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Aatukaal soup a very authentic soup recipe from Southern part of India, mostly this can make for kids, if they takes weekly once it helps to strong their bones and high calcium food. Also it helps for cold and cough. Mostly everyone makes more spicy but my version is medium spice with great flavoured. Mutton legs doesn't have more flesh but it have more fat with good minerals.

Today we covering the simple and easy peasy method. For the winter sunday, I want to prepare this recipe. Guys you too try and let me know in comments how it turned out.

Ingredients

Aatu Kaal / Goat Legs - 1/2 kg (2 legs)
Pearl Onions - 10 peeled
Tomato - 1
Garlic ginger paste - 1 tbsp
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt - As per taste
Water - 3 cups
Pepper powder - 1 tsp
A handful of Coriander leaves

Method

Take pressure cooker and add all the ingredients except pepper powder and coriander leaves.
Close the cooker with a lid and place on flame.
After the steam starts out of the nozzle, place the whistle and simmer the flame.
Cook on low flame for 30 - 35 minutes / 12 - 15 whistles and remove from flame.
Allow the pressure gets released naturally then remove the whistle and open the cooker.
Garnish with coriander leaves.
Strain and serve the clear soup. Add salt and pepper as per taste.

Clean the mutton legs

Take pressure cooker and add all the ingredients except pepper powder and coriander leaves.

Allow the pressure gets released naturally then remove the whistle and open the cooker.

Add handful of coriander leaves.

Add salt and pepper as per taste.

Malabar Spinach we called as Pasalai keerai in Tamil. Its a leafy greens and packed with iron, calcium, vitamin K, folic acid, omega-3 fatty acids and rich in antioxidants.Specially for pregnancy time and kids its more healthy. This recipe is one of my family style to make it tasty and goes better with rice and add gingelly oil. Also its good with Roti, dosas too.

Ingredients

Pasalai Keera / Malabar Spinach - 1 bundle
Onions -1
Green chili - 4
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Garlic pods - 4
Oil - 1 tsp
Salt to taste

Method

Wash and drain the greens on a colander.
Heat 1 tsp oil in a pan. Add the drained greens and saute it. Keep aside and let it cool down.
Add onions, garlic, green chilies and cumin seeds and saut it for 2 mins.
Remove to a plate and let it cool down.
Add salt and grind to a smooth paste.
Now add the sauted greens and grind it coarsely.
Seasoning is optional.

Clean the greens

Heat oil in the pan

Add spinach into pan and saute it

Saute it

Saute onions, chili, garlic and cumins

Saute for 2 mins

Grind it smoothly

Add greens and grind coarsely

The best comfort food always greens.

Spring mix usually contains upto 16 fresh greens and lettuces of varying tastes and textures, including red romaine, baby spinach, radicchio, green romaine, red oak leaf, mizuna, red leaf, lollo rosso, arugula, red mustard, green mustard, red chard, frisee, and tatsoi. This sounds very healthy right. I want to give a try with this greens with toor dal like sambar. But the taste turned out great. Even kids love it.

Today we going to see the Spring Mix Dal Recipe - Greens Sambar. Let me know in comments how it turned for you guys.

Ingredients

Toor dal - 1/2 cup
Green Mirchi - 2
Onion - 1
Tomato - 1
Garlic - 3
Chilli Powder - 1 tbsp
Coriander Powder - 2 tbsp
Turmeric Powder -1 tsp

Homemade Tamarind paste - 1 tbsp
Water as needed
Salt to taste

For Seasoning:

Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - a handful

Method

Soak Toor dal for 10 mins. Take it in a cooker and add water. Pressure cook for 3 whistles. Let the pressure goes by itself. Set aside.
Heat coconut oil in a pan. Coconut oil always enhances the taste of meal.
Add onions, garlic and tomatoes. Saute well.
Heat oil in the same pan, Add in mustard, urad dal and curry leaves. Let them sizzle.
Add green mirchi, chilli powder, corriander powder, turmeric, salt and mix well.
Add in tamarind paste, water and salt. Allow it to boil, simmer for 15 mins till oil separates.
Ready to serve.

Boil the toor dal with garlic

Add 1 tbsp coconut oil

Seasoned it

Add onions and green chili

Add tomatoes

Spring Mix

Add spring mix

Add chili powder, coriander powder

Saute it

Add cooked dal

Add water and salt

Allow it to Boil

Ready to serve

Waffles Recipe - buttery and delicious and use basic pantry ingredients that come together in minutes.
We make waffles or pancakes for breakfast most weekends, so I have made a lot of waffles and pancakes over the years. Today I’m sharing my improved recipe instead of eggs, even buttermilk gives fluffy and thick texture. These buttermilk pancakes are thick and fluffy, with delicious flavor from the buttermilk in the batter. They are quick and easy to make and perfect for a weekend breakfast.

BELLA Mini Snowflake Waffle maker

Ingredients

All purpose flour - 1/2 cup
White whole wheat flour - 1/2 cup
Baking powder - 1 tsp
Baking soda - 1/4 tsp
Salt - 1/4 tsp
Large Eggs - 2
Milk - 1 cup
Vanilla extract - 1tsp

Method

Melt the butter and keep aside to cool.
Take a bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk and vanilla extract.
Add melted butter to it.
Sieve the dry ingredients.
Add together the flours, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Whisk until no lumps appear.
Switch on the waffle maker the red light gets on.
Once the red light off, open the waffle maker and grease with cooking spray.
Take one scoop the pancake batter onto the griddle. Close the waffle maker and red light gets on.
Once the red light off, open it and check it turns golden brown on both sides.
Transfer to the plate. Kids will enjoy it.