Tomato Bath

Tomato bath is a very common dish in karnataka which is prepared with tomatoes and rice.Unlike bisi bele bath ,chitranna and pulivogare it is one of the favourite picnic dish. This is colourful yet very tasty dish and you can make it little more nutritious by adding peas or any beans like boiled vaalbeans(avarekaalu),chickpeas,black eye beans etc ..Along with mosaru bhajji a Kannada version of raita... is a real treat.This recipe i got from my mother,i used to prepare this dish very often in my house.

Ingredients:

Tomatoes-4-5,big,finely chopped
Onions-2,sliced
Greenchillies-2,slited
Garlic cloves-4-5,crushed
Ginger-2 inch,crushed
Curryleaves-2 sprigs
Sarinapudi/sambharpowder-1 1/2tsp
Cumin powder-1/2tsp
Black pepper-1/2tsp
Garam masala-1tsp
Grated coconut-1/2cup
Green peas-1cup(optional)(i used frozen peas)
Sugar-1/2tsp
Salt to taste
Ghee/Oil-1tbsp
Mustard-1tsp
Cumin seeds-1/2tsp
Channadal-1tbsp
Rice-2cups
Water-4cups
Coriander for garnishing

Method:

Wash and soak the rice for 30minutes.

Heat oil/ghee in a pan add mustard seeds, cumin seeds when they start
to splutter add dals fry until they become golden brown.

Now add crushed ginger and garlic fry for a second add onions,curryleaves
and green chillies saute until onions become soft and pale coloured,add tomatoes
and sugar cook lid closed until the mixture leaves oil.

Add all the dry masala's, peas and coconut and salt to taste.Saute for 2-3seconds
pour sufficient ammount of water,allow to boil.

When the water begins to boil add the drained rice and cook until all the water
evaporates,close the lid tightly and leave on low flame for 10-15 minutes.

Garnish with coriander and serve hot with mosaru bhajji.

TIPS:Adding little sugar to tomato dishes will brings out the flavour of tomatoes.

Mosaru bhajji

Ingredients:

Yogurt/curds-1cup

Small onion-1,chopped

Small tomato-1,deseeded,chopped

Green chilli-1,finely chopped

Coriander

Salt to taste

Method:

Mix everything in a bowl and serve with rice dishes.

Jammie Dodgers

This recipe is from Rachel Allen.She is one of the finest cook in the U.K..I was inspired by her methods and tricks in baking.

Ingredients:

Plain flour-200gms,plus extra for dusting

Castersugar-40gms

Egg yolks-2

Butter-155gms,softened

Vanilla essence-1tsp

Grated lemon zest-1 tsp

Raspberry or strawberry jam as required

Icing sugar, for dusting


Method

1. Preheat oven to 180C/gas mark 4.

2. Sift the flour into a large bowl, add the sugar, vanilla extract, lemon zest, egg yolks and butter. Mix with an

electric food mixer or a wooden spoon until it comes together as a dough. Remove from the bowl and flatten with a

rolling pin or the palm of your hand to about 2cm (3/4in) thick. Wrap in clingfilm and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.

3. Remove the dough from the fridge and place on a lightly floured work surface. Roll the dough out to about 5mm (1/4in) thick.

4. Using a 6cm plain biscuit cutter, cut the dough into discs.

5. Take half the discs, and using either a plain or flower-shaped 3cm (1 1/4in) cutter, cut holes from the centre.

Bring the scraps together and roll out to make more discs, and cut holes in the centre of these. Repeat until u finish all the dough.

6. Place the discs on baking trays (you will need a few baking trays) and bake for 8-10 minutes until pale golden.

Allow to stand for a few minutes, then remove from the trays and transfer to wire racks to cool.

7. When the discs are cool, spread 1/2-1 teaspoon of jam on the whole discs and top with the discs with the centres cut out.

8. Dust with icing sugar and serve

Bhel Puri

Bhel is one of the famous Indian street chaats we are all familiar with,which is prepared with puffed rice (kadle puri or mandakki as we call in kannada).Bhelpuri is soggy compared to Bangalore's churmuri which is a dry version.Difference is papdis and chutneys are not used in churmuri.Bhel can be prepared easily and quickly if you got chutneys in advance...Prepare this only before serving.

Ingredients:

Puffed rice(kadle puri)-2cups,cleaned

Papdi's-10-12,crushed

Onion-1,finely chopped

Carrot-1 small,grated

Potato-1 small,boiled peeled and cubed

Coriander-1tbsp

Tomato-1,deseeded and chopped

Cucumber-1/2cup,deseeded and chopped

Roasted peanuts-1tbsp

Green chutney-as per taste

Sweet tamarind chutney-as per taste

Chaatmasala-1tsp

Chilli powder-1/2tsp(optional)

Lemon juice-1tbsp

Nylon sev or boondi-1/2cup

Method:

In a clean dry bowl mix all the above ingredients nicely with woodenspoon.
Add green chutney and sweet chutney as required.
Garnish with sev and serve immediatly.

Figs with Yogurt

Ingredients:

Greek yogurt-1cup

fresh figs-2,chopped

hand ful of raisins and chopped walnuts

honey-2tsp

Method:

1.In a bowl add yoghurt,honey and chopped figs mixwell.

2.In a serving bowl add yoghurt mixture topped with raisins and chopped walnuts.

3.Serve chilled.

 

Boti Masala

Boti masala which sound's very nonvegetarian isn't it! but it is purely vegetarian.Boti is a yellow coloured,tubular shaped rice papad which are 7-8cm long.These is a recent invention of chaatwala's using a fried botis... which is very easy to make and taste's yummy.Instead of botis you can use fried rice papads.




Ingredients:

Fried botis-1pack(contains 12-15)or(i used home fried)

Carrot-1medium,grated

Onion-1,finely chopped

Coriander-2tbsp,chopped

Roasted peanuts/congress kadlebeeja-100gms

Red chilli powder-1tsp

Chaat masala-1tsp

Lemon juice-1tbsp

Salt to taste

Method:

1. Carefully and gently make a slit with a clean unused small blade and keep it aside.

2. In a bowl put all the other ingredients and mix well.

3. Take a tbsp of mixture and stuff the mixture into botis and serve immediatly.

Papdi Chaat

For papdis

Cut leftover chappatis into triangles and deep fry them in hot oil.

Use this papdis to prepare chaats.




Ingredients:

Potato-1 big,boiled and cubed

Onions-1,finely chopped

Coriander-1tbsp

Nylon sev-1/2cup

Green chutney-1tbsp

Sweet tamarind chutney-1tbsp

Chaat masala-1tsp

Red chilli powder-1/2tsp

Cumin powder-1/2tsp

Papdis-10-15(i used fried leftover chappati pieces)


Method:

In a plate arrange papdi's evenly, put aloo pieces,onion, green chutney,tamarind chutney on each papdi. Then sprinkle red chilli powder, chaat masala,cumin powder and sev on top.Garnish with sev and coriander and serve immediatly.