Power Poha

Poha aka "flattened rice" or Rice Flakes" is a very nutritious food. This can be used for snacks or breakfast and very easy to cook. This can be either made spicy or sweet or can be eaten with milk and sugar. However you prepare it, this is very tasty. :) :).

INGREDIENTS:
• Poha
• chickpea
• Onion
• Tomato
• Green Chilies

FOR SEASONING:
• Curry leaves and Coriander leaves.

METHOD:
• Soak the poha in water for 10-15 mins. This depends on the quality of poha. Some poha may become very soggy if kept for more than 5 mins. See to that it does not become a paste. It should be soft and non sticky
• Soak the chickpea for more than 6 hrs in water. Then cook it in a pressure cooker keeping it for 3-4 whistles.
• Take oil in a pan and saute Onions, tomato and green chillies.
• Add garam masala or any other masala acc to your taste. Turmeric powder can also be added for the color.
• Then add chick pea and keep sauting it for few minutes.
• Finally add poha, saute it and then coriander leaves and curry leaves.

Iru Puli Kuzhambu

An authentic thirunelveli dish. A tangy gravy with a mix of spice. We use both tamarind and Curd, hence the name.

Ingredients:

• Sour Curd
• Vegetables (your choice)

For grinding:

• Fenugreek seeds
• Coconut
• Red Chillies
• Red Grams
• Tamarind

For Tempering:

• Mustard Seeds
• Curry Leaves

Method:

• Saute red grams, fenugreek and grated coconut in oil. Seperately saute red chillies. Then grind these ingredients along with tamarind. Mix the ground paste in sour curd and keep it aside.
• Boil the vegetables in water. Once they are half cooked, add the sour curd and the paste.
• Add salt and let it boil for around 10-15 mins.
• Add oil in another pan and put mustard seeds and once it pops, add curry leaves. Add these seasonings to the prepared dish and serve.

Oats Milkshake

Ingredients:

• Oats
• Milk (not boiled)
• Sugar
• Vanilla essence

Method:

• Take the required amount of oats and powder it.
• Boil water in a pan and add the powdered oats. Keep stirring it to avoid forming lumps.
• Transfer the oats paste, sugar, milk and the essence to a mixer and grind it.
• Refrigerate it and serve!!