Monday, November 15, 2010

Broken Wheat Payasam | Wheat Rava Payasam | Godhumai Payasam



Healthy & delicious payasam recipe in Pressure cooker.

Ingredients:-


Wheat Rava / Samba Rava -1 cup
Moong dal - 1/2 cup
Jaggery / Sugar - 1 1/4 cup
Boiled Milk - 1 cup
Cashew nuts - 15
Cardamom powder -1/2 teaspoon
Ghee - 2 teaspoons 

Method:-

Dry roast wheat rava & moong dal for 3 minutes.

Wash the dal and rava and pressure cook until 3 whistles.

Fry cashew nuts in ghee and keep aside.

Open the cooker, and add jaggery powder and cardamom powder.

Add 1/4 cup water if needed. 

Cook on a slow flame for 5 minutes.

Finally, add boiled milk, and turn off the flame

Garnish with fried cashew nuts and serve hot or cold.

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Sunday, September 26, 2010

Potato Puli Kulambu | Urulai Kizhangu Puli Kuzhambu



Ingredients

Potato ( big) -  1
Small onion - 5 nos
Garlic - 2 cloves
Chili Powder - 1 teaspoon
Coriander powder - 2 teaspoons
Tamarind - 1 lemon sized ball
Sambar powder - 1 teaspoon
Oil - 2 tablespoons
Salt to taste

For seasoning

Mustard seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
Fenugreek seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
Chana dal -1 teaspoon
Asafoetida - 1 pinch
Curry leaves -10 nos
 
 Method

  • Cut the potatoes into thin strips.
  • Chop the onions and garlic cloves.
  • Soak tamarind in 1 cup of water and extract 2 cups of juice from it.
  • Mix all the masala powders with tamarind juice.
  • Heat oil in a pan and add chana dal, mustard, fenugreek, asafoetida, and curry leaves one by one.
  • Add onion and garlic pieces.
  • Once the onion becomes translucent, add the potato strips.
  • Saute till golden colour.
  • Then add the tamarind, masala mixture, and allow it to boil for five minutes.
  • When the oil separates, remove from fire and serve hot with rice.

Friday, September 24, 2010

Thuvaram Paruppu Thuvaiyal | Toor Dal Chutney

 

Traditional style toor dal chutney / thuvaiyal recipe...

Ingredients
  • Thuvar Dal - 1/2 cup
  • Red chilies - 5 Nos
  • Grated Coconut - 1/2 cup
  • Garlic - 1 clove
  • Curry Leaves (washed) - 10 leaves
  • Tamarind - pea size
  • Salt to Taste
Method 

  • Dry roast toor dal, chilies, and curry leaves one by one and allow it to cool.
  • Add water little by litte and grind it with salt,coconut, and garlic to a coarse paste.
  • Serve with rice, sambar, puli kulambu or "Rasam"

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Dal Fry Recipe | Dal Tadka | Chana Dal Recipe


Quick & tasty dal recipe for chapati or roti.

Ingredients
  • Chana dal / Split Bengal Gram - 1 cup
  • Moong dal  -1/2 cup
  • Tomato - 2 to 3
  • Onion -1
  • Green chilies - 2
  • Garlic - 3 cloves
  • Turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon
  • Chili powder - 1/2 teaspoon
  • Cumin seeds - 1 teaspoon
  • Curry leaves - 1 sprig
  • Coriander leaves - for garnish 
  • salt to taste
Method 
  • Pressure cook the chana dal and moong dal with chopped onion, tomato, turmeric, and green chilies.
  • Finely chop the garlic.
  • Heat oil in a pan.
  • Add cumin seeds and allow it to splutter.
  • Add chopped garlic and curry leaves. 
  • Add 1/2 teaspoon chili powder and roast for 10 seconds, and immediately pour the dal mixture in it.
  • Allow the dal to boil for 3 minutes.
  • Garnish with coriander leaves.
  • Serve hot with rice or roti.


Friday, September 17, 2010

Tomato Rasam without Dal | Thakkali Rasam


Ingredients 

  • Tamarind - small gooseberry sized
  • Tomatoes - 2
  • Pepper - 1 teaspoon
  • Cumin seed - 1/2 teaspoon
  • Garlic - 3 cloves
  • Curry leaves - 2 sprigs
  • Dry chili - 3
  • Asafoetida - 1 pinch
  • Turmeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon
  • Chopped coriander - for garnishing
  • Sugar or jaggery powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Salt - to taste.

Method
  1. Soak tamarind in a cup of water and extract the juice. 
  2. Chop the tomatoes.
  3. Crush pepper, cumin, a sprig of curry leaves and garlic to a coarse mix.
  4. Heat oil in a kadai, add mustard seeds allow it to splutter. 
  5. Add Red chilies, curry leaves and asafoetida.
  6. Add chopped tomatoes and salt & saute for 2 minutes.
  7. Add crushed pepper mix and saute for a minute.
  8. Add the tamarind mixture & bring it to a boil.
  9. Add a small piece of jaggery or 1/2 tsp of sugar.
  10. Add chopped coriander leaves. and turn off the stove.
  11. Serve hot with rice.
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Thursday, September 16, 2010

Potato Capsicum Fry | Aloo Simla Mirchi

Potato Capsicum Recipe

Best side dish for poori & chapathi. Potato curry with capsicum.

