Corn Salad for a Rainy Day

Who would not love to have steaming corn with some Masala and butter in it, when it is pouring outside.. I would love to have it with a favorite book of  mine with Illayaraja's songs playing in the background. Bliss isn't it. OK I hear it .. For kids this is an opportunity to feed them with good and healthy stuff when they are really really hungry and would not mind munching down snacks when they are watching the rain.

Here is a simple corn salad for Day 3 of the second week in Blogging Marathon #19. 

Ingredients

Sweet Corn - 2 cups

Onion - 1/2 cup

Tomato - 1/2 cup

Chat Masala - 1 tsp

Salt - to taste

Butter - 1/2 tsp

Method

Boil the sweet corn till it is done

Chop the onion and tomato into fine pieces

In a bowl take the corn and add the cut onion and tomatoes in it

Top it with some butter and mix well

Sprinkle some chat Masala before you serve

Check for salt and adjust to taste

You can add shredded carrot or capsicum for a variation. 

Yummy Corn Salad is being served at The Pumpkin Farm of Pradnya who is hosting this month s Kid Delight event . The theme is Warm foods to beat the Rain and at Blogging Marathon #19

Sambhar Idli - Desi Delight

Day 2 of Week 2, and I serve you a wonderful Desi Delight. Sambhar Idli. Idli is good for people from any age, being a steamed dish, it is safe to be given to kids as well as old aged people. Now this recipe calls for two recipes , preparation of Sambhar and the Idli batter. I will post the Sambhar preparation today, assuming that our fridges have the Idli batter in it. On the other hand, I have planned a separate post for Idli batter, as it is one of the most important Kitchen Basics. You can check my version of Sambhar Podi here

Ingredients 

Idli Batter - 4 cups ( makes 12 Idlis)

Sambhar Podi - 3 tbsp

Onion - 1 big ( Sliced into thin slices )

Tamarind pulp - 1/2 cup

Coriander - 1/2 cup

Toor Dal - 1 cup ( Boiled and Mashed )

Mustard seeds and oil for tempering

Salt to taste

Method

Make the Idlis before hand and let them cool a bit

In a wok add a little oil 

When the oil is hot add the mustard seeds and let them sputter

Add the chopped onions and curry leaves and saute for 2 mins

To this add the tamarind pulp and let it boil for some time

Follow it with the boiled and mashed Toor Dal.

Adding coriander leaves while steaming the Toor Dal enhances the flavor of the final dish

Add the chopped coriander to this mixture and it should boil really well

The raw smell and taste of tamarind should be gone

Towards the end add the Sambhar Podi 

Remove the Sambhar from fire two minutes after adding the Podi, else the flavor will just vanish

I make this sambhar Podi only when required and in very less quantity

Freshly made Podi always tastes heavenly

Now the Sambhar Idli part of it.

Place 2 Idlis in a deep bowl

Pour the sambhar over the Idli

Garnish with fresh coriander leaves 

Serve with a spoon and watch the bowl being polished off the sambhar and idlis

Sambhar idli is being served at The Pumpkin Farm of Pradnya who is hosting this month s Kid Delight event . The theme is Warm foods to beat the Rain and at Blogging Marathon #19

Hot and Sour Soup

Week 2 of Blogging Marathon, my theme for this week is Warm Foods for Kids during Rain. The dishes that I will be cooking will be also served at The Pumpkin Farm of Pradnya who is hosting this month s Kid Delight event . The theme is Warm foods to beat the Rain.

For Day 1, Im serving Hot and Sour Vegetable Soup. Nothing is more comforting than having a bowl of hot soup and enjoying the rain. Soup is also one of the ways in which you can steal in vegetables for kids who are fuzzy about eating them. 

Ingredients

Soy Sauce - 1tbsp

Chili Sauce - 3/4 tsp

Black Pepper powder - 1 tsp

Vinegar - 1 tbsp

Sugar - 1/2 tsp

Corn Flour - 1/2 tbsp

Vegetables - 2 cups ( I used chopped beans, carrot, cauliflower and corn)

Salt to taste

Method

Take 3 cups of water in a wok.

Add soy sauce, chili sauce, vinegar, sugar, pepper powder and salt

Bring this mixture to a boil

Add the chopped veggies into it and let them become tender crisp

Add a little water to the corn flour and make a smooth paste

Add this to the boiling soup and stir continuously

Serve hot

Check what my fellow bloggers are whipping up for the Second week of Blogging Marathon