Sunday 23 November 2014

Gobi 65




Ingredients :

  • Cauli flower - 1 small  [ cut in to big pieces ]
  • Fresh curds - 1/2 cup
  • Salt - as required
  • Red colour - 1drop
  • Red chilli powder - 1tsp
  • Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Bengal gram flour - 2 tbl.sps.
  • Baking powder - a pinch
  • Conflour - 2 tbl. sps.
  • Garam masala powder - 1/4 tsp
  • Oil - enough to deep fry
  • Curry leaves - little

Method :

Soak the flower pieces in salted water for 10 to 15 minutes. Mean time mix  all masalas, bengal gram flour, baking powder, conflour in the curd, and keep side. Then remove the flower pieces from the salt water and soak in the curd. Leave for 10 minutes. Heat oil in a pan, add  the flower pieces to that. Fry in medium flame, till the flower is cooked completely, and become brown and crispy. Fry curry leaves in same oil and garnish on gobi 65. Your tasty Gobi 65 is ready to serve.

Thursday 20 November 2014

Custard Apple Lassi


 
Ingredients :

  • Custard apple - 2
  • Sugar - 6 tsps.
  • Milk - 1/4 cup
  • Water - 200 ml
  • Thick fresh curds - 300 ml
  • Salt - a pinch
  • Honey - 1 tsp
  • Nutmeg powder - a pinch


Method :
 [ Use Blender ]

First take out all seeds from custard apple. Then to the pulp add sugar, milkand run the mixer until smooth paste is obtained. Then add salt, honey, nutmeg powder, fresh curds water and ice- cubes in it and run the mixie or blender at short intervals until frothy lassi is obtained. Pour in glass tumblers and serve immediately.
Your yummy tasty sweet lassi is ready.






Note :

One or two cups of curds / yoghurt a day boosts immune functioning of body. It is a wonder ancient food strongly with antibacterial and functions. It helps to fight bone problems because of calcium content.

Tuesday 18 November 2014

Apple Chocolate Milk




Ingredients :

  • Milk - 1 glass
  • Medium size apple - 1/2
  • Chocolate or Vanilla Ice Cream - 1 tbsp
  • Cocoa [ cadbury ] hot chocolate powder - 1 1/2 tbsp
  • Sugar - As required

Method :

Peel the skin of apple and chopped finely. Then mix all the ingredients together and grind in mixer or in blender. Then pour the prepared milk in individual glasses. Garnish with cocoa powder. Serve immediately.

Sunday 16 November 2014

Tomato Thokku




Ingredients :

  • Ripe red tomatoes - 1 k.g.
  • Tamarind - 1 lemon size
  • Red chilli powder - 5 to 6 tbsp
  • Salt - as required
  • Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Garlic flakes - 5 to 6 [ if u like more u can add more ]
  • Oil [ seasame ] - 1 cup
  • Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp

Dry roast and powder :

  • Mustard seeds - 1 tbsp
  • Methi seeds - 1 tbsp
  • Dry red chillies - 4 to 5 [ if u want to omit chillies u can omit.]
  • if u add red chillies it gives nice colour ]
  • dry roast in kadai and powder it in mixer.

For seasoning :

  • Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
  • Urad dal - 1 tsp
  • Dry red chillies - 2 [ broken ]
  • Curry leaves - little

Method :

Heat oil in a non- stick kadai, add chopped tomatoes and fry well. Keep the flame high. Add garlic flakes and mix well. When its start boiling add tamarind plup also, stir in between. When water goes and the tomatoes becomes soft  add salt, turmeric, red chilli powder and mustard, methi seeds powder. Mix well, when it become cool grind in mixer to smooth paste. Then keep the same kadai, add remaining oil, add seasoning, allow to splutter, mix the paste and fry  until oil is separated. Remove from the fire. Allow to cool,and  store it  in a dry bottle. Its goes well with idli, dosa, and stemed rice.


