Saturday, December 11, 2010

Tomato Spicy Chicken

Ingredients:
  1. Chicken                             1/2kg
  2. Turmeric                            1/4tsp
  3. Salt                                     2tsp
  4. Ginger, garlic paste            1tbsp
  5. Tomato                               5 big chopped
  6. Cinnamon                          1"
  7. Cloves                               6 nos
  8. Cardamom                        4 nos
  9. Cashewnut                        5 pieces
  10. Raisin                               10 nos
  11. Saffron                              a pinch
  12. Coriander leaves               handful chopped
  13. Mint leaves                       few chopped
  14. Onion                                2 chopped
  15. Curry leaves                     few
  16. Sugar                                1 tsp
  17. Oil                                    3 tbsp
  18. Bay leaf                           1 small
  19. Chilly powder                  2 tsp
  20. Daniya powder                1 tbsp
  21. Water                               1 cup
Method: 
  • Wash chicken and apply turmeric and salt.
  • Heat oil add bay leaf, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom.  Add onion and fry till dark brown.
  • Add chicken, tomatoes, ginger-garlic paste, and fry for 2 or 3 minutes.
  • Now add chilly powder, raisin, cashew nut, daniya powder, curry leaves, and sugar.
  • Close the lid for 2 minutes. Open and add water. Again close the lid.
  • Cook on a low flame for 1/2 an hour. Add Saffron and mint leaves while cooking.
  • Garnish with coriander leaves.
  • Serve with parathas, naan, chapatis.
  • This gravy is very delicious.

Chicken chukka

Ingredients:
  1. Chicken                       1kg[large pieces]
  2. Tomato                        1 large
  3. Onion                           2
  4. Coriander leaves          for garnishing
  5. Chilly powder              1 1/2tsp
  6. Salt                               1tsp
  7. Water                            1cup
  8. Turmeric                       1/2tsp
  9. Curry masala                1tsp
For Grinding:
  1. Coconut                        1/2 grated
  2. Patta                              2"
  3. Lavang                          5
  4. Khus-Khus                   1 tsp
  5. Pepper                          1/2tsp
  6. Ginger                          1"
  7. Garlic                            6pods
  8. Sombu                           1 1/2tsp
  9. Coriander,Mint leaves    little
For Seasoning:
  1. Oil                                    1/2cup
  2. Mustard seeds                  1/4tsp
  3. Urad Dal                          1/2tsp
  4. Curry leaves                    handful
Method:
  • Wash chicken and apply salt, chilly powder,turmeric.
  • Cut onion,tomato,coriander leaves.
  • Grind masala to a smooth paste.
  • Heat oil in a kadai,add seasoning and fry onion,curry leaves.
  • Add tomato and chicken,fry for 2 or 3 minutes adding salt.
  • Now add grounded masala,water. Close a lid and cook for 30 minutes on a low flame.
  • Add curry masala powder and  cook untill the gravy thickens . Garnish with coriander leaves.
  • Serve with rice or chapatis.

Honey Chicken

Ingredients:
  1. Chicken                       1 kg[cut into 12 pieces]
  2. Garam masala             1 tsp heaped
  3. Chilly powder              3 tsp
  4. Turmeric                      1/2 tsp
  5. Ginger-Garlic paste     1 tbsp                                      
  6. Salt                              1 1/2tsp
  7. Ajinomoto                   1/4 tsp
  8. Oil                               1/2 cup
For Sauce:
  1. Honey                        3/4cup
  2. Soya sauce                 1/4cup                                                    
Method:
  • Mix garam masala, chilly powder, turmeric,ginger-garlic paste, salt, Ajinomoto to a smooth paste without adding water.
  • Add chicken and apply masala to the pieces evenly.
  • Heat oil in a pressure pan and arrange the pieces, close the lid[don't use cooker lid]
  • And cook on low flame for 45 minutes roasting and turning in between cooking.
  • Mix thoroughly Honey and Soya sauce.
  • Pour 1/2 sauce on cooked chicken. Cook on one side of the chicken for 2 or 3 minutes and again turn on another side and add remaining sauce and cook for another 2 or 3 minutes.
  • Remove from fire. Arrange in a plate.
  • Add a tsp of chicken sauce over the chicken while serving.
  • This chicken is very tasty. Everybody likes it.

