Friday, April 29, 2011

VEGETABLE VERMICILI KICHADI

I am posting here a delicious dish which is suitable for breakfast as well as dinner. The vegetable vermicelli kitchadi  is a wholesome food and needs no side dish. If a side dish is required, then a curd salad with tomato, onion and cucumber is very suitable for this.

 
வெஜிடபிள் சேமியா கிச்சடி
Ingredients:
vermicelli- 3 cups
finely chopped onion-1 cup
finely chopped tomato- 1 cup
ginger garlic paste- 1 tsp
turmeric powder- 1 tsp
chopped carrot- half cup
chopped potato- half cup
chopped beans- half cup
frozen green peas- 3 tbsp
chopped mint- half cup
chopped coriander- half cup
small garlic flakes- 2 tbsp
salt to taste
ghee- 2 tbsp
oil- 1 tbsp

grind the following ingredients with a little waterto a coarsely paste;

green chillies-3, cinnamon- 1" piece, fennel seeds- 1 tsp

Procedure:

Heat a pan and pour the ghee and the oil.
Add the onion and fry them to golden brown.
Add the GGpaste and fry for a few minutes.
Then add the vegetables with tomatoes, the turmeric powder and a little salt.
Cook them till the vegetables are almost done.
Now add the ground paste and cook for a few minutes.
Add the greens and fry for a few seconds.
Now pour 4 cups of water.
Add enough salt.
When the water starts boiling sprinkle the vermicelli gradually
Cook on modeate fire.
When the kitchadi is fully cooked, pour a tsp of ghee and oil around it, mix well and put off the fire.
The delicious vegetable vermicelli kitchadi is ready now!!



29 comments:

  1. Wow! delicious Kichadi Mam...picture itself is so inviting.

    ReplyDelete
  2. I love this - very nicely done n presented!
    US Masala

    ReplyDelete
  3. Tasty kichadi for breakfast. Looks inviting.

    ReplyDelete
  4. கிச்சடியை பார்க்கும் போதே சுவைக்க தோன்றுகிறது...

    ReplyDelete
  5. Love it very much...MY family fav...

    ReplyDelete
  6. Delicious and healthy breakfast,beautiful presentation.

    ReplyDelete
  7. Yummy one, love this...looks delicious.

    ReplyDelete
  8. Dear Nithubala!

    Thanks a lot for the nice appreciation!

    ReplyDelete
  9. Thank you very much for the warm comment Aipi!

    ReplyDelete
  10. Thank you very much for the nice compliment Treat and Trick!

    ReplyDelete
  11. Thanks a lot for the lovely comment Nandhini!

    ReplyDelete
  12. Thank you for the encouraging word Shama!

    ReplyDelete
  13. thanks a lot for the warm comment Priya!

    ReplyDelete
  14. Thanks a lot for the nice appreciation Menaka!

    ReplyDelete
  15. hank you very much for the warm appreciation Geetha!

    ReplyDelete
  16. Thanks a lot for the nice word Asiya!

    ReplyDelete
  17. Thanks a lot for the lovely comment Valarmathi!!

    ReplyDelete
  18. Thank you very much for the warm appreciation Suja!

    ReplyDelete
  19. Thanks a lot for the lovely comment Divya!!

    ReplyDelete
  20. Thanks a lot for the lovely comment Divya!!

    ReplyDelete
  21. Thanks a lot for the lovely comment Divya!!

    ReplyDelete
  22. ooh.. this is such a quick fix for breakfast.. love this simple dish..

    New to your space n Happy to follow you..

    Do visit me as time permits.
    http://comeletseat.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete
  23. I love vermicelli khicdhi..enough to brighten up my breakfast...thanks for dropping by my blog...will be visiting soon to check out some more delicious recipes.

    ReplyDelete

SWEET POTATO ADAI!!!

 Usually, we make adai varieties with rice, dals and vegetables like tapioca, bottle gourd and yam. This is a very different adai recipe. Th...