Event Announcement & Round Up of This Month's Series of Herbs & Spices (Cilantro & Cumin)

A Big Sorry for being so late in posting the event announcement & roundup as I was busy with the Good Friday & Easter preparations.I take this opportunity like to hand over the relay baton to the hands of Surabhi @ My Cook Book, guest hosting for the ongoing month with the theme 'Mint Leaves & Coriander Seeds' :-) Do join her in the event as you have supported last month at my space too and hoping to see many distinguishing & signature recipes under the same theme and check her space for details.Wishing all the very Best  on this ongoing event !! 
Hurray !! Now join me for the flavorful roundup of my theme of Herbs & Spices series 'Cilantro & Cumin'.Yet another successful completion of the event at my small space after the 'Christmas Delicacy' with the full co operation and participation of my dear friends.Thanx to one & all who participated in this event and made it a huge success.Though I was a bit anxious about the way the event will go but am very happy to know that there are many blogger buddies who with their innovative & healthy ideas have crossed up all my imagination(Do check the fabulous roundup with some fantastic recipes for detail).Although some of the recipes,I had to turn down as the recipes didn't fit into the rules and some of them still are not strictly cilantro or cumin as the main ingredients but I have added as they give a nice flavor to the dish.Do grab these badges and add it to your deserving efforts put up in the participation.Above all,I thank each one of my blogger buddies (listed below) who have taken efforts to make my event a great success.I received a total of  121 entries at my space and they are as follows as per the maximum number of entries hierarchy-

Name of Chef	Blog's Name	Recipes
Preethi	Preeti's Kitchen Life	Aloo chaat Dahi bhalla Idly manchurian Gol gappa shots Jeera rice Sarvappa Mixed Vegetable Pulao Dahi kabab Hara bhara kabab
Faseela	Good food Ends With Good Talk	Green Fish Fry Green Sausage Masala Dry Ginger Powder Cilantro Okra Rice Jeera Rice Cilantro Dosa Black Eyed Peas Kebab Vegetable Shwarma
Christy	My Kitchen Flavors -Bon Appetit	Coriander Corn Veg Soup Ezy Coriander Rice Raw Banana Green Fry Green Chicken Masala Green Coriander Idli Cilantro Fried Rice Cilantro Coolant
Asiya	My Healthy Happy Kitchen	Spinach dal Moringa Leaves Salna Oats Vegetable Porridge Cilantro Cumin Kuzhi Paniyaram Cilantro Chicken Cumin Fish Gravy
Viya	Spice n Flavors	Spicy Chicken Hyderabadi Onion & Fresh Coriander pakoras Crunchy Karelas Bhel puri with green chutney Sprouted Bhel with Cilantro Corn Carrot Cabbage Gujjiya
Jaleela	Cook Book Jaleela	Coriander leaves-gram chutney Cumin Coconut Milk Porridge Palak Pakora Paneer Veg Green Curry Coriander Peas Rice
Chandrani	Cuisine Delights	Spicy Tomato Rasam Hara Bhara Cauliflower Dalia Wheat Moong Khichdi Bombay Masala Toast Sandwich
Pari	Foodelicious	Spicy Green Chutney Couscous & Corn Idli Corn On Wheat Canapes Dungar Baingan Bharta
Anjana	Maayeka	Momlates Tuvar Daal Nariyal Ki Kachori Kootu Poori with Arbi Fry
Shobha	Food Mazaa	Lady Fingers in Sao Masala Seyala Maani-Sindhi Sookhe Aloo
Deeksha	Dee's Kitchen	Khastha Matar Poori  Switch Paneer Roll Jal Jeera
Reshmi	Noel Collections	Cilantro Fish Tikka Green Potato Curry 3 in 1 Patties
Rasi	Vegetarian Food & Me	Baked Bread Rolls Frankie Rolls Minestrone Cheesy Soup
Anusha	Tomato Blues	Carrot Coriander Soup  Methi Matar Malai  Corn Katti Rolls
Princy	Spicy Foood	Cilantro Mint Cooler  Green Parathas
Simran	Lazy Cooks Kitchen	Nutri Nuggets & Potato Palak Chicken
Preethi	Follow Foodie	Green Chicken Curry Cilantro Tomato Chutney
Ashwini	Indulge -Ash Corner	Whole wheat chutney Pizza Green Cilantro Chutney
Anjali	Spice N Sugar Tales	Plantain Kebab Garlic Braided bread with potato Cheese
Jasna	Jasna's Kitchen Creations	Samosas
Akheela	Torview	Apricot Chutney
Sumi	Sumi's Kitchen	Cilantro Yogurt Dip
Shwetha	Dashami Collection	Matar Kumbh Matar Mushroom
Sonali	Only Fish Recipes	Coconut cilantro Fish Fry
Divya	Divya's Culinary Journey	Cilantro Chicken
Indrani	Recipe Junction	Bengali Aloo Gobi Curry
Deepa	Hamaree Rasoi	Baked Spinach Cigars
Ramya	Ramya's Recipes	Aloo Matar Dry
Sadhana	Sensible Vegetarian	Cilantro Quinoa
Sriya	Recipe World	Gutti vankaya
Sutapa	Tips for delicious n healthy Cooking	Chicken carrot Salad
Hyma	Hyma's Flavors	Jeera Rice
Hema	Aromatic Cooking	Baby Potato Curry
Ambreen	Simply Sweet n Savory	Cheese Crackers
Teena	Teenz Yummy Delights	Cilantro Chicken Sandwich
Neha	From My Heart	Chicken in Coriander Gravy
Deep	Deep's Recipes	Egg Curry In bell Pepper sauce
Anshie	Spice Roots	Paneer Tikka Hariyali
Sona	Spill The Spices	Potato Capsicum Fry
Poonam	Spicy Aroma	Cilantro Parathas
Vandana	Fine Flavours	Cilantro Chicken
	Malayasian Delicacies	Spinach Kofta Curry
Sangee	Spicy Treats	Whole wheat corn adai
Kaveri	Palakkad Cooking	Coriander Tomato Chutney
Lizy	Hot n Steamy Food	Cilantro Omelette
Kanan	Spice up The Curry	Osaman
Usha	UshaSrikumar's Cookspace & More	Mint & Coriander Pulav
Srimathi	Few Minute Wonders	Chaat Sandwich
Shylaja	South Indian Home	Coriander Chutney
Pranjali	Taste Bud Delight	Green Chutney
Sumi	Sumi's Kitchen	Coriander Coconut Chutney
Surabhi	My Cook Book	Jeera Dosa
Rashida	Inherited Recipes	Green Peas Tikki
Uma	My Kitchen Experiments	Coriander Chicken
Charu	I'm A Foodie	Coriander Onion & Cheese Focassia
Santosh	Santosh's Kitchen	Garlicky Dhaniya Brinjal
Shabnam	Home Cooked and loved	Chicken hariyali
Prathibha	Cook Ezee	Cilantro Cucumber Lime Cooler
Kalyani	Kalyani's Platter	Cilantro Tomato Chutney
Me (julie)	My Space (Erivum Puliyum)	Minty Jeera Rice  Eggless Cilantro Ice Cream

