Raw pappaya curry

Raw pappaya curry

December 09, 2018






Ingredients:


  • Raw pappaya pieces                              : 1and a half  cups
  • Red chillies                                            : 3nos
  • Peanuts                                                  : 2 tbsp
  •  Sesame seeds                                       : 1/4 tsp
  • Grated coconut                                     : 1/4 cup
  • Mustard seeds                                       : 1 tsp
  • Oil                                                         : 1 tbsp
  • Turmeric pdr                                         : 1/8tsp
  • Chana dal                                             : 1tsp
  • Onion                                                   : 1 no
  • Green chilli                                          : 1
  • Garlic                                                   : 2 cloves
  • salt to taste
  • Curry leaves                                        : 1 sprig                                             


Method:

  • In a hot pan  roast red chillies and peanuts. Then add the cumin seeds, sesame seeds and coconut, roast till the colour of the coconut changes.  Then grind it to a coarse powder and keep it aside.
  • Boil pappaya pieces with salt and turmeric pdr till it become soft.
  •  Take oil in the pan, heat it add mustard seeds, when it crackles add chana dal, curry leaves, chopped garlic, chopped onion,  chopped green chilli and saute for a while.
  • Then add the pappaya pieces to this mix well. Finally add the prepared masala powder and toss it well.
  • A nice side dish for chappathi or rice.


Drumstick curry

Drumstick curry

November 24, 2018






Ingredients:



  • Drumsticks                                 : 2 nos
  • Onion                                          : 1 no. chopped finely
  • Tomato                                        : 1 no. chopped finely
  • Garlic                                          : 2 cloves crushed
  • Chilli pdr                                    : 1 tsp
  • Coriander pdr                             : one and half spoon
  • Turmeric pdr                              : 1/8 tsp
  •  Cumin seeds                             : 1/4 tsp
  • Mustard seeds                           : 1 tsp
  • Oil                                             : 1 tbsp
  • Salt as required

Method:


  • Wash and cut the drumsticks into 2 inch pieces. Cook it adding 1/2 cup water and a pinch of turmeric pdr and little salt.
  • Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds and cumin seeds. When they crackle add the crushed garlic and saute.  Now add the chopped onion to this and saute this for a 2 mins. Then reduce the flame and add the chilli pdr , coriander pdr and turmeric pdr.  Then add the tomato pieces and saute till it become mushy.
  • Now add the cooked drumsticks along with the water to this and cook it for one more minute.
  • Grind the peanuts coarsely and add this to the curry. Mix it well and add the chopped coriander leaves.
  • Remove it from the stove and transfer the curry to a serving bowl. Serve it hot with steamed rice.

Baingan Bharta

Baingan Bharta

October 20, 2018





Ingredients:


  • Eggplant large                                 : 1
  • Onion                                              : 1 medium
  • Tomatoes                                        : 2 medium sized
  • Garlic cloves                                  : 4 nos
  • Green chilli                                    : 1 no
  • Red chilli pdr                                 : 1/2 tsp
  • Oil                                                  : 2 tbsp
  • Salt as required                              
  • Coriander leves chopped               :1 tsp

Method:


  • Chop onion, green chilli and tomatoes finely and keep aside.
  • Wash the eggplant and wipe with a kitchen towel. Make small slits on it. Insert the garlic cloves in it. Apply little oil over the eggplant. 
  • Roast the eggplant over open flame. Turn it every 2 minutes so that it will cook evenly.
  • Check the eggplant by inserting a knife, if it is done the knife will slid smoothly inside.
  • Let it cool, remove the garlic, then peel the skin of the eggplant  and mash it well.
  • Chop  the garlic and onion finely.
  • Heat oil in pan, add the chopped onion and garlic, saute it, no need to brown the onion.
  • Add chopped green chilli and chopped tomatoes and mix well. Let it be mushy and the oil starts separating.
  • Now add chilli pdr  mix well and add the mashed eggplant to this. Stir it and cook for 3 minutes . 
  • Transfer to a serving bowl and garnish with a green chilli and chopped coriander leaves. Serve with rotis or jeera rice or parathas!!

Kariveppi;a sadham

Kariveppila Sadham / Curry leaves rice

October 04, 2018






Ingredients:


  • Cooked rice                          : 1cup
  • Ghee                                     : 2 tablespoon
  • Mustard seeds                      : 1/2 tsp
  • Urad dal                               : 1/2 tsp
  • Chana dal                             : 1/2 tsp
  • Broken cashews                   : 1 tsp
  • Kariveppila podi                  : 2 tbsp  

Method


  • Heat ghee in a pan, add mustard seeds, chana dal and urad dal. When it splutters add cashews. When the cashews change colour add the cooked rice to this. 
  •  Add kariveppila podi to this and mix well. Switch off the stove.  
  • Serve it with potato chips or appalam.
Note: You can use gingelly oil instead of ghee and on the final stage add a tsp of ghee.
           I already posted Kariveppila podi  in this blog before. 

Garlic Rice

Garlic Rice

October 03, 2018






Ingredients:


  • Cooked rice                             : 1 cup
  • Garlic  cloves                          : 10 nos
  • Pepper pdr                              : 1/2 tsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Turmeric pdr                           : a pinch
  • Gingelly oil                             : 1 tbsp
  • Curry leaves                            : 1 sprig

Method:

  • Mix peeper pdr, salt and turmeric pdr together with  very little water and form a paste. 
  • Marinate the garlic cloves with this paste for 20 mins.
 


  • Sprinkle salt to the rice and mix well and keep aside.
  • Heat oil in a tawa and fry the marinated garlic till golden brown.
  • Add the rice to this and mix well.
  • Add curry leaves to this  and transfer to a serving bowl.
 


  • Serve hot with chips or pickle.

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