Pumpkin Molagootal Recipe / Parangikai Molagootal Recipe / Mathan Molagootal Recipe

Pumpkin Molagootal

Ingredients for grinding
Grated coconut - 1/4 cup
Jeera/Cumin - 1/2 tsp
Whole black pepper - 4
Urad dal - 1 tsp heaped
Red chillies - 2
(Roast urad dal & red chillies in few drops of coconut oil till golden brown.Cool & then grind with above ingredients to a smooth paste)
Tempering
Coconut oil - 1 tbsp
Mustard - 1tsp
Curry leaves
Red chilly - 2
Other ingredients
Cubed Red pumpkin/Mathan/Parangikai - 2 cups
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Yellow moongh dal - 1/2 cup

Pumpkin Molagootal

Method
Cook yellow moongh dal in water till just soft in a pressure cooker or in open pan.
Cook pumpkin with little salt & turmeric powder till soft but still holds the shape of the vegetable.
Heat few drops of coconut oil in a pan roast urad dal & red chillies till golden brown.
Take a mixi jar add the above mentioned ingredients under grinding.Add little water & grind to a thick paste.
Now add the cooked dal & ground paste to the cooked pumpkin.
Mix well make sure everything is well combined & give a boil.
Heat oil in a pan & temper it with above ingredients.
Pour the tempering into the dal mixture.
Mix & best served with plain rice.

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Mango Peanut Chutney / Peanut Mango Chutney / Palli Mamidikaya Chutney Recipe

An easy & quick chutney for rice or dosa

Mango Peanut Chutney

Ingredients
Chopped raw mango -1 cup
Slightly roasted peanuts-1/4 cup
Salt to taste
Tempering
Oil-1tsp
Methi seeds-5
Jeera/Cumin-1/4tsp
Urad dal,Channa dal & Mustard-each 1/8tsp
Curry leaves few
Red chillies-1
Method
Blend mango,peanut & salt to a smooth paste.
Heat oil in a pan & temper it with above ingredients.
Pour this tempering into the ground chutney,mix & serve with Rice /Idly or Dosa.

Note:
Green chillies can be added while grinding ( optional )

Courtesy: Mrs.Vah Chef

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Idli Recipe / Soft Idli Recipe - A South Indian Breakfast

Idli

Ingredients

Idly rice-4 cups
Urad dal-3/4 cup
Methi / Fenugreek seeds-1tsp
Poha/Aval/Beaten rice-1tbsp
Sago/Sabudana/ Javarisi-1tbsp
Cooked rice-1tbsp
Salt to taste

Method

Soak rice,methi,cooked rice,aval & sago together & urad dal separately for 4 hrs.
Drain water from urad dal,grind dal till its a light fluffy batter by adding water little by little.keep it aside.
Same way drain out water from rice,grind rice to a smooth batter,make sure your batter is not too thick or too thin.add water little by little while grinding.
Mix both the batters add salt,mix gently till its well combined, leave it to ferment overnight.
Next day grease the idly plates & pour a ladle of batter.
Steam it till cooked may be 10 minutes.
Switch off the stove let the Idlis cool,dip a spoon in water & gently remove the idlis from the plate.
Serve them with chutney or sambar.

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Badam Mysore Pak / Almond Mysore Paak / Almond Besan Fudge

Badam Mysore Pak

Ingredients
Besan/Gram flour-1 cup
Almond/Badam-1 cup
(soak it in hot water for 30 minutes then remove the skin.grind it with 1 cup of milk to a smooth paste and keep it aside)
Water-1 cup
Sugar-2 & 3/4 cups
Oil-1 & 1/2 cups ( save 1/2 cup if needed add or just skip)
Ghee-2 & 1/2 cups

Badam Mysore Pak

Method
Soak almonds in hot water for 30 minutes,remove the skin.grind it with 1 cup of milk to a smooth paste.Keep it aside.
Heat 1 cup of oil & 1 cup of ghee in a pan & fry the besan till its light brown in colour & the raw smell has disappeared completely.
Heat sugar & water in another pan boil till it reaches to a sticky nice 1 & 1/2 string or almost 2 strings consistency.(This stage is very important otherwise your dish will turn into a halwa,)
Now pour the almond paste cook till it starts to bubble,lower the flame & add the fried besan,mix it well.
Cook this whole mixture till it has started to thicken,now slowly add the remaining oil & ghee little by little.
keep stirring till all the ghee has absorbed & the mixtures starts to leave the sides of the pan.
Immediately pour it on a greased plate spread it evenly,cool & cut into desired shapes.
Note:
a) 1 & 1/2 to almost 2 string consistency is needed for this sweet or else your burfi will turn out to be a halwa.
b) Save 1/2 cup of oil as mentioned,if needed add or just skip.Some besan flour doesn't drink much oil or ghee.
c) Beginners please try it out in small quantity as this is a tricky sweet.
d) Non stick pan is best to make this sweet.
e) Cook this sweet in medium flame.

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Chettinad Fish Fry / Chettinad Meen Varuval / Masala Fish Fry -Chettinad Style

Chettinad Fish Fry

Ingredients dry roasted just till its warm
Whole pepper-1tsp
Jeera/cumin-3/4tsp
Fennel/Somph -3/4tsp
Cinnamon-a very small bit/piece
Cloves-1
Red chillies-2 to 3
Curry leaves-5
Coriander powder
(Cool the above ingredients,put this in a mixi/blender jar along with onion,garlic,turmeric powder & salt.Grind them to a smooth thick paste.If water need to run the blender add very little water while grinding)
Other ingredients
Boneless fish fillets cut into small pieces-8
(I used Tilapia fish)
Small onions-5
Garlic-6
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder-1/4tsp
Besan or Maida-1tsp
(I used besan)
Rice flour-1tsp
Oil-to deep fry
Method
Clean & pat dry the fish,prick with a fork on all sides & keep it aside.
Take the ground paste in a plate add the besan & rice flour,mix it well.
Apply this mixture to fish pieces,make sure the masala penetrates inside the fish well.
Marinate the fish for at least 1 hour,heat oil in a kadai/pan.Deep fry these fishes in medium high flame till its golden brown & crisp on all sides.
Place the fried fish on a kitchen paper to remove excess oil & serve them with some lemon wedges.

Note: 
Adding besan & rice flour is to give a nice crisp fried fish & for the masala to stick well to the fish.

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