Sarlas Recipe / Challas Recipe / Mint Chammanthi / Biriyani Chammanthi / Vegetable Salad For Biriyani / Kerala Onion Salad / Biriyani Side Dish Recipe / Malabar Special Biriyani Side Dish / Side Dish For Biriyani

 

Biriyani Side Dish

Sarlas / Challas / Ulli Sarlas / Kerala Pickled Onion / Onion Salad

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Ingredients

Thinly sliced onion - 1

Chopped green chillies - 2

Choppede curry leaves few

Vinegar - 1 tbsp

Water - 2 tbsp

Salt to taste

Method

Take a bowl add the onion, salt, curry leaf and green chilies crush with your finger till onions are soft.

Squeeze out the water and transfer into another bowl, discard the water.

Add vinegar and water to the onion mixture , mix and serve with biriyani.

Mint Chammanthi / Mint Coconut Chutney / Pudhina Coconut Chammanthi

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Ingredients

Mint leaves - a handful

Grated coconut - 3/4 cup

Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp

Green chilies - 2

Ginger - 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Small onions - 2

Lemon juice - 1 tsp

Method

Add all the ingredients except lemon juice into a mixi jar , grind to a thick coarse mixture.Do not add any water for grinding if needed add 1 or 2 tsps of water.

Lastly add the lemon juice mix and serve with biriyani.

Sarlas . Mint Chammanthi , Vegetable Salad

Vegetable Salad

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Ingredients

Chopped onion - 1

Chopped carrots - 1/4 cup

Chopped cucumber - 1/4 cup

Chopped tomato - 1 ( seeds removed)

Curd - 1 cup

Chopped green chillies - 2

Salt to taste

Method

Mix all the ingredients together and serve chill with biriyani.

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Bitter gourd Raita / Pavakkai Pachadi / Pavakkai Raita

Pavakkai Raita

Ingredients for tempering

Oil - 2 tsp

Mustard - 1/4 tsp

Urad and Channa dal - together - 1/2 tsp

Jeera - 1/8 tsp

Curry leaves few

Hing - a pinch

Red chillies - 1

Other ingredients

Beaten curd - 1 cup

Dried pavakkai vathal - a handful

Chopped coriander leaves for garnish

Salt add only if needed as vathal already has salt

Method

Heat oil in a pan and temper it with above ingredients.Add the dried vathal and saute till crisp and slight brown.Cool this mixture and pour it in the beaten curd.

Mix well and garnish with coriander leaves and serve after 30 minutes as the vathal needs to soak a bit in the curd.

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Karuvepillai Pachadi / Curry Leaf Raita / Curry Leaf Pachadi /Karuvepillai Thayir Pachadi

Curry Leaf Pachadi

Ingredients ground to a smooth paste
Grated coconut - 6 tsp
Curry leaf - 2 sprigs
Salt to taste
Chopped ginger - 1/4 tsp
Green chilies - 2
Roasted whole black pepper - 10
Roaste jeera - 1/2 tsp
(grind above ingredients to a smooth paste,do not add water if needed add some curd)
Tempering
Oil - 2 tsp
Mustard - 1/2 tsp
Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
Red chillies - 1
Curry leaves few
Hing - a generous pinch
( heat oil in a pan and temper it with above ingredients)
Other ingredients
Thick beaten curd - 1 cup
Method
Take a bowl add the curd,ground paste and the tempering.
Mix well and serve as a side dish for rice.

