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Saturday, 19 April 2014

South Indian Recipe List

MIXED VEGETABLES IN COCONUT MILK RECIPE



Credits:
indianrecipecollection.blogspot.com
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Ingredients:


2 medium potatoes
12-15 broad beans (kali seim ki phalli)
1/2 cup green peas (matar) (shelled)
1/4 flower cauliflower (phool gobi)
2 medium carrot (gajar)
100 gms red pumpkin (kadhu)
1 1/2 cups coconut (narial) (scraped)
2 tblsp tamarind (imli) pulp
3 tblsp groundnut (moong fali) oil (tel)
4 red chillies whole
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tblsp coriander seeds
8-10 cloves garlic (lasan)
1 tsp turmeric (haldi) powder
salt (namak) to taste
1 tsp mustard seeds (raai)
1 tsp black gram split (urad dal)
8-10 curry leaves (kari patta)

Method:

·    Peel and dice the potatoes into 1 inch cubes. String the beans and halve them, cut them into one inch pieces. Shell the peas. Wash cauliflower and separate the cauliflower florets. Peel and dice the carrots into 1 inch cubes. Peel and dice the pumpkin into 1 inch cubes.
·    Add warm water to one cup of scraped coconut and extract thick and thin milk. Keep aside. Dissolve tamarind pulp in half cup of water.
·    Heat a little oil and sauté 2 whole red chillies, cumin, coriander, garlic and the remaining half cup of scraped coconut till a nice aroma is given out. Grind into a fine paste.
·    Boil the vegetables in the thin coconut milk with turmeric powder, tamarind extract and salt till three-fourth done. Add the ground masala and cook for 10 minutes.
·    Heat a little oil separately and add the remaining red chillies broken into two, mustard seeds and urad dal. Add curry leaves and add this to the vegetables.

·    Continue cooking the vegetables till done. Then add the thick coconut milk and simmer for two to three minutes. Serve hot with boiled rice.

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COCONUT PODI RECIPE



Credits:
pinklittlecake.blogspot.com
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Ingredients:


1 1/2 cups coconut (narial) (scraped)
1 cup red chillies whole
2 tblsp mustard seeds (raai)
1/4 cup black gram split (urad dal)
salt (namak) to taste
1/2 tsp asafoetida
8 tblsp oil (tel)

Method:

·    Heat 4 tablespoons of oil and fry the coconut to a reddish brown color and cool.
·    Heat the remaining oil and fry the dal, chillies and mustard seeds separately, remove and cool.

·    Mix all the ingredients and grind to a coarse powder. Store in a dry airtight bottle.

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WHITE PUMPKIN KOOTU RECIPE



Credits:
aahaaram.wordpress.com
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Ingredients:


750 gms white pumpkin (kadhu) 1/4 tsp turmeric (haldi) powder salt (namak) to taste for masala 1/2 cup coconut (narial) (scraped) 1 tblsp cumin seeds 4 green chillies 1 tsp peppercorns 11/2 tsps. rice (chawal) (chawal) for tempering 1 tsp mustard seeds (raai) 2 red chillies whole 1 tsp black gram split (urad dal) 10-12 curry leaves (kari patta) 2 tblsp sesame seeds (til) 1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing)

Method:

·    Peel, deseed and cut the pumpkin into small cubes.
·    Grind the masala ingredients to a smooth paste.
·    Cook the pumpkin in 2 cups water, salt and turmeric powder.
·    When half done, add the masala and simmer till it thickens. Stir frequently.
Heat oil and temper with the above ingredients.

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CUCUMBER PACHADI RECIPE

Credits:
kaipunyam.blogspot.com
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Ingredients:


2 small sized cucumber (kheera)
1/2 inch ginger (adrak)
2-3 green chillies
2 tblsp coconut (narial) (scraped, optional)
1 1/2 cups yogurt
1 tsp oil (tel)
1/2 tsp mustard seeds (raai)
5-6 curry leaves (kari patta)
2 red chillies whole
salt (namak) to taste

Method:

·    Wash and scrub cucumbers thoroughly and then grate with the skin.
·    Pour yogurt (made of skimmed milk) into a clean muslin cloth and hang it for half an hour, preferably in a cool place.
·    Peel, wash and finely chop ginger. Wash green chillies, remove stem and finely chop.
·    Grind together scraped coconut, green chillies and ginger to a fine paste.
·    Mix together the grated cucumber, ground coconut masala and yogurt. Add salt to taste.
·    Heat oil in a small pan, add mustard seeds. When they start to crackle, add curry leaves, whole red chillies broken into two, stir for a moment.
·    Pour it on to the yogurt mixture. Stir it thoroughly.

·    Serve chilled.

