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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Karuvepillai Kuzhambu Recipe / Curry Leaf Kuzhambu Recipe / Curry Leaf kulambu Recipe

Karuvepillai Kuzhambu

Ingredients
Small onions whole-1 cup
Sliced Garlic-10
Curry leaf for garnish
Diluted tamarind juice -1cup
Jaggery - 1/8 tsp
Grind to a smooth paste
Curry leaves-1 cup
Whole pepper-1tsp
Jeera/cumin-1tsp
Chilly powder-1 & 1/2tsp
Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Toor dal - 1/2 tsp
Methi / Fenugreek seeds - 1/8tsp
Coriander / Dhania seeds-1/2tsp
Tempering
Vadavam-1tsp
(Mustard,Methi,Jeera,Urad dal)
Sesame oil - 2tbsp
Hing-1/2 tsp
Method
Heat oil in a pan temper it with above ingredients.
Add the onions & garlic fry it till light brown in colour.
Now add the ground masala & fry till oil separates from the masala.
Pour the dilute tamarind juice boil till raw smell disappears & the gravy is thick.
Lastly add the jaggery & switch off the stove,garnish with curry leaves.
Best served with plain rice.

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Paneer Bhurji Recipe / Paneer Burji Recipe - Easy Paneer Side Dish

Paneer Bhurji

Tempering Ingredients
Oil-1 tbsp
Jeera/Cumin - 1/4 tsp
Hing - a generous pinch
Red chillies - 2
Dry ingredients
Red chilly powder - 1/4 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/8tsp
Salt to taste
Garam masala - 1/4 tsp
Other ingredients
Chopped onion - 1/2
Chopped red bell pepper - 1/2 cup
Frozen peas - 1/4 cup
Crumbled paneer - 1 cups
Chopped green chillies - 1
Chopped ginger - 1/4tsp
Chopped coriander leaves for garnish
Method
Heat oil in a pan & temper it with above ingredients.
Now add the green chillies & ginger saute for a minute.
Now add the onion & bell pepper in medium high flame fry till transparent.
Add the peas & all the dry ingredients saute till raw smell disappears.
Lower the flame add the paneer stir gently till well combined.
Switch off the stove garnish with coriander leaves.
Best served with roti or paratha.

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Mor Kootu Recipe / Cabbage More Kootu Recipe / More Kootu Recipe

Cabbage Mor Kootu

Ingredients ground to a smooth paste
Fresh grated coconut - 1/4 cup heaped
Green chillies - 2
Jeera / Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
( Pour some water & grind it to a smooth paste)
Tempering ingredients
Coconut oil - 1 tbsp
Mustard - 1/2 tsp
Methi / fenugreek seeds - 5
Hing - 1/8 tsp
Red chillies - 2
Curry leaves few
Other ingredients
Chopped cabbage - 1 & 1/2 cups
Salt to taste
Beaten curd - 1/2 cup
Method
Cook the cabbage with salt & little water.
When half cooked add the ground coconut paste & cook till everything is well combined.
Switch off the stove & add the beaten curd & mix it well.
Once curd is added do not boil the kootu.
Heat oil in a pan & temper it with above ingredients.
Pour it into the kootu mix & serve as a side dish for rice.

Note:
a) You can use white pumpkin,chow chow,vazhaithandu,instead of cabbage for this recipe.
b) 1 tsp of soaked rice can be added while grinding coconut to give thickness to your kootu.

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Aadi Koozh Recipe / Ragi Ambali / Kezhvaragu Koozh / Ragi Koozh / Keppai koozh / Finger Millet Porridge

Ragi koozh

Ingredients

Ragi flour / Finger millet flour-1/2 cup

Cooked rice-a hand full

Salt to taste

Thick butter milk -3 cups

Water - 4 cups

Onion chopped-1/2
Chopped green chillies-1

Method

Dilute ragi with little water & butter milk leave it overnight for fermentation.
Next day bring water to a boil, slowly pour the ragi mixture & rice.
Stir it well so it doesn't form lumps,cook the mixture in low flame till raw smell has disappeared & cooked.
To check whether your ragi is cooked wet your finger & dip it in the hot ragi mixture.If it doesn't stick to your finger then its done.
Remove from heat cool the mixture,add the remaining butter milk,chopped onion,green chillies & salt.
Serve it with pickle, murungaikeerai poriyal or fish curry.

Note:
a) You can also add broken rice (Noi Arisi) instead of cooked rice.
b) Always use a heavy bottomed pan otherwise the koozh will stick to the bottom.
c) Cook the whole koozh in low flame.
d) Cool down the koozh completely before adding butter milk or curd.
e) Koozh thickens very fast if needed add more water.
f) you can store this in refrigerator for a week.

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