Kavithavin Kaivannam

Urad dhal vadai / Medhu vadai

2012-01-20T10:04:00.001Z

Thanks to Lavanya for sharing with me the above photo... On festival days we don't use onions and garlic , we make plain urad dhal vadai .

Have shared the recipe as to how make urad dhal vadai with onions ...if you are making plain vadai ,except adding chopped onions, rest all are same ...

Ingredients needed :

Urad dhal - 1 cup
Green chili
Black pepper - 4 or 5
Ginger
Hing powder
Curry leaves
Corriander leaves
Onions
Salt
Oil for deep frying

Method :

Soak urad dhal for one hour , then drain the water completely
Chop onions , green chili , coriander , curry leaves , ginger finely ..
In a blender , add the soaked urad dhal and just sprinkle little water and grind it to a smooth paste ...make sure the batter is not so thick nor too watery ...it should be in correct consistency ..
transfer it to the bowl to that add the chopped onions + green chilli + coriander leaves + curry leaves + hing powder + black pepper + salt and mix it well ...
Heat a kadai and add oil for deep frying .. have little water in a small bowl for dipping your hand ...
take small plantain leaf or zip lock bag or some plastic cover and apply little oil to it and dip your hand in water and take a small lemon size ball of dough and flatten it slightly and make a small hole in the middle and slowly transfer it into your palm andslide it in oil ..
deep fry it slowly on both the sides till done ...make sure the oil is not too hot... can deep fry 3 or 4 at same time ...
once done transfer it to the bowl and repeat the same for rest of the dough ..

Variations :

you can add little rava (below picture ) and try making the vadai ...it will taste good ...
When making for kids : while grinding urad dhal along with that you can add green chilli + black pepper + ginger ... and make it ...

Masala Kuzhambu

2012-01-12T14:11:00.001Z

Ingredients :

Onion - 2
Potato - 2
Brinjal - 3
Tomato - 1
Red Pumpkin - little
Tamarind - little
Salt
Hing powder
Turmeric powder
Mustard seeds
Urid dhal
Methi seeds
Oil
Curry leaves
Corriander leaves

to grind :

Grated coconut - 1/4 cup
Dried red chilli - 3 or 4
Jeera - 1/4 tsp.
Dhaniya seeds - little
Cloves - 2
Ginger - little

Method :

Grind all the given ingredients by adding little water , to a fine paste ...
Chop all the given vegetables ...
Soak tamarind in water and extract the juice and set aside ...
Heat kadai add 2 tsp of oil and once it is hot temper it with mustard seeds + urid dhal + methi seeds + curry leaves ...
then add the chopped onions and fry for few mins to that add the tomatoes + pumpkin + brinjal + potatoes + salt + turmeric powder and sprinkle little water and let it cook for few mins ...
to that add the tamarind juice and allow the vegetable to cook for few more mins...
to that add the grinded paste and mix it and cook it for few more mins ..once done, switch off the flame and garnish with corriander leaves .

Goes excellent with Ven pongal

Bread Sandwich

2012-01-05T13:29:00.000Z

We wish for you a double dose of health & happiness topped with loads of good fortune… Have a great year ahead!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR wishes to you all .!!!!

With Lots of Love ,

Kavitha & Gayathri

Ingredients needed :

Bread
Black chickpea - 1 cup
Potato - 2
Onion - 1
Carrot - 2
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp.
Jeera powder - 1/2 tsp.
Dhaniya powder - 1/2 tsp.
Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp.
Salt - little
Oil
Lemon juice

Method :

Soak Chickpea overnight and pressure cook it well with required amount of water ( add little salt ,while cooking )
meanwhile , boil the potatoes and mash it well .. chop onions finely and grate the carrots and set aside ...
Heat a kadai and add little oil and fry the onions + salt and fry it well ..to this add the mashed potato + grated carrots + cooked chickpea and mix it well ...
to this add jeera powder + dhaniya powder + chilli powder mix it well and allow it to cook well ...once done finally add little lemon juice ...if needed, can add corriander leaves ...
and enjoy this with bread slices + tomato sauce.

