Pure Veg Recipes from ManeThindi!

Rava Rotti is a family favorite of ours as its very healthy with absolutely no oil and at the same time the chewy texture is a sure hit with the kids ! Ingredients : Chiroti Rava [Fine Semolina]- 250gms Cucumber  2 big or 4-5 zucchini Finely copped onion- 2 big Methi leaves finely chopped- 1 big bunch Curry leaves-2-3 strands Green chillies-5-6  [according to taste] Salt to taste How to make: Use a hand blender or a mixer to finely chop cucumber/zucchini, onions, methi leaves, curry leaves, chillies. It should be a coarse mixture and not a fine paste. To the above mixture add Semolina & salt and mix well. (NOTE:pls do not add extra water to this dough!) Set aside in a container and rest it for 45mins. You will notice the dough will be stringy and elastic. Take a non-stick pan and spread the dough evenly. Cover it with the lid and let the rotti cook in sim-med flame. Note this roti should not become crisp unlike other...

  Tried this recipe and it came out very tasty.Do try and lemme know!Got this recipe from my cousin Priya.It is a sure hit with Phulkas/Chapatis/Rotis! INGREDIENTS: Mixed vegetables (french beans, raw banana, cauliflower, peas)- 2 cups Tomatoes-3 Peppercorns -3-4 Cloves(lavang)-3-4 25 mm. (1") cinnamon (dalchini) Cardamoms(elaichi)-2 -3 whole dry red chillies, broken into pieces - 3-4 Tomato sauce -2tbsp Cornflour- 2tsp coconut milk -1/2 cup Cashewnut powder-2 Tbsp Butter -3 Tbsp Salt to taste HOW TO MAKE: Boil a vessel full of water and immerse the tomatoes in it for one minute. Remove, de-skin and de-seed tomatoes and chop finely. Keep aside. Heat the butter in a pan, add peppercorns, cloves, cinnamon, cardamoms and red chillies. Add the chopped tomatoes and cook till mashed. Add the tomato sauce and boiled vegetables and mix well. Dissolve the cornflour in the coconut milk and add to the gravy. Add the ½ cup water and bring tc a boil. Add the salt a...

Ingredients : 2 cups boiled peas 2 boiled and mashed potatoes 1 finely copped onion 1 ripe tomato 2-3 strands of coriander leaves For grinding 1 Onion 1 bunch pudina 2 Spoons Coriander seeds 1 tsp Ginger paste 2-3 cloves 6-8 Green Chillies 1/2 cup shredded coconut 1/2 cup boiled peas Salt How to make: Grind the above masala with little water and keep it ready. Take a sauce pan and add 2 teaspoon oil. For seasoning, add mustard seeds, 1/2 tea spoon turmeric, small piece cinnamon Add finely chopped onions and fry it till golden brown. Add above ground masala and stir. Add mashed potatoes and peas. Add finely cut tomatoes. And add salt to taste. Stir the mixture well.   Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with chapatis/parathas. Preparation time: 30-40 minutes

, This easy dish makes an excellent dessert anytime!!Try for yourself and decide:)Thanks to srilakshmi for sharing this recipe! Ingredients: Bread - 6-8 pieces Refined Oil-ghee mixed Sugar -2 cups water Almond powder cherries(optional) How to make: Prepare sugar syrup by adding 2 cups of sugar to 1.5 cups of water.Boil well to get a thick consistency(until all the sugar dissolves)(make sure you keep it in a low flame) and keep the hot sugar syrup aside. Take a piece of bread and cut the edges of the bread in to square or round shape. Take a pan covering with about 1.5 inch of oil and heat . Keep the flame on medium. In the hot oil+ghee mixture fry the bread pieces (few at a time). Fry the bread pieces till its golden brown on both sides. You would need to turn over one time in between to fry the other side. Once done, take out the fried bread pieces and put it on a paper towel to drain the excess oil. Once the bread crumbs are fried,immediately dip in warm sugar syrup ...

Dosa is  a typical dish in South Indian cuisine, eaten for breakfast or dinner, and is rich in carbohydrates and protein.Here's my mom's awesome masala dosa recipe !! Dosa Batter  Ingredients: 2 cups Rice 3/4 cup Urad Dal 1 fistful Bengal gram 1 fistful seeme akki(sago) 2 tsp Methi /fenugreek Seeds 1 tsp (Ghee+Oil) mixed for each dosa Salt as per taste HOW TO MAKE: Soak Urad dal, rice, methi seeds and sago with enough water  overnight. Grind the soaked ingredients with enough water to a  smooth paste in a grinder;Make sure the batter is not too watery! Allow the batter to ferment in a warm place for about 8-10 hours; Make sure the container has enough room for the batter to rise else the batter will overflow due to fermentation! Add salt to the fermented batter and mix well. Place a non stick Tava on medium heat.Once hot, pour a ladle full of batter at the center; With the back of the ladle, spread the batter thinly; Start fr...

Puliyogare Rice(tamarind rice) Gojju during preparation Puliyogare gojju Puliyogare is a yummy food that we all love to eat and cherish its taste. It is a convenient food where we most often pick a "ready to eat mix" and mix it with rice!But have you realised how easy it is to prepare this delicious mouth watering puliyogare mix at home?!Read on and try making at home! Ingredients: Tamarind (about lemon sized or paste can be used) Jaggery-powdered-2-3tsp Bengal gram Dal – 2 tsp urad dal-2 tsp Coriander seeds – 50 gms mustard  seeds – 1 tsp Pepper corns – 1 tsp Fenugreek seeds – 1 tsp Dry red chillies - 50 gm(according to your hot spice level) Copra(shredded dry coconut)- 6 tsp Black till /sesame seeds - 50-60 gms(white till can be used if black till not available) Oil -5 tsp curry leaves- a bunch groundnuts(optional)- 50 gms turmeric -1/2 tsp salt How to make  Puliyogare gojju: Prepare tamarind juice and keep it aside.Make sure it is not too wate...

Ingredients: 1 small bitter gourd Salt 1/2 tsp chilli powder 1 tsp oil lemon juice How to make: Wash the bitter gourd and cut it in to small pieces. wash the pieces and transfer it on to a bowl. Add 1/2 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp chilli powder on to the bowl and mix well with bitter gourd.There is no need to add extra water  as we have washed the pieces just now. Let the mixture stay for 15-20 mins. Now take a frying pan,add little oil and add the cut bitter gourd to the pan and shallow fry till they are crisp. Lemon juice can be sprinkled on the crisp bitter gourd before serving! Preparation time : 30 minutes. Nutritional Benefits(courtesy :http://www.juicing-for-health.com/) Bitter gourds are very low in calories but dense with precious nutrients.  It is an excellent source of vitamins B1, B2, and B3, C, magnesium, folic acid, zinc, phosphorus, manganese, and has high dietary fiber.  It is rich in iron, contains twice the beta-carotene of broccoli, twice th...