Thursday 13 November 2014

Kadambam Sambhar [ with out coconut ]



Ingredients :

  • Brinjal - 2 [ cut into big pieces ]
  • Ladies finger - 4 to 5 [ cut into 1/2 inch pieces ]
  • Colocaesia - 4 to 5
  • Red pumpkin - 1 slice
  • Capsicum - 1 small [ cut into cubes ]
  • Carrot - 1 [ cut into cubes ]
  • Sweet potato - 1 [ cut into cubes ]
  • Tomatoes - 2 [ cut into pieces ]
  • Cooked thuar dal - 1/2 cup [ mashed ]
  • Sambhar powder - 1 tsp
  • Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
  • Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Tamarind paste - 11/2 tsp
  • Jaggery - little
  • Salt - as required
  • Asafoetida - a pinch
  • Oil - 2 tbsp
  • Curry leaves - little
  • Fresh coriander leaves - little

Grind together :

  • Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • Black pepper - 1/2 tsp
  • Red chillies - 2 to 3
  • Methi seeds - 1/4 tsp
  • Green chillies - 2
  • Ginger - 1 small piece
 [ fry in little oil and grind together in mixcer and keep aside. ]


Method :

Take one pressure cooker, add oil. When the oil become hot add all vegetables and stir for 3 minutes. Then add cooked dal, tamarind paste, along with  required water. Mix well. Add salt, red chilli, turmeric, sambhar powder, jaggery, asafoetida, and grind masala powder.  Close the cooker. Wait for 2 whistle  to come. When the pressure leaves open the cooker and garnish with curry leaves and coriander leaves.Ur tasty sambhar is ready to serve. Serve with idli, dosa and steamed rice.



Tuesday 11 November 2014

Barvan Baingan [ marathi stylee ]


Ingredients :

  • Tender brinjals - 1/2 kg
  • [ remove the stem cut into 4 from bottom side. [ not near stem ]
  • Fresh  raw peanuts - 2 tbsp
  • Dry grated coconut - 1/2 cup [ suka copra ]
  • Big onion - 1 [ chopped ]
  • Red chilli powder - 11/2 tsp
  • Salt - as required
  • Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Fresh coriander leaves -little

To make masala :

Take one small pan add some oil, fry onion and copra till its change in colour. Remove from the fire and grind along with peanuts, red chilli powder, turmeric, garlic flakes and salt with out adding water. Grind the masla little coarse and keep aside.

Method :

Select brinjals  and cut in to four. Stuff the masalas with hand into brinjal. Then take one kadai , pour some oil and arrange brinjals in such way that stem portion faces down and stuffed portion facing upwards with the remaining masala on top along with 1/2 cup water. Reduce flame and cook till moisture is absorbed and brinjal becomes soft. When curry comes to room temperature, stuff back the oozed out masala in to the brinjal.

Note :

Some brinjals take long time to cook.If water  is not enough add in between. Donot allow the masala to stick to the pan. Stir gently in between.


Thursday 6 November 2014

Rajasthani Panchmel Dal





Ingredients :

  • Split bengal gram dal - 1/4 cup
  • Whole green gram dal - 1/4 cup
  • Split black gram [ urad ] - 1/4 cup
  • Toovar dal - 1/4 cup
  • Masoor dal - 1/4 cup
  • Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Salt - as required
  • Ginger  - 1/2 inch [ chopped ]
  • Green chillies - 2 [ chopped ]
  • Asafoetida - a pinch
  • Oil - 3 tbsps
  • Red tomatoes - 2 [ chopped ]
  • Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
  • Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Fresh coriander leaves - little

For seasoning :

  • Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • Cloves - 3 to 4
  • Dried red chillies - 2 [ broken ]

Method :

Wash all the pulses in 4 to 5 times in water. Then soak in enough water at least 3 hours.  Drain and boil in enough water, with turmeric and salt till cooked. Grind green chillies and ginger to a paste. Then heat oil  in a pan, add asafoetida, cumin seeds, cloves and red chillies. When the cumin seeds begin to change colour, add ginger chilli paste and saute for a few seconds. Then add cumin, coriander powder, red chilli powder and chopped tomatoes. Cook till oil separates. Then add the cooked lentils and add required water. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Finely add garam masala powder and chopped coriander leaves. Serve with hot jeera rice, roti.

