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Cabbage Peas Poriyal | Muttaikose Pattani Poriyal | Poriyal Recipes

2022-01-26T20:35:00.001+05:30

Cabbage poriyal is a very staple recipe in South Indian cooking. By just adding peas, we can transform the cabbage poriyal into a crunchy taste.

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Ingredients:

Fresh Peas – ½ cup

Cabbage – ¼ kg

Coconut Oil / Cooking Oil – 2 tsp

Mustard Seeds – ½ tsp

Cumin Seeds – 1 tsp

Channa Dal – 1 tbsp

Curry leaves – 1 spring

Green Chilli – 2

Finely Chopped Onion – ¼ cup

Grated Coconut – 2 tbsp

Salt – As required

Method:

Wash and cut the cabbage into thin slices.

Steam cook the peas for 3 mins. In the same pot, add cabbage and steam cook them (both cabbage and peas) for 3 mins. Remove from the pot and keep it aside.

Heat the oil in a pan, add mustard seeds and wait to splutter.

Add cumin seeds and channa dal. Sauté for few seconds.

Add curry leaves and fry till they crisp.

Add chopped green chillies and fry for a min.

Add chopped onion and fry till they become translucent.

Add the steam cooked cabbage peas mixture. Add salt and mix them well. Close the lid of the pan and cook for 2 mins.

Finally add the coconut and mix them gently. Switch off the flame and leave it for few more mins. Then transfer to serving bowl.

Yummy and tasty cabbage peas stir fry is ready. Serve with sambar rice, rasam rice or any rice varieties.

Note:

Why Steam cooking?

1. Steam cooking retains the colors of the vegetables.

2. Steam cooking also retains the micro ingredients in a vegetables.

3. After steam cooking the water content will be absent in the vegetables( like pressure cooking).

Tandoori Bread Sandwich Recipe | Sandwich Recipes | Bread Recipes | Breakfast Ideas

2021-09-20T18:23:00.002+05:30

Want to fire up your taste buds? You should try this Tandoori Sandwich without fail.

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Recipe Cuisine: International | Recipe Category: Bread Recipes

Preparation Time: 5 mins | Cooking Time: 2 mins

Ingredients:

Sandwich Bread – 4

Tandoori Sauce / Mayonnaise - 4 tsp

Cucumber – 1

Tomato – 1

Onion – 1

Carrot -1

Butter – 4 tsp

Procedure:

Peel the skin of the onion and slice it into thin circles.

Wash and cut the tomato into thin slices, then remove the seeds of the tomato.

Cut the cucumber into thin circles.

Peel the skin of the carrot and slice it into thin circles.

Apply 1 tsp of butter on one side of all the bread slices.

Apply 1 tsp of tandoori sauce / mayonnaise on the other side of the bread slices.

Arrange the chopped veggies over the thandoori sauce applied side of the slices. Close tandoori sauce pasted sides of two slices together, such that the butter coated sides of the slices face outward.

Heat the tawa, toast the sandwich till they become golden in both sides.

Cut it into two triangles and serve with tomato sauce.

Healthy and yummy Tandoori Veg Bread Sandwich is ready!

Tips:

1. Add veggies as per your choice.

2. Toasting is optional only.

3. Applying butter is also optional.

Onion Tomato Chutney Recipe - Restaurant Style | Vengayam Thakkali Chutney | Side dish for Idli Dosai

2021-09-17T11:00:00.012+05:30

This is Restaurant style Onion Tomato Chutney recipe. It is a perfect condiment to be served with Idli and Dosai.

Recipe Cuisine: South Indian| Recipe Category: Chutney

Preparation Time: 3 mins | Cooking Time: 5 mins | Serves - 4

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Ingredients:

Big Onion – 4

Tomato – 1

Tamarind – Turkey Berry Size

Red Chilli – 5

Salt – As required

Coconut – ¼ cup

Oil – 1 tbsp

Procedure:

1. Peel the skin of the onion and wash them well. Cut them into small pieces.

2. Wash the tomato and cut it into small pieces.

3. Heat the oil in a pan, add onion and sauté till they become translucent.

4. Add red chillies and sauté for few mins.

5. Add chopped tomato and cook till they become mushy.

6. Add tamarind and salt. Mix them well and switch off the flame. Allow it to cool down completely.

7. Grind them into little coarse paste with little water.

Yummy Hotel style onion tomato chutney is ready. Serve with hot idli or dosai or adai etc.,

Milk Balls Recipe | Easy Dessert Recipe | 3 Ingredients Recipe | Kurinji Kathambam

2021-09-16T12:53:00.002+05:30

This Milk Balls are very easy to make and delicious in taste. This is Tik Tok trending recipe. Easy dessert in just 10 mins.

