Chat Pat Veggy Pakodas

It is raining here like a rainy day. The weather has turned chill and craving to have some pakodas or fried food.
I just checked in the fridge for some vegetables. I could get only the capsicum. Then onions in the basket in my kitchen store. This will be more than enough to fill the pakoda dough.
Just tried some chatpat (fast) pakodas and here they are goes well with  hot cup of coffee or tea or even juice. It can be nice to eat with your lunch.
Lets see the recipe now.

Things Needed :

Onions : 2
Capsicum : 1
Channa flour : 2 to 3 Tablespoons
Rice Flour : 1 Tablespoon
Jeera : 1/2 Teaspoon
Red chilly powder : 1 Teaspoon
Salt : required 
Curry Leaves : 5 to 6
Oil : 1 Cup

Method :

1. Remove the outer skin of onion and wash it. Wash capsium.

2. Cut onions and capsicum in to small pieces. Cut curry leaves into small.
3.Take a bowl and put capsicum, onions, curry leaves , Channa flour (besan) and rice flour.

4. Add salt, jeera and chilly powder. Add a tea spoon of hot oil. Mix it nicely.

5, Keep a frying pan on the fire. Put oil and let it turn hot. (frying temperature).
6. Take a handful dough and squeeze out the dough through your fingers.

7. Fry them nicely till golder brown on both side and remove from the pan.
8. Put it on a kitchen tissue, so that extra oil is absorbed by the tissue.
9. Serve Hot pakodas with a cup of coffee or tea.

Note :
Do not add any water to mix the dough. The dough should be thick. You can add carrots to this pakodas. It should be eaten when it is hot. No need to add any cooking soda.
Time : 10 minutes.
Serves : 2 to 3 .

Healthy Vegetable Salad

Salad can be prepared using many vegetables. It has become a healthy attitude for people to have salads instead of meals. It is really good. It keeps you healthy and active.It can be eaten at any time of the day...Even as chat you can have them in the evening.
I have used corn, carrots, cucumber, tomato and olive oil. Topped with mango gratings.
Lets see the benefits of Corn and Olive oil.
Sweet corn is gluten free cereal and fresh sweet corn has much less calories.They are full of dietary fiber, vitamins and antioxidants and minerals. It contains good levels of B-complex group of vitamins. and healthy amount of minerals like zinc, magnesium, copper, iron and manganese.
Olive Oil is rich in monounsaturated fatty acids.Olive oil is rich in antioxidants with Vitamin E  which helps to minimizes the cancer. risk. Regular consumption of olive oil can help to decrease blood pressure. Olive has is good for diet, it is low saturated and moderately rich in carbohydrates and soluble fiber. It helps to lower the blood sugar level, it controls and enhances insulin sensitivity. It also helps to reduce the obesity.
This salad is free of onion or garlic. We can even stuff them in chapatis and have Salad Chapati Roll.
Here is a recipe which is to prepare and yummy to have.

Ingredients :

Corn : 1 Cob
Carrots : 2
Cucumber : 2
Tomatoes : 2
Olive Oil : 2 Tea spoons
Salt : required (black salt or rock salt also can be used)
Green chilly : 1
Totapuri Mango  Gratings :  3 to 4 Table spoons

Method : 

1.Wash and scrape out the outer layer of carrots and grate it.

2. Wash and boil corn cob and remove the corn from it.
3. Cut tomatoes, cucumber green chilly into thin and keep it aside.Grate mango and keep it aside.

4. Take a big bowl and put all the ingredients. Mix it well.

5. Add oil oil and mix it slowly.
6. Shift the salad and top up with grated totapuri mango.

7. You can have Chapati Salad Roll also.

Note :

You can use pomegranate also. They adds to the taste. Coriander leaves, mint leaves and fresh tender palak (spinach) leaves also can be added. Parsley leaves are added normally.  Adding onions and garlic is optional. I have not added. It is said that cut onions should not be kept for a long time.
Time : 10 minutes
Servings : 3 to 4