25 Nov 2015

Instant Tiffin Sambar Recipe


Ingredients
  • Small tomato chopped - 2
  • Small onion chopped - 7
  • Tamarind juice - 3 tbsp
  • Coriander seed - 1 tbsp
  • Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
  • Carrot/potato chopped - 1/2 (but I prefer carrot)
  • Red chilli - 2
  • Fried gram– 1tbsp 
  • Oil – 1 tbsp
  • Mustard seed - ½ tsp
  • Curry leaves and coriander leaves few
  •  Salt
 Preparation
  • Heat the pan with oil, add coriander seed and saute for a min and add red chilli (1) and onion (3) saute for a min and then add tomato (1), cook until tomato smash.
  • Now cool the mixture and add the fried gram, grind it as smooth paste without adding water.
  • Heat the pan with oil and add mustard, allow to split and add red chilli, onion saute for a min, then add the remaining chopped tomatoes, veg carrot/potato, curry leaves, allow to cook until the veg soft, then add the turmeric powder, tamarind juice and salt  mix well.
  • Allow to cook till raw smell goes off and add the grounded mixture and mix well.
  • Cook in medium flame, add required water according to the thickness you want.  Allow to boil for 3 – 4 mins.
  • Finally add coriander on the top.
  • Ready to serve South Indian Samayal special quick and easy Instant sambar without dal with idly and dosa.

24 Nov 2015

Tomato Chutney / Thakkali Chutney


Ingredients
  • Large tomato – 3 chopped
  • Chilli powder – 1 tbsp (add according to your spicy taste)
  • Garlic – 5-6
  • Mustard seed – ½ tsp
  • Channa dal – ½ tsp
  • Salt
  • Curry leaves few
  • Oil – 1 tbsp
 Preparation
  • Add chopped tomatoes, garlic and salt in mixer jar and grind it a smooth paste.
  • Heat the pan with oil, add mustard, channa dal, curry leaves and the grounded tomato paste and add chilli powder. Mix well.
  • In low flame, add little water and allow to cook until the raw smell goes off.
  • Ready to serve spicy and tangy tomato chutney.
  • Enjoy the South Indian Samayal Recipe special tomato chutney (without onion and coconut) with paniyaram, idly and dosa.

Pavakka Thoran / Bitter Gourd Recipe


Ingredients

  • Pavakka - 1
  •  Onion - 6 -7
  • Coconut- 2tbsp
  • Green chilli - 1
  • Dry red chilli – 1 
  • Chilli powder – 1tsp
  • Garlic – 4-5
  • Jeera -1 tsb
  • Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
  • Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
  • Oil – 2- 3 tbsp
  • Curry leaves few
  • Salt
Preparation
  • Wash and remove the seeds from bitter gourd, cut into small pieces.
  • Now in a mixer jar,add coconut, turmeric powder,jeera, chilli powder, garlic and salt, grind roughly.
  • Heat the pan with oil and add mustard after splits add dry red chilli, green chilli and curry leaves.
  • Now add the chopped onion and saute for a min and add pavakka and saute for 2 mins and add the grounded mixture and mix well.
  • Cover the pan and cook in medium flame, until the pavakka cooks well.
  • Ready to serve tasty South Indian Samayal pavakka thoran recipe with rice.