| MADRSI
SAMBAR
Preparation:
Soak 1 cup of tur daal for half an
hour in luke warm water.
take a handful of tamarind and also
soak it in luke warm water.
Meanwhile cut vegetables you like
for the sambar............the best combination
ever for a spicy
Madrasi sambar is drum sticks, radish
and tomatoes.
Method:
Boil the drum sticks and radish together,
after they are almost cooked add the tomatoes.
Pressure cook the daal for 4-5 whistles.
Take a vessel pour the cooked daal
and the vegetables,
+ 5-6 spoons of sambar powder
+tamarind pulp,
+salt to taste,
+finely chopped coriander leaves.Allow
it to boil for few minutes on low flame.
Now keep it aside, for seasoning
.................take 4 spoons of oil, when the oil is hot put 1/2
spoon of mustard seeds when the mustard
seeds breaks add 5-6 curry leaves.
Your sambar is ready, you can again
garnish it with finely chopped coriander leaves. Serve it
with hot rice on the plantain leaf.
note: + means Add
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| RASAM
Preparation:
take 3-4 medium size tomatoes and
cut it into small pieces.
take a handful of tamarind and soak
it in luke warm water.
finely chop green chillies and coriander
leaves.
dry grind.........1/2 T.spoon jeera,coriander
seeds,3-4 black pepper,3-4 garlic pods.
Method:
heat 3 cups of water,
+ chopped tomatoes along with green
chillies.Allow it to boil till the tomatoes are cooked
+ dry ground masala.
+ tamarind juice, apprx 3 T.spoons
+ ready made rasam powder
+ salt to taste
+ finely chopped coriander leaves
Season it with 3 spoons of oil, mustard
seeds,3-4 garlic pods and curry leaves.
Serve it hot with rice.
note: + means Add |
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| DRUM
STICK CURRY
Preparation:
boil the drum sticks
grate 1 cup of coconut
cut 2 medium size onions.............wet
grind the coconut and onions into a fine paste
Make green masala.........grind ginger,garlic,coriander
leaves and green chillies
Method:
Heat 3 spoons of oil in a pan
+1/2 spoon of mustard seeds
+4-5 curry leaves.........wait till
the mustard seeds break.
+coconut onion paste...........stir
it well
+green paste
+1/3 spoon of termeric powder
+1 spoon of coriander powder
+1 spoon of jeera powder
+1 spoon of red chilli powder............stir
well
+boiled drum sticks..........fry
it well
+1 cup of water and allow it to boil
for 5 minutes
+ boiled green peas and potatoes(optional)
+salt to taste
+2 spoons of tomato puree
Allow it to boil on low flame, garnish
it with coriander leaves.
serve it with chapati or hot rice.
note: + means Add |
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| TOMATO
CHUTNEY
Preparation:
Finely chop 4-5 medium size tomatoes
chop 2 big onions, 5-6 green chillies
Method:
heat 3 spoons of oil in a pan
+1/2 spoon of mustard seeds, 1/2
spoon channa daal, 5-6 curry leaves,
+chopped onions and green chillies.............fry
untill light brown
+ 2 spoons of ginger/garlic paste..........stir
it well
+chopped tomatoes
+1 cup water...............give it
a boil
+1/2 spoon termeric powder
+1 spoon chilli powder
+salt to taste
+1/2 spoon daniya/jeera powder....................low
flame
+3 spoons of tomato sauce
Garnish with coriander leaves and
serve hot with chapati or roti. |
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| PULAV
Preparation:
wet grind................2 medium
onions, 1 inch garlic, 2 spoons of coriander leaves
dry grind.................1/2 spoon
cumin seeds, 3 elaichi, 4 cloves, 5 pepper, 1 spoon daniya
seeds
cook vegetables aside........carrots,
beans, green peas, cauliflower, capsicum
soak 2 cups of rice in water
Method:
heat 3 spoons of oil in a pan
+ 2 spoons of ghee(optional)
+4-5 chopped green chillies
+1 onion chopped( long)
+1 spoon of jeera
+1/2 spoon of mustard seeds.............fry
it well
+ wet ground masala
+cooked vegetables
+salt to taste
+dry ground masala..........give
it a boil
+soaked rice
+1 glass of water..........allow
it to cook, till rice is done (can
pressure also)
Garnish it with few cashew nuts,Serve
it hot |
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| AVIAL
Preparation:
cook vegetables.......carrots, beans,white
pumkin, drum sticks, raw banana
wet grind............ 2 cups of grated
coconut with 4 green chillies, 4 garlic pods, 1 spoon of
jeera seeds, 1/2 spoon of coriander
seeds (optional)
Method:
take a pan
+cooked vegetables
+ground masala...........mix it well
+water......if you want more gravy,
otherwise ground coconut will contain water.
+salt remove
from fire,
+2 cups of thick curds
+season with 3 spoons of coconut
oil, mustard seeds and curry leaves
+ 2 spoons of coconut oil on the
top.
serve it hot with rice. |
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