27 Oct 2015

Peanut Chutney With Coconut / Kadalai Chutney / Groundnut Chutney Recipe


Ingredients  
  • Peanuts/kadalai - 1cup 
  • Grated coconut -2 tbsp
  • Red chillies – 5 (according to your spicy taste)
  • Garlic clove -2 
  • Tamarind – small piece 
  • Oil - 2 tsp 
  • Mustard – 1/2 tsp 
  • Urad dal - 1 tsp 
  • Curry leaves - little 
  • Salt
Preparation
  • Heat the pan and roast the peanuts (kadalai) and remove the skin. (Roasted peanut is available in shops)
  • Now in mixer grinder jar add peanuts, coconut, garlic, red chillies, tamarind, salt and grind like a smooth paste by adding water.  Transfer it to a bowl.
  • Heat the pan with oil, add mustard, after mustard splutters, add urad dal and curry leaves and saute for a min and pour it to the chutney bowl.
  • Ready to serve healthy and easy Peanut/kadalai chutney with idly and dosa.



Pudalangai Poriyal / Snake Gourd


Ingredients
  • Pudalangai / Snake Gourd - 2 cups 
  • Grated coconut -1/4 cup (optional) 
  • Oil -2 tsp
  • Small onion – 3 chopped 
  • Mustard seeds -1 tsp 
  • Channa dal -3/4 tsp   
  • Green/Red chillies -2
  • Moong dal – 2 tbsp   
  • Asafoetida   
  • Curry leaves few
  • Salt 
Preparation
  • Wash and chop the Pudalangai. Heat the pan with oil, add mustard starts to sputter, add channa dal and chilli and fry for few secs.
  • Now add onion and saute for a sec, add chopped Pudalangai, turmeric powder, moong dal and salt.
  • Mix well for 2 mins, sprinkle some water and cover the pan with lid and allow to cook till soft.
  • To finish add grated coconut and mix well in low flame for 1 min.
  • Remove from flame and serve.
  • Ready to serve healthy and easy Pudalangai Poriyal with rice.
Method 2
  • Avoid moong dal while using chilli powder.
  • Instead of chillies you can add chilli powder.
  • Add chilli powder before adding the coconut and saute for 3 mints and then add grated coconut and mix well in low flame for 1 min.
  • Ready to serve healthy and easy Pudalangai Poriyal with rice.

13 Oct 2015

Aloo Fry / Potato Fry



Ingredients

  • Potato/Aloo boiled - 2 cup
  • Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
  • Ginger garlic paste - 1tsp
  • Turmeric Powder- 1/4 tsp
  • Red Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
  • Curd - 1 tbsp
  • Jeera – 1 tsp
  • Asafoetida a pinch 
  • Curry leaves few
  • Oil - 3 tsp
  • Salt to taste

Preparation

  • Peel the skin of potato and cut into small cubes, add salt, turmeric, ginger garlic paste, chilli powder, curd and mix well. Keep aside for 10 -15 mins.
  • Heat the pan with oil and add mustard seeds allow to split and add jeera, asafoetida, curry leaves and saute for few secs.
  • Now add the potato mixture and mix well.
  • Cover and cook on low flame till crispy.
  • Ready to serve spicy,tasty potato fry with rice and chappathi.