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Green gram Dal poruppu

Ingredients:
  1. Green gram Dal                -       1 cup
  2. Onion                                -       1 chopped
  3. Tomato                             -       1 chopped
  4. Badaga                             -        little
  5. Salt                                   -       11/2tsp
  6. Turmeric                           -       1/   
  7. Chilly powder                   -       1 tsp
  8. Curry leaves                     -        few
  9. Coriander leaves               -       little
  10. Coconut                           -       1tbsp
  11. Oil                                   -        11/2+11/2spns
  12. Water                              -        6 cups
Method:
  • Dry roast gram till light brown, cool down, clean, and wash with cold water.
  • Boil water add Dal and bring to boil.
  • Add onion, tomato, coconut, 11/2tsp oil, salt, turmeric, chilly powder, badaga, curry leaves one or two.Mix well and close the lid.
  • Cook for 1/2 an hour on a low heat.
  • Don't over cook. This gravy should be little thick.
  • Heat remaining oil and  season with badaga or with mustard seeds, urad dal, curry leaves.
  • Garnish with coriander leaves. Check salt.
  • Serve with rice and ghee, chapattis or mudde means Ragi balls.

Chicken Chintamani Dry and gravy

Ingredients: for dry style
  1. Chicken                             1/2kg boneless
  2. Oil                                     3 tbsp
  3. Turmeric                           1/4 tsp
  4. Small onion                       1/4 kg
  5. Curry leaves                      Few
  6. Coriander leaves               handful
  7. Red chilies                        20 nos
  8. Roasted gram powder       1 tsp
  9. Water                                 1/2 cup
  10. Salt                                    2 tsp
For seasoning:
  1. Mustard seeds                 1/4tsp
  2. Urad Dal                          1/4tsp
  3. Bengal gram Dal             1 tsp
     
Method:
  • Wash and cut the chicken into small pieces.
  • Cut small onion into round shape.
  • Chop coriander leaves.
  • Break red chilies into small pieces and take out the seeds neatly.
  • Heat oil add seasoning. Add red chilies and fry till the oil becomes red in color.
  • Then add onion and curry leaves, fry till crisp.
  • Add chicken, roasted gram powder, and fry for 1 minute.
  • Close the lid and cook on a low flame for 20 minutes.
  • Cook until the gravy is thick.
  • Garnish with coriander leaves.
  • Serve with hot rice and sesame oil.
For gravy:
  1. Coconut                         1/2 grated
  2. Ginger                            1"
  3. Garlic                             6 pods
  4. Patta                               1"
  5. Lavang                           6nos
  6. Fennel seeds                   1tsp
  • Grind to a smooth paste and this to the chicken while frying adding roasted gram powder also.
  • Garnish with coriander leaves
  • Serve hot with rice. It will be very tasty.

Monday, December 6, 2010

Raw Thur Dal Gravy




Ingredients:
  1. Green Tur Dal                 -              1 cup
  2. Small onion                     -              1/4 cup[chopped]
  3. Tomato                           -              1[chopped]
  4. Coriander powder           -              1tbsp
  5. Chilly powder                  -              1tsp
  6. Turmeric                          -              1/4tsp
  7. Salt                                  -              1tsp
  8. Roasted gram powder      -              1tbsp                                                
  9. Curry masala powder         -              1tsp
  10. Coconut                           -              1/2 grated
  11. Coriander leaves              -              a handful
  12. Oil                                   -              3tbsp                                                                             
  13. Ginger                             -               1/4"                                                                                 
  14. Garlic                              -                4 pods
  15. Water                             -                3 cups
  16. Mustard seeds                -                1/4tsp
  17. Urad Dal                        -                1/4tsp
  18. Bengal gram Dal             -                1/4tsp
  19. Patta                              -                1"
  20. Lavang                           -               5                                                                         
  21. Ghusa-Ghusa                     -            1tsp   
                                                                                                                                                                    For Grinding:
  • Coconut                                                                                                    
  • Ginger, Garlic                                                                                                                                     
  • Patta                                                                                                                                                
  • Lavang
  • Ghusa-Ghusa 
  • Roasted Gram   
                                                                                                                                                                                
Method:
    •  Heat oil  in a pressure pan, add Mustard seeds, Urad Dal, Bengal gram Dal and
    • Add onion, tomato, Tur Dal, curry leaves, and fry.
    • Now add the grounded masala paste to it and fry.
    • Add Chilly powder, Turmeric, Coriander powder, salt.
    • Mix well with a ladle add water and cook for 3 whistles.
    • Open the lid and add curry powder coriander leaves.
    • Check salt and serve with Rice, Puri, and chapatis.
       
