Maavadu pachidi
sweet curd 1 cup , grated coconut – 2 tsps , mavadu pickle – 4 medium sized tender mangoes, salt – optional to taste Remove the seeds from the tender mango pickle and crush the mangoes along with the coconut … Continue reading →
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Brinjal Curd Pachidi
Eggplant (Brinjal) medium size- 2, salt- to taste, thick buttermilk or curd- 1.5 cups, green chillies (Big)- 1 Boil the eggplant on the stove directly or in the oven. When cool, Peel the skin off and mash. Add salt, asafoetida … Continue reading →
Gooseberry curd pachidi
Gooseberries – 6 (big) nos , salt 1/4 tsp , curd -1 cup ,green chilli -1,mustartd seeds – 1/2 tsp ,asafoetida – 1/4 tsp , grated coconut – 2 tsp ,coriander leaves – few Boil the Goose berries in a … Continue reading →
Raw morkuzhambu
coriander seeds – 1 tsp, gram dal – 1 tsp, red dried chillie – 1 or 2, fenugreek seeds – 1/4 tsp, asafoetida – a bit. Slightly roast the above in little oil until they begin to smell and turn … Continue reading →
Morkuzhambu
vegetables(brinjal, pumpkin, ladies finger, chow chow, drumstick) – 50g, grated coconut – 1 cup,sour curd – 1/2 litre, salt – 1/2 tsp, turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp, mustard – 1/2 tsp For the paste: coriander seeds, cumin seeds, toor dal, … Continue reading →
Aviyal
Vegetables – Plantain, potatoes, brinjal, carrots, beans, drumstick, green peas , cluster beans, white pumpkin, chowchow, avarakkai. -combined – 1 kg (mainly pumpin and drumstick should be in greater quantity), coconut – 1 big, thick sweet curd – 1/2 litre, … Continue reading →
gram dal savory
gramdal – 2cups asafoetida – 1/4 tsp , salt 1/4 -tsp , ghee – 1/2 tsp , red chilli powder – a pinch , curry leaves – a twig,oil – 4 tsp Soak gram dal overnight(12 hrs) Drain the water … Continue reading →
Cashewnut savory
cashewnuts (whole) -1/4 kg, gram flour – 200g, salt – 1/4 tsp, red chilli powder – 1/2 tsp, turmeric powder – a pinch, kesari poder – a pinch (to get the color), asafoetida – 1/4 tsp, cumin seed powder – … Continue reading →
Kaaraasev
Raw rice – 1 cup, Butter – 2 tsp, Urud powder – 2 tsp, pepper – 1/2 tsp(crush it), Cumin seeds – 1 tsp(crush it), asafoetida – 1/4 tsp, salt – to taste Wash the rice well and drain well. … Continue reading →
Murukku
gram dal – 1 cup, moong dal – 1 cup, raw rice – 3 cups. Roast them separately until they turn lightly golden and grind them nicely without adding oil. Add 3 tsp butter or ghee and 1/2 tsp salt, … Continue reading →