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Pavakka Kichadi / Pachadi Recipe / Bitter Gourd Pachadi / Kerala Onam and Vishu Sadya Recipe

Pavakka Kichadi

Ingredients ground to a smooth paste
Freshly grated coconut - 1/4 cup
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Curd - 1 tbsp
( Grind above ingredients to a fine paste)
Tempering
Coconut oil - 1 tsp
Mustard - 1/4 tsp
Jeera/Cumin seeds - 1/8 tsp
Urad dal - 1/4 tsp
Chopped small onion - 2
Red chillies - 1
Curry leaves few
( Heat oil in a pan and temper with above mentioned ingredients)
Other ingredients
Bitter gourd/Pavakai - 1 medium size chopped finely
Salt to taste
Coconut oil - 2 tsp
Thick beaten curd - 1 cup
Chopped curry and coriander leaves for garnish
Method
Heat oil in a pan add the bitter gourd and in low fame fry till its slightly crisp switch off the flame add salt and mix it.
Take a bowl add the beaten curd,ground paste and the fried bitter gourd mix it well.
Pour the hot tempering into the pachadi garnish with curry and coriander leaves,
Mix and serve them as a side dish for rice.
Note:
Instead of frying the bitter gourd you can also cook it till soft with some water and make this kichadi/pachadi

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Ashwagandha Raita - Healthy Raita Recipes

Ashwagandha Raita

Ingredients
Thick Curd - 1 cup
Chopped Ashwagandha leaves - 12
Salt and pepper powder to taste
Sugar - a generous pinch
Jeera powder - 1/8 tsp
Oil - 2 tsp
Mustard - 1/4 tsp
Urad dal - 1/8 tsp
Red chillies - 1
Method
Take a bowl add the curd,salt,pepper powder,jeera powder and sugar,beat it well.
Heat oil in a pan temper it with mustard,urad dal and red chillies.
Switch off the stove and add the ashwagandha leaves and saute.
Cool this mixture completely add it into the curd mixture and mix.
Serve immediately.

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Doddapatre Tambuli / Doddapathre Tambli /Sambara Balli Thambli / Karpooravalli Thayir Pachadi / Ajwain Leaf Pachadi

Doddapatre Tambuli

Ingredients
Doddapatre / Karpooravalli leaves - 6 leaves
Thick Curd - 1/4 cup
Whole black pepper - 1/4 tsp
Jeera / Cumin - 1/4 tsp
Coconut - 1/4 cup
Salt as needed
Tempering
Ghee - 1 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
Red chillies - 1
Curry leaves few

Karpooravalli Pachadi

Method
Heat 1/2 tsp ghee add pepper,jeera,coconut and karpooravali leaves saute till the leaves shrink.
Cool add salt and grind to a smooth paste
Beat curd in a bowl add the ground paste add water if too thick.
Heat ghee in a pan temper with mustard,curry leaves and red chillies,pour it into the curd mixture and mix well.
Best served as a side dish for rice.


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Lauki Raita Recipe / Dudhi Raita Recipe / Lauki ka Raita / Bottle Gourd Raita

Lauki Raita

Tempering
Coconut oil - 2 tsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
Red chillies - 1
Jeera/Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
Hing - a generous pinch
Curry leaves few
Other ingredients
Grated bottle gourd/Sorrakai/Lauki - 2 cups
( squeeze out the water from lauki and use,if you don't want to eat raw then fry it in 1st of oil or steam the lauki and make the raita )
Salt to taste
Thick beaten curd - 1 & 1/2 cups
Ingredients ground to a thick smooth paste
Grated coconut - 1/4 cup
Green chillies - 2 small
Ginger - 1 tsp
Method
Add lgrated lauki, salt and the ground paste to the curd mix and keep it aside.
Heat oil in a pan and temper it with above ingredients,switch off the stove.
Cool and add it to the curd mixture mix it well,garnish with curry /coriander leaves.
Serve cold with plain rice or pulao.

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Avocado Raita / Indian Guacamole Recipe / Avocado Raita With Microgreens

Avocado Raita

Ingredients

Ripe avocado - 1
( scoop out the flesh )
Salt to taste
Jeera powder - 1/4 tsp
Chopped spring onions - 2 tsp
Chopped tomato - 1
Chopped cucumber - 1/4 cup
Chopped coriander leaves - 1 tsp
Chopped green chillies - 1
Lemon juice - 2 tsp
Thick curd - 1 cup
Micro greens and chilly flakes for garnish
Method
Take a bowl mix all above ingredients and chill it in fridge,
Just before serving sprinkle some red chilly flakes and garnish with microgreens and enjoy!

