Oct 25, 2008
Sep 25, 2008
Corn Bhaji
Corn Bhaji |
Ingredients
- Frozen Corn .................... 2 cups
- Lemon Juice..........................1 tsp
- Onion Finely Chopped......... 1/2 cup
- Small Tomato. Chopped.... ..1/4 cup
- Chili Powder........................ 1/2 tsp
- Mustard Seeds,,,,,,...............,1 tsp
- Turmeric Powder...................1 tsp
- Coriander Leaves..................few
- Salt to Taste
Method
- Heat a pan with oil add mustard seeds and when it splutters add onion and fry it .
- Add tomato salt turmeric powder and corn
- When the corn cooked serve hot with chapathi or rice
- Pour lemon juice. Decorate with coriander leaves.
May 22, 2008
Urundai Kozhambu
Ingredients
- Dhal...............2cups
- Raw Rice....... 2tsp
- Red Chilli........4
- Hing..............1 pinch
- Salt to Taste
Gravy
Method
- Tamarind Paste.......1tsp
- Sambar Powder......3tsp
- (use chilli powder+coriander powder)
- Hing.......................1pinch
- Curry Leaves............few
- Salt to Taste
Method
- Soak the dhal and rice for 3hours.Grind coarsely adding chilli salt and hing.
- Do not add water.
- The dough should be thick Make small balls(urundai).and keep.
- Heat a pan add tamarind juice, turmeric powder sambar powder and hing.
- When it boils, drop the balls one by one slowly.
- Let it boil so that the Urundais cook well
- When the small balls float add curry leaves.Heat a pan with 1tsp oil add mustard seeds.
- When it splutters add to the kozhambu Serve this kozhmabu with rice and paruppu thogayal
Mar 13, 2008
Red Swiss Chard Thovaran ( Poduthuval)
Red swiss chard thovaran |
Chopped swiss chard |
Red swiss chard |
Ingredients
- Red Swiss Chard......... ..........1 bunch
- Moong Dhal............................1/4 cup
- Grated Coconut..................... 2 tbsp
- Turmeric Powder....................1/2 tsp
- Oil..............................................2 tsp
- Mustard Seeds.........................1tsp
- Urad Dhal...................................2 tsp
- Red Chili......................................1
- Salt to taste
Method
- Wash the chard thoroughly and chop them.
- Heat a pan with oil, add mustard seeds, urad dhal and chilli.
- When the mustard seeds pop up, add the chopped chard , dhal, turmeric and salt.
- Add coconut when the chard cooked well.
- Very tasty curry is ready to serve for chapathi or sambar rice.
- This recipe is good for diabetes(omit coconut)
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/
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)
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