                                                            

          Tuesday, November 30, 2010

          Chicken Gravy for Idly, Dosa, Rice

          Ingredients:
          1. Chicken                            1 kg
          2. Small onion                      1 cup
          3. Tomato                             1 
          4. Roasted gram powder      1tbsp
          5. Chilly powder                  2 tsp
          6. Turmeric                          1/4tsp
          7. Salt                                  2 tsp
          8. Water                              6 cups
          9. Castor oil                        1 tsp
          10. Coriander leaves             handful
          For Grinding:
          1. Coconut                        1/2 grated
          2. Coriander seeds            1 tbsp
          3. Sombu[fennel seeds]    1 tbsp
          4. Cinnamon                     2"
          5. Lavang                          10
          6. Ginger                           1"
          7. Garlic                            10 pods
          8. Khus-Khus                    1 tsp
          For seasoning:
          1. Oil                               3 tbsp
          2. Mustard seeds             1/4 tsp
          3. Urad Dal                     1/2 tsp
          4. Bengal gram Dal        1 tsp
          5. Curry leaves               few
          Method:
          • Wash chicken. Cut onion, tomato.
          • Grind masala ingredients to a smooth paste.
          • Heat oil in a pressure cooker or in a Kadai.
          • Add onion, curry leaves and tomato, fry well.
          • Now add chicken, turmeric, chilly powder, castor oil.
          • Fry chicken adding with masala, salt.
          • Add water, stir well and close the lid.
          • Cook for 1 whistle and keep it aside till pressure comes down.
          • Open the lid, check salt and garnish with coriander leaves.
          • Serve with rice and chapatis.

          Friday, November 26, 2010

          Fish gravy- 1

           Ingredients:
          1.  Rog or kelithi Fish     1 kg
          2. Tomato                        2 chopped
          3. Small onion                 handful chopped
          4. Tamarind                     big lemon size[soak in a cup of water]
          5. Turmeric                      1/4 tsp
          6. Salt                               2 tsp or to taste
          7. Coriander leaves          handful
          8. Water                            6 or 8 cups
          9. Sugar                            2 tsp

          For Grinding:
          1. Coconut                             1/2 grated
          2. Cinnamon                          1"
          3. Rice                                   1 tsp
          4. Jeera                                  1 tsp
          5. Bengal gram Dal               1 tsp
          6. Urad Dal                           1/2tsp
          7. Curry leaves                      4 leaves
          8. Oil                                     1 tsp
          9. Red chilies 15
          10. Small onion                       4
          11. Pepper                               5 corns
          12. Methi seeds                       8     
          13. Ginger                              1/4"
          14. Garlic                                4 flakes
          15. Coriander seeds               1 tbsp
          For seasoning:
          1. Mustard seeds                  1/2tsp
          2. Urad Dal                          1/2tsp
          3. Curry leaves                     few
          4. Oil                                    4 or 5 tbsp

          Method:
          • Heat oil, add seasoning, and splutter mustard seeds.
          • Add curry leaves and onion fry until crisp.
          • Now add turmeric and tomatoes, close the lid for 3 minutes.
          • Open the lid and mash tomatoes, add masala paste and fry.
          • Add tamarind water, sugar, and water.
          • Stir well and boil for 20 minutes.
          • Now add salt and boil for another 5 minutes.
          • Add fish, cook on a low flame for 10 minutes.
          • Garnish with coriander leaves.
          • Serve with rice.

          Wednesday, November 10, 2010

          Uli bitambra- Thur Dal Sambar for rice

          Ingredients:
          1. Thur Dal              -    1 cup
          2. Tomatoes            -    2 big
          3. Turmeric              -    1/4tsp
          4. Castor oil             -    1tsp
          5. Water                  -    6cups
          6. Small Onion         -    10
          7. Drumstick            -    2
          8. Raddish               -    1
          9. Salt                      -    11/2tsp
          10. Tamarind              -    lemon size
          11. Curry leaves         -    few
          12. Coriander leaves   -   for garnishing
          13. Sugar                    -  1tsp[optional]  
          14. Badaga                 -   little
          15. Oil                       -   1tbsp
          Method
          • Wash Dal and cook in a pressure pan adding 6 cups of water, turmeric, castor oil, tomatoes.
          • Drain Dal water in another container and mash dal. 
          • Cut onion and sliced radish, cut drumstick to 2" in length.
          • Add vegetables, chilly powder, salt to Dal and water, and cook for 15 minutes.
          • Close the lid while cooking.[without whistle]
          • Add tamarind water, sugar, and check salt.
          • Heat oil in another container add Badaga, curry leaves and hing and pour Dal and close the lid immediately.
          • Simmer on a low flame till orange bubbles form a layer on top of the sambar.
          • Garnish with coriander leaves.
          • Serve with rice, appalam and porial or palya.