Tuesday 4 November 2014

Kajas [ sweet ]



Ingredients :

  • Maida - 2 cups
  • Bengal gram flour - 2 tbl sps [ heaped ]
  • Curd - 1/2 tbl sp
  • Sugar - 1 tsp
  • Oil & ghee - for frying

For sugar syrup :

  • Sugar - 11/4 cup
  • Water - 3/4 cup

Method :

Sieve maida and mix with 1 tsp sugar and curd. Then sprinkle water and kneed to a smooth dough. Then mix enough oil with bengal gram flour to make it into bajji dough consistency. [ oil, flour mixture should easily speard when smeared ]. Make big balls out of maida dough. Roll out into very thin chappathis using more maida for dusting. Apply oil, flour paste evenly on each chappathi. Prepare a pile  five chappathis keeping one on top of another. Then first fold one end to about 2 inch width. Flatten the folded portion, and continue folding  in this manner to look like a flat roll. Then cut 1 inch pieces from the flattened roll. Press it on top with rolling bin. Theinner rings should remain at the sides. Prepare like this from all the balls. Then prepare sugar syrp of half string consistency, and remove from the fire and keep it warm. Heat oil and deep fry few kajas at a time till golden brown. Then put it in the sugar syrup and allow it to soak till next batch is fried. Arrange on a flat plate to dry. If more syrup is left over, pour it over kajas.

Variation :

Omit oil and bengal gram flour. Instead apply ghee on top of chappathi. Dust little  maida and fold.

Potato Wafers




Ingredients :

  • Potatos - 1/2 kg
  • Salt - 2 to 3 tbsp.
  • Oil - enough for deep fry


Masala :

  • Chilli powder - 1 tsp
  • Or
  • Pepper powder - 1 tsp

Method :

Peel and slice the potatoes. Then wash the sliced potatoes 3 to 4 times and immerse in salted water. After that, remove, press lightly between the palms to drain the excess water out. Then heat oil, deep fry on a high flame by seperating the slices and dropping them in hot oil. Remove them when it become crisp. Last sprinkle the desired masala.

Note :

While frying wafers, let the remaining potato slices remain immersed in salted water only.  If removed and kept aside before frying thay tend to get reddish.

Thursday 30 October 2014

Corn Chevda






Ingredients :

  • Corn powha [ flakes ] - 1 cup
  • Peanuts - 1/4 cup
  • Cashew pieces - 6 to 8
  • Kismis [ raisins ] - 6 to 8
  • Dry copra - few slices
  • Oil - to fry

Masala - 
  • Salt - as required
  • Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
  • Chilli powder - 1 tsp
  • Powder sugar - 1 tbsp.

To temper :

  • Oil - 1tbsp.
  • Seasame seeds - 1tsp
  • Turmeric powder - 1tsp
  • Curry leaves - few

Method :

Deep fry corn powha on a high flame. Remove immediately from the heat as it would expand very fast on frying. Fry peanuts, cashew pieces, copra slices and raisins separately on medium flame till crisp. Then for tempering heat oil add seasame seeds. When the seed splutter, add turmeric powder and a few curry leaves. Finely add all the ingerdients, masalas and mix well. Your tasty corn chevda isa ready to serve.

