Pure Veg Recipes from ManeThindi!

  Avial is a side dish common to Tamil and kerala cuisines..It is very easy to prepare and very nutritious.   INGREDIENTS : Carrots                  1 Potatoes                1 Beans                  10 Raw banana        1 Drumstick            1 Turmeric               a pinch Coconut oil          1 tbsp Yogurt/curds       3 Tbsp Curry leaves         a few (optional) Salt to taste For Grinding: ·     ...

Homemade Paneer or cottage cheese..it is healthy and yummy!prepare at home n enjoyy !! INGREDIENTS : 1.5 liter milk 1 cup curd HOW TO MAKE Bring the milk to a rolling boil (make sure you are right there to avoid spill overs!). Add 1 cup of curd and give it a good mix. Now simmer for another 2 minutes and let the whey separate well. Switch off the flame and let it cool a bit. Now take a cheese cloth or a thin cotton cloth and transfer the whey on to it.Be sure to cool off to a normal temperature before squeezing the excess water. Now keep the cheese cloth on a strainer and keep some heavy weight on it so that all excess water will be removed .  Leave for about 2 hours .  Now take the paneer and refrigerate for about 1 hour . Once the paneer is a bit hard, cut them into cubes and they are ready to be used in curries or can be stored about 15 to 20 days in refrigerator.  Note: Lemon juice or curd can be used instead of curd.But I seem to like the...

Great to have  just as a soup or with rice, coriander-jeera rasam is simple to prepare and very tasty ! INGREDIENTS 1.5 tsp Coriander seeds 1.5 tsp Jeera seeds 2 tbsp Grated coconut, fresh/frozen 2 to 3 Dry red chillies, low spiced 3 to 4 peppercorns 2-3 strands Coriander leaves 1/2 tsp Tamarind paste 1/2 tsp Jaggery(optional) 1 tsp Ghee/Clarified butter or vegetable oil can be used. 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds A pinch of hing 7 to 8 Curry leaves Salt to taste HOW TO MAKE Grind together coconut, coriander seeds, jeera, cilantro and red chillies with a cup of water. Take a container.Add about 2-3 cups of water and dilute the ground mixture. Bring to boil on stove. Add tamarind paste, jaggery and boil for another 4-5 mins. Now tadka with mustard seeds, hing and curry leaves.  Serve hot with rice and enjoy! Preparation Time: 15 minutes

This can be prepared within minutes if you have batter ready! Still faster if you have ready idlis! INGREDIENTS : Idlis - 3 to 4 Chutney pudi - 2 Tsp(I used MTR chutney powder) Oil or ghee -2 Tsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 Tsp HOW TO MAKE : Take a kadai. Add in the oil and let it heat. Add in the mustard seeds and let it sputter  a bit. Now add in the cut idli pieces and let it fry for about a minute. Now sprinkle the chutney powder available in your pantry and mix well. Let it fry for about a minute on medium flame. Switch off the flame and serve while hot! Preparation Time: 5 minutes

Tried making Avocado Raitha or our very own version of guacamole and it turned out to be quite tasty:) INGREDIENTS Medium ripe Avocado - 1 Green chillies - 2 Onion -1 small(optional) Ginger - 1 inch Coriander leaves - 2 strands Jeera - 1.5 tsp Mustard seeds - 1 tsp Yogurt or curd - 1 cup unsweetened(if sour yogurt is used its perfect!) Salt to taste Oil for tempering - 1 tsp HOW TO MAKE Scoop the pulp of Avocado and cube them in to small pieces. Now take a grinder and grind the avocado with green chillies,coriander leaves,ginger,jeera seeds ,salt and yogurt into a puree.Now Avocado raitha is ready. Heat oil in a sauce pan and add in the oil.Once hot add in the mustard seeds and let it sputter. Switch off and temper this on Avocado raitha. Serve as a side dish with pulao or plain rice!

INGREDIENTS Raw Bananas - 2 Red chilli powder - 3/4 tsp Rasam powder - 1 tsp Salt 1/2 tsp Oil for shallow fry HOW TO MAKE Peel the skin of raw banana and slice them in to thin rounds and then drop into a bowl with salt water. Now mix red chilli powder,rasam powder and salt in a plate. Now take out the raw banana slices and marinate them with this mixture,coating them well and allow it to stay for about ten minutes.  Now take a fry pan and drop in around 6 sliced raw bananas and shallow fry it by adding oil for about 6 mins on medium flame.Flip them and repeat. Remove from fry pan when crisp and enjoy with chutney or sauce:)

Need a quick and tasty tea time snack?!Try this “Dosa Mirchi” ..all you need is leftover Dosa batter and some chillies!Try this and let me know how you liked it😊 INGREDIENTS: Mirchi aka green Chillies used for making bajjis about 6 2 big ladles of Dosa batter Jeera seeds 1 tsp  Chilli powder 1/2 tsp Salt to taste(if not already there in the batter..may be you will require more) Oil for frying HOW TO MAKE : Take a frying pan and add Oil for frying. Take a bowl,add in the batter,chilles,Jeera seeds,salt and mix well. Once the oil is heated,Dip the mirchi/chillies in the batter ,coat it well with the batter and drop it into the frying pan.Fry well until golden brown and remove. Serve hot with chutney! Preparation time: 10 minutes