Konda Kadalai & Butternut Squash Kuzhambu

Ingredients

Chopped butternut squash-1/2

Chopped onion-1/2

Chopped tomato-1

Curry leaves-little

Sliced garlic-4

Konda kadalai-1 cup

(Soak it overnight & boil it with salt)

Turmeric powder-1/4tsp

Red chlly powder-1tsp

Coriander powder-1tsp

Salt to taste

Hing-1/4tsp

Tamarind paste-1/2tsp

(dilute it in water)

Grind to a smooth paste

Coconut-3tsp

Somph/Fennel seeds-1/2tsp

Tempering

Oil-4tsp

Vadavam-1tsp

(Or mustard,jeera,methi -little)

Method

Heat oil in a pan temper it.Fry onion & garlic till light brown.Now add remaining ingredients fry a bit.Pour the tamarind juice & kadalai , cook till the vegetable is cooked.Add the ground paste & boil for 2 more minutes.Garnish it with curry leaves.

Simple Potato & Cabbage poriyal

Ingredients
Potato peeled & cubed-1 big
Cabbage shredded-1/2 cup
Green chillies chopped-1nos
Salt-to taste
Turmeric powder-1/4 tsp
Curry leaves-little
Chilly powder-1/4 tsp
Tempering
Mustard-1/4tsp
Jeera-1/4 tsp
Hing-1 pinch
Oil-2tsp
Method
Heat oil in a kadai,temper it, add curry leaves.Now add potatoes ,salt turmeric powder,hing & chilly powder.Sprinkle water & close it .
Simmer it for 5 mins till potatoes are 3/4th done.
Now add cabbage fry it well till done.
Serve it with roti or rice

Pudalangai (Snakegourd) Chutney

Ingredients

Scoop out the seeds & pulp from 1 long fresh pudalangai.

(I bought it from Indian store)

Peanut-2tsp

Urad dhal-1tsp

Channa dhal-1tsp

Jeera-1/2tsp

Garlic-2

Green chillies-1

Salt to taste

Tamarind-very little

Oil-1/2tsp

Tempering

Oil,mustard,jeera,hing & curry leaves-little

Method

Heat oil in a pan fry garlic ,green chillies & the waste parts of the pudalangai till its light brown.Keep aside.Add little oil & fry remaining ingredients.Cool & grind everything to a smooth paste.Temper it.

Note: If you don't get fresh veg. you can also make it with frozen pudalangai.I just didn't want to waste the seeds & pulp..........

Awards

Thanks Sanghi for passing this to us........ These Awards are very motivating.I would like to give this to all my friends who visit me !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kollu Chutney / Horsegram Chutney Recipe

Ingredients

Kollu (Horse gram)-1/3 cup

Jeera-1/2tsp

Coriander seeds-1/2tsp

Red chillies-2 or 3

Coconut-2tsp

Curry leaves-6

Onion-1/4

Garlic-2

Tamarind-little

Salt to taste

Oil-1tsp

Tempering (Optional)

Oil,urad dhal,Curry leaves & Jeera- little.

Method

Dry roast the kollu in low flame till it changes its colour & gives a nice smell.Keep it aside.Heat oil fry other ingredients till light brown.Cool & grind everything together to a smooth paste.Serve it with rice or for tiffins.

Note:I have heard elders saying mustard is not used for tempering Kollu...but don't know the reason .So i have not used it .If any one knows the reason please let me know......

Butternut Squash Poriyal

Ingredients

Butternut squash peeled & cubed-1/2

Chopped onion-1/2

Slit green chillies-2

Salt to taste

Turmeric powder-1/4tsp

Hing-1/4tsp

Curry leaves-little

Tempering

Oil-1tsp

Mustard-1/2tsp

Urad dhal-1/4tsp

Jeera-1/4tsp

Method

Heat oil in a pan temper it.Add the other ingredients one by one fry a bit.Sprinkle very little water & cover and cook it till done.

Reposting

Shrimp chilly flakes & garlic fry

Chicken Red chilly fry

Award

I got a suprise gift from my friend Priyaraj on my 350th post.Thanks a ton........

I would like to share it with some of my friends.....

Arundathi , Naag , TBC , Vineela , MalluGirl ,Ranji .........