Spicy Coconut Thuvaiyal

 Spicy Coconut Thuvaiyal :

          It goes well with curd rice or with hot steamed rice topped with a spn of ghee J

Ingredients :

·        Grated Coconut – ¾ cup

·        Red chilli – 6

·        Salt as needed

·        Tamarind paste – ¼ spn(optional)

For seasoning :

·        Asafoetida – ½ spn

·        Urad dal – ½ to ¾ spn

·        Oil – 1 spn

Method :

·        Heat oil in a pan, add asafetida, then add urad dal sauté till the dal turns golden brown.

·        Transfer it to the blender then add chilli, tamarind paste ,salt and grind it to a fine powder.

·        Next add coconut with little water ,grind it and make a coarse paste.

·        Do not add too much water. It should be thick. Done!

·        Transfer it to a serving bowl ..

                         

Spicy coconut thuvaiyal is ready…Enjoy the taste J 

Golden Onion pakora (pakoda)

Golden Onion Pakora (pakoda):

Ingredients :

·        Onion – 2 medium cut lengthwise

·        Gram flour / kadalai mavu – 1 cup

·        Rice flour – ¼ cup(adjust for your need)

·        Red chilli powder – ¾ to 1 spn

·        Salt as needed

·        Crushed garlic – 2 (optional) I am not used

·        Water – little

·        Oil for deep fry

Method :

·       In a bowl ,mix well the onions with salt with your hand. Set aside for few mins. It leaves some water.

·        Then add chilli powder, gram flour and rice flour mix well. Just sprinkle little water.( do not add more water)

·        Mix well everything and make a thick crumbly dough.

·    Heat oil for deep frying. Take the pakoda mix and drop them breaking into pieces. Do not ball them or shape it. It should be shapeless.

·        Fry until golden brown, stirring in between.

·      Remove it from the oil and drain the excess oil by using colander or paper towel.. done !

Golden onion pakoda is ready.. serve hot with a cup of tea or coffee.. J

Potato - Peas Kurma For Chapathy, Coconut Milk Rice and Steamed Rice

  Potato – Peas kurma For Chapathy , coconut milk rice and steamed rice :

         

Ingredients :

·        Peas – 1 cup

·        Potato – 2 small (boil, peel and mash)

·        Onion – 2 medium chopped

·        Tomato – 1 chopped

·        Ginger garlic paste – 1 spn

·        Garlic – 5 sliced

·        Salt as needed

·        Coriander leaves for garnish

To  make a paste:

·        Green chilli – 6

·        Grated coconut – ½ cup

·        Sombu / fennel seeds – ½ spn

·        Khus khus powder – 1 spn

For seasoning:

·        Oil – 1 spn

·        Cinnamon – 2 bits

·        Bay leaf - 1

Preparation :

·        Pressure Cook  the Peas  with little salt till becomes soft.

·        Grind green chilli along with other ingredients in a blender with little water and make a fine paste.

·        Boil, peel and mash the potato.

Method :

·        Heat oil in a pan, add the seasoning one by one.

·        Then add the onions, garlics and sauté till turn golden brown.

·        Next add ginger garlic paste and fry it for few mins.

·        Then add the chopped tomatoes and sauté well till they turn mushy.

·        Then add the grounded paste, salt with enough water. Cover and cook it for 15 mins.

·        Then add the cooked peas and mashed potato . Cover and cook it for 5 to 7 mins. Garnish with coriander leaves. Done!

                            

Peas potato kurma  is ready .serve hot with chapathy or coconut rice or steamed rice.. J

Channa / chick peas Masala

        Channa Masala:

          This masala  goes well with rasam rice, sambar and curd rice.

Ingredients :

·        Channa / chick peas / konda kadalai – 1 cup

·        Sambar powder – 1 ½ spn

·        Garam masala – ½ spn (optional)

·        Salt as needed

To  make a  masala paste:

·        Onion – 2 medium chopped

·        Tomato – 1 chopped

·        Grated coconut – ¼ cup

For seasoning:

·        Oil – 1 spn

·        Mustard seeds – ½ spn

·        Curry leaves

Preparation :

·        Soak channa in water for 12 hrs, pressure cook till it becomes soft.

·        In a blender, grind all the masala ingredients with little water and make the fine paste.

Method :

·        Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds when it splutters, then add curry leaves and saute till it crisp.

·        Then add the masala paste ,sauté well till raw smell goes off.

·        Next add sambar powder, salt and enough water. Cook it for 5 mins.

·        Then add the cooked channa , mix it well.

·        Cover and cook it  till the masala thickens . Done!

Garnish with coriander leaves.

                    

Channa Masala  is ready .serve hot with steamed rice.. J

Coconut Milk Rice

      Coconut Milk Rice:

It is a delicious, tasty and yummy rice easily made by using pressure cooker.

Ingredients :

·        Rice – 1 cup

·        Coconut milk (thick) - 2 cups

·        Onion shallots – 12 - 15

·        Garlic  – 10 nos

·        Salt as needed

For seasoning :

·        Ghee /oil – 2 spn

·        Cinnamon – 2 bits

·        Star anise - 1

·        Bay leaf - 1

Preparation :

·        Wash and soak the rice water for 30 mins.

Method :

·        In a pressure cooker, add oil /ghee then add the seasoning one by one.

·        Next add onions and garlics and sauté till it turns golden brown.

·        Then add coconut milk with salt required and allow it to boil.

·        Next add the  soaked rice. Discard  the water.

·        Cover the lid of the cooker.

·        Pressure cook it for 2 whistles. Switch off the flame.

·        Once the pressure released, Fluff the rice with fork .. Done!

                              

Yummy coconut milk rice is ready.. serve hot with potato gravy or peas potato kurma.. J