Watercress Greens Dhall
- 17
- February
- 2011
Ingredients: Watercress Leaves 1 bowl – choppedGreen chilies 3-5Pearl Onions 1 bowl(thinly sliced)Garlic 6 choppedTomato 1 large choppedLentils(moong dal/thuvar dal)1 cupSaltCumin seeds 1 spoonOlive oil 2 spoons. Method: Cook lentils with water, salt and a spoon full of oil. Maybe in a pressure cooker, till 3 whistles. In a wide vessel, heat oil. Add cumin […]
Arai Keerai Sambhar: Ingredients Greens 1 bunch – cleanedGreen chilies 3 slicedGarlic 4 crushedOnion 1 large choppedTomato 1 large choppedChick peas/chana dal 1 cupThuvar dal 1 cupSaltTurmeric 1/4 spoonChili powder 1 spoonSambhar powder 1 spoonTamarind paste 1/4 spoon For Tempering: Oil few spoonMustard seeds 1/4 spoonCumin seeds 1/4 spoonAsafoetida 1/4 spoonCurry leaves few. Method: Cook […]
Cabbage Thoran: Ingredients: Cabbage 1 small head – sliced thinly Mung dal(lentils) 1 cup soaked for 20 minutes Salt to taste Green chilies 3 sliced Curry leaves few Mustard seeds 1/4 spoon Cumin seeds 1/4 spoon Oil few spoons. Method: Cook lentils along with salt till tender…not mushy, hope you got me! In a wide […]
Ramzaan Nombu Kanji – Vegetarian Version
- 21
- November
- 2010
Ramadan Kanji: Though personally I never appreciate the meatless version of Nombu Kanji, this was prepared for my relatives…who overwhelmingly asked me for a vegetarian version. I am glad that they liked it. So, here you go… Ingredients: Basmati rice 1/2 cupMung dal 1/4 cupFenugreek seeds 2 spoonsGreen chilies 6 slicedOnion 1 slicedGinger-garlic paste 1 […]
Ande Kebab / Mutta Kebab / Egg Kebab
- 13
- August
- 2010
Ande Kebab: Ingredients: Eggs – boiledChana dal – well soaked 1 cupPearl onions finely choppedCurry leavesCilantroGreen chilies 3 finely choppedGinger-garlicFennel seeds 1 spoonOil fore pan frying. Method: Wet-grind the lentil to smooth paste. Heat oil in a wok, add all the ingredients(except eggs and lentils), keep frying. Now-stir-in the griound lentils to it, continue frying. […]
Sprouted Green Gram Korma: Sprouted Green Lentils Curry, Mulai Payiru Kuzhambu. Ingredients: Green gram/mung dhal/ green lentils 1 cupCurry leaves 2 twigsCloves 5Cinnamon sticks 2Green cardamom 6-7 pods crushedBay leaves fresh 2-3 leavesStar anise 1 Fennel seeds 2 spoonsGreen chilies 6-8 gratedOnion 1 large gratedGinger 2″ minced/pasteGarlic 4-6 cloves minced/pasteTomato 1 large chopped/pureeSaltTurmeric 1/4 spoonMint […]
Gajjar-Mung Dal ka Subzi
- 06
- July
- 2010
Carrot-Siruparuppu Poriyal: Carrots and Lentils Stir-Fry. Carrot-Mung Dal Koora. I dunno why? Sometimes…copying Mommy’s style of cooking and recipes gives me immense pleasure. Hmmm, am I revisiting my childhood food?! Guess, food is just a metaphor here (of my good old days), after all I do miss it! I know its a very simple recipe […]
Mung Sprouts Korma
- 21
- February
- 2010
Also Known As: Sprouted Lentils Kurma, Moong Sprouts Curry. Mung Sprouts Curry. Sprouted Mung Dhall Curry. Green Gram Sprouts Curry. Mulai Payaru Kuruma. Mulai Payir Kurma. Pachai Payiru Kuruma. Ingredients: Sprouted Green gram lentils 1 cup Grated coconut 1 cup Coconut milk 1/2 cup Green chilies 3 Onion 1 grated Ginger-garlic paste 1 spoon Tomato […]
Vegetarian’s Liver Fry – Meat Alternate Recipe!!!
- 04
- January
- 2010
Vegetarian’s Liver Fry: Vegan Liver Fry. Meat Alternate dish. Vegan Liver. Vegetarians liver. Vegetarian’s Mutton fry. Vegan Meat Fry. Vegetarians Meat!!! Now don’t get me wrong I don’t mind if many people turn to vegetarianism or veganism. Just more meat for me:) The day, I can’t find a decent chicken/fish in the market…what I need […]
Kitchri – Gujarati Style
- 15
- December
- 2009
Kitchedi: Kitcheri, Kitchri. Cutcheree. Lentil’s rice. Masala Rice. Paruppu Saadham. Pappu Annam. Parippu Choru. What to write? Hmmmm…what to write? And did you think its easy to write about something (nothing)! Come on, pickup a blog space and start ranting to nobody (for years). And…when the traffic was at abyssal, it was bit easy. Now […]
