Moongh Dal Idli Upma / Pasi Paruppu Idli Upma / Dal Upma / Moongh Dal Upma - Easy Breakfast With Leftover Idli

Moongh Dal Idli Upma

Other Ingredients

Moongh dal Idli - 10

Salt to taste

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Chopped onion - a handful

Chopped green chilies - 6

Grated ginger - 1/8 tsp

Curry leaves few

Lemon juice few drops

Chopped coriander leaves for garnish

Tempering

Oil - 5 tsp

Mustard - 1/2 tsp

Channa dal & Urad dal - each 1/2 tsp

Method

Take the idli in a bowl and crumble them, keep it aside.

Heat oil in a pan temper it with above mentioned ingredients.

Now add the chopped onion, green chilies , ginger & curry leaves, sauté till onions are slightly brown,

add the salt & turmeric powder, mix well.

Lower the flame add the crumbled idli & mix gently till everything is well combined.

Switch off the flame add lemon juice, chopped coriander leaves and mix.

Idli upma is ready to serve.

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Huggi With Tamarind Gojju / Huggi Recipe / Udipi Style Kara Pongal / Huggi Gojju Recipe - Udipi Recipes

Huggi With Tamarind Gojju

Ingredients for Huggi

Yellow moongh dal - 1/4 cup

Sona masoori rice - 1/4 cup

Turmeric powder - 1/8 tsp

Salt to taste

Grated coconut - 2 tbsp

Water 3 cups

( Add more water if needed as the consistency must be mushy)

Cardamom -1, Cloves - 2, Cinnamon a very tiny bit

( grind the above 3 spices to a fine powder)

Method

Wash rice and dal and add it into a pressure cooker. Pour water and add all above mentioned ingredients. Pressure cook till rice is soft and mushy, keep it aside.

Huggi Gojju

Tamarind Gojju ingredients

Semi thick tamarind juice - 1 cup

Grated jaggery - 2 tbsp

( add more or less according to your taste)

Salt a pinch

Slit green chillies - 3

Grated ginger - 1/4 tsp

Tempering

Coconut oil - 1 tsp

Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp

Curry leaves few

Method

In low flame cook tamarind juice, jaggery, salt, green chilies and grated ginger till it's semi thin sauce consistency, switch off the stove.

Heat oil in a pan and temper it with above ingredients

Pour the tempering into the tamarind gojju mix and serve with Huggi/Kara pongal.

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Khow Suey Recipe / Burmese Style Curried Noodle Soup / Khao Suey Recipe / Burmese Khow Suey Recipe / Vegetarian Khow Suey Recipe

 

Khow Suey

Ingredients for the soup

Chopped vegetables - 2 cup

( I used carrot, bell pepper, zucchini, baby corn and mushroom)

Vegetable broth / stock - 3 cup

(add more or less according to the thickness you want)

Coconut milk - 2 cups

Slightly crushed lemon grass stem - a finger size

Chopped ginger and garlic - 1 tsp

Dry red chilies -2

Slit green chilies - 2

Gram flour / Besan - 1 tsp

(diluted in some broth)

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

Jeera powder - 1/4 tsp

Soy sauce - 2 tsp

Sugar - 1/2 tsp

Sesame oil - 1 tsp

Burmese Khow Suey

Other ingredients for garnish

Cooked noodles 

Fried garlic till brown

Fried onion till brown

Chopped spring onions

Chopped coriander leaves

Chilly flakes

Lemon wedges

Crushed peanuts

( Add all the above ingredients as needed)

Method

Heat oil in a pan and add the ginger, garlic, red chilies and green chilies sauté till color changes.

Add the vegetables and sauté, add the broth soy sauce, sugar, salt, dry powders, lemon grass and cook in low flame till vegetables are cooked.

Add the dilute gram flour and give a boil , reduce the flame and add the coconut milk and give a boil and switch off the stove.

Do not boil the soup too much. Gram flour is added so that the coconut milk will not curdle .

Switch off the flame and discard the lemon grass stem , add 1 tsp lemon juice and mix.

Khao Soup

Serving

Take a wide bowl place some cooked noodles pour the soup on top and garnish with fried garlic, fried onions, spring onions, coriander leaves, chilly flakes, crushed peanuts and a lemon wedge.

Mix and enjoy hot!

Note:

Meat eaters can add chicken to the soup.

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My recipe in Palaipoo Magazine

 My recipe in Paalai poo Magazine (page 31,32,33) by Arizona Tamil Sangam, Thanks for the organizers who made it happen....