Linking one last entry by Wan@ Cooking varieties which was sent by mail to me.

SUJI CHICKEN BALLS RECIPE.

AUTHENTIC SUJI POTATO CHICK BALLS RECIPE


Ingredients:
1 cup mashed potatoes- about 4 pieces medium sized potatoes
200 grams minced chicken
 6 tbsp suji flour
Some suji flour to roll in the chicken balls
6 tbsp wheat flour
1 medium size onion- minced- can get about ½ cup
1 teaspoon instant yeast
4 tbsp corn flour
1 tbsp cumin powder (half and half)
5 tbsp minced coriander leaves
2 pieces bay leaves
Salt and pepper to taste


Method:
Boil potatoes with 2 pieces bay leaves until soften. Discard bay leaves. Scoop out the potatoes and then mash them up. Set aside.
Boil minced chicken in some water in a non stick pan.. Add in salt, cumin, pepper and 2 pieces bay leaves. The water level should be just enough to cover the chicken, do not put too much. Once the water totally dries up and the chicken is slightly oily due to its own fat, add in onions. You may add 1 tsp olive oil.


Continue stirring for another 5 minutes, to wilt the onions and make it more flavorful. Turn off fire and leave to cool.
Use a small bowl, stir in mashed potatoes, minced chicken, yeast, suji, half tbsp of cumin, wheat and corn flour until well mixed.


And in coriander (and cut chili if you like). If the dough is too soft, add a bit more wheat flour.
This is a “not too thick” dough, it is softer than a cookie dough, but after frying, the inside is soft and outside a bit crunchy..


Shape into balls. Ensure it is firmly rolled / shaped, so that they don’t break up when frying. Set aside for 15 minutes.
After 15 minutes, spread some suji flour on a tray. Roll in the chick balls on the suji flour until all are fully covered with suji flour.


Heat up oil in a frying pan. Fry suji chick balls until brown. Don’t put too many/ too close together or cluttered, because the chick balls will expand a bit while frying. When browned, turn to the other side. Do this like twice for each side. The suji coating will give the balls a lighter color, it will not brown much, as compared to normal dough mixture.


While waiting for the chick balls to brown, arrange some raw veggies on a serving plate. You may want a dip for the veggies and chick balls. To prepare a simple dip, use tomato sauce and mix with some black pepper sauce- yummy!. Eat by itself, with salad or with rice.