Urad dhal chutney

2011-12-20T12:46:00.002Z

Ingredients :

Urad dhal - 1 cup
Dried red chilli - 5
Garlic cloves - 1 or 2
Ginger - little
Jeera
Tamarind - little
Hing powder
Turmeric powder - little
Curry leaves
Mustard seeds
Salt
Oil

Method :

heat a kadai , add a tsp of oil and fry the urad dhal till done, make sure u don't burnt it ....and set aside
in the same kadai , add little oil and fry dried red chilli + garlic + ginger slightly , and then dry roast for few secs. Jeera + tamarind
once the urad dhal cools , grind it in blender along with the fried dried red chilli + jeera + ginger + garlic + tamarind by adding little water ...
grind it to smooth paste , once done heat the same kadai and add little oil and add the mustard seeds and allow it to splutter then add the curry leaves + grinded chutney + salt + turmeric powder + hing powder and cook it for few mins. ..
serve it with dosa , idli ...

Thanks to Jay for sharing this award ...I am very happy to share it with my blogger friends

Aarthi ,Champa, Divya, Gayathri Kumar,Priya, Priya Suresh, Savitha, Smitha, Shobana, Srivalli , Veena , Meena , Hari Chandana, Tina.

Chana dhal Kofta curry

2011-12-14T11:47:00.000Z

Ingredients to make koftas :

Chana Dhal - 1 cup
Jeera
Dried red chilli
Salt
Oil

Method :

Soak Chana dhal for few hours and drain it completely , then grind it coarsely along with Jeera + dried red chilli + salt ...
grease little oil in idli plate ,steam the grinded paste for few mins ...(do it in the same way as u do steam idli )
once done , allow it to cool slightly and crumble it well ...then take small portion of this and shape it in small rounds ..
In a paniyaram pan , add little oil in each hole and place the steamed chana dhal balls and fry it well on all sides till done ....
now koftas are ready ...

Ingredients to make gravy :

Onions
Tomato
Jeera
Gram flour - 1/4 cup
Chilli powder
Salt
Turmeric powder
Dhaniya powder
Lemon Juice
Oil
Coriander leaves
Water

Method :

Chop onions and tomatoes finely and set aside ...
Heat a kadai add a tsp. of oil + Jeera and fry the onions well ...
once done add the tomatoes + salt + dhaniya powder + turmeric powder + lemon juice and allow it to cook well
take a bowl and mix the gram flour with little water and have it in pouring consistency ...
keeping the flame in medium ,add the gram flour mixture to the cooked tomato + onion curry and allow it to cook well till it becomes thick in consistency ...
once done, switch off the flame and garnish with coriander leaves ...
finally add the koftas to the gravy and allow it soak for few mins and serve it with Roti ..

Majoon ~~ ICC

2011-11-25T17:50:00.000Z

For past few months I missed taking part in ICC , I tried my best to post October month's Indian cooking challenge recipe , was held up with some work, again failed to post it on time ...So posting it now ... This month challenge was Majoon / Majun recipe shared by Vaishali .This sweet is sindhi dish and made specially in winters

Ingredients needed :

Badam - 1/2 cup
Cashews - 1/2 cup
Pista - 1/4 cup
dry dates - 1/4 cup
Khus Khus - 1/4 cup
Sugar - 1 cup
Milk - 1.5 ltr
Unsweetened Khoya - 1 cup (See note below)
Ghee
Elachi powder - little

Homemade Unsweetened Khoya :

Milk - 2 ltrs.

In a pressure cooker boil the milk and bring the flame to simmer and allow it to get reduced to half the quantity ...and keep stirring it continuously till all the moisture gets evaporated ..Unsweetened khoya is ready ...

Method for making Majoon :

slightly crush the nuts ...chop dry dates and keep it ready
In a pressure cooker add milk and bring it to boil then add sugar allow it to reduce to half ..
then add khus khus + dried dates + crushed nuts + unsweetened khoya mix everything well and allow it to cook well ...
Once the sweet gets thicker in consistency , keep stirring it continuously and add ghee at this stage and continue cooking it in medium flame ..
once done , switch off the flame and allow it cool completely and store it in a container ...and it stays good if kept in refrigerator for 3 - 6 months...

