Lauki Soup Recipe / Bottle Gourd Soup / Dudhi Soup Recipe / Sorakkai Soup - Indian Soup Recipes

Lauki Soup

Ingredients
Bottle gourd / Lauki /Sorakkai- 1 small chopped
Yellow moongh dal -1 tbsp heaped
Salt to taste
Jeera /Cumin seeds- 1/2 tsp
Whole pepper - 1 tsp
Bay leaf - 1
Cinnamon - a small piece
Chopped onion - a handful
Chopped garlic - 3
Chopped coriander leaves - 3 tsp
Oil - few drops
Turmeric powder - 1/8 tsp
Method
Heat oil in a pressure cooker add all above ingredients and saute for couple minutes.
Pour water as needed,I used 4 cups of water,pressure cook till the vegetables are soft.
Using a masher mash the cooked ingredients and strain out the pulp using a sieve or blend it well with a a hand blender and filter.
Adjust seasoning and serve them hot.

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Beetroot Poli Recipe / Beetroot Stuffed Indian Bread / Poli Recipe

Beetroot Poli

Yields :10 polis
Ingredients for the stuffing
Finely grated beetroot - 2 cups
Sugar - 1/4 cup heaped
Cardamom -8
Almonds - 15
Desiccated coconut - 1/4 cup
Ghee - 2 tsp
Method
Finely grate the beetroot or pulse it in mixi.Do not add water while grinding.
Add desiccated coconut,almonds & cardamom in a blender & make a fine powder.
Heat ghee in a pan add the grated beetroot & in medium high flame fry till raw smell has completely disappeared & cooked.
Now add the desiccated coconut/almond powder & give a quick mix.
Add the sugar & 1 tsp of ghee & fry till the mixture is dry & well combined.
Switch off the stove cool the mixture & divide into 10 equal size balls.

Beetroot poli

Ingredients for the outer covering
Maida / All purpose flour - 1 & 1/4 cup
Fine sooji/semolina - 1/4 cup
Ghee- 1tsp
Oil - 3 tsp
Water - 1/2 cup approximately
Salt a pinch
Other ingredients
Ghee as needed to fry

Method
Take a bowl add maida,sooji,oil,salt mix to resemble bread crumbs.
Now slowly add water little by little till you form a soft dough.
Cover & rest it for 10 minutes.Divide the dough to 10 equal size balls.
Grease a plastic sheet place the covering ball on top flatten it slightly,place a filling ball on top & cover it.Make sure its sealed well.
Apply oil to your fingers and evenly flatten it to a thin disc.You can also use a rolling pin to roll it.Make sure the stuffing doesn't come out.
Heat a tawa cook the poli with ghee till slight brown on both sides.
Serve them warm.

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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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Ragi Sweet Adai / Kezhvaragu Sweet Adai / Ragi Pancakes / Finger Millet Sweet Pancake

Ragi Sweet Adai

Yields : 6 Adai
Ingredients
Ragi flour / Finger Millet flour - 1 cup
( roast till its just warm this is optional)
Ripe banana - 1
Cardamom -4
Nutmeg - a pinch
Salt - a pinch
Grated coconut - 1/4 cup
Jaggery - 1/2 cup heaped
( reduce if you think its too sweet for you)
Oil and Ghee - as needed
Method
Take a blender /mixi jar add the jaggery,coconut,banana,cardamom,nutmeg and salt blend it to a smooth paste.Add very little water if needed.
Remove it into a bowl add the ragi flour and mix.Pour water little by little and mix till you get a thick batter consistency.
Heat a tawa add few drops of ghee and oil take a ladle of batter and spread it evenly cover it with a lid and cook it in low flame.Flip other side and add few more drops of ghee and cook.
Remove it on a plate and serve them hot.

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Omavalli Rasam / Karpooravalli Leaves Rasam / Ajwain Leaf Rasam - Indian Soup

Karpooravalli Rasam

Ingredients for tempering
Oil - 1 tsp
Mustard - 1/4 tsp
Red chillies - 1
Methi - 5 seeds
Hing - 1/8 tsp
Other ingredients
Tomato chopped - 1 large
Garlic crushed - 2
Diluted tamarind juice - 1/2 cup
Water as needed
Rasam powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Chopped omavalli leaves - 15
Curry and coriander leaves for garnish
Method
Heat oil in a pan and temper it with above ingredients.
Add chopped tomato garlic and half of chopped karpooravalli leaves,saute till tomatoes are soft.
Now add the rasam powder,hing,salt,turmeric powder and tamarind juice,add water as needed.
Bring this rasam to a boil and switch off the stove.
Garnish with remaining karpooravalli leaves,curry & coriander leaves.
Note:
a) If you don't have rasam powder ready in your pantry just add crushed pepper & jeera.
b) Instead of chopping the leaves you can grind and add the paste to rasam.
c) This rasam is best remedy for cold and cough.

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