Nov 26, 2007

Muli Thogayal (White Radish Chutney)

Muli Tugayal

  • White Radish(Muli) Cut in Round .....2cups
  • Small Onion.....................................20
  • Garlic..............................................3
  • Red Chili.........................................5
  • Tamarind..Paste...............................1tsp.
  • Grated Coconut...............................5tbsp
  • Curry Leaves ..................................few
  • Salt to Taste

Method

  • Heat a pan with oil chilli, garlic fry them.
  • Then add the small onions fry for 5 more minutes
    last put the muli and fry them 
  • When the muli's smell goes remove from the gas.grind in the mixie adding salt,coconut and tamarind.
  • Season with mustard seeds and curry leaves.

Nov 24, 2007

Chenai Arachukalakki (Yam raita)

Chenai Arachukalakki




















Prepare time..................10min
Serve..............................6


Ingredients
  • Fresh Chenai (frozen yam),,,,,,,....,1/2 cup
  • Red Chili......................................3
  • Grated Coconut..........................1/2cup
  • Yogurt.........................................1cup
  • Salt to taste
Method
  • Grind coconut, chili and yam in a mixer by adding little water. 
  • Mix this paste with the yogurt and add salt. 
  • Heat a pan with little oil, add 1tsp mustard seeds and curry leaves.  
  • When the seeds crackle add to the raita

Nov 23, 2007

Mulahushiyam

Mulahushyam


 

















Ingredients

  • Elavan (Poosanikai)........... 1/2 kg
  • Raw Banana.......................1
  • Yam (Chenai)....................100gms
  • Pepper Jeera Powder..........1tsp
  • Turmeric powder.................1/2 tsp
  • Moong Dhal.........................1 cup
  • Podaval..............................100 gms (optional)
  • Avarakai.............................50gms(optional)
  • Mustard Seeds and Jeera.....1tsp each
  • Curry Leaves.......................few
  • Salt To Taste

Method

  • Wash and cut the vegetables into small pieces. 
  • Boil the vegetables with moong dal and water.
  • Add turmeric powder, pepper jeera powder.
  • When the vegetables are cooked add salt and stir nicel. 
  • Heat a pan with oil or ghee, add mustard seeds, jeera and curry leaves. 
  • When the mustard seeds crackle add to the mulahushiyam.
  • Serve this hot dish with rice and pappad.
  • If you have fever,cough and cold this is the best food .

Nov 11, 2007

(Muli Bhaji (Radish curry)

Muli Bhaji( simple recipe and easy to make. Good for health
  • Radish.........................2
  • Carrots........................2
  • Spring Onions.............2
  • Chili Powder,.............1tsp
  • Dhania Powder...........1tsp
  • Jeera...........................1tsp
  • Salt...to Taste

All the vegetables cut in julienne

 Method
  • Heat a pan with oil add mustard and jeera. 
  • When mustard crackles add chilli powder, dhania powder and fry for a minute.
  • Add all the vegetables (radish,carrots,spring onions) 
  • Add little water,turmeric,salt and cover the pan. 
  • Steam the vegetables about 5 minutes. 
  • When the water dried up mix them and serve with chapathi,sambhar, Rasam etc. .

Green Drink



Spinach,Lime,Apple and ginger



Breakfast Green Drink
(Dr Oz showed how to prepare this healthy juice)
I made this juice using apple,ginger,lime' and celery. it was very refreshing drink.Here is Dr Oz original juice recipe
http://hitsusa.com/blog/277/dr-oz-green-drink/




Healthy Green Drink




















  • Apple..........1
  • Spinach.......6 leaves
  • Ginger.........small piece
  • Lime............1
  • Celery..........1 stick
  • Water............3cups
  • Salt to taste
 
Method

  • Cut the vegetables,grind them with into paste. add lime juice and water.
  • Filter this juice and drink in the morning.
  • Add a pinch of salt.(optional)
  • You can make tasty chutney with the pulp adding toffu , salt, and 3 or 4 green chillis

Nov 8, 2007

Thair Sadham(curd rice) தயிர் சாதம்

Thair Satham


rice)