Paruppu Payasam ~~ Blog 3rd Anniversary

2011-11-14T19:23:00.004Z

Hi all,

It's been very long gap ...both of us where held up with lot of personal work , India trip ....couldn't post any recipes for past few months ....and now I am back ...wish Kavitha , also gets back to blog soon ....Missing her a lot ...

It's been 3 years since we started this blog ...Thanks to Kavitha for joining me with her and I was able to learn lot many things through blogging world and I got lot of good friends . I would like to thank each and every one of our friends, fellow bloggers for there constant support and encouragement ...without you all we wouldn't have achieved this much . Now to the recp.

I made this payasam long back but posting it now ...Usually during festival days we make Pasi paruppu payasam or with kadalai paruppu, ...for a change, I tried mixing 3 dhals and made it : pasiparuppu , kadalai paruppu and toor dhal .. taste was excellent .

Ingredients needed :

Toor dhal - 1 / 2 cup
Pasiparuppu / Moong dhal - 1/2 cup
Kadalai Paruppu / Chana dhal - 1 /2 cup
Milk - 2 cups
Jaggery - 1 .5 cups
Elachi powder
Cashews + Raisins
Ghee

Method :

Pressure cook all 3 dhals together , by adding reqd. amount of water and keep it ready ..
In a kadai, add jaggery and add very little water and allow it to get dissolved well ...once it is done , if reqd. do strain it and remove all the impurities ...
boil the milk separately and set aside ..
In the same kadai add a tsp. of ghee and fry the cashews + raisins and keep it aside ...
now add the jaggery water to that add the cooked dhal + elachi powder + boiled milk + fried cashews and raisins and stir it well and allow it to cook for few mins ...and then switch off the flame ...
serve it hot or cold.

Palak Channa ~ Dry version.

2011-06-08T12:00:00.000+01:00

Ingredients needed :

Channa - 2 cups
Palak - 1 bunch
Onion - 2
Tomatoes - 1
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp.
Jeera powder - 1/4 tsp.
Dhaniya powder - 1/4 tsp.
Garam masala powder - little
Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp.
Salt
Oil
Lemon Juice

Method :

Soak channa with enough water overnight , and pressure cook it by adding little salt till it is done ..
finely chop onions and tomatoes and set aside ...clean palak leaves well and chop it finely and keep it ready...
Heat a kadai and add little oil and add onions + salt and fry it well to that add tomatoes and allow it to cook well ...to that add chopped palak leaves and mi it well ...
in few mins. palak leaves will get cooked well to that add turmeric powder + jeera powder + dhaniya powder + garam masala powder + chilli powder and if needed sprinkle little water and mix it well ...
to this add the cooked channa and add very little water ,can use the water used for boiling the channa ...and allow it to cook well
once it is cooked well , switch off the gas and add the lemon juice and mix it well ....

Goes excellent with chapathi and apt for lunch box .

Paniyaram ~ type 2

2011-06-07T12:08:00.000+01:00

My son is a big fan of paniyaram , he loves this more than dosa...as I had very little dosa batter in hand ,I tried this bread paniyaram ....I have seen bread dosa recipe in many blog ..so tried the same method for paniyaram ...

Ingredients needed :

Bread slice - 4 - 5
Dosa batter - 1 cup
Rice flour - 1 cup
Rawa - 1/2 cup
Curd - little
Salt
Onions - 1

Method :

Finely chop onions and set aside .. Dry grind bread slices in mixie , till it becomes like a powder ...
In a bowl add the bread powder + rawa + rice flour + dosa batter + salt and little curd + chopped onions and mix it well
Heat the paniyaram pan and add little oil in all the holes and once it is hot pour in the batter and allow it to cook well on both sides and serve hot with any chutney or Idli milagai podi.

Veg. Noodle soup

2011-05-31T13:59:00.000+01:00

Ingredients needed :

Mixed vegetables (carrots, french beans, cauliflower, mushroom) - finely chopped 2 Cups.
Spaghetti / Noodles
finely chopped garlic
¼ cup finely chopped onions
salt and pepper to taste
oil - little

Method :

Heat the oil in a pan, add the onions and garlic and saute till the onions are translucent.
Add the vegetables and saute for a few minutes.
Add 2 cups of water , salt and pepper and allow it to boil
and simmer till the vegetables are tender.
In a seperate vessel add little water and boil the spaghetti well till done ...if you are using noodles (Maggi) boil it well without using the tastemaker powder ...you can use it when making some sidedish for roti .
once the noodles / spaghetti is cooked well , add it to the cooked vegetable and add more water if needed and cook it well and serve hot

Sending this to Shama's event

Aama Vadai / Paruppu Vadai

2011-05-10T19:10:00.000+01:00

As I mentioned earlier in this post , prepared this for Tamil New year ...

