Kathirikai Thuvayal / Aubergine / Eggplant Chutney

INGREDIENTS

 

1 Big Egg Plant

25 no garlic Cloves

12 no Green Chilies (as per your preference)

½ Cup Coriander Leaves

2 Tsp cooking oil

Salt to Taste

 

METHOD

1. Make 4 - 5 slits as shown in above image.

 

2.  Insert 4 - 5 garlic cloves in each slit.

 

3.  Apply oil and directly roast it over the flame. This gives it a smoky flavor.

4.  Wait until it is cool enough to handle and peel off the skin.

5.  Now cut or mash the flesh and make a fine paste by adding remaining Garlic cloves green chilies, Coriander leaves and finally salt to taste.

 

 

6.  Heat a black Tava with oil, add the grounded paste and cook it for 3 – 4 Minutes. 

 

7.  Serve it with Roti / Phulka / Bhakri

Thanks and Regards,

Latha

 

Mullangi Thayir / Radish Raita

INGREDIENTS

1 Cup Grated Radish (Only White part)

2 Green Chilies

1 Sprig Curry Leaves

1 Onion (Finely Chopped)

½ Tsp each Mustard Seeds and Urad Dal

½ Tsp Cumin Seeds

1 Cup Curd

1 Tbsp Cooking Oil

Salt to Taste

METHOD

1. Heat a wok with the oil, add Mustard Seeds mixed with urad dal, and Cumin Seeds, when it starts splutter, add curry leave and onion. Fry till it turns translucent.

2. Now Add grated radish and cook it properly by adding 2 pinches of salt.

3. Now switch off the flame and leave it for 5 minutes, finally add curd, salt and mix it properly,  

4. Mullangi Thayir is ready to serve with Chappati / Roti else you can have it with Briyani / Pilau as a raita.

Thanks and Regards,

Latha

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Urad Dal Laddoo / Ulundha Parrupu Urundai

INGREDIENTS

1 Cup Urad Dal

1 Cup Granulated Sugar

75 gms Ghee

2 no Cardamoms

3 – 4 no Almond and Cashew nuts (each) (Fried)

METHOD

1. Take a wok and roast the Urad dal in low flame, till it turns golden brown. Allow it to cool

2. Take roasted Urad dal, sugar and cardamoms in a mixer Jar and make a fine powder.

 

3. Transfer to a plate, and add melted ghee over this mixture.

4. Add fried almonds and cashew nuts and mix it properly.

5. Make small sized balls. Enjoy!

Note: Don’t add too much of ghee be’z it will help you to make a balls very easily but it can’t retain its shape after placing it on a plate.

 

After adding ghee the texture of flour should be like a bread crumbs 

Thanks and Regards,

Latha

South Indian Mutton Gravy

INGREDIENTS

1 Kg Mutton

2 tsps Ginger garlic paste

Salt to taste

Coriander Leaves

For Dry Masala:

1 tsp Cumin Seeds

1 tbsp Fennel Seeds

2 tbsp Coriander Seeds

2 tsp Poppy Seeds

Dry Red Chili 25 Numbers

½ tsp Turmeric Powder

For Gravy:

9 – 10 Garlic cloves

Ginger 1 inch pieces 3 - 4

1 big onion (Chopped)

3 Small Ripe Tomatoes (Chopped)

3 tbsp Grated Coconut

For Tempering:

½ tsp Mustard Seeds mixed with urad dal

½ tsp Cumin Seeds

1 tsp Onion

2 sprigs Curry leaves

METHODS

1. Firstly cook the mutton with the help of pressure cooker by adding salt ginger garlic paste and water.  

   

2.  Take a wok and dry roast all the Dry Masala (Cumin Seeds, Fennel Seeds, Coriander Seeds, Poppy Seeds and Red Chilies) except turmeric powder. Make a fine powder along with Turmeric powder and keep it aside.

 

3. Take all the ingredients mentioned for Gravy like Ginger garlic, onion, tomatoes, Coconut and add little water and grind it in mixer and make a fine paste.

4. Heat a wok with the oil, add Mustard Seeds mixed with urad dal, and Cumin Seeds, when it starts splutter, add curry leave and onion. Fry till it turns in golden color.

 

5. Now add the pressure cooked mutton and prepared dry masala (mentioned in step 2).  Stir it properly.

6. Nextly add the paste (mentioned in step 3) and stir it properly.

7. Finally adjust the salt and cook it for 10 – 15 Minutes on low flame.

8.  Garnish with coriander leave and serve with roti.

Thanks and Regards,

Latha

Royal Dessert - Shahi Tukada

INGREDIENTS

For toasted and fried Bread

Bread Slices(Remove the brown sides and cut 1 bread into 4 pieces)

Ghee (for Deep Fry)

For Rabri

½ liter full fresh cream milk
3-4 green cardamoms

For Sugar Syrup

½ cup Sugar

½ cup Water

For Garnishing

15-16 almonds (blanched and shredded)
2 tbsp pista (blanched and shredded)

Chandi ka vark (optional)

METHOD

For Rabri

 

1. Boil milk in a wide and heavy bottomed pan.

2. Now add green cardamoms and simmer over low heat for at least half should evaporate, when done, the color changes to an off white color.

