Vathal Kuzhambu
tamarind – size of 2 limes, sambar powder – 3 tsp, salt – 1 tsp,mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds,urud dal, toor dal, gram dal – each 1 spoon, turmeric powder – a pinch, karimasala powder – 1 tsp, red chillie – … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Soups
Ripe mango sambar
sweet/sour ripe mangoes – very small size – 6, tamarind – lime sized, toor dal – 1 cup, sambar powder – 1 tsp, salt – 1 tsp, turmeric powder – a pinch, karimasala powder – 1 tsp, asafoetida powder – … Continue reading →
Steamed Toor dal
In a vessel, take 1 cup of toor dal and add 3 cups water and a pinch of turmeric powder. Place this vessel inside a pressure cooker with little water under the vessel and cover it with a lid. Cover … Continue reading →
Tomato sugar sauce
tomatoes – 2 kg, sugar – 1 kg Boil tomatoes whole, peel and cool. Grind into a liquid. Melt the sugar in a vessel until when a laddle if this syrup is dropped, a thread like formation is obtained.To this … Continue reading →
Tomato Hot sauce
tomatoes – 1 kg, salt – as required, green chillies – 4 Optional:garlic cloves – a few, tamarind – gooseberry sized, jaggery (powdered) – 2 tap Boil tomatoes whole, peel and cool.Grind green chillies, salt and tomatoes.Keep this paste in … Continue reading →
Brinjal Gosthu
Brinjal – 2 medium sized, red chillies – 2, asafoetida – 1/4 tsp, mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp, tamarind – goose berry sized Boil Brinjal whole in a pressure cooker or you may roast on the flame. Cool and peel … Continue reading →
Plantain Gosthu
Unripe plantain – 1, red chillies -2 , asafoetida – 1/4 tsp, mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp, tamarind – goose berry sized Cut plantain into two halves . Boil in a pressure cooker and peel the skin. Soak tamrind in … Continue reading →
Ridge gourd Gosthu
Ridge gourd – chopped 1 cup red chillis -2 , asafoetida – 1/4 tsp, mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp, tamarind – goose berry sized Peel the skin of ridge guard and cut into fine pieces. Fry this in little oil.Soak … Continue reading →
Puli Keerai
Any one of the following greens: Manathakalli leaves, meti leaves, amarant leaves, drumstick leaves – (chopped) – 2 cups, moong dal – 3/4 cup, sambar powder – 1 tsp, sambar paste – 1 cup, salt – 1/2 tsp, tamrind – … Continue reading →
Vegetable kuruma
Potato – 1(big), Green peas(seeds) – 1/2 cup, Turnip – 2(big), Carrot – 1(big), Tomato – 2(medium sized), Onions – 2(medium sized), Salt – 1/4 tsp, Red chilli powder – 1/4 tsp, Turmeric powder – a pich, Grated coconut – … Continue reading →