Pure Veg Recipes from ManeThindi!

CRISPY BABYCORN Baby Corn is so versatile that it can be used in making starters or main course.. Here is a simple and quick way to make a yummy snack with minimum ingredients and time!  Ingredients: Baby Corn - 10-15 Nos. slit in the middle and chop to 1" sized pieces Onion - 1 Big Tomato - 2 Medium  Corn Flour - 2 tbsp All purpose flour - 1 tbsp Green chillies - 4 finely chopped Ginger Garlic paste - 2 tsp Soy Sauce - little Vinegar - little Tomato Ketchup - 2 tbsp Spring onions - a small bunch Coriander - a few sprigs [only the leaf part] Oil for deep frying Salt to taste Method: Take a bowl and mix the corn flour, all purpose flour 2 green chillies [finely chopped or paste] salt to taste. Batter should be of medium consistency not to thick nor thin and should nicely coat the slit baby corns well.  Deep fry the babycorns and keep aside. Take a big wok/ kadai and add a tbsp of oil add chopped onions which is cut ...

Thanks a lot Vicki for organising today's event " grow your blog".It is a great way to meet fellow bloggers and readers sharing the same passion! Hello and welcome to ManeThindi! My name is Shivin and I am from INDIA ."ManeThindi" meaning "Home Cooked food" in my native language and will showcase all authentic vegetarian recipes made in @ home.It will also showcase other veggie dishes and snacks from other parts of India as well! I started blogging because of my passion towards cooking.And also one of the main things was to preserve our traditional recipes and to share to a larger audience that there exists wide choice of food even if one chose to be a vegetarian. Come join and enjoy the culinary journey of exploring home made vegetarian food(www.manethindi.blogspot.com) Thanks for stopping by manethindi ,wishing all my blogger friends all the very best as we get-together to encourage each other !!Cheers! Shivin

Mouthwatering Masala Dosa recipe in a healthy style!For this recipe you will be just replacing the quantity of rice usually used in traditional dosa recipe with OATS!Try out this healthy and nutritious recipe! Dosa Batter  Ingredients: 2 cups Oats ( any brand is fine) 3/4 cup Urad Dal 1 fistful Bengal gram 2 tsp Methi /fenugreek Seeds 1 tsp (Ghee+Oil) mixed for each dosa Salt as per taste HOW TO MAKE: Soak Urad dal,bengal gram, methi seeds with enough water for about 6-8 hrs. Soak the OATS in water just before you start grinding.(soak it for about 15-30 mins) 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 ...

Yummy Chole recipe!Chole serves as a good side dish with almost anything be it rotis,puris,bhature or rice! INGREDIENTS:                                                                                                            Chickpeas(kabuli channa)-200g Onions-2 large sized Tomatoes-2 big Potatoes-2(optional) Ginger-1 inch Cinnamon-1 tsp or 1 inch Red chilli powder=2 tsp Jeera-1/2 tsp Green chillies - 3-4(according to your taste) Coriander leaves-1 small bunch Jaggery-2tsp Tamarind-1small lemon sized Oil Salt to taste HOW TO MAKE: Pre soak Kabuli chana/white Chick peas for about six hours. Pressure cook the soaked chana and retain the water. Now Cut onions and tomatoes .Heat 1tsp oi...

Bangalore masala puri and particularly "the gaadi masala puri"...mouthwatering??!Tried making this and it turned out to be very close :)Read on and try making at home! INGREDIENTS: Chaat puris - Crushed- About 5-6 per plate (Recipe in a different post) FOR MASALA GRAVY: Dry green peas soaked overnight and boiled - 11/2 cups roasted chana dal - 1 tspn   poppy seeds - 1/2 tspn oil - 1 Tbspn cumin seeds/jeera - 1/2 tspn   bay leaf - 2   3 pods star anise(not whole flower) 1 marati moggu fennel seeds - 1/4 tspn cilantro(kothambari soppu) - 2 Tbspn   red chillis powder - 1 tsp green chilly - 1 cinnamon - 2 inch   cloves - 3   garlic pods - 2 FOR GARNISHING: Cooked Green peas - 1 cup Finely Cut Onion - 1 Finely Cut Tomato - 1 Finely grated Carrot - 1 Finely cut Coriander leaves Red Chilly powder  Salt Sev /bombay mixture - 1/4 Cup HOW TO MAKE: Add oil in a pan,when medium hot ,add jee...

Yummy and delicious ,this tangy cranberry chutney is very easy to prepare and very healthy too.Since  Cranberries are normally not only sour but bitter as well,this recipe also helps to make the cranberries more edible!Goes very well with Rice,chapathis and any kind of breads! INGREDIENTS: Cranberries 500 gms Dry Red Chillies 10- 12(Depending on your spice level) Fenugreek/Methi seeds - 2 Tsp Asafoetida/Hinge - 1/2 Tsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 Tsp Oil - 2 Tbsp Tamarind - 1/2 Tsp Salt to taste HOW TO MAKE: Masala for the chutney: Dry roast the red chillies,hinge and methi seeds on medium heat for about 3 minutes.Once you start getting a nice aroma,Switch off the flame and allow the mixture to cool down. Take a grinder and grind the mixture to a smooth powder WITHOUT water. Keep it aside. Steps to prepare the chutney: Take a deep frying pan and add in the oil . Once the oil is heated up,add the mustard seeds,ooce they start cracking,add in ...

Cloudy gloomy rainy weather??Here is a perfect recipe to awaken your senses.Also this is a perfect recipe/home remedy  for running nose /sore throat:) This  is very easy to make and the ingredients are always readily available at home!I usually prepare the Rasam powder ready in bulk and use it as and when required. INGREDIENTS FOR THE RASAM POWDER:  Urad Dal - 2 cups Whole Peppercorns - 1/4 cup Dessicated coconut/Dry coconut - 1/2 cup HOW TO MAKE: Take a frying pan .Add urad dal and peppercorns and dry roast it until you start smelling a nice aroma.(Make sure  you do not burn the mixture). Turn off the stove. Add the dessicated coconut to the above mixture and mix well. Allow the mixture to cool to room temperature. Once it is cooled.Take a mixer grinder and grind the mixture to a smooth powder.(NOTE: SO NOT ADD ANY WATER..It should be a dry smooth powder) Now the Pepper rasam powder is ready . Store the powder in an a...