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Sweet Potato and Potato Patty Delight (kids special)

Cutlets / Patties for kids This is an easy to make patties and healthy too for kids. The recipe does not include onions , green chillies , curry leaves or coriander leaves, which the kids don't like. Samagri list : Sweet Potato - 2 medium Potato - 2 medium Salt - as per taste Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp Chilli Powder - 1 tsp Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp  Rice Flour - 1/4 cup  Method of Preparation : 1. Peel off the skin of the potato and sweet potato and cut them into medium sized pieces. Steam them . 2. Now, mash these and add the salt, turmeric powder , chilli powder and garam masala and mix well. 3. Make round patties of this mixture and dust them with little rice flour. 4. Place them in a tawa or a flat skillet, 4 or 5 at a time and pour 1 tsp of oil on all of them. 5. Turn them over and and pour another tsp of oil on all of them. Fry until golden colour on both sides. The hot n yummy patties are ready to eat wit...

Sweet Potato and Raw Banana in a Tamarind Gravy

VAZHAIKKAI & SAKKARAI VALLIKKIZHANGU KUZHAMBU This is an easy to make and delicious kuzhambu 's main ingredients are sweet potato and raw banana. It is a Chettinaad dish. Samagri list 1 : Raw Banana - 2 medium sized Sweet potato - 2 medium sized Onion (preferably small onions) - 1/2 cup chopped Tomato - 1/4 cup chopped Garlic - 10 pods Tamarind - 1 lemon size (soaked in little water) Dhania powder - 3 tbsp Chilli powder - 1 1/2 tbsp Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp Salt - as per taste Samagri list 2 : (for seasoning) Mustard seeds - 1 tsp Urad Dal - 1 tsp Fennel Seeds - 1 tsp Fenugreek Seeds - 1 tsp Hing (Asafoetida) - 1/4 tsp Curry leaves - 2 sticks Method of Preparation : 1. Peel off the skin of raw banana and sweet potato and cut them into 1 inch cubes. 2. In a pressure pan, heat 2 tbsp of oil and add the items in samagri list 2. 3. Then add the chopped onions and chopped garlic, saute. 4. Now, then add the vegetable cubes, saute. 5. Now a...