Apr 21, 2014

Dhal Pasta

Dhal pasta is easy to make and one dish to everyone.

Ingredients

Tur Dhal.............................2 cups
Turmeric Powder................1/4 tsp
Tomato................................1
Green chili............................3
Chopped Ginger...................1 tsp
Chili Powder........................1 tsp
Coriander powder.................2 tsp
Asafoetida.............................1 tsp
Ajwain...................................1 tsp
Peanuts.................................3 tbsp
Salt to Taste.
Dhal Pasta

  •  For pasta

Wheat flour..........................2 cups
Besan..................................2 tsp
Oil.......................................3 tsp
Ajwain.................................1/2 tsp
Chili Powder.........................1/2 stp
Salt to Taste

Method

Make a thick dough using flours, oil,salt chili ajwain and salt
Pressure cook the dhal with tomato, ajwain, chili powder, asafoetida and salt..
Roll the chapathi very thin and cut in thin picslike pasta.
Heat  a pan with oil add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and curyy leaves.
When it splutters add to the dhal.
Boil the dhal, add the chapathi pieces and peanuts  into the boiled dhal.
Stir it so that it would not stike  at the bottom
Serve in a bowl hot with rice( optional)
Make this pasta with left over dhal.


Apr 16, 2014

Venkaya Chutney

Chinna  venkaya chutney
This chutney is like tomato thokku and keep for many days.

Prepare Time           10 minutes
Cook Time               10 minutes
Serve                       6

Ingredients

Small onion                        20
Tomato                               2
Red chili                            5
Methi seeds                      1 tsp
Mustard seeds                  1 tsp
Asafetida (Optional)1/2 tsp
Salt to taste

Method

First fry the red chili methi seeds  and powder with salt.
Remove the skin of the onions and fry with little oil.
When the raw smell of onion goes add the chopped tomato and fry for five minutes
Grind onion, tomato, red chili  asafoetida and salt.
Heat a pan with 2 tsp oil add mustard seeds.
When it splutters, add the ground paste and fry till the oil comes out.
Serve with chapthi/ idli/ dosa/rice.

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