          Bun Egg Masala

          Ingredients:
          1. Bun                                 3 nos
          2. Tomato                         1 chopped
          3. Onion                             1 chopped
          4. Coriander leaves          handful
          5. Ginger, Garlic paste    1 tsp
          6. Turmeric                        1/4tsp
          7. Chilly powder                1 tsp
          8. Salt                                  1/2tsp
          9. Oil                                    1 tbsp
          10. Eggs                                 3
          11. Garam masala               1/2tsp
          12. Tomato sauce                2 tsp
          13. Water                              1/4 cup or 1 tbsp
          Method
          • Heat oil in a Kadai. Add onion and fry for a minute.
          • Add tomato, ginger-garlic paste, and turmeric.
          • Fry well till mashed. Now add chilly powder.
          • Add eggs fry till crumbled.
          • Mix well and add cut Buns. Sprinkle water.
          • And now add garam masala, tomato sauce, and well.
          • Fry on a low heat for 2 or 3 minutes.
          • Garnish with coriander leaves.
          • Serve hot.

          Monday, November 8, 2010

          RAW TUR DAL GRAVY




          Ingredients:
          1. Raw Tur Da1 1 cup
          2. Small onion 1/4 cup[chopped]
          3. Tomato 1[chopped]
          4. Coriander powder 1tbsp
          5. Chilly powder 1tsp
          6. Turmeric 1/4tsp
          7. Salt 1 tsp
          8. Roasted gram powder  1tbsp                                                
          9. Curry masal powder 1tsp
          10. Coconut 1/2 grated
          11. Coriander leaves  handful
          12. Oil  3 tbsp                                                                             
          13. Ginger 1/4"                                                                                 
          14. Garlic 4 pods
          15. Water  3 cups
          16. Mustard seeds 1/4tsp
          17. Urad Dal 1/4tsp
          18. Bengal gram Dal 1/4tsp
          19. Patta 1"
          20. Lavang 5                                                                         
          21. kus-kus 1tsp   
                                                                                                                                                                                For Grinding:
          • Coconut                                                                                                    
          • Ginger,Garlic                                                                                                                                     
          • Patta                                                                                                                                                
          • Lavang
          • Ghusa-Ghusa 
          • Roasted Gram   
                                                                                                                                                                                          
          Method:
            •  Heat oil  in pressure pan,add Mustard seeds,Urad Dal,Bengal gram Dal and
            • Add onion, tomato ,Tur Dal ,curry leaves and fry.
            • Now add grounded masala paste to it and fry.
            • Add Chilly powder,Turmeric,Coriander powder,salt.
            • Mix well with a ladle add water and cook for 3 whistle.
            • Open the lid and add curry powder coriander leaves.
            • Check salt and serve with Rice ,Puri and chapatis.
               
                                                                    

                  Tuesday, November 2, 2010

                  Black Beans Kootu

                  Ingredients
                  1. Black beans                1 cup
                  2. Small onion                10 nos
                  3. Tomato                        3 medium
                  4. Brinjal                         300 gms 
                  5. Pumpkin                      100 gms   
                  6. Ginger                         1/4"
                  7. Garlic                          6    
                  8. Coriander leaves         Handful
                  9. Kootu masala             4 tbsp                                                         
                  10. Tamarind                    lemon size
                  11. Jaggery                       1 tbsp
                  12. Chilly powder            1 1/2tsp
                  13. Turmeric                    1/4tsp
                  14. Salt                             2tsp
                  15. Oil                             1 tbsp
                  16. Badaga                       little
                  17. Curry leaves              few
                  18. Hing                         a pinch
                  19. Red chilies               2 or 3
                  20. Water                       6 cups                  

                  Method:
                  • Soak black beans overnight. Soak tamarind in little water.
                  • Cut onion and tomatoes. Crush ginger and garlic.
                  • Cut brinjal to lengthwise and put it in a bowl of saltwater and keep aside.
                  • Cut pumpkin to 1" big pieces.
                  • Boil water in a pressure cooker add beans, turmeric, castor oil.
                  • Cook for 1 whistle. Open after 10 minutes.
                  • Add brinjal, ginger-garlic,onion,tomatoes,pumpkin ,chilly,turmeric powder,salt.
                  • Close the lid and cook for another 2 whistles.
                  • Mix kootu masala powder in tamarind water.
                  • Add it to the gravy with jaggery. Stir well. Check salt. Add if necessary.
                  • Simmer on low heat for 15 minutes.
                  • Heat oil add Badaga, hing, curry leaves, chilies to the gravy.
                  • Garnish with coriander leaves.
                  • Serve with rice, ghee, appallam.

