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Thursday, September 10, 2009

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..........

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

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

images for 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......

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

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.

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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.....

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