தயிர் சாதம் is the best one to eat.you can have thogayal vagaikal, thair mulakai, urukai , sambar with thair sadham. சுவையே தனி .
Method
  • Cooked Rice.......... 2cups
  • Curd(Thair).............1cup
  • Green Chili..............2
  • Mustard Seeds........1tsp
  • Curry Leaves...........few
  • Salt to Taste
Method
  • Mash the cooked rice add salt, curd and mix .If it is sour add little warm milk.
  • Heat a pan add oil, mustard seeds, urad dal, slit chili's and curry leaves.. When the mustard seeds crackle, add to the curd rice.( you can add dry ginger powder 1/2 tsp- optional)

Kothamalli Thogayal Coriander Chutney)

Red Chili,Dhals asafotida
Coriander Chutney(கொத்தமல்லி தொகையல் )











Ingredients

  • Kothamalli............... 1 bunch
  • Urad dal...................1/4 cup
  • chana dal..................1/4 cup
  • Red chilli..................12
  • Asafoetida...............small piece
  • Tamarind.................small lemon size
  • Salt to taste



Method

Coriander Thogayal
  • Wash the coriander(kothamalli) leaves and chopped into small pieces.
    Fry the dhals, chilli asafoetida with 1tsp oil. 
  • When the dals are fried, add tamarind and grind into powder 
  • Add coriander leaves,salt and grind into paste. 
  • Do not add water.
  • Serve this chutney for dosa, idli and curd rice.

Nov 2, 2007

Capsicum Thokku

Green pepper and chili powder
Green Pepper

Ingredients

  • Green capsicums............................3 (large)
  • Chili Powder..................................half cup..
  • Hing................................................1tsp
  • Sesame Oil.....................................1/4 cup
  • Mustard............................................1tsp
  • Salt to Taste 

Method

  • Grate all the capsicums,Heat a tawa with oil add mustard to splutter.
  • Then add the capsicum and fry. 
  • When the capsicum fried add chili powder, salt and hing.Stir nicely.
  • When oil separates remove,let it cool and fill it in jars.(it is like manga thokku)

Storage tips:
  • You can keep this thokku in bottles for months.
  • Any additional information:
  • Serve this thokku with idlis,dosas,puris and chapathis

Parippu thogayal(Dal chutney)




Coconut and Dhals

  • Ingredients

  • Moong Dhall............ 1cup
  • Grated Coconut......1cup
  • Red Chili..................1
  • Mustard Seeds......1/2 tsp
  • Curry Leaves...........few
  • Salt to Taste

Method
  • Fry the moong dhal in a pan till it becomes red and aromatic.
  • Grind coconut, dhal red chili and salt with 1 cup of water.
  • heat a pan with 1tsp oil add mustard seeds and curry leaves
  • When it crackles add to the chutney.
  • You can make this chutney with any dal.
  • This is a side dish for vaththakozhambu, sambar and rasam.

Nov 1, 2007

Sprouted Moong Dhal

Sprouted Moong Dhal






Moong Dhal fry



Sprouted Moong Dhal
How to sprout moong dhal
Wash and soak 1 cup whole moong dhal overnight. Next day remove the excess water and cover it. After one day you can see sprouted dhal.
Sprouted grains are good for health with lots of proteins and vitamins.


Ingredients

  • Sprouted Moong Dhal.......... 1cup
  • Tomato.................................1
  • Onion...................................1
  • Green Chili (slitted)...............2
  • Chili Powder........................1tsp
  • Garam Masala......................1/2 tsp
  • Musatrd Seeds.....................1tsp
  • Jeera (Cumin Seeds)............1tsp
  • Turmeric Powder..................1/2sp
  • Coriander Leaves (Chopped)..2 tsp
  • Salt to Taste

Method

  • Cut onion and tomato into small pieces.
  • Heat a pan with oil add mustard seeds and cumin seeds.
  • When the mustard seeds crackle add the onion and then tomato.add turmeric powder, chili powder and garam masala.
  • When the onion is fried add the dhal,salt and 2 cups water.
  • Cook for 10 minutes. sprinkle coriander leaves.
  • Serve hot for chapathi /rice.

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