Video Recipe:

Recipe Cuisine: International | Recipe Category: Dessert

Preparation Time: 5 mins | Cooking Time: 5-7 mins | Total : 13 Balls

Ingredients

Milk – 200 ml (boiled cold mild)

Corn Flour – 6 tbsp

Sugar - 3 tbsp

Salt – ¼ tsp

Coco Powder -2 tbsp

Procedure:

1. Add milk, corn flour, sugar and salt in a non stick pan.

2. Mix them well without lumps.

3. Bring them to boil. Cook in a medium flame. Mix them continuously .

4. Cook till the mixture becomes soft dough like chapathi dough.

5. Transfer to another bowl and allow it to cool down.

6. Knead the dough to make soft consistency. Make gooseberry size balls from the dough.

7. Arrange the balls on the serving plate. For garnishing, Dust the coco powder over the balls and serve.

Yummy and Delicious Tik Tok Trending recipe Milk Balls are ready to serve.

Orange Jelly Dessert Recipe | Orange Recipes | Jelly Recipes

2021-02-18T16:49:00.001+05:30

This Orange Jelly is very easy and yummy dessert recipe with less ingredients.

Ingredients:

1. Orange Juice - 1 1/2 cup

2. Corn Flour - 1/4 cup

3. Sugar - 1/2 cup

4. Oil - 1 tsp

To Decorate:

5. Desiccated Coconut - As Required

6. Sugar - As Required

Procedure:

1. In a non stick pan or thick bottom pan, add orange juice, corn flour and sugar. Mix them well without lumps.

2. Boil the above mixture in a medium flame. Mix them frequently with whisk to avoid to form lumps.

3. Cook till the mixture becomes thick and also leaves the sides of the pan.

4. Grease the tray with oil. (either square tray or rectangle tray)

5. Pour the cooked mixture (from 3) into the tray. Allow it to cool down.

6. Refrigerate it for minimum 2-3 hours.

7. Remove from the pan and cut it into small cubes or circles.

8. Immediately coat with desiccated coconut and sugar.

Serve it immediately. Take them out from the refrigerator when you serve.

Customized Pencil with Seeds / Great Gift Idea for Special Occassion

2020-03-08T12:44:00.000+05:30

We all give gifts for some special occasion like kids Birthday.
Recently we gave presents for our kid's birthday. Since we wanted it to be Eco friendly and also personalized, we choose a pencil which also has seeds. It is also customized with my kid's birthday message printed on it.

It is also made of paper rolls instead of wood which is cut from trees. It has seeds at the bottom of the pencil instead of the typical eraser. Kids can plant the seeds after using the pencil. The seeds are typically tomato, brinjal chilli etc., Even you can specify what seeds you want.

If you are interested in gifting such pencils message to my whatsapp account : 9940789954 or mail me at: kurinjikathambam@gmail.com

Happy Women's Day!

2020-03-08T12:23:00.002+05:30

Kerala Food Festival

2019-06-28T22:36:00.001+05:30

The Olives restaurant in Hotel Deccan Plaza, Royapettah, Chennai is conducting a ‘The Kerala Food Festival, a feast of delicacies from the God’s own country.

Sarasvathi Viswanathan, the famous Chef who created a world record by cooking 108 dishes in one hour, is the Chef creating the food feast.

I am personally meeting her the first time even though had known her and had been chatting with her for more than 3 years. she was very open and explained each and every dish's recipe, and also gave lots of tips.

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For food lovers, Chef Sarasvathi is presenting a complete onam sadhya (full meals) with the following menu items:

Starter: Mango Soup with Appalam Bajjii

Main Course:

kaalan
Oolan
Keerai aviyal
Erissery
Chene Puzhukku
Chakka Pacchadi
Neenthrankai Thoran
Payari Thoran
Chammeathi
Pulingari
Mango kichadi
Matta Rice
Pappudum
Rasam

Varieties of Pickles

Varieties of Chips (sarkara upperi, jackfruit chips, banana chips)

Dessert:
Mango Paallada Payasam
Chakka Rabdi
Chena Pradhaman

If you are veggie food lover, you should not miss this food treat for any reason. The festival will be till June 30th, and so try and make it on the weekend.

