Potato Masala Fry

It is a great dish which goes well with sambar rice/rasam sadam/curd rice… It has a unique taste. We (I and my sister) are the great fan of this dish. While my mom making this curry, we used to finish this without any rice items.

Potato is the most loved and often cooked vegetable in my kitchen. Adding Indian spices to this dish will give extraordinary tastes. Here is the recipe…
Ingredients

Potato – 3 (medium sized)
Sliced Onions – 1 Cup (big)
Red Chilli Powder – 1 tsp
Coriander Powder – 1 tsp
Garam Masala – 1/4 tsp
Cumin Powder – ¼ tsp
Crushed Garlic & Pepper Corn – 2 tsp
Salt to taste
(To Temper)
Mustard Seeds – 1 tsp
Urad Dal – ½ tsp
Cumin Seeds – ¼ tsp
Red Chilli - 2
Curry Leaves – few
Chopped Coriander Leaves – few
Oil – 2 tsp
Method
Boil potato in pressure cooker for 3 whistles or cooked fully. Let it cool down and remove the outer skin of potatoes.

Then chop the boiled potatoes into small cubes and keep aside in a separate bowl.

In a kadai, heat oil. Add the entire ingredients one by one and sauté it for few min.

Then add sliced onions and fry well till it becomes mushy. Now add salt, cubed potatoes, crushed garlic and pepper corn and fry for a min.

Now add chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and garam masala. Then sprinkle some water and fry well.

Once it done, switch off the flame. Then garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

Chickpea Salad

This is a low fat, healthy salad. It has high protein. As per your taste you can add the seasoning. Enjoy with this yummy salad.

Ingredients

Chickpea/Kondakadalai – 1 cup (boiled)

Finely Chopped Onion – 1 (big)

Finely Chopped Carrot – 2 (Small)

Finely Chopped Cucumber – 2 (Small)

Finely Chopped Spinach – 1 cup

Finely Chopped Cilantro – 1 tsp

Italian Dressing – 2 tsp

Ranch – 2 tsp

Seasoning Powder – ½ tsp

Grated Cheese – 2 tsp

Salt and Pepper – a pinch

Fire/hot Sauce – 1 tsp (optional)

Crushed Pepper – ¼ tsp (optional)

Method

In a clean bowl, add the chopped vegetables and boiled chickpea.

Then add all the above ingredients as per your taste and mix well.

Sprinkle some grated cheese on top of this salad.

And take this healthy and great salad for your breakfast.

Chickpea Upma

This is a healthy breakfast. I have added many vegetables. Based on your tongue twist, you can add your favorite vegetables to prepare this yummy dish.          

Normally my son does not like to have chickpea if it is simply boiled. So I just made this simple dish and he had it completely. Hope it will work out for your kids too. If you wish you spread egg podimas on top of the dish. Enjoy!!!

Ingredients

Chickpea – 1 cup (boiled)

Sliced Onions – 1 (big)

Sliced Green Chilli – 2

Sliced Cabbage – 1 cup

Chopped Carrot – 2

Chopped Beans – ¼ cup

Salt to taste

Pepper to taste

Crushed Ginger garlic – 2 tsp

Chopped Coriander Leaves – few

To Temper

Fennel Seeds – ½ tsp

Cinnamon Stick – 1

Cardamom-1

Curry Leaves – few

Oil – 1 tsp

Method

In a blender, add the boiled chickpea and grind it as powder and then keep it aside.

In a kadai, heat oil. Add the tempering ingredients one by one and saute it for few sec.

Then add the sliced onions, green chilli, salt and crushed ginger garlic and then saute it for few min.

Then add the remaining vegetables and saute it well. Finally add the chickpea powder and pepper powder. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

(Egg Podimas)

In a pan, heat oil. Add finely chopped onions and saute well. Add 2 beaten eggs, salt and pepper and mix well.