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  • Sauteed Green apple

    Sauted Green Apple is tasty and a quick one to make. You can eat it just like that or serve it over a dessert.

    Green apples are yet another kind of apples that we love binging on. The Granny Smith variety are the usual ones that we find here.They are crisp and tart , ideal to be used in cooking. These sauted green apples are just too good, beleive me !

    Green apples are highly nutritious. They are rich in anti oxidants and help lower blood sugar. They  steady the heart beat and are an excellent source of potassium.

    Green apples are ideal to be used in salads. They can be cooked and used with oats or a topping. Here is another kind, Sauteed Green Apple, do give a try, you can eat it anytime, either for breakfast or lunch. Put it over a pancake or a bowl of oats with a few nuts.  This dish is healthy eating, vegetarian,  paleo and gluten free.

     

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    sauted green apple

     

    Sauteed Green apple

    Recipe Type: Side dish
    Cuisine: Continental
    Author: Jayashree
    Prep time:
    Cook time:
    Total time:
    Serves: 4
    Sweet and spice,all things fine, this is a perfect combo for a lunch or dinner.
    Ingredients
    • Green apples 2
    • butter 1tbsp
    • demerera sugar 2tbsp
    • cinnamon powder 1/4tsp
    Instructions
    1. Wash and cut the apples into slices.
    2. Put butter in the pan and melt it. Add the apple slices and toss them.
    3. Allow to cook for a few minutes until they are tender.
    4. Add the demerera sugar and cinnamon powder. Give a stir. After a minute or two, remove from flame.
    Notes
    You can use it for pancake or top it with vanilla ice cream.

     

    Ingredients :

    Green apples 2
    butter 1tbsp
    demeretra sugar 2tbsp
    cinnamon powder 1/4tsp

    Method:

    Wash and cut the apples into slices.
    Put butter in the pan and melt it. Add the apple slices and toss them.
    Allow to cook for a few minutes until they are tender.
    Add the demerera sugar and cinnamon powder. Give a stir. After a minute or two, remove from flame.

     

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    Sautéed Green Apple

    Sautéed Green Apple is a quick and tasty dish to whip.Serve it anytime and as you like it.
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    Course: Breakfast, Dessert
    Cuisine: international
    Ingredients Method

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 Green apples
    • 1 tablespoon butter
    • 2 tablespoon demerara sugar
    • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon powder

    Method
     

    1. Wash and cut the apples into slices.
    2. Put butter in the pan and melt it. Add the apple slices and toss them.
    3. Allow to cook for a few minutes until they are tender.
    4. Add the demerara sugar and cinnamon powder. Give a stir. After a minute or two, remove from flame.

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  • Beans Stir fry / Beans Palya

    Beans Stir fry / Beans Palya

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    Beans, popularly known as French beans or just by the name of ring beans is a key ingredient in South Indian cooking. It makes a good combo with other veggies such as carrot, peas, capsicum and potato and can be used in various dishes as gravies, pulav or snacks. But, have you tried this simple g bean stir fry? I am sure, many are not aware of this , do give a try. Bean stir fry is a healthy and easy alternative to quick cooking. It can be used as an accompaniment with chapati or rice. Beans palya makes a good accompaniment in South Indian cooking.

    Beans Stir Fry / Beans Palya Recipe

    Ingredients:

    • 1/2 kg beans
    • 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
    • 1/4 teaspoon asafoetida
    • 1 teaspoon bengal gram
    • 1 teaspoon urad dal
    • 4 green chilly
    • curry leaves a few
    • coriander for garnishing
    • fresh coconut
    • 2 teaspoon oil
      salt to taste
    • fresh coconut
    • coriander leaves

    Equipments : chopping board,knife, wok, spatula

    Method:

    1. Remove the ends and the strings of the beans Chop them finely.
    2. Wash it in tap water and keep aside.
    3. Take a wok, add the oil and heat on a low flame. Add mustard seeds, as it crackles add the bengal gram and urad dal, leave it for a while, then add the green chilly ,turmeric powder, asafoetida and curry leaves.
    4. Add the chopped green beans along with salt and sprinkle a little water. Allow to cook till tender.
    5. Add grated coconut and fresh coriander leaves to it. Green bean stir fry is ready to serve.

    Take a tip:

    • Addition of coconut enhances the taste. During summer, keep it in the refrigerator.
    • A few dry red chilly may be added in the seasoning instead of green chilli. Alternatively, you can add red chilli powder after the beans is tenderly cooked.
    • You may use onion along with it. The traditional recipe does not use it.
    • In one kind of recipe, coconut and chilli powder are ground and added.

