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KERALA SAMBAR

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                                                             Sambar is a common and famous dish of south india…. I made this sambar using the shallots which we call cheriyulli or kujulli in kerala….Among different sambars i like this the most… Now iam sharing this with you. try this also….
 
 
Sambar

  Ingredients for Sambar 

 
  • Shallots – 1 cup
  • Dal- 1/2 cup  (paripe)
  • Green chilli – 4
  • Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
  • Sambar powder – 2 tbsp
  • Tamarind – lime sized ball
  • Coconut grated – 1/2 cup
  • Dry red chillies – 4
  • Curry leaves few
  • Coriander leaves few
  • Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp  (jeerakam)
  • Fenugreek seeds – 1/2 tsp  (uluva)
  • Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
  • Oil
  • Salt to taste

 

Sambar

 

 

  Method

       1.   Cook the dal and mash it and keep aside….
 
       2.   Dry Cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds and red chillies in a pan with little oil. Add the grated coconut                  and saute till golden in colour… and then keep aside for cooling.
 
       3.   After cooling grind this to fine paste…. keep aside…
 
       4.   Soak the tamarind in 2 cup of water for 15 min and squeeze it and extract the paste….
 
       5.   Take a pan, heat oil and fry shallots and green chillies  in medium flame and keep aside…  
 
       6.   Boil the tamarind extract with turmeric powder and required salt…
 
       7.   Add the fried shallots, green chillies to it…. put sambar powder in it and let it boil…  
 
       8.   Add the cooked dal, granted coconut  and required water and salt. Boil it..
 
       9.   Heat the pan add oil and splutter the mustard seeds and saute dry red chillies and curry leaves. Pour              it in to the sambar…
 
             Onion sambar is ready… Serve it hot… 🙂   
       

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    TOMATO CURRY

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                                                                         Tomato curry is a very simple curry …. and its good to eat  with rice and        pappad…A tasty curry in a span of time without expense..
    Tomato curry

      Ingredients for Tomato curry

    •         Tomato – 3
    •         Mustrad seeds few
    •         Red chilli – 3
    •         Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
    •         Chilli powder – 1/4 tsp
    •         Coriander powder – 1/4 tsp
    •         Water – 1 cup
    •         Salt to taste
    •         oil
    Tomato curry

     

       Method

            1.   Heat oil in the pan…. Add mustrad seeds wait for it to break… 
                  Add red chillies and stir well…
     
            2.   Add Tomato and stir well for 2 mins…
     
            3.   Add turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder to it and stir well…
     
            4.   Add water and enough salt and let it to boil….
     
            5.   After boiling switch off the flame.. our Tomato curry is ready….

              NOTES:

                       1.     You can use curry leaves to season the curry if you need…
                               And you can also add sliced onions to it…
     
                       2.     If you need you can also add grinded coconut to this while adding water…. 
                               You will get a new form or version of this curry…
     
                                                       I choose this way because i like this taste more… 
               you can try both and choose the one you like

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    KERALA STYLE KADALA CURRY

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                                                          This is a common dish found in south india especially in kerala  and also         the combination, Kadala curry and puttu is  famous ….. its  awesome… try this..


    Kadala curry

       Ingredients for Kadala curry

    • Brown chickpeas – 1/2 cup
    • Grated coconut- 1/4 cup
    • Onion sliced- 1
    • Tomato sliced- 1 medium sized
    • Green chilies sliced- 2
    • Ginger chopped- 1 tsp
    • Garlic chopped- 1 tsp
    • chili powder-  1 1/2 tsp (or as required)
    • Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
    • Coriander powder- 2 tsp
    • Garam masala powder-1/2 tsp
    • Water-1 and 1/4 cup (or as required)
    • Mustard seeds-1/2 tsp
    • Curry leaves- few
    • Dried red chilies- 2
    • Coconut pieces-  2 tbsp   
    • salt to taste
    • Oil

     

       Method

            1.         Soak chickpeas in water overnight…
     
           2.         In a pan heat oil and dry roast grated coconut over medium low flame,until it turns
                       to a reddish brown color.Allow this to cool slightly and grind  to form a smooth paste 
                       adding very little water.Keep this aside….
     
           3.         Cook chickpeas with Onion sliced,Tomato sliced, Green chilies sliced, 
                       Ginger chopped, Garlic chopped, chili powder, Turmeric powder, Coriander powder,
                       Garam masala powder in water….
     
           4.         After cooking add the roasted coconut paste and add water if required and stir it
                       for 5 mins.let it to boil….
           5.         Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds let it splutter. Add curry leaves,
                       dried red chilies and coconut pieces.stir until it turns golden brown.
                       Pour this over the curry.Mix well…….
     
                          Serve this hot with puttu or anything you like dosa, iddli…. its delicious…..