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Ridge Gourd Raita / Peerkangai Thayir Pachadi / Beerakaya Perugu Pachadi

Ridge gourd Raita

Ingredients
Oil - 1 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
Jeera/cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
Hing - a generous pinch
Chopped green chillies - 2
Chopped ridge gourd - 1
( wash and scrape out the skin from the ridge gourd use the flesh,don't throw the skin make chutney with it)
Salt to taste
Beaten curd - 1 cup
Curry and coriander leaves

Method
Heat oil in a pan and temper it with mustard,urad dal,jeera and hing.
Add the chopped green chillies and curry leaves saute for a minute.
Add the chopped ridge gourd and salt  fry till its half cooked.
Switch off the stove and let it cool completely.
Add the cooled vegetables into the beaten curd and mix it well.
Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with roti or as a side dish for rice.


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Ginger Tambli Recipe / Shunti Tambli / Shunti Tambuli Recipe / Ginger Raita- Udupi Recipes

Ginger Tambli

Ingredients fried in oil
Oil - 1 tsp
Whole pepper - 1/2 tsp
Jeera/Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
Chopped ginger - 1 tbsp heaped
Grated coconut - 1/4 cup
Curry leaves few
( Heat oil in a pan and fry these ingredients till light brown.Cool add salt and grind to a fine thick paste)
Other ingredients
Thick Curd - 1 cup
Tempering ingredients
Oil or Ghee - 1/2 tsp
Mustard - 1/2 tsp
Urad dal - 1/4 tsp
Red chillies broken/ Mor Milagai/ Sun dried curd chillies - 1
Method
Pour curd into a bowl add the ground paste and whisk it well
Heat oil in a pan and temper it ,pour this into the curd mixture.
Mix and serve with plain rice.
Note:
Pepper can be replaced with green chilly or red chilly.
Make sure curd is not sour.

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Menthe Tambuli / Methi Tambli / Fenugreek Seeds Tambali / Vendhaya Raita / Methi Raita - Udupi Recipes

Methi Tambli

Ingredients fried and ground to a fine paste
Methi / Fenugreek - 3/4 tsp
Jeera - 1/2 tsp
Byadagi red chillies - 1
Grated coconut - 1& 1/2 tbsp
Oil a drop
( Heat a drop of oil fry methi,jeera and red chillies till light brown.Cool the mixture add coconut and grind to a smooth paste)
Tempering
Oil- 3 tsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
Red chillies -1
Curry leaves few
Other ingredients
Thick sour curd - 1 cup
Salt to taste
Method
Beat the thick curd and add salt,now add the ground paste mix it well.
Heat oil in a pan and temper it with above ingredients.
Pour this tempering into the curd mixture and mix.
Serve it with steamed hot rice.
Note:
Add very little water while grinding.
You can add green chillies instead of red chillies for grinding.
Try to use sour curd for this recipe to reduce the bitterness of methi.

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Vazhaithandu Pachadi Recipe / Vazhaithandu Thayir Pachadi / Valaithandu Raita / Banana Stem Raita

Vazhaithandu Raita

Tempering
Oil - 1 tsp
Mustard and urad dal - each 1/2 tsp
Red chilly broken -1
Curry leaves few
Ingredients ground to a smooth paste
Grated coconut - 1 tbsp
Green chilly -1
Cumin/Jeera - 1/8 tsp
Other ingredients
Chopped tender Vazhaithandu / Banana Stem - 1 cup
( click HERE  to see how to clean the banana stem)
Chopped onion - 2 tsp
Curry and coriander leaves for garnish
Salt to taste
Curd - 1 cup
Method
Add salt and the ground paste to the curd mix and keep it aside.
Heat oil in a pan and temper it with above ingredients.
Now add the onion and banana stem saute for a minute and switch off the stove.
Usually banana stem is eaten raw so do not fry too much.
Cool and add it to the curd mixture mix it well,garnish with curry /coriander leaves.
I usually like to serve cold with plain rice

