July 29, 2011

Cabbage Poriyal



Cabbage is very healthy for heart patient. It contains a high content of fibre. Easy to prepare. Cabbage is cooked in different ways. we can prepare this poriyal by using different kinds of dhals..

Today i have picked to prepare by using moong dal.

Humm, let's move into the preparation.

Ingredients:

Cabbage - 1 Medium Size
Moong Dhal - 5 tbsp
Small Onion - Few
Green Chilli -1
Curry Leaves - Few
Mustard Seeds - 1 tbsp
Oil - 3 tbsp
Hing -1tbsp
Urad - 1 tbsp
Shredded coconut - 2tbsp
Salt - To Taste

Method Of Preparation:

- Boil moong dal and keep it in a bowl.

- Chop the cabbage and clean well with water.

- Keep kadai in the gas stove. Pour oil and when it is hot put the mustard seeds, urad, onion, chilli, curry leaves and hing. Fry well until it becomes golden brownish color.

- Now you can add cabbage with salt. Mix it well.

- Sprinkle some water. Cover the pan with the lid.

- Leave it for few minutes. After it get cooked add moong dal. Mix it well.

- Atlast add grated coconut and fry well for few seconds.

- Garnish with coriander leaves.

- Yummy muttaikoss poriyal is ready.

- It's a good side dish for sambar rice.

Note:

- Instead of Moong dal you can add bengal gram too.

- Before boiling  moong dal, soak the dal for half an hour, so that it can boil fast.

Potato Kuruma

A good side dish for Puri and Chappathi.


Ingredients:

Potato - 3
Green Peas - Few
Big Onion - 1
Green Chilli - 1
Ginger (Grated ) - 1 Small Piece
Coriander Leaves - Few
Curry Leaves - Few
Salt - To taste
Turmeric - 1tbsp
Oil - 3 tbsp
Mustard Seeds - 1tbsp
Urad - 1tbsp
Hing - Few
Sambar Powder - 1 tbsp

Method Of Preparation:

- Pressure cook the potatoes. Take it in a plate and smash it well.

- Chop the onions and chilli.

- Boil the peas and keep it in a bowl.

- Keep the pan in the gas stove. Pour the oil. Let it heat for few seconds.

- Now put the mustard seeds and urad. Let it splutter.

- Put the curry leaves, turmeric, onion, chilli and grated ginger.

- Fry well until it becomes golden brownish color.

- Now put the cooked peas and the boiled potatoes.

- Fry well and add the required amount of salt. Now you can put the sambar powder. Mix it well.

- Add little amount of water. Stir well for 5minutes.

- Atlast garnish with coriander leaves.

- Potato Kuruma is ready for puri and chappathi.

July 26, 2011

Kara Kadalai

It's a simple evening snack.












Ingredients :

Groundnuts - 1Cup
Oil - 1 tbsp
Salt - To Taste
Chilli Powder - 1 tbsp
Curry Leaves - Few (Optional)

Method Of Preparation:

- Keep pan in the gas stove.

- Pour oil, add groundnuts and fry well until it becomes golden brownish color.

- Sure it will take 10 to 15minutes. If you want to add curry leaves, add it here.After it becomes fully fried switch off the gas.

- At last add salt and chilli powder mix it well.













- Kara Kadalai is ready now for evening snacks.

July 13, 2011

Rasam Podi

Easy to prepare




















Ingredients:


Red chillies - 2 Cups
Coriander Seeds - 1 Cup
Toor Dhal - 1/2 Cup
Whole Black Pepper - 3tbsp
Jeera - 2 tbsp
Turmeric - 1 small Stick
Curry Leaves - Few ( Optional)


Method Of preparation :

- Fry all the ingredients without adding oil.

- Let it become cool.

- Put it in a mixer and grind it well.






- Rasam Podi is ready.