Idli Podi with a dash of Garlic Flavour

Idli podi is one among the familiar and daily used item in south india. I love to present this dish for wonderful COT event and contribute to COT page
Ingredients:

• Urad dal - 200 gms


• Channa dal - 200gms


• Red chillies - 7 - 10[To taste]


• Garlic - 7 pods


• Hing - 1/2 tsp


• Sesame seeds[Can be black or white] - 3 tsp

Method of preparation:

• Dry roast all the ingrediants till they are golden brown.


• Add Hing at the last and then roast it for few minutes.


• Cool them for about 1/2 hr to 45 min


• Blend the mixture to a coarse powder leaving garlic behind. Once the Powder is coarse finally add garlic to it and grind for 1 min and remove from blender.Goes well with Idli and Dosa with. Mix the podi with a tsp of sesame oil before serve.
  

Tricolor Kuttu

Ingredients:

• Beans,Carrot,cabbage - Mixed 200gms[chopped finely]



• Moong dal[Pasi Paruppu] - 1/4 cup



• Onion - Half [finely chopped]



• Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp



• Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp



• Dry red chillies - 3



• Curry leaves



• Tumeric powder - 1/4 tsp



• Hing - Pinch



• Salt - To taste



• Oil - 2 tsp

Method of preparation:

• Cook all the mixed chopped vegetables, by boiling the water, drain the water once it is cooked and keep it aside.



• Cook the moong dal, until it becomes a paste and keep it aside.



• Heat oil in kadai, add mustard seeds,Cumin seeds,red chillies,curry leaves and hing.



• Now add the chopped onions, once they are transparent.



• Add required amount of salt



• Add the cooked vegetables, mix well, Close the kadai and cook it for few minutes



• Now add the cooked dal, mix well, add little water if required



• Close lid and cook it for around 5 min

Goes well with karakuzhlambhu or sambhar rice.

Vendaikai Karakuzhambhu/Bindi curry

Ingredients:

• Vendaikai/Bindi - 50 gms [ Cut into 1/2 inch pieces]



• Small onions - 10 nos [ finely chopped]



• Garlic pods - 5 nos



• Tomatoes Ripen - 2 nos [Blended into paste]



• Tamarind juice - Thick [ 1/2 glass]



• Chilly powder - 1 tsp



• Coriander powder - 11/2 tsp



• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp



• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp



• Fenugreek seeds - 1/2 tsp



• curry leaves - 1 string



• Hing - pinch



• Sesame oil - 10 tsp



• Salt - To taste

Method of Preparation:

• Heat 1 tsp of oil in the kadai.



• Add the cut bindi's in the oil.



• Saute them for around 5 min.



• Till the stickiness in the bindi vanishes.



• Remove it and keep it aside



• Now add 5 tsp of oil. Once the oil is hot



• Add mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds,Hing and curry leaves.



• Now add the chopped onion and Garlic.



• Saute till they are golden brown



• Now add the blended tomato syrup with some amount water



• Allow it to boil till the raw smell goes off and the liquid thickens.



• Add the sauted bindi to the boiling mixture.



• Mix Tumeric powder,chillipowder and corriander powder in the tamarind water



• Add to the boiling mixture.



• Now add salt to taste.



• Add some 1/2 glass of water and allow it to boil in more than medium flame



• Once you see oil separating from the sides and liquid thickens



• Switch off the gas by adding remaining oil to the mixture

Serve hot with rice,idli or dosa.

Topping For Garlic Bread

Ingredients:

• Onion - 2[Medium size, finely chopped]


• Mushroom - 10 nos[cut it a inch size]


• Canned Olives - 10 nos Sliced


• Capsicum - 1 sliced


• Jalapeno - 2 nos [ Sliced]


• Shredded cheese - Required amount


• Crushed Red pepper seasoning - To taste


• Italian Seasoning - To taste


• Salt - To taste


• Oil - For Sauteing

Method of Preparation:

• Heat oil in a pan


• Once the oil is hot, add the chopped onion, Once the onions are transparent


• Add the sliced Mushroom , Sliced Olives Mix well


• Now add the seasoning


• Add salt to taste


• Cook it for about 5 - 10 min

Topping:

1. Take a Garlic Bread
2. Sprinkle some Shredded Cheese
3. Now place 2 tsp of Cooked mixture
4. Now add sprinkle the shredded cheese
5. Place a slice of Jalapeno on every bread
6. Preheat the Oven for 10 min before you start baking
7. Bake it in oven for 5 - 7 min

Excellent Snack or Dinner. Serve hot with Coke or sprite.

Suraikai Halwa/Locki Halwa/Squash Halwa

Ingredients:

• Suraikai/Squash - 1[Medium size]



• Milk - 1 glass



• Sugar - to taste



• Cardamom - crushed



• Ghee - 4 tsp



• Cashews,Badam,Dry grapes - Mixed 3 tsp

Preparation Method:

• Wash and remove the Outer cover from suraikai/squash



• Grate it into thin slices, Do it with a carrot grater.



• Remove the water from the slices by slightly squeezing it.



• Heat the 2 tsp of ghee in the Kadai.



• Add the squeezed and sliced Suraikai/Squash to that.



• Keep stirring it till all the water evaporates from it.



• Now add the glass of milk and allow it to boil for some time.



• Add sugar to the mixture once the milk nicely mixes well.



• Add ghee as and when required.



• Just keep a watch on it, cause it may burn if u keep it in high flame.



• Once everything mixed well and lump comes out.



• Heat a Ghee in a separate kadai, Nuts and dry grapes and add it to the mixture.

Gobi Manchurian

Ingrediants:

• cauliflower - 1


• All purpose flour- 4 tsp


• corn flour - 1/4 tsp


• Garlic - 2 pods


• green chilli - 3


• Onion - 1


• soya sauce - 2 tsp


• tomato ketchup - 3 tsp


• salt to taste


• coriander leaves

Preparation Method

• Cut the cauliflower in to required size florets.


• In a bowl add the flours,water and salt and make a thin batter [ Similar to doa batter ]


• Dip the florets in the batter and deep fry themTake another kadai, add oilAdd chopped onion,hopped ginger and garlic pieces saute them for some time


• Now add the sauces and saute themNow add the fried cauliflower florets and mix well


• Garnish with corriander leaves and serve hot

Goes well with Vegetable fried rice or veg noodles

Paruppu Podi

Paruppu podi famous andra recipe, my hubby favorite, i usually grind a bottle of it and store for a month. I am glad to present this dish for wonderful COT event and contribute to COT page
Ingrediants:

• Toor dal - 1/4 cup


• Channa dal - 1/4 cup


• Urad dal - 1/4 cup


• Red chilles - 4


• Coconut grated - 3 tsp


• Hing - Pinch


• Tamarind - 1 inch piece


• Salt - To taste

Preparation Method:

• Dry roast all the ingrediants specified above.


• Till they are golden brown


• Cool it for some time


• Then grind it in a blender into a coarse powder

Goes well with rice add 1 tsp of sesame oil and eat.