Egg in a hole - Easy and Quick Breakfast Recipe

2019-02-12T12:31:00.000+05:30

This is very simple and easy breakfast recipe. You can make this within 5 mins. Very interesting recipe too.

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Recipe Cuisine : International | Recipe Category: Breakfast

Preparation Time: 1 mins | Cooking Time: 4 mins

Ingredients:

Bread Slice	1
Egg	1
Pepper Powder	½ tsp
Salt	A pinch
Oil / Butter / Ghee	½ tsp

Procedure:

1. Cut the bread slice with round shape cookie cutter or bottle cap.

2 Leave equal space around the circle.

3. Heat the pan and spread the oil over the pan.

4. Place the bread slice with hole on the pan.

5. Break the egg and pour in a hole.

6. Season with salt and pepper.

7. Cook in a medium flame.

8. Turn over carefully and pour remaining ¼ tsp oil.

9. Cook them till the egg cook well.

10. Take it from the pan and serve.

11. Toast the bread circles and serve with jam or vegetables.

Yummy and easy egg in a hole is ready!.

25 Healthy Recipes in Malligai Magal

2019-02-07T12:59:00.001+05:30

My 25 Healthy Recipes (ஊட்டச்சத்து உணவுகள் ) has been published in Malligai Magal (மல்லிகை மகள் ) supplementary dated February 2019.
Don't forget to order your copy.

Instant Ragi Paper Roast Recipe / Ragi Dosai

2018-11-15T19:06:00.001+05:30

This is instant ragi dosai with ragi flour and rice flour. This is very healthy and gluten free millet based breakfast.

Recipe Cuisine : South Indian | Recipe Category: Breakfast

Preparation Time: 5 mins | Cooking Time: 5 mins | Yields: 8- 10 dosai

Ingredients:

Ragi Flour	1 cup
Rice Flour	½ cup
Finely Chopped Onion	¼ cup
Finely chopped Coriander Leaves	2 tbsp
Finely Chopped Green Chilli	1
Cumin Seeds	1 tsp
Salt	1 tsp
Water	2 ½ - 3 cups
Oil	As required

Procedure:

1. In a wide bowl, add ragi flour, rice flour and salt. Mix them well.

2. Add cumin seeds and mix them again.

3. Add water little by little and make water like consistency batter.

4. Close the lid of the bowl. Leave it for 10 mins.

5. Before making dosai, add onion, coriander leaves and green chillies. Mix them well. Ragi Dosa batter is ready.

6. Heat the dosa tawa, pour ladle full of batter and starting from the outer side of the tawa.

7. Pour oil around the dosai and cook till the both sides become golden in color and crisp.

Healthy and yummy instant ragi paper roast is ready to serve. Serve with Kara Chutney.

Note:

1. Addition of onion is your choice.

2. Add curry leaves also.

Arali and Rose Garland

2018-10-08T19:33:00.000+05:30

This is very easy and attractive garland with arali poo and artificial roses .

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Ugandan Rolex / Chapathi Egg Roll Recipe

2018-09-25T13:06:00.000+05:30

Ugandan Rolex is a famous street food. This is nothing but Chappathi egg roll; The goodness of Ugandan Rolex is that just one Rolex is good enough for one person’s breakfast. It can be also a good children lunchbox recipe and traveling time snack. It is also a healthy and balanced diet food, because it contains vegetables, eggs and wheat.

Recipe Cuisine : International / Uganda | Recipe Category: Street Food

Preparation Time: 10 mins | Cooking Time: 10 mins | Yields: 1 Rolex

Ingredients:

Finely chopped onion	2 tbsp
Finely chopped Cabbage	2 tbsp
Finely Chopped Capsicum	2 tbsp
Finely Chopped Tomato	1 tbsp
Grated Carrot	2 tbsp
Finely Chopped Coriander Leaves	1 tbsp
Finely Chopped Green Chillies	1 tbsp or required
Pepper Powder	1 tsp
Salt	1 tsp or required
Egg	2
For Chapathi:
Wheat Flour	¼ cup
Water	As required
Salt	¼ tsp
Oil	For making rolex

Procedure:

Making dough:

1. In a bowl, add wheat flour, salt and oil. Mix them well.

2. Then add water little by little and knead it into a soft dough. Keep it aside for 10 mins.

3. Then take big size ball from the dough and roll into thin chapathi with 9 inch diameter or required. Keep it aside.

Making Egg Roll:

4. In a wide bowl, add chopped onion, cabbage, tomato, capsicum, coriander leaves, green chillies, grated carrot, pepper powder and salt.

