Vada Paruppu Recipe / Vadapappu Recipe / Vada Pappu Recipe / Moongh Dal Salad - Sri Rama Navami Recipe

Sri Rama Navami Recipe

Vada Paruppu

Ingredients

Yellow moongh dal -1/4 cup
(soak in water for 1 hour & drain out the water completely)
Salt to taste
Grated coconut-2tsp
Chopped green chillies-1 or 2
Chopped coriander leaves-few
Lime juice-1tsp

Method

Mix all above ingredients together.
Adjust chilly & salt according to your taste.
Serve!

Note:

Chopped cucumber or raw mango can also be added.
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Kerala Parippu Curry / Cheru Parippu Curry / Traditional Kerala Parippu Curry Recipe / Paruppu Curry Recipe

Kerala Parippu Curry

Ingredients pressure cooked till soft
Yellow split moongh dhal / pasi paruppu/cheru parippu-1/2 cup
Water-1 & 1/2 cups
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder-1/4tsp
Ingredients ground to a smooth paste
Grated coconut- little less than l/4 cup
Small onions-1
Green chillies-1
Jeera/cumin-1/2tsp
Tempering
Coconut oil-1tbsp
Mustard-1/2tsp
Jeera-1/4tsp
Red chillies-2
Curry leaves -few
Chopped small onion-1
Method
Mash the cooked dhal,add the ground masala, in low flame cook till raw smell disappears.Add water to get the required consistency.
Heat oil in a pan & temper it with above ingredients.
Pour this into the dhal ,stir & serve with rice.

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Pineapple Pachadi Recipe /Kerala Pineapple Pachadi Recipe / Kaithachakka Pachadi Recipe

Ingredients ground to a smooth paste
Fresh coconut-1/4 cup
Mustard seeds-1/2tsp
Jeera/cumin seeds-3/4tsp
Green chillies-1
Tempering
Coconut oil-1tsp
Mustard-1/2tsp
Red chillies-1
Curry leaves-few
Other ingredients
Fresh pineapple cubed-1 cup
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder & Red chilly powder-each 1/8tsp
Sugar/Jaggery-1/4tsp
(add this only if your pineapples are not that sweet,i added )
Curd-1/2 cup
Method
Cook the pineapple,salt,turmeric & red chilly powder with very little water till soft & water has almost evaporated.
Add the ground paste & give a nice stir,switch off the stove & let it cool.
Heat oil in a pan & temper it with above ingredients.
Pour this tempering & curd into the cooked & cooled pineapple,mix & serve as a side dish.

This is a sweet & tangy side dish served in onam sadya.

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Watermelon Avocado Smoothie Recipe - A Summer Drink Recipe

Watermelon Avocado Smoothie

Ingredients
Chopped seedless watermelon-4 cups
Avocado-1 small
Ginger-1tsp
Lemon juice-2tsp
Sugar/honey to your taste(optional,I did not use)
Ice cubes
Method
Blend all above ingredients together to a smooth liquid.
Serve it cold with ice cubes.

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Mutton Cabbage Gravy Recipe / Cabbage Kari Kuzhambu / Mutton & Cabbage Gravy

Mutton Cabbage Gravy

Ingredients for marination
Mutton-1/2kg
Salt to taste
Red chilly powder-1tsp
Coriander powder-1tsp
Turmeric powder-1/4tsp
Garam masala-1/4tsp
Ginger & garlic paste-1tsp
(Marinate the mutton with above ingredients for 30 minutes)
Ingredients ground to a smooth paste
Coconut-2tbsp
Fennel seeds-1tsp
Tempering
Cloves-2
Bay leaf-1
Cinnamon-a small piece
Oil-1 tbsp
Other ingredients
Chopped cabbage-2 cups
Chopped onion-1/4
Chopped tomato-1 small
Slit green chillies-3
Curry leaves-little
Method
Heat oil in a pressure cooker & temper it.
Fry the onion ,tomato ,curry leaves & chillies till light brown.
Add the marinated mutton & saute for 5 minutes.
Pour the ground paste & fry till oil separates from the masala.
Pour required amount of water & pressure cook till mutton is well cooked.
Cool & open the lid,now add the cabbage & cook it in open pan till the vegetable is soft.
Garnish it with curry leaves & serve hot with plain rice or roti.