Tuesday 28 October 2014

Wheat Halwa




Ingredients :

  • Samba wheat - 1 cup [ 200gms]
  • Sugar - 21/2 cup [500gms.]
  • Melted ghee - 1 cup
  • Cardamom powder - little
  • Kesar colour - little
  • Water - 7 cups

Method :

Soak wheat in water for 10 to 12 hours.Then grind it in wet grinder to smooth paste. Squeeze out water by straining it through a muslin cloth.To the plup add some more water and grind. Repeat the process for 2 to 3 times.Throw away the waste and keep the extract in a vessel for 10 hours to settle down. Then throw away clear water, which stands on top of the extract.  Remaining portion add 5 to 6 cups of water. Meantime heat sugar with enough water to cover it, in a heavy vessel and heat till one string consistency is reached. Then pour the diluted extract, colour, and stir well  till halwa becomes completely transparent. At that time add melted ghee little by little whenever halwa sticks to the vessel. Stir till ghee oozes out from halwa. Then mix cardamom powder, and stir for few more minutes or it leaves the sides of the vessel. Mix fried cashewnus and pour on a greased tray. ur tasty halwa is ready.

Tuesday 21 October 2014

Custard Halwa [ easy to make for diwali ]




Ingredients :

  • Milk - 3 cups
  • Custard powder
  • [ any flavour of ur choice ] - 2 table spoon [ heaped ]
  • Sugar - 1/3 cup
  • Ghee - 3 tablesps.
  • Cashew nuts - to garnish


Method :

Mix custard powder in 1/2 cup cold milk [ boiled and cooled milk ] then heat remaining milk along with sugar in a heavy kadai. When sugar is completely melted and milk comes to boil, reduce the flame, and pour dissolved custard mixture stirring constantly without forming lumps. Cook till it becomes little transparent and shiny. When it sticks to the vessel add ghee. Remove from the gas, when halva consistency is reached. Pour on a greased tray and garnished with cashew nuts.

Sunday 19 October 2014

Moghalai Paneer Curry



Ingredients :

  • Paneer - 1/2 k.g.

For filling :

  • Carrot - 1
  • Fresh beans - 6
  • Green peas - 1/2 cup
  • Cashew nuts - 10
  • Un sweetened khova - 1/4 cup
  • Salt -  as required
  • Oil - for deep frying

For gravy :

  • Red ripe tomatoes - 2 to 3
  • Onions - 3
  • Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
  • Nutmeg powder - little
  • Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Fresh curds - 1/2 cup
  • Red chilli powder - 2 tsp
  • Salt - to taste
  • Sugar - n1 tsp
  • Oil - 2 tbsp

Method :

Blanch tomatoes in hot water.  Peel skin and make into paste.Chop carrot, beans finely,add peas, salt and steam in pressure cooker without adding water. .Mix boiled vegetables with khoya, cashewnuts a pinch of salt and mix well. Then divide paneer into small portions. Take one portion flatten in the form of a cup, place a little filling inside, close and make balls, till all the dough is over. Then deep fry in hot oil. Then take one kadai, heat oil, fry the sliced onions till thay become transparent. Add tomato paste, ginger garlic paste,nut meg powder, chilli powder, garam masala powder, sugar, salt and beaten curds. Cook till the gravy is thick, add koftas just before removing from the fire. Serve garnished  with chopped coriander leaves and little fresh cream. Your tasty side dish ready for roti, nan and parathas.

Tip :

You can also brake the koftas and add to the gravy. It will also give a good taste. This technique will help to increase the quantity of the gravy when all of a suddenly guests visits our home. Hence it will help in preventing shortage of the gravy.

Thursday 16 October 2014

Lemon Ginger Rasam [ easy to make and very tasty ]


Ingredients :

  • Thurdal [ boiled ] 1 cup [ mashed with water and make it to ]- 3 cups
  • Chopped coriander leaves - 1 handful
  • Chopped curry leaves - little
  • Salt - as required
  • Lemon - 2
  • Rasam powder - 11/2 tsp
  • Red tomatoes - 2 [ cut into pieces ]
  • Ginger - 2 small pieces

For seasoning :

  • Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp
  • Dry red chillie - 1 [ broken ]

Grind together :
Grind tomatoes and ginger together in mixie and keep aside.

Method :

Take one deep vessel. Mix dal water, tomato ginger paste, curry leaves, coriander leaves, salt, lemon juice, rasam powder and bring to boil. Mean time Take one small kadai, add little ghee. When it become hot, add seasoning and add to the rasam vessel. Before rasam gets  boiling  remove from the gas.  Your lemon ginger rasam is ready. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

Note :
When you feel tired, make this rasam and drink like a soup. [ little hot] You feel fresh and it is good for kids also.

