Jan 3, 2010

Kuskus Salad

I made this simple salad and tastes good.

Kus Kus salad is good for health
Kus kus Salads
Prepare Time..........5 min
Cook Time..............10 min
Serve.......................3

Ingredients
  • Kus Kus..................1cup
  • Lemon.....................1
  • Pepper Powder.......1tsp
  • Coriander Leaves.......few
  • Carrot........................1
  • Olive Oil....................1tsp
  • Salt toTaste
Method
  • Boil water with little salt and add kus kus in it.
  • It cooks fast. When it is cooked remove all the water. 
  • Cut the  lemon ,carrot into small pieces and chop the coriander leaves.
  • Mix all together add 2tsp olive oil.
  • Decorate coriander leaves and serve.





Dec 22, 2009

Tomato Pasta

  • Prepare Time.............10 min
  • Cook Time...................20
  • Serve............................5

Ingredients


  • Tomatoes........................4
  • Onion..............................1
  • Garlic..............................2
  • Basil Leaves....................5
  • Lemon Juice....................1tsp
  • Olive Oil.........................3tbsp
  • Oregano.........................1tsp
  • Salt and Pepper to taste

Method
  • Boil the tomatoes and remove the the skin. Blend all together in to a coarse paste. Keep it in the fridge.
  • Pasta
  • Pasta and tomato  creates a sensational visual dish with colours. It is very refreshing and light dish.
Ingredients
  • Pasta........................2cups
  • Tomato sauce..........1/2 cup
  • Parmesan cheese.......!/2 cup
Method
  • Prepare the tomato sauce and keep it hot
  • Cook the pasta in a thick vessel with lots of water, salt and 2tsp olive oil.
  • When it is cooked remove the water add to the tomato sauce and mix well until pasta is coated with sauce.. Sprinkle the cheese on the top.





Dec 6, 2009

Keerai Masiyal

Kal Chatti
 
Matthu (To churn yogurt)






Keerai Masiyal (Keerai means spinach and masiyal means to mash it) 
This recipe is very quick  preparation  and very tasty with vathalkozhambu/sambar. In my early days we grow arakeerai and it is full with iron.. There are many varieties of keerai like arai keerai mulakeerai palak, etc. In those days we prepare this masiyal in kalchatti. We are making masiyal very often but we never get those tastes







Prepare Time...................5 min
Cook Time........................5min
Serve...........................4..

Ingredients

Keerai……………....1 bunch
Turmeric Powder……1 pinch
Mustard Seeds………1tsp
Urad Dhal……………2 tsp
Red Chili……………..1
Hing(Asafoetida)……. small piece
Rice Powder…………1tsp
Salt to Taste

Method

Mash the keerai nicely in running water and chop them. 
Boil with little water with turmeric powder and keerai for five minutes. 
Take a wooden matthu (it is called keerai matthu) or grind coarsely in blender.                                       
Heat a pan with oil add mustard seeds, asafoetida,chili and urad dhal. 
When it splutters add the mashed keerai, salt and rice powder.
Let it boils once. Keerai masiyal is ready.
VathalKozhambu and keerai masiyal is good combination.

It is a side dish for sambar/rasam rice.

Dec 3, 2009

Vazhakai Mezhukkuvaratti (Banana Curry)

Vazhakai Mezhukkuvaratti
This is side dish curry ( stir fry with oil) for sambar/ rasam rice.You can make with only vazhakai ( raw banana), Chenai


Banaa fry with salt and spices
Vazhakai Mezhukkuvaratti
  • Prepare Time............5min
  • Cook Time...............10min
  • Serve.......................3
Ingredients
  • Netrankai or vazhakai.......2
  • Coconut oil......................2tbsp
  • Turmeric powder.............1/2 tsp
  • Salt to taste

Methos
  • Cut the banana with the skin( skin is very good for health) into small pieces.
  • Boil with turmeric and salt. 
  • When it is cooked remove the water and add oil and fry nicely till it becomes crispy.(add this water  in sambar/rasam)

Nov 10, 2009

Bok Choy Curry

Bok Choy( Chinese Cabbage) rich in calcium, vitamin c and magnesium
I saw this  tender vegetable and decided to make some curry. Using red pepper and olive oil, I made this baji and everybody liked it. Very easy to make

Prepare Time....................5min
Cook Time......................10 min
Serve...............................2
.
Bok Choy is a healthy vegetable
Bok Choy

Ingredients


  • Bokchoy ………………..2
  • Red pepper……………….1
  • Chili flakes………………1tsp
  • Olive oil…………………..1tsp
  • Salt to taste.
Bok Choy Curry is with red pepper.
Bok Choy Curry










Method
  • Wash the bok choy. 
  • Cut the bottom and remove them and slice the stem portion into pieces. 
  • Chop the leaves and keep separately. 
  • Heat a pan with olive oil add, red pepper and chopped stem . 
  • Add salt and red chili flakes and fry. 
  • When they fried add the chopped leaves and fry for 5 more minutes.

