Zucchini Chutney, my long list of awards…and doubts..

Hello Friends.

A few of my blogger friends had asked me to share what all do I cook with Zucchini. Friends, I do make a few things when I get Zucchini at a cheap rate here, but today I share an extremely tasty, spicy and tangy chutney with this quite tasteless Zucchini.

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Avarekaalu Akki Rotti- Rice pancakes with Avarekaalu beans..and awards too

Hi! I am posting a recipe again with Avarekalu. In my previous post with these beans I had posted a famous Upma/ Uppittu from Karnataka. In this post I am posting an Akki roti/ Rice roti. I have posted  another version of Akki Roti earlier also which you can check here. Along with S, I have also started enjoying these superb beans.

Normally on a Sunday if we are planning to go out I will indulge into a cooking a heavy breakfast or brunch so that the kids are satiated and do not bother us while we finish our chores. So this time we indulged ourselves into these extremely tasty Akki Rotis. These are to be finished fast after they are cooked as they turn very chewy otherwise, so in a hurry-burry I have managed to click these pics.

This akki roti has a flavor of the beans surely but also of the fresh coconut. It also has additional flavors of curry leaves, cilantro and is spiced with green chilies. To provide additional crispiness I added Semolina/ rava to it.

These taste best when served with butter/ghee.

Ingredients

Serves –4

2-1/2 cups rice flour(akki)

1/2 cup Semolina/ rava

1 to 1-1/2 cup  avarekalu

1 cup freshly grated coconut

8-10 green chilies chopped

2 strings curry leaves chopped

3-4 tbsp chopped cilantro

2 tsp cumin seeds

salt to taste

hot water for kneading

Method

Pressure cook the avarekalu and coconut with salt to taste else cook in water till done.

Mix the rice flour, semolina, boiled avarekalu, coconut and add all the remaining ingredients together.

After mixing the ingredients form a well in the centre and put the hot water in it.

With the help of a spoon start mixing, once the temperature of the mix is tolerable to the fingers start mixing using hands. Keep adding water till every thing gets mixed properly to form a very soft dough which can spread easily.

Grease a non stick pan properly with oil. Take an orange sized ball of the dough  and put it on the pan. With the help of the fingers press it and then flatten it evenly to form a round shaped roti.The thickness of the roti should be around 5-6mm. If required dip fingers in water while flattening the roti. Make hole in the centre and put a little oil. This prevents sticking of the roti in the centre.

Now heat the pan first on high flame and once the pan is hot simmer the flame. Spread some oil on the top of the roti and then cover the roti with the lid. Once the base/ bottom part is done flip and cook the other side.


Once cooked on both the side serve it with some clarified butter/butter.


Tip- If one likes sour taste can add 3-4 tbsp curds while making the dough.
I am sending this to MLLA-17 hosted by Sra at when my soup came alive and is the brainchild of Susan of The well seasoned cook
to EFM - Variety rice series  conducted by SriLekha

Priya of Priya’s recipes has passed me this and Anncoo has passed me this Thanks a lot both of you, I am truly humbled.

A few reposts and awards

Hi all of you. I should start with a sorry, as because of  poor health, I am not able to read your beautiful posts very regularly these days. I pray and hope that I recover fast as It’s quite irritating not to feel energetic. Hopefully I will catch up soon…

I have been showered with a few awards by few of my blogger friends and I wanted to send entries to few of the events, so am here…

My dear friend Palidor has passed me this.

Rohini has passed me these awards

My new blogger friend Sanjana has passed me these awards

Aysha has passed me these ..
Kanchan has passed me






My Little space has passed me a friendship button

Thanks a lot all of you, I am once again humbled.
I am passing these two awards            to Saju , Yasmeen, Padma, Pavani, Preeti  Kashyap and Padmajha. Kindly pick up your awards and enjoy.
                                                                                                                                                      

I want to repost a few recipes for some of the ongoing events
1. Rajma Rasmisa for JFI: Rajma hosted by Dil se
2. Paneer Kaju Pasanda ,Garbanzo and Paneer Curry  and Cheesy Bread rolls for Say Cheese hosted at Sara’s Corner

3.  Healthy Wheat Chocolates for CFK: Wheat hosted by Kidz Delight

4. Maavinkayi Chutney and Gongura Pachadi for Spicy Fiery Chutneys Hosted by Srivalli

Stuffed Oats-Wheat Pancake and a few awards..

 

Hi!
As a health conscious mother I have to constantly concoct preparations which are healthy, nutritive and at the same time tasty too. My kids are not fond of oats and I always  had a difficult  time making them eat it.

We all know both Wheat and Oats are extremely Nutritive. We being largely the wheat eaters, it’s benefits we enjoy.  The challenge is always  adding and introducing  other grains. By making these extremely tasty and nutritive pancakes I passed one such challenge of adding Oats into our meals.

