Pavakai Thayir Pachadi
- 04
- August
- 2007
Pavakkai Thayir Pachadi: Bitter Gourd Yogurts Salad. Fried Bitter Gourd in Yogurts. Karela Raita. Kakarkkai Perugu Pachadi. Pavakkai Pachadi. Ingredients: Bitter Gourds – 3 medium sizeYogurts 2-3 cupsOil for frying. To Wet-Grind These: Fresh grated coconut 3-5 spoonsGreen chilies 2-3Salt Yogurts 1/4 cup. For Tempering: Oil few spoonsMustard seeds 1/2 spoonCumin seeds 1/4 spoonAsafoetida 1/4 […]
Pudhina Vadai / Mint Vada
- 04
- August
- 2007
Gharai: Mint Vadai. Mint flavoured Medhu Vadai. I happend to taste this recipe while I was in Hyderabad hostel, on a Sankranthi day(Pongal Festival). Kranthi said…she liked it very much and so did I. This was much like keerai vadai but in Urad batter! Nice and aromatic! Later when I visited Kranthi’s home, her mommy […]
Samba Rava Upma
- 04
- August
- 2007
Godhumai Ravai Upma Ingredients: Cracked Wheat 1 cup Green chilies 3-6 slitted Garlic 6 beads finely chopped Onion 1 large finely chopped Tomato 1 small chopped Salt Mustard seeds 1/4 spoon Oil few spoons Cilantro leaves to garnish. Method: Dry toast cracked wheat for few minutes. Maybe till its fragrant. Set aside. In the same […]
Kathirikai Porichadhu / Fried Eggplants
- 04
- August
- 2007
Deep Fried Whole Eggplants: Fried Eggplants. Poricha Kathiri. Poricha Kathirikkai. Fried Brinjal. Brinjal 65. Kathirikai 65. Fried Baingan. Ingredients: Mini Eggplants 6-8 numbers (slitted twice, retain the peduncle)Ginger 5-6 inch size – freshly gratedGarlic 4-5 cloves – made into pasteBlack pepper – coarsely groundedChili powder 1 spoonEgg white from 1 eggLemon juice from 1 fruitSalt […]
Cumin Seeds Pilaf
- 04
- August
- 2007
Cumin Pilaf. Chiraka Pulav. Cheekaraka Saadham. Cumin Rice. Seeraga Pulav Ingredients Cumin 2 spoons Long Grain Rice 1 cup Salt Purple Onions 2 large – thinly sliced Ghee/Clarified Butter 1/4 cup Method Heat few spoons of ghee, in a pressure pan. Add cumin. Let it pop and splutter well. Add rice, enough salt and 2 cups […]
Milagu Kuzhambu / Miriyalu Pulusu
- 04
- August
- 2007
Milagu Kuzhambu: This recipe was shared by my UnderGrad classmate Ruby Kala. Her mommy sends this food in her lunch box. We had 10 minutes break for Lunch during that time. So its like we all hog our mini munch and head back to class. We hardly had time to even visit canteen! So…I never […]
Bitter Gourd Stir-Fry – Chinese Style
- 04
- August
- 2007
Bitter Gourd Stir-Fry:(Chinese Style) Ingredients: Bitter GOurd Large 1-2SaltThick Soy Sauce 2 spoonsRed Chili Flakes 1-2 spoonsGarlic Flavoured Asian Sesame Oil few spoonsSpring Onions/Green Onions to garnish. If You dont have Garlic flavoured Asian sesame oil….here is a substitute recipe. Ingredients: Garlic 8-10 cloves choppedThai Dry Red chilies 8Strong Sesame oil 1 cup. Method: For […]
Beet Root Raitha
- 03
- August
- 2007
Beet Root Thayir Pachadi: Beet Root Yogurds Salad. Stir Fried Beets in Yogurts. Beet Root Raita. Beet Root Pachadi. Beet Root Perugu Pachadi. Ingredients: Beet Root – 3 medium sizeYogurts 2-3 cupsOil few spoons. Wet-Grind These: Fresh grated coconut 3-5 spoonsGreen chilies 2-3SaltYogurts 1/4 cup. For Tempering: Oil few spoonsMustard seeds 1/2 spoonCumin seeds 1/4 […]
Bitter Gourd Instant Pickle / Pavakkai Oorugai
- 02
- August
- 2007
Bitter Gourd Instant Pickle: Ingreients: Bitter Gourd 1-2 largeSaltTurmeric powder less than a 1/4 spoonChili powder 1/2 spoonDash of Mango Powder(amchoor powder)Jaggery/brown sugar 1-2 spoonsDash of Mustard Seeds powderDash of Fenugreek seeds powderDash of coriander seeds powderMustard seeds 1/4 spoonAsafoetida 1/4 spoonSesame oil Lemon juice from 1/2 fruit(optional) Method: Cut the gourd into french fries […]
Beet Root Korma
- 02
- August
- 2007
Beet Root Korma: Ingredients: Beet Roots 3Onion 1 large – gratedGinger 2″ size – pasteGarlic 6 beads – pasteTomatoes 2 – made into pureeGreen chilies 3SaltTurmeric powder 1/4 spoonChili powder 1 spoonCinnamon sticks 2Cloves 3Cardamom pods 3 crushedStar anise 1Bay leaves 1 crumbledCoconut milk 1/4 cup(freshly prepared)Grated coconut 4-6 spoons(fresh/frozen)Ghee or oil few spoonsCilantro leaves […]