HEALTH/ NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS OF STAR INGREDIENTS-


CORIANDER (CILANTRO) AND CUMIN
Similar names: coriander/ cilantro/ dhania/ chinese parsley
Coriander contains antioxidants, which can delay or prevent the spoilage of food seasoned with this spice. A study found both the leaves and seeds contain antioxidants whereby the leaves have a stronger effect.
Chemicals derived from coriander leaves were also found to have a certain antibacterial activity. In Iran folk medicine, its for treating anxiety and insomnia.
Cumin, used in the culture of many cuisines, is the second most popular spice in the world after black pepper.
Cumin seeds contain a large percentage of iron, but you have to eat an extremely large quantity to make it a sufficient dietary source.
Cooked ground or whole, it's distinctive flavor and earthy warm aroma are due to it’s essential oil content, making it a staple in certain stews, soup and curry dishes. I always use cumin as a marinade for meat and chicken bbq

SUJI FLOUR
Suji or soojee  is Indian wheat, granulated but not pulverized and it is a kind of semolina. Semolina is the gritty, coarse particles of durum wheat, left after the finer wheat flour normally used in making pasta, breakfast cereals and puddings. Semolina is also used to designate coarse middlings from other varieties of wheat, and from other grains such as rice and corn.


Now,Coming to the awards for the deserving efforts :-)
Best Innovative Recipe Award
(All of these recipes are unique in this list)

• Whole Wheat Chutney Pizza by Ashwini @ Indulge Ash Corner- Never dreamt of a pizza with chutney as spread,great job Ash for the innovative pizza!!

• Cilantro Omelette by Lizy @ Hot n Steamy Food -A traditional recipe but many might have forgotten it,just brushed up in time..Lizy,and a totally new one to me..Yummy !

• Cilantro Quinoa By Sadhana @ Sensible Vegetarian- Quinoa itself is a healthy grain and this is just added the true colors and flavor to it..Truly healthy n delicious !

• Cilantro Cumin Kuzhi Paniyaram  by Asiya @ My Healthy Happy Kitchen -The guilt free snack with the flavors of cilantro n cumin together,great going Asiya..

• Cilantro Fish Tikka ,Green Potato Curry by Reshmi @ Noel collections A greeny fish tikka that gives the unique flavor n greeny potato curry when u feel to add color to your regular poataoes-scrumptious ones,indeed !

• Hara Bhara Cauliflower by Chandrani @ Cuisine Delights- Crossing all my imagination is this spicy hot greeny cauliflower,Mix of the pleasant tasting n healthy one!

• Lady Fingers In Sao masala,Seyala Maani by Sobha @ Food Mazaa -A sindhi dish,very flavorful healthy unique in its own way !

Best Healthy Dishes /Recipes
(Frankly speaking all are healthy dishes;but I had to select a few from the healthy dishes which are apt by using cilantro /cumin as the main ingredients and leaving apart the common ones which are equally healthy  like cilantro rice,jeera rice,cilantro chicken,Cilantro chutney,cilantro dosa,coriander idlis,jeera dosa n so on..I couldn't stop by one recipe,so these are the best healthy & Interesting ones by selecting from the categories of veg,non veg,breakfast,lunch,appetizers & drinks  :-)

• Paneer Tikka Hariyali by Ansh @ Spice Roots -Another healthy baked tikka with greeny chutney to unite the appetizer in a toothsome way :-)

• Cumin Coconut Milk Porridge by Jaleela @ Cook Book Jaleela -Cumin,a lovely healing spice for all ailments in stomach is presented in the form of porridge,perfect for infants & kids!

• Coriander Onion & Cheese Focassia by Charu @ I'm a foodie -the soft n delicious foccassia with cheese n cilantro united together to make it more flavorful !

•  Vegetable Shwarma  by Faseela @ Good Food Ends With good Talk-Healthy and truly interesting veg version of shwarma,Unique one Faseela:-)

• Chicken Hariyali by Shabnam @ Home Cooked & loved- A perfect  greeny non veg appetizer for all chicken lovers ,lovely for parties !

• Coriander Corn Veg soup by Christy @ My Kitchen Flavors Bon Appetit-A lovely soup which can be prepared in minutes ;great color & delicious one :-)

• Jal Jeera by Deeksha @ Dee's Kitchen- A lovely drink for the dreaded summer ahead with the lovely spice mix!

That is not the end to it friends,there are other healthy recipes too which you shouldn't miss in the linky below.These can be added in our regular menu  very easily.I didn't have much choice among these and so highlighting the above-Cilantro Chicken (as many have sent in the same,so not highlighting the link),Cilantro parathas,Cilantro Dosa,Coriander idli,Cilantro chutneys with different combo,Cilantro rice,Jeera rice, Jeera Dosa, Onion & Fresh coriander pakoras, Nariyal ki Kachori, Coconut Cilantro fish fry, Raw Banana Green fry,Cilantro Potato curry,Cilantro Chicken sandwich ,Chat Sandwich,Cumin Cheese Crackers & Cilantro Mint Cooler.


Top Contribution Award 
The deserving participants who have contributed the maximum entries; Hoping to see you all this month @ Surabhi's space too -

• Preeti @ Preethi's Kitchen Life (9 Entries) 

• Faseela @ Good Food Ends With Good Talk (8 Entries)

• Christy @ My Kitchen Flavors-Bon Appetit (7 Entries)

Participation Award -
(To all my dear participants listed above,please grab this badge as a token of love for your participation )

Here is the visual treat to the above listed and Please do display all of the deserved awards in your space & Be Proud of the deserving moment,friends and Looking forward for your eager participation in the ongoing one with "Mint & Coriander" too :-)