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Tempering
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Oil - 1 tsp
Mustard -1 tsp
Red chilly broken -1
Curry leaves few
Hing - a generous pinch

Ingredients ground to a smooth paste
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Grated coconut - 1 tbsp
Green chilly -1
Cumin/Jeera - 1/8 tsp
Ginger a small piece

Other ingredients
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Chopped tender Vazhaithandu / Banana Stem - 1 cup
Curry and coriander leaves for garnish
Salt to taste
Curd - 1 cup

Method
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Add salt and pour some water to the banana stem and cook till soft.Grind green chillies,coconut,jeera and ginger to a fine paste.Add the ground paste to the cooked vegetable and switch off the stove.
Heat oil in a pan and temper,pour the  tempering into the cooked vegetable.Add curd,coriander leaves and mix well.
Enjoy with rice.

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Moth Bean Sprout Raita / Bean Sprout Raita

Moth Bean Sprout Raita

Ingredients
Moth bean sprouts-1/4 cup
Beaten curd-1/2 cup
Salt to taste
Red chilly powder-a pinch
Roasted jeera powder-1/8tsp
Black salt -a pinch
Sugar a pinch
Pepper powder a pinch
Method
Mix all above ingredients & serve it cold.

Cranberry Guacamole Recipe - Cranberry Recipes

Cranberry Guacamole

Ingredients
Avocado-1
(pulp mashed)
Chopped onion-3tsp
Chopped tomato-3tsp
Chopped coriander leaves-2tsp
Chopped green chilly-1
Chopped fresh cranberry-1/4 cup
Salt to taste
Lime juice-1tsp
Method
Mix all above ingredients together in a bowl.
Serve it immediately with tortilla chips.

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Mango Pachadi Recipe / Manga Pachadi Recipe / Mango Sweet Pachadi Recipe / Maangai Pachadi Recipe

Mango Pachadi

Ingredients
Raw mango chopped- 1 cup
(Peel the skin & chop the mango)
Grated jaggery - 1/4 cup add more if needed
Salt a pinch
Turmeric powder - 1/8 tsp
Water - 1 cup
Tempering
Ghee - 1/2 tsp
Mustard - 1/2 tsp
Chopped curry leaves few
Chopped green chillies - 1
Hing a pinch
Dry neem flowers / Vepampoo - 1tsp
Method
Peel the skin from the mango & chop it into medium size.
Pour water in a pan add the mango,salt & turmeric powder.Cook till the mango pieces are soft.
Mash the pieces slightly add the jaggery & cook till it thick.
Heat ghee in a pan & temper it with above ingredients.
Pour it into the mango pachadi,mix & serve it as a side dish.
Note:
a) Add jaggery according to your sweetness.
b) Choose the mango that is slightly ripe.

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Mint Raita Recipe / Pudina Raita Recipe / Indian Mint Yogurt Raita / A Minty Yoghurt Dip Recipe

Mint Raita

Ingredients ground to a smooth paste
Fresh mint leaves - a handful
Salt to taste
Sugar - 1/8 tsp
Black salt - 1/4tsp
Roasted & ground jeera/cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
Whole pepper - 6
Garlic - 1
Small onion ( optional) -1
Green chillies - 2
Curd - 1 tbsp
Other ingredients
Thick curd - 1 cup
Greek yogurt - 2 tbsp
( I added just to give richness to the raita,its optional )
Chaat masala to sprinkle on top
Method
Grind the above ingredients to a smooth paste.Add 1 tbsp of curd while grinding instead of water.
Beat remaining 1 cup curd in a bowl now add the ground paste.
Mix well till everything is well combined.
Serve it cold with little chaat masala sprinkled on top.
Best served as a dip or can be served with any flavoured rice.

