Easy and healthy carrot soup

This 5-star soup has a secret ingredient-orange juice.serve it hot or cold.

Ingredients:

• 2 big carrots,peeled and chopped
• 1 onion,chopped
• 8-10 peppercorns
• 1"piece ginger,chopped
• 1 potato,peeled and chopped
• 4 cups vegetable stock or water
• juice of one orange or 1/2 cup ready made orange juice
• 2tbsp chopped coriander
• 3/4 tsp salt to taste
• pepper

Saute onion,peppercorns and ginger in a pan till onion start to change colour.Add carrots and potato.Stir for 2-3 minutes on low flame.Add water.Bring to boil.Simmer on low flame for 10-15 minutes till the vegetables get cooked. Remove from the fire.Cool and grind to a puree in a blender.Strain the vegetable puree.Add orange juice,coriander,salt and pepper. Boil.Serve.

cherupayar -papaya thoran

Ingredients:-

• 1 cup cherupayar
• 1/2cup grated raw papaya
• 1/2cup grated coconut
• 4 shallots
• 3 garlic
• 1 green chilli(according to the taste)
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 1/2 tsp jeera
• curry leaves
• coconut oil
• salt to taste

Cook moong dal.Crush the coconut along with shallots,turmeric,garlic, green chilli and salt.Heat oil in a pan.Splutter mustard seeds and jeera.Add curry leaves and coconut mixture. Saute for a minute.Into this ,add the cooked moong dal and mix well.Now make a hall in the centre of the dal and add grated papaya .Cover it with the moong dal.Close the pan with a lid and cook well.Serve hot.

Egg curry

Ingredients:

• 3 eggs
• 2 onion
• 1 tomato
• 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
• 1 green chilli(according to taste)
• 1 cup thick coconut milk
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 2 tsp coriander powder
• 1/2 tsp garam masala
• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
• Curry leaves
• 1 cup water
• Salt
• Oil

Boil eggs and remove the shell.Heat oil in a pan . splutter cumin seeds.Add curry leaves , onion and green chilli.Saute till the onion become brown in colour.Add ginger-garlic paste and saute for 5 minutes.Add tomato pieces and cook well .Add all masala powders . Add some water and salt.Cook covered for a few minutes.Reduce the heat and add coconut milk.Once it is boiled,split the eggs and add it to the gravy.

Bread paneer roll

Ingredients:

• 1 cup crumbled paneer
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
• 1/4 tsp powdered cumin / jeera
• 1/2 tsp garam masala
• 1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste
• A small bunch of coriander, chopped fine
• 1 tsp or a bit more tomato sauce / ketchup
• 4 slices of bread
• Butter to toast
• Salt to taste

Mix the crumbled paneer with chopped onion,coriander leaves,jeera,salt,red chilli and garam masala powder with fingers.Now, add tomato ketchup and ginger-garlic paste.Set aside while making rolls.For rolls, cut off the edges and roll out each slice of bread as thin as possible.Place 1tsp of filling on one side of the bread and gently roll them.Butter both sides of the roll and roast them in a pan.Serve hot with ketch up.Kids will love it.

Katta meeta kovakka(ivy gourd)

ingredients:

• 250gm kovakka(ivy gourd)
• 2 tsp oil
• 1/4 tsp cumin seed
• 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
• 2 green chillies cut into small pieces
• 1 big onion cut into small pieces
• 1 tomato cut length wise
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• 2 tsp tamarind pulp soaked in water
• 1 tsp sugar
• salt
• coriander leaves

Cut kovakka lengthwise into 4.Sprinkle some salt and keep it aside.Heat oil in a pan.Splutter cumin seeds.Add onion,ginger-garlic paste, green chillies, turmeric and saute well.Now ,add kovakka and cook covered on low flame.When half cooked, add tomato, chilli powder,coriander powder,salt .When cooked,add tamarind pulp (just enough to suit your taste) and sugar (again just as much as per individual choice).When all masala get coated on kovakka, remove the pan from the flame.Serve hot garnished with coriander leaves.

Easy tomato curry

Ingredients:

• 3 tomatoes
• 1/2 cup grated coconut
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 2 tsp chicken masala
• 3 tsp coconut oil
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 6 shallots chopped finely
• curry leaves
• salt
• 1 dried red chilli
• water

Cut tomatoes into small pieces.Grind coconut with chilli powder,turmeric and chicken masala into a fine paste.Heat oil in a pan and splutter the mustard seeds.Add shallots,curry leaves,dried red chilli . Sauté for a minute.Now add tomatoes and cook for some time.Then add coconut mixture into this.Add enough water and salt.Let it boil.serve hot with chappathi or rice.

cherupayar(whole moong dal) puzhukku

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup cherupayar (whole moong dal)
• 2 raw plantain cut into small pieces
• 1/2 cup grated coconut
• 4 pods garlic
• 2 green chillies
• 3 shallots
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• salt
• 1 tsp coconut oil

Cook cherupayar with enough water,chilli powder,turmeric powder in a pressure cooker.Add salt and plantain.Cook for some time till plantains are done.Grind coconut with shallots,garlic,green chilles into a fine paste.Add this paste into cherupayar.Simmer and cook for 5 minutes .Switch off the flame and pour 1 tsp coconut oil on top for flavour.

Note: Before starting, keep the plantains in water after cutting them in order remove the stain.