Coconut Chutney
Ingredients • 3 Tbsp fried chana dal (puttu kadalai) or chana dal • 1½ C freshly grated coconut • 1 dried red chili • 1 small green chili • 1½ Tsp piece of tamarind • 1 Tsp salt • ½ Tsp sugar • ¼ C water • 1 Tsp oil • 1 Tsp black mustard seeds • 1 Tsp urad dal • ¼ Tsp yellow asafetida powder • 8-9 fresh curry leaves Preparation...
Eggplant-Chutney
Ingredients Chutney: • 4 + 1 Tbsp oil • 4 C cubed eggplants • 1 Tsp black mustard seeds • 1 Tsp cumin seeds • 2 Tbsp cashews • 1 Tbsp chana dal • 1 Tbsp chopped ginger • 2 hot green chilies • 1 sprig fresh curry leaves 2 • 1 Tbsp dried tamarind piece • ½ C chopped tomatoes • 1½ salt Tempering: • 1 Tsp oil • 1 Dry red chili • ½ Tsp...
Green Beans with Coconut
There are innumerable popular green bean and coconut variations in Hyderabad’s Vaishnava kitchens, this one from the home of S.K.Sethi. The contrast of bright green beans against snow-white coconut speckled with black mustard seeds and reddish urad dal makes this an attractive yet simple dish. For extra protein, if you do not have urad dal, use 3 table spoons (45 ml) of chopped peanuts. You can steam the beans ahead of...
Pomegranate Rice
Ingredients • Rice – 1 cup • Pomegranate – 1 small (Ripe and Red) • Green chilies – 3 • Red chilies – 2 • Cashew nuts – 1 tbsp • Curry leaves – few • Oil – 2 tbsp • Salt – as required For Seasoning: • Mustard seeds – ¼ tsp • Black gram dhal – ½ tsp • Bengal gram dhal – ½ tsp •...
Peanut Rice
Ingredients • Long grained rice – 2 cups • Roasted peanuts – ¼ cup • Sesame seeds – 1 tsp. • Red chilies – 3-4 • Turmeric powder – ½ tsp. • Salt – as required • Oil – 2 tbsp For Seasoning: • Mustard seeds – ½ tsp. • Black gram dhal – ¾ tsp. • Bengal gram dhal – ½ tsp. •...