Snacks recipes

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Rava Laddoo

Ingredients

Semolina(Rava/Sooji) - 1 cup
Sugar - 3/4 cup
(powdered)
Cardamom(Elakka) - 4 nos
(powdered)
Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
Milk - 1 cup
Ghee - 2 tsp
Raisins(Onakka munthiri) and cashews(fried in ghee) - As reqd

Method

1)Heat ghee in a pan or a kadai.

2)Fry rava.

3)Grind it to a coarse powder.

4)Mix together the fried rava, coconut, sugar, cardamom powder, raisins and cashews in a plate.

5)Boil milk.

6)Add milk to rava, 1 tbsp at a time.

7)Mix well some rava with hands and roll into balls.

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Neyyappam

Ingredients

Raw long grain rice - 3 cups
(soaked for 4 - 6 hrs and blend to a coarse consistency)
Allpurpose flour(Maida) - 2 tbsp
Light brown sugar - ½ - ¾ lb
Salt - A pinch
Baking powder - A pinch
Cardamom(Elakka) powder - ½ tsp
Copra or fresh coconut pieces - 2 tbsp
(sliced into ¼ inch cubes)
Ghee for frying

Method

1)Mix together all the ingredients and make a batter of dropping consistency like that of Dosa batter.

:- If too thick, the inside of the Appam will remain uncooked.

2)Keep the batter outside for atleast 6 hrs.

:- You may make the batter at night and make the appams in the morning.

:- Make appams in the appam griddle. In case you don`t have one, use a wok. The only difference being that the appams made in the griddle will be hemispherical in shape while the appams made in the wok will be flatter and use more ghee or a mixture of ghee and oil to make them.

3)Before heating up the griddle, use nonstick spray like Pam.

4)Heat it up and then pour about ½ tbsp of ghee in each mould.

5)Pour the batter in each mould, until it is half filled.

6)When the bottom half is browned, turn it upside down with a fork to cook the top portion.

7)When fully cooked, remove the appams and drain it on a paper towel.

:- Use fresh ghee to make the other batch.

8)Repeat the process, until all the batter is used up.

:- Serve warm or cold.

:- You can keep in a refrigerator for a couple of weeks.
:- Maida is used to prevent the Appams from sticking to the Appam griddle and to make the inside soft and fluffy.

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Cabbage Vada

Ingredients

* Chopped Cabbage - 2cups
* Chopped small onion - 1/2cup
* Besan flour - 11/2cup
* Curry leaves - 2sprigs
* Chopped coriander leaves - 2sprigs
* Crushed ginger - 1 big piece
* Finely chopped green chilli - 10nos
* Salt - to taste
* Water - enough to mix the batter
* Coconut oil - 150ml

Method

Mix the cabbage, onion, curry leaves, coriander leaves, ginger and green chilly. Sieve the besan flour. Mix it with the cabbage mixture. Add salt and sufficient water and make a thick batter.

Heat oil in a pan. Shape the batter into flat round balls with a small hole in the middle and deep fry.

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Savannah Sandwich

Ingredients

Bread - 8 slices
Chicken breast - 1(cooked in enough water and salt)
Capsicum - 1
Onion - 1
Cabbage - 1/4 of a whole one
Lettuce - a bunch
Mayonnaise - 1/4th cup
White pepper - 1/4 tsp (powdered)
Cheese - 1/2 cup (grated)
Butter - 4-6 tbsp
Green chilies - 2 (chopped)
Salt - to taste

Method of Preparation

Take out the seeds in the capsicum and chop it. Finely chop the green chilies. Now chop the onion and grate the cabbage. Shred the cooked chicken into fine pieces. Mix chicken and all the other vegetables, except for lettuce, with mayonnaise, green chilies, salt, pepper, cheese and salt. Butter the bread slices lavishly. Shred the lettuce finely and spread the lettuce on the bread as base. Put the filling and again top with lettuce generously to give it a savannah effect. Cover the savannah filling with a bread slice buttered side down. Slightly press the sandwich and cut diagonally, with a sharp knife. Serve with potato chips and tomato ketchup. To give more color to your 'savannah', you may also add a hint of grated carrot and thinly sliced apple.

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Carrot Vada

Ingredients

* Besan flour - 250gm
* Carrot - 2nos
* Onion - 1
* Green chilli - 4nos
* Ginger - a small piece
* Turmeric powder - 1tsp
* Garam masala powder - 1/4tsp
* Salt - to taste
* Water
* Oil to fry

Method

Grate the carrot. Finely chop the onion, ginger and green chillies.

Make a thick batter with besan flour and water. Mix all the ingredients in it. Heat oil in a pan. Put a spoon full of the paste in it and fry till golden brown.

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Sausage Masala


Ingredients

* Cocktail Sausages - 250gm
* Tomato Sauce - 1/2cup
* Chilli Powder - 1tsp
* Garam Masala Powder - 1tsp
* Coriander Powder - 1tsp
* Salt - 1/2tsp

Method

Boil the sausages in water for 5 minutes. Remove from water and drain.

Mix the sausages with the remaining ingredients. Leave to marinate for half an hour. Then spread out on a greased baking tray and grill till golden brown. Serve hot, in cocktail sticks.

Note : Instead of baking, Sausages can also fried in a non stick pan with minimum amount of oil .