Mango Morkozhambhu And An Award

Ingredients:

Ripe Mango - 1 or 2

Curd - 1 cup

Toor dal - 1 tsp

Rice - 1 tsp

Green chillies - 3-4 (acc to ur spice level)

Coconut - 1 tbsp

Jeera - 1 tsp

Salt to taste

For Tempering:

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Jeera - 1/2 tsp

Dry red chillies - 2

Coconut oil - 1 tsp ( can use any oil)

Method:

Soak toor dal and rice in warm water for 10-15 min.

Beat the curd well and keep aside.

Heat a pan with little water and add mango pieces and boil it for 5-10 min and keep aside.

Grind toor dal, rice, cumin seeds, coconut, green chillies into a fine paste.

Heat oil in a pan add the grounded paste and fry it till the raw smell goes off.

Now add mango pieces and mix well then add curd, salt and cook for 10 min. Turn off heat.

Finally heat coconut oil add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, dry red chillies once it start to splutter pour this in morkolambhu.

Serve hot with rice.

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Onion rice

Ingredients:

Basmati rice or sonamasoori rice - 1 cup ( I used sonamasoori rice)

Pearl onion - 1 cup sliced

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Urad dal - 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp

Chilli powder - 1 tsp

salt to taste

Method:

Cook the rice and keep aside.

Heat oil add mustard seeds, urad dal, turmeric powder, onion and fry well till the onion turns golden brown.

Now add chilli powder, salt and fry till raw smell goes off.

Then add cooked rice and mix well.

Serve hot with raita.

Veg Pulav With Channa Masala

Vegetable Pulav

Ingredients:

Sona masoori or Basmati rice - 1 cup (I used sona masoori)

Coconut milk - 1/2 cup

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Onion - 1 medium

Cloves - 2

Cinnamon - 1 inch

Curd - 1 tblspn

Green chillies - 2 slited

Ginger-garlic paste - 1 tsp

Coriander powder - 2 tsp

Mixed veggies - 1 cup ( I used frozen mixed veggies)

Coriander leaves for garnishing

Extra virgin olive oil - 6 tsp

Salt to taste

Method:

Boil mixed veggies in microwave for 1 min and keep aside.

Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds when they start to splutter add cloves, cinnamon, green chillies, onion and fry till onion turns pinkish color. Then add ginger-garlic paste and fry till raw smell goes off.

Now add mixed veggies,curd, Coriander powder,salt and fry for 5 min.

Add required amount of water and coconut milk and allow it to boil . Adjust salt if required.

Then add rice and mix well. close and cook till done.

Garnish with coriander leaves.

Channa Masala

Ingredients:

Garbanzo beans(channa) - 1 tin

Onion - 1 medium

Tomato - 2 big

Cinnamon - 1 inch

Cloves - 2

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Chilly powder - 4 tsp

Garam masala - 1 tsp

Tamarind paste - 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

Chopped coriander leaves for garnishing

Method:

Rinse channa well and wash under tap water for 10 times.

Boil water, add tomatoes and boil it and remove skin and grind it into smooth paste.

Heat oil and lightly roast onion for few min. let it cool. Then grind onion into smooth paste.

Heat oil in a pan add cumin seeds when they start to splutter add onion paste and cook till oil seperates. Then add tomato puree and cook for sometime.

Now add channa, chilli powder,salt, garam masala, tamarind paste and cook till its done.

Garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve with rice, roti, poori....

This will be a different combination try it out and let me know your comments..

Happy Eating !!!

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Brinjal Pulikolambhu

Ingredients:

Brinjal - 6-7 small

Onion - 1 big

Tomato - 1 medium

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Chilly powder - 2 tsp

Coriander powder - 3 tsp

Tamarind paste - 1 tsp

Ginger - 1 small inch

Garlic - 2 pods

Curry leaves - 4-5

Methi seeds - 1/4 tsp

Vadakam - little (optional)

Hing - 1/2 tsp

Coconut milk - 1/4 cup

Method:

Step 1:

Cut onion into 2 pieces and take half portion and grind it with garlic and ginger into smooth paste and chop the remaining half onion and keep aside.

