Tuesday, December 30, 2014

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


Sunday, September 21, 2014

Navaratna Koorma(Method 2)


Ingredients:
  • Chopped Vegetables - 2 cups (Beans,Carrot,Gobi)
  • Chopped Onion - 1/4 cup
  • Chopped Fruits - 1 cup (Apple,Grape,Pineapple,Banana)
  • Kasuri methi - 1/4 tsp
  • Salt
  • Sugar - 1 tsp
  • Heavy Cream - 1 cup (Note-Substitute for cream is 3/4 cup milk and 1/4 cup butter, mix both milk and butter and set aside to bring it to room temperature,DONOT HEAT IT)
  • Curd - 3 tsp
  • Star anise/Chakra Phool  - 2
  • Ghee - 2 tsp
  • Grated Ginger - 1/2 tsp
  • Chopped coriander to garnish
  • Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

To Grind:
  • Cinnamon - 1/2 inch piece
  • Cloves - 2
  • Cardamom - 2
  • Pathar Ka Phool/Kallu hoova - very small piece
  • Tomato(Boiled) - 2
  • Cashews(Soaked in milk for 2hr) - 1/2 cup
  • Coriander Seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • Cumin Seeds - 1/4 tsp

Method:
  1. Grind all the ingredients under "To Grind" to a fine paste
  2. In a heavy pan, add ghee,once heated up add Star anise/Chakra Phool,chopped onions and then ginger
  3. Once onion turn light brown add cooked vegetables,salt and saute for 2 min
  4. Add grounded paste and keep stiring till its cooked
  5. Now add cream,curd,sugar,turmeric powder  and cook in low flame for 5-7 min
  6. Switch off stove, add fruits,chopped coriander and crushed kasuri methi
  7. Tastes good with Rotis/Naan

Serves for 3

Saturday, September 20, 2014

Boondi Masala


Ingredients:
Khara Boondi - 2 cup
Chopped onion - 1 cup
Grated Carrot - 1/2 cup
Chopped coriander - 1/2 cup
Lemon extract - 1/2 tsp
Salt
Red chilli powder - 1/4 tsp
Sugar - 1/2 tsp

Method:
  1. In a mixing bowl add onions,carrot,coriander,salt,lemon extract,sugar and mix well
  2. Now add boondi and serve immediately else boondi becomes soft

Kottambari(Cilantro ) Tokku


Ingredients:
Coriander leaves - 1 bunch (Stem should be thin,soft and fresh)
Red chillies - 6
Coconut oil - 8 tsp
Hing
Tamarind - small portion
Jaggery - small piece
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Salt

Method:
  1. With 1/2 tsp of oil, roast red chillies, tamarind, hing and grind with coriander leaves (Use little water)
  2. In a pan add oil,mustard seeds,hing and once mustard seeds splutters add grounded paste,salt and jaggery and bring it to boil
  3. Continue boiling till it leaves some oil at the sides
  4. Now take it out from stove and allow it to cool
  5. Store it in air tight box and refridgerate
  6. Tastes good with parathas/curd rice