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Milk Powder Burfi / Milk Powder Barfi / Easy And Quick Milk Powder Burfi / Milk Sweet

Milk Burfi

Ingredients

Nestle everyday milk powder - 4 cups
Sugar - 1 cup
( you can powder the sugar and then add too)
Milk - 1 cup
Ghee - 1/2 cup
Cardamom powder - a generous pinch
Chopped nuts of your choice - 4 tsp
( i used pistachio, melon seeds and chironji )
Rose essence - a drop ( optional)

Milk Burfi

Method

Grease a tray with ghee and keep it aside.
Take a non stick pan add ghee, milk and sugar mix it for a minute.
Add the milk powder and mix in low flame till there are no lumps.
Keep the flame in medium high flame and continue mixing till the mixture thickens and leaves the sides of the pan ( approximately 8 minute).Do not cook in high flame.
Once the mixtures has formed a soft dough switch off the stove. Add rose essence if using and mix.
Transfer it to the grease tray and spread it evenly.
Sprinkle the nuts and cardamom powder on top and gently pat it.
Cool the burfi completely ( i kept it in fridge for 10 minutes) and then cut into desired shape and enjoy!

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Dragon Fruit Milk Shake / Dragon Fruit Shake - Easy Milkshake Recipe

Dragon Fruit Milkshake

Ingredients

Dragon fruit pulp - 1/2 cup

Chilled milk - 1 cup

Chopped dates - 1

(You can replace with sugar add as needed)

Method

Take a blender add all the ingredients and blend to a smooth milkshake.

Pour it into a glass and serve chill!

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Green Chilli Chutney / Pachi Mirapakaya Pachadi / Pachai Milagai Pachadi / Andhra Style Green Chilli Chutney

Pachi Mirapakaya Pachadi

Ingredients

Slit spicy green chilies - 30

Salt to taste

Jaggery - 1/2 tsp

Thick tamarind juice - 2 tbsp

Methi seeds - 1/2 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Chopped onions a handful

Oil - 1 tbsp

Method

Heat oil in a pan add methi seeds and cumin seeds fry till colour changes, transfer to a bowl.

In the same pan add some oil add the green chillies and salt , in low flame fry till they change colour.

Cool and add the chillies, methi, cumin, tamarind juice and jaggery into a mixi jar and grind to a coarse texture. Transfer into a bowl and add the chopped onions and mix well.

Mix with hot rice and enjoy!

Note:

If the green chilies are wet or not slit while frying be careful they may explode.

Adjust jaggery and tamarind juice according to your taste.

This pachadi is very spicy so add some sesame oil while mixing with rice.

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Pani Varagu Ven Pongal / Panivaragu Arisi Pongal / Proso Millet Pongal / Panivaragu Pongal - Millet Recipes

Pani varagu Pongal

Tempering ingredients

Oil - 1 tsp
Ghee - 2 tbsp
Whole black pepper - 1 tsp
( I usually crush and add )
Jeera - 3/4 tsp
Cashew nuts - 8
Grated ginger - 1 tsp
Chopped green chillies - 1
Curry leaves few

Other ingredients

Pani varagu arisi / Proso millet - 1 cup
Yellow moongh dal - 1/4 cup
( Today i have used split yellow moong dal with skin)
Water - 4 cups
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Method

Add moongh dal to a pressure cooker and dry roast till nice aroma comes out.
Add the millet and sauté till its just hot.
Pour water add salt and turmeric powder ,pressure cook till done.
Heat ghee/oil in a pan and temper it with above ingredients.
Pour the tempering into the pongal mix and serve hot with any chutney you like.

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Kadugu Kulambu Recipe / Aavala Pulusu Recipe / Mustard Gravy Recipe - A Simple Healthy Kulambu Recipe

Kadugu Kulambu

Ingredients dry roasted and powdered

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp (heaped)

Pepper - 1 tsp

Jeera / Cumin - 1/2 tsp

Methi / Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tsp

( Dry roast all above ingredients till they splutter, do not over fry and burn them. Cool and dry grind to a fine powder. Keep it aside)

Other ingredients

Sesame oil - 6 tsp

Chopped onion - a handful

Chopped garlic - 6

Curry leaves few

Salt to taste

Red chilly powder - 1/4 tsp

Coriander powder - 1 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Jaggery - a pinch ( optional)

Diluted tamarind juice - 1 cup

Method

Heat oil in a pan add onion, garlic and few curry leaves add some salt and fry till onions changes its colour. Add the dry masala powders and sauté for a minute.

Pour the tamarind juice and in low flame cook till oil separates the gravy.

Add the dry roasted and powdered masala and jaggery mix well and switch off the stove.

Garnish with curry leaves and enjoy with hot plain rice.

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Red Coconut Chutney For Idli and Dosa / Red Coconut Chutney / Kerala Style Coconut Chutney - Chutney Recipe

Kerala Red Coconut Chutney

Ingredients ground to a smooth paste

Grated coconut - 1/4 cup
Red chilly powder - 3/4 cup
Kashmiri chilly powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste
Small onion - 2
Ginger a very small piece
Curry leaves - 5
Tamarind - a small piece

Tempering

Coconut oil - 3 tsp
Mustard - 1/2 tsp
Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
Red chillies - 1
Curry leaves few
Chopped onions - 1 tsp

Method

Take a mixi jar add all the above mentioned ingredients add some water and grind to a smooth paste.

Heat oil in a pan and temper it with above ingredients. Once the onions are light brown pour the ground chutney.

Mix well till raw smell disappears, do not boil the chutney.

Switch off the stove and enjoy with Idli or Dosa.

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