Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Amber Jelly

Posted by sandhya at 3/09/2010 06:37:00 AM 0 comments

Ingredients:
• 3 Egg yolks
• 30 gms Gelatine
• 140 ml Lemon juice
• Thin rind of 1 lemon
• 175 gms Sugar
• 400 ml Water

How to make Amber Jelly:

• Put the above ingredients in a pan and allow the mixture to soak for about 5 minutes.

• Whisk it over the flame till it reaches near boiling point.
• Avoid boiling because it may lead to the curdling of the eggs.
• Allow to cool , decorates with lemon rind and serve.

Suji Idli

Posted by sandhya at 3/09/2010 06:22:00 AM 0 comments

Ingredients:
• For the batter:
• 1 cup Sooji (semolina)
• 1/4 cup Curd
• 1 cup Water
• 1 tbsp Coriander Leaves (chopped)
• Salt to taste
For the tempering:

• 1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds
• 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds
• A pinch Asafetida
• 1 tsp Urad Dal (split black lentils)
• 1 tbsp Broken Cashew nuts
• 4 to 6 Curry Leaves
• 2 Green Chilies (chopped)
• 1-1/2 tsp Oil

How to make Suji Idli:

• Combine all ingredients of the batter together in a bowl and leave aside for 10 minutes.

• Now heat oil in a pan and add oil in it.
• Add in mustard seeds, cumin seeds, allow spluttering.
• Add dal, asafetida, cashew nuts, curry leaves, green chilies, fry a little and then add the sooji.
• Fry stirring continuously till it gives off a distinct smell. Put off the flame and allow cooling.
• Grease the idli moulds using little oil.
• Add the tempering to the batter and mix well.
• Pour 2 tablespoons of batter into each greased cavity of the idli moulds and steam for 5-7 minutes.
• Repeat with the remaining batter to make more idlis.
Suggestions:
Serve hot with coconut chutney and sambhar.

Monday, March 8, 2010

Set Dosa

Posted by sandhya at 3/08/2010 07:31:00 AM 0 comments

Ingredients:

• 2 Cups rice

• 1 Cup poha
• 1 Cup butter milk or yogurt
• 1 tsp Fenugreek seeds
• Salt to taste
• Oil as needed

How to make Set Dosa:

• Wash and soak rice and fenugreek seeds in warm water for about 2 hours.

• Wet poha with little water and then grind the rice and methi seeds along with poha and salt into a very soft thick batter.
• Put it in a warm place for fermentation for 8 to 12 hours.
• Combine the yogurt or buttermilk with the batter, mix well.
• Pour the batter into the griddle.
• The thickness of the batter should be such as when poured on the heated griddle it should automatically set itself into a fine thick circle.
• Cook both sides over medium heat, use little oil.
• Set Dosa is ready to serve.

Sprouted Green Gram Dish

Posted by sandhya at 3/08/2010 07:21:00 AM 0 comments

Ingredients:

• ½ cup Cabbage

• ½ cup Sprouted Green Gram
• 1 cup Rice
• 1 Green Capsicum
• 1 Onion
• 1 Carrot
• 2 tsp Soy Sauce
• 2 tsp Oil
• Salt to taste
• Ajinomoto, optional

For Grinding

• Ginger
• 3 Green Chilies

How to make Sprouted Green Gram Pulav:


• Take a large pan and heat oil.

• Chop vegetables and add to pan along with chili paste.
• Stir fry for 5 to 10 minutes and add cup of sprouted green gram
• Add rice and salt and mix properly.
• Add soya sauce and ajinomoto (if required).
• Mix all the ingredients thoroughly.
• Keep on heat for 2 minutes and serve hot.

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Sambar

Posted by sandhya at 3/07/2010 08:28:00 AM 0 comments

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Toovar Dal
• 1/ 4 cup Coconut (grated)
• 3 Red chilies
• 1 Green Pepper (cut into pieces)
• 1 Onion (chopped)
• 1 Tomato (chopped)
• 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
• 1 tsp Tamarind Paste
• 1 Pinch hing
• 2 tsp Channa dal
• 3 tsp Dhania seeds
• Pinch of turmeric Powder
• Coriander leaves
• 3 tsp Salt

How to make Sambar:

• Wash toovar dal and boil it with 3 cups of water.

• Fry chana dal, hing, dhania seeds and red chilies for few minutes.
• Add grated coconut and fry again.
• Grind the mixture with sufficient water.
• Heat oil in a frying pan and fry green peppers.
• Boil vegetables, tomatoes, tamarind paste, turmeric and salt in water.
• Add to it the mixture of third step and cook again for 5 minutes.
• Add boiled dal to it and again boil it.
• Meanwhile fry the mustard seeds and onions.
• Add the above contents along with coriander leaves to the mixture and mix well.
• Sambar is ready to serve.

Sakkarai Pongal

Posted by sandhya at 3/07/2010 08:20:00 AM 0 comments

Ingredients:
• 1 cup Raw Rice
• 1 tsp Moong Dal
• 1 cup Milk
• 4-1/2 cups Water
• 2-1/2 cups Jaggery (grated)
• 10 Cashews
• 10-15 Raisins
• 3 tbsp Ghee
• 1 tsp Cardamom Powder

How to make Sakkarai Pongal:
• Take rice and moong dal in a pressure cooker.
• Add milk with 4 cups of water in it. Cook it.
• Now add 1/2 cup of water to the jaggery and heat it.
• When the jaggery melts completely in water , remove from fire.
• Filter it and add to the cooked rice.
• Stir for 3 mins so that the rice and the jaggery blend together.
• Heat ghee in a pan and add cashews and raisins to it.
• Fry till it becomes golden brown and add to the pongal.
• Finally sprinkle cardamom powder all over and serve.

Rava Urad Dosa

Posted by sandhya at 3/07/2010 08:12:00 AM 0 comments

Ingredients:

• 1/4 tsp Fenugreek Seeds

• 1/2 cup split & dehusked Black Gram
• 1-1/2 cups Rice
• Salt
• Oil for frying

How to make Rava Urad Dosa:

• Soak rice, black gram, and fenugreek seeds for about 3 hours.

• Then, wash and grind to thick paste and allow it to ferment overnight .
• Next morning, add salt and enough water to make it a medium thick batter.
• Take a pan and heat it. Pour a laddle full of batter in the center of the hot pan.
• Lift the pan from fire and tilt it in circular motion to form a dosa.
• When the one side of the dosa is cooked, add 1/2 a tsp of oil and turn over and cook on a medium flame till golden.
• Serve hot with coconut chutney.
 

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