Note:
Instead of cabbage you can add bottle gourd,ridge gourd or drumstick.

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Paneer Mutter Masala / Easy Paneer Mutter Masala Recipe / Peas Paneer Masala Recipe

Paneer Matar Masala

Ingredients sauteed in 1tsp of oil till onions are transparent
Chopped onion-1/4
Chopped tomato -1 big
Ginger & Garlic paste-1tsp
Cardamom-4
Cashew nut-8
(Cool & grind it to a smooth paste)
Other ingredients
Frozen peas-1 cup
Cubed paneer- 1 & 1/2 cups
Diluted milk-2 cups
( I used 1 cup milk & 1 cup water)
Turmeric powder-1/4tsp
Red chilly powder-1/2tsp
Garam masala-1/4tsp
Sugar-a pinch
Salt to taste
Tempering
Butter-1tbsp
Oil-1tsp
Crushed kastoori methi-2tsp
Jeera/Cumin-1/4tsp
Method
Heat oil & butter in a pressure cooker temper with above ingredients.
Add the ground masala & saute for 2 minutes,make sure the raw smell has disappeared.
Now add the dry powders,peas,panner,give a nice stir till oil separates the masala.
Now pour the milk,close the lid & just give only one whistle,do not over cook.
Switch off the stove & serve it hot with jeera rice or roti.

Note:
For extra richness add cream ,make sure you add them once the stove is switched off.
Use firm paneer for this recipe so that it will not break while you pressure cook.

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Pesara Pappu Boorelu / Pesara Poornam Boorelu / Moongh Dal Boorelu / Poornam Boorelu With Moong Dal / Pasi Paruppu Suzhiyam

Pesara Pappu Boorelu

Ingredients for the filling
Yellow moongh dal/Pasi paruppu/Pesara pappu-3/4 cup
Jaggery/Vellam-1 & 1/2 cups
Cardamom powder-1tsp
Grated coconut-1/2 cup
Outer layer
Rice-1 cup

( sona masoori - 1/2 cup and Idli rice - 1/2 cup)
Urad dal-1/2 cup
Salt a pinch
Cooking soda-a small pinch(optional)
(Soak rice & dal together for 3 hours. Grind it with little salt to a smooth batter.Batter should be like a thick dosa batter consistency. Mix in the cooking soda just before frying.
Other ingredients
Oil to deep fry
Method
Soak moongh dal in water for 1 to 2 hour.
Drain the water & grind the dal to a smooth batter,with little water.
Grease an idly plate pour the batter & steam till its cooked may be 12 to 15 minutes.
Cool the steamed idly completely & crumble them.

You can also put it in a food processor & crumble,keep it aside.
Melt jaggery in water,strain the jaggery to remove any impurities. Now switch on the stove & bring the liquid to a boil.
Now add the crumbled dal,coconut & cardamom powder.Cook this mixture in low flame till you get a thick mixture.
Switch off the stove,cool the mixture & roll them into small balls.
Heat oil in a pan,dip each moongh dal ball into the rice/urad dal batter.Coat the mixture evenly on all sides.
Gently drop them into medium hot oil,deep fry till its golden brown on all sides.
Remove it on a kitchen paper to remove excess oil if any absorbed.

Serve them hot.

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Ugadi Pachadi Recipe / Ugadhi Pachadi / Vepam Poo Pachadi Recipe - Telugu New Year Special

Ugadi Pachadi

Ingredients

Vepampoo / Margosa Flowers / Dry neem tree flowers- 1tbsp
Raw Mango chopped -1/2
Salt -to taste
Jaggery - 2 tbsp
Chilly powder -1/4tsp
Yellow moong dal -1tbsp
(Soak it in little water for 20 minutes)
Tamarind pulp -1tsp

Ugadi Pachadi

Method

Soak moong dal for 20 minutes in little water.
Mix all above ingredients together to the soaked dal, do not drain the water, mix it well.
This pachadi will taste sour, bitter, sweet & spicy.

Ugadi Pachadi

Note:

You can use dried neem flowers if you don't have fresh flowers.
Some people add chopped banana, coconut, chopped green chilies.

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