and transfer them into a large bowl. Take a large mixing bowl and add whole wheat flour, cocoa powder, yogurt ,baking powder and salt.(dry mixture) Mix well  add ½ cup oil, 1 tsp vanilla extract and 1 tsp vinegar…whisk well until everything is well combine..add them to the dry mixture above.. Now add yogurt and water and mix well. Now mix well using cut and fold method. mix to a thick batter consistency. make sure to grease the mould and transfer the cake batter. pla...

 When you don’t wanna eat rice but cannot miss the curd/yogurt rice…here is an alternative..very nutritious chia seeds yogurt or curd rice 😉😊Try it and let me know how you liked it!#chiaseedsyogurtrice#chiaseedscurdrice#chiaseedsrecipes😋 Ingredients: Chia seeds - 2 tbsp soaked in water for a minimum of 1 hour Yogurt(thick)- 5 tbsp Mustard seeds -1/2 tsp Urid dal - 1/4 tsp Chana dal - 1/4 tsp Ghee - 1 tsp Ginger - grated -1/4 tsp Curry leaves- good to use if you have(I did not have any..so did not use) Coriander leaves How to make: Soak 2 tbsp chia seeds in water for a minimum of 1 hour until the seeds swell up well For the seasoning/tadka..take a pan..Add ghee..once it is heated up add mustard seeds,Chana dal,urid dal ,ginger,curry leaves and coriander leaves.sauté a bit and shut off the flame Add thick yogurt to soaked chia seeds and mix well Now add the seasoning we prepared earlier and add salt  to taste Mix well and enjoy:)

 Spinach Corn Cheese Sandwich Spinach a superfood is considered one of the best source of iron and when teamed with sweet corn and cheese this versatile greens is no doubt a favourite of kids and adults alike! A wholesome breakfast or anytime snack is full of nutrition. Spinach is an excellent source of  vitamin K ,  vitamin A ,  vitamin C  and folate as well as being a good source of manganese,  magnesium ,  iron  and vitamin B2.  Vitamin K  is important for maintaining  bone health  and it is difficult to find vegetables richer in  vitamin K  than spinach. (courtesy:google) To read more benefits about Spinach click on this link: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/270609 This simple but hearty dish can be made in a jiffy! Here is a quick recipe.. Ingredients: Whole wheat bread / Multigrain Bread / Any Spinach - a big bunch blanched Sweet corn - blanched Cheese - Cheddar/Mozzarella Butter or Clarified butt...

Hey all!Here is one recipe using celery and avocado with a desi twist!This is super healthy and tastes amazing with rotis or rice! INGREDIENTS Celery pulp - about 2 cups(I used the pulp from the celery bunch which I had juiced earlier) 1 Avocado (ripe) 1 Tbsp oil(I used sun flower oil) 2 Tbsp chana dal  1 Tbsp Urid dal 1/2 tsp turmeric 4 medium dried red chillies 2 green chillies 1 inch ginger 1/2 tsps salt 1 pinch asafoetida 1/2 tsp mustard seeds HOW TO MAKE Take a pan and add oil once the pan is hot. Add mustard  seeds, a pinch of asafoetida, chana dal, urid dal, green chillies, ginger and turmeric and saute on medium heat for a minute.Then add the celery pulp and fry for 3 more minutes on medium heat. Switch off and let the mixture cool down completely. Now grind the fried mixture, Avocado and salt. For seasoning, Heat 1 tsp oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds,dry red chillies and pour it on the ground mixture...

Chayote/chow chow is one veggie which I was not fond of as a kid.But its a super healthy veggie which contains  many amino acids, vitamin C and the minerals potassium, calcium and iron.Its called as seeme badnekayi in kaanada.  Try this quick chutney and I am sure you will be thrilled! INGREDIENTS 2 medium sized chayote squash chow chow(I used the peel too) 1/4 cup coconut scraped fresh or frozen 1 inch tamarind piece soaked in 2 tbsp water 2 Tsp oil 2 Tbsp chana dal  4 medium dried red chillies 2 green chillies 1/2 tsps salt 1 pinch asafoetida 1/2 tsp mustard seeds HOW TO MAKE To make the chow chow vegetable into a chutney, start by vertically slicing it. Cut out the seed. Don't peel but scrape any spikes that may be there on the skin and dice or slice it. Heat 1/2 tsp oil in a pan. Add mustard  seeds ,a pinch of asafoetida, 2 tbsp chana dal ,gree...