Mix tamarind paste in a warm water and keep aside. Grind tomato seperately into smooth paste and keep aside.

Step 2 :

In a large bowl add tamarind water, chilly powder,coriander powder,turmeric powder, tomato paste,onion paste ,salt and mix well.

Step 3 :

Heat oil in a pan add curry leaves,methi seeds,hing, vadakam and fry well.

Now add chopped onions and fry till onion turns pinkish color and then add brinjals and fry well for 10 min.

Then add the step 2 mixture and cook it in low flame till raw smell goes off.

Finally add coconut milk and turn off heat.

Serve with hot rice.

Aapam Kurma

Ingredients:

Onion - 1 medium

Mixed vegetables - 1 cup (carrot, potato, peas, corn)

Garam masala - 2 tsp

Milk - 1 tblspn

Poppy seeds - 1 tsp

Fennel seeds powder - 2 tsp

Salt to taste

To Paste:

Onion - 1/2

Green chillies - 4-5

Grated coconut - 1 tblspn

Method:

Soak poppy seeds in milk for 15 min and grind into paste and keep aside.

Heat oil add onion, green chillies, grated coconut and fry it for 10 min. Let it cool and grind into paste and keep aside.

In same pan heat some oil and add onion and fry till the onion turns pink color and then add the grounded mixture(onion,green chillies, coconut) and cook for 5-7 min.

Now add water,salt, garam masala and boil it for 10-15 min.

Then add mixed vegetables and cook it in low flame for 15-20 min.

Finally add the poppy seeds paste and fennel seed powder and cook it in low flame.

Garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve with Aapam, rice or roti.

Fish Kolambhu

Salmon is low in calories, yet high in protein. It can be cooked in many different ways. It is very healthy and it contains lots of Omega 3. I have tried this many times and it came out yummy all times. It is one of my hubby favorite. Try it out and let me know your comments....

Ingredients:

Salmon - 4-5 slices

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Urad dal - 1/2 tsp

Vadakam - 1 tsp ( optional)

Onion - 1 medium

Tomato - 1 medium

Sambar powder - 1 tsp

Chilli powder - 2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Tamarind paste - 1 tsp

Salt to taste

To paste:

Onion - 1/2

Garlic - 2-3 pods

Method:

Grind onion & garlic and make into fine paste and keep aside.

Heat oil add mustard seeds, urad dal, vadakam, onion, onion& garlic paste and fry till raw smell goes off.

Now add sambar powder, chilly powder, turmeric powder, tamarind paste, water & salt and keep it in low flame.

After it boils add fish and cook it in low flame for 10-15 min.

Mysore Masala Dosai

Ingredients

Dosai Batter Recipe:

Raw rice - 1 1/2 cups

Idly rice - 2 1/2 cups

Methi seeds - 1 tsp

Urad dal - 1 cup

Method:

Soak rice and urad dal seperately and add methi seeds in urad dal.

Let them soak for 4-5 hrs.

Grind urad dal to a smooth batter then grind rice.

Mix the two batters, salt and ferment it for 24 hrs or till the volume of batter doubles.

Mysore masala dosai filling:

Red Hot Chutney:

Onion - 1 medium

Tomato - 2 medium

Urad dal - 1 tsp

Dry red chillies - 5-7 (acc to ur spice level)

Tamarind paste - 1 tsp

salt to taste

oil

Method :

Heat oil in a pan and add urad dal, dry red chillies, onion and saute well and keep aside.

Then add tomato and saute it.

Then grind onion, dry red chillies, onion, tomato, tamarind paste, salt and grind together.

Heat oil in the same pan and pour the grounded chutney and boil the puree till it becomes thick like sauce consistency.