                  Monday, October 11, 2010

                  Upma Roast

                  Ingredients
                  • Dosa batter            -5 cups
                  For Uppama
                  1. Rawa                      - 1 cup
                  2. Green chilies          - 5
                  3. Onion                     - 2
                  4. Curry leaves           - few
                  5. Coriander leaves    - little
                  6. Ginger                    - 1/4"
                  7. Cashew nuts           - 6
                  8. Coconut                  - 1tsp
                  9. Lemon juice           - 1tsp
                  10. Water                      - 21/2 cups
                  11. Ghee                       - 1tsp
                  12. Salt                         - 1tsp

                  Potato masala
                    1. Boiled potatoes          -      2 bi
                    2. Onion                         -     1 chopped                                       
                    3. Green chilies              -     1 chopped
                    4. Curry leaves               -      few
                    5. Coriander leaves         -      little
                    6. Salt                              -     1/2tsp
                    7. Turmeric                     -      a pinch
                    8. Oil                               -     1tbsp
                    9. Bengal gram flour       -     1tsp heaped
                      For seasoning:
                      1. Mustard seeds    -     1/4+1/4tsp
                      2. Urad dhal           -    1/4+1/4tsp
                      3. Channa dhal       -    1tsp
                      4. Curry leaves       -     few
                      5. Hing                   -    a pinch                                                        

                      For chutney
                      1. Green chilies           -  3
                      2. Coconut                      1 cup
                      3. Coriander leaves     -  handful
                      4. Ginger                     - 1/4"
                      5. Curry leaves            - few
                      6. Roasted gram          - 2tbsp
                      7. Salt                          - 1/2tsp                                                           
                      Preparation for Uppama
                      • Fry rawa adding 1tsp of oil. Keep aside.
                      • Heat oil add onion, chilies, cashew nuts, curry leaves and ginger.
                      • Fry well. Add water and salt. Bring to a boil.
                      • Add raw, stir well, close the lid and cook on low heat for 5 minutes.
                      • Open the lid mix well add ghee and 1tsp of oil.
                      • Garnish with coriander leaves.
                      For chutney
                      • Grind the chutney ingredients adding 1 cup of water.
                      • Add little seasoning with curry leaves.
                      •  You can add puli chutney[tamarind] or onion chutney with coconut.
                      For Potato Masala 
                      • Mash potatoes.
                      • Heat oil add seasoning[1/4tsp mustard, urad, Bengal gram]
                      • Fry onion, chilies,hing,  curry leaves, Bengal gram and fry for few minutes.
                      • Add 1 cup of water, salt, turmeric, and bring to a boil.
                      • Now add mashed potatoes, stir well until it thickens.
                      • Garnish with coriander leaves
                      Method
                      • Heat Tawa pour dosa batter and spread[like paper dosa]
                      • Add ghee and roast well.
                      • Meanwhile take 1 laddle full upma in a bowl.
                      • Add chutney and potato masala each 1tbsp and mix well.
                      • After roasting dosa put 1 or 2 tbsp of this masala in the middle of the dosa. 
                      • Fold dosa like Mysore masala dosa.
                      • Serve with sambar and chutney.

                            Paneer Kurma with chappatis


                            Ingredients
                            1. Paneer                           1 pack
                            2. Onion                            1 medium
                            3. Tomato                          3 medium
                            4. Ginger                           1/4"
                            5. Garlic                            6 pods 
                            6. Coriander powder         2tsp
                            7. Ga ram masala              1tsp
                            8. Fresh cream                  1tsp
                            9. Fresh curd                     1/4 cup
                            10. Chilly powder               1 tsp
                            11. Turmeric powder          1/4tsp
                            12. Sugar                             1tsp
                            13. Salt                                1tsp
                            14. Cinnamon                      1"
                            15. Cloves                            5
                            16. Cardamom                     2
                            17. Oil                                  1 tsp+2 tbsp
                            18. Coconut                          1 tbsp
                            Method :
                            • Fry onion, tomatoes, coconut, cinnamon, cloves and grind wit
                            • Whip fresh cream and curd and keep aside.
                            • Heat oil add the grounded paste and fry for 3 or 4 minutes.
                            • Add salt, chilly powder, turmeric and sugar.
                            • Mix well and add wiped cream and curd.
                            • Close the lid and simmer for 20 minutes.
                            • Deep fry paneer and add to the gravy.
                            • Stir well and add coriander and mint leaves.
                            • Simmer for 5 more minutes.
                            • Serve with chapatis

