Monday, September 30, 2013

VERKADALAI SUNDAL RECIPE | PEANUT SUNDAL| NAVARATRI RECIPES


Verkadalai Sundal | peanut sundal is one among my most favourite sundal and i love the addition of peanuts in aviyal, sambar rice and other rice varieties. Few weeks back my friend told me that her mil makes sundal by adding a spice mix to it. I tried the recipe and it turned out great for this verkadalai sundal|peanut sundal, and even this will go well with all other navaratri sundal varieties.
Scroll down to check out my other Navaratri Sundal recipes.
verkadalai-sundal
INGREDIENTS: SERVES 1-2
RAW  PEANUT |VERKADALAI 1/4 CUP
OIL 1/2 TSP
URAD DAL 1 TBLSP
RED CHILLI 1-2
COCONUT(SCRAPPED) 2 TBLSP
MUSTARD SEEDS 1/4 TSP
ASAFOETIDA A PINCH
CURRY LEAVES FEW
SALT AS NEEDED
COCONUT OIL FEW DROPS(OPTIONAL)
verkadalai sundal
METHOD:
  • Dry roast the urad dal and red chilli till the dal turns brown.Add asafoetida to this. When cool grind this into a fine powder.
Peanut sundal peanut sundal
  • Soak the peanuts in water for 2 hours. When done cook it in a pressure cooker till 3 whistles by adding little salt to this.
  • When done, drain the excess water and heat a pan.
  • add oil and throw in the mustard seeds and curry leaves.
Sundal peanut sundal
  • Add the cooked peanuts and  add in the ground powder too.
  • Mix well so that the spices will get coated evenly and add little salt.(since we cooked the peanuts with salt you may need little salt only)
Sundal Sundal
  • Add the scrapped coconut and mix well.
  • Drizzle few drops of coconut oil if you want.
sundal
  • Sundal is ready for neivedhyam.peanut-sundal

NOTE:
  • You can make  the powder in advance and store it in a airtight container and use it up for any variety of sundal you make.
Check out my other  Navaratri Sundal recipes too. Click on the images for the recipes.
sundal moong dal sundal
sundal sweet sundal
  

Saturday, September 28, 2013

KADALAI PARUPPU SUNDAL RECIPE | CHANA DAL SUNDAL RECIPE | NAVARATRI RECIPES

Navaratri season never begin with the recipe of Sundal | chundal. My mom used to keep golu in a grand wayand as a kid me and my sister along with our friends enjoy making decorations and going home and inviting people for tamboolam. Kadalai paruppu Sundal is one among the sundals which she makes during Navatri and i love this simple sundal a lot. So i am sharing the recipe of Channa dal sundal | kadalai paruppu sundal.
kadalai-paruppu-sundal
INGREDIENTS: SERVES 2
KADALAI PARRUPU| CHANNA DAL 1/2 CUP
MUSTARD SEEDS 1/4 TSP
COCONUT(SCRAPPED) 2-3 TBLSP
ASAFOETIDA A PINCH
TURMERIC POWDER A PINCH
COCONUT OIL FEW DROPS (OPTIONAL)
COOKING OIL 1/2 TSP
CURRY LEAVES FEW
RED CHILLI 1
kadalai-parupu -sundal
METHOD:
  • Soak the kadalai paruppu | chana dal for 45 minutes.
  • Pressure cook this by adding a pinch of turmeric powder and little salt, till one whistle.
  • Be careful not to mash this dal  by over cooking.
sundal sundal
  • Drain the excess water. In a pan add cooking oil and temper with mustard seeds and broken red chilli.
  • when the mustards start spluttering, add the cooked chana dal. Mix well and saute for a minute.
sundal sundal
  • Add the scrapped coconut and mix well.Switch off the flame. Drizzle few drops of coconut oil(if using) and mix evenly. Garnish with curry leaves.
sundal
  • Kadalai paruppu Sundal is ready for Neivedhyam.
 channa dal sundal         Note:
  1. You can replace red chillis with green chillis too.
  2. Always ensure that the chana dal should not be over cooked.

Thursday, September 26, 2013

VELLA PUTTU FOR NAVARATRI | NAVARATRI RECIPES | WITH VIDEO

vella puttu

Vella puttu we generally make during navaratri fridays, but i remember my grandmother makes this vella puttu when the girl kid at homes attains puberty or the coconut tree starts giving flowers. This puttu can be done with rice flour| idiyappam flour too.  Try out this easy Navaratri recipe . Check out my other navaratri recipes too.