Ingredients needed :

Kadala Paruppu - 1/2 cup + 1/2 cup
Toor dhal - 1/2 cup
Urid dhal - 1/2 cup
Hing powder
Curry leaves
Dried red chili - 2 or 3
Salt
Oil - for deep frying

Method :

Soak 1/2 cup kadala paruppu + toor dhal + urid dhal for one hour ...and soak 1/2 cup of kadala paruppu seperately ...
after one hour , grind the soaked dhal + dried red chili and just sprinkle little water and grind it bit coarsely
to the grinded batter + salt + curry leaves + 1/2 cup soaked kadala paruppu and mix it well ..
Heat a kadai add oil for deep frying and take batter little (a small ball size) and place in your palm and flatten it bit and slowly drop it in hot oil
fry it in medium heat on both sides till it becomes crispy ...

Karunai Kizhangu fry

2011-05-05T14:20:00.000+01:00

Ingredients needed :

Karunaikizhangu / Yam
Onions
Salt
Turmeric powder
Chilli powder
Tamrind Juice - little
Curry leaves - 1 string
Mustard seeds
Urid dhal
Jeera powder
Dhaniya powder
Oil

Method 1 :

Remove the skin of yam and clean it well and chop it finely ...and keep it immersed in water ...
Heat a kadai and add oil + temper : mustard seeds + urid dhal + curry leaves + hing powder and
add the finely chopped yam + salt + little water and allow it to cook well ...
when it is almost done add chilli powder + jeera powder + dhaniya powder + turmeric powder and mix it well and swtich off the flame once done ...

Method 2 :

Chop onions finely .. proceed the same way as in method 1 ...just before adding yam add the onions and fry it well and while the yam is almost cooked and little tamarind juice and do the rest as said above in method 1 . Both ways tastes excellent ...

Oats Savory Porridge

2011-05-04T12:27:00.000+01:00

Having tried Oats porridge , I wanted to try this savory version ...and I am loving this lot . Have tried making it in 2 ways ...

Ingredients needed :

Oats - 1 cup
Water - 3 cups
Buttermilk - 2 cups
Salt - little
Jeera powder - little
Carrot - 1
Onion -1/2
Corriander leaves - little

Method 1 :

In a saucepan , take a cup of oats and add water and mix it well and then switch on the gas and keep stirring it often and cook it well ...it may take 5 mins ..
once it is cooled , add buttermilk + salt + jeera powder and mix it well and enjoy it ....

Method 2 :

Clean and peel the skin of carrot and grate it well , Chop onions finely ...
Cook oats in the same way as said in method 1 ..
To the cooked oats add buttermilk + salt + jeera powder and mix it well
to this add the chopped onions + grated carrots + corriander leaves and mix it well ...and enjoy it .

Aval Uppuma

2011-05-03T17:15:00.000+01:00

Saw this recipe in a tv Prog. and tried it ...It is a very healthy dish ...loved the idea of adding ponnangani keerai to the aval uppuma .

Ingredients needed :

Aval / Rice flakes (Thick ) - 2 cups
Ponanganni keerai - 1 bunch
Onion (Chopped finely) - 1
Groundnuts - handful
Coconut grated - little
Mustard seeds
Urid dhal
Jeera
Dried red chillies- 1
Chili powder - little
Turmeric powder
Lime juice
Salt
Oil

Method :

remove each leaves from the stem and clean it and set aside ...though bit a tedious job , but worth doing it ...
In a bowl add the aval and add enough water , till the aval gets immersed well ...then immediately , drain all the water fully and set aside for 10 or 15 mins.
Heat a kadai and add little oil and temper it with mustard seeds + urid dhal + jeera + groundnuts + dried red chili
then saute the onions well and then add the ponnangani keerai and saute it for few mins ...
to the fried onions + ponnangani keerai add little salt + chili powder + aval and mix it well for few mins. till done ..
then switch off the flame, and add the grated coconut + lime juice and stir it well ...