                            Monday, October 4, 2010

                            Vegetable Chukka

                            Ingredients
                            1. Carrot                    - 2 nos 
                            2. Potato                    - 2 medium
                            3. Peas                       -  handful
                            4. Brinjal                   - 2 nos
                            5. Onion                    - 2 nos
                            6. Mint leaves            - little
                            7. coriander leaves     - little
                            8. Ginger                    - 1/2"
                            9. Garlic                     - 6 pods
                            10. Tomato                   - 1
                            11. Lemon juice           - 1 tsp
                            12. Coconut                   -1 tbsp
                            13. Patta                       - 1"
                            14. Lavanga                 - 6
                            15. Sombu                   - 1 tsp[fennel]
                            16. Cashew nuts            -10 nos
                            17. Bay leaf                  -  1
                            18. Green chilies          - 4 nos
                            19. Dry rose petals       - 1tsp
                            20. Chilly powder        - 1tsp
                            21. Turmeric                - 1/4tsp
                            22. Salt                         - 2 tsp
                            23. Water                     - 3 cups
                            For grinding 1 masala
                            • Coconut                                
                            • Ginger
                            • Garlic
                            • Sombu
                            • Patta
                            • Lavanga
                            • Cashew nuts 
                            For grinding 2
                            • Mint leaves
                            • Dry rose petals
                            • Lemon juice
                            • Green chilies
                            • Coriander leaves
                            For seasoning
                            1. Bay leaf                  -1
                            2. Patta                      - small piece
                            3. Lavanga                 -  2
                            4. Oil                         -  3tbsp
                            5. Curry leaves          -  few
                            6. Coriander leaves    -  little
                            7. Mint leaves             -  little

                            Method
                            • Chop onion, tomato, and vegetables to a medium size.
                            •  Grind 2 masalas to a smooth paste.
                            • Heat oil, add seasoning and fry.
                            • After that add onion and fry for 2 or 3 minutes.
                            • Add vegetables, peas, tomato and fry well.
                            • Now add 1 masala, mix and add chilly powder,fry well.
                            • Add salt, turmeric,2 masala and water.
                            • Bring to a boil and simmer on low heat till vegetables are tender.
                            • simmer till oil comes up.
                            • Garnish with coriander leaves and 1tsp ghee.
                            • Serve rice or chappatis.

                            POTATO SAMBAR IN COCONUT MILK

                            Ingredients
                            1. Potatoes          -        1/4kg
                            2. Coconut          -        1 whole
                            3. Red chilies -            10
                            4. Badaga           -         little
                            5. Rice               -        1tsp
                            6. Bengal gram    -        1tbsp
                            7. Curry leaves    -        few 
                            8. Oil                  -        2tbsp
                            9. Turmeric         -        1/4tsp 
                            10. Salt                 -        to taste
                            METHOD :
                            • Boil potatoes and mash well.
                            • Extract milk from coconut adding 4cups of water.
                            • Fry rice, bengal gram, Badaga, few curry leaves adding 1tsp of oil and grind.
                            • Mix potatoes, coconut milk, and ground masala.
                            • Add 1 cup of water and turmeric to it. 
                            • Heat oil in a Kadai add mustard and splutter it.
                            • Now add curry leaves and fry.
                            • Pour coconut to it.
                            • Add salt mix well.
                            • Bring to a boil on slow heat.[boil for 2 or 3 minutes]
                            • Remove from fire and add lemon juice.
                            • Serve with idly and ghee dosa.
                            • This sambar tastes good. Children love it.

