Valaipoo Vada

In kongunadu, instead of gram dhal they will use vada paruppu that will be available here in this area. It will give a great taste than gram dhal.


Ingredients:

Valaipoo - 1

Gram dhal - 1 cup

Small onions - 1/2 cup

Green chillies - 2

Curry leaves - few

Coriander leaves - few

Ginger - 1"

Red chillies - 2

Jeera - 1 tsp

Salt

Oil - to fry

Method:

1. Remove stem from valaipoo and cut it into small pieces.

2. Soak gram dhal for an hour and grind coarsely along with jeera, ginger, red chillies and salt.

3. Cut onions, green chillies, curry leaves nad corinader leaves into small ones and mix along with the ground paste.

4. Make balls. Mean while heat oil in a pan for deep frying.

5.Place the balls in the center of your hand and press it slightly and drop in hot oil.

6. Leave it to raise and don't disturb for 1 min.

7. Remove vada's when it turns golden brown and serve.

Vegan sooji Banana Cake

No maida is used in this cake and this made me to bake this cake. The result was really wonderful and great. Cake was moist and fluffy.

Don't roast the rava/Sooji as it will not absorb moisture after roasting. You can add elaichi powder too.

Ingredients:

Fine Sooji/Rava - 1 cup

Mashed banana - 1 cup

Oil - 1/4 cup

Water - 1/4 cup

Sugar - 1/2 cup

Baking powder - 1/2 tsp

Baking soda - 1/2 tsp

Salt - 1/4 tsp

Method:

1. If Sooji/Rava is not fine, grind it in mixie.

2. Add water and mix it sooji/Rava so that no lumps are formed.

3. I mashed the banana with baking powder and baking soda and I get a fluffy mixture.

4. Add oil and mix with banana well.

5. Add the Sooji/rava and mix well.

6. Rest it for 10 - 15 min so that Sooji will be soaked.

7. Bake it in preheated oven at 180 deg C for 30 - 35 min.

8. Remove when the cake is browned at top. Or else cake will become hard.

9. Cool and then serve.