Tuesday 14 October 2014

Kaju Kathli [ so easy to make ]





Ingredients :

  • Cashewnuts - 1 cup [ make powder ]
  • Sugar - 1/2 cup [ powdered ]
  • Fresh ghee - 2 tsp
  • Water - 3 tsp

Method :

Powder the nuts in a mixie using dry grinding blade. Run the mixcer at low speed for short intervals, stirring in between to make even and fine powder. Powder the sugar also.  Then take one kadai, mix kaju and sugar powder along with ghee. Keep in medium flame. In center pour the water. when its start boiling mix all together and stir consistency. When the sweet forms thick mass, transfer to greased plate. When its become warm cut into  diamond shapes. If you want you can decorate with silver warq. This recipe my sister ramya told me. I made this it is so easy. She is also a cook cook.

Kalakhand or Milk Burfi [ Easy sweets for deepavali ]




Ingredients :

  • Milk maid tin - 1
  • Fresh paneer - 1/2 k.g.
  • Milk powder - 2 tbsp

Method :

Mix all ingredients in a heavy kadai and cook stirring constantly till its becomes thick and leaves side. Then pour on a greased tray, level the surface and decorate with sliced nuts. Cut into pieces. your yummy sweet is ready. Its very easy to make. I learned it from my sister ramya. 

Sunday 12 October 2014

Easy to make for your depavali [ like Shrikhand ]

                                              
                                               Banana Special


Ingredients :

  • Ripe bananas - 3 [ peeled and thinly sliced ]
  • Curds - 1 cup
  • Sugar - 1/2 tbsp
  • Cardamoms powdered - 2
  • Salt - a pinch

Method :

Beat the curds along with sugar, salt, cardamom and add the banana slices.
Mix throughly  chill and serve. 

Chocolate Flavoured Rice Pudding

                                              Rice Pudding [ chocolate flavour ]

Ingredients :

  • Un cooked basmati rice - 1/2 cup
  • Milk - 4 cups
  • Cocoa  powder - 3 tsps
  • Butter - 1 tsp
  • Sugar - 5 tsp
  • Salt - a pinch
  • Venilla esence - 1 tsp
  • Fresh cream - to serve [ whipped ]


Method :

Take one heavy bottom kadai, pour milk and bring to boil. Then add rice, and other things and simmer on a low flame for about 2 hours. When it completely done remove from the gas. Before serving garnish with whipped cream on top.

Yummy Puddings

                                              Tripple Pudding




Ingredients :

  • Strawberry jelly - 1 packet
  • Custard - 4 cups
  • Plain cake - 2to 3 slices
  • Almonds - few [ chopped ]
  • Pistachios - few [ chopped ]
  • Cherries - few [ to garnish ]

Method :

Prepare the  jelly as per instructions on the packet. When almost set, take it out and line it  up with a layer of cake slices. Then pour custard over the cake and serve after chilling thoroughly. Before serving garnished with chopped nuts & cherries. Your tasty yummy tripple pudding is ready.

Thursday 9 October 2014

Parwal ki subji



Ingredients :

  • Tender parwal - 250gm [ scraped lightly with knife & sliced length wise ]
  • Green chillies - 3 to4 [deseeded and finely chopped ]
  • Ginger - 1 inch piece [ cut into thinly ]
  • Tomato - 1 [ cut into length wise
  • Oil - 2 to 3 tbsp
  • Jeera - 1/2 tsp
  • Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • Salt - as required
  • Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Dhania powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Amchoor powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Lemon juice - 1 tsp
  • Sugar  1/2 tsp

Method :

