Peanut chutney

How to make peanut chutney ?

 

 

 

 

Ingredients for chutney

  • Peanuts – 1 cup
  • Dry red chillies – 2
  • Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Tamarind paste- 1/2 tsp (optional)

Ingredients for seasoning

  • Curry leaves –

Ragada Patties

Potato dumplings in dried yellow peas curry (serves 4)

 

 

 

 

Ingredients for ragada (dried yellow peas curry)

  • dried green peas (soaked overnight) – 1 cup
  • turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
  • red chilli powder/ paprika powder –

Sweet potato wedges with avocado dip

How to prepare Sweet Potato wedges?

 

 

 

 

Ingredients for wedges

  • 2 large sweet potatoes, scrubbed and cut lengthwise into wedges
  • 1-2 tbsp of cornflour/ cornstarch
  • 1-2 tbsp of oil
  • 2 tsp of paprika (strength of your choice)
  • 1/4 tsp of cayenne pepper
  • 2 tsp of dried thyme
  • salt to taste

Ingredients for avocado dip

  • 1 large avocado
  • 2 tbsp of yogurt
  • 2tsp of fresh lime juice
  • salt to taste

Procedure for sweet potato wedges

  • Place the sweet potatoes in cold water and allow it to soak for an hour.

Pasta salad

How to make Pasta Salad ?

 

 

 

 

Ingredients:

  • Penne / fussili pasta – 150 gms (or about 1 cup), uncooked
  • Red bell peppers- 1
  • Yellow bell pepper – 1
  • Salad tomatoes –

Lemon cake with strawberry filling and cream cheese frosting

How to make a Lemon cake with strawberry filling and cream cheese frosting ?

 

 

 

 

 

Ingredients:

For lemon cake – make two sandwich

  • 1 1/2 cup of self raising flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 cup of caster sugar
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 5 tbsp sunflower oil or any vegetable oil of choice
  • The juice and finely grated rind of one lemon

For strawberry filling/ sauce

  • Strawberries –

Banana Bread

 How to prepare Banana bread ?

 

 

 

 

Ingredients:

  • Ripe bananas – 4 mashed
  • All Purpose flour/ Maida / plain flour – 1 1/2 cups
  • Butter – 1/2 cup melted
  • Raw sugar –

Paruppu Usili

 How to make Parupu Usili ?

 

 

 

 

Ingredients:

  • flat beans – 1/2 kg
  • channa dal – 1/2 cup
  • toor dal – 1/2 cup
  • urid dal – 2 tbsp
  • dry red chillies –

Dal Dhokli

 How to prepare Dal Dhokli ?

 

 

 

 

Ingredients:

  • 250 grams toor daal,
  • 200 grams wheat flour,
  • 3 green chilies
  • 3 tbsp green chilli paste
  • a handful of groundnut
  • a handful of cashew nuts,

Vegetable Burger

 How to prepare Vegetable Burger ?

 

 

 

 

Ingredients:

  • 1 x 400 g tin of chickpeas
  • 1 x 340 g tin of sweetcorn
  • ½ a bunch of fresh coriander
  • ½ teaspoon paprika
  • ½ teaspoon ground coriander
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 lemon
  • 3 heaped tablespoons plain flour ,