Mixed vegetable Sagu

This mixed vegetable Sagu is a speciality of Mysuru, a city in Karnataka and home to the elephants and vast stretches of sandalwood forests. Served with Rava idli, poori or sett dosa, it is a fragrant and nutritious combo with all the above mentioned dishes.

Ingredients:

One bowl each of the following vegetables

French beans chopped fine

Carrot chopped fine

Potatoes chopped fine

Peas

One large onion

Half a bowl of grated coconut

1 tbsp roasted gram dal ( Daalia/ Purani/ Hurakadle)

A large pinch of turmeric powder

6 green chillies

5 cloves of garlic

2 inch piece of ginger

6 pepper corns

2 inch piece of cinnamon

4 cloves

1 cardamom

1 tbsp coriander seeds

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

A small bunch of coriander leaves

1 tomato

Salt

3 tbsps oil

1 large Bay leaf

Procedure:

Cook the chopped vegetables in salted water till done. Keep aside. Grind the coconut, onions, tomato, green chillies, roasted gram dal, pepper corns, coriander leaves, coriander and cumin seeds, turmeric powder, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, ginger and garlic to a smooth paste. Heat oil in a pan. Drop in the bay leaf. Toss and add the ground paste. Roast on a low flame till it gives its aroma and the raw smell disappears. Add the cooked vegetables along with the water and bring to a boil. Cook on a slow flame for ten minutes. Serve hot.

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Spinach, cheese and corn grilled sandwich.

A healthy, delicious and filling preparation, the spinach, cheese and corn grilled sandwich is a hit with young and old alike. I usually prepare the filling beforehand when I am expecting guests as all it requires is for it to be grilled.

Ingredients:

Brown bread or any Sandwich bread

250 gms or one bunch Palak/ spinach washed and finely chopped( please discard the stems)

250 gms corn kernels par boiled

1 tbsp each of Chilly flakes, mixed herbs and pepper powder

Salt as required

2 tbsps APF/ maida

250 ml or one large glass milk

Mozzarella cheese grated / 3 cubes of processed cheese. I used Amul cheese cubes.

2 tbsps of butter

12 garlic cloves finely chopped

Cheese singles/ slices of cheese

Method:

Heat the butter in a pan. Add the minced garlic and roast to a golden yellow. Drop in the chopped spinach, par boiled corn and saute till the spinach wilts. Add the maida and roast for a couple of minutes. Drop in the salt, chilly flakes, mixed herbs and pepper powder. Toss for a few seconds and then pour in the milk. Bring to a boil and add the cheese. Cook till it comes to a semi solid consistency. Keep aside. Butter the slices of bread only on one side. Place them in the grill or on a tava, buttered side down. Place a cheese single/ slice and two or three tbsps filling over the slice and cover it with another slice of bread, buttered side up. Grill till done. The same goes for those using the tava/ skillet as I did. The bread should be toasted to a crisp. Cut and serve with tomato ketchup or a Thousand Island dressing.

This quantity makes 10 – 12 sandwiches.

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Breadizza

When one wants to make a quick healthy snack for children the easiest, quickest and an extremely delicious option is making some breadizza. A close cousin of the Pizza, but much easier to prepare.

Ingredients:

All the below mentioned ingredients can be used as per requirement.

Bread slices.
Tomatoes, red, green and yellow Bell pepper and onions sliced
Black olives.
Tomato ketchup, oregano, chilly flakes, pepper and salt.
Grated cheese.

Method:
Butter the slices of bread on both the sides. Heat a griddle. Roast them on one side. Apply ketchup on the roasted side and pile it with the veggies, olives, herbs, salt pepper and cheese. Roast the other side till crisp and then microwave for half a minute for the cheese to melt. Serve with tomato ketchup.

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Toasted sandwich -2

This has to be one of the best toast sandwiches that I snacked on as it was lovingly prepared by my son for me. I was pleasantly surprised when he offered me a perfectly toasted sandwich with a grin saying that I better say it’s good.