5. Add 2 tbsp water and mix them well.

6. Add eggs and neat them well for 2 mins. Keep it aside.

Making Rolex:

7. Heat the tawa and transfer the chapathi into tawa. Cook both sides for just 30 seconds in each side. Take it out from the tawa and keep it aside.

8. Now pour the egg mixture ( from 6) and spread them into circle with 8 inch diameter.

9. Pour oil around the egg omelet. Keep the flame in medium.

10. After a min, place the chapathi over the omelet (uncooked side) and press them gently with the ladle. (see the video for making rolex)

11. Then turn over the omelet carefully and cook till the both sides black spots starts.

Yummy, tasty and easy egg chapathi roll / Ugandan Rolex is ready to serve.
Serve with tomato ketchup.

Note:

1. Veggies are your choice.

2. Add red chilli powder instead of green chillies.

How to string Jathi Poo Chendu?

2018-09-07T16:41:00.001+05:30

How to string jathi poo chendu / winter jasmine?

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Red Aval (poha) Laddu Recipe | Gokulashtami Recipes

2018-08-27T16:12:00.000+05:30

The aval recipe is a mush have recipe for Gokulashtami. I have already posted white aval laddu recipe. But this recipe is a more healthier yet tasteful aval recipe. Why not try this for this Gokulashtami?

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Related Recipes:

1. Aval Laddu

2. Aval Chocolate Laddu

3. Aval Ven Pongal

4. Sweet Aval

5. Aval Sweet Pongal

Recipe Cuisine : India | Recipe Category: Sweets

Preparation Time: 5 mins | Cooking Time: 5 mins | Yields: 8 Laddus

Ingredients:

Thick Red Aval	½ cup (1 cup = 240 ml)
Sugar	¼ cup
Ghee	2 tbsp
Chopped Mixed Nuts	1 tbsp
Cardamom Pods	2

Procedure:

1. Dry rost the poha till nice aroma comes out from it or till the poha becomes crisp.

2. Allow it to cool down completely and grind them into a fine powder using the dry mixie jar. Keep it aside.

3. Powder the sugar and cardamom together into a fine powder using the same mixie jar.

4. Now mix the both the powders in a wide bowl using the spatula or wire whisk.

5. Heat the ghee in a pan, fry the nuts till they become golden color.

6. Now pour the hot ghee over the poha and sugar mixture (from 4).

7. Immediately mix them quickly with spatula. At one stage the mixture looks like a bread crumbs.

8. Immediately make gooseberry size balls from the mixture. You have to make the balls when the mixture is little bit hot, otherwise the balls will break down.

Healthy and yummy red aval / Red Poha / Red Riceflakes Laddu is ready to serve.

Note:

1. Powder the aval first before powdering the sugar.

2. Do not pour more ghee than the ratio suggested. Otherwise the balls will not be dry and in perfect shape.

3. Nuts are optional or otherwise your choice.

10 Star Kolam designs for festivals

2018-08-23T15:17:00.001+05:30

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Little Millet Kichadi Recipe/ Saamai Kichadi | Millet Recipes

2018-08-21T17:16:00.000+05:30

Normally we make kichadi with white rava. White rava is not good for health as more bleaching agents are used in it. Little millet is a good and healthy replacement for white rava and taste will be same.

Click HERE to view 50+ Millet Recipes.

