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on January 12, 2013

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whole wheat Roti /Chapati - bread machine recipe

There are some kitchen gadgets that makes life easy. Like my food processor , vegetable dicer . I have this dicer i bought from aldi. its a real time saver. Works on onions,zucchini,cucumber ,bottle gourd, tindora(ivy gourd) ,tomato ,beans. Another one i recently got is a bread Maker. ever since i bought this,home made bread is now on menu and been baking fresh loaf every week. For a super soft roti/chapathi proper kneading is the key. Using bread machine for kneading helps why use bread maker for chapati dough than a stand mixer ease of use : just dump all the ingredients and let it do the magic. after 15 min ,get super soft dough. no flour on counter space etc. ease of cleaning : its a non stick bowl very easy to clean.nothing sticks, nothing to scrape. Time saver : you just dump all ,and switch on. no need to stand behind or operate like stand mixer. Here is the Recipe... Roti ( Bread machine Recipe) 1 cup warm water 1/2 tbsp lemon juice ( optional ,see tip

masala garelu /Chana dal vada / chitti garelu

When we were kids ,my mom while coming back from work used to get something daily. first question to my mom when she she comes home was -- ' emi techhavu' meaning 'what you got ' ,that because she used to get something daily , fresh fruits or these kind of savory items ,some times chocolates or toys. This is a street food.Very crispy and tasty. vendors make 'punugulu' with leftover idly batter and this one freshly grounded batter. she used to get both varieties .At home we normally make with urad dal for festivals etc. but this one is not a regular. Best part is its easy to make than urad dal /black gram ones Chana dal / Bengal gram dal (senaga pappu in telugu ) can be a good food for people with diabetes because it has a low glycemic index Recipe Ingredients: split Chick peas(chana dal/senaga pappu) - 2 cups Onion - 1 (large) Ginger - Small piece Green chillies - 4 -5 garlic - 1/2( optional)

Grated Carrot Chutney/Pickle

Carrots hold high nutritious value as we all know and hence every household vegetable basket holds prominent place for this vegetable.Well as we all know carrots add lots of flavor for most of the dishes,may it be sweets, gravies, currys etc. Well trying some spicy recipe with carrot is always on my thought and this time here it is my Carrot Pickle. It is very delicious blended with spices and perfect with hot rice/chapathi. Give a try to this simple spicy chutney and let me know ...:) I ngredients: Grated Carrot-1 cup curry leaves- bunch Red chilies-6/8(according to your taste) Fenu greek seeds/methi seeds-1 tbsp Mustard-2 tbsp oil- 2tbsp asoefotida/hing- pinch Salt-as needed Lemon juice-1 tbsp(you can also replace lemon small size tamarind ) Method: Grate the carrot and slightly fry it with oil for about 3 minutes and keep it aside. heat oil in a pan and add mustard, fenugreek seeds, red chilies ,hing powder and saute them properly till you get nice aroma o

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