I had boiled potatoes to make a stew.. he sliced them, chopped some capsicum, a dash of chaat masala, a cheese single and sandwiched them all between two buttered slices of bread with a generous slathering of All purpose chutney. Toasted it to perfection. I couldn’t have done better!

All purpose Chutney, Recipe

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Barnyard millet and pulses dosa.

This is a diabetic friendly dosa which I had been wanting to try out since a long time. The addition of pulses makes it protein rich and millets are a good source of potassium. This dosa turns out super crisp if spread thin though there are onions added and fluffy and porous if spread thick. Best enjoyed with fresh home made butter as spices are already added to the batter.

Ingredients:

1 cup Varai/ Sama/ Barnyard millet

1/4 cup masoor dal

1/4 cup toor/ arhar dal

1/4 cup chana dal

1/4 cup urad dal/

1/4 of a small coconut grated

7 dry red chillies

7 green chillies

2 large onions finely chopped

1 tbsp jeera/ cumin seeds

A kidney bean sized piece of Hing/ asafoetida

A small bunch of coriander leaves finely chopped

2 inch piece of ginger grated fine

5 sprigs of curry leaves finely chopped

Salt

Oil to roast the dosa.

Method:

Wash and soak the Barnyard millet and all the dals together for four hours. Grind to a semolina like consistency along with the asafoetida, dry red and green chillies and coconut either in the wet grinder or mixer. Remove into a vessel. Add the whole jeera, grated ginger, chopped onions, coriander leaves, curry leaves and salt. The batter should be slightly thicker than pouring consistency. Mix thoroughly and keep aside for an hour. You can also prepare the batter the night before and refrigerate it if you are planning to make the dosa for breakfast.

Heat a griddle/ tava. Pour a ladleful of batter and spread it in concentric circles as thin as required. Drizzle with a teaspoon of oil. Roast on a medium flame to a golden brown. Flip and roast on the other side as well. Serve hot with butter.

This measurement makes 18 dosas.

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Garlic bread toast

This is one of the most delicious ways of serving a toasted sandwich . Easy to make and one which children and adults will simply love! You can also serve it as a hors d’oeuvres or as a snack with tea.

Ingredients:

10 slices of bread

5 tbsps of butter

5 cloves of garlic grated

1 tsp chilly flakes

1 tsp mixed herbs

1 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves

For the filling:

100 gms sweet corn pressure cooked

5 slices of cheese

Salt, pepper to taste

Method:

Combine the butter, mixed herbs, chilly flakes and grated garlic. Season with salt and mix thoroughly. Apply it on both sides of the slice and toast one side well. Place the toasted side facing upwards and spread the corn mixture. Place a slice of cheese and cover it with another slice with the untoasted side facing upwards. Roast both sides on a gentle to medium flame till the cheese melts and the slice is brown and crisp. The aroma of the garlic getting roasted is irresistible. Remove, cut into triangles and serve with tomato ketchup.

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Cucumber idli.

Cucumber idli is a traditional Konkani delicacy which is served with fresh home made butter. Chutney is generally avoided as it would mask the fragrance of the cucumber.

Ingredients:

250 gms Idli rava ( rice rava)

1/2 cup coconut grated

2 small cucumbers grated

5 green chillies or more as per taste

2 inch piece of ginger

Pieces of turmeric leaves

Salt.

Method:

Soak the idli rava for half an hour. Grind the ginger, green chillies, coconut and grated cucumber coarsely. Add the rice rava and grind in pulse mode till the rava and coconut mixture is blended. Do not blend till smooth. The batter has to be slightly coarse. Tip into a vessel add salt and mix well. Grease the idli mould or cups with coconut oil. Place a small piece of turmeric leaf to fit into the mould. Pour the batter into the cup to fill it halfway through. Similarly finish off with the remaining batter. Keep a boiler or idli cooker ready and steam the idlis for fifteen to twenty minutes. A knife inserted into the idli should come out clean. Remove, allow to cool for around five minutes and de mould. Serve with butter.