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Vendakkai Pachadi / Bendakaya Perugu Pachadi / Vendakai Thayir Pachadi / Bhindi Raita / Okra Raita

Vendakkai Pachadi

Ingredients
Chopped okra/bhindi/vendakkai -10
Curd - 1/2 cup
Salt top taste
Chopped coriander leaves-few
Roasted & powdered jeera -1/4tsp
Oil-to deep fry
Tempering
Oil-1tsp
Mustard-1/2 tsp
Urad dal -1/4 tsp
Curry leaves-few
Hing-a pinch
Chopped green chillies-1
Method
Beat curd with salt & jeera powder.
Wash & cut the okra into thin circles.
Heat oil in a pan & deep fry them in batches till crisp.Keep it aside.
Heat oil in a pan & temper it with above ingredients.
Pour the tempering into the curd mixture,add the fried okra & chopped coriander leaves.
Mix well & serve as a side dish for rice.
Note:
I have sprinkled red chilly powder just for decoration.

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Carrot Raita / Carrot Thayir Pachadi / Gajar Ka Raita

Carrot Raita

Ingredients
Grated carrot-1
Salt to taste
Curd-1 & 1/2 cups
Chopped coriander leaves-1tsp
Tempering
Oil-1/2tsp
Mustard & urad dhal together-1/2tsp
Jeera/cumin-1/8tsp
Hing-a pinch
Chopped green chillies-1
Method
Heat oil in a pan & temper it with above ingredients.
Switch off the stove & add the grated carrots in the tempering & mix it well.
Cool the mixture completely,add the curd,salt & coriander leaves.
Mix & serve cold with paratha or rice.

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Inji Thayir / Inji Pachadi Kerala Style / Inji Thayir Pachadi / Ginger In Yogurt Recipe - Sadya Recipe

Inji Thayir

Ingredients ground to a smooth paste

Grated coconut-1/4 cup
Green chillies-1
Ginger-1tbsp
Salt to taste

Tempering

Oil-1tsp
Mustard-1/2tsp
Curry leaves-few
Red chilly-1

Other ingredients

Beaten curd-1cup

Method

Mix the ground paste into the curd.
Heat oil in a pan temper it with above ingredients.
Pour this tempering into the curd mixture,mix & serve.

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Dangar Pachadi Recipe / Urad Dal Raita / Urad Dal Powder Pachadi / Daangar Pachadi Recipe

Dangar Pachadi

Ingredients
Urad dal -1tbsp
Salt to taste
Chopped coriander leaves -few
Hing-a pinch
Curd-1 cup
Butter milk-1/4 cup
Tempering
Oil-1tsp
Mustard-1/4tsp
Method
Take 1tbsp of urad dal & dry roast till light brown in colour.Do not burn them.Powder them to a smooth fine powder.
Today I have dry roasted ready made urad dal powder till light brown in colour for the above pachadi.
Mix this powder with curd,butter milk,salt & hing,make sure there are no lumps.
Heat oil in a pan temper it with mustard.
Pour this tempering into a pachadi garnish with coriander leaves.
Mix & best served sambar/kootu/kuzhambu varieties.

Note:
a) Chopped green chillies & curry leaves can be added while tempering.
b) If your pachadi is thick dilute with water or thin butter milk.

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Dangar Pachadi

Ingredients
Beaten curd - 1 cup
Salt to taste
Chopped coriander leaves - few
Urad dal powder - 1 tsp ( heaped)
( Dry roast urad dal till light brown and make a fine powder)
Tempering
Oil - 1 tsp
Mustard - 1/2 tsp
Hing - a generous pinch
Chopped ginger - 1/8 tsp
Chopped green chillies - 1
Curry leaves few

Method
Take a bowl add curd,roasted and powdered urad dal,salt and coriander leaves,mix well.Make sure there are no lumps.
Heat oil in a pan temper it with mustard,hing,ginger,green chillies and curry leaves.
Cool and pour the tempering into the pachadi.
Best served as a side dish for sambar rice or plain rice.


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