Ingredients: Cashews – 1 cup Sugar – 1/2 cup Water just enough to dissolve the sugar Ghee- 2 tsp Cardammom – 3 buds(optional) OR Saffron- 2 strings(optional) Procedure: Microwave the cashews for 1 minute on high to dry the moisture in them. Then powder them to a fine consistency. Note: If microwaving is not possible… Continue reading Kaju Barfi
Ingredients: Mangai Injee- 300 grams Green Chilli- 3 Lemon- 1 medium sized Turmeric- 1/4 tsp Salt to Taste Procedure: Peel off the skin of the mangai injee and cut into thin round slices. 300 grams of mangai injee Finely chop the green chillies. Add the mangai injee, turmeric, salt and mix well. Add the lemon… Continue reading Mangai Injee Oorgai ( Instant)
Ingredients: Mango -2[medium size] cut into 1”pieces of equal thickness. Jaggery -as required[normally 2:1 ie mango: jaggery] Sambar powder-1/2 tsp Salt -as required Roasted fenugreek powder-1/2tsp Seasoning: Mustard seeds -1/4tsp Jeera – 1/4tsp Split urad dal -1/2 tsp Curry leaves -few Oil -11/2 tsp Cooked dal -2tsp[optional] Method: 1] Boil one tumbler water,add mango pieces,sambar… Continue reading Mango Pachadi (Traditional sweet Patchadi)
Ingredients: Pineapple -1\4 -1 small cup[riped,cut the pineapple1”rectangular piece] Tomato -2 nos [finely chopped] Green chilly -2 no[split] Turmeric powder -1\2 tsp Cooked turdal -3 tsp Rasam powder -2tsp Ghee -2tsp Salt -as required Lemon -1 to 11\2 tsp juice Fresh coriander leaves -1 small bunch [finely chopped] Seasoning: Mustard seeds -1\2 tsp Jeera -1\2… Continue reading Pineapple Rasam
Ingredients: Pavakai -2 Double beans -20 nos Sambar powder -1\2 tsp Tamarind -1 lemon size Turmeric powder -1\4 tsp Salt -to taste Oil -2 tsp Cooked tur dal -3 tsp Roast and grind: Red chilly -4 Channa dal – 2 tsp Dhania -2 tsp Hing -1\2 tsp[small amla size] Coconut -5 pieces Oil -1 tsp… Continue reading Pavagai Pittlai ( Bitter Guard )
[tindora]:Ingredients: Kovakai -1/4kg Salt -as required Chilly powder -1tsp Coriander powder-1/2tsp Sambar powder -3/4tsp Turmeric powder-1/4tsp Seasoning: Mustardseeds -1/2tsp Jeera -1/4tsp Split uraddal -1/2tsp Curryleaves -few Oil -3tbsp Method: 1] Wash & cut kovaikai into round thin slices. Heat a kadai with oil.add mustard seeds,jeera,uraddal,curryleaves onebyone. 2] Add chopped kovakai,saute for 2 to 3 minutes,add… Continue reading Kovakai Varuval
Ingredients: Mushroom -200 grams Peppercorns -20 to 25 Turmeric powder -1\2 tsp Salt -to taste Oil -1 tsp Seasoning: Mustard seeds -1\4 tsp Jeera -1\4 tsp Curry leaves -few Method : 1] Heat oil in a kadai, splutter the mustard seeds and jeera, curry leaves. 2] Add the chopped mushroom,add the turmeric powder, salt. Saute… Continue reading Mushroom Pepperfry
Ingredients: Drum stick -2 Tomato -31/2[finely chopped] Shallots -10 Garlic -10pods Coconut pieces -3 nos[small size,grind to paste] friedgram paruppupodi -11/2to2tsp[optional]cooked turdal -2tsp [optional] chilly powder -11/2tsp dhania powder -11/2tsp oil -3tsp salt -to taste seasoning: mustard seeds -1/2tsp jeera -1/4tsp split uraddal -1/2tsp hing -1/4tsp curry leaves -few Method: 1] Cut the drumstick into… Continue reading Masala Murungai Porial
Manathakali keerai kootu: Ingredients: Manathakali keerai -1cup [finely chopped] Cooked tur dal -3tbsp Tomato -1 [finely chopped] Sugar -1/2tsp Salt -to taste Roast and grind: Red chilly -6no Channadal -2tbsp Dhania -11/2tbsp Hing -1/2tsp coconut pieces -4to5 pieces or1/4 coconut oil -1tsp seasoning: mustard -1/2tsp jeera -1/4 tsp urad dal -1tsp curry leaves-few oil -3/4… Continue reading Manathakalikeerai Kootu
Nellikai oorkai [simple] Ingredients; Nellikai [amla] – 15 nos Chilly powder -3\4 tsp Turmeric powder -1\4 tsp Roasted fenugreek powder-1\2tsp Oil -5 to 7 tsp Salt -to taste Hing -1 generous pinch Seasoning: Mustard seeds -3\4 tsp Method: 1]Cut the nellikai as shown in the picture. 2] Heat oil in a kadai,add mustard seeds, let… Continue reading Nellikai Oorkai
