Saturday 20 January 2018

Rawa Vada










 Ingredients:
  • Fine rawa - 1 cup
  • Rice flour - 1/4 cup
  • Onion - 2 [ finely chopped ]
  • Curry leaves - little [ chopped ]
  • Coriander leaves - little [ finely chopped ]
  • Salt - as required
  • Crushed pepper - 1 tsp
  • Oil - enough for frying

Method:

Take a  bowl, add rawa, rice flour, salt and 1 tbsp of hot oil, crushed pepper and mix well. Then add chopped onion, green chilli, chopped curry leaves, coriander leaves and add little water and mix well. Make like a vada batter. Mean time keep oil in a kadai. When the oil becomes hot, make vadas and put it in the oil. When both sides becomes golden brown, remove from the oil. Serve with coconut  chutney and sambhar.

Saturday 13 January 2018

Hotel sambhar - Type 2




Ingredients:
  • Tuvar dal - 1 cup
  • Small onion - 1 cup [ peeled ]
  • Radish - 1 [ peeled and chopped ]
  • Brinjal - 1  cut in to cubes
  • White pumpkin - small piece chopped 
  • Drumstick - 1 [ cut in to small pieces.
  • Tomato - 2 [ chopped ]
  • Salt - as required
  • Garlic - 2 flakes [ crushed ]
  • Tumeric powder- 1/2 tsp
  • Red chilli powder - 11/2 tsp
  • Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp
  • Jaggery -  small piece
  • Tamarind paste - 1/2 tsp
  • Chopped coriander  leaves - little
  • Ghee - 1 tsp


For grinding masala:
  • Coriander seeds - 3 tbsp
  • Channa dal - 2 tssp'
  • Methi seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • Curry leaves - little
  • Dry red chilli - 5 to 6
  • Asafoetida - a pinch
  • Grated coconut - 2 tsp


Method:

Take a pressure cooker, add  tuvarr dal along with  ghee, turmeric and required water. Mix well and close the cooker and wait for 6 to 7 whistles to come. Mean time take a pan, add little oil and fry all required ingredients till it change into golden brown, remove from the gas and make it cool and grind along with coconut to a smooth  powder and keep aside. Same kadai, add oil. When the oil becomes hot, add small onion, crushed garlic, stir nicely then add all other vegetables and mix well.  Add all dry masalas, tamarind paste, required water and ground masala powder. Mix well and allow to boil till all vegetables becomes soft. Now add mashed tuvar dal and stir well. Check salt when the sambhar gets ready. Then add chopped coriander leaves. Finely add 1 tsp of ghee and remove from the gas. Serve with idli, dosa, rice etc.

Saturday 6 January 2018

Mirchi Ka Achaar











Ingredients:

  • Green chillies  -  200 gms. [less spicy]
  • Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
  • Methi seeds - 1 1/2 tsp
  • Fennel seeds - 3 tsp
  • Mustard seeds - 3 tsp
  • Vinegar - 4 tsp
  • Seasame oil - 1/4 cup
  • Salt - as required
  • Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
  • Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp


Method:

Take the chillies and cut 1/2 inch pieces. Then take a pan, add cumin seeds, methi seeds, fennel seeds, mustard seeds and roast them, [light brown  colour] transfer it to mixer and blend it to smooth powder. Then heat the seasame oil to smoking point. Make it cool. Then take a mixing bowl, add chillies, oil, vinegar, powder mixture, salt, turmeric, and asafoetida and mix well.  Then transfer it to  air tight jar. Serve with thepla or dal rice.

Thursday 4 January 2018

Gobi Paratha


Ingrediens:
  • Cauli flower - 250 gms. [ grated ]
  • Green chili - 2 [ finely chopped 
  • Ginger - small piece [ finely chopped ]
  • Salt - as required
  • Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Amchur powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
  • Chopped coriander leaves - little
  • Oil - as required


Method :

Take a kadai, add oil to that when it's becomes hot add chopped chili,  ginger. Mix well then add grated flower [ gobi ] to that, and add all other dry masalas. Keep the flame low, when the stuff becomes dry remove from the gas and garnish with chopped coriander leaves. Make it cool. Then make  paratha,  keep  the  stuff  in the center, close and make paratas. Roast both sides  and serve with curd and pickle.