Pineapple kesaribath

Ingredients:
1/2 cup semolina
1 cup pineapple juice
1/2 cup water
3 pineapple slices - diced
7-8 strands of saffron - soaked in 2 tbsp water
1/4 cup sugar (adjust based on pineapple juice sweetness)
Pinch of salt
10 cashew nuts
5 raisins
4 cardamom pods - seeds crushed
Ghee

Method:
1) Take 1 tsp of ghee in a frying pan and roast semolina. Stir until it starts to turn brown. Keep aside
2) Take pineapple, pineapple juice, water, sugar, salt, 1 tsp ghee, cardamom powder, saffron strands in a pan. Bring it to boil.
3) Add semolina and stir. Make sure no lumps are formed. Keep stirring until semolina completely absorbs the water. Check for sugar.
4) In a small skillet, take 2-3 tsp of ghee. Add cashew nuts and fry until it starts to change colour. Take it off heat. Add raisins. After 10-15 seconds add it to the kesari baath. Stir again.
DONE!!!

Peanut Onion paratha

Ingredients (Serves 4):
3 cups atta - wheat flour
1 cup peanuts
1 medium sized onion - 3/4 of it finely diced, rest chopped
2 dry red chilli
1 clove garlic
1/2 inch ginger
2 tsp cumin seeds
1/4 tsp ajwain seeds
1/4 tsp fennel seeds
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp garam masala powder
1 tsp amchur powder
1/2 tsp asafoetida
Water
Salt
Oil
Ghee

Method:
For the stuffing.
1) In a pan, dry roast peanuts.
2) In a pan, heat a Tbsp of oil, add 1 tsp cumin seeds, chopped onion, chopped garlic, ginger, asafoetida, red chilli. Fry for a minute. Mix with garam masala powder, amchur powder, turmeric powder and peanuts. Allow it to cool. Once cool, grind it without adding water
3) In a pan, heat 2 Tbsp oil. Add ajwain seeds, fennel seeds, 1 tsp cumin seeds and finely chopped onion. Fry until onion starts to turn brown. Mix the ground peanut paste.Check for salt. Allow it to cool

For the paratha.
1) Mix atta with water, 3 tbsp oil. Check for salt.
2) Take a lime-sized dough and roll it into a 3 inch small disc.
3) Take 2 Tbsp of the stuffing and place it at the centre. Seal it by pulling the edges of the dough together and make a ball.
4) Roll it into a circular disc.
5) Heat a pan, place the paratha. Add a few drops of ghee. Flip over to the other side after a minute.
6) Add a few drops of ghee again. Once the under side is done, flip again to the other side and remove when done.
DONE!!!
Serve with yogurt and pickle :)

Wheat dosa

Ingredients (Serves 2):
2 cups wheat flour
5-6 cups water
Oil
2 tsp mustard seeds
2 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp asafoetida
1 sprig of curry leaves - chopped
1 green chilli
1/4 tsp  pepper powder
1/4 tsp red chilli powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
Salt

Method:
1) In a skillet, heat 2 Tbsp oil. Add mustard seeds and wait for it to splutter. Add cumin seeds, curry leaves, asafoetida. Add this to the wheat flour. Add turmeric, pepper and red chilli powder as well.
2) Add water. Mix to remove any lumps. Consistency should be like that of thick butter milk - more watery than dosa. Check for salt
3) Heat a pan(tava). Once hot, take a ladleful of batter and pour it on the pan in a spiral motion. Note that  you cannot spread the batter like a typical dosa but you'll need to pour it like a rava dosa.
4) Add few drops of oil on the dosa. Wait for 2 minutes and flip to the other side and wait again for 2 minutes.
DONE!!!

Appam with vegetable stew

Ingredients(Appam):
2 cups rice
1 cup steamed rice
Water
1 tsp Yeast
Salt
1/2 cup grated coconut
1 tsp sugar

Ingredients(Stew):
2 cardamon
2 cloves
4-5 pepper corns crushed
2 green chilli
Ginger garlic paste
1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
1 cup thick coconut milk
3 cups water
2 potato - peeled sliced
1 onion sliced
2 carrots  sliced
1 cup beans sliced
2 tsp sugar
Oil
Salt

Method (Appam):
1) Soak rice for 5-6 hours. Grind to smooth paste along with steamed rice, coconut, sugar and yeast.
2) Cover and allow it to ferment overnight. (Note: Use a big vessel as the batter is going to raise 4-5 times)
3) Next day, check for salt
4) Heat a pan on high. Take a ladle full of batter and spread it into a disc. Cover and cook for a minute or two. Remove from pan once done.

Method (Stew):
1) Boil the sliced vegetables except onion. Keep aside
2) Heat oil in a pan. Crush cardamom, cloves, pepper corns and add it to the pan. Wait for it to splutter.
3) Add green chilli, onion, ginger garlic paste, cinnamon powder and fry until onion turns translucent
4) Add the veggies, water, sugar and 1/2 cup coconut milk. Bring to boil.
5) Add the rest of coconut milk. Check for salt.
DONE!!!!

Oven roasted potato mushroom curry

Ingredients (Serves 2):
3 potatoes - diced
1 onion - diced
4 shiitake mushrooms - diced
1 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp ajwain
1 tsp garam masala
3/4 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp sugar
1-2 tsp ginger garlic paste
1 Tbsp Oil
Salt

Method:
1) Preheat oven to 200 degree Celsius. Oven roast potatoes. When they begin to change colour, roast shiitake mushrooms and 1/2 of diced onions too. Once done, remove from the oven.
2) Heat oil in a frying pan (medium heat). Add cumin seeds, ajwain, diced onion. Fry for 2 minutes. Add turmeric powder, ginger garlic paste and garam masala powder. Fry for a minute.
3) Add roasted vegetables and sugar. Check for salt. Fry for a minute or two.
DONE!!!!!

Ukkarisida akki rotti

Ingredients:
2-3 cups rice flour
4 cups water
Salt to taste
Oil

Method:
1) Take 4 cups of water and bring it to boil. Add 2 cups of rice flour. 1/2 tsp salt. Cover and cook for 8 minutes. Every two minutes mix it up.
2) Allow it to cool. Mix it up removing any lumps. Check for salt. Take a fistful of this dough. Take a drop or two of oil and spread it over the dough. Flatten it (cookie shape) and generously apply rice flour on it.
3) On a baking paper, spread few drops of oil. Roll it into a circular disc. Note that this dough is softer than chapathi - so, the pressure applied should be lesser
4) Heat up a pan on high flame. Place the rotti on it. After 2-3 minutes when the under side is done, flip over to the other side. Remove when this side is done too.
Serve with any spicy yummy curry or spicy chutney :)
DONE!!!!

Baingan Bartha

Ingredients:
1 large egg plant
1 medium sized onion - finely chopped
2 tomato - finely chopped
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
2 tsp cumin seeds
1 tbsp oil
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1-2 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp garam masala powder
Salt

Method:
1) Pre heat oven to 200 degree Celsius. Place eggplant in a tray and roast it in oven for forty minutes. Every ten minutes change the sides. Once done, peel the skin and mash the insides
2) Heat oil in a frying pan, add cumin seeds. Add onion and fry.
3) Once it turns translucent, add turmeric powder, coriander powder, ginger garlic paste, chilli powder, garam masala powder and mix.
4) Add tomato and fry for 2-3 minutes.
5) Add mashed eggplant, check for salt. Cover and cook for 5 minutes on medium heat.
DONE!!!