Masala recipe:

Potatoes - 2

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Urad dal - 1 tsp

Channa dal - 1/2 tsp

Onion - 1 medium

Grated carrot - 2-3

Peas - 1 cup

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Coriander leaves - 3-4 sprigs

Chilli powder - 2 tsp

Garam masala - 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

Method:

Boil potatoes mash them lightly and keep aside.

Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds, urad dal, channa dal, onion and saute till translucent.

Add peas and grated carrot and sprinkle some water and cook in low flame.

Then add mashed potatoes, turmeric powder, chilly powder, salt and cook in low flame till the raw smell goes off.

Garnish with coriander leaves.

Method for making dosas:

Take a ladle ful of batter and pour in dosa tawa and spread it in circular motion.

Add oil and roast till golden brown and flip it with and continue to roast on another side.

Flip it again and spread chutney and tbsp of masala filling.

Fold dosa and serve hot.

Happy Diwali

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Easy Spicy Potato Fry

Potatoes are a very popular food source. It is high fiber food that offers significant protection against cardiovascular disease and cancer. Potatoes are a very good source of vitamin c , vitamin B6, potassium, manganese, and dietary fiber.

Potatoes are low in sodium, nearly fat-free and easy to digest. They make active part of any diet.

Potatoes make nice food for diabetes because they help to control blood sugar levels.

Potatoes also help in normal functioning of heart and keeping a check on blood pressure.

This is a spicy fry which very well goes with all rice and roti. Potato is everyone all time favorite. It is a very good combination for curd rice.

Ingredients:

Potatoes - 4-5

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Hing - a pinch

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Chilli powder - 2-3 tsp

Salt to taste

Oil

Method:

Wash and cut the potatoes into thin slices.

Heat oil add mustard seeds, hing, potatoes, turmeric powder, chilly powder and salt.

Mix well and cook in low flame till it is done.

Serve with rice.

Aloo Methi

I am not well these days so I dint blogged for such a long time.. I feel guilty for the uninformed break from the blogging... Here comes my Aloo Methi recipe.. Try it out and write comments.

This is one of the easy recipe for roti or rice.

Ingredients:

Potato - 4-5

Onion - 1 medium

Methi leaves - 1 packet( I used frozen)

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Chilli powder - 2 tsp

Cumin powder - 1 tsp

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

salt

Method:

Clean the methi leaves and keep aside.

Peel the potatoes and boil it in pressure cooker for 2 whistle.

Heat kadai add oil, mustard seeds, cumin seeds and onion and fry till onion turns golden brown and add methi leaves and fry till it reduces in volume.

Now add turmeric powder, chilly powder, cumin powder, salt and potato cubes.

Sprinkle water and mix well and cook covered in low flame.

Fry till the potatoes and methi leaves mixed together.

Serve with rice or roti.

Plantain Podimas

Ingredients:

Plantain - 2-3

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Urad dal - 1/2 tsp

Channa dal - 1 tsp

Onion - 1/2 medium

Green chillies - 4-5

Ginger - small piece

Salt to taste

Oil

Method:

Boil the plantain in Idly cooker for 15 min. (Without removing skin). Let it cool.

Then remove the skin from plantain and mash into small pieces.

Heat oil add mustard seeds, urad dal, Channa dal, green chillies, ginger and then onion.

Fry till onion turns pinkish color then add salt and mashed plantain.

Cook for 10-15 min in low flame.

Serve with rice or roti.

Chettinadu Okra Pulikulambhu

Last whole week was a bit busy. Here is my favorite okra pulikulambhu without tomato.

Try it out and let me know about your comments. I want to make very simple and healthy dishes.

Ingredients:

Okra - 10-12

Onion - 1 medium (or) Small onion - 6-7

Tamarind paste - 1 tblspn

Chilli powder - 2 tsp

Coriander powder - 3 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Fenugreek seeds - 3-4

Curry leaves - 2-3

Salt to taste

Oil - extra virgin olive oil

Method:

Cut okra into big pieces and keep aside.

Cut small onion into two halves or chop the medium onion very finely.

Add little oil and fry okra till it become soft remove from heat and keep aside.