Recipe Cuisine : South Indian | Recipe Category: Breakfast

Preparation Time: 15 mins | Cooking Time: 20 mins | Serves: 3

Ingredients:

Little Millet	1 cup (200 ml)
Carrot	1
Beans	10
Peas	2 tbsp
To Temper:
Oil	1 tbsp
Mustard Seeds	½ tsp
Bengal Gram / Kadalai Paruppu	1 tbsp
Curry Leaves	1 spring
Green Chillies	2
Chopped Onion	¼ cup
Tomato	1
Turmeric Powder	½ tsp
Salt	1 ¼ tsp or required
Chopped Coriander Leaves (optional)	1 tbsp

Procedure:

Preparation Procedure:

1. Wash and soak the little millet with 1 cup of water for 10-15 mins. Keep it aside.

2. Remove the skin of the carrot and cut it into small cubes.

3. Remove the head and tail of the beans and chop them into small pieces.

4. Peel the skin of the onion and wash; then cut it into fine pieces.

5. Wash and split the green chillies into two halves.

6. Wash and cut the tomato into small pieces.

Cooking Procedure:

7. Heat the oil in a pressure cooker, add mustard seeds and wait for popping.

8. Add Bengal gram dal and fry for few seconds.

9. Add curry leaves and fry till they become crisp.

10. Add green chillies and fry for a min.

11. Add chopped onions and sauté till they become translucent.

12. Add chopped tomatoes and fry till they become mushy.

13. Add chopped vegetables (carrot, beans and peas) and mix them gently. Sauté them for a min.

14. Add 2 cups of water, turmeric powder, salt, soaked little millet with soaked water and chopped coriander leaves.

15. Close the lid of the cooker and cook them for 4 whistles in a medium flame.

16. Allow it to cool down completely. After pressure has gone remove the lid of the cooker. Mix them gently and transfer it into the serving bowl.

Aromatic and yummy little millet kichadi is ready. Serve this kichadi with coconut chutney.

Note:

1. You can use whatever vegetable you have and only the quantity is important.

2. Adjust the green chillies according to your spice level.

Easy method to string Jasmine for beginners

2018-08-21T16:24:00.000+05:30

This is very easy method to string all flowers using the chair leg.

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Fabelle’s 72Kg Bar Event for Celebrating Independence Day

2018-08-17T12:43:00.000+05:30

Yesterday, I attended an Independence Day Celebration Event organized by Fabelle, a Chocolate Boutique of ITC, in ITC Grand Chola, Chennai. Fabelle has collaborated with Make A Wish India for this event. The theme of the event is to create a 72 Kg Chocolate Bar with 72 ingredients to commemorate India's 72nd Independence Day.

Fabelle is ITC's chocolate boutique which makes Handcrafted Luxury Chocolates. Its Chocolates are sourced from African countries like Ghana, Madagascar, Cote D'Ivoire etc to South American Countries like Venezuela, Sao Tome etc. which grows high quality chocolates. As the Chocolates are grown amidst other crops like Oranges etc., they have a unique flavor, different from vanilla chocolates. Fabelle uses unique chocolates from these choicest cocoas to create a unique luxury experience.

Make a Wish is a social organization that fulfills poor children's small wishes and dreams to spread smiles across the world. As a part of this organization, Make A

Wish India gets sponsors to contribute for the creation of Fabelle Chocolates and then gives it to poor children.

Together, Make A Wish India and Fabelle created a 72kg Bar Chocolate with 72 ingredients to celebrate the 72nd Indian Independence Day. The following are the key ingredients used: Flax seeds, Chia seeds, Apricot, Almonds, Pista, Cashewnuts, Popcorn, Biscuits, Rasins, Jellies, Fennel seeds, Hazelnuts, Butter, Milk, Cranberry, etc.,

It was a great honor for me and my family to participate in this event. This is really noble way to celebrate and so kudos to all those who ideated and executed this idea.

Fabelle and MakeAWishIndia has created an online page where you can be a sponsor for this event. Go to http://fabelle.in/independenceday/ if you also want to donate starting from just Rs.100.

#Fabelle72kgBar

#MakeAWishIndia

Here are some photos from the event.

Peerkangai Thol Chutney / Ridge Gourd Peel (skin) Chutney

2018-08-06T14:12:00.000+05:30

Normally we throw away the skin of Ridge Gourd after peeling. However it has very high nutritional content which goes to the waster. This chutney using Ridge Gourd skin can avoid this wastage and the chutney is also tasty as well. Give it a shot.

Mexican Tomato Salsa Recipe | International Recipes

2018-07-18T12:51:00.004+05:30

Salsa is nothing but dip in a Mexican style. It’s a unique remix of sauce and salad. It’s a good side dish for dosa, chapathi and bread toast. However it’s the perfect side dish for Nachos.

