Green Bhel - Yummy n Healthy Palak Pudina Bhel

Ingredients:
 500 gms Puffed Rice/Marmaralu (Bhel)
1/4 Cup Palak Puree
1/2 Cup Pudina Chutney
1 Cup Finely Chopped Tomatoes, Cucumber, Carrots
2 Tbsp Finely Chopped Boiled Potatoes
3 Tbsp Finely Chopped or Grated Raw Mango
2 Tbsp Roasted Peanuts
2 Tbsp Fried Chana Dal
2 Tbsp  Tomato Sauce
1 Tbsp Lemon Juice
1 Cup Sev (Haldiram's Sev tastes best)
3 Tbsp Chopped Coriander
Salt to Taste

Process:
1. In a wide bowl add Palak puree, Pudina chutney, Tomato Sauce, Salt and mix well.
2. Add boiled Potatoes, Cucumber, Tomatoes, Carrots, Raw Mango to the above and mix well.
3. Add Roasted Peanuts, Fried Chana Dal, mix and keep it aside
4. Just before eating add Puffed Rice or Marmaralu , Sev and mix well.
5. Finally add lemon juice and garnish with chopped Coriander.

PS: To make Palak Puree: In a wide pan boil water and turn off the stove, add palak leaves and leave it for 2 mins. Remove and let it cool. Grind it to smooth paste. You can add 1 or 2 green chillies if you want to make it spicy.

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Sweet Ragi Dosa - A Lite Evening Snack

Ingredients:

1 Cup Ragi Flour
1/2 Cup Rice Flour
3/4 Cup Grated Jaggery
2 Tbsp Fresh Grated Coconut (optional)
1/2 Tsp Cardamom Powder
A pinch of Salt
2 Tbsp Ghee for Roasting

Sweet Ragi Dosa

Process:
1. Take a wide vessel, pour 2 cups of water and bring to boil. Add grated Jaggery and bring it boil for 2 mins. Remove from fire, add Cardamom powder and let it cool for 5 mins.
2. In an other bowl take Ragi Flour, Rice Flour, Grated Coconut and a pinch of salt and mix well.
3. Mix the dry ingredients to Jaggery syrup to give a dosa batter consistency.

Ragi Dosa Batter

4. Heat a Non-Stick tawa, pour a laddle full of batter  and gently spread in circular motion. Reduce the flame to medium.
5. Add a few drops of Ghee all around the dosa and fry on both sides till done.
6. Yummy Sweet Ragi Dosa is ready to serve. Serve them hot.

Sweet Ragi Dosa

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Unniappam - Kerala Special Sweet

Unniappam - small rice cakes made in Ghee. It's the most famous sweet snack from Kerala. It is made with Rice flour and Jaggery or Sugar. All thanks to Dhanya Praveen my neighbour who taught me this most authentic Kerala special sweet. I tired it for the first time and everyone loved it.

Ingredients:

2 Cups Rice Flour
1 Cup Grated Jaggery
1/2 Cup Water
1/2 Cup Finely Chopped Fresh Coconut Pieces
1 Tbsp Cardamom (Elachi) Powder
1 Cup Ghee
1/2 Tsp Cooking Soda
Pinch of Salt

Process:
1. Take a wide bowl, add Jaggery and water and let it melt on low flame. Bring one boil and keep it aside. Let it cool for 2 mins.

Jaggery Syrup

Jaggery Syrup with Coconut pieces

2. Add finely chopped Coconut pieces to the Jaggery Syrup.
3. Mix Rice flour and Salt and add it to the Jaggery Syrup in little quantities. Make sure there are no lumps. Mix thoroughly. The batter should be of Idli batter consistency.

Unniappam Batter - Should be as thick as Idli batte

4. Add Cooking Soda and mix well. Let it stay for 30 mins and finally add Cardamom Powder.
5. Take the Appam Pan and fill the holes with Ghee upto half the level. Keep the flame on medium. Pour the batter into the Pan till the brim of the holes.

6. Cook for 2 - 3 mins and turn them to the other side. Cook for another 2 mins.

7. Spongy and yummy Unniappams are ready to be served. Enjoy them while they are warm!

Soft & Spongy Unniappam

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