     

     

    Beans Stir Fry

    Beans stir fry is a tasty side dish from South India.
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    Ingredients Equipment Method

    Ingredients
      

    • 1/2 kg beans
    • 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
    • 1/4 teaspoon asafoetida
    • 1 teaspoon bengal gram
    • 1 teaspoon urad dal
    • 4 green chilly
    • curry leaves a few
    • coriander for garnishing
    • fresh coconut
    • 2 teaspoon oil
    • salt to taste

    Equipment

    • cooking pan, serving spoon, bowl

    Method
     

    1. Chop the beans finely . Wash it in cold water and keep aside.
    2. Take a wok, add the oil and heat on a low flame. Add mustard seeds, as it crackles add the bengal gram and urad dal, leave it for a while, then add the green chilly ,turmeric powder, asafoetida and curry leaves. Add the chopped green beans along with salt and sprinkle a little water.
    3. Allow to cook till tender. Add grated coconut and fresh coriander leaves to it. Green bean stir fry is ready to serve.

    About the event :

    Sending this to Foodies_Redoing Old Post_166. It is a fortnightly event, an old post is worked by editing the post with better pictures or more relevant content. Here, I have changed the picture on this day Dec 7th, 2025.

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  • Idli Recipe | idli with homemade idli batter

    Idli Recipe | idli with homemade idli batter

    Idli is a popular breakfast from South India. It is the healthiest breakfast that we can serve to our family.

    Idli is a steamed cake made from the batter of lentil and rice or rava. It is ideal for people of all age groups from babies to old grand parents.

    Idli is prepared in two ways by using rice along with lentil or rava with lentil. Today, I am sharing the second kind of recipe here.

    The making of idli involves three steps:

    1. Soaking of lentil
    2. Grinding of lentil
    3. Mixing of cream of wheat
    4. Fermentation
    5. Preparation

    Soaking of lentil : Wash the urad dal and soak it in water for two to four hours.

    Grinding of lentil: You can either grind it in a mixer or wet grinder.

    Mixing of cream of wheat : It is soaked for half an hour and later mixed in the lentil batter.

    Fermentation: It should be kept in a wide vessel in a warm place to ferment  for five to six hours, preferably overnight.

    Preparation: The next day, mix salt in the batter and prepare the idlis.

    About the Idli Cooker and Idli Maker :

    Different brands of Idli Cooker and Idli Maker are available in the market. Idlis can be made in pressure cooker too but do not use the whistle. Idli can be made in different shapes too. Plate Idli (Thatte Idli), Glass Idli ( lota idli), button idli. Do you know that they are also made in moulds made of jackfruit leaves and banana leaves ?  It gives a good aroma to idli.

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    idli

    I have many idli recipes on the blog. Some of them are Chennai Idli, Ragi Idli, Instant Ragi Idli and Sago Idli.

    About the event:

    This is an old post which I had written in the beginning, when I started blogging. Now I have redone with better pictures and text, sending this to Foodies_Redoing OldPost 24. This is a fortnightly event where we work on one old post regularly.

    How to make Idli

    Ingredients:

    • 1 bowl of urad dal
    • 2 bowl of idli rava for batter made in wet grinder ( 1 bowl of idli rawa for mixer)
    • water
    • salt to taste

    Method:

    1. Wash the urad dal and soak in water for one and a half hour.
    2. Grind into a fine paste by using adequate amount of water.
    3. Soak the semolina in water for fifteen minutes. Addition of semolina depends on the mode of making the batter. If you use the wet grinder, mix two bowl of idli rawa as the quantity of batter is adequate here. In case of mixer jar, you can use only one cup of idli rawa.
    4. Squeeze the water out from the semolina and mix it in the batter.
    5. Keep it for fermentation in a warm place for five to six hours, preferably overnight.
    6. The next day, add salt to the batter and mix it . If the consistency is thick, add some water.
    7. Pour the batter into idli moulds and cook it in a idli  pan or pressure cooker. If using pressure cooker, do not use the whistle.
    8. For the first ten minutes, steam it on high flame, later reduce it. De mould them slowly after a few minutes. You need 15 -20 minutes to make a batch of idlis.
    9. Serve hot with chutney and sambar.

    Take a tip:

    • Fermentation time varies from region to region. It is quicker during summer and takes longer during winter.
    • Mix the batter using hand, the heat of the human body gives a good texture.
    • Idli Rava is made from rice. It is slightly coarse in texture. This is different from Bombay Rava that is used for upma.

     

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    Idli

    Idli is an ideal breakfast to serve any day. It is steamed, easy to prepare and filling. 
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    Prep Time 20 minutes
    Cook Time 30 minutes
    6 6 hours
    Total Time 6 hours 50 minutes
    Servings: 6 people
    Course: Breakfast
    Cuisine: Indian
    Ingredients Method

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 cup urad dal
    • 2 cup semolina
    • water
    • salt

    Method
     

    1. Wash the urad dal and soak it for two hours.
    2. Grind it to a smooth batter. 
    3. Soak the semolina in water for ten minutes. Mix into the batter, close and keep it in a warm place to ferment. 
    4. Next day, add salt to it. Heat a idli maker, grease the moulds (not necessary) and put batter in the cavity. 
    5. Steam it for fifteen to twenty minutes. 
    6. Serve with chutney and sambar.

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