Sending this to the Bookmarked recipes event hosted by Priya and US Masala

Pooranam Bholi ~ Type 2

2011-04-22T09:05:00.002+01:00

This will approx give 10-12 bholis

For Pooranam:

1 cup channa dhal ( kadalai paruppu)

2 cups Jaggery (or according to your sweet preference)

Grated coconut- 1/2 cup

Ghee - 2tbsp

Cardamom powder - a pinch

For Dough

Maida - 2 cup

Salt - to taste

Turmeric - 2 pinch

Oil

Method :

For Pooranam

Pressure cook the channa dhal (to powder consistency). Strain the remaining water and mash it and keep it aside.

In a kadai add ghee . In a medium flame add the mashed channa dhal and jaggery. Keep mixing till the jaggery completely dissolves. Finally add the grated coconut & cardamoom and mix well. Now let the pooran cool from hot to warm. Now make ladoos and keep aside. It is always easy to make the ladoos when warm.

For Dough

It is same procedure as poori. Mix the maida, salt and turmeric along with water and Oil. Make sure the dough is oily instead of watery. The dough should be little rubbery. Make small lemon sized balls out of the dough( same like poori)

Now take a milk cover and cut it into two squares ( I usually prefer a sandwich bag), apply oil and place the dough. Spread the dough to a minimal size circle and place the pooranam at the center. Now seal the pooranam with the dough. Place the other sheet on the top of this big ball and with a roller make chappatis.

Heat the pan and cook the bholi on either side. Instead of oil use ghee on the both the surfaces of the bholi.

Tofu Bhurji

2011-04-21T08:30:00.000+01:00

Ingredients :

Firm Tofu- 1 full packet
Onion - 1
Tomato - 1
Turmeric - 1/2 teaspoon
Jeera - 1/2 teaspoon
Red Chilli Powder - 1/4 Teaspoon
Coriander Powder - 1 teaspoon
Fresh Coriander leaves- to garnish
Oil- 2tbsp
Salt and pepper to taste

Method :

Firstly, drain the water completely and dry the tofu for sometime. Grate the tofu and keep it aside. In a kadai add oil, and jeera. Add onion and fry till translucent. Now add the tomato and add turmeric, coriander powder and Red chilli powder when the onion and tomato are completely cooked. Mix well and finally add the grated tofu. In a low-medium flame mix the tofu to the mixture in a very gentle way. Do not brake the tofu further. There will be little water from the tofu, so cook until the water is completely evaporated. Finally garnish with coriander leaves. Its an easy side dish for chappathi or paratha.

Paneer-Peas Pulao

2011-04-19T10:49:00.000+01:00

Thanks a lot Lavanya, for sharing this recipe ...she says : The inspiration for this dish was from your blog only , Kavitha's Jeera Pulao.

Ingredients needed :

Oil
Paneer - 1 cup diced.
Whole garam masala
Jeera - 1 tsp
Presoaked Basmati rice - 1 cup (presoaked for minimum 30 mins).
Green chilli - 1
Mint leaves - lil
Corriander leaves
Potato - 1/2 of medium sized finely sliced
Peas - 1/4 cup
salt
Fried onions.

Method :

In a frying pan add oil and jeera. After Jeera Splutters, add green chilli, mint leaves, corriander leaves, potato, and peas. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes.Now in a rice cooker add the cooked vegetables along with basmati rice (quantity of water should be twice the amount of Basmati rice) with required salt. Meanwhile fry the onions and paneer separately and keep it ready.When the rice gets 90% cooked, add the paneer so that it gets mixed with rice well. The crispness in the paneer too remains to certain extent and will taste nice. Finally add the fried onion to garnish.

Mango Pachadi ~~ Tamil New year Wishes

2011-04-14T19:04:00.003+01:00

அனைவருக்கும் தமிழ் புத்தாண்டு வாழ்த்துகள்

My Menu for today is :

Mango Pachadi
Paruppu Payasam
Aama Vadai / Paruppu Vadai
Mango Rice
Mor Kuzhambu
Brinjal curry

Will Post the rest of recipes soon ....
Thanks to Lavanya for sending Mango Pachadi recipe to me ...She was not able to find the recipe in this blog ...and she has sent me the recipe along with photo..So posting it again here ...