3. Remove from the flame and bring down to the room temperature and refrigerate it.

For Sugar Syrup

4. Take a wok, put sugar and water, bring to boil till you get one thread consistency. Remove from the heat and keep it aside.  (You can remove the impurities by adding 1 tsp milk)

For toasted and fried bread

 

5. Take a pan, roast the bread slices and deep fry it, till golden brown color.

How to assemble

6. Dip the fried bread slides one by one into the sugar syrup and arrange it in a plate.

7. Now finally pour the rabri and garnish with shredded almonds, pista and chandi ka vark.

Note: You can directly deep fry the bread slices but if you roast it first it will absorb less amount of oil.

Murungai Keerai Poriyal / Drumstick Leaves Sabji.

INGREDIENTS

3 Bunch Drumstick Leaves

3 tbsp Roasted Rice Powder (Parboiled Rice)

Red Chilies 18 numbers (as per your preference, quantity can be increased or decreased)

1 tsp Coriander Seeds

1 tsp Cumin Seeds

2 tbsp Coconuts (grated or chopped in small pieces)

1 Onion

Salt to taste

Tempering

½ tsp Mustard Seeds mixed with Urad Dal

½ tsp finely chopped Onion

1 tbsp Cooking Oil

METHOD

1. First blanch the leaves by adding salt and drain out the water and keep it aside.

2. Roast the parboiled rice. Grind the roasted rice and make a fine powder and Keep it aside.

3. Nextly roast red chilies, cumin seeds, and coriander seeds and grind it to make a fine powder, now add coconut and onion and run the grinder, finally add roasted rice powder and salt to taste and again run the grinder to make a fine powder (this is the process to grind.)

4. Heat a wok with oil, add Mustard Seeds mixed with urad dal and Cumin Seeds, when it starts splutter, add onion. Fry till it turns in golden color. Now add blanched leaves and the prepared powder (mentioned in step 3) and mix it well and cover with lid and leave it for 2 – 3 minutes on low flame.

5. Drumstick leaves sabji is ready to serve.

Note:

Please take tender leaves only.

This sabji goes well with chapati and sambar rice.

Thanks and Regards,

Latha

Melagu Rasam / Black pepper Soup

INGREDIENTS

1 ½ tbsp Black pepper corns

½ tsp Coriander Seeds

½ Cumin Seeds

6 Green Chilies

15 – 16 Garlic Gloves with skin

2 tbsp finely chopped Coriander leaves

½ tsp Asafoetida

½ tsp Turmeric powder

1 Small chopped Tomato

50 Grams Tamarind / 1 tbsp Tamarind Pulp (as per your preference, quantity can be increased or decreased)

Salt to Taste

Tempering:

1 tsp finely chopped Onion

½ tsp Mustard Seeds mixed with Urad Dal

½ tsp Cumin Seeds

1 Sprig Curry Leaves

 

METHOD

1. Take wok and roast Black pepper corns, Cumin seeds and Coriander seeds in low flame.

2. Now take the roasted seeds in blender with green chilies, coriander leaves, turmeric powder, asafetida, garlic cloves, chopped tomato and finally the tamarind, add very less water and make a paste and keep it aside.

3. Heat a wok with oil, add Mustard Seeds and Cumin Seeds, when it starts splutter, add curry leaves and onion. Fry till it turns in golden color.

4. Now immediately add the paste (mentioned in step 2) and cook it till it omits the oil.

5. Add 1 liter water and bring to boil and lower the heat and simmer for 5 – 8 Minutes.

6. Add salt and garnish with coriander leaves

 Note: Rasam is really very helpful for Digestion. It is the second course in a South Indian meal, preceded and followed by rice courses

Masala Noodles

INGREDIENTS

Maggi Noodles (1 Small Pack)

1 Medium Onion (finely chopped)

2 Small Tomatoes (finely chopped)

2 Slit Green Chilies

1 tsp Red Chili Powder

2 – 3 pinches turmeric Powder

1 ½ tsp Coriander Powder

2 tsp Coriander Leaves

1 Sprig Curry Leaves

½ tsp Cumin Seeds

½ tsp Mustard Seeds

METHOD

1. Heat a wok with oil, add Mustard Seeds and Cumin Seeds, when it starts splutter, add curry leaves and green chilies. Fry it for few seconds.

2. Now add chopped onion and tomatoes cook it for few minutes. (Wait till tomatoes get mashed completely.)

 

3. Now add turmeric powder, coriander powder, chili powder and taster maker (adjust the salt be’z taste maker contain salt). Mix it well and cook it for few seconds.

4. Add 1 cup of hot water and then noodles, now cook it well

5. Finally garnish with coriander leaves.

Thanks and Regards,

Latha