                            Tomato Sambar for Idly,Dosa


                            Ingredients
                            1. Tomato                 -   2 or 3
                            2. Onion                    -   2 chopped
                            3. Water                    -   6 cups
                            4. Turmeric                -   1/4tsp
                            5. Curry leaves           -   few
                            6. Coriander leaves    -   little
                            7. Oil                         -   3tbsps
                            8. Chilly powder        -   11/2tsps
                            9. Salt                       -    2tsps or to taste
                            For Grinding
                            1. Coconut               -    1/2
                            2. Roasted gram       -    11/2tbsps
                            3. Sombu                 -    1tsp
                            4. Cinnamon               -    1"
                            5. Cloves                  -    5
                            6. Garlic                   -    6 pods
                            For Seasoning 
                            1. Mustard seeds  -     1/4tsp
                            2. Urad dhal         -     1/4tsp
                            3. Channa dhal     -     1/4tsp
                            4. Curry leaves     -     little
                            5. Hing                 -     pinch

                            Method

                            • Grind the above ingredients to a smooth paste.
                            • Grind tomatoes separately.
                            • Chop onion and coriander leaves.
                            • Heat oil add seasoning. Wait until mustard seeds splutter.
                            • Add onion and curry leaves and fry for three or four minutes.
                            •  Add masala, tomato paste, water, chilly powder, turmeric, and salt.
                            • Mix well. Bring to boil and simmer for 15 minutes.
                            • Garnish with coriander leaves.
                            • Serve with idly,dosa,paniyaram.

                            Friday, October 1, 2010

                            IDLY


                            Ingredients

                            1. Idly rice-         5 cups heaped
                            2. Urad dhal        3/4 cup 
                            3. Methi seeds     2 tsp
                            4. Rock salt        4 tsp

                            Method
                            • Wash and soak rice separately.soak together methi seeds and urad dhal for 3 hours.
                            • Grind rice and dhal separately for 45 minutes in grinder,15 minutes in ultra grinder. 
                            • Collect batter in a large vessel add salt and mix by hand or laddle thoroughly.
                            • Ferment for eight hours.
                            • Pour batter in idly plates steam for 10 minutes in a idly cooker
                            • Serve with tomato sambar and chutney.

                            BADAGA RECIPE


                            Ingredients
                            1. Onion              -1 kg
                            2. Garlic              -100 gm
                            3. Ginger             -50 gm
                            4. Curry leaves    -handful
                            5. Urad dhal        -50 gm
                            6. Mustard           -25 gm
                            7. Castor oil        -25 ml
                            8. Groundnut oil -25 ml
                            9. Hing                -15 gm
                            10. Crystal salt      -handful
                            11. Turmeric         -1 tsp heaped


                            Method 
                            • Clean onion, remove skin, and cut head and tail. Crush garlic.
                            • Pound or crush onion in a mixie and put in the grinder
                            • Grind for 5 or 6 minutes
                            • Put grounded onion in a plastic container
                            • Dry roast and powder jeera and pepper
                            • Add salt, turmeric, hing, jeera and pepper, urad dhal, mustard seeds, and garlic.
                            • Wash ginger, curry leaves, dry on a towel
                            • Cut ginger and curry leaves to small pieces
                            • Heat groundnut oil and pour over onion, mix well
                            • Take a big tray, put a plastic cover on it 
                            • Make a big ball of onion mixture and arrange one by one
                            • Keep in sunlight. after one or two days turn over. keep on doing this for 15 or 20 days until dry
                            • For the last 2 or 3 days brush castor oil nicely on each ball and dry again for another two days
                            • Preserve it in a plastic, pot or glass container.

                            Thursday, September 30, 2010

                            RAGI Dosa in Idly Batter

                            Ingredients
                            1. Ragi flour                        1 cup
                            2. Fermented idly batter      5 cups
                            3. Onion                              1 chopped
                            4. Carrot                              1 cut 
                            5. Green chilies                   3 chopped
                            6. Curry leaves                    2 chopped
                            7. Coriander leaves             handful
                            8. Salt                                  1 tsp
                            9. Water                              1 cup
                            Method


                            • Mix flour and batter together adding salt and little water.
                            • Add chopped onion, carrot, chilies, curry leaves and coriander leaves.
                            • Mix well. Keep it aside for 15 minutes.
                            • Pour dosa on a hot tava 
                            • Roast on both sides adding oil.
                            • Serve with coconut chutney and onion chutney.

