Spinach rice

Ingredients.
Basmathi rice cooked 3/4th-1 cup
Salt & pepper to taste
Blanched & chopped spinach-1/2 bunch
Green chilles chopped-1
Onion chopped-1/4
Spring onions chopped-1/4 bunch
Chopped Garlic-4
Jeera-1/2tsp
Butter-1tbsp
Method.
Heat butter in a pan,temper it with jeera.Add onion,garlic,green chilles & chopped spinach.Season it to your taste.Mix rice and fry till everything is blended well.Garnish it with spring onions.

Coriander Chutney

Ingredients

Corriander leaves-1/2 bunch

Salt to taste

turmeric powder-a pinch

Hing-a pinch

Ginger-1/4''

Red chilles-4

Uraddhal-1tsp

Channadhal-1/2tsp

Jeera-1/4tsp

Tamarind-little(optional)

oil-1tsp

Method

Heat oil in a pan fry all the above ingredients one by one.cool it and grind it to a smooth paste.

Idly

Idly is a very common tiffin in any South Indian house. As the Idly rice prices have shot up and in fact we were not getting in stores. I have tried making it with long grain rice. Not bad it was a success!!!!
Ingredients
Long grain rice-7 cups
(any brand i bought Blue Ribbon from Costco)
Whole urad dhal-1 & 1/4cups
Salt-to taste
Method
Soak the rice with boiling water in a wide vessel for 3hrs.Don't close it with a lid,otherwise your rice will be cooked.Soak urad dhal separately with normal tap water.Grind both separately.Add salt mix both batters together,ferment it for at least 8hrs.Next day beat the batter nicely,grease your Idly plates.Pour a ladle of batter and steam it.Serve it with chutney or Idly podi.
Variation
Long grain rice-4cups
Urad dhal-1cup
salt to taste
Method
Fry the rice in a pan till it changes colour to milk white.Switch off stove pour water and soak it for 3hrs.Soak uraddhal separately.Grind it separately,add salt mix it for fermentation.Then make Idlys.When I visited my Cousin in Minneapolis I learned it from her.As it is a snowy place she makes Idlys this way.

My Kitchen

This is the best room I like in my house guess where? MY KITCHEN!!!!!!!!.

Turnip Leaf Sambar Recipe / Sambar With Turnip Leaf Recipe

Turnip leaf sambar

Ingredients

Red masoor dal-1 cup
( Or Toor Dal)

Turnip leaf chopped-1 bunch

Onion-1/2

Garlic crushed-3

Tomato-1

Turmeric powder-1/2tsp

Salt to taste

Sambar powder-1 &1/2 tsp

(if you don't have add chilly & dhania powder to your taste)

Hing-1/4tsp

Tamarind paste-1tsp

For Tempering

Oil-2tsp

Mustard-1/4tsp

Methi/fenugreek seeds-little

Uraddal-1/4tsp

Channa dal-1/4tsp

Jeera/cumin seeds-1/4tsp

Curry leaf

Method

Pressure cook red masoor dhal,turnip leaf & turmeric powder.
Mash it well add salt and keep it aside.
Heat oil in a pan temper it with above ingredients.
Add onion,garlic,tomato,sambar powder & hing.fry it well till raw smell has disappeared.
Add the cooked dhal,tamarind paste.give a nice boil.
Garnish with curry leaves & enjoy with hot plain rice.

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Kabuli Channa Sundal

Ingredients

Kabuli Channa-2cups

(soak it overnight)

Salt to taste

Onion-1

Green chillies-3

Curry leaves-little

Ginger-1/2''

Coconut grated-2tsp

(optional)

Tempering

Oil-1tsp

Mustard-1/4tsp

Urad dhal-1/4tsp

Hing-1/2tsp

Method

Pressure cook channa with salt .Heat oil in a pan temper it.Add onion,green chillies,curry leaves & ginger.Add the channa and fry it for 2 min.Garnish with grated coconut.