Ripe mango-1
Jaggery - 1 cup
Oil- 1tbsp
Mustard- for seasoning
Dried Red chillies -1
Turmeric - 1/2 tbsp
Salt - a pinch

In a kadai, add oil and mustard. Once the mustard sputters add the mango, salt , turmeric , dried red chillies. Add water and let the mango cook until soft. When the mango is half cooking, I added the jaggery. Since the jaggery available here is not the one like India(where we can get that string consistency), I let it boil until the mango is fully cooked.

Sago - Vermicelli Payasam

2011-04-13T10:43:00.001+01:00

We have already posted both Sago payasam and Vermicelli Payasam . I tried combining both and this was also tasting good ..I did not add cashews + raisins ...if u wish , U can add it ...and sugar as per your taste ...

Ingredients needed :

Sago - 1 cup
Vermicelli - 1 cup
Milk - 3 cups
Condensed Milk - 1/2 tin
Sugar - 1/4 cup
Elachi powder - little
Ghee - little
Cashews and raisins - few

Method :

Heat a pressure pan and add little ghee and roast the Sago for few secs. and then add enough water and pressure cook it well , till done ..
Heat a kadai , and add ghee and fry Cashews + raisins and set aside ....
and add ghee and fry the vermicelli for few mins ..make sure u don't burnt that ...and then add enough water and allow it to boil well till done ..
once the pressure is released , open the pressure pan and add thevermicelli to the cooked sago and add condensed milk + sugar + milk and mix it well and allow it to cook for few more mins ....then switch off the flame and garnish with fried cashews , raisins and elachi powder ...

Oats Porridge

2011-03-30T13:46:00.000+01:00

Method 1 :

Ingredients :

Oats
Milk
Water
Banana
Dried grapes
Condensed Milk (or)
Sugar

Method :

In a saucepan add oats and mix it with water , then switch on the gas and keep the flame in medium and keep stirring it till it becomes a thick paste
once done transfer it to a bowl and add milk + condensed milk or sugar and mix it well...
to that add chopped bananas and dried grapes and enjoy it ...

You can add any fruits or nuts as per your wish...

Method 2 :

This method was shared to me by my friend Shalini ...This also tastes too good...She said that , she makes it previous night and have it as next day breakfast ...I make this often for my son's after school snacks ...so just soak oats for 2 hours and then add little more milk , just before he eats it ...

Ingredients :

Oats
Milk
Fruits (your choice)
Dried grapes
Sugar or Honey

Method :

Heat milk and in a serving bowl add oats and to that add milk and set aside for few hours ...
to that u can add any fruits like apple, banana , pear and also add little grapes + honey or sugar and mix it well and set aside ...

Note : add very hot milk to oats ...after few hours u can see that oats becomes like a thick paste .... now add little more milk and enjoy it ....

Sending this to Sameena's event : Oats recipes

Carrot Dates Payasam

2011-03-25T17:04:00.000Z

Ingredients needed :

Carrot - 4 to 5
Dates (Pitted dates ) - 10
Condensed Milk - 1/2 tin
Sugar (opt.) - little
Ghee
Elachi powder
Milk -3 cups

Method :

Peel the skin off carrots and boil it with little water and then allow it cool and grind it into smooth paste
grind dates in to smooth paste by adding little milk ...
Heat a kadai , keep the flame in medium ..add little ghee and add the carrot + dates grounded paste and mix it well to that add the condensed milk + Milk and mix it well and allow it to boil for few mins ....If u wish u can add more sugar and mix it well and cook it till done ...
switch off the flame and add elachi powder and serve hot or cold ...

Ps. I am bit held up with few work ...I haven't visited most of ur blogs ...Please do excuse me ...will check all ur blogs soon ...

Suruttai Poli ~ ICC

2011-03-15T14:52:00.001Z

This month Srivalli Chose Suruttai Poli for ICC ..Thanks to Nithya's mom for sharing this recipe with us ...This is a new recipe to me ...wasn't that very confident in trying this recipe ...as Nithya gave a note saying frying part is bit tricky ...and we should roll it as quickly as possible,and we have to make sure the pooris are not crispy ....atlast I tried making this ...it came very perfect .Hope u will also enjoy making this ...