The pancakes made out of oats and wheat can be very bland if not spiced and flavored properly. I have added chilies, coriander, garlic and curds to my pancake to add in the flavor. These pancakes have to be handled very delicately as they can break off easily. To make them crisp, they need to be cooked on low flame on either side, that’s where semolina helps.

The stuffing of Cottage Cheese and capsicum provides the protein content, vitamins and minerals.

Health facts about Oats (Source eatmoreoats.com)

Oatmeal and oat bran are significant sources of dietary fiber. This fiber contains a mixture of about half soluble and half insoluble fibers. One component of the soluble fibre found in oats is beta-glucans, a soluble fiber which has proven effective in lowering blood cholesterol. Here's how it works. Soluble fiber breaks down as it passes through the digestive tract, forming a gel that traps some substances related to cholesterol, such as cholesterol-rich bile acids. This entrapment reduces the absorption of cholesterol into the bloodstream. The bad cholesterol, LDL, is trapped without lowering good cholesterol (HDL). Oats and grains are also one of the best sources of compounds called tocotrienols. These are antioxidants which together with tocopherols form vitamin E. The tocotrienols inhibit cholesterol synthesis and have been found to lower blood cholesterol. The accumulation of cholesterol is implicated in many types of cardiovascular disease. Oats, like all cholesterol-lowering agents, are most effective when consumed as part of a low-fat, high-fiber diet taken together with plenty of exercise.

The Recipe…

Ingredients for Pancake

1 cup whole wheat flour

3/4 cup rolled oats  powdered

4-5 tbsp semolina

1 tsp whole cumin seeds

4-5 green chilies crushed

3-4 garlic pods crushed

3 tbsp curds

salt to taste

water to adjust consistency

1 onion finely chopped

2-3 tbsp cilantro chopped

For the Stuffing

100gms Cottage Cheese grated

1 large capsicum chopped finely

salt to taste

cumin pwd as per taste ( I added about 11/2 tsp)

Method

  

Mix all the ingredients of the pan cake and add enough water to make a batter of pouring consistency.

  

Heat a Non stick pan and smear it with few drops of oil, spread the batter like you make Uttappam. Simmer the flame. Once the air escapes and the holes  are formed pour in a little oil around the edges and a few in the centre. When the lower side turns crisp flip the pancake and cook on the other side.

Turn the pancake again and fill in the stuffing. Fold the pancake and serve.

My friends Sushma Mallya, Padma, Raje and Babli  have passed on  a few  awards. I am a bit late to acknowledge here, sorry girls for that.Those of you who have not visited their blogs do visit, they are highly talented bloggers.

Babli and Raje  have passed a giant bear hug.

Babli has also passed

Raje has also passed  

Thanks a lot both of you.

Sushma and Padma have passed .

This  Over the top award comes with a meme

1. Where is your cell phone: On my bed next to me

2. Your hair: dark Brown

3. Your mother: My best friend

4. Your father: My pride

5. Your favorite food: Indian and Thai

6. Your dream last night: I do not remember

7. Your favorite drink: Vergin Pina Colada

8. Your dream/goal: To write my cook book

9. What room are you in: Bed room

10. Your hobby: keeps changing

11. Your fear: Heights

12. Where do you want to be in 6 years: Where my destiny takes me

13. Where were you last night: Home

14. Something you aren’t:  Liar

15. Muffins: Not very fond of

16. Wish list item: holiday to Goa once again

17. Where did you grow up: in India

18. Last thing you did: Was making my son read Hindi literature

19. What are you wearing: Bandhani Salvar Kurta

20. Your TV:  Switched Off

21. Your pets: No

22. Your friends: Very choosy about them

23. Your life: Great

24. Your mood: Happy

25. Missing someone: My parents

26. Vehicle: Hyundai Verna and Santro

27. Something you’re not wearing: My Bindi

28. Your favorite store: Alpha, More Supermarket (Aditya Birla Retail)

29. Your favorite color: None in particular

30. When was the last time you laughed: in the morning

31. Last time you cried: well nobody would like to remember that

32. Your best friend: My husband S

33. One place that I go over and over: Kitchen

34. One person who emails me regularly: My friend Anubha

35. Favorite place to eat: Davangere benne dose in Bangalore

I am passing  the “Over the Top” award and the Meme to Prasu, Radha, Sadhana and Muskaan, Sangeeta Subhash, Sireesha , Preeti and Somoo. Girls  enjoy and pass on.

I am sending this as my entry to EFM -Oats series hosted by SrishKitchen

    

CFK-Wheat hosted by Sireesha at Kidz Delightand

WYF : Light Meal  hosted by EC at Simple Indian Food