Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Kumbala Kai Tovve (Pumpkin Sambar)


Ingredients:
Pumpkin- 2 cup (Chopped)
Salt
Coconut - 1/2 cup
Water - 1 cup
Moong dal - 1 cup
Jaggery - small piece
Coriander leaves - 1/2 cup

For Seasoning
Coconut Oil - 4 tsp
Curry leaves - 6
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
Hing
Uradal - 1/4 tsp
Red chillies - 2

Method:
1. Pressure cook moong dal and pumpkin
2. In a pan make seasoning with the above ingredients and transfer
    dal and pumpkin to it
3. Add salt, jaggery, water and cook for 5 min
4. Finely add coconut, coriander and cook for 5 more min
5. Tastes good with rice and chapatis

Tomato Hasi Saaru (Tomato rasam - Raw version)


Ingredients:
Tomato - 1 Big
Salt
Coconut Milk - 1/2 cup
Water - 1/2 cup

For Seasoning
Coconut Oil - 2 tsp
Curry leaves - 4
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
Hing
Uradal - 1/4 tsp
Red chillies - 2

Method:
1. Pressure cook tomato (whole) and once it gets cooled squeeze it nicely
    in a mixing bowl
2. Add coconut milk, salt and water to it
3. Make seasoning using ingredients mentioned above and add it to the
    mixing bowl
4. Serve with rice
Note: This rasam is a raw method and SHOULD NOT be boiled once the ingredients
          are mixed.

Thursday, December 25, 2014

Karibevu Anna (Tangy curry leaves rice)


Ingredients:
Cooked rice  -2 cups
Jaggery powder - 1 tsp
Ghee - 1 tsp
Salt
Coconut (Grated) - 1/2 cup

Seasoning Items:
oil - 5tsp
mustard seeds-1/4 tsp
channa dal - 1 tsp
curry leaves -1 strand
hing - pinch off
peanuts - 4 tsp

To Powder:
Tamarind  - small piece
Curry leaves - 1 cup
Red chillies - 3
Hing

Method:
1. In a pan add oil 1 tsp, once heated up add all ingredients under To Powder and shallow fry till
    you get nice aroma from curry leaves.
2. Once it gets cooled, make a coarse powder and set aside
3. In a big pan make seasoning and keep heat in low
4. Now add cooked rice, salt and jaggery to above seasoning pan and mix well
5. Switch off stove and spread powder on rice, add ghee and coconut and mix well
6. Serve hot with curd

Serves for 2

Onion Rava Dosa

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ingredients:            
Rava - 2 cups
Rice flour - 1 and 1/2 cup
Chopped Onion - 1 cup
Chopped Coriander - 1/2 cup
Grated ginger - 1tsp
Grated carrot - 1/2 cup
Chopped curry leaves - 2 tsp
Salt
Chopped green chillies - 2 tsp
Water
 
Method:
1. Mix all ingredients (except onions) and add water to adjust batter consistancy to
     slightly thin
2. Heat tawa in medium low, apply 1/2 tsp of oil on tawa and rub with paper towel
     (This avoids dosa sticking to tawa)
3. Spread onions on tawa as shown and then spill thin layer of batter
4. Put oil and once cooked, flip the dosa and cook on other side
5. Serve with Chutney                                                                                  
                            
 

Beetroot Kootu


Ingredients:
Beetroot - 2 (Medium size)
Kabuli chana - 1/2 cup (Soak for 4-5 hrs)
Tamarind extract - 3 tsp
Salt
Green chillies - 3
Coriander leaves

For Masala Grinding:
Raw rice  - 1 tsp (Soak for 30 min)
Coconut (Shredded) - 1/2 cup
Dhania - 1/2 tsp


Method:
1. Grate beetroot and pressure cook along with kabuli channa and green chillies (cut length wise)
2. Once cooker gets cooled, take out green chillies and grind with the masala ingredients mentioned 
    above
3. In a cooking bowl add cooked beetroot, channa,salt and tamarind extract and boil for 5 min
4. Then add masala paste, coriander leaves and continue boiling for 10 more min
5. Make seasoning with oil ,mustard seeds, curry leaves,hing and add it to above kootu
6. Serve with rice

Serves - For 3