Carrot Soup

Carrot soup is a healthy and tasty soup variety. Carrot has many health benefits. Try this recipe and share your comments below.

Servings:3

Things Needed
Carrot: 2
Tomato: 1
Onion : 1
Garlic : 4
Salt
Pepper
Butter

Preparation
1. Chop the carrots,onions,tomato and garlic. Add the chopped veggies to the pressure cooker and cook for 3 to 4 whistles.
2. Cool the boiled veggies and blend them to a smooth paste.
3. Take a pan and add in the butter and boil the carrot paste for few minutes. Finally add salt and pepper. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.

Try this healthy soup!!!!

Palak Kulambu

Palak Kulambu is a thick gravy and can be had with rice or roti. Palak is a type of spinach which has many health benefits. This gravy is made with Palak spinach and Dal. Try this protein rich gravy and share your comments below. !!!

Servings: 3

Things Needed
Palak : 1 bunch
Toor Dal : 1/2 cup
Small onions : 5 to 10
Garlic : 2 to 4
Tomatoes : 2 Medium
Masala : Red Chilli Powder, Coriander Powder and Jeera Powder
Temper : Jeera

Preparation
1. Take a pan and boil half cup of water. Once the water starts to boil add in the washed and chopped Palak leaves. Let it boil for 10 minutes until the spinach gets cooked.( Do not close the pan with lid)
2. Wash and pressure cook the Dal for 3 to 4 whistles. Once the pressure subsides, mash the dal and keep it aside.
3. Take a pan and add in some oil. Now add in the jeera, once it splutters add in the small onions and garlic. Sauté until it gets cooked.
4. Once onion becomes translucent add tomatoes and sauté until it gets mushy. Add required salt.
5. Now add the Dal and add the masala listed above based on your preferences. Sauté until the raw smell of masala goes.
6. Finally add the spinach and add in salt if needed.

Tasty and Yummy Palak Dal is Ready !!!!!

Vinayaka Chaturthi Special

Vinayaka Chaturthi is a day where we celebrate lord Vinayaka’s birthday by offering sweet modaks and chana sundal. Modak is a dumpling made up of rice flour filled with coconut and jaggery mixture. In this post I have posted celebration picture with modak recipie.

Modak Recipe 

Servings : 3

Things Needed
Rice Flour : 1 Cup
Jaggery : 1 Cup
Coconut : 1 Cup
Cardamom Powder
Salt
Oil/Ghee

Preparation
1. In a nonstick pan add water and little amount of ghee. Once the water boils add the rice flour and stir continuously so that no lumps are formed. Once the rice gets cooked transfer to a plate and let it cool.
2. Now to prepare the stuffing add jaggery water to a pan and once it starts to boil add in the grated coconut. Mix well so that it forms thick paste. Add in the cardamom powder. Stuffing is ready.
3. To make modak grease your palm with ghee and make flat circles using rice flour and place a small ball of jaggery paste in the middle. Start making pleats from the edges.
4. Place the modak in a idli maker and steam it for 10 minutes. Enjoy Serving hot !!!

Tasty and Healthy Modak is Ready!!!!!!!