Sudha's Veg Kitchen [ Food blog]

MOONG DAL PAYASAM/PAITHE PARAPPU PAYASAM/CHER PARAPPU PAYASAM A yummy dessert made with Moong dal /Green gram and jaggery.Generally made as naivedyam during fasting days.Prepared during festive days like Vaikunta ekadasi,Maha Shivratri when salt is generally avoided.You can also prepare anytime for your sweet tooth. INGREDIENTS Moong Dal /split green gram - 1 cup Jaggery /Gud - 1 cup Cashews and Raisins - As per taste Cardamon -2 Water -2 cups Milk- 1 cup Scraped Coconut - 2 tbsp Process - Dry roast 1 cup Moong dal /Green gram in a kadai.                                                       Add 2 cups water and pressure cook in cooker up to 2 whistles. The dal has got cooked well                           ...

PURPLE CABBAGE PORIYAL Hello friends!! I saw a purple cabbage in departmental store and was surely excited and bought one.The purple cabbage has many health benefits too.I tried out a simple poriyal with purple cabbage .It tasted good.Hope you like it. Preparation time : 10 min Cooking time : 15 min INGREDIENTS Purple Cabbage  (medium sized ) -1 Green Chillies -2 Curry leaves pas needed Salt -to taste Turmeric -1 tsp Mustard seeds - 1 tsp Black split gram /Urad dal - 1 tsp Process                       Wash the purple cabbage with water.Chop them into small pieces.                       Heat oil in a kadai and add mustard seeds and black split gram .(sarson and urad dal)                     After the mustard seeds crackle add green chillies and curry leaves.   ...

POTATO BHAJJI /POTATO PAKORA/AALOO BHAJJI Hello friends, A very simple but tasty evening snack made with potatoes-Potato bhajji also known as Aaloo bhajji,Aaloo pakoras.Hope you like it. Time taken - 20 min Serves-3-4 INGREDIENTS POTATOES-2 RED CHILLI POWDER - 1 TSP TURMERIC - 1 TSP SALT - TO TASTE SODA BICARBONATE - A PINCH (OPTIONAL) OIL - FOR FRYING BHAJJIS PROCESS                                                Take a cup of besan in a mixing bowl. Add chilli powder,turmeric,salt to it.                                      Make a lump free batter by adding water.Add a pinch of soda if desired.                                    ...

AALOO GOBI SABJI / POTATO CAULIFLOWER SABJI Hello friends, Welcome to Sudha's Kitchen!! Today I am sharing a recipe of potato and cauliflower sabji  .It is a no onion ,no garlic recipe for special days.I have used minimum spices too.Its a simple dish but tastes very good particularly during winters when we get fresh cauliflower .Hope you will like it. INGREDIENTS POTATOES-4 CAULIFLOWER - 1 SMALL(CUT INTO SMALL PIECES) TOMATOES - 2 CUMIN SEEDS / JEERA - 1 TSP OIL - 1 TBSP TURMERIC /HALDI -1 TSP RED CHILLI POWDER - 1 TSP SALT - TO TASTE CORIANDER LEAVES - FISTFUL PREPARTION TIME -1O MIN COOKING TIME -15 MIN SERVES -4 METHOD Chop potatoes , cauliflower and tomatoes. Heat a kadai/wok.Add cumin seeds/jeera and let it crackle. Then one by one add potatoes and cauliflower . Add spices like turmeric powder,chilli powder and salt.Mix well. Add tomatoes and mix well . Close with a lid ...