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Chole masala recipe, Chana masala without onion garlic

Channa masala or Chole masala a popular punjabi gravy, without onion and garlic, recipe with step by pictures and full video. Very recently my son Varun started to eat chickpeas and since it is a great source of protein, i make Chana masala every week . Check my version of Chana masala which i had posted earlier here. During this 15 days before navaratri and during navaratri, many people observe fast and also don’t include onion or garlic in their food. This recipe of Chole masala doesn’t include onion or garlic and yet turned out very tasty and yum. I learnt this recipe from my relative and now a days i am making  chole masala in this style only. This can be made in pressure cooker in one shot.
Check out my full collection of No onion no garlic recipes.
chole masala without onion garlic

Monday, September 23, 2013

PUMPKIN THOGAYAL RECIPE | THOGAIYAL RECIPES


Pumpkin thogayal| Parangikkai thogaiyal is a simple recipe which we generally mix with hot rice smeared with ghee. I love all types of Thogayal we make at home,this pumpkin Thogayal i learnt from my athai and my cousins will have this thogayal as a spread on the bread too. Even you can have this with Chapathi, idli or dosa too.
Pumpkin thogaiyal
INGREDIENTS:
PUMPKIN | PARANGIKKAI(CUBED) 3/4 CUP
URAD DAL 2 TBLSP
RED CHILLI 7-8
ASAFOETIDA 2 PINCHES
SALT AS NEEDED
TAMARIND A SMALL PIECE
OIL 1 TSP
COCONUT(SCRAPPED) 1-2 TBLSP (OPTIONAL)
Pumpkin thogaiyal
METHOD:
  • Take out the hard skin of the pumpkin and chop them into small cubes.
  • In a pan add oil and saute the urad dal, red chilli and tamarind, till the dal turns golden brown.
pumpkin spices
  • Keep it aside and saute the cubed pumpkin and saute in a low flame for 10 minutes till the pumpkin shrinks.
pumpkin pumpkin
  • When done, allow this to cool and grind it to a smooth paste along with roasted urad dal, red chilli, salt, asafoetida, tamarind and coconut.
  • Do no add water while grinding. The pumpkin will ooze out water.
  • If needed sprinkle little water.
thogaiyal thogaiyal
  • Pumpkin thogayal is ready to serve. You can keep it the refrigerator for 2-3 days.
  • Always handle with a clean spoon.
Pumpkin thogaiyal 

Saturday, September 21, 2013

ELLU SADAM RECIPE | SESAME SEEDS RICE


Ellu sadam is a very simple rice recipe which we generally during the Saturdays of the tamil month Puratasi. Today being Puratasi Saturday, i wanted to share the recipe of ellu sadam today. Will post the recipe of Maavilaku soon.
Ellu- sadam
INGREDIENTS:
COOKED RICE 1/4 CUP
SESAME SEEDS* 2 TBLSP
URAD DAL 1 TBLSP
RED CHILLI 1
ASAFOETIDA A PINCH
SALT AS NEEDED
CURRY LEAVES FEW
SESAME OIL 1 TSP
*I used white sesame seeds.
Ellu sadam
METHOD:
  • Roast the sesame seeds till golden brown.
  • Keep this aside. Roast the urad dal and red chilli till the dal becomes nice golden brown. Do this in a low flame.
ellu sadam Ellu sadam
  • When it is cool, grind it into a fine powder along with the roasted sesame seeds and asafoetida.
  • Mix this into the cooled down cooked rice.
ellu sadam Ellu sadam
  • . Add a tsp of sesame oil and few curry leaves and mix well.
Ellu sadam
  • Ellu sadam is ready for neivedyam now.
Ellu -sadam
Note:
  • Always ensure that the rice should be cooked properly and not mashed.
  • You can roast 1 tblsp of peanuts in little oil and add to the rice.
  • If you feel the sesame seeds are bit dirt, wash this nicely and drain the water and dry in a cloth. when it is dry, roast this and follow the procedure above.
  • You can make it with black sesame seeds.

Friday, September 20, 2013

Pottukadalai chutney, Easy Chutney recipes

Easy to make pottukadalai chutney recipe, with step by step pictures, pairs well with idli|dosa.
  Every time it is tough to decide what to make a side dish for dosa | idli. This pottukadalai Chutney can be made with or without coconut too. I just tried this recipe as the similar way as i did my Peanut Chutney   I added coconut but tried without coconut too. Both versions of Pottukadalai chutney tasted awesome with Idli and Dosa. Try this easy pottukadalai |fried gram| roasted gram chutney. Check out the collections of Chutney recipes HERE.
Pottukadalai chutney


Pottukadalai chutney recipe
Pottukadalai chutney

  • Recipe Cusine: Indian
  • Prep Time: 5 Minutes
  • Cook time: 10 Minutes
  • Serves: 2-3
  • Author: Jeyashri
  • Recipe Category:Breakfast| Dinner
  • Description: Easy to make pottukadalai chutney recipe, with step by step pictures, pairs well with idli|dosa.
     Pottukadalai| Chutney dal  1/4 cup
     Red chili    4-5
    Coconut  1 tblsp
    Garlic 2 cloves (optional)
    Oil  2 tsp
    Mustard seeds  1/4 tsp 
    Salt  as needed
    Curry leaves  few
   
Pottukadalai chutney

Method with step by step pictures :

  • In a small pan, add 1 tsp oil and add the red chilli, garlic and roast till golden brown in a low flame.
  • Switch off the flame.
  • If adding  coconut add now and let the coconut coconut get roasted in the heat of the pan.
  • Allow this to cool and grind this along with pottukadalai.
  • No need to roast the pottukadalai | chutney dal. 
  • Add water to get the desired consistency.
  • Temper with mustard seeds and curry leaves.
  • Tasty pottukadalai chutney is ready to serve.
  • This is a perfect combo for Idli| dosa. Also it goes well with chapathi too.
Pottukadalai chutney

 

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

ALOO TIKKI BURGER| ALOO TIKKI RECIPE |KIDS FRIENDLY SNACKS


aloo-tikki-burger
Aloo tikki burger , an vegetarian burger is a recent introduction in Mc Donald's Singapore. As we don’t have Indian restaurants in all the malls over here, whenever kids feel hungry when we go out we end up hitting MC Donald's and kids will eat French fries , cup corn… We had the veggie burger which they serve here , but we always order them without the veggie patties. Somehow we don’t like the taste of the veggie patties too. Me and my husband will have some milkshake or ice cream as we don’t prefer  to eat there. Varsha is a big fan of burgers and she herself makes at home with veggies and cheese for all of us too.
   The day when Mc Donald's introduced Varsha  was behind me and pestering me to take her to McD and buy the aloo tikki burger and wanted me to post the recipe of Aloo tikki burger in blog too. Few days back, during her exam study holidays, a friend of mine happened  to go the nearby mall and asked me if i need anything from there. This aloo tikki burger flashed my mind and told her to buy that from Mcdonald’s for Varsha. She was too surprised when my friend bought that for her and enjoyed every bite of the aloo tikki burger. I too had a deep look into it and figured out the ingredients in it and varsha told could figure out the ingredients in the aloo tikki. She has a fantastic taste buds than mine . so i recreated the same aloo tikki burger at home. It turned out awesome , but the only thing is i tried eggless mayonnaise at home which didn’t turn out well. Though kids didn’t complain much i am not at all satisfied with the taste of the mayonnaise. So i recommend to use either the SOUR CREAM DIP or Thousand island dressing i. If you are ok with store bought mayo or thousand island dressing go ahead using that one. Since we don’t take eggs i didn’t buy the store bought ones.
aloo -tikki- burger
INGREDIENTS ( FOR ALOO TIKKI) Makes 3-4 patties
I have already given the recipe for aloo tikki in my ragda pattice post , but this one is slightly different.
ALOO | POTATO 1 BIG
GREEN PEAS* 2 TBLSP
CAPSICUM (finely chopped) 1 TBLSP
CORIANDER POWDER 1/4 TSP
RED CHILLI POWDER 1/4 TSP
CUMIN SEED POWDER 1/4 TSP
SALT AS NEEDED
GARAM MASALA 2 PINCHES
BREAD CRUMBS FEW TBLSP
OIL AS NEEDED
* I used frozen green peas.
Aloo tikki burger
Method:
  • Boil the potatoes and peel the skin, Boil the green peas in hot water for 5 minutes and drain the water thoroughly.
  • Mash the potatoes and green peas with your hands nicely and add the finely chopped  capsicum, coriander powder, jeerapowder, salt, garam masala and  red chilli powder.
  • You can add finely chopped coriander leaves too. I don’t have in hand so didn’t add
  • I forgot to add red chilli powder!!
  • Mix them nicely to form a firm mixture.If you feel the mixture is not firm, add 1-2 tblsp of all purpose flour(maida)
  • Make this into medium big size patties and dust both sides on bread crumbs. My bread crumbs were slightly big so  i pulsed them once in a mixer to make it fine.
tikki tikki
  • Heat a tawa and grease it will oil and when it becomes hot place the aloo tikki patties carefully and cook on both side till it becomes golden brown. alternatively you can deep fry the pattice too.
  • Drizzle oil on both sides while cooking.
tikki tikki
  • Aloo tikki is ready. Repeat the same for the rest of the aloo mixture.
INGREDIENTS FOR BURGER
BURGER BUNS 3-4
TOMATO 3-4 SLICES
ONION 3-4 SLICES
MAYONNAISE |THOUSAND ISLAND DRESSING|SOUR CREAM DIP 1-2 TBLSP
METHOD:
  • Slit the burger buns. don’t cut it fully.
  • Spread the mayonnaise or any dressing you are using on the down part of the bun.
burger burger
  • Place the sliced onions on it and place the aloo tikki on it.
burger burger
  • Lastly place the tomato slice and close the buns tightly.
burger
  • You can insert a tooth pick too
  • Serve with tomato ketchup .
             Aloo- tikki -burger
Note:
  • To give a better Indian touch, you can spread green chutney on the burger insteadof mayo and thousand island dressing.
  • If making for kids you can add cheese slices too.
  • Lettuce can also be kept inside the burger .