Vetral Kuzhambu
Vetral Kozhambu : (serves 2-3) Ingredients : Tamarind – the size of a small lemon, curry leaves – 2 sprigs, Urd dal – 2 teaspoons, pepper corns – 1/2 teaspoon, Red chillies – 4, Asafoetida powder – 1 pinch , … Continue reading →
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Thali vadam
Par boied rice – 200g, salt – 1/2 tsp, sesame or cumin seeds – 1 tsp Soak the par boiled rice for 3 – 4 hours and grind it to a thin smooth paste. Keep it overnight to get sour. … Continue reading →
Pepper pickle
Take 4-5 bunches of raw green pepper(black and round when ripe) and squeeze out 2 limes over it.Add 1 tsp salt. Leave it for 1 day.This is a great side-dish for curd-rice.
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Rice – 2 cups, sago – 1/4 cup, Grind into a very nice powder. Grind 8 green chillies, 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp asafoetida.Add 2 cups of water to the ground paste and bring it to boil.Add the ground … Continue reading →
Bitter nut vathal
Cut 1 kg of bittermelons into thin slices and dry it for one day. Next day soak the bitternut in 1/2 cup sour curd, and 4 tsp salt. Then dry it in the sun until it is fully dried and … Continue reading →
Sago vadam
Grind 6 green hot chillies, 2-3 big limes, 1/2 tsp asafoetida and keep aside. Soak 1/2 kg sago overnight. Heat 1 1/2 litres water in a vessel and add the sago and stir well until the sago turns colourless.Add the … Continue reading →
Curd Rice
Cook rice in a pressure cooker. Leave it for about 3 hours in a closed vessel. Pour 1 cup of sour curd, 3/4 cup of milk, 1/2 tsp salt to the rice and mix well Heat 3 tsp of oil … Continue reading →
Lime Rice
Cook rice in a pressure cooker.Spread the cooked rice in a large bowl. Heat 3 ysp of oil in a small pan, add mustard seeds. When it pops, add 1/2 spoon gram dal, 1/2 spoon toordal, 1/2 tsp asafoetida and … Continue reading →
Mixture
Mix Omappodi – 250 g and Boondi – 250 g. Fry 150g peanuts, 50g aval, 1/4 cup copra bits, in oil until they begin to smell and add it to boondi-omappodi mixture.Fry 6 red whole peppers in a little oil … Continue reading →
Boondi
Add gram flour-500 g , rice flour – 2 tsp, 1 tsp ghee, salt – a pinch and the required amt of water to make into a thick liquid to the consistency of dosa batter. Heat some oil and holding … Continue reading →