INSTANT PULI SEVAI/INSTANT PULI IDIYAPPAM/BACHELORS RECIPES

It is a common feature in all our homes during peak morning hours of breaking our heads as  what to pack for lunch.It is no exception in my household too and I end up making something which is quick to make,easy to carry and filling too.This Instant Puli Sevai is one such recipe.It can be made in a matter of seconds and is very ideal for bachelors or working women.Here both sevai or idiyappam and puliyodhare mix is readymade and store bought.I had this wonderful oppurtunity of writing reviews for Eastern Spices and iam posting recipes as and when I can with the products I got from the company.Thank you Eastern Spices all at home throughly enjoyed this recipe.Now readers,scroll down below the recipe of Instant Puli Sevai..



SUMMARY
Course:Breakfast
Cuisine:South Indian
Serves :2
Preparation Time:10minutes
Cooking time :5 minutes
Total time:15 minutes

INGREDIENTS

Instant Rice Sevai	1 cup
Eastern Puliyodhare Mix	3 tsp
Sesame Oil	3 tsp

HOW TO MAKE

• In a pan of hot water add instant sevai and cook for 5 minutes.Drain in a colander and pass running cold water through it.This ensures the sevai not sticking with each other.

• In a pan add sesame oil and heat.Add Eastern Puliyodhare Mix and fry a bit.

• Add cooked rice sevai.Mix well.

• Instant Puli Sevai/Puli Idiyappam is ready.Enjoy with chips,papad or raita.

Check out my Pulikachal and Idiyappam recipes.

Notes

• You can make idiyappam at home freshly and proceed with the puliyodhare mix.
• You can make this sevai with homemade pulikachal.
• Addition of fresh curry leaves on top enhances the taste.
• Use sesame oil for authentic taste.

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INSTANT MORKUZHAMBU/ BACHELORS RECIPES/KUZHAMBU VARIETIES

It is a favorite gravy,this Morkuzhambu.But this one does not involve the usual soaking of dals and the lengthy proceedure.This is an easy recipe which I learnt from my MIL who learnt it from her MIL.Secret family recipe.As I was scrolling in my blog,I realised  I didn’t have this yogurt based recipe ,so I started preparing it instantly.Even bachelors who want to have morkuzhambu the easy way can go ahead with this.The other point to be noted here is that,even if you don’t have any veggie,still you can make this as I have made this with manathakkali vathal.You can add any veggie of your choice too,but it wanted it to keep simple.Over to the Instant Morkuzhambu recipe..

INGREDIENTS

Coconut(grated)	4 tsp
Gram Flour	3 tsp
Cumin/Jeera	1/2 tsp
Red Chilli	3

OTHER INGREDIENTS

Curd	1 cup
Salt	to taste

 

TO TEMPER

 

Mustard	1/2 tsp
Manathakkali Vathal	1 tsp
Curry Leaves	1 sprig
Asafoetida	a pinch
Oil	1/2 tsp

 

HOW TO MAKE

• Take the tems given in the to grind table and grind well adding water.

• Pour the ground paste with little water and boil.Add curd and mix well.

• Once the mixture thickens and raw smell goes,temper in oil mustard,asafoetida,curry leaves and manathakkali vathal.

• Pour in the temperings to the gravy.

• Instant Morkuzhambu is ready.Enjoy with any variety rice or podi or thogayal.

Notes

• You can add any vegetable in place of vathal.Boil it and add it seperately.
• Use nildly sour curd.
• Don’t boil too much as that will curdle the gravy.

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CUCUMBER PINEAPPLE SALAD

This post is an easy to make and one of my bachelor recipes first post.Iam always a salad person and love to eat it as an accompaniment to food or as a snack or sometimes a meal itself.It is one such food which can be eaten guilt free and that too without any limitations.My hubby loves salads and I make it a point to include in his meal a bowl of it.This recipe is a fruit and vegetable salad put in one bowl and is so tasty that you will crave for more.The one point to be noted here is the freshness of the vegetables and fruits you use ,since fresh always tastes best.The unusally tasty salad such as this caught my eye while scrolling through net and wasting no time made this to go with peas pulao and raita.Needless to say everybody enjoyed it to the core.

INGREDIENTS

Watermelon cubes	1/4 cup
Pineaple cubes	1/4 cup
Cucumber cubes	1/4 cup
Salt	to taste
Sugar	1/4 tsp
Soya Sauce	1/4 tsp
Roasted Peanuts	3 tsp
Roasted Cashewnuts	3 tsp
Lemon Juice	1/2 tsp
Red Chilli Flakes	1/2 tsp

HOW TO MAKE

• Roast peanuts and cashewnuts on a low flame just as it is.

• Add chopped cubes of pineapple,cucumber and water melon in a bowl.Add salt,sugar,soya sauce,lemon juice,red chilli flakes and toss well.Top it up with roasted peanuts and cashewnuts and serve immediately.The crunchiness must be there while biting.

Notes

• You can add a few drops of sesame oil to maintain crispiness.
• You should serve immediately after adding peanuts and cashewnuts,otherwise they might not be crunchy.
• You can add carrots and pears too.

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