Puffed rice snack
Ingredients •2 Tsp oil •1 Tsp cumin seeds •1 Tsp nigella seeds (kalonji seeds) •2 Tsp finely grated ginger •¼ Tsp red chili powder •8-9 fresh curry leaves •¾ Tsp turmeric powder •4 C puffed rice •¾ Tsp salt Preparation 1.Heat oil in a saucepan over moderate heat. Add cumin seeds, when they darken a few shades, reduce the heat to very low. Add the nigella seeds, ginger, chili powder and curry leaves. Saute for 1 minute or until...
Spicy curried chickpeas and fried bread
Ingredients Chickpeas: Preparation 1)Wash and drain the chickpeas; soak them in water for 6-8hours. 2)Cook the chickpeas in water with bay leaf,in a saucepan till butter soft but not broken. Remove fromheat. 3)Drain the chickpeas; discard the bay leaves, reserving the liquid. 4)Process the tomato, ginger and greenchilies to a smooth puree in a blender. 5)Combine all the dry spices and keepaside. 6)Heat ghee/oil in a sauce pan;...
Whole Chick Pea Curry
Ingredients • Chick peas – 2 cups • Oil – 3 tbsp • Whole spices – 2 each (cardamom pods, cinnamon, cloves and star anise) • Curry Leaves – 4-5 • Ground or crushed tomatoes, unsalted – 2 tbsp • Curry Masala – 1 tbsp • Sugar – 1 tsp • Tamarind paste or lemon juice – 1 tsp • Water – ½ cup • Salt – as required • Coriander, finely chopped (to garnish) – 2 tbsp • Garam Masala...
Kanjeevaram Idli
Ingredients • Par boiled rice – 1 cup • Raw rice – 1 cup • Split black gram or urad dal – ¾ cup • Dried ginger (sukku in Tamil) – small piece • Asafetida – 2 pinch • Cooking soda – pinch (optional) • Salt – as per taste For seasoning: • Mustard – 1 tsp • Urad dal – 1 tsp • Bengal gram – 1 tsp • Chopped cashew nut – 1 big tbsp • Crushed pepper – 1 tbsp • Cumin seed...
Uttapam
Ingredients • Raw rice – 3 Cups • Minced ginger – 1 Spoon • Urad dal – 1 Cup • Chopped coriander leaves – 2 tbsp • Chopped green chilies – 2-3 • Salt to taste • Cooking oil – as required. Preparation 1. Wash urad dal and rice separately. 2. Soak in water for 3 hours in two bowls. 3. Blend them separately to smooth paste using some water. 4. Mix them and add the salt. 5. Keep it for the whole night....
Sahai Uppama
Ingredients • Cream of wheat – 2 cup • Butter-milk – 2 cup • Coconut milk – 1 ½ cup • Green chilies, chopped – 6 • Urad dal – 2 tbsp • Curry leaf – 5 – 6 • Sugar – 2 tsp • Cashew-nut – 10 -12 • Ghee – 3 tbsp • Oil – 4 tbsp • Asafetida – ½ tsp • Salt – as required Preparation 1. Sift cream of wheat. 2. Roast cream of wheat in 1 tsp Ghee...