Recipe Cuisine : International / Mexico | Recipe Category: Dip

Preparation Time: 5 mins | Yields: 20 cookies

Ingredients:

Onion	1
Tomato	1
Green Chilli	1
Finely Chopped Coriander Leaves	2 tbsp
Salt	½ tsp
Lemon Juice	1 tbsp

Procedure:

1. Peel the skin of the onion and chop it into very small pieces.

2. Wash and remove the seeds from the tomato. Then chop it into small pieces.

3. Wash and remove the stem of the green chilli. Cut it into small circles.

4. In wide bowl add chopped onion, tomato, green chilli, salt, chopped coriander leaves and lemon juice.

5. Mix them gently and leave it for 10 – 15 mins.

Tangy and delicious Salsa is ready to serve with everything. Especially served with Nachos.

Note:

1. Adjust the red chilli level according to your spice level.

2. Adjust the lemon juice according to your taste.

Akki Roti Recipe / Rice (Arisi) Roti

2018-07-11T16:09:00.000+05:30

Akki roti / arisi roti is a rice flour based flat bread for breakfast from Karnataka Cusine. Akki means rice in kanada. This is healthy and gluten free recipe. You can make this for evening snacks and dinner too. You can serve this with any spicy chutney.

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Recipe Cuisine : South Indian / Karnataka| Recipe Category: Breakfast

Preparation Time: 10 mins | Cooking Time: 15 mins | Yields : 5 nos.

Ingredients:

Rice Flour (Recipe HERE)	1 cup (1 cup = 240 ml)
Grated Carrot	½ cup
Green Chilli	1
Cumin Seeds	1 tsp
Finely Chopped Onion	½ - 1 cup
Finely Chopped Coriader Leaves	2 tbsp
Salt	1 tsp

Procedure:

1. Peel the skin of the carrot and grate them using the grater.

2. Wash and chop the coriander leaves into fine pieces.

3. Remove the skin of the onion and chop them into very thin and fine pieces.

4. Wash and remove the stem of the green chilli. Then chop it into small circles.

5. In a wide bowl, add rice flour, carrot, onion, coriander leaves, green chillies, cumin seeds and salt.

6. Mix them with the wire wish or with your fingers.

7. Add water little by little and knead it into a soft and pliable dough. Keep it aside for 5-10 mins.

8. Divide the dough into tomato size balls.

9. Spread over few drops of oil on the plastic sheet or banana leaf.

10. Now place the dough on the sheet and flatten the ball using the fingers. [Grease your fingers with oil].

11. Now heat the tawa and place rotti on the tawa. Pour oil along the sides of the rotti.

12. Cook both sides of the roti till black spots appear on it.

Yummy and delicious Akki Roti / Rice Roti / Arisi Roti is ready! Serve with tomato chutney.

Note:

1. Ensure that the consistency of the dough is neither too loose nor too tight.

2. You can add grated coconut also.

3. You can use either small onion or big onion.

4. Carrot is optional.

5. You can use store bought rice flour also.

Yellow Pumpkin Kootu with Channa Dal (without Coconut)

2018-06-29T16:06:00.000+05:30

With yellow pumpkin (manjal poosanikai) we usually prepare either poriyal , Chutney or kuzhambu. This yellow pumpkin kootu recipe was given to me by my friend. I tried this and liked it very much. This can be used as poriyal or side dish for rice and chapathi.

Recipe Cuisine : South Indian | Recipe Category: Stir Fry / Poriyal

Preparation Time: 5 mins | Cooking Time: 15 mins | Yields : 1 ½ cup

Ingredients:

Yellow Pumpkin (chopped)	1 cup
Channa Dal / Kadalai Paruppu	3 tbsp
Salt	1 tsp or as required
Dry Powders:
Red Chilli Powder	1 tsp
Turmeric Powder	½ tsp
To Temper:
Oil	2 tsp
Mustard Seeds	¼ tsp
Cumin Seeds	1 tsp
Curry Leaves	1 spring
Garlic Pods	2
Chopped Onion	¼ cup
Tomato (small size)	1

Procedure:

1. Remove the skin and seeds of the pumpkin. Then cut it into ½ inch pieces.

2. Remove the skin of the garlic and either chop them into small pieces or grate them using the grater.

3. Remove the skin of the onion and cut it into small pieces.

4. Wash and pressure cook the channa dal with ¼ cup of water for 4 whistles in medium flame or cook them till they become tender.

