Red Pepper. 2
Dec 14, 2020
Red Peppar Chutney
Red Pepper. 2
Red Swiss chard bhaji
This bhaji is a side dish for chapathi .Easy to prepare.
Ingredients
Red Swiss chard one bunch
Chick peas 1/4 cup
Onion 1
Tomato 1
Garlic 2
Green chili 2
Chili. Powder 1tsp
Dhania powder 1tsp
Mustard seeds 1tsp
Cumin seeds 1tsp
Salt to taste
Method
Wash well and chop the swiss chard into small pieces.
Cut the onion and tomato into small pieces.
Heat a pan with oil, add mustard and jeera.(cumin seeds)
When mustard seeds splutters add onion, tomato slit greesn chili and salt.
Sauté them and add cooked chick peas and chili ,dhania powder,.
Let all the water dry
Dec 1, 2020
Red Swiss Chard (Beets. leaves Bhaji)
Red swiss chard or beets leaves have high iron content , good source of fiber and vitamin k. So good for health.
Ingredients
Swiss Chard one bundle
Moong Dhal 1/2 cup
Mustard seeds 1 tsp
Urad Dhal 1 tsp
Chili 1
Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
Grated Coconut 1/4 cu
Salt to taste
Method
Wash the swiss chard and chop into small pieces
Heat a an with little oil.
Add mustard., urad dhal and chili.
When the mustard splutters add the chopped beets leaves, turmeric, moong dhal and salt.
Cover to cook.
After 10 minutes mix the bhaji and add grated coconut.
This is side dish for rasam, sambar and chapathi.
Oct 15, 2020
Karpooravalli Rasam(Ajwain leaves rasam)
Karpooravalli is a medicinal plant. I made rasam with this leaves.Good for cold and cough. This rasam is very good in winter time.
Ingredients
Karpooravalli Leaves 8 to 10
Tomatoes 5/6
Green Chili 2(optional)
Garlic pearls 6
Pepper/Cumin Seeds" 1tsp each
Cooked Tur dhal 1cup
Sambar Powder 1tsp
Hing 1 small piece
Tamarind paste 1/2tsp
Sugar or jaggery 1tsp
Coriander/ curry leaves few
Salt to taste
Method
First grind tomatoes, garlic, ginger, pepper, cumin seeds and 4 karpooravalli leaves into a paste
Boil one cup of water, add the paste, tamarind, Hing, sambar powder, sugar and salt.
After boiling for 3 minutes add the cooked dhal water, curry leaves remaing karpooravalli leaves ( chopped into small pieces )and coriander leaves.
Heat a tawa add 1tsp oil or ghee ,add mustard and cumin seeds. When it splutters add to the rasam.Drink or eat with rice
Oct 14, 2020
Home Made Butter (Butter from heavy cream)
From heavy cream cream ( organic) you can make butter. Anju our neighbor gave this information .Thank you Anju.
Yesterday, I bought organic heavy cream
small packet. Boil it at night and add good culture dahi and keep in a-warm place. Next day put it in vita-mix.. The butter separates from cream. You get buttermilk too. Melt the butter into ghee. Home made ghee is ready.
Oct 13, 2020
Dates and Mixed Nuts Ladu
Dates and nuts laddu is very healthy sweet, Easy to prepare this Laddu.
Ingredients.
Walnuts 1/2 cup
Kaju 1/2 cup
Pista 1/2 cup
Dates 1 1/2 cup
Method
Take 1/2 cup of badam, walnuts, Kaju, pista as and roast little for 4 minutes.
Powder this coarsely and keep.
Chop the dates in a blender and add the powered nuts and grind for 2 minutes .
Remove , put it in a bowl.
Add cardamom powder and mix well.
Make round balls and keep
You can roll it i powdered coconut.
Sep 8, 2020
Rava Vadas
Rava vadas are very easy to prepare. No soaking, no grinding. Immediately make with less ingredients
Ingredients
Rava 2 cups
Chopped Green Chilis 2tsp
Chopped ginger 2tsp
Curry leaves few
Cut onions 1/4 cup
Dahi 1cup
Salt to taste
Method
Take 2 cups of rava, add all ingredients and mix well.
Add dahi and mix. It should be thick , if needed add little water.
Heat a pan with oil,
Wet your hands and take a ball of vada batter , roll it into a ball, flatten it, make a hole in the middle and put them into the oil.
Deep fry them into golden color.
Serve with coconut chutney.
Aug 10, 2020
Panakam
Panakam is a sweet drink. We prepare for Naivedyam for Ram navami and Akshyathrithiyai. This drink is very soothing for the stomach.
Ingredients
Jaggery(Gud)powdered 1/2 cup
Dry Ginger 1/2 Tsp
Cardamom Powder 1/2 tsp
Lemon Juice 1 Tsp
Add cardamom powder, lemon juice and ginger powder.
Mix well and add one more glass of water.
Chill it and drink
This is a summer drink
Jun 5, 2020
Mathanga Erisseri ( Pumpkin Erisseri)
Apr 14, 2020
Instant Pot Sambar.
Drumstick 1
Green pepper cut into cubes 1/4 cup
Hing a small piece
Tamarind paste 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste
Sambar powder 3 tsp
Curry leaves
Coriander Leaves. red chilies 2
Mustard seeds 1tsp
Method
Add oil in the pot add mustards seeds and red chilly.
When it splutters add tamarind water , vegetables, turmeric powder, sambar powder Hing and salt
Close the lid and keep in pressure cooker mode for 3 minutes.
When it goes to L put off the plug
Open the pot churn the sambar and add curry leaves and coriander leaves.