In the same pan add little oil add onion and fry the onions till golden brown.

Now add fenugreek seeds and fry for 1 min.

Get thick tamarind by adding less amount of water to tamarind.

To this add salt, chilli powder, coriander powder and mix well.

Allow it to boil well and cook till you get thick gravy. Then add chopped curry leaves.

Serve hot with rice.

Event-Soup 'N Juice

I am reposting all these soups and juices to Soup 'N Juice for the event hosted by Srieesha of Mom's recipies.

1. Mango milkshake

2. Banana Strawberry milkshake

3. Strawberry Soy milkshake

4. Blueberry and soy milk shake

5. Mint-Lemon and ginger juice

6. Tomato and basil soup

7. Cabbage Soup

Vinayakar Chathurthi Recipes

These are the recipes submitted to Purva and Priti's Festive Food- FF. Festive Food Event - FF

Recipe for Kozhukattai

For the dough:

Ingredients:

Rice flour - 1 cup

Water - 1 1/2 cup

Oil - 1 tsp

Salt

Method:

Heat the water in a pan and add salt to it. Then add oil in the rice flour and keep aside.

When water boils add to the rice flour and mix well so that no lumps formed.

Then knead well by adding more warm water to make smooth dough.

Make small balls out of dough and keep aside.

For making the modakam take 2 small cups one with water and another with oil.

Just make like cup shape and fill with stuffing close the edges to make pear shape or just make circular shape and keep the filling and seal the edges and close it.

Then steam these for 10-15 min.

For stuffing:

I did three types of stuffings this time..

For coconut stuffing:

Grated coconut - 1/2 cup

Jaggery - 1/4 cup (acc to your taste)

ghee - 1 tsp

Cardamom powder - a pinch

For Channa dal stuffing:

Channa dal - 1/4 cup

Grated coconut - 1/4 tsp

Jaggery - 1/4 cup

Ghee - 1 tsp

Cardamom powder - a pinch

For Sesame stuffing :

Sesame seeds - 1 tblspn

Grated coconut - 1/4 tsp

Jaggery - 1/4 cup

Ghee - 1 tsp

Cardamom powder - a pinch

Method :

Add jaggery and water and heat it till jaggery dissolves and add cardamom powder and keep aside.

For coconut stuffing:

Heat a tsp of ghee and add grated coconut and fry it for 5 min.

Then add jaggery, cardamom powder and mix well and keep aside.

For Sesame stuffing:

Fry the sesame in the pan and let it cool and powder it.

Then add melted jaggery, grated coconut, cardamom powder and mix well and use for stuffing.

For Channa dal stuffing:

Boil channa dal in cooker for 2 whistle. Let it cool and grind it once.

Then add melted jaggery, cardamom powder, grated coconut and mix well and use for stuffing.

Urad Dal Vada

Ingredients:

Urad dal - 1 cup

Raw rice - 1 1/2 tsp

Ginger - small inch

Green chillies - 2-3

Onion - 1/4 cup

Hing - a pinch

Coriander leaves - 2-3 sprigs

Curry leaves - 3-4

Oil - for frying

Salt to taste

Method:

Soak urad dal and raw rice for 2 hrs.

Then grind urad dal, rice, green chillies, ginger by sprinkling water little by little. Keep aside.

Then add finely chopped onion, coriander leaves, curry leaves, hing, salt to taste.

Keep it in refrigerator for 10-15 min.

Take one small ziploc bag and wet with little water. Take small amount of batter and flatten it lightly, shape them into round or any shape and make a hole in the center.

Drop it in the hot oil very carefully, turning once in a while, deep fry till golden brown on both sides.

Remove from heat and drain in paper towel.

Note:

If you have added so many water while grinding add rice flour and little maida. ( But don't mix powder so much)

Awards

I am very happy and honor to receive this award. Soooooooo nice of you. Thanks a lot!!!!!

Thanks to Ammu of Ammuvin samayal kuripugal and Chaitra of Aathidhyam.

THANKS TO ALL !!!!!!!

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