Thakkali Bajji (Indian Style Salsa)

Thakkali Bajji (Indian Style Salsa)

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Thakkali Bajji is an Indian style Salsa made with tomatoes, garlic, onion as the key ingredients. I tried this recipe after watching Chef Deenas YouTube channel. 

A Kongunattu style chutney recipe...which is a big hit in my house. This can be served with idli, dosa, chappathi, poori or with rice.

It's a chutney consistency....once the vegetables as cooked well you need to use 'Muthu' or Muddler to mash well and add the tempring which enhances this Tomato bajji.

Ingredients:

Tomatoes - 7-8 nos

Onion (shallots) - 200 gms

Garlic - 4-5 pods

Green chilli's- 2nos

Potato- 1 no

Brinjal- 2-3 nos

Ridge gourd- 150 gms

Oil - 2 tablespoons 

Mustard seeds- 1 tsp

Channa dal- 1tsp

Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp

Asafoetida- 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste 

Lavish sprinkle of curry and coriander leaves 

Method:

# Heat a pan add oil, shallots, garlic, green chilli's...saute add tomatoes, chopped potatoes, diced brinjal, diced ridge gourd, salt, asafoetida, turmeric powder. 

# Sprinkle water and cook well...switch off the flame.

# Once it is cooked well use 'Mathu' or Muddler to mash well. 

# Heat oil in a separate pan add mustard seeds, channa dal, shallots, curry and coriander leaves fry well...add the tempering to the Tomato bajji.

Thakkali/ Tomato bajji is ready to serve.

Pl.do try and provide your comments.

Thank you!

Masala Roti

Masala Roti 

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Healthy, tasty easy recipe perfect for breakfast time. Mix the whole wheat with freshly chopped coriander, mint, ginger, green chilli's with mild spices. An easy peesy recipe for any time.

Ingredients:

Whole Wheat  - 1 cup

finely chopped Corriader leaves

finely chopped mint leaves

Green chilli- 2 nos

Ginger - 1 inch 

Salt to taste

Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp

Asafoetida- 1/4 tsp

Jeera powder- 1/4 tsp

Oil - 1/4 cup to make rotis

Ghee residue  just optional 

Method 

# Mix all in Ingredients well, except oil and knead a soft dough...by sprinkling water.

# Cover the dough for 10 minutes.

# Heat tawa.... with the help of rolling pin make rotis. Cook them on tawa by adding oil. Flip in every 30 seconds, so that Masala cooks well.

Serve Masala Roti with some pickle/ curd.

Dry Fruits Ladoo

Dry Fruits Ladoo

Dry Fruits ladoo is a perfect snack/  healthy snack which is made with zero sugar and Jaggery.

These ladoos are sweetened with Dates. 

For the below measurement of dry fruits you can make 7-8 ladoos.

Ingredients:

Dates (deseeded)- 8-9 nos

Melon seeds - 40 gms

Cashews- 50 gms 

Almond- 50 gms

Cardamon- 3-4 nos

Raisins- 25 gms

Method 

# Dry roast all the Ingredients on slow flame one after another.

# Let the roasted dry fruits cool down the.

# Pulse the nuts one by one. 

# Atlast add Dates and Raisins....add crushed nuts and grind everything together.

Make ladoos and store in an airtight container.

Pl. do try and provide your comments.

Thanks 😊