0 TOOR DHAL

This recipe is the simplest and most commonly cooked in almost everyone's house...

Toor dhal - 1 cup
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Chilli powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt as needed

For tempering:
Mustard seeds and urad dhal - 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves - few
Hing/asafetodia - a pinch
Red chillies - 2 broken

Can also add some crushed garlic and or some chopped small onions. This gives a very good taste to the dhal. Can have with hot rice and ghee.( fry everything in oil and add to the mashed toor dhal)


Cook toor dhal with turmeric powder and chilli powder using 2 cups of water in a pressure cooker for 2 whistles.... remove and transfer to a bowl and mash lightly... add salt.

Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a small kadai and add mustard seeds, urad dhal, hing, curry leaves and red chillies...
when they splutter up pour it on the dhal and mix well....
goes well with hot rice and ghee.

Variation: Can use small onions for tempering.

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2 BHEL PURI

Murmura/pori/Mamra/puffed rice - 2 cups
Thin sev/oma podi - 1 cup or can use chevda( mixture)
Flat small puris/papdis - handful
Onion - 1 small chopped fine
Tomato - 2 chopped fine( remove seeds)
Cucumber - chopped ( handful)(optional use)
Raw mango - 2 tbsp ( chopped)(optional use)
Carrot - 1 grated ( optional use)
Cilantro - few leaves chopped
Salt as needed
Oil - 1 tbsp
Tamarind date/bhel chutney - 3 or 4 tbsp
Green chillie chutney - 1 tsp
Chat masala - 1/4 tsp
Roasted peanuts - 2 btsp

Dry roast murmura/mamra/pori in a kadai for 2 - 3 minutes ( can also use microwave and set it for 35- 40 seconds).


Take a mixing bowl and add murmura, thin sev, crushed small puris, roasted peanuts, salt and chat masala...mix well...just before serving add chopped onions, chopped tomatoes, chopped cucumber, chopped raw mango, cilantro, tamarind chutney , green chillie chutney and a tbsp of oil...mix well lightly and serve immediately...a perfect snack for evenings.

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2 CEREAL CHEVDA/ MIXTURE

This is one of my easiest and favourite snack which I have been doing often. But, mostly using my left over cereal. I used to get many trial boxes for my sons...which they would never try at all and that started me to make this instant mixture, which turned out to be real good and healthier too.

I have tried with mixes like cheerios, corn pops, cinnamon toast( lightly crushed)...So you can use any type of cereal as long as they are not too sweet.

For the above recipe I have used

Shredded wheat( original) - 2 cups
Rice crispies - 2 cups
Corn Flakes - 1 cup
Salt as needed
Chilli powder - 3/4 tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Garlic - 5 pods ( do not remove skin )
Peanuts - 2 tbsp
Dalia split(pottu kadalai) - 2 tbsp
Curry leaves - few
Red chillies - 2 broken into half
Oil - 2 tbsp

Take a mixing bowl and first add shredded wheat...crush very well with hands...so they look just like thin sev....next add rice crispies and corn flakes....then add salt, turmeric and chilli powder and mix well..
Heat oil in a kadai and fry peanuts in medium flame till light brown...add it to the mixture( save the oil)....next in the same kadai add dalia split and saute for a minute...next add broken red chillies, crushed garlic and curry leaves...saute till garlic turns crispy and then add everything to the chevda/mixture and mix well...now enjoy your instant, easiest and healthy mixture.

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