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Showing posts with label South Indian cooking Chettinad Lunch. Show all posts

Saturday, 31 May 2014

Sundakkai Pachchadi

Sundakkai Pachchadi




Ingredients

Thoordhal-1/2 cup
Sundakkai-1/2 cup
Onion-1
Tomotes-1
Tumeric1 teaspoon
Curry powder-1 teaspoon
Salt 1 teaspoon
Water-1 cup

Garnish
Mustered seeds1 teaspoon
Urid dhal1/2 teaspoon
Curry leaves
Oil 1 tablespoon
Few curry leaves

Method
Wash all sundakai,,Grind in the blender coarsely
Boil the Thoor dhal in the pressure cooker~ 4 whistles
Dice the onion,green chilli,tomato
Add  tamarind, tumeric, curry powder, salt in water and mix well.
Remove tamarind pits
Heat the oil in the frying pan
Add garnish item and  fry well,
Add onion.tomotoes and fry well
Add the ground Sundakkai
Add tamarind mixture, cook Sundakkai till tender.













Saturday, 26 April 2014

Carrot Poriyal


Carrot Poriyal





Serves                        Preparation
   4                                                       20 mins


Ingredients

  1. 3.Carrots
  2. 1.Big Onion
  3. 1/2 Cup or handful of Thoor dhal.
  4. 3/4 Teaspoon of salt.
  5. 1 Teaspoon of mustard 
  6. 1.Teaspoon of  urid dhal.
  7. 1.Red chilli.
  8. Some curry leaves.
  9. 2 Teaspoon of oil.

Method


  1. Wash the Carrots.
  2. Cut into thin round slices, then stack few Round slices and cut into thin long pieces.
  3. Dice the onion.
  4. Boil the Thoor dhal.
  5. Heat the oil in the frying pan
  6. Add Mustard, urid dhal, chillies & curry leaves.
  7. Fry onions and add carrots.
  8. Reduce to slow heat . Add salt & sprinkle 1/4 cup of water.
  9. Cook the carrot.
  10. Then add the boiled Thoor dhal.
  11. Mix well,  Cook for few minutes.
  12. Now Ready to serve with Lunch menu.