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Wednesday, 2 April 2014

MANGO PESAREL RECIPE


Credits:
memoirsfrommykitchen.blospot.com

Ingredients:


2 raw mangoes
4 green chillies
4 tblsp gingelly oil (tel)
1/2 tsp mustard seeds (raai)
1 tsp red chilli (lal mirch) powder
1/4 tsp asafoetida
1/2 tsp salt (namak)

Method:

·    Wash, wipe and cut the mangoes with skin into very tiny pieces.
·    Wash and slit the green chillies and keep aside.
·    Heat the oil, temper with mustard seeds, add asafoetida, salt and red chilli powder.
·    Stir and add the green chillies and mangoes, toss well and cook for about two to three minutes.

·    Remove and cool. It is ready to serve and can be kept for 6-7 days at refrigerated temperature.

PULISERI RECIPE


Credits:
amatuerscookingdiary.blogspot.com
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Ingredients:


1 cup coconut (narial) (scraped)
1 tsp rice (chawal)
4 cup buttermilk
4 tblsp oil (tel)
6 red chillies whole
1 tsp mustard seeds (raai)
1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds(methi seeds)
10-12 curry leaves (kari patta)
salt (namak) to taste

Method:

·    Soak rice in warm water, drain and grind with the coconut to a smooth and thick paste.
·    Add the butter milk to this paste and make a batter of medium thick consistency.
·    Heat two tablespoon oil and fry the four red chillies and pound to a powder.
·    Heat the remaining oil and temper with mustard seeds, methi seeds and remaining red chillies.
·    Add the chilli powder and curry leaves. Stir well and pour the batter.

·    Bring to boil and simmer till it thickens slightly. Add salt to taste.

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KASI HALWA RECIPE


Credits:
youreverydaycookradha.blogspot.com
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Ingredients:


2 cup white pumpkin (kadhu) (grated)
4 green cardamoms
1 cup pure ghee
12 cashewnuts
1 1/2 cup sugar (cheeni)
1 cup milk
saffron (kesar) a few strands
a pinch camphor (edible)

Method:

·    Peel, deseed and cut the pumpkin into very small cubes.
·    Grind the cardamom with the 1 tablespoon sugar to a fine powder, sieve and keep aside. Heat 2 tablespoons of ghee and fry cashewnuts to golden brown and keep aside.
·    Boil the remaining sugar with ¾th cup water and make syrup of one-thread consistency.
·    Heat 4 tablespoons of ghee and sauté the pumpkin for a few minutes, add the saffron and the milk.
·    Simmer over low heat till the pumpkin is fully cooked and the milk is absorbed totally. Stir and mash the pumpkin lightly with a wooden spatula while cooking.
·    Add the syrup slowly to the pulp and continue stirring and cooking. Add the ghee little by little till it is completely absorbed.

·    Sprinkle the cardamom powder and the camphor. Add the fried cashewnuts and continue cooking till the halwa starts leaving the sides of the vessel.

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THANJAVUR THENGAIPURI RECIPE



Ingredients:


for pancake

1cup refined flour (maida)
1/4 cup rice (chawal)flour
1 1/2 cups milk
1/4 tsp salt (namak)
1/4 cup coconut (narial) (scraped)
2 tblsp sugar (cheeni)
2 tbsps butter
3 eggs
for filling
1 1/2 cups coconut (narial) (scraped)
1/4 cup sugar (cheeni)
4 green cardamoms
a pinch camphor (edible)
refined oil to fry
4 tblsp icing sugar

Method:

·    Sieve refined flour, rice flour and salt together. Soak ¼ cup scraped coconut in 1 cup warm water, grind and extract the milk. Mix with the remaining ingredients for the pancake (reserve the liquid of half egg), whisk thoroughly and make a smooth batter. Rest for about an hour.
·    Dilute the batter with water, if required, and make thin 6" pancakes on a non-stick pan. Cook on both the sides for two minutes each. You should be able to get about 16-20 pancakes.
·    Pound the cardamom with little sugar to a fine powder, sieve and mix with the remaining ingredients for the filling and divide it equally as per the number of pancakes.
·    Place the filling on one side of the pancake and roll it tightly once, then fold the sides.
·    Seal the edges with the reserved beaten egg and keep aside. Repeat process with all the pancakes.
·    Heat oil in a kadai and deep fry to golden brown.

·    Serve warm dusted with icing sugar.

THIRATTUYAL RECIPE


Credits:
sasi-samayal-kurippu.blogspot.com
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Ingredients:


8-10 cups milk
4 green cardamoms
1/2 cup sugar (cheeni)
1/2 cup jaggery (gud) (grated)
1 pinch (optional) camphor (edible)

Method:

·    Boil the milk in a wide and shallow kadai. Reduce the heat and continue to simmer.
·    Grind the cardamom with 1 tablespoon sugar to a fine powder.
·    Keep skimming the sheet of cream that forms on the surface of the simmering milk and reserve in a bowl.
·    When the milk has reduced to half the original quantity, add the sugar and cardamom powder.
·    Continue simmering to reduce the milk further, stirring continuously with a spatula.
·    As the milk starts solidifying, add the skimmed cream and jaggery. Stir and continue cooking till it melts and combines well.
·    Sprinkle the camphor powder, mix well and serve.

·    You can also store this in a sterilized bottle for a few days.

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