Kodbale is a perfect tea time snack and can be stored for a long time!Try this recipe and enjoy snacking:) Ingredients ½ cup rice flour / akki hittu ¼ cup semolina / sooji / bombay rava salt to taste ½ cup maida / plain flour / all-purpose flour ½ tsp ajwain / carom seeds / om  a pinch of hing / asafoetida 2 tbsp hot oil oil for deep frying for masala paste: ¼ cup coconut, fresh or desiccated ½ tsp jeera / cumin seeds 5 whole dried kashmiri red chilli ¼ cup water, or as required HOW TO MAKE: In a mixing bowl take rice flour, rava and maida,ajwain and salt. combine well.f Next pour 2 tbsp of hot oil and mix well. In the meantime,prepare the masala by grinding coconut, jeera and red chilli to smooth paste adding water as required. Now transfer the prepared masala paste to the flour.knead to smooth and soft dough. Next roll and prepare small circles. Then deep fry the kodubale in hot oil .fry the kodubale till they turn golden brown and cri...

Pepper n' Jeera Rasam- Is a very good as a digestive n light on the tummy along with hot rice and a dash of ghee. This is non spicy but flavorful rasam. Can be had like soup as well. Rich source of protein as well as its made of toor dal. Ingredients: Toor Dal - 1 cup [appx. 50gms] Tomato - 1-2 Jeera - 1 tbsp Pepper - 15-20 [as per requirement] Hing - generous pinch [mix little water with the hing paste] Tamarind - watery pulp [little] Mustard - for tempering Ghee - 1-2 tsp for tempering Turmeric - 1/2 tsp Curry Leaves - 1-2 sprigs Salt - as per taste How to prepare: Pressure cook toor dal till it is completely mushy. Mash it well till smooth. Add adequate water and turmeric to the mashed dal. Let it boil. Add chopped tomatoes, tamarind pulp and hing water. Simmer it. Simultaneously, take a skillet and prepare the tempering which is vital for this dish. Using a mortar and pestle hand crush the jeera and pepper. It should be very coarse. In a hot ski...

Nippat or Nippattu is an age old recipe passed on by grandmothers n mothers.. crisp crunchy and a quick to make savory item made of rice flour. This dish doesn't need a whole lot preparations! Its made of ingredients which are commonly used in our kitchens. Nippat is made during festivals like Krishna Janmashtami / Diwali and other festivals. It can be made in a jiffy and a perfect tea/coffee partner. To make approximately around 30-40 nippats [depends on the size.. smaller the size more in number] Ingredients: Rice flour [500 gms] Chiroti Rava or Fine Semolina [2 tbsp] Ground Nuts - 50gms Fried Gram - 30gms Dry Copra [Finely Chopped to small bits] - 1 cup Curry Leaves [dried and finely chopped, optional] Red Chilli Powder - 3-4 spoons [can vary with requirement]  Hing/Asafoetida - a generous pinch [if its a paste] or 1-2 tsp [if powdered] White Til - 1 tbsp Ghee / Clarified Butter 2 teaspoon for mixing Salt to taste Hot Oil - for deep frying [out of which...

Palak Methi aur Paneer ki Saag is a calcium, minerals and protein rich gravy. Its got a very herby and fresh flavour, making it ideal to go with both roti and rice alike. This gravy is prepared along with fresh cream and paneer making it nutritious and delicious especially for expectant mothers. The usage of spices are minimal as it tends to over power the greens. To Serve 4 Ingredients - Palak / Spinach - 3 medium bunches [cleaned, blanched and pureed] Methi - 1 medium bunch [separate only the leaves, cleaned and finely chopped] Paneer - 200gms [Appx.] Onions - 2 big [roughly chopped] Green chillies - 1 or 2 [best if sparingly used] Garlic - 10 pods or more! [garlicky flavor gives an edge to this dish] Coriander powder - 1-2 tbsp Cumin/Jeera - 2 tsp Bay leaf and Elaichi/Cardamom - 1 Red chilli or Paprika - 1-2 tsp [as per requirement] Kasuri Methi or Dried Fenu greek leaves - 1-2 tsp Milk - 1 cup Oil or Ghee - 1tbsp Fresh Cream - 2 tbsp Cashew - 10 [so...

Goli Baje or Bajji also called as Mangaluru Bajji is a Karavali dish which is hugley popular everywhere. Its made of very simple ingredients and doesnt take a lot of effort but the result is just awesome. Its crisp on the out and spongy in the inside. Its flavorful and a hit with both young and old. Since the ingredients are very easily available, it can be made in large quantities like functions or parties. Its served with simple coconut chutney or tastes great with tomato ketchup or any of the sauces/dips! For Coconut or Kayi chutney please click on this link - http://www.manethindi.com/2016/07/kayi-chutney-coconut-chutney.html To Serve 4 Ingredients - Maida / All purpose flour - 300 gms [appx.] Rice flour - 50 gms [appx.] Soda bi Carbornate - 1/2 tsp Sour curds - 1 big cup Green chilli - 5-6 [depending on the vartiety and heat] finely chopped Curry leaves - 3-4 sprigs finely chopped Coriander leaves - a bunch finely chopped Coconut - about 50gms or 1 cup ve...

Veggie Tomato Cream Pasta - This pasta satiates an Indian palette to the T!! It has a pleasing colour [pink] and a great creamy texture making it favorite with both elders as well as kids. Veggies like coloured bell peppers, mushrooms, zucchinis, olives added to this yummy pasta makes it a complete and filling meal. I remember getting to know about this as a "new" dish in the early 2000 as a college student when it started making waves in India. My little sister who was a school girl and I were curious then and tried different ways to cook this versatile dish and came up with different stuff every time! Nostalgic for sure:) Today, though we get ready to eat pasta or different flavored pasta sauce off the shelf in any super market, I always prefer the home cooked simple yet tasty tried and tested sauce used in this recipe. One can be more creative by adding more ingredients to enhance the taste or the consistency of the pasta to suit tastes. Ingredients: To serv...

Coconut Chutney - as the name suggests is made of Coconut and lots of it! In regular South Indian kind of chutneys we use coconut as one of the ingredients along with other ingredients. Whereas in coconut chutney we use fresh coconut and subtly spice it and is eaten as an accompaniment for dosas/idlies/chapatis. Its also served as one of the first condiments on "BaaLe Yele Oota" i.e., the famous South Indian Plantain leaf meal. Goes very well with fried stuff like Medu Vada or  Bajjis / Bajiyas. Its generally left to the natural white colour and the use of turmeric or green chilli or red chilli is avoided to keep the taste n flavor of the coconut intact. [Handy Tip: This dish has to be consumed immediately or stored in refrigerator for longer usage. Stays good for 2 days under good refrigeration.] Ingredients: Coconut - 2 big cups  Green chillies - 3-4  Ginger - 1/2 " piece [peel and chop] Hing or Asofoetida - a generous pinch Tamarind - a marble sized...

Davangere Benne Masala Dosa - Is a "masala dosa' variant where the dosa, the potato curry and the chutney is white in color and use of turmeric or coriander is minimal to nil. Its distinct taste is because of this feature and of course because of generous use of butter while making and serving the dosa. Davangere is a place in Karnataka in the southern part of India and this dish had its beginning there and became very popular.. hence the name. In restaurants where this type of dosa is served, its generally made on firewood heated large tava/stone which carries the smoky flavor when served. When  eaten along with subtly flavored coconut chutney its just out of the world! In my place we eat this dish in a brunch on a lazy Sunday as its very sumptuous and filling! Kids especially like this as its not very spicy but at the same time its very yummy :) For this preparation 3 items are required. The Dosa batter [specifically for Davangere Benne Masala Dosa] ; The Aloo Cu...

Udupi Sambar - Sambar is a South Indian originated dish. Made of Toor Dal/Moong Dal along with a choice of vegetables is a great source of protein. Its consumed as a staple and is very filling. Sambar is tasty, tangy, flavorful, and a great accompaniment for rice and idlies. Ingredients [to serve 4]: Toor Dal - 1 cup [appx. 60gms] Vegetables - Drumstick, Shallots, Brinjal and Tomatoes [Big chunks] Tamarind pulp - a lemon sized Jaggery - as per requirement Curry leaves - 1-2 sprigs Coriander leaves - for garnishing Salt to taste. Ingredients For the spice or masala-  Byadgi Chillies - Also called as Kashmiri Chilli is used for giving a bright red colour to the dish.. Its less pungent than the other chillies available like Guntur Chilli.A pic of Byadgi -  for this recipe we need about 6-7 [upto 10 for those who like the sambar spicy] turmeric - a pinch Dhaniya - 3 tbsp Jeera - 1 tsp Channa Dal - 3 tsp Urad Dal - 1 1/2 tsp Hing - a good pinch Poppy S...

Mallige [Rice] Idly -Rice Idly is a staple across India. Though a breakfast dish, it can be eaten anytime of the day. Mallige in Kannada Language means "Jasmine". This term has been given to the humble  idly as it turns out very soft and looks very white just like the flower. It originated from Mysore - a royal city in Karnataka known for its pioneering recipes and Mallige Idly is one of the very popular ones. Its light and easy to digest and tastes great with sambar or various chutneys like the tomato/coriander/pudina/coconut chutneys. Generally Mallige idly is made from Suji or Semolina but i have used rice and its got a unique aroma to it. INGREDIENTS [to make around 30 idlies] : Urad dal - 1 cup [appx. 200 gms] Dosa or Idly rice - 2 cups [appx. 400 gms] Freshly Cooked rice - 3/4th cup [appx. 150gms] - Key ingredient! This is the item which makes all the difference in this recipe! Salt - To taste. [ Handy Tip : its a good idea to keep the idlies lightly salted as...