VAKHARNI

This is a breakfast dish from North Karnataka and comes in handy when I am too lazy to make sophisticated items like appams, parattas etc. Looks just like lime rice and is easy to make.

Ingredients:

Puffed Rice - 200 g

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Onion - 1 big

Dried red chilles - 2

Green chillies - 3 big (chop into small pieces)

Curry leaves - 3 sprigs

Turmeric pdr - 1/2 tsp

Fried gram - 2 handfuls

Lime juice - 2 tsp

Coriander leaves- 4 sprigs

Oil, salt as necessary

Method:

Two main things to be done:

1. Powder the fried gram in a mixie.

2. Soak the puffed rice in water, immediately strain it, then squeeze the rice little by little (how much ever your fingers can hold) and place it in another bowl.

Heat oil, pop the mustard seeds.

Add red chillies, onions, green chillies and curry leaves.

Stir till the onion changes colour after which add the turmeric pdr.

Stir well, then add the puffed rice, salt and mix nicely till the rice turns yellow.

Add the fried gram powder, stir and lastly add the lime juice.

Check the salt, switch off the stove and finally garnish with coriander leaves.

If possible, have it when hot.

TOMATO CHUTNEY

Ingredients:

Onion - 1 small

Ginger Garlic paste - 1/2 tsp

Tomato - 2

Grated coconut - a handful

Curry leaves - a few

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Method:

Heat oil, pop the mustard seeds.

Add onion, ginger garlic paste and stir till the onion changes its colour after which add the tomatoes.

Stir till the oil comes out and then add the coconut. Mix well.

Once when the mixture cools down, blend it in a mixie and serve with hot idlis or dosas.

Dont forget to add salt.

CHICKEN FRY

Reminder:

This recipe is a mix and match of various recipes from Vanitha magazine.

Mom made this when I came home unexpectedly and the end result was good. More the chilli powder better the taste.

Ingredients:

Chicken - 1/2 to 1 kg

Maida

Egg - 1

Breadcrumbs

Oil for frying

Method:

Wash and clean the chicken.

In a kadai, According to your taste, marinate the chicken with ginger garlic paste, coriander powder, chilli powder, turmeric powder, pepper powder,garam masala, lemon juice and salt.

Dont add water, close the kadai and cook the chicken till the water evaporates from the pieces.

Meanwhile put maida, egg and breadcrumbs in separate bowls.

Dont forget to beat the egg.

Roll each chicken piece in maida then dip in egg and finally roll in breadcrumbs.

Deep fry it and serve hot.

Tastes good only when hot.