January 30, 2009
By: admin
Category: Chutney/Thokku & podi

Tomato Chutney
Ingredients:
Tomato – 5 nos
Onion – 1(medium size)
Red chilli – 5 nos
Oil -2 tsp
Mustard-1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder – a pinch
Salt – to taste
Method:
1. Chop the tomato and onion and fry it in a pan by adding little oil along with red chillies.
2. Allow it to cool for sometime.
3. Grind it to become fine paste.
4. Now heat a tawa, add little oil, mustard, grounded paste, salt and turmeric.
5. Allow it to boil for sometime.
6. Spicy tomato chutney is ready.
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January 29, 2009
By: admin
Category: Breakfast/Easy tiffin
Ingredients:
Idly – 5 nos smashed
Oil – 4 tsp
Mustard – 1/2 tsp
Chilli or idly molaga podi – 2 tsp
Salt-to taste
Sugar – 1/2 tsp
Urad dhal – 1/2 tsp
Channa dhal – 1/2 tsp
Method:
- Take a tawa and add oil.
- Now add mustard, urad and channa dhal, cook it to golden brown.
- Add the smashed idly and sprinkle chilli powder, salt and sugar.
- Mix well and serve hot.
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January 29, 2009
By: admin
Category: Breakfast/Easy tiffin
Ingredients:
Idly – 5 nos
Chopped onion-1cup
Oil-3tsp
Mustard-1/2 tsp
Urad dhal-1/2 tsp
Channa dhal-1/2 tsp
Chilli powder-1 tsp
Salt –to taste
Curry leaves.
Method:
- Cut the idly in to pieces.
- Take a tawa, add oil and mustard seeds.
- After mustard pops out, add channa and urad dhals.
- Add onion, once the dhal turns golden brown.
- Now add the chilli powder and salt and mix well.
- Finally add the idly pieces and mix well.
Add curry leaves and serve hot.
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January 29, 2009
By: admin
Category: Variety Rice
Ingredients:
Onion – 1 cup chopped
Rice – 1 cup boiled
Mustard – ½ tsp
Oil – 2 tsp
Channa dhal – ½ tsp
Urad dhal – ½ tsp
Turmeric powder – a pinch
Salt – to taste
Green chillies- chopped 1 tsp
Curry and corriander leaves – to garnish
Method:
- Taka a tawa, add oil and mustard to it.
- After mustard pops out, add channa dhal and urad dhal and allow it to roast to golden brown.
- Now add chillies and chopped onion.
- Add turmeric powder and salt.
- Allow the onion to get cooked for few mins.
- Now add the boiled rice and mix well.
- Garnish with fresh curry and corriander leaves.
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January 29, 2009
By: admin
Category: Sambar/Gravy
Ingredients:
Tamarind – small lemon size
Onion or any vegetable chopped – ½ cup
Sambar powder – 2 tsp
Toor dhal – 1 cup boiled
Oil – 2 tsp
Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
Turmeric powder – a pinch
Asafoetida – a pinch
Salt – to taste
Curry leaves – to garnish
Method:
- Soak the tamarind in water and extract the juice.
- Take a tawa, add oil and mustard seeds.
- After mustard pops out, add the chopped onion or vegetables to it.
- Allow the vegetables to get cooked and add the tamarind juice.
- Now add sambar powder, asafoetida, turmeric and salt.
- Stir well and allow it to boil.
- Now add the boiled toor dhal to it.
- Stir well and garnish with curry leaves. Your sambar is ready.
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