Idli Sambhar

SAMBHAR MIX:

Ingedrients:

1 cup Pulse

1/2 cup cumin seeds

1/2 cup dry coriander seeds

1 tbsp fenugreek seeds

pinch of alfoetida

15-20 leaves Meetha neem

10-12 black pepper

10-12 Red Chillies.

Mix and grind it properly. (Homemade dal mix)

IDLI:

2 cup Urad Dal,

1 cup Rice

Soak Pulses and rice for 4-5 hours and grind it and leave the batter overnight. In morning the batter filled with yeast is ready to make soft idlis.

SAMBHAR DAL

Paneer spinach ball with curry

For balls:
1 cup spinach (boiled)
15 g. Paneer
cornflour (as required)
1/2 inch ginger
1 inch coconut (dry)
1/2 tsp red chillie powder
1/2 tsp mango powder
1/4 tsp Garam Masala
1/2 tsp Chat masala

For Curry:
3 Medium size Onion
2 medium size Tomato
5 cloves Garlic
1 inch ginger
4 inch Coconut dry
1/2 tsp Garam Masala
1 -1 tsp turmeric, red chillie and coriander powder

Crush the paneer properly and add pinch of red chilli powder and salt. Make small ball of panner. Take boiled spinach, ginger, coconut, all the powers and salt and make fine paste. Add corflour as required. This batter need to be as thick in which you can dip panner ball and it will form a good layer.Now take balls covered by spinach batter and deep fry it. If required for the thick layer dip the quater fried ball again in batter. Now your paner balls are ready.
Prepare general indian gravy as per your taste with the ingredients given above.
Cut the balls and layer it on gravy and garnish the dish by thick cream.

Note: These balls (without gravy) can also be a good starter and a good party dish.

Pasta Soup

1/2 cup pasta(boiled)
3 cup vegetable stock ( stock of cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, onion, broccoli, corn)
1/2 cup corn and mashroom(boiled)
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp cornflour
1/4 tsp ginger (crushed)
1tsp butter
a pinch of ajinomoto
1/4 tsp sugar
salt per taste
Prepare stock and remove all the vegetables from it. Take a fry pan put butter and fry ginger and as the color of ginger changes into light brown add black pepper, ajinomoto, sugar and cornflour. After 20 seconds add boliled pasta, corn, mushroom and salt toss for a while. A minute later pour the stock in it. Give time to boil.
Garnish it by cheese and green corianderServe hot. (Add chilli vinegar as per taste)