Ingredients
  • Onion (big) -1
  • Potatoes -2
  • Capsicum - 2
  • Turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon
  • Chili powder - 1 teaspoon
  • Coriander leaves (finely chopped) - 1 tablespoon
  • Oil - 3 Teaspoons
  • Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp
  • and salt to taste.
Method 
  • Boil the potatoes. Peel and cut into small pieces.
  • Slice the onion and capsicum.
  • Heat oil in a pan.
  • Add cumin seeds & asafoetida powder.
  • Add sliced onions.
  • Add salt.
  • Once the onions become translucent, add sliced capsicum pieces and fry for two more minutes.
  • Mix chili powder and turmeric powder.
  • Finally, add the boiled potato pieces and cook for 2 more minutes.
  • Garnish with fresh coriander leaves.
  • Serve with chapatis.
  • Potato Capsicum fry

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Chicken Curry with Coconut milk | Chicken Korma Recipe


I
  • Ingredients

  • Fresh Chicken - 1/2 Kg
  • Curd - 1 tablespoon
  • Ginger Garlic paste - 2 teaspoons
  • Onions - 2
  • Tomato - 1
  • Potato (medium-sized) - 1
  • Coconut milk - 1 cup
  • Chili powder - 2 teaspoons
  • Coriander powder - 4 Teaspoons
  • Turmeric Powder- 1/2 Teaspoon
  • Garam masala - 1/2 Teaspoon
  • Oil - 3 tablespoons
  • Cinnamon - 1 inch
  • Cloves - 4
  • Bay leaves - 2 leaves
  • Finely chopped coriander leaves
  • Salt to taste.

  • Method

  • Mix the chicken pieces with curd, turmeric, and 1/2 teaspoon salt and keep aside for 30 minutes.
  • Grind the onions and tomatoes.
  • Heat oil and add cinnamon, cloves and bay leaves.
  • Add ginger-garlic paste and saute for a minute.
  • Shift the chicken pieces and saute for three minutes.
  • Add diced potatoes and onion tomato mix.
  • Add a cup of water and mix all the masala powders.
  • Cover the vessel and cook for 15 minutes in medium-low flame.
  • Finally, add the coconut milk and cook two more minutes.
  • Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with rice.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Spicy Fish Fry | King fish Fry



Ingredients 
  • King Fish, Sliced - 1/2 kg
  • Chilli powder - 2 teaspoons
  • Turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon
  • Sambar powder- 1 teaspoon
  • Lemon juice - few drops
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil for frying.

Method 

  • Mix all the Spice powders, lemon juice and salt with a little water and make a thick paste.
  • Apply the paste on the fish pieces and marinate for 30 minutes.
  • Heat oil in a pan, and place the marinated fish on the pan.
  • Fry both the sides until till fully cooked.
  • Serve hot with rice and fish curry.

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Oats Rava Dosa

Ingredients 

Wheat Flour - 1/2 Cup

Semolina (Rava) - 1/2 Cup

Oats - 1/4 cup

Onion (chopped) - 1

Green chilies(chopped) - 2

Curry leaves - 2 Stalks

Oil - 2 teaspoons

Salt to taste

Method:-

Mix flour, semolina and oats in a bowl.

Add enough water and make a thin batter.

Keep aside for 15 minutes.

Heat 2 spoons of oil in a pan.

Add mustard and urad dal and allow it to splutter.

Add curry leaves, onions, and green chilies one by one and saute for 2 minutes.

Add this mixture to the batter and adjust salt.

Heat a dosa tawa, and pour a ladle full of batter in it.

Sprinkle little oil on it.

Cook both sides and serve hot with chutney or sambar.

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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Onion Tomato Chutney Recipe | Vengaya Kara Chutney


Very tasty and delicious Onion chutney recipe...

Ingredients:-


Onion big - 2
Tomato - 1
Red chilis - 8
Garlic - 6 pods
Tamarind - big chickpea size
Salt to taste

For seasoning...

Oil - 3 tbsp
Urad dal - 1 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - few
Asafoetida - 1 pinch

Method:-

Grind the onions with tomato, red chilies, garlic, tamarind, and salt. No need to add water.

Heat oil in a pan. Add all the ingredients for seasoning.

Add the ground mixture and saute in oil till the oil separates.

Serve with idli, dosa, or adai dosa.

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Thursday, April 29, 2010

Wheat rava Pongal

Healthy broken wheat pongal recipe...

Ingredients:-

Wheat rava- 3/4 cup

Moong Dal - 1/4 Cup

Black Pepper - 1/2 teaspoon

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Ginger (grated) 1 Tsp

Onion- 1

Tomato -1

Green chilies -2

Chili powder -1/4 teaspoon

Turmeric powder - one pinch

Curry leaves- 2 stalks

Oil- 3 teaspoons

Cashew- 5 Nos

Water -2 Cups

Salt to taste

Method:-

Heat oil in a pressure cooker.

Add pepper, cumin and cashew nuts , and fry for a minute.

Then add ginger, onion, green chillies and curry leaves one by one.

Add chili and turmeric powders.

Sauté for 2 minutes, and add 2 cups of water.

Allow it to boil and add the washed wheat rava, dal mix and adjust salt.

Close the lid and pressure cook up to 5 to 8 minutes. (2 Whistles)

Tasty, spicy rava pongal ready.

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Rava Paniyaram | Instant Rava Appam with Jaggery

Quick teatime snack recipe which we can prepare in 15 to 20 minutes. For this recipe, we are using jaggery powder for sweetness. Instead of ...