Aug 29, 2009

Beans Thovaran

Beans Poduthuval aka BeansThovaran


Ingredients
  • Bean                                      1/2 kg
  • Turmeric Powder                   1/4 tsp
  • Mustard Seeds                      1 tsp
  • Urad Dhal                              2 tsp
  • Green Chilli                           1
  • Grated Coconut                     3 tsp
  • Moong Dhal                           1/4 cup
  • Salt to taste





Method
  • Wash and cut the beans into small pieces
  • Heat a pan with oil, add mustard seeds, urad dhal
  • When the mustard splutters, add the beans, moong dhal, turmeric powder and salt
  • Add half cup of water to cook
  • When the beans is cooked and there is no water, add the coconut and chopped green chilies
  • Serve with sambar rice / rasam rice

Aug 26, 2009

Elavan Koottu( Poosanikai Koottu)

Elavan Kootu( Poosanikai)

This kootu is called poosanikai kootu, elavan kootu. In Kerala we make this kootu very often. . My son likes this kootu very much. Whenever I get elavan , I prepare this kootu here and keep this dish in fridge for my son


Prepare Time.......10 min
Cook Time.............20 min
Serve......................6
Elavan Koottu is with white pumpkin, split ,dhal and coconut
Elavan Koottu
Ingredients

  • Elavan (White Pumpkin).......1kg
  • Grated Coconut.....................1 and half cup
  • Chana Dhal...........................1/2 cup
  • Cumin Seed..........................1tsp
  • Red Chili................................2
  • Mustard Seed........................1tsp
  • Urad Dhal..............................2tsp
  • Curry Leaves.........................few
  • Turmeric Powder...................1/2tsp
  • Salt to Taste
Method

  • Wash, peel the skin and cut the elavan into small pieces.
  • Boil water, add the pieces, chana dhal and turmeric powder.
  • Grind the coconut, cumin seeds and red chili into a paste.
  • When the vegetable is cooked add the coconut paste and salt.
  • Mix them well.Kootu should be thick. 
  • If there is excess water, remove the water before adding the coconut paste.
  • Heat a pan with oil add mustard seeds, urad dhal, 3tsp of coconut and curry leaves.
  • When the coconut turns into red , add this to the kootu. 
  • It is very tasty and eat with sambar rice, rasam rice, chapathi or poori

Aug 5, 2009

Kathrikai Thogayal (Eggplant Chutney)

Kathirkai Thogayal is side dish for rice
Kathrikai Thogayal



















  • Prepare Time....................10 min
  • Serve.................................6
Ingredients
  • Big Kathrikai ...............1
  • Onion...........................1
  • Red Chili.......................5
  • Urad Dhal....................3tsp
  • Asafoetida...................1tsp
  • Tamarind.....................1tsp
  • Mustard Seeds.............1tsp
  • Curry Leaves.................few
  • Salt to taste
Method


  • Wash and cut the kathrikai into small pieces. 
  • Chop the onion. Fry the chili, dhal and asafoetida ( I use the solid LG perungayam). 
  • Add the onion and kathrikai and fry till they become soft. 
  • Grind all together with salt into a paste. 
  • Heat a tawa with oil ,mustard seeds and curry leaves.. 
  • When it splutters add to the chutney.
  • It is very tasty and eat with plain rice and til oil.
  • Also eat with chapathi/poori.

Jul 19, 2009

Peerkankai Thogayal (Ridgegourd Chutney)

Peerkinkai is vegetable to make chuney and dhal
Peerkinkai
Peerkinkai Pieces to make chutney
Peerkinkai pieces
Peerkankai Thogayal (Ridge Gourd Chutney)


  • Prepare Time..........5 min
  • cook Time...............5min
  • Serve........................5


ingredients
  • Peerkankai………………………2
  • Urad dhal………………………  2tsp
  • Red chili…………………………6
  • Asafoetida………………………1/2 tsp
  • Tamarind……………………… .1tsp
  • Mustard seeds…………………..1tsp
  • Oil………………………………3tsp
  • Salt to taste
Peerkinkai Thogayal is  achutney served with rice
Peerkinkai Thogayal
Method
  • Peel the skin of the peerkankai and cut into pieces.
  • Heat pan and fry the red chili, urad dhal asafoetida
  • When the Dal becomes red remove and keep aside. 
  • Fry the peerkankai pieces little.Grind the dhal ,chili tamarind with little water. 
  • Add the fried peerkankai ,salt and asafoetida and grind into coarse paste.
  • Heat a pan with little oil add mustard seeds. 
  • When it splutters add to the thogayal.It is very tasty and goes with rice, chapati , idli and dosa .
  • I love to eat with rice and fried vadaam/applam.

Jul 13, 2009

Pumpkin Raitha (Mathan Kichadi)

Pumpkin Raitha is made with yogurt and pumpkin
Pumpkin Raitha

  • Prepare Time.............5min
  • Cook Time.............5 min
  • Serve......................6













Ingredients
  • Pumpkin.................1/2 kg
  • Yogurt.....................2cups
  • Mustard Seeds........1 tsp
  • Red Chilli.................1
  • Curry Leaves...........few
  • Salt to Taste
Method

  • Wash and cut the pumpkin into pieces. Boil and mash it. 
  • When it is cooled add to the yogurt, salt and mix well. 
  • Heat a pan with little oil add mustard seeds,curry leaves and chilli. 
  • When the mustard seeds splutter add to the yogurt.
  • This is very simple and good for health.It goes with vegetable pulav and chapathis.

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