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    RASAM

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                                                                          i like my mom’s rasam the most… its spicy and yummy…                    rasam is also called saaru which is a soup mainly found in south India. Its very tasteful to eat with                  rasam, rice and papad (papadam)…
     
     
    RASAM
     
     

       Ingredients for rasam

    • Tomatoes
    • Tamarind paste (soak lemon sized tamarind in hot water for 5 mins and then sieve out the                                                                                                                                     concentration)
    •  Rasam powder
    •  Salt
    •  Turmeric powder
    •  chilli  powder
    •  Mustard
    •  Red chilli

       Method

     
     
             1.   Take a deep bottomed pan and add 3 cups of water. Add about 2 tablespoons of tamarind paste                   to it. Add a teaspoon of salt, a pinch of turmeric powder , 2 teaspoons of rasam powder, 1 1/2                     tsp chilli powder. Dice 2 tomatoes and add it to it. Let it to boil.
     
             2.   Take a pan add some oil and add mustard and red chilli to crackle and pour it to the boiled rasam.
     
                    our spicy dish is ready….:-)

    CUCUMBER CURRY                           LADIES FINGER                      UNNIYAPPAM

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    SOUTH INDIAN CHICKEN GRAVY

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    SOUTH INDIAN CHICKEN GRAVY

    This is a simple south indian chicken gravy…This is one of the most tasty non veg item .This is a suitable combination with ghee rice… its yummy… try this.

    Ingredients for South Indian Chicken gravy

    • Chicken – 1 kg
    • Onion sliced – 5 
    • Tomato sliced – 2
    • Chillies – 8
    • Curry leaves – 10
    • Ginger Garlic paste – 4 tbsp
    • Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
    • Chilli powder – 2 tsp
    • Pepper powder – 1/4 tsp (optional)
    • Oil
    • Salt to taste
    • Grinded masala: Make a paste of 1 cup coconut grainted, cinnamon, cloves

    How to make South indian chicken gravy

    1.  Fry onions, chillies in sufficient amount of oil.

    2.  When the onions become a golden brown in colour add 2 tbsp 
          of ginger garlic paste to it and fry until its smell vanishes.

    3.  Add chicken to it and fry for 10 min… water will ooze out from 
         the chicken.

    4.  After cooking chicken for 10 min add salt, turmeric powder, 
         chilli powder, tomato slices, pepper powder(optional). fry it for 
         10min.. you have to stir it frequently.

    5.   After that add grinded masala to it and stir  and after 5  min add 
          little water also….
          cook it for 10 min…. check the salt and chilli add if needed…

    6.   Switch off the flame and put curry leaves on it… 
          spicy chicken gravy is ready….



    UNNIYAPPAM                                   EGG THORAN                                      GOBI MANCHURIAN

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    LADIES FINGER DISH

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    I am interested to post small dishes which can be made in 10 or 15 mins rather than giving a huge recipe. Today we know that every one is busy.. and these type of dishes will be very helpful.Today i am putting the recipe of a ladies finger dish. Its common in our houses ,making this dish but many may be unaware of its easiness. Today when i went to kitchen after my work i opened each vessel and i didn’t see anything i like. U know obviously we don’t like everything , we like some and some we don’t……. ;-(
        I am so hungry that time and i searched in kitchen and decided to make this dish.. and i made this with in 10 min and i like its taste very much and i had a nice meal….. 🙂
    So i wish i can share this with you……..

    ladies finger dish

    Ingredients for ladies finger dish

    •  Ladies finger – 8
    •  Tomato – 1
    •  Onion sliced – 1
    •  Green chilli – 3
    •  Oil
    •  Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
    •  Chilli powder(if needed) – 1/4 tsp
    •  Meat masala – 1/4 tsp (optional, i used ,it increases the taste)
    •  Salt to taste

    Method

    1.  Heat oil in the pan, add onion slices and stir, after 1 min add
         ladies finger again stir it.

    2.  when it loose its hardness, add chilli slices and tomato and
         continue stirring.

    3.  Add salt, turmeric powder, chilli powder, meat masala and stir
         well…

    4.  Add little water , 1/4 cup of water is enough again stir it once
         and keep it for sometime until all water is drained. (if u want u
         can add some more oil now and stir it for 2 min if u like oily
         dishes) switch off the flame…

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    EGG THORAN

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    Egg thoran is a very tasty dish which is similar to egg bhurji. Egg bhurji is a non veg dish which is very tasty

    Egg thoran
     
                                                 This is a very simple dish and you can make it in 5 min. Just spend your five minutes and make this delicious item. Even if you don’t have an experience in cooking  just go through my instructions and make it in a while.
     

    Ingredients for Egg thoran

    • 2 eggs
    • 3 green chilli
    • 1 sliced onion
    • meat masala
    • oil
    • pepper powder (optional)
    • salt to taste

     

    Method

    1. Break the eggs. Add little salt to it and mix well.
     
    2. Heat the pan. Pour oil and add sliced onion and green chilli,    
        turmeric powder, sprinkle some meat masala. For better taste you 
        can add some pepper powder if needed. Mix it well. Add little 
        salt to taste.
     
    3. Add eggs and stir well continuously. And your dish is ready in 2 
        min. switch off the flame..
     

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