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Vegan Moonga Gathi#SundayFunday

This is a traditional Goan, Maharashtra Konkan coastal side, which is soupy and delicious curry, called Moonga Gathi. This is a soupy gravy prepared by cooking sprouted moong in ground coconut . It's normally prepared during festive seasons like Ganesh Chaturthi or some holy ocassions or for a Pooja etc., Since it is complete vegan and also no onion no garlic, gluten free recipe, a perfect vrat recipe. 
Do not skip adding jaggery in this recipe, because renders a beautiful taste to the gravy, it's soupy, but you can mash some to moong beans to make a thick gravy or increase the coconut quantity to enhance the thickness.
Ingredients
1 Big Bowl Sprouted Moong Beans - Whole Mung Beans
2-3 slit green chillies
1 Teaspoon Level Garam masala
1 Teaspoon Level Turmeric powder
1 Teaspoon Jaggery
2 Tablespoon of Cooking oil
1 small marble size ball of tamarind
1 Teaspoon Level Sea Salt or to taste
To Dry Roast
1 Tablespoon Coriander seeds
¼ Teaspoon Whole Black peppercorns
3 Tablespoon Grated Dry Coconut - See My Notes
For The Tadka
1 Tablespoon Oil
1 Teaspoon Mustard seeds
A Pinch of Asafoetida
2 Dry Red Chillies
A Sprig Curry Leaves
Method
Dry roast pepper corns and coriander seeds in a pan on medium heat) until you get a aroma. Remove this into a plate and in the same pan add the dry coconut and lightly toast it, do not brown it. Cool and then grind all the roasted coconut, coriander seeds and peppercorns , along with tamarind, turmeric powder and garam masala in the grinder. Make a smooth paste adding just a tablespoon or two of water.
In a pressure pan heat the oil add the ground paste and wash the blender with water add that too and fry till oil separates. Now add the moong and sauté it lightly by tossing it up and down trying not the break the sprout or 2 minutes on high flame. Now add the slit green chillies, salt and 1½ cup water. Bring it to a rolling boil on high flame, once it comes to a boil, lower the flame and let it simmer for 2 minutes. Cover with lid and on high flame take one whistle. 
Switch off the flame and let the cooker cool down a little. When the steam settles down then open and add the jaggery and mix it well, taste for salt. Again cover the cooker with the lid and take one more whistle on high flame. Switch off the flame and the cooker steam settle completely. Open the cooker, I like the sprouted moong to be whole and not mushy , if you prefer a thick and mushy moong gravy , then take 2 whistles on high flame, or else mash a tablespoon of moong, it will thicken the gravy.
Now let's prepare the tadka
Heat oil in a tadka pan add mustard seeds, when it crackles then add the red chillies and asafoetida and curry leaves. Switch off the flame and pour this over the gravy. Moonga Gathi is ready to serve.
We enjoyed eating it with a spoon and chapatti. This goes well with poee or any crusty bread or bakri or boiled rice, mildly spiced and yummy.
My Notes
If you do not have dry coconut then used desiccated coconut ( toast this lightly) OR ½ Cup freshly grated coconut, do not roast this.

Labels: No Onion No Garlic, Sprouts, Moong Beans, Coconut, Vrat, Goa, Pressure Cooker, Vegan

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Vegan Main Dishes

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Marble Stuffed Coconut Pancakes -East Indian#SundayFunday

These stuffed and rolled sweet pancakes, is prepared with coconut, sugar and flour as the main ingredient. These are mainly made East Indian on pancake Tuesday, at must in every household. I made these with three different colors and gave a marble effect to the pancakes. They are soft, luscious and delicious, assure you, that, you can't stop at one.

Ingredients
For The Kesar Filling

1 Big Coconut - grated
1/3 Cup Cashew nuts chopped
¼ Cup Rasins
A pinch of Kesar color
2 - 3 Drops Kesar essence
¼ Teaspoon Cardamoms powder
½ Cup Granulated Sugar or adjust to your taste
1 Teaspoon Ghee
For The Pancake Batter
1½ Cups All Purpose Flour
2 Small Eggs
Water or Milk - as required to make a thin batter
¼ Teaspoon Vanilla essence

Method
For The 
Kesar Filling
Cook the grated coconut with sugar & color on low heat till the sugar melts. Add raisins, cashew nuts and cardamom powder. Cook till the coconut mixture is semi dry, there shouldn't be much moisture in it.
For The Batter
Beat the egg lightly. Mix the flour, milk or water to a fairly thin pouring consistency. 
Divide into 4 portions add the yellow color to one and the green color to the other, third one pink and rest white.
To Make The Pancakes
Take a 6" dia non stick pan. Smear it with oil and wipe it clean. Pour small spoons of different color batter's in the center and swirl the pan so that the batter covers it evenly, any excess batter take is out so that you get a thin pancake.
Cook for a minute or so and then turn it over on a board. (Repeat the process till all the batter is used).
Place  1 - 2 tablespoons of the filling. Fold the sides then roll up the pancake tight or u can even seal edges & roll.

Enjoy!!
My Notes
I have divided the batter into different colors and gradually added a small spoon of each while and swirling the pan.
Labels: Pancake, Stuffed, East Indian, Egg, Coconut, Marble, Sunday Funday, Sweets & Desserts, Festival Sweets

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Mardis Gras & Fat Tuesday 

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Coconut Filled Tartlets - East Indian#Foodieextravaganza

These tartlets are must in our Christmas Sweets Platter. To fill these tartlets my hubby helped me, since we must be quick while filling, the filling hardens quickly.
For our event this month for Foodie Extravaganza Party, we are giving a Virtual Baby Shower for Lauren, the author/founder of our group. These tartlets are prefect for the event which have the color pink and blue.

Ingredients
200 Grams All Purpose Flour
75 Grams Clarified Butter
60 Grams Powdered Sugar
½ Teaspoon Vanilla Essence
3 -4 Tablespoons Chilled Water or as required
Method
Rub clarified butter into flour till it resembles bread crumbs. Add the powdered sugar and essence mix it well into the flour. Now add chilled water just enough bring it into a dough. Do not knead the dough. The dough will be soft and crumbly. Cling wrap it and refrigerate for 30 minutes. 
 
Then take the dough and lightly knead it. Pinch a small ball and press it into tart moulds. Prick the tartlets with a fork. Make a handles of the remaining and bake these for just 4 -5 minutes. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 15 to 18 minutes or until the top start to turn slightly golden.
Remove and cool on a rack. Then un mold and keep it side to cool completely. These tartlets can me made well in advance they stay good for a month or more, if stored in an airtight container.
For The Coconut Filling
This process should be completed quickly as soon as the filling it ready or else it will harden and you will not be able to fill the tarts.
Ingredients
1 Cup Packed Freshly Grated Coconut
1 Cup Granulated Sugar
½ Cup Water
½ Teaspoon Rose Essence
Method
In 2 bowls add a pinch of gel color or liquid color and keep aside. Pink, blue and white, these are the colors.
Mix all ingredients in a non stick pan and cook stirring continuously till dry for 7 -8 minutes, the sugar should melt.
Divide the filling in the respective bowls and mix it well. Fill the tarts with the three colors. Press a handle in the center and let them dry.
Store them in container. The shelf life of the filled tarts is 5 - 6 days in our Mumbai temperature. If you live in a cold climate then these will last for 10 - 12 days.

Labels: Foodie Extravaganza Party, Coconut, Vegan,  Christmas Sweet, East Indian, Mini Tarts 
Foodie Extravaganza Party - December 2021 

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Steamed Rawa/Semolina Balls#SundayFunday

These are delicious small round delights which is made with rawa/semolina, an easy and quick breakfast. It's a great breakfast, Taste Bhi Health Bhi, has all the needed nutrients and is yummy. 
This can be had just as it is, it doesn't required any sauce or chutney.