                            RAWA Dosa in Idly Batter

                            Ingredients
                            1. Rawa                                 1cup
                            2. Idly batter                          5 cups
                            3. Rice flour                           2 tsp
                            4. Maida flour                        2tsp
                            5. Onion                                 1 chopped   
                            6.  Green chilies                     3 chopped
                            7. Curry leaves                       little 
                            8. Cumin seeds                       1/2 tsp
                            9. Pepper seeds                       1/2 tsp
                            10. Ginger                                 1/4"
                            11. Carrot                                  1/2 grated 
                            12. Coconut                               1 tbsp
                            13. Water                                   2cups
                            14. Salt                                       little

                            Method
                            • Combine all the ingredients adding water and salt.
                            • Pour on a hot Tawa close the lid, roast on both the sides and fold.
                            • Serve with coconut and onion chutney.

                            Tuesday, September 28, 2010

                            TOMATO CHAPIS-1

                            Ingredients
                            1. Tomatoes                -        1/2 kg
                            2. Small onions            -        15 nos
                            3. Ginger                     -        1/4"
                            4. Garlic                      -        6 pods
                            5. Coconut                  -       1/2 cup
                            6. Cinnamon                -       1"
                            7. Cloves                     -       6
                            8. Fennel[sombu]seeds-       1tsp
                            9. Khus-khus               -       1tsp
                            10. Roasted gram           -      1tsp
                            11. Coriander seeds       -      1tsp
                            12. Curry leaves            -       few
                            13. Coriander leaves     -       little
                            14. Oil                          -      1/4cup
                            15. Turmeric                 -      1/4tsp
                            16. Chilly powder         -      1tsp
                            17. Water                     -      1cup
                            For grinding

                            1. Cinnamon
                            2. Sombu[fennel seeds]
                            3. Khus-khus
                            4. Roasted gram
                            5. Coriander seeds
                            6. Cloves
                            7. Ginger
                            8. Garlic
                            9. Coconut
                            METHOD
                            • Chop onions, tomatoes into small pieces.
                            • Heat oil add seasoning, add curry leaves after spluttering mustard seeds.
                            • Fry onions till it turns to golden brown and then add tomatoes to it.
                            • Add little salt, turmeric close the lid and for 10 minutes or till tomatoes are cooked.
                            • Open the lid mash well, then add masala, chilly powder, salt, water.
                            • Cook on a low flame with closed lid for 20 minutes and stir in between.
                            • Cook until oil comes up.
                            • Garnish with coriander leaves.
                            • Serve with rice or chappatis.

                              BELE RASAM [Dhal]

                              Ingredients:
                              1. Tamarind                  -    lemon size[soak and extract]
                              2. Dhal water and water-   1 liter [mixed]
                              3. Garlic                       -    6 pods[pound]
                              4. Green chilies            -    2 slit
                              5. Curry leaves             -    few
                              6. Coriander leaves      -     little
                              7. Badaga                    -     little
                              8. Hing                        -     a pinch
                              9. Jeera[cumin]           -     1 tsp
                              10. Coriander seeds      -     1tsp
                              11. Pepper seeds          -     1/4 tsp
                              12. Salt                         -     to taste
                              13. Sugar                      -     1tsp
                              14. Oil                          -     2 tsp
                              15. Tomato                   -     1 mashed

                              Method
                              • Mix dhal water, water, salt, sugar with tamarind water.
                              • Powdered jeera, coriander, pepper seeds, and mix to this water.
                              • Heat oil, add Badaga fry for a minute, then add curry leaves, hing, chilies.
                              • Fry for a while and add dhal water, garlic 
                              • Bring to boil till a layer on rasam looks frothy.
                              • Garnish with coriander leaves.

                              Bele Uppu Porupu

                              Ingredients
                              1. Turdhal                -    1 cup
                              2. Castor oil             -    1 tsp
                              3. Turmeric              -    1/4 tsp
                              4. Water                  -    6 cups
                              5. Garlic                   -    9 pods
                              6. Ginger                  -    1/4"
                              7. Jeera                    -    1/4 tsp
                              8. Curry leaves         -     few
                              9. Coriander leaves   -      little
                              10. Salt to taste           -     3/4tsp
                              11. Badaga                 -     little
                              12. Oil                        -    1tsp

                              Method
                              • Pressure cook tur dhal by adding castor oil, water for whistles or till soft.
                              • Separate water from dhal.
                              • Mash dhal, add pounded ginger, garlic
                              • Add curry leaves, coriander leaves, jeers, salt, Badaga, oil and 1 cup dhal water.
                              • Mix well and bring to boil and simmer for 10 or 15 minutes on low heat.
                              • This gravy should be a little thick.
                              • Serve with rice and ghee.