Wednesday, June 9, 2010

GONGURA PACCHADI (SORREL LEAVES CHUTNEY)

Preparation time :30 min

Ingredients:

3 bunches gongura

2 tbsp urad dal

1 tsp methi seeds

1 tsp mustard seeds

5 redchillies

1 big onion

8 pods garlic

salt

tamarind ( lemon sized)

Preparation method:

1. Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds, urad dal, methi seeds, and redchillies.

2.Fry well till urad dal become into golden brown colour,keep them aside.

3 In the same pan add oil, gongura leaves and tamarind, fry well till they become soft.

4. keep them aside, till they cool down to room temp.

5. First grind the urad dal, mustard, methi and redchill like fine powder, then add gongura leaves with tamarind.

6. Grind them like fine paste, add salt while grinding, shift this paste into a bowl.

7. In a small pan heat oil, add garlic pods, finely chopped onion pieces and fry well.

8. Add onion pieces into gongura paste and mix well

Serve with hot rice.

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

TOMATO AND CILANTHRO CHUTNEY

Preparation time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

1/4 kg tomatoes

2 bunches cilanthro(kothimeera)

4 green chillies

lemon size tamarind

salt to taste

oil

Preparation method:

1. Heat oil in a pan add tomato pieces,chopped cilanthro, green chillies,tamarind.

2 Cook them till they become soft.

3.Cool down to room temprature,grind them like fine paste, add salt while grinding.
Serve with rice.

Sunday, May 30, 2010

IDLY KARAM PODI (SPICY POWDER FOR IDLY)


INGREDIENTS:

1 cup urad dal

1/2 cup chanadal

8 redchillies

salt


1. Fry all the ingredients till they become golden brown,(dry roast) .let them cool down to room temprature.

2.Grind them into a coarse powder, add salt according to ur tast

Thursday, April 1, 2010

COCONUT CHUTNEY (KOBBARI PACCHADI)



INGREDIENTS :


One small cup coconut pieces

3 tbsp urad daal

1 tbsp jeera

4 to 5 dry red chillies

4 tbsp tamarind juice

jaggery powder (according to our taste)

salt to taste

oil


Preparation Method:


1. Heat oil in a pan and fry red chillies, urad dal and jeera

2. After they are cooled to room temparature, grind them into fine powder

3. Now add coconut pieces, salt, jaggery, tamarind juice and grind them to fine paste


Serve with rice and ghee






Sunday, December 20, 2009

MEDU VADA

Preparation Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

2 cups urad daal
1 tbsp rice
1 big onion
1 green chilly
1/2 tsp pepper powder
salt
oil

Preparation Method

1. Soak urad daal and rice for 3 hours

2. Drain the water and keep for another 2 hours

3. Then grind the daal into smooth batter along with salt (with little water only)

4. Test: The batter should not dissolve in water, when a small ball is dropped as shown below

5. Add finely chopped onions and green chillies, pepper powder


6. Take a polythene cover, apply few drops of water on it and put small dough and make a shape like vada

7. Fry till golden brown


Server hot with chutney or sambar



Tip: For crispy texture, keep the vada batter in refregirator for 2 hours , before frying

AATA FLOUR DOSA (GODUMA PINDI DOSA)

Preparation time: 15 minutes
Ingredients:
1 cup aata flour
1 cup rice flour
red chilli powder
cumin seeds
salt to taste
oil
Preparation Method:
1. Take a large bowl and mix all the above ingredients (except oil)
2. Then add water to make like ravva dosa batter
3. Heat a pan and spread the dosa batter in the shape, as shown in the picutre.
4. roast on both the sides with few drops of oil
Serve hot with chutney or pickle

ALOO GOBI MASALA


Preparation Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
3 big potatoes
1 cauliflower
1 big onion
2 tomatoes
1 green chilly
1 tsp corriander powder
1 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp garam masala (all spices mix)
1 tsp jeera powder
1 tsp dhania powder
1 tsp kasoori methi
salt to taste
oil
Preparation method :
1.Take a pan add oil, fry onions and green chillies till they become brown. Now add diced potatoes and cauliflower
2. Add salt and cover with lid, after few minutes, add chopped tomatoes and cook till they become soft
3. Take a small bowl, add dhania powder, jeera powder, garam masala powder, red chilli powder, kasoori methi mix well and add 50 ml water.
4. Add this masala mix to the curry and fry for some more time, and switch off the stove.
Serve hot with rice or roti