GARLIC PICKLE RECIPE | EASY PICKLE RECIPES

Though i love the addition of garlic in pickle i have never tasted garlic pickle. But my sister who is good at making this garlic pickle was insisting me to try this garlic pickle and wanted me to post in my blog for a long time. Somehow i couldn’t make it , but when i got a reader request for this recipe, i asked my sister during my visit to India in December and immediately noted down it and made it after coming back to Singapore. It tasted very well and we all loved it so lets see how to make instant garlic pickle.

INGREDIENTS:

GARLIC	2 BULBS
SESAME OIL	2 TBLSP
METHI SEEDS(VENDAYAM)	3/4 TSP
REDCHILLI	5-8
CUMIN SEEDS	3/4 TSP
TAMARIND EXTRACT	1/4 CUP
JAGGERY	1/2 TSP
SALT	AS NEEDED

METHOD:

• Dry roast the red chilli, cumin seeds, methi seeds and add salt in the last.
• When it cool and grind into a fine powder.

• Take out the skin of garlic. Add oil in a pan and add the garlic pearls to the oil and saute in a low flame till it turns golden brown.

• Now add the ground spice mix and saute for 2 minutes and add the tamarind water and jaggery. 
• Mix well and saute for 2 mins and switch off the flame. you can add a tsp of sesame oil if you want.

• Transfer it to a dry container. Enjoy with curd rice and even with sambar rice too.

         
Note:

1. This yielded 1/2 cup of garlic pickle.
2. Always use dry spoon to take out the pickle.

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LEMON RICE | LEMON RICE RECIPE

Lemon rice is a simple recipe which i rarely make make at home but will  be very handy for lunch box on weekday mornings when i get up little late and running out of time. We make this for Kannum pongal and Aadi 18 too along with other rice varieties. Here is my version of Lemon rice.

INGREDIENTS:

COOKED RICE(RAW RICE)	1/2 CUP
LEMON JUICE	1 TBLSP
GREEN CHILLI	2
GINGER(grated)	1/2 TBLSP
SALT	AS NEEDED
OIL	3/4 TBLSP
MUSTARD SEEDS	1/4 TSP
CHANNA DAL	1 TSP
URAD DAL	1 TSP
PEANUTS	1 TBLSP
CASHEWNUTS	1 TSP(OPTIONAL)
ROASTED GRAM	1/2 TBLSP
TURMERIC POWDER	1/4 TSP
CURRY LEAVES	FEW
SALT	AS NEEDED

METHOD:

• Cook the rice into separate grains and allow it to cool completely by spreading it in a wide plate.Add salt to this. In a pan, add chopped green chilli,ginger, urad dal, channa dal ,roasted gram and cashew nuts. Keep it in a low flame and let the dals get golden brown color.

• Add the mustard seeds now and when it crackles add the turmeric powder. Switch off the flame and add it to rice.

• Add lemon juice and mix well. check for salt. Serve with papad, vadam or with Mor kuzhambhu as my mom does.
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NOTE:

1. I used sona masoori rice, you can even use basmathi rice.
2. The quantity of lemon juice depends on the tanginess of the juice and according to your taste buds too.
3. You can add grated carrots in the last to make it healthier.

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PONGAL FESTIVAL RECIPES | SANKARANTI RECIPES

PONGAL FESTIVAL 2019  is celebrated on Jan 15. I have compiled the recipes which we make for the festival. click on the images for the recipe. Apart from the Pongal recipes, i have given recipes for kannu pongal too. Also do check out my sister's website to know how to celebrate Pongal. 
Scroll down till end to see the entire collection.

New recipes updated

EZHUKARI KOOTU RECIPE| PONGAL FESTIVAL RECIPES | MIXED VEGETABLES KOOTU

THIRUVADIRAI KOOTU

    As pongal festival is nearing i wanted to post a traditional recipe which we make both for Pongal festival and Thiruvadirai. This ezhukari kootu | pongal kootu we make with 7 veggies especially the country vegetables like yam, raw banana,choyate,avarakkai, Mochhai,pumpkin and even arbi too.A little bit of all these veggies make a huge quantity of kootu and so just add a small piece of all veggies. We carry forward a small portion for the next day for “Kannupidi” too, where we offer food for crows and pray to god .

THAYIR VADAI RECIPE |SOUTH INDIAN STYLE CURD VADAI

Thayir vadai | Dahi Vada |Curd vadai recipe is made at most of the homes with leftover Vadais, but my mom always makes Thayir vadai with freshly made Vadais as we all love curd vadais. Today I am sharing the recipe of how to make South Indian style curd vadai. I couldn’t make a very detailed step wise instructions as how to make vadais. Please follow my Medhu vadai recipe and just omit the onions in the recipe and follow the rest of the procedure. Check out my Rasa vadai and Sambar vadai recipe too. Also check the north indian style dahi bhalla too