Ingredients
1 Cup Semolina/Rawa
1½ Cups Water
1 Teaspoon Black Pepper powder
1" Grated Ginger
Salt To Taste
For The Tadka
2 Tablespoons Heaped Oil
1 Teaspoon Urad Dal
1 Teaspoon Mustard seeds
A Sprig Curry Leaves
2 Dried Red Chillies
1 - 1½ Teaspoon Heaped Sambar Powder -Homemade
Salt To Taste
¼ Cup Heaped Freshly Grated Coconut

Method
In a big saucepan bring the water to a rolling boil, add in the black paper , ginger and salt and give it a good mix, then as you are stirring add in the semolina, switch of the flame and mix it very well. Cover with a lid and let is rest for 10 minutes.
After 10 minutes mix it well with oiled hand and knead it into a smooth and soft dough (taking care that there are no lumps).
Make small balls out of the dough.
Arrange them in an oiled steamer
Let it steam on covered with a lid on medium low flame for 18- 20 minutes. 
After 20 minutes switch off the flame and let the semolina balls cool down completely.

Let's prepare the Tadka
Heat a kadai pan with oil , add the mustard seeds when they crackle add the urad dal, stir till it starts to brown, add the curry leaves and dried red chillies, give it a good stir. Take this pan off the flame add the coconut, sambar powder and mix it well. Place this kadai back on medium low flame and add the steamed semolina balls and give it a good mix till the spices and coconut has coated the balls well. Cover it with a lid and reduce the flame to low, let is heat for a 2-3 minutes. Switch off the flame.
Our breakfast is ready. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
Serve it in a plate with a tooth pick. 
Enjoy this delicious and healthy breakfast...Taste Bhi Health Bhi!! 
Labels: Breakfast, Semolina, Homemade, Sambar powder, Coconut, Healthy, Steamed, Sunday Funday, Vegan
For our event called Sunday Funday, wherein we share recipes our families will love to enjoy on a Sunday. I thank our host for this week's event - Sue of https://palatablepastime.com/.

Sunday Funday: Breakfast for Supper

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Kalingana Saali Polo /Watermelon Rind Dosa#Improv

Watermelon Dosa / Kalingana Saali Polo is a dosa made using watermelon rind (the white part, which is in between the red part and the outer green skin). It is a traditional dosa recipe from the Konkani cuisine of Karnataka. In Konkani language, Kalingan means Watermelon, Saali means peel and Polo means Dosa. 
I have  posted  so many Watermelon recipes earlier check below. Watermelon is everyone’s favorite summer fruit. Since it's made up of 90 percent water, it provides  refreshment during  summer. 
I always use  the white part/rind in cooking recipes. So after my Watermelon Parathaits this quick and easy Watermelon Rind Dosa. This dosa is so soft and has a very spongy texture. You won’t even come to know that it has watermelon rind added to it and you will love itThe coconut added to the batter gives  a slight sweetness to the dosa's. Serve it along with any Chutney or Sambar .

Ingredients

11/3 Cup Idli Rava
1 Cup Heaped Chopped Watermelon rind
1/4 Cup Fresh Grated Coconut
1/2 Cup Poha /Flattened Rice
Salt to taste

Olive Oil as required
Method

Wash and soak the idli rice in water just enough to the level of the rava for 2 hours.
Wash and drain the poha in water using a strainer and keep aside.

Now in a mixer grinder, grind the watermelon rind along with grated coconut to a smooth paste. Take it out in a mixing bowl. Add the soaked poha and idli rice, season with salt and make a smooth dosa batter by adding very little water.
The consistency of the batter should be a little thick.

Leave the batter to ferment for 4 -5 hours, before  making the dosas.
Now, heat a dosa pan or a cast iron tawa on a medium heat, brush it with a little oil, pour a ladle full of the dosa batter, pour a teaspoon of oil on the sides. 
Cover it with a lid and let the dosa cook in its own steam till done. 
Then flip it and cook for a minute on that side too.
Remove it on a plate and proceed to make rest of the Kalingana Saali Polo similarly with the remaining batter.

