Almost fat free mix fruit Dahi vada

Mix fruit Dahi vada is almost fat free and very tasty. It  is excellent for to go or made day ahead.

Very good low fat party starter.

 
Category :Vegetarian, low fat , gluten free, Nut free
Preparation Time : 10 min.
Cooking Time: 15-20 min.
Skill level : easy

Ingredients :
12 appam 
2 + 1/4 glass water
3 c Yogurt
2 c mixed fruit
1 ts gulkand(I use SANDU)(optional)
1 tbs cashew pieces
salt as needed
1/2 + 1/2 ts roasted cumin powder
pinch black salt
2 ts sugar 
1/2 ts red chili powder
Temper:
1 ts oil
1/2 ts cumin seeds
2 ts urad dal
8-10 curry leaves
2 spicy green chili, cut

1. Soak appam in 2 c water for 10 min.
2. squeeze appam between palms.
3. Mix yogurt, fruit, gulkand, salts, cashews, sugar  and 1 ts cumin powder.
4. add water if mix is too thick to make it pouring thick consistency.(It will be thicker after a while.)
5. Arrange appam at the bottom of serving plate.
6. Pour yogurt mix.
7. sprinkle cumin powder and chili powder.
8. heat oil in a small pan and add tempering ingredients.
9. Pour the temper on yogurt mix.
10. refrigerate for at least 1/2 an hour.
11. Enjoy.

* you can use ready made Idli batter to make this quick.
*Vada batter or green moong batter is also perfect for this recipe.

* I Made this today and add 2 tbs of sugar by mistake, but it was amazingly satisfactory as dessert if you have sweet tooth and my husband loved it but now a days I like salty more than sweet stuff. So I made a change according to that but feel creative with toppings and change salt,  sugar and spiciness according to your taste. Basic good thing is Its Dahi vada and that too almost fat free and has perfect texture like traditional dahi vada.
* For fruit you can use mango, strawberry, apple, cherry, nectarine, grapes, peach, figs etc.
* Go easy to add any dried fruit you like, but just don't go overboard, take mix of 4-5 fruits or dried fruits.

Appam

Category :Vegetarian, low fat , gluten free, Nut free
Preparation Time : 10 min.
Cooking Time: 15-20 min.
Skill level : easy

Ingredients :
2 c Idli batter or Green batter
salt as needed
water if needed

1. Make sure batter is right consistency.
( it should be thick but not doughy)
2. Heat Appam pan.
3. When it starts heating add 2 drops oil in each section.
4. Add spoonful of batter in each section, cover and cook at medium heat.
5. Let it cook til golden.
6. Turn around cook for 5 min.
7. Its ready.



If you wish you can add any of this:
1/2 ts ginger paste
1/2 ts green chili paste
1 tbs cilantro finely cut
1 tbs cashews
1/2 c finely cut onions
1/2 c finely cut mix veggies
temper of chana dal, urad dal and mustard seeds.
* If you don't have appam pan you can use mini cake pan, if you have that,
or you can bake if

Idli batter

This yields smoother result than using urad dal and its better nutrition wise as well.

Category :Vegetarian, fat free, gluten free, Nut free
Preparation Time : 10 min.
Cooking Time: nil
Skill level : easy

Ingredients :
Batter:
1 c whole urad
3 c idli rava
1 tbs yogurt

1. Soak urad and idli rava separately, over night.
2. Grind urad into fine paste.
3. Grind idli rava little bit
4. Mix everything, let it stay for 8 hours or so.

More Sore

Your kids don't like bottle guard. When you mention that I made bottle guard curry, they don't want to have dinner or they are not hungry anymore. Sounds very similar? Yes, most people feel that bottle guard is food for seek people and too plain. If you will give this curry to them they will change their opinion. Even my family loves this preparation and most of all is its quick and easy to prepare.

Category :Vegan, healthy fat, gluten free
Preparation Time : 5 min.
Cooking Time: 5 min.
Skill level : easy

Ingredients :
2 c cooked diced bottle guard
1 red chili
10 curry leaves
1 ts rice soaked in 1 tbs water
3 garlic cloves
1/8 fresh coconut
salt
1 ts ghee
1 ts cumin seeds
5 curry leaves
1/4 ts asafoetida
1 tbs cilantro, finely cut
1/2 c Yogurt

1. Blend red chili, curry leaves, rice, coconut, garlic and salt into smooth paste.
2. Mix bottle guard with paste.
3. When ready to serve temper cumin seeds in ghee add curry leaves and asafoetida and add it to bottle guard.
4. Mix yogurt and garnish with cilantro.
5. Serve at room temperature.
* try to get very fresh bottle guard, it has sweetness of its own.
* Don't forget to taste bottle guard before cutting, very rare but it's bitter sometimes and then it's very bad for health too.

Very simple bottle guard curry

Very simple yet delicious curry. My mom used to make this for me and my favorite one. Good for people with weak digestion, had baby or seek. 

Category :Vegan, low fat, gluten free
Preparation Time : 5 min.
Cooking Time: 15-20 min.
Skill level : easy

Ingredients :
1 ts ghee
1 ts cumin seeds
1/2 ts Turmeric
1/4 ts asafoetida
1 green chili cut
10 curry leaves
2 c diced bottle guard
1/2 ts ginger
salt
1 ts cumin powder
3 ts coriander powder
1 tbs cilantro, finely cut

1. In a wok, heat ghee, add cumin.
2. When cumin flutters add green chili, curry leaves, turmeric and asafoetida.
3. Add bottle guard and ginger.
4. Let it cook till almost done.
5. Add salt and coriander cumin powder, cook till done.
6. Garnish with cilantro and serve warm.
* try to get very fresh bottle guard, it has sweetness of its own.
* Don't forget to taste bottle guard before cutting, very rare but it's bitter sometimes and then it's very bad for health too.

Farali Potato Curry

Category :Vegan, low fat, gluten free
Preparation Time : 5 min.
Cooking Time: 15-20 min.
Skill level : easy

Ingredients :
1 ts oil
1 ts cumin seeds
1 green chili cut
10 curry leaves
2 c cubed red and gold fingerling potato
1/2 c roasted peanut (coursely chopped)
1 ts peppercorns crushed
2 ts lemon juice
1 tbs cilantro, finely cut
salt

1. In a nonstick heat oil and crackle cumin seeds.
2. Add chili and curry leaves and roast for 1 min @ medium low heat.
3. Add potatoes and cook till done, moving contents occasionally.(If they are golden brown it tastes better)
4. When almost done add peanuts and salt.
5. Cook 2-3 more min.
6. Turn the heat off, add pepper, lemon and cilantro.
7. Serve warm.

Mix Fruit salsa

Category :Vegan, fat free, gluten free, Nut free
Preparation Time : 10 min.
Cooking Time: nil
Skill level : easy

Ingredients :
2 c chopped mix fruits ( cantaloupe, orange, apple, grapes, mango etc.)
1/2 c onion finely chopped
1/2 ts garlic chopped
1 tbs cilantro finely chopped
1 tbs lemon juice 
1/2 ts green chili finely cut (jalapeno)
1/4 ts roasted cumin powder
2 ts sugar
salt as needed

1. Mix the ingredients.
2. Serve with Mexican food or Baked tortilla chips.