Ven Pongal
Nov22

Ven Pongal

Ingredients • Raw rice – 2 cups • Green gram dal – ½ cup • Fresh ginger – 2 pieces • Jeera – 1 tsp • Pepper – 1 tsp • Ghee – 4 tbsp • Curry leaves – 8-10 leaves • A pinch of Asafetida • Cashew nuts – 5-6 Preparation 1. Wash the rice and dal together and add six cups water to it. 2. Add grated ginger, salt and asafetida and pressure cook it till three whistles. 3. In a kadai, heat four...

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Chakli
Nov09

Chakli

  Ingredients • Rice flour – 1 cup • Urad Dal – 2 tsps • Cumin seed – ¼ tsp • Til/Sesame seed – ¼ tsp • Salt – ½ tsp • Butter – 1 tbsp, melted • Water – as required • Oil – for deep frying Preparation 1. Dry roast the urad dal until golden brown and let them cool completely. 2. Grind them to a very fine powder. 3. Mix rice...

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Karuppu Ulundhu Vadai
Oct11

Karuppu Ulundhu Vadai

  Ingredients • Whole Black Lentils – 1 cup • Raw rice – 2-4 tsp • Ginger (grated) – 2 piece • Green chilies (finely chopped) – 3 • Curry leaves – few • Peppercorns (crushed) – 1 tsp • Cumin seeds (pounded gently) – 1 tsp • Asafetida – 1 pinch • Oil – for frying. Preparation 1. Soak lentils and rice in a vessel together for 20...

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Spinach Pakora
Oct02

Spinach Pakora

  Ingredients • Besan flour – ¾ cup • Rice flour – 2 tbsp • Spinach – ¼ bunch • Hing – 2 to 3 pinches • Chili Powder – ½ to 1 tsp • Salt – to taste • Water – 1 or 2 tsp • Oil – to deep fry Preparation 1. Chop Spinach and keep aside. 2. Mix all the ingredients (besan flour, rice flour, spinach, hing, chili powder, and salt)...

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Fried Idly’s
Nov13

Fried Idly’s

  Description Idly's are traditionally steamed cooked. By frying them, they turn into an incredible snack!   Ingredients • 2 cups dried whole peas, or urad dahl • 2 cups rice • 1 tsp fenugreek   Preparation 1. Place all the ingredients into a large bowl. Traditionally idly's are made using urad dahl but because I cannot get that dahl where I live, I used whole dried peas, and it works just as...

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