Pure Veg Recipes from ManeThindi!

This time around I tried baking the plum cake using whole wheat (type 1050) what we get in Germany and it turned out to be a hit!Here goes the recipe! INGREDIENTS 2 cups whole wheat flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 5-6  plums 1 ripe banana Sugar 6 to 10 tsp 3/4 cup melted butter 1/4 cup milk Almonds - cut about 1/2 a cup HOW TO MAKE Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celcius. Grease and flour the baking pan. Sift together the flour, baking powder  into a large bowl.  Pour in the melted butter and mix well. Meanwhile,using a blender/mixer,blend the plums, banana and sugar with milk.  Make a well in the center and pour in the blended puree. Now add in the cut almonds.(optional) Mix well and pour onto the greased pan. Bake in the preheated oven for about 45-50 minutes, or until a fork inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.  Allow it to cool and Enjoy!

Radish Raitha is very healthy and tasty!Recipe follows:) INGREDIENTS White Radish - 1 big cup (grated) Green chillies - 1 or 2  Ginger - 1 tsp(grated) Curry leaves - a few Coriander leaves - 1 sprig (finely cut) Oil - 1 tsp for tadka Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Bengal gram - 1/2 tsp Urad dal - 1/2 tsp Curds - 3 Tbsp Salt to taste HOW TO MAKE Take a bowl and add the grated radish. Take a saucepan,add in the oil and once the oil is hot add in the mustard seeds,bengal gram and urad dal. Once they start sputtering,add chillies,ginger,curry leaves and saute for a minute. Now add the tadka to the radish bowl. Add curds and salt and mix well. Garnish with coriander leaves . Now Radish Raitha is ready to be served! Preparation Time: 10 minutes.

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)                           ...

Tried this carrot kheer along with the goodness of muesli for a change!We all loved it!Hope you like it too!!Here is the recipe:) INGREDIENTS: Carrots - About 4 carrots(big) chopped into pieces  Milk - 1.5 cups Condensed milk - 4 Tbsp Ghee - 1 Tsp Almonds(soaked in little water) - 5-6 Muesli - 1/4 cup Sugar - 3 tbsp Water - 3/4 cup Saffron few strands HOW TO MAKE: Take a pressure cooker. Add in the chopped carrots(Peel the carrots if necessary) Pressure Cook the carrots in milk for about 3 whistles ,switch off and allow it to cool completely. Then blend them to a paste along with soaked almonds.  Heat ghee and shallow fry muesli for a few seconds and keep aside.  To the the same vessel, add the carrot paste and saute for 10 minutes.(to get rid of the raw taste) Add about 3/4 cup water and sugar to the reduced carrot paste and stir till the sugar dissolves.  Now add in the fried muesli .  Garnish with few saffron strands. Serv...

INGREDIENTS: Cornflakes (dry) – 250 gms Raw unsalted peanuts – 1/2 cup Cashew nuts – 15(optional) Curry leaves – 1 sprig Red chilli powder – 1 tsp Sugar – 1/4 tsp(optional) Salt – to taste Oil – 1 Tbsp HOW TO MAKE: In a microwave proof bowl place the corn flakes and microwave at high for 3-4 minutes till they pop up and become crisp. Or shallow fry with little oil in a wok for a few minutes until you get a nice aroma. Mix once after every minute to avoid burning and to get a crisply done flakes. Transfer to a bowl. Now add a little oil and add in the peanuts and cashews.Allow them to pop and then remove and keep aside. Now,Heat a big pan / kadai with oil. Let it become hot, almost to a smoking level. Turn off flame and take off the stove. Immediately add red chilli powder, salt, sugar and curry leaves and mix briskly. Add all the roasted ingredients to the pan and mix gently till all the ingredients get well coated. Store in an air tight container and enj...

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

While the original intent of making pickle was to preserve the seasonal vegetables,it has over centuries become an intrinsic part of Indian culinary experience!No meal is considered complete without a dash of pickle:)Pickle making is a tradition and each region have their own twist to the recipes.Spurred by the availability of zitrone(lemon like) in Germany,I was motivated to try making a zitrone pickle!It tasted real yummy an here goes the recipe:) INGREDIENTS Zitrones - 4-5(big) Fenugreek seeds - 2 tsp Asafoetida(Hinge) - 1/4 tsp Red Chilli powder - about 75 gms(add less if you want it less spicy) Salt - about 50 gms(or as per your taste) HOW TO MAKE Preparing the pickle jar: Take a glass jar and wipe it well to make sure there is no moisture. Cut the zitrones to small pieces as per your desire . Add in the Zitrones to the clean jar. Now add in the salt and mix well. Close the jar(make sure it is tight) and keep it aside for about 4-5 days.(Make ...