Cranberry Kara kuzhambu/Kulambu

Ingredients

Fresh Cranberry-1/2 cup

Chopped onion-1

Chopped roma tomato-1

Curry & coriander leaves-little

Garlic chopped-8

Tamarind paste-2tsp
(dilute it with water)

Coconut -4tsp
(ground to a smooth paste)

Salt to taste

Chille powder-1&1/2 tsp or to your taste

Dhania powder-1tsp

Oil-1tbsp

For tempering

I used home made Vadavam-little

If you don't have add Mustard,Methi,Jeera & Urad dhal-little

Method.

Heat oil in a pan temper it.Add onion,tomato ,garlic & curry leaves.Fry till golden brown now add the dry masala & cranberry.Fry a bit,pour the diluted tamarind juice,cook till oil separates.Add coconut paste give a boil and remove.Garnish & best served with rice.

Tips

As cranberry has a sour taste try to reduce the tamarind content.Coconut can be increased.Coconut ground with Fennel seeds also gives a good taste.

Watercress & Split green peas Masiyal

Ingredients.

Watercress-1 bunch
(cut the roots off)

Split green peas-1 cup

salt-to taste

Turmeric powder-1/4tsp

Oil-2tsp

Tempering

Mustard-1/2tsp

Jeera-1/2tsp

Roast & dry grind.

Uraddal-3tsp

Whole pepper-8

Red chilles-3

Grated coconut-1tbsp

(you can add if you want more)

Hing-1/2tsp

Method.

Pressure cook dal,watercress,salt & turmeric powder till done.Mash it well.Pour 1tsp of oil and dry roast all the ingredients.Cool and powder it.Mix it well with the dal give just one boil.temper it .your tasty dhal is ready.

Asparagus Poriyal

Ingredients

Asparagus chopped-1bunch

Onion chopped-1/4

Salt to taste

Turmeric powder-1 pinch

Mustard-1/4tsp

Jeera-1/4tsp

Urad dal-little

Chilly flakes-1tsp

Oil-1/4tsp

Method

Heat oil in a pan temper it with mustard,jeera urad dal & chilly flakes.
Add onion and chopped asparagus,fry a bit,add salt & turmeric powder sprinkle very little water.
Cover it with a lid,cook till done.

Rajma Gravy Recipe

Ingredients.
Rajma-1 cup
(soaked for overnight)
Salt-to taste

Oil-2tsp
Onion-1/2
Tomato-2

Ginger & Garlic paste-1tsp

Corriander leaves
Chille powder-1/2tsp
Any garam masala-1/4tsp
(i usually use Kitchen king MDH brand)
Kastoori methi-1handfull
Jeera-1tsp
Cinnamon stick-1/4"
Cardamom-1
Amchur powder-1/4tsp or lime juice
Method

In a pressure cooker pour oil,temper it with jeera,cardamom,& cinnamon.Add chopped onion,tomato,ginger & garlic.Fry till the tomatoes are mashed well.Now add all the dry masalas & rajma.Cook it till done.Garnish it with corriander leaves.

Moong & Turnip leaf dhal

These Turnips are from my friends garden wow!!!!!!!!!!!! i can't believe we can grow these type of vegetables in a desert like Arizona.I have tried a Dhal using the leaves of the turnips.It was good.Why don't you try here is the recipe.

Ingredients.

Turnip leaves-1 bunch(chopped)

Whole moong dhal-1 cup

Salt-to taste

Turmeric powder-1/2tsp

Onion-1/4th

Tomato-1

Garlic-2

For tempering

Oil-1tsp

Mustard-1/4tsp

Jeera-1tsp

Uraddal-1/4tsp

Channadal-1/4tsp

Hing-1/4tsp

Red chilles-4nos

Method

Soak the dal overnight.In a pressure cooker add the above ingredients except tempering, till done.Mash it well.Temper it serve it with rice or chapathies.

Tips

These leaves are rich in Vit.A,If you are concerned about rheumatoid arthritis, turnip greens are a good food to add to your shopping list.

My Garden

One new arrival to my garden!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love gardening.Some times its impossible in an apartment.But i have tried my best to have a small home garden inside my patio.Iam so thrilled to see my first Rose!!!!