First scrape parwals lightly. Do not scrape too hard because a little crusty covering tastes nice and crunchy. Then cut into fingers. Then heat oil in a kadai. Add jeera and rai. Fry till jeera turns golden, add haldi, salt, then parwals, green chillies, and ginger. Stir for 5 to 8 minutes on low flame. Cook, covered for 10 minutes till done. Add dhania powder, garam masala powder and amchoor. Mix for a minute, finely add tomato, lemon juice and sugar. Mix well  and keep for 5 minutes. Remove from the gas. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves. Serve hot with pulkas.  c,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Tuesday 7 October 2014

Lauki Cooked In Milk



Ingredients :

  • Lauki [ bottle gourd ] - 1/2 k.g.
  • Milk - 2 cups
  • Desi ghee - 1 tbsp
  • Jeera - 1/2 tsp
  • Tej patta [ bay leaves ] - 2
  • Salt - as required
  • Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Ginger - 1 piece [ finely chopped ]
  • Fresh coriander leaves - little

Method :

Boil milk in a heavy bottomed kadhai till it gets reduced to half. Then keep aside. Peel lauki and cut into small pieces. Then  heat ghee in a pressure cooker. Add jeera, when it turn golden, add lauki. Stir fry for 10 minutes on medium flame. Add tej patta, ginger, salt and chilli powder. Mix well and cook for another 3 minutes. Then add the thickened milk and coriander. Pressure cook to give 1 whistle.And remove from the gas. Open the cooker only after the pressure goes. Serve with roti, steamed rice.

Tip :

To include lauki in your meals, you could make roti ki roti or lauki ka raita. For roti,add grated lauki to wheat flour and knead to a dough. For raita, steam grated lauki and add to well beaten curd, seasoned with a little kala namak.

Thursday 25 September 2014

Besani Bhindi [ Ladies Finger Subji ]



Ingredients :

  • Bhindi [ ladies finger ] - 250 gm [ small and tender ]
  • Small onion - 4 to 5 [ cut into four and separated ]
  • Oil - 4 tbsp
  • Ginger paste - 11/2 tsp
  • Besan [ gram flour ] - 3 tbsp
  • Aniseeds [ saunf ] -1/2 tsp

Powered masala:

  • Salt - as required
  • Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Red chilli powder - 2 tsp
  • Dhania powder - 1 tsp
  • Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
  • Amchoor [ dried mango powder ] - 1/2 tsp


Method :

Wash, drain and wipe dry with a clean kitchen towel. Then slice off 1/4 from the top & bottom of each bhindi, make a slit in each piece. Keep the bhindi in a large pan. Then mix all the ingredients of the powdered masala together. Sprinkle this masala over the bhindi. Then heat oil in a big kadai,add saunf. Reduce the flame when the saunf changes colour, add besan, cook in low flame till it changes colour. Add ginger paste, stir for a few seconds and add the bhindi along with onions. Cook for 15 to 20 minutes on medium flame, stirring in between till completely cooked. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves. Serve with roti, rasam rice.

Wednesday 24 September 2014

Kalyana Kotsu [No onion and tomato]





Ingredients:

  • Moong dal - 2 tbsp [soak in water]
  • Bengal gram - 1 tbsp [soak in the water]
  • Tamarind paste - 1/2 tsp
  • Small Brinjal - 1[cut into small pieces]
  • Carrot - 1 [cut into small cubes]
  • Small Potato - 1 [cut into small pieces]
  • Fresh green peas - little
  • Green chillies - 2 to 3
  • Salt - As required
  • Turmeric powder - 1/2 sp
  • Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
  • Sambhar powder - 1 tsp
  • Curry leaves - little
  • Coriander leaves - little
  • Jaggery - little

For seasoning:

  • Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
  • Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
  • Oil - 2 tsp

Method:

Grind both the dals together in a mixer and keep aside. Then take one small cooker and add oil. When it becomes hot, add the seasoning. When the dal changes its colour, add the vegetables, ground dal paste, all the dry masalas and mix well. Add the tamarind paste, jaggery and required water. Close the cooker and allow for about 3 whistles to come. After the pressure goes, open the cooker, garnish with curry leaves and coriander leaves. Serve hot with pongal, rice, idli and dosas.