Ingredients needed :
for stuffing :

Roasted Chana dal / Pottukadalai - 1 cup
Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
Powdered Sugar - 1/2 cup
Elachi powder
Cashews - 10
Ghee - little

for Pooris :

Maida
Salt - a pinch
Oil for deep frying
water

Method :

In a kadai add little ghee and add broken cashews and fry them for few mins ...to that add grated coconut and fry it in low heat for few mins ...
grind the roasted chana dal in to coarse powder to that add the fried cashews and coconut and powdered sugar and mix it well and set aside ...
in a bowl add maida + salt and mix it well and just sprinkle water little by little and make a stiff dough and set aside for 10 mins ...and then,
roll the pooris as thin as possible and keep it aside for 10 mins. this way the pooris get dried well and it will avoid puffing up while frying it ...
heat oil in a kadai and fry the rolled pooris on both sides just for few secs. make sure u remove it immediately and place a spoonfull of stuffing and roll it tightly ...and keep it aside in a plate facing down ....
then fry the next poori and continue the same ...if u have anyone for help , it will be bit easy as one can fry the pooris and the other one can do the stuffing and rolling part ...as I had to alone, I did one by one by turning the flame to low ...
once it is cooled ..u can even store it for few more days ...

Karadayan Nonbu Adai recipes

2011-03-14T11:38:00.004Z

Reposting the same again ...

Karadayan Nonbu , which is also called as Savitri Viratham is observed by married woman for the wellbeing and Long life of their husbands and unmarried girls do pray for a good husband . This nonbu falls on the last day of the Maasi month .Timing for nonbu : 6.00 PM - 9.00 PM

To know more details about this nonbu check this link :

In English :

http://hindutradition.blogspot.com/2009/03/karadayan-nonbu.html

In Tamil :

http://hindutradition.blogspot.com/2011/03/karadayan-nonbu-tamil-version.html

karadayan nonbu adai recipes :
Uppu / Salt Adai :

http://kavithavin-kaivannam.blogspot.com/2009/03/karadayan-nonbu-salt-adai-gayathris.html

Vellam / Sweet adai :

http://kavithavin-kaivannam.blogspot.com/2009/03/karadayan-nonbu-sweet-adai-gayathris.html

Cauliflower Leaves Pakoda

2011-03-11T13:34:00.002Z

Saw this in Priya's blog and tried it ..it was so crispy .... I am sure you all will also enjoy this pakoda...

Ingredients needed:

Besan flour
Onions
Cauliflower leaves
Salt
Chilli powder
Turmeric powder
Hing powder
Water (little)
Oil for feep frying

Method :

Chop Onions + cauliflower leaves finely ...
In a bowl add besan flour + chopped onions + chopped cauliflower leaves + salt + chilli powder + turmeric powder + hing and mix it well and sprinkle little water and mix it well ...
Heat a kadai and add oil for deep frying ...once the oil is hot ...take a pinch of the dough and drop it slowly and in medium hot ...fry these pakodas till done ...

Vegetable Kurma ~ Type 2

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Ingredients needed :

Broad bean (Frozen ) - 1 cup
Cauliflower - 1/2
Capsicum - 1
Onions - 2
Tomato - 2
Tomato Sauce - little (opt.)
Chilli Powder
Salt
Jeera powder
Dhaniya powder
Corriander leaves
Lime juice
Oil

To grind :

Coconut
Mint leaves

Method :

Chop onions + capsicum + tomatoes finely and clean and remove the cauliflower florets one by one
In a bowl of hot water add the broad beans and set aside for few mins..
Grind by adding very little water coconut + mint leaves and keep it ready
In a kadai add oil + onions + Capsicum + little salt and fry it for few mins then add the tomatoes + Jeera powder + Chilli powder + Dhaniya powder and cook for few mins...
To that add cauliflower and little water + salt + Tomato sauce and cook till half done ...to that add the broadbean + grinded paste and add little more water and allow it cook well till the gravy becomes into a thick consistency
Switch off the flame and lime juice and Corriander leaves and mix it well ...and serve hot with chapathi...

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