SUN TV & Other Recipe Collections

Hi Indu,

Nice that yr kid too loved it. I agree that it is difficult to satisfy our kids' needs. Though my daughter is just 2 1/2, she is very particular in choosing her dish!!

Anyways, most of the recipes are from Mangayar choice(morning programme) and a few are from Sunday programme too. But, in the sunday programme, I note down only vegetarian recipes.

And, if I happen to hear or read any unique and tasty recipes(so far, mentioned only a couple of recipes), I would share it here after experimenting at home.

FYI, not only Mrs.Revathy, her sister and many other ladies are also sharing their recipes in this morning programme.

Here comes a list of assorted recipes..Starting with, cabbage thuvayal which goes with rice, idly and dosa.

Cabbage thuvayal:

Cabbage 1 cup
green chillies 2
coconut 1/2 cup
roasted gram 2 tsp
ginger 1 inch
garlic 1 or 2 flakes
tamarind and salt

Heat a tsp of oil, add cabbage saute well. When the color changes, add chillies and other ingredients saute well. Once they all mixed up and cabbage is cooked, remove. Once it is cold, grind them.

Alteration: Can substitute or add equal amount of red and green chillies.

Gatta rice: (MRS.REVATHY'S RECIPE)

Basmathi rice 2 cups
besan flour 1 cup
haldi 1 tsp
garam masala 1 tsp
jeera 1 tsp
ghee 1 tbsp
chilli powder 2 tsp
tomato 5
green chillies 2
oil and salt

Mix besan flour, chilli powder, jeera or jeera powder, haldi and salt with 2 tbsp of oil well. Add enough water to make a stiff dough. Take a ball sized dough and roll into thick oval shaped rope.

Boil water in a wide vessel so that the long rope can sit and cook without breaking. When the water starts boiling, drop the roll. After 5 to 10 mts, the original color of besan dough will change slightly and by that time, it should be cooked. Now, the time to switch off the gas. Drain the water and once it is little warm, cut them into pieces like slicing carrot. . Keep aside.

Heat oil in a pan and put all the cold pieces. Since it is already cooked in water, dont have to fry for a long time or no need to deep fry. Just 2 tsp of oil is enough. Once the frying is done, keep aside. The pieces are called gatta.

Now comes to the gravy part-heat oil/ghee, add jeera, chillies, sliced tomatoes saute well. Add garam masala, haldi, chilli powder and salt, mix well. Once the raw smell disappears, add gatta, cooked rice and mix well. Keep the fire in sim and cook for some time.

Tips:

Instead of adding tomato alone, you can add one onion too for the above recipe so that the qty will come more and the gravy will also be thick.
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Variation for gatta:

This is not from SUN TV; have taken it from my file.

While making gatta, with the besan mixture, can add 1 finely cut onion, 1 green chilly(for flavor), dhania powder 1 tsp and as usual procedure.

Definitely, this will make difference.

And, you can even omit rice portion. Can have just the gravy with gatta alone. But, after putting the gatta in the gravy, let them boil for 5 mts and now, it is ready to eat.

Here is a simple and tasty curry where it goes with rice or can eat as a salad.

Sweet & sour cabbage

Cabbage 100 g grated
tomato 2
onion 2
apple 2
green chillies 1
pepper 1 tsp
cinnamon 1 tsp
ghee 1 tbsp
sugar 1 tsp
lemon juice 1 tsp
salt

Heat ghee/oil, add cut onion, tomato and apple fry well. cook till they are done. Add sugar, salt, chillies, pepper powder & cinnamon mix well. Add cooked cabbage and squeeze juice. Mix well and done with cooking.

Suggestion:

You can omit chillies if you are serving kids. Pepper powder is enough. Half cooking is more than enough when it comes to all vegetables including cabbage becoz the crunchiness will give you extra taste when you chew with apple & tomato. Without sugar, it will be good.

