Beetroot Poriyal Recipe / Beetroot Stir Fry Recipe

Beetroot Poriyal

Ingredients

Beetroot chopped or grated -2cup

Salt-to taste

Turmeric powder-1/4tsp

Curry leaves-few

Hing-1 pinch

Grated coconut-2tsp

For Tempering

Oil-1tsp

Mustard-1/2tsp

Jeera/cumin-1/4tsp

Urad dal-1/4tsp
Channa dal-1/4tsp
Red chillies-1

Method

Heat oil in a kadai temper it with above ingredients.
Add the beetroot,salt ,turmeric powder,hing & salt.
Fry for a minute in low flame,sprinkle very little water.
Cover and cook till the vegetable is cooked.
Lastly add the grated coconut & curry leaves stir.
Switch off the flame & serve as side dish.

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Strawberry Pear Smoothie Recipe

Strawberry Pear Smoothie

Ingredients
Chopped fresh strawberry-1 cup
Chopped pear-1
Small apple-1
Honey-1tsp (optional)
Ice cubes
Method
Put all above ingredients together in a mixi jar & blend it to a smooth liquid.
Dilute it with water if very thick.Filtering is optional.
Serve it cold with ice cubes.

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Milagu Kuzhambu / Easy Pepper kuzhambu Recipe / Molagu Kuzhambhu / Pepper Kuzhambu

Milagu Kuzhambu

Ingredients fried in 1tsp of oil & ground to a smooth powder.

Pepper-1tsp

Urad dhal-2tsp

Red chillies-2

Toor dal-1tsp

Hing -little

Curry leaves-little
(fry all ingredients till light brown)
Other ingredients
Oil-6 tsp
Mustard-1/2tsp
Salt to taste
Semi thick tamarind juice-2 cups
Method
Heat oil in a pan temper it with mustard.
Pour the tamarind juice,add salt & cook till raw smell disappears.
Now add the ground powder & give a nice boil till the gravy is thick.
Garnish with curry leaves & serve it with hot rice.

Courtesy:Shanti 

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Potato Vathal / Urulaikizhangu Vathal / Potato Vadam / Potato Chips

Potato Vathal

Ingredients
Large potato-3
Salt -1 & 1/2 tsp
Alum/Alam/Padikaram -1/2tsp
Method
Peel the potato & cut into small thin slices like we cut for making potato chips.
Immerse all the potato slices in water.
Wash the potato twice to remove starch from the potatoes.
Boil some water add salt & alum,add the potato.
In medium flame boil till its 1/2 cooked.
You should be able to tear the slice,then this is the right time to switch off the stove.
Rinse this 1/2 cooked potato in fresh water twice,drain out the water.
Spread these potato slices on a cloth.
Dry these in sun for 2 to 3 days till the potatoes are completely dry & crisp.
Store it in a container & deep fry when needed.
Note:
a) Do not over cook the potato.
b) Dry it on a cloth not on a plate or plastic sheet
c) Add salt according to your taste
d) After deep frying sprinkle salt & chilly powder on top & enjoy the potato vathal/chips.

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Coconut Poha Recipe / Coconut Aval / Thengai Aval Recipe

Coconut Aval

Ingredients
Thin Aval/Poha-2 cups
(sprinkle water generously,cover & keep it for 10 minutes till aval has absorbed all the water)
Salt to taste
Coconut oil-1tsp
Dessicated or fresh coconut-1/4 cup
(I used dessicated coconut)
Tempering
Oil-2tsp
Mustard,Urad dal ,Channa dal-each1/2 tsp
Jeera/cumin-1/8tsp
Cashew nut-1tsp
Curry leaves-little
Chopped green chillies-1
Pepper powder-1/2tsp
Hing-1/4tsp
Method
Heat oil in a pan & temper it with above ingredients.
Lower the flame add the coconut & fry for a minute.
Add the aval & salt,toss them well till everything is well combined.
Before switching off the stove pour coconut oil mix the aval well & serve.
Note:
For this recipe try to use fresh grated coconut.
If using thick aval then wash it, soak it in water for few minutes till soft,squeeze the water out & then use.

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Baked Tomato Eggs / Baked Eggs in Tomato Cups Recipe

Baked Tomato Eggs

Ingredients
Tomato-2
(cut off the top,scoop out the pulp)
Salt & pepper to taste
Dry basil-1/8tsp
Grated cheese-1tsp
Eggs-2
Butter-1/4tsp
Method
Beat the eggs with salt & pepper,mix in the basil.
Pour this mixture into the tomato cups,sprinkle the cheese & place a small piece of butter on top.
Bake it at 350.deg. for 10 minutes or till the eggs are cooked inside the tomatoes.
Serve it hot with bread.

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Poricha Kootu Recipe /Poricha Kuzhambhu Recipe / Easy Poricha Kuzhambu Recipe

Poricha Kootu

Ingredients

Cooked & mashed moongh dal with little turmeric -1 cup

Cooked ridge gourd-1 cup

(or any vegetables like snake or bottle gourd,cabbage,squash)

Salt to taste

Tempering

Coconut oil-2tsp

Mustard-1tsp

Jeera-1/4tsp

Curry leaves-little

Dry roast & powder it

Urad dal-2tsp

Jeera/cumin-1/2tsp

Pepper-5

Red chillies-2

Hing-1/4tsp

Grated coconut-1tbsp

Method

In a pan mix the cooked dhal,cooked vegetable & powdered ingredients together & give a nice boil,switch off the stove.
Heat oil in a pan & temper it with above ingredients.
Pour this tempering into the kootu ,mix well,garnish with curry & coriander leaves & serve.
Best served with hot plain rice.

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Raw Chilli Onion Chutney - A Simple Chutney Recipe.

Ingredients
Green chillies-6-8
(I used 6)
Small onions -12
(I used chopped red onions 1/2)
Salt to taste
Sesame oil-1tbsp
Method
Crush salt ,chillies & onion in a chopper to a coarse mixture.
Mix the sesame oil & serve it with Idly or Dosa.

Note:
While grinding do not add water.
Top with lots of sesame oil while eating
Use small onions for best taste.
Add enough salt to balance the heat of the chilli.

Courtesy:Rakskitchen

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