Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Carrot, Onion and Coriander Dosa


Ingredients:
  • carrot -1
  • onion -1
  • coriander leaves -few strings
  • idly podi -2tbls






Method:
  1. Grate carrot,dice onion,cut coriander leaves into small pices, mix all together.
  2. Put dosa batter onthe tava half inch thick, now sprinkle the vegetable mixture on dosa and sprinkle little podi on it.
  3. Now add oil around dosa.when its cooked flip the dosa,let it cook for few sec when its done u can enjoy dosa with chutney, sambar or any dip of your choice.

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Puri con Leche (puri with milk)

Ingredients:
  • All purpose flour (madia) _ 1cup
  • rava -1tbs
  • sugar -1tsp
  • salt -1pinch
  • milk -500ml
  • condensed milk -half can
  • almond-15 pieces
  • cardamom-2pinch
  • pachai karpuram -1pinch
  • charoli -1tbs
  • saffron few strings.
Method:
  1. soak rava in little water for 5 min .
  2. Now mix madia, sugar,salt,soaked rava with little water as u make for puri dough.
  3. let it rest for 5 min then make small puris with the dough.

  1. now mix milk and condensed milk and put it on stove, meanwhile soak badam and remove skin and grind with little water and make paste add this paste to the boiling milk.
  2. Let it cook for while .when the raw smell is gone,turn off the stove and add cardamom ,pachai karpuram, charoli,and saffron.
  3. Make hole on the puri pour the milk

<+Enjoy the taste+>

Piyas Bhagi

Ingredients:

  • onion -1
  • Potato(small) -2
  • Spring onion -3 to 4 string
  • Green chilli -3
  • turmic podwer -half tsp
  • corinder power -1tbsp
  • jerra , fenugreek seeds, fennel seeds, musturd seeds, kalongi all combined one tbsp.
  • oil-2tbs
  • salt to taste

Method:

  1. dice onion into small pieces ,remove skin from potato and cut into cubes.
  2. cut spring onion into small piceces,chop green chilli.
  3. in a kadaiadd oil and add seasoning, let it splatter, then add onion , green chilli,spring onion,and potato mix well.
  4. Now add coriander powder,turmic,salt and mix it,now sprinkle little water and close it with lid,now simmer the stove and let it cook till the potato become soft.
  5. When its done sprinkle some cut spring onions on the top and serve.

Saturday, October 18, 2008

Bread Masala

Ingredients:
  • Bread - 1/2 loaf (cut into cubes)
  • Coconut - 1 cup
  • Poppy seeds - 2 tbs
  • Fennel seeds - 2tsp
  • Ginger - half inch
  • Garlic - 3 pods
  • Green chillies - 6
  • Cashew nuts - 15 pieces
  • Cardomom - 3
  • Bayleaf - 1
  • Kapok Buds(Marati Moggu) - 2
  • Curry leaves - few
  • Onion(cut vertically, i.e like this: ) - 1
  • turmeric powder - 1tsp

Method:

  1. Get 1/2 bread loaf and cut it as cubes and put some oil in the kadai and fry the bread cubes till slightly golden.

  2. Grind coconut, poppy seeds, fennel seeds, ginger, garlic, green chillis and 10 cashew nuts with water.
  3. In a kadai add cardamom, bayleaf, kapok buds (marati moggu), curry leaves, onion, make small pieces of 5 cashew nuts and add.
  4. Fry till the onion becomes transparent, now add the grinded masala with a little water, add turmeric and let it cook till the raw smell goes off.
  5. Add the fried bread and add salt to taste.
  6. Mix it well so the bread is fully coated with the masala, do it gently so the bread doesnt lose its shape.

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Bangalore Tomato Dosa & Mint Chutney

Tomato Dosa Ingredients:

  • Idly Rice - 1.25 cup
  • Tomato - 1/4 cup
  • Dried red chillies - 5
  • Asafetida - one pinch
  • Thuvar Dal - two tbs
  • Tamarind - small amount( Optional)
  • Garlic - 2 pods (Optional)

Method :

  • Soak the rice for 2 to 4 hours, and grind it with all other ingredients.
  • Add 1/4 tsp of salt to it, mix well and pour it on tava as you do for dosa.

Chutney Ingredients:

  • Mint leaves - 1 bunch
  • Green Chillies - 3
  • Chana Dal - 2tbs
  • Coconut - 1/4 cup
  • Salt - to taste

Method:

  1. Put a little oil in a tava and fry all the ingredients and grind them with little water to make a paste.
  2. Fry the seasoning (Mustard seeds, urud dal, chana dal,coriander leaves and curry leaves) and add to chutney.

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Word Glossary (Condiments and Nuts)

Indian Cooking
Word
Glossary - More to come...

Condiments and Nuts
English - Hindi - Tamil - Telugu

  • Aniseed - Sanuf - Sombu - Sopu
  • Asafetida - Hing - Perungayam - Inguva
  • Almonds - Badam - Badam Parrupu - Badam Pappu
  • Arrow root - Arrow root - Koovakilangu - Pallagada
  • Bay Leaf - Tejpatta - Punnai Ilai - Masala Aku
  • Black Pepper - Kalimirch - Milagu - Miriyalu
  • Cardamom - Elachi - Yelakkai - Elakayi
  • Caraway Seeds - Shai Jeera -
  • Cinnamon - Dal Chini - Pattai - Lavang Patta
  • Cloves - Lavang - Lavangam - Lavangam
  • Coriander Seeds - Dhania - Vara Kothamalli - Dhaniyalu
  • Cumin Seeds - Jeera - Jeerakam - Jilakara
  • Curry Leaves - Kadi Patti - Karrivepilai - Karrivepaku
  • Cashew Nuts - Kaju - Mundhiri - Jeedi Pappu
  • Dry Ginger - Sonth - Sukku - Sonti
  • Fennel - Vadi Saunf - Perunjeerakam - Bedhajilakara
  • Fenugreek - Methi - Vendhayam - Menthulu
  • Garlic - Lahsun - Vellai Poondu - Velluli Payulu
  • Ginger - Adarak - Ingi - Allam
  • Ground Nuts or Peanuts - Moongphali - Kadalaikkai (verkadali) - Veru sanaga Pappu
  • Jaggery - Gur - Vellam - Bellamu
  • Lemon Rind - Nimbu kachhilka - Yelumichai thol - Nimma tholu
  • Mace - Javithri - Jadhipathri - Japathri
  • Mango Powder - Amchur - Mangai podi - Mavidi podi
  • Mustard - Raj - Kadugu - Avalu
  • Nutmeg - Jaiphal - Jadhikkai - Jhajikayi
  • Onion Seeds - Pyaz ke beej - Vengaya vidhai - Vulli Vithanam
  • Poppy Seeds - Khus-Khus - Kasakasa - Gasalu
  • Roasted Gram- - Potukadali parupu or Porikadalai - Chutney senaga pappu
  • Red chillies - Lal Mirch - Sigappu Milagai - Yendu mirapakayulu

Red Chilli Chutney












Ingredients:

Coconut - 1/2 cup
Red Chilli -  4-5
Salt - to Taste
Garlic - 1 pod
Roasted Channa Dal

Seasoning - Mustard seeds, urud dal, channa dal, oil, and curry leaves.
(Optional)Dried onion vadakam

Method:
  1. Grind all the ingredients with water and pour in a bowl.
  2. In a kadai, pour some oil and add the seasoning, once fried(few seconds) pour it into the chutney.
  3. Then mix the chutney and the seasoning.
  4. Enjoy!