Bread dosa:

Hope yr kids will like this dosa since my son loved it and the texture will be soft.

white bread fresh 5
boiled rice 200 g(1 cup)
moong dal 1/2 cup
milk 1/2 cup
pepper 2 tsp
coriander leaves/curry leaves little
oil and salt.

Grind all the above to a thick and little coarse paste. After 30 mts, start making like our regular dosa or adai.

If you want, can add any grated vegetables or cut onion. For kids, can make tiny dosa instead of bigger one.

Kadai paneer:

Here is a simple recipe, but a yummy one.

Onion 1 + 1/2
capsicum 1 + 1/2
tomato 1
red chillies 2
jeera 1 tsp
non-fried paneer pieces 1/2 cup
ginger garlic paste 1/2 tsp
chili powder 1 tsp
haldi 1/2 tsp
garam masala 1/2 tsp
salt

Heat oil, add big pieces of onion(1/2) and capsicum(1/2) fry well. Once it is half cooked, keep aside. This is for garnishing. So, it should be crunchy.

Heat oil, add jeera, chillies, ginger garlic paste saute well. Add onion with haldi, stir well. Put tomato, chilli powder stir more. Add fried or non-fried paneer pieces, garam masala mix well.

Finally garnish with the fried onion and capsicum.

Can anyone send me the recipies of Revathy Shanmugam
my e-mail address is: pms2403@yahoo.com

Also if the village recipes/Non-veg/microwave cooking/tips, tips recipes that come on Sunday Samaiyal

Hi R
Great job.. I tried out the "paragikai halwa" recipe posted .. The taste was amazing.
Surprisingly ...looks like I left it on the stove for a slightly longer duration than required and the consistency was just right to make burfis.
My "pumpkin Burfis" were a big hit at a B'day party.Thanks to you.
Regards
Sowmya

Hi sowmya,

Pls dont thank me becoz it is not my recipe. Just I am here a contributor.

But, thank you for conveying the information that it can be made as burfi too which did not know.

Bye.

Rest of assorted dishes are continuing..

1-2-3 uttappam:

Raw rice 3 cups
Poha 1 cup
curd 2 cups
onion 1 cup
grated carrot 2 tbsp
green chillies 3
baking soda 1/2 tsp
salt and oil.

Soak, rice and poha with curd for 2 hrs. If they are not immersed properly, you can add more water to an inch above the level of rice. Grind them to fine paste without draining the water. Add salt and baking soda, let them ferment.

The reason of adding baking soda is to compensate the urad dal's place.

Make small size of uttappam for kids. Pour some oil on the edges of uttappam. You dont have to flip over to the other side. While it is getting cooked, garnish with grated carrot and tiny pieces of onion. You can even close it with a lid so that it will cook faster.

variation: Take grated cheese or paneer, finely cut coriander leaves and garnish with the above so that you will be getting colorful uttappam.

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Bottlegourd mint raitha (MRS.REVATHY)

Bottlegourd grated 1 cup
mint 1/4 cup
curd 1 cup
tomato 2
sugar 1/2 tsp
jeera powder 1/4 tsp
black salt 1 tsp
salt.

Grate the vegetable and steam cook for 5 mts. Take the vessel out and cool completely. Add remaining things to the vegetable. Before serving to 10 minutes, mix them with curd.

Points to note:

While I was making, did not add black salt. Instead of mint leaves,you can even add mint leaves powder. Either way, the taste will be better. Though it looks very simple, it is really good for health.

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Red tomato apple chutney

onion 1
tomato 3
apple 2
chilli powder 1 tsp
oil and salt.

Peel the skin of apple and cut into small pieces.

Heat oil, add cut onion and saute. Put tomato and fry more. Now, add chilli powder, salt and apple. cook for some time till the apple is soft(will take a couple of mts only). At this stage, mash them gently with the laddle itself.

For pani puris, instead of all chutneys, can try the above chutney which is delicious and healthy.

I tried using this chutney in sandwiches and it was yummy. Good for kids and adults!

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