Chili bajji

It is a tasty snack, also called chilli bajji, milakai bajji, milagai bajji, mirchi pakora, mirch pakoda or mirchi vada.

Ingredients:

• Green chilies (pachchai milakai / hari mirchi): 10
• Chickpea flour (gram flour / kadalaimavu / besan): 100gms
• Rice flour (arisi mavu / chaval ka atta): 1 tbsp
• Cumin seed powder (jeeragappodi / jeera powder): 1 tsp
• Red chili powder (vara milakai / lal mirchi / sabath mirch): 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder (manjal podi / haldi powder): 1/4 tsp
• Asafetida (perungayam / hing): 1 Pinch
• Oil for deep frying
• Salt to taste.

Method:

• Mix everything (except the green chilies and oil)
• Prepare a thick batter using water.
• Cut the chilies lengthwise.
• Dip the chilies in the batter and deep fry in oil.
• Serve hot with or without chutney or sauce.
  

Spring salad bowl

A low calorie tasty salad.

Ingredients:

• Lettuce : 100 gms
• Radish : 100 gms
• Cucumber : 200 gms
• Onion : 50 gms
• Tomato : 50 gms
• Honey : 10 ml
• Salt : to taste
  
  
  

Procedure:

• Slice tomatoes, cucumber and onions into thin round discs.
• Shred lettuce and chop radish.
• Mix everything well with honey and salt.
• Serve for 4 without delay.

Summer retreat

This low calorie delicious salad is preferred most in summer. It fills the stomach. It is useful for less intake of further food and so useful for weight reduction.

Ingredients:

• Cucumber : 200gms
• Onion : 50gms
• Tomato : 200gms
• Lemon juice : 1 tbsp
• Honey : 1 tbsp
• Salt : to taste
  
  
  

Procedure:

• Slice cucumber, onion and tomato finely.
• Arrange on a plate.
• Add honey and lemon juice.
• Sprinkle salt to taste.
• Garnish with coriander leaves or pudina leaves.
• Serve for four.