Corn Cheese Quesadilla

Corn Cheese Quesadilla

Ingredients
2 Corn Tortillas or 2 Whole wheat chappathis.
4 tbsp low fat shredded chesse ( depending on the size of tortilla/chappathi).

Method
Fry the corn tortillas on both sides. Or make two normal whole wheat chappathis and keep it. On the stove, keep one tortilla/chappathi first. On top of it, spread the shredded cheese uniformly on the surface. Then keep the other tortilla or chappathi and stick the corners of both the tortillas/chappathis together. Naturally the cheese would slightly melt in the corners and get sticked automatically. Turn both sides equally for 1-2 minutes till the cheese inside gets melted. All this process should take place on a very low flame only. Cut the quesadilla into four equal parts and serve it with a healthy vegetable sidedish.

Kathirikai Kalyana Curry / Brinjal fry / Vankaya Fry

Kathirikai Kalyana Curry / Brinjal fry / Vankaya Fry

Brinjal ( Kathirikai/Vankaya) is one of the special vegetables and is mostly made on special occasions in a very delicious way. I like this special type of Brinjal fry which is served in marriages mainly in "Maapillai Azhaippu".

Ingredients
Brinjal - 12 ( Small or Medium size)
Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
Asafoetida - 1 tsp
Salt - 1 tbsp ( Enough to taste).
For grinding
Channa Dal ( Kadalai Paruppu / Senaga Pappu) - 4 tbsp
Coriander Seeds - 3 tbsp
Red Chillies - 5 or 6 ( Medium ).
Coconut Shredded - 2 tbsp.
For tadka
Mustard Seeds - 2 tsp
Jeera - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 2 tsp
Curry Leaves - 1 bunch ( 7 or 8 ).
Method
1. Wash the brinjals and cut each brinjal into 4 halves and put it in a bowl of water.
2. On the stove, put the oil and add the ingredients one by one for tadka.
3. Then, add the brinjal on the oil and fry for 1-2 minutes.
4. Add the turmeric powder and salt to the brinjal.
5. Add little water and cook the brinjals till its cooked nicely. Make sure that the brinjals do not become too soft or mashy.
6. Meantime, grind the powder and keep it ready.
7. To the cooked brinjal, add the grinded powder and fry the curry for 5-6 minutes.
8. This brinjal curry serves as a good side dish with rice, chappathi.
Variations
You can add some chilly powder separately if you want to have more spicyness ( karam) in the curry. But I prefer to have the karam in moderation so that the curry shows all the tastes and flavours equally.