Riya's Samayal

Ingredients: 1.Bread slices-10. 2.Green chutney-2 tsp 3.Bread crumbs 4.Milk-2 tsp 5.chilly pwd-1tsp. 6.chat masala-1 tsp. 7.Raisins-8 to 10. 8.Cashew nuts-10 9.Corn flour-5 tsp. Paneer Bread Croquettes Method: 1.Trim the edges of bread slices. 2.Mash  Panner,green chutney in a bowl. 3.Grind raisins and cashew nuts coarsely and add to the bowl along with red chilly powder,     chat masala,salt,2 tsp corn flour and bread slices .Mix well 4.Divide bread mixture into lemon sized Portions and shape them    into croquettes. 5.Mix the remaining cornflour in little water to make a thick batter. 6.Place the bread crumbs in a cup. 7.Dip the croquettes in the cornflour batter and roll in the breadcrumbs. 8.Heat oil  in a kadai. 9.Deep fry croquettes until crisp and golden brown. 10.Drain on absorbent paper. 11.Serve croquettes with Green chutney.

Ingredients: 1.Barley-100g. 2.Water-5 cups. 3.Carrot-1 4.Beans-6 to 7. 5.Jeeragam/babylon(fried and powdered)-1tsp 6.Pepper powder-As req 7.Salt-As req. 8.Ghee-1 tsp. Method: 1.Fry Barley in a Pan and Powder it. 2.Boil water and add powdered barley to it,. 3.Add finely chopped beans and carrot,allow it to boil. 4.Finally add babylon powder and pepper powder,salt as per taste. 5.Mix ghee and serve .

Ingredients: 1.Ragi flour -1 Cup 2.Oil-for frying 3.Cardamom powder- a pinch 4.Jaggery/vellam-2 cups. 5.Cashew nuts-5 to 6 no. 6.Salt-As req 7.Ghee-2 tsp. 8.Water-As req. METHOD: 1.Mix water , Ragi flour,salt and make it as a soft dough.(like poori dough). 2.Using the  Ragi Dough make poori's. 3.Grind these poori's in mixie.u will get a crispy powder. 4.Keep it aside. 5.Make jaggery water/vella paagu with cardamom powder. 6.Mix jaggery water with the crispy powder. 7.Add Ghee fried cashew to the  crispy powder. 8.And make it as a balls using ghee. 9.Ragi Laddu is Ready for serving.

Ingredients: 1.Toor dhal- 1 cup. 2.Red chilly-7 to 8 nos. 3.Garlic – 4 to 5 cloves. 4.Pepper-5 to 10. 5.Salt –as req. 6.Oil- 1 tbsp. 7.Asefotida-a pinch. Method: 1 In a pan add oil,toor dhal,red chilly,garlic and pepper. 2. Fry it until toor dhal turns golden brown.. 3. Allow it to cool and then add asefoiteda. 4. And then grind it in a mixie to a coarse powder. 5. Tastes good with hot rice and ghee .

Ingredients: 1.Puthina/Mint- 1 cup. 2.Urid dhal-1/4 cup. 3.Red chilly-4 or 5. 4.Salt –As req. 5.Tamrind-a small ball. 6.Asefotida- a pinch. 7.Oil-I tbsp. Puthina /Mint thuvayal Method: 1.Wash Mint leaves and then slightly fry it, kept aside. 2.In a Pan add Oil,  red chilly ,urid dhal and fry it till urid dhal turns golden color. 3.Allow it to cool. 4.Add asefotida,salt ,red chilly,urid dhal and Mint. 5. Add required water and Grind it in a mixer . 6.Mint/Puthina thuvayal is ready.

Ingredients: 1.Barley -1/2 cup. 2.Water-2 cups. 3.Butter milk-50 ml. 4.Salt-As req. Method: 1.Wash Barley 2.Add Water and kept it in cooker for 1 whistle. 3.Then remove it from cooker,strain the water and  add butter milk and salt to that . 4.Barley Kanchi is ready to serve. 5.We can use the boiled barley to salads .  Note: Barley is higly recommended during pregenancy as it will help to remove unwanted water from the body.

Ingredients: Ripe tomatoes (about 8-10 orange-sized ones) Red chilli powder-1 tsp. Jaggery -1 small piece. Curry leaves-1 strand.  Oil-2 tbsp. Mustard seeds-1/2 tsp. Fenugreek seeds-1/2 tsp. Tamarind - small ball. Method: 1. Cube  the tomatoes and set aside. In a large, heavy-bottomed pan, heat the oil and add the mustard     seeds. When they pop, add the tomatoes. 2. Mix well and add the chilli powder, jaggery ,sqeezed tamrind and some salt. Wash and throw in the curry     leaves too. 3. Keeping the heat on medium, stir well and let the tomatoes let out water. Soon the mixture will become         very watery. At this point, lower the heat to a simmer. 4.Dry roast fenugreek seeds and mustard seeds and grind it to  powder. 4. Continue to cook ,add fenugreek,mustard powder and stir occasionally until the tomato  cooks and becomes thicker. 5. After about 30 mins, it will be quite thick and most of the water would have left . Check for salt and spice     level