Pan fried Salmon Fillets with grilled Veggies

Salmon is well known for its amazing health benefits. It’s rich in Omega 3 fatty acids, which can improve our eyesight and promote brain health.  It’s a delicious and kids-friendly food.

Ingredients:

Salmon Fillets - 250g

Garlic Cloves. - 8 (make a paste)

Parsley leaves - a handful 

Red Chilli powder - 1 tsp

Crushed Black Pepper - 1/2 tsp

Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp

Ceylon/Srilankan Cinnamon - 1/4 tsp

Lemon/lime juice - 1 tbsp

Salt - to taste

Oil - 2 tbsp

Salmon Marinade

Method:

Clean the fish, add turmeric powder, chilli powder, cinnamon, Black Pepper,  garlic paste, lime juice and salt. Let it sit for half an hour.  

In a pan, pour olive oil and shallow fry both sides. It will get cooked in few minutes. Before switching off the stove, sauté in high heat for just a minute to create smoked/grilled effect.

Garnish with chopped parsley leaves, mouth watering  😋 Salmon fillets are ready to eat. Serve with grilled veggies. 

It will become your kids’ favorite dish in no time.

Grilled Veggies:

Chop vegetables of your choice. I normally prefer Capsicum/Bell Pepper, Potatoes, Brocolli, Pineapple(must try), Paneer, etc.,

Grilled Veggies!

Seasoning :

Red chilli powder/ crushed red chilli flakes - 1/4 tsp.

Crushed Black Pepper - 1/4 tsp.

Cumin seeds/Jeera Seeds - 1/4 tsp. (Optional)

Salt - to taste

Garnish - chopped Coriander and Parsley leaves. 

Lemon juice - few drops to be added finally 

(optional)

Method:

Stir in the seasoning ingredients into the chopped veggies.

Grill/bake the vegetables in an oven, alternatively you can sauté in a pan for couple of minutes in medium flame and another couple of minutes in high flame, add 2, 3 drops of lime juice and serve. 

Black gram with skin Vadai/Kala Urad dhal Vadai/கருப்பு உளுந்து வடை

Black gram with skin/கருப்பு உளுந்து is rich in nutrients. Especially it’s a great food for teen age girls who have just reached puberty. We can make Ulundhu Kali/கருப்பு உளுந்து Thosai, கருப்பு உளுந்து Vadai. This will help strengthen their pelvic bones. 

Generally, black gram/உளுந்து is good for women as it has iron, folic acid, calcium, magnesium and potassium.

Ingredients:

Black Gram/கருப்பு உளுந்து - 1 and 1/2 Cups

Parboiled rice/புளுங்கல் அரிசி - 2 tbsp.

Salt - to taste

Coaresly crushed Black Pepper/மிளகு - 1/4 tsp.

Cumin seeds/சீரகம் - 1/4 tsp.

Garnish - Few Fresh Coriander leaves and Curry leaves/கரிவேப்பிலை,மல்லித்தழை சிறிது.

Method:

Soak black gram/கருப்பு உளுந்து and rice/together in water, after rinsing thoroughly for an hour.

Grind it in wet grinder preferably, ( I usually avoid grinding in mixer) don’t add too much water or too little water. Better to add water as needed, while grinding after checking the consistency. If you add too much water, you can't get the right shape, on the other hand if you add too little water, you can get preferred shape, but the Vadais may turn hard. To get soft and crispy Vadai, consistency is very important.

 Add salt and pepper to the batter while grinding. Add cumin seeds, Coriander and Curry leaves after grinding.

Shape the batter into vadais and deep fry, both sides. Nutritious and delicious black gram Vadai is ready to serve.

Tips, Tips, Tips...

Adding rice will make the Vadai crispy and will so prevent the better from absorbing too much oiil.

While making Vadai for Prasadham/பிரசாதம், I don’t add onions, otherwise if it is for snacks, then I add finely chopped onion, before frying.

Sarkarai Pongal/Sweet Pongal with Jaggery சர்க்கரைப் பொங்கல்

Sweet Pongal/சர்க்கரைப் பொங்கல் is liked by one and all and it is very easy to cook in 'Pressure Cooker'.  It can be cooked in a very short span of time. Since we use Jaggery- natural sugar, ghee and green gram, it’s a healthy sweet too.

Ingredients:

Raw Rice/பச்சரிசி - 3/4 Cup

Moong Dhal/SplitGreen gra/Mung Bean

பாசிப்பருப்பு  - 1/4 Cup

Jaggery/வெல்லம் - 3/4 to 1 Cup (according to sweet preference)

Elachi/Cardamom/ ஏலக்காய் - 1

Grated Coconut/தேங்காய் துருவல் - 1 tbsp

Ghee/Clarified Butter/நெய் - 3 to 4 tbsp

Garnish -Ghee Roasted Cashew nuts - 5 to 7

(முந்திரிப்பருப்பு)

Method:

Wash the rice and green gram lentil together thoroughly and add 3 Cups of water. Pressure cook for in medium flame for about 8 to 10 minutes.

In a pan add 1 tablespoon of ghee and stir in the cooked rice mixture. Mix well until get mashed, now add Jaggery and mix thoroughly. Add more ghee, cook for few minutes. Stir in grated coconut and add rest of the ghee.

Garnish with roasted Cashew nuts and serve hot.

It makes very good for Prasadham/Neivedhyam/offering for God.