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Tavsha muddo/ Cucumber dumpling

A traditional Konkani delicacy is the Tavsha muddo. Tavshe is cucumber in my mother tongue Konkani. An easy to prepare dish which is traditionally steamed in banana leaves. One can also steam it in an idli stand if banana leaves are unavailable.

Ingredients:

One large Cucumber

Half of a coconut grated

8 green chillies

2 inch piece of ginger

300 gms Semolina/ rava

Salt

A pinch of sugar

Method:

Blitz the green chillies and ginger till they are well crushed and then add the grated coconut. Grind to a coarse paste adding a little water. Tip it into a bowl. Add grated cucumber, rava and salt. Mix well and allow to rest for five minutes. The rava would have absorbed all the water. Add more water if required to make a batter of a consistency that can be patted on the banana leaf.

Make six inch sized pieces of the leaf. The batter is to be patted on one side and covered with the other side of the leaf like a packet… Keep the steamer boiling before beginning to pat the batter on the leaves. Once the water has started boiling reduce heat and pat the batter on the banana leaves. Place them in the steamer and steam them for fifteen minutes. Switch off and gently remove these packets. Allow to cool for a couple of minutes and peel off the leaf. Serve warm with fresh home made butter.

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Yellow corn flour/ Makai ka Atta Dosa.

This is an instant, easy to prepare Dosa which needs no fermentation. It comes in handy when having unexpected guests or as an instant breakfast eat.

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup Makai ka Atta / Yellow Corn Flour
  • 1/4 cup Rice Flour
  • 1 tsp Jeera/Cumin Seeds
  • 1 medium sized onion chopped fine
  • 2 Green Chillies chopped fine
  • 3 tbsps Coriander leaves chopped fine
  • 1/4 tsp Hing/ asafoetida
  • 2 sprigs curry leaves chopped fine
  • Salt
  • Water as needed
  • Oil / ghee for roasting the dosa.

Method:

  • Mix all the above mentioned ingredients to form a very thin batter of flowing consistency. Keep aside for ten minutes.
  • Heat a tava/ skillet, tilt it at an angle and pour or splash a ladleful of batter on it.
  • Drizzle oil around the edges.
  • Roast to a golden brown on a medium flame. This dosa does not need to be flipped as it gets roasted very fast since the batter is thin.
  • Serve with chutney or fresh home made butter.

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Sponge Dosa

Sponge Dosa is a popular breakfast item from Karnataka. The very term sponge denotes how fluffy, soft and porous the Dosa is. It is usually served with a spicy coconut chutney and some unseasoned potato bhaji. Seasoning the bhaji is purely individual choice. Here I have left it unseasoned to maintain the authenticity of the dish. Sharing the link to the coconut chutney below.

Coconut Chutney Recipe – 3


Ingredients:

250 gms raw rice ( I used Kolam rice)

75 Gms urad dal ( one fistful)

2 large fistfuls thin variety Poha( flattened rice)

1 tsp Methi/ Fenugreek seeds

Oil to roast the dosa

Salt

Method:

Wash and soak the rice, urad dal, poha and methi separately for four hours. Tip the urad dal, poha and methi into the grinder or mixer and blend it to a smooth paste. Add the rice and grind it till the batter is smooth and of flowing consistency. Add salt , mix, cover and keep aside to ferment for about eight to ten hours.

Heat a tava/ skillet. Pour a ladleful of batter and spread it just a little to form a thick pancake. Drizzle with a tsp of oil. Cover and cook over a slow flame. It is done within a couple of minutes. Remove and serve hot.

Note: this dosa is not roasted on both sides. Covering the dosa ensures that it gets cooked evenly.

Ingredients for the potato bhaji.

2 potatoes pressure cooked, peeled and mashed

1 large onions sliced

1 tsp oil

A pinch of mustard

Salt

Boil the sliced onions in a glass of water . Drain the water. Heat a tsp of oil in a pan. Add just a pinch of mustard seeds and after they splutter add the mashed potatoes, onions and salt. Mix well, heat and keep aside.

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