Wednesday 24 February 2010

TADKA DAL FRY

Ingredients
Toor dal 1/4 cup
Channa dal 1/4 cup
Moong dal 1/4 cup
Onion 2
Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
Asafoetida (hing) pinch
Garam masala powder 1 tbsp
Coriander powder 2 tbsp
Chilli powder 1 tbsp
Cumin powder 1 tbsp
Lemon juice 2 tsp
Salt
Ghee
For tadka (seasoning)
Mustard seeds 1 tsp
Cumin seeds 1 tsp
Green chilli slit in centre
Curry leaves 5 leaves
Chopped ginger 2 tsp
Chopped garlic 2 tsp
Ghee
Preparation
1. Wash toor, moong and channa dal. Pressure cook the dals with salt and 3 cups of water.
2. Heat a pan, add ghee, turmeric powder and hing. Fry well.
3. Add chopped onion and fry till it turns into golden brown.
4. Add cumin, coriander, chilli and garam masala powder and fry for 3 to 4 mts.
5. Add the cooked dal to this pan. Mix well for 5 mts and turn off the flame. Transfer this into a serving dish.
6. Heat another pan, add ghee, mustard seeds, after it splutter, add cumin seeds, curry leaves, green chilli, chopped ginger and garlic. Fry well.
7. Top the dal with this tadka. Finally add lemon juice.
8. Serve tadka dal with roti or rice.

VENDAIKAI (OKRA) AVIYAL

Ingredients
Vendakai (okra) 10
Onion 1
Green chilli 2
Coconut 1/2 cup
Cumin seeds 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds 1 tsp
Curry leaves 5 leaves
Yogurt 1 tsp
Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
Coconut oil 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil 2 tbsp
Preparation
1. Chop okra and onion lengthwise.
2. Grind green chilli and cumin seeds finely.
3. Grind coconut coarsely.
4. Heat a pan, add oil, mustard seeds and curry leaves. Add chopped onion, okra, turmeric powder and grinded green chilli mixture. Fry it.
5. Cover it and cook in a low flame. Stir okra once in 3 mts.
6. After it cooked, add grinded coconut, salt and curd. Mix well.
7. Finally add coconut oil.
8. Serve it with rice.

Tuesday 23 February 2010

CHICKEN GRAVY WITHOUT COCONUT

Ingredients
Chicken 1/2 kg
Onion 1
Tomato 2
Ginger 1 piece
Garlic 3 flakes
Cashew nut 10
Green chilli 2 slit in centre
Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
Chilli powder 2 tbsp
Garam masala powder 2 tbsp
Pepper powder 1 tbsp
Curry leaves 5 leaves
Cinnamon 1 stick
Cloves 3
Aniseed 1 tbsp
Salt
Oil
Preparation
1. Grind ginger, garlic and cashew into a paste.
2. Chop onion and tomatoes.
3. Heat a pan, add oil, cinnamon, cloves, aniseed and curry leaves. Fry for a minute.
4. Add chopped onion and salt. Fry till onion turns into golden brown.
5. Add green chilli, ginger garlic cashew paste and tomatoes and fry well.
6. Add chicken pieces. Mix it. Cover it and cook.
7. Add all turmeric, chilli and garam masla powder. Mix well.
8. Finally add pepper and turn off the flame. Cover the pan with a lid for 5 to 10 mts.
9. Serve it with rice or roti.

Monday 22 February 2010

CHICKEN SOUP

Ingredients
Chicken with bones 1/4 kg
Small onion 4
Aniseeds 1 tbsp
Coriander seeds 2 tbsp
Ginger small piece
Garlic 2 flakes
Turmeric powder 1/2 tbsp
Pepper powder 1 tbsp
Salt to taste
Preparation
1. To a blender, add small onion, coriander seeds, ginger, garlic and aniseeds finely.
2. To a cooker, add chicken, grinded onion paste, turmeric powder and salt. Add 2 cups of water and turn off the flame after 2 whistle.
3. Add pepper on the top and serve hot.

Sunday 21 February 2010

SPICY PEPPER CHICKEN

Ingredients
Chicken 1/2 kg
Onion
Black pepper powder 3 tbsp
Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
Ginger one small piece
Green chilli 2 slit in centre
Curry leaves 10 leaves
Salt to taste
Oil
Preparation
1. To a bowl, add chicken, salt, turmeric powder and salt. Marinate for about 30 minutes.
2. To a pan add chicken and cook in low flame with a tight lid.
3. Turn off flame once the chicken gets cooked.
4. Heat another pan, add oil, pepper powder, green chilli and curry leaves. Fry and add chopped ginger and chopped onion and fry well.
5. Add cooked chicken pieces and fry well.
6. Serve it with rice.

