ALOO CHAT/POTATO CHAT RECIPE

     Today we are going to make a delicious super easy potato chat,Its rich in flavors. We can have this as evening snacks along with tea.It's is a street food originating from the Indian sub-continent.This is sweet,spicy,sour,and tangy in taste.I have made this by boiling potatoes but we can also make by grilled or fried potatoes.

Health benefits of potatoes

• Packed with nutrients
• Contain antioxidants
• May improve blood sugar control
• May improve digestive health
• Incredibly filling
• Extremely versatile

Ingredients

• Medium sized potatoes 2
• Medium sized onion 1
• Green chili 1 finely choped
• Mint leaves
• Coriander leaves
• Salt as per taste
• Cumin powder 1 tsp
  
• Chat masala powder 1 tsp
• Dry mango powder (amchur powder)
• Half lemon 
• Tomato medium sized 1
• Cornflakes or any namkeen
• Tamarind pulp 1 tbsp
• pepper powder 1 tsp
• Tomato ketchup 1 tbsp

   

Steps to make Potato chat

1.Wash peel and boil the potatoes ,they must be just cooked and not turn mushy.Don't over cook them add salt while boiling.

2.Heat oil in a pan for deep frying potato pieces. Deep fry them and keep aside.

3.Add all the ingredients cumin powder, chat masala powder, dry mango powder, pepper powder and salt to the boiled potatoes.

4.Add tamarind pulp. 

5.Also add  green chilies,onion, and tomatoes. also add half lemon juice.

6.Add mint leaves, coriander leaves, tomato ketchup. 

7.Add corn flakes and mix all of them properly.

8. Our tasty crispy delicious aloo chat is ready to eat. 

FLOWERS WITH BRANCHES PAINTING

     Today we are going to paint beautiful flowers with small branches. It's very easy to paint, even beginners can easily draw these flowers.

So let's enjoy coloring.

 Thing's required to paint

• Drawing sheet
• Fine art painting brushes
• Jar of water
• Waste cloth or tissue paper
• Acrylic colors

 Step by step procedure

1.Take a drawing sheet and draw the back ground with white, yellow ocher,and burnt umber acrylic color's.blend the color's nicely.

2.Let it dry completely, Now draw the flowers with titanium white color.

3.Paint some more flowers.

4.Brush outwards from the center of  the flowers with burnt umber color.

5.Repeat the same for all the flowers.

6.Paint with yellow ocher to the flowers.

7.Paint the highlights of the flowers with burnt umber color.

8.Draw the branches of the flowers with black or burnt umber colors. Our beautiful painting of flowers is ready. 

  

VADA /MINAPA GARELLU

    Vada/Minapa Garellu is a traditional recipe of Andhra. We can make this vada for breakfast, snacks, and for festivals and picnic's any occasions.

    This can be prepared using some easily available ingredients in your kitchen. This can be prepared very easily.

    The perfect blend of south Indian flavours can be found in this dish when it is served with coconut, groundnut, tomato chutney, sambhar or chicken cuury. so try this yummy dish with your loved ones.

    

Ingredients

• 2 cups soaked overnight urad dal
• Curry leaves
• Cumin seeds 1 tbsp
• Green chilies 2 finely chopped
• Onion medium sized finely choped
• Ginger grated 1 tbsp
• Salt as per taste
• Coriander leaves
• Oil for deep frying
• Banana leaf
• Cooking soda(optional)

 Steps to prepare

1.Grind the soaked urad dal with very little water to make a thick batter.

2.Add cumin seeds,green chilies,onion,soda,ginger

salt,coriander leaves,curry leaves into batter and mix well.

3.Take a banana leaf wash it or you can use plastic cover and place a small ball of batter, pierce a hole in the middle of each of them.

4.Heat oil in a pan and a little pinch of batter if it comes up then the oil is ready for deep frying vada's.

5.Now deep fry the vada's in a medium flame till they turn golden brown. remove the excess oil.

6.Serve the hot vada's with your favorite chutney.