Serve the Karwar Style Kalingana Polo Recipe- Watermelon Rind Dosa along with Peanut Coconut Chutney  or Sambar for the weekend breakfast or a dinner.
You would like other Watermelon recipes
Watermelon Paratha
Watermelon Agua Fresca 
Watermelon Granita
Apple & Watermelon Crush
Sparkling Apple & Watermelon Lemonade Spritzers
Vegan & Gluten Free Watermelon Jelly


Lables : South Indian, Karnataka, Watermelon, Rind, Dosa, Healthy, Coconut, Breakfast, Dinner,  Vegan, Gluten free,Improv Cooking Challenge 
Improv Cooking Challenge; July 2020
Watermelon and Olive Oil

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Olya Naralachi Karanji / Fresh Coconut Nevries

We East Indians make this for San Jao Cha Sann/St  John feast, which is celebrated on 24th June the proper day or the coming Sunday. 
This is must in my family, my mother and grandmother used to make this every year,  I too make this since my husband love them. This year I decided to take step by step pics, here is my family recipe. You can add more sugar if you want, but for us the sweetness was just right.
This Karanji is  also a traditional Maharashtrian sweet,  usually made  for festive occasions like Diwali and Ganesh Chaturthi.  
Olya means fresh, naralachya means coconut,  karanjya is turnovers or nevries,  which means fresh coconut karanji. The shelf live of these are just 3 - 4 days,  for a longer shelf-life you may use dry or desiccated coconut and sugar. 
I, prefer making karanji using fresh coconut for a superior taste. Making these, is quite a time consuming task, but,  if you love these, all the effort is worthwhile. This is one of the most easy recipes, do try preparing karanji this way and let me know how it turned out.

Makes around 9 - 10  Nevries /Karanjies - depending on the amount of filling inside.

Ingredients
For the filling

1 Cup Packed Fresh Grated Coconut
1/4 Teaspoon Heaped Cardamom pods
3 Tablespoons Heaped Sugar
A Pinch of Nutmeg powder
15 Cashewnuts - chopped
1 Tablespoon Golden Raisins/Kismis
1 Teaspoon Ghee/Vegetable Shortening
For the Covering
2 Cups All Purpose Flour
 Tablespoon Heaped Melted Ghee
1/4 Teaspoon Salt
For frying 
Vegetable Oil as required
 Method
For the filling
In a pan / kadai take ghee, coconut and sugar. Cook on low heat till  melts and the mixture comes together, add the raisins, cashew nuts, cardamom  and nutmeg powder and continue to cook the mixture on low medium heat for a 2 minutes stir continuously, since tends to burn quickly, so do not stop stirring at any given point of time. Once the mixture is dry  take  off the heat and set aside to cool completely.
For the covering
In a thaal/bowl mix  flour, melted ghee and salt, mix well.  Add water as required and knead to a soft, pliable,  smooth dough.  Keep it covered in a moist cloth  for 25 to 30 minutes. 
After 30 minutes, knead the dough again slightly and make small round balls.
Take one small dough ball. With the help of a rolling pin, roll it flat (same as the size of a poori)
Place a spoonful of the coconut jaggery mixture in the center
Dip your finger into the water and apply on the edge of half the poori. Flod the other edge of the poori, press the edges well to seal the filling inside
Be sure that no air bubbles remain inside. The edges should be tightly sealed or the filling may ooze our during deep frying.

Press the edges using the back of a fork  or a cutter to give it that  design.  Place the filled karanjis on  a plate and cover with  a damp  towel to avoid drying. 

Heat oil for deep frying in a kadhai or deep pan.
Slowly fry the karanjis on low flame till golden brown. Remove on paper towel and let them rest for 20 mins. When cooled down, store in airtight container upto 3 - 4 days. If refrigerated, it can be stored for a few more days.

Enjoy.. these are delicious, I am sure you can't stop at one or two!!
Labels:   Coconut, Fried, Nevries, Karanji, Turnover, Festival , Maharastrian Cuisine, East Indian, Vegan

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