Potato surprise

Ingredients

Medium sized boiled potatoes 8        cooked peas ½ cup    grated cashew nuts 1 tbsp       

Green chilies chopped ½ tbsp    salt                  a few strands of cooked noodles     

Maida/ all purpose flr. 2 tbsp          oil for deep frying

Method

1)      Peel the potatoes & core them leaving once inch shell.

2)      In a mixing bowl put in the peas, chilies along with the cored potato mash, grated cashew nuts & salt.

3)      Lightly mash all well.

4)      Divide this mash into 8 equal portions.

5)      Fill a portion of the mash into each cored potato.

6)      Now wrap the cored & stuffed potatoes with the cooked noodle strands.

7)      Make a thin batter with the flr & water.

8)      Heat oil  in a kadai.

9)      Dip each noodle wrapped potato in the batter & deep fry 2-3 at a time to a rich golden brown.

Serve hot with tomato sauce/ chutney of your choice

Vegetable Rice Sevai/ vegetable rice noodles

Ingredients
rice noodle packet 1      onion 1 big ( optional)       peas 1 tbsp      beans  10            carrot 1
cauliflower florets some ( optional)            turmeric pdr 1/2 tsp         salt to taste        green chilies 3-4
curry leaves         ginger 1"        garlic 2 ( optional)          oil 2 tsp           mustard seeds 1 tsp
udad dal 2 tsp                chana dal 2 tsp             coriander leaves        asafetida/ hing little   Lime juice

Method
1) wash & chop carrot, beans, cauliflower, onion, chilies, ginger, garlic fine along with curry leaves
2) In the mean time, boil  roughly 1 1/2 l. of water along with turmeric pdr & little salt.
3) When the water boils, add rice noodles, cover it for 3-4 minutes. Then drain it in a fine colander & keep it aside.
4) In a heavy pan/ kadai, heat oil, add mustard seeds, dals, fry till golden & mustard seeds crackle.
5) Now add the chopped vegetables along with chilies, ginger, garlic & 1/4 tsp of salt, mix well, cover it & cook till vegetables are done.
6) Now add the cooked sevai/ noodles, mix well, check for salt & add if necessary, along with some fresh coriander leaves.
7) Those who aren't high in potassium, may add lime juice to taste.

This can be eaten plain or with coconut chutney. This makes a good & healthy breakfast dish or for evening snack. It is healthy, as you hardly add any oil, also more vegetables you add, better it is. But it can be cooked without vegetables also, just after noodles are cooked & strained, you may season it with mustard seeds & dal with chilies & curry leaves & have with chutney also, if you're in a hurry! or hungry!