Cookbook for my girls

Sambar powder is a flavorful south Indian style, coarse textured spices powder prepared by grinding various types of basic Indian spices like coriander seeds, cumin seeds, turmeric, fenugreek seeds, dry red chilli, curry leaves, etc.  with chana dal. There are many types of Sambar powders in India, but this is how I make it. Preparation time: 25 minutes Ingredients: coconut oil- 1 tsp coriander seed- 1 cup fenugreek seeds- 2 tsp cumin seeds- 1/4 cup urad dal- 2 tsp chana dal- 2 tsp curry leaves- 5 or 6 toor dal- 1 tsp rice- 1 tsp (you can use any type of rice) dried red chilli- 4 or 5 turmeric powder- 1 tsp asafoetida (hing powder)- 1/4 tsp Preparation: Take a heavy bottom pan. Then add 1 tsp coconut oil and saute coriander seeds. Roast in a low flame until the coriander seeds turn aromatic Then transfer into a glass bowl Keep aside Add cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, urad dal, chana dal, curry leaves, toor dal, rice, dried red chilli. Roast all of them on a low flame. Transfer all o...

  Wheat Dosa This is a simple and healthy recipe to make. It is a dosa that uses wheat and cooks very fast. Preparation time: 25 minutes To make the batter: whole wheat flour- 1 cup Rava/sooji- 1/4 cup sour curd- 1/2 cup ghee- 1 tsb water- 1¼ cup baking soda- ¼ tsp salt Preparation: Take a glass bowl. Put all the ingredients in. Use a whisk and mix until it turns into a smooth batter. Make sure there are no lumps. If you want, you can add more water. It will be like dosa batter. Leave it to rust for 5 - 7 minutes. Take a pan and you can make wheat dosa.

  Strawberry Yogurt Breakfast Smoothie  Preparation time: 7 minutes Ingredients: Strawberries - 5 or 6 Whole milk yogurt (I use Stonyfield yogurt)- 1 cup Old - fashioned quick oats - 2 tbsp Flax seed powder - 1 tsp Sugar - 1 tsp (optional) Preparation: Put all the ingredients into the blender. Blend smoothly. Put into a cup and serve! (You can add chia seeds or/and mint leaves as a garnish on top.)

                                   Chammanthi Podi Chammanthi podi, also known as veppilakkati, is a roasted coconut chutney powder. It requires only few ingredients and it is easy to prepare. You can can store this for 2 to 3 weeks. Preparation time: 15 minutes Ingredients: Grated coconut - 1 cup Dry red chillies - 3 or 4  Curry leaves - 3 springs Tamarind - small gooseberry sized ball salt - as per your taste Procedure: Take a pan or kadai. Dry roast grated coconut, dry red chillies, and curry leaves until it turns a golden brown color. After it cools down, put the mix into the blender. Grind well. Then add the tamarind and salt and grind for another 1 or 2 minutes. Then transfer into a glass jar (You can store it in here for 2 or 3 weeks). Enjoy!!!

                                                    Pineapple Pachadi     Pineapple pachadi is a deliciously sweet and sour tasting dish made with pineapple, coconut, and curd. The recipe comes from Kerala cuisine. Preparation time: 20 minutes Ingredients: Pineapple - ½ cup Grated coconut - ¼ cup Mustard seeds - ¼ tsp Green chilli - 2 Cumin seeds - ½ tsp Sugar - 1 tsp Salt Yogurt - ½ cup Turmeric - 1 pinch  For tempering: Mustard seed: ¼ tsp curry leaves: 2 Coconut oil - 1 tsp Dried red chilli - 2 In a pot, cover and cook the pineapple pieces with ¼ cup of water and a pinch of turmeric powder. After 5 minutes, open the lid and cook on a high flame until the water is drained.  Then add one spoon of sugar and mix well. Turn off the flame Grind the coconut, green chilli, cumin seed, and yogurt together. Then...

Healthy Banana Oats Balls (With chocolate chips, too!) Preparation time: 25 minutes Ingredients: Banana - 1 or 2 Oats (Rolled quick oats)- 1 cup Cinnamon powder- 1/4 spoon Flax seed powder- 1 tbsp Chocolate chips- Your choice ( I used 1 handful) Preparation: Mash both of the bananas (preferably with a fork). Then add cinnamon powder, flax seed powder, and rolled quick oats. Then mix all the ingredients well. Put a cookie sheet on the baking tray. Then add the amount of chocolate chips that you want. Using a round spoon, then scoop out little balls from the mixture and put them neatly on the baking tray. (You can use an ice cream scooper if you like) Bake for 15 minutes at 350° F Take out, serve, and enjoy!!!🍫