Wednesday 17 February 2010

GAJAR PARATHA

Ingredients
Grated carrot (gajar) 1 cup
Wheat flour 2 cups
Chopped green chilli 2 tbsp
Chopped curry leaves 2 tbsp
Cumin seeds 1 tbsp
Chilli powder 1 tbsp
Masala powder 1 tbsp
Salt to taste
Oil
Preparation
1. To a bowl, add wheat flour, carrot, green chilli, curry leaves, cumin seeds, chilli powder and masala powder and salt. Mix well.
2. Add water to it and make it into a dough.
3. Apply oil to it. Cover it for about 15 mts.
4. Make 10 balls out of it.
5. Spread each balls into thin sheets with the help of a roller.
6. Heat a thava, add chapathi, apply oil.
7. Cook both sides and take out the chapathi.
8. Serve it with raita or any veg curry.

VEGETABLE FRIED RICE

Ingredients
Cooked long grained rice 1 cup
Carrot 1
Beans 5
Onion 1
Peas 1/2 cup
Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp
Soya sauce 1 tbsp
Pepper powder 1 tbsp
Cinnamon 1 piece
Cloves 2
Ajinamoto pinch
Salt to taste
Oil 2 tbsp
Preparation
1. Cut carrot and beans into small lengthwise pieces. Chop onion finely.
2. Heat a pan, add oil, add cinnamon, cloves and onion. Fry well.
3, Add ginger garlic paste and all vegetables. Fry well.
4. Add little water and salt and cook the vegetables. (Dont over cook the veggies)
5. Now add soya sauce and ajinamoto and mix well.
6. Add cooked rice and pepper. Mix well.
7. Serve it with any meat.

Tuesday 16 February 2010

ONION CUCUMBER RAITA


Ingredients
Finely chopped onion 1 cup
Chopped cucumber 1/2 cup
Chopped green chilli 1
Yogurt 1/2 cup
Salt
Preparation
1. To a bowl, add onion, salt, cucumber, green chilli and salt. Mix well.
2. Add yogurt and mix.
3. Serve it with biryani or roti.

ONION RAITA

Ingredients
Finely chopped onion 1 cup
Yogurt 1/2 cup
Green chilli
Salt to taste
Preparation
1. To the onion add salt and mix well.
2. After 15 mts and yogurt. Mix well.
3. Garnish with green chilli.
4. Serve it with biryani or roti.
You can also add cumin seeds.

RAVA DOSA

Ingredients
Rava (sooji) 1 cup
Rice flour 1 cup
Maida 1/2 cup
Onion 1 (finely chopped)
Grated ginger 2 tbsp
Black pepper 1 tbsp
Cumin seeds 1 tbsp
Chopped green chilli 1
Curry leaves 5 leaves
Salt to taste
Oil
Preparation
1. To a dish, add all the ingredients except oil.
2. Add water and make it into a batter slightly thinner than dosa batter.
3. Heat thava, add batter and spread.
4. Pour oil along its sides.
5. Turn dosa when one side is cooked and take off when both sides are cooked.
6. Serve it with chutney and sambar.

KEERA THANDU THORAN


Ingredients
Red keera thandu (amaranth tender) 1 bunch
Coconut 1/2 cup
Red chilli powder 1 tbsp
Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds 1 tbsp
Garlic 2 flakes
Salt to taste
Preparation
1. Chop the leaves and stem of keera thandu finely.
2. Grind coconut, cumin seeds, chilli powder and garlic coarsely.
3. Cook keera thandu with little salt, turmeric powder and water.
4. After it cooked well, add grinded coconut. Mix well.
5. Serve it with rice.

Sunday 7 February 2010

MURUNGAI KEERAI (DRUMSTICK LEAVES) THORAN

Ingredients
Drumstick leaves 1 bunch
Onion 1
Coconut 1/2 cup
Cumin seeds 1 tbsp
Garlic 2 flakes
Red chilli powder 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds 1 tbsp
Curry leaves 5 leaves
Salt to taste
Oil 3 tbsp
Preparation
1. Grind coconut, cumin seeds, garlic and red chilli powder coarsely.
2. Heat a pan, add oil, mustard seeds, after it crackle, add curry leaves and chopped onion. Fry well.
3. After the onion turns into golden brown, add drumstick leaves and mix well.
4. After the leaves get cooked, add grinded coconut. Mix well.
5. Serve it with rice.

Wednesday 3 February 2010

TOMATO JAM


Ingredients
Red tomatoes 5
Sugar 1 cup
Ghee 5 tbsp
Cashew nut 10
Raisins 10
Cardamom 3
Saffron colour optional
Preparation
1. Boil tomatoes and remove the skin.
2. Grind them finely in a blender.
3. Heat a pan, add ghee and fry cashew nuts and raisins.
4. Heat another pan, add grinded tomatoes, sugar and 3 tbsp of ghee. Stir continuously till it gets thicken.
5. Finally add cardamom and nuts.
6. Serve it with any biryani.