5. Heat the oil in a pan, add mustard seeds and wait for popping.

6. Add cumin seeds and wait for splutter.

7. Add curry leaves and sauté till they become crisp.

8. Add garlic (from 2) and sauté for few seconds.

9. Add onion (from 3) and sauté till they become translucent.

10. Add chopped tomato and cook till they become mushy. Now close the lid of the pan and cook.

11. Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder and salt. Mix them well.

12. Add chopped pumpkin (from 1) and add ¼ cup of water. Mix them well. Close the lid of the pan and cook till they become soft.

13. Add channa dal (from 4) with cooked water and mix well. Cook till the water evaporates completely.

Yummy and tasty pumpkin / poosanikai kootu is ready to serve wit

Note:

1. You can use either small onion or big onion.

2. Adjust the spice level according to your taste.

A Spicy Mexican Style Mango Recipe / Mango con Chile y Limon

2018-06-26T15:58:00.000+05:30

Innovative recipes are those which have a twist in taste – mixing of two different taste like sweet and sour together. A Spicy Mexican mango is one such recipe which mixes the sweetness of Ripe Mangoes with spicy red chilli powder and lime juice. Even though this very similar very similar to instant mango pickle recipe, the combination of sweet and spiciness in this recipe gives it a very unique and addictive taste. This is so famous in Mexico as it is a popular street food.

Click HERE to view Mango Recipes.

Recipe Cuisine : International / Mexico | Recipe Category: Mango / Streetfood

Preparation Time: 5 mins | Yields : 1 cup

Ingredients:

Ripe Mango	1
Red Chilli Powder	1 tsp
Salt	½ tsp
Lemon Juice	2 tsp

Procedure:

1. Wash and remove the skin of the mango. Then remove the seed from it. Cut the flesh into small cubes.

2. Put the mango cubes in a wide bowl.

3. Sprinkle red chilli powder and salt over the mango cubes. Toss them gently.

4. Pour the lemon juice over the mango cubes. Again toss them gently for few seconds.

Wow spicy and yummy Mexican Mango con Chile y Limon is ready. Serve it immediately.

Note:

1. Adjust the red chilli powder level according to your taste.

2. Adjust the salt level according to your taste.

Sundakkai Chutney / Turkey Berry Chutney Recipe

2018-06-26T14:02:00.000+05:30

Even though sundakkai is very healthy, there are only very few recipes using it. Even if we use sundakkai in recipes, people usually take it out and keep it aside. Sundakkai chutney solves this problem as the sundakkai is completely ground into a paste and nobody would know it. Everyone likes the taste and are surprised when told that the ingredient is sundakkai / Turkey Berry. All in my family loved this chutney.

I recommend this strongly for kids (and also elderly) because sundakkai is known for clearing the stomach worms and also control sugar levels.

Click HERE to view 40+ Chutney Recipes.

Recipe Cuisine : South Indian | Recipe Category: Chutney

Preparation Time: 5 mins | Cooking Time : 10 mins | Yields : 1 cup

Ingredients:

Green Turkey Berry / Pachai Sundakkai	1 cup
Oil	1 tbsp
Channa Dal/Kadalai Paruppu	1 tbsp
Red Chilli	2 or required
Tamarind	Turkey Berry Size
Grated Coconut	½ cup or equivalent
Salt	1 tsp or required

Procedure:

1. Wash and crush the turkey berries using mortal and pestle or paruppu mathu or any other heavy objects.

2. Immediately put them in a water to avoid darkening. Keep it aside.

3. Heat the oil in a pan, add channa dal and fry till they become golden colour.

4. Add red chillies and fry till they become crisp.

5. Add crushed turkey berries (from 2) and fry till they become pale in color. Switch off the flame.

6. Add tamarind, salt and coconut. Mix them well and allow it to cool down completely.

7. Grind them into fine paste using little water in a mixie jar.

Delicious and yummy Sundakkai Chutney is ready. Serve with hot rice or Idly or Dosa.

Note:

1. Adjust the chilies according to your spice level.

2. Crush the sundakkai to overcome the bitterness taste of it.

Ridge Gourd Skin / Peerkangai Thol	1 cup
Bengal Gram / Kadalai Paruppu	1 tbsp
Black Urad Dal	1 tbp
Red Chilli	2
Oil	2 tsp
Tamarind	Turkey berry size / Sundakkai size
Salt	As required
Grated Coconut or equivalent	¼ cup