Go Green!

Feb 11, 2008

Green is the color of nature, which happens to be my most favorite color. To my surprise, I found out that I have some green recipes (I mean green colored) with me. As they all are looking nicely green I thought of posting them all at the same time even though they were made on different dates. Believe me, they all tasted so yummy! Read on!

Let me start with a healthy and very easy snack.

Green Apple Snack

This was our snack on one evening. There is no cooking involved in this.

We need:

• 1 Green Apple (Granny Smith)
• 1 tsp Red Chili Powder
• 1 tsp Salt

Preparation:

Chop the apple into thin slices. Mix the chili powder and salt together in a separate bowl. Arrange them on a serving plate. Dip the apple slices in the mixture and eat. Trust me it tastes great. That’s it.

This is my contribution to “Sunday Snacks - Fix It” event hosted by Pallavi.

Green Sour Dal

This dal is for the sour lovers. It has the combination of green veggies like mango and tomatillo.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Toor Dal
• 1 Green Mango (only ½ mango is needed)
• 1 Tomatillo
• Some Coriander Leaves
• A pinch of Turmeric
• Salt to taste

For Seasoning:

• 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
• 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
• A pinch of Asafetida
• 1 tsp Oil

Preparation:

Wash the toor dal well and cook it until it becomes soft. Chop the mango and tomatillo into medium pieces.

In a separate bowl add these pieces with some water and cook until they are soft. Then add the cooked toor dal, turmeric and salt to it.

Mix well and finally add the coriander leaves. Take it away from the flame.

In a small pan heat the oil and add the mustard seeds. When they splutter add the cumin and asafetida. Fry for a while and add this seasoning to the dal. Serve with hot rice.

Spinach-Potato Patties

Spinach-Potato Patties with Peanut Chutney and Ketchup

This is one easy snack and tastes great.

Ingredients:

• A bunch of Spinach Leaves
• 3 medium Potatoes
• ¼ cup All-Purpose Flour
• Salt to taste
• Oil to deep fry

Method:

Boil the potatoes, peel the skin and mash them into a smooth paste. Cook the spinach leaves until tender, mash into a fine paste with a fork. In a bowl, mix the mashed potato and spinach well, add the flour and salt. Mix them well and prepare just like chapathi dough.

Make small balls out of the dough and flat them with palm into the shape of patties.

Heat the oil in a pan. When it is hot, add these patties one by one carefully. Fry them for some time and take them away from the oil and spread on a paper towel. Repeat this process for all the patties.

Transfer them into a serving plate. Serve hot with the ketchup and peanut chutney.

Spinach-Potato Patties with Peanut Chutney and Ketchup