Dhal Mix (Chitla podi)
Ingredients • Red gram dhal (Toor) – ½ cup • Bengal gram dhal – ½ cup • Black gram dhal – ½ cup • Green gram dhal – ½ cup • Tamarind – small gooseberry sized • Red chilies – 20 • Salt – as required Preparation 1. Roast each dhal separately in a hot pan, in medium flame without adding oil, till light brown. 2. Fry red chilies...
Tomato Chutney
Ingredients • Ripe juicy tomatoes (blanch, de-skin and puree) – 3 • Grated ginger – 1 tsp • Green chilies (slit length wise) – 2-3 • Pinch of turmeric • Water – 1 ½ cup • Jaggery or sugar (optional) – ½ tsp • Red chili powder (according to your spice level) – optional • Salt to taste • Pinch of asafetida (optional) • Coriander...
Tamarind Date Chutney
Ingredients • Seedless Tamarind – 1 cup • Dates, finely chopped – ½ cup • Jaggery, grated – 1 cup • Brown sugar or Sugar – ¼ cup • Water – 4 cups Seasoning: • Roasted cumin powder – 2 tsp • Red chili powder – 1 tsp • Garam masala powder – ½ tsp • Black salt – ½ tsp • Dry ginger powder –...
Dry Chutney
Ingredients •Dry -200 gms. •Groundnut – 50 gms. •Dry Coconut, grated – 1. •Chutney dalia – 50 gms. •Chutney seeds – 50 gms. •Cilantro leaves – 2 tbsp. •Cumin seeds – 2 tbsp. •Turmeric powder – 1...
Cold Noodles Taiwanese
Ingredients •3 cups cooked pasta •¼ cup green beans, sliced thinly •¼ cup red pepper, sliced thinly •¼ cup sliced yellow pepper, sliced thinly •¼ cup shredded carrot •½ tsp sesame seeds •1 tsp sesame oil •4 tbsp Chinese sesame paste or tahini •2 tbsp soy sauce •1/8 tsp chili sauce Preparation 1)Slice all the vegetables. Just a minute or two...