Pure Veg Recipes from ManeThindi!

Left over Idly batter at home?!No worries!try onion Paniyarams for a change..and you will definitely get hooked!!                             INGREDIENTS Idly batter - about  3 cups  Onions - 2 -finely chopped  Green Chilles - 2 to 3 finely chopped Ginger (grated) - about  ½ inch  Asafoetida(Hing) - a pinch Black pepper - ½ tsp  Red chili powder(optional) Curry leaves - few sprigs Grated coconut - 2 Tbsp salt if required HOW TO MAKE Take a mixing bowl and add  all the ingredients with the Idly batter.                                          Add little salt if necessary and mix well. Heat the paniyaram tava ready.(it should be heated up before)                           ...

Left over pongal at home or wanna try something new,try this easy recipe for a change:-)Pongal vada!! INGREDIENTS: Pongal(Khara-spicy)- 1 cup(note:left over pongal can be used,should be in room temperature) Onion -1 chopped well Chillies- 1 or 2(optional) Besan - 1 cup Rice flour - 2 tsp Salt to taste Oil for frying HOW TO MAKE: Take a big mixing bowl and add pongal,besan ,rice flour,onion,chillies and salt. Mix well without adding any additional water as the water content in pongal will be quite sufficient. Heat a frying pan with oil and keep it ready. Now make small lemon sized balls with the batter and fry them in the pan until golden brown on low to medium heat. Remove from pan and pat dry the extra oil. Serve hot with chutney! Preparation Time: 15 minutes

One more experiment with oats!Yummy oats cutlets!Read on for recipe:) INGREDIENTS: Oats – 3/4 cup dry roasted and powdered. Potatoes(boiled and mashed well) - 2 Onions – 2 (finely cut) Green Chillies – 6 (finely cut) Ginger – 1 tsp (grated) Red chilli powder – 1/2 tsp Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp Cumin Powder – 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Salt – to taste Oil   Curry leaves  Coriander leaves – few strands finely cut HOW TO MAKE: Dry roast the oats and grind it to fine powder and keep it aside. Heat 2 tsp of oil in a pan and add the cumin seeds and mustard seeds. When it starts to splutter, add the chopped green chillies ,curry leaves followed by the chopped onions and salt. When the onions become translucent, add the grated ginger. Toss it for 2 minutes and then add the red chilli powder, cumin powder, garam masala and fry for few  minutes. Now add the mashed potatoes  and fry for another 5 to 10 minutes. Add the chopped corian...

If you are a Bangalorean then this snack does not need any introduction!Yummy Iyengar Bakery Vegetable puffs(pups;-),palya bun,khara bun..who doesn't love!!Craved to eat the same here in Germany and my only option here was to make it myself!They turned out to be really yummy! Here is the recipe :) INGREDIENTS Puff Pastry Sheets – 1 pack (Buy from the frozen section of a grocery store) For the Stuffing: Oil – 1 tsp Onions – 1/4 small, finely chopped Potato – 1 small, shredded Salt – to taste Carrots – 1/4, shredded Cumin Powder – 1/4 tsp Coriander Powder – 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder – 1/8 tsp Red Chili Powder – to taste   Finely chopped green chllies -1 or 2 coriander -finely cut - 2  strands HOW TO MAKE Keep the puff pastry sheets out and thaw them at room temperature for about 40 minutes. Pre-heat the Oven at 200 degrees Celcius and keep it ready. Now for the stuffing, take a small fry pan and heat Oil on medium heat. Once hot, add in the Onio...

Nippattu is a very popular Bangalore snack delicacy!Nippattu is usually deep fried in oil ..However this is a  yummy low calorie recipe which is baked instead of deep fried! INGREDIENTS All purpose flour(Maida) - 1 1/2 cups Rice flour - 1/2 cup Semolina(fine Sooji) - 2 Tbsp Roasted Groundnuts - 1/2 Cup(coarsely ground) Warm water - 1/4 cup or as required Sesame seeds - 3 tsp Oil - 1/3 cup Melted butter - 3 Tbsp Onion -1(finely chopped) Green chilles - 4 to 5(finely chopped) Red chilli powder - 1/4 tsp Coriander leaves -1/2 cup(finely chopped) Curry leaves - 1/2 cup(finely chopped) Baking powder - 1 tsp ...