Venkakai Kozhambu ( Okra Currry)

Ingredients:

Okra- 1cup
Small Onion - 8
Tomato - 2
Tamarind - small ball - soaked in 1 cup water
Chilli and Coriander powder - 1tbsp each
Tumeric powder - a pinch
Garlic - 2
Oil
Salt

Fry the okra in little oil till the stickiness of okra goes away.

1.In a pan add little oil and then add then add the chopped garlic or the full one.
2.Then add onion and saute till golden brown.
3.Add tomato next and cook until its mushy.
4.Add the Okra and leave it closed for about 5mins.
5.Add tamarind paste with water and salt and let it boil for 2mins.
6.Then add the turmeric,chilli and coriander powder and mix well.
7.If its very thick add more water and keep it in medium flame closed with a lid.Add the fried okra.
8.Cook it until the raw smell goes and serve with hot plain rice.

Vada Kari

I had some left over baked vada's that I made. So thought I will make vada kari with it.

Ingredients:

Masala Vadai - 5
Tomato -1
Onion - 1
Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
Chilli powder and coriander powder - 1/2tsp each
Salt
Oil
mustard
Urad dal

1.In a pan add little oil and then add urad dal and mustard.
2.After it pops add onion and saute until brown.
3.Add tomatoes and saute well and cook for 5mins.
4.Add the masala powder and mix well.
5.Add little water and let it boil.
6.Make the vadas like bread crumbs.
7.Add them in the pan and add salt and let it soak well in the water.Close with a lid and then leave it in low flame for 5mins.

Serve hot with idly or dosai.

Banana Raspberry Bread

I am sending this to Madhuram's Eggless low fat baking event.

Ingredients:

Whole wheat flour - 2 cups
Banana - 2 - ripe
Orange juice - 1/3rd cup
Butter Milk - 1/2cup
Sugar - 1/2cup
Raspberry - 1/2cup
Baking soda - 1/2 tbsp
Baking powder - 1/2 tbsp

1.Pre heat oven to 350Degress and grease a loaf pan.
2.Mash the ripe bananas in a bowl. Add the wet ingredients and mix well.
3.In another bowl mix all the dry ingredients except raspberry.
4.Slowly mix the wet ingredients to the dry ones.
5.Mix until all the liquid and flour is mixed. Do not over mix.
6.Fold in the raspberry and transfer it to the greased pan and bake it for 30 to 40mins.


Let it cool and then slice the bread.

Low Fat Spicy Vadai

Iam sending this to Madhuram's Low fat baking event and Stack event.

Ingredients:

Channa dal - 1 cup
All purpose flour - 1/2cup
Baking soda - 1tbsp
Baking powder - 1/2tbsp
Chilli powder - 1tbsp
Fennel seeds - 1tbsp
Salt
Green bell pepper - 1 - finely chopped
Onion - 1 - finely chopped
Buttermilk - 1/2cup

1.Soak the channa dal for 3hrs.Coarsely grind the channa dal and fennel seeds without adding much water.
2.Mix all the ingredients.
3.The mixture should not be watery.Needs to be thick.
4.Pre heat oven to 400Degrees.
5.I used a muffin pan to bake it.
6.Sprayed some olive oil and then made small balls and filled in the muffin pan and bake it for 20 to 3omins.

Can turn it over and bake for another 5mins.
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