503;Curry Leaves and Mint Thogayal / How to make Curry Leaves and Mint Thogayal

Thogayal are made every now n then in any South Indian households. This is a very nutritious Thogayal. These leaves have lot of health benefits. It is rich in iron (curry leaves), vitamin C (coriander n mint leaves) and protein (Urad dal).

You can have it with rice or idli, dosa. It is very easy to make and when kept refrigerated, it stays good  for long. Making this is really easy and a perfect options for bachelors too. 

Preparation Time    10 minutes

Cooking Time          0 Minutes

Servings                  4 People

Ingredients:

Fresh Curry Leaves	1 cup
Fresh Mint Leaves	1 Cup
Chopped Tomatoes	1 Cup
Chopped Green Chillies	2 Nos.
Coconut Oil	2 Tablespoon
Urdh Dhal	2 Tablespoon
Red Chillies	2 Nos.
Asafetida Powder	½ Teaspoon
Salt	To Taste

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How to Make Curry Leaves and Mint Thogayal Here you Go

• Wash the curry leaves and Mint well and drain.

• Heat oil in a pan. Add red chillies and fry till it starts to crackle and then add urdh dhal , green chillies , Tomatoes  and Hing  and sauté till it turns golden brown. Keep aside.

• Heat the oil in a pan, add curry leaves and Sauté until the leaves wilt a little. Keep aside

•  The same pan, Add mint leaves and saute until the colour slightly changes. Remove and set aside to cool.

• Transfer all above items to the Blender add the salt and add little  water and grind it to the smooth paste.

•  Transfer to a clean glass jar and store in the refrigerator. 
• Serve with Hot rice.

Enjoy!!

Note :

• You can add some coconut pieces too while grinding.
• You can add fresh coriander Leaves too while grinding.

Have you Tried  My 

Coconut Thogayal 

Pudina Thogayal

 Inji Thogayal

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501: Indian Style Spicy Apricot Chutney

Chutneys can be made with several vegetables and fruits and each one have a unique taste. There are many types of chutney that are prepared in the Indian cuisine. The taste of Indian chutneys range from sweet to tangy and sometimes fiery spicy. Madappalli  bring to you a Apricot  chutney and make your meal all the more interesting.

Apricots are an excellent source of vitamin A (in the form of pro-vitamin A carotenoids), and a good source of vitamin C, copper, dietary fiber and potassium .

Apricot chutney  is a very quick recipe which can be prepared in just 10 minutes. They are mixed with spices like red chilli powder, Pickle Masalas ,Sugar and salt are added to prepare the lip-smacking side dish.

Serves:                1 small bowl

Preparation time: 5 minutes

Cooking time:       10 minutes

Ingredients

Big Apricots (Chopped)	4 Nos.
Pickle Masala/ Red chili Powder	2 Tablespoon
Turmeric  Powder	½  Teaspoon
Asafetida Powder	1 Teaspoon
Salt	To Taste
Oil	2 Table Spoon
Mustard Seeds	1 Tablespoon
Red Chillies	4 Nos.
Sugar	1 Tablespoon

Method:

• Wash and cut the apricot into pieces.
• Heat the oil in the pan , add mustard seeds, redchillies and Asafetida Powder.
• When the seeds splutter, add the chopped apricot pieces and fry for few minutes.
• Now add the pickle masala powder , turmeric powder , salt and sugar. Mix it well.
• Let it cook 10 minutes in simmer. (Oil will ooze out)
• Cook till you get a thick consistency.
• Once the chutney cools to room temperature, refrigerate it for 1 hour.
• Serve Apricot chutney chilled to your family and friends.
• This chutney can be refrigerated for 3-4 weeks. Use sterilized jars to store

500th Post: Paruppu Urundai Kuzhambu/Spiced Lentil Dumpling Curry

Paruppu Urundai Kuzhambu / Lentil dumplings curry is a very traditional Tamilnadu Brahmin dish. This is one of the popular south Indian recipe; very healthy and tasty food; Though the preparation takes a bit longer than the usual daily eats, it is totally worth the effort. It goes very well with rice, dosa, idli ...

My Sis Jayanthi and My Cousin Sis Asha , both love this Kuzhambhu . I dedicated this recipe to them.

Preparation Time - 20 minutes

Cooking Time -     20minutes  

Recipe Cuisine  :   South Indian

Recipe Category  :  Kuzhambhu 

Serves                   4

Ingredients:

For Paruppu Urundai

Toor Dal	1 cup
Chenna dal	½ Cup
Green chilies	3 Nos
Ginger  Paste	1 Tablespoon
Curry leaves	2 Strands
Asafetida powder	½ Teaspoon
Salt	As Per Taste.

For Kuzhambhu

Tomatoes	3 nos
Green Chillies	2 nos
Hing Powder	1 Teaspoon
Turmeric Powder	½ Teaspoon
Red Chilli Powder	1 Teaspoon
Kuzhambhu Powder	2 Tablespoon
Tarmarind Water	1 ½ Cup
Curry Leaves	few
Salt	To Taste

     

For Seasoning:

Coconut Oil	1 Tablespoon
Mustard Seeds	T Teaspoon
Curry Leaves	few

Chopped Coriander Leaves for Decoration

How To Make Paruppu Urundai Kuzhambhu Here You Go

Making Paruppu Urundai

• Wash and Soak Chenna Dhal and Toor dhal and chili in water for 1 hour.

• Drain the water and put them in a mixie container.

• Add salt, green chillies, asafetida powder ,a pinch of salt and  Curry Leaves grind them coarsely
• Keep this ready for preparing ball.
• Make small koftas by rolling the dhal in between your hands gently.
• Now take 1 teaspoon of rice flour in a plate. Take small ball of ground dal and dust it with rice flour.
• Steam in the idli cooker for 10-15 mins or till it cooks soft.
• Insert a tooth pick to check whether it is cooked perfectly. Keep aside.

Making Kuzhambhu:

• Soak the tamarind in water and extract the juice. Add 1 cup of water  and dilute the tamarind water , Keep aside.
• Heat Coconut oil in a pan, and splutter mustard seeds follow by curry leaves, Tomatoes and Ginger paste. Sauté for 2 to 3 minutes.

• Simmer the stove heat, add Turmeric powder, Kuzhambhu Powder, Hing and Red chili powder.

• Sauté till it turns gooey.
• Add the diluted tamarind water and salt. Stir well and boil it.

• Allow the tamarind juice to boil till the raw smell goes off.
• Then slowly add the Urundai one-by-one.

• After you add the balls, don’t stir the Kuzhambu. Once the balls are cooked, they will float on the Kuzhambu.

• Garnish with coriander leaves and remove from flame. Keep covered until serving. Tastes best after a couple of hours.

• Serve hot with Rice.

Note:

•  Here I prepare my Urundai and gravy in parallel. If you prepare them separately it will take more time.
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495:Nadan Chembu Astram/ Traditional Kerala style Taro Root Curry

Nadan Chembu Astram is a traditional dish of Kerala. Astram is a thick preparation with Curd, Chembu and coconut. It goes well with Kanji (Rice Porridge). Let's see how we can prepare this delicious recipe

Preparation Time:      10 Minutes

Cooking Time            25 Minutes

Recipe Category :      Vegetable Gravies, Kuzhambhu

Recipe Cuisine   :      Kerala, South Indian

Serves             :        3-4 People

Ingredients:

Diced Chembu / Taro root      2 cups  

Turmeric Powder                   ½ Teaspoon

Thick beaten   Curd               1 cup

Red Chili Powder                   1 Teaspoon

Curry Leaves                        few

Salt                                    To Taste.

To Grind:

Grated Coconut:                 ¾ cup – 1 cup

Turmeric Powder:               1/2 Teaspoon

Cumin Seeds                      1 Teaspoon

Water:                              2 Tablespoon

  

To Season:

Coconut Oil                        2 Tablespoon

Mustard Seeds:                  1 Teaspoon.

Whole Kashmiri Chili           3 Nos, broken

Curry leaves                       1 string

Method:

• Wash the Chembu in running water.      Peel the skin and cut into round shape.
• Put the Chembu into the big pan. Add water, Red chili powder, turmeric powder and salt. Boil and cook till done.

• In the meantime, grind the ingredients listed to a smooth paste with little water.

• When the Chembu is nicely cooked, put the ground mixture into it. Mix well. stir well and simmer the fire.       
• Adjust water and let it simmer for 2 - 3 minutes or till everything is nicely combined.

• Add the beaten curd. Mix well.  Take off from heat and keep aside.
• Heat oil in a seasoning pan , splutter mustard seeds, curry leaves and red chillies.
• Add this to the cooked Chembu curry.
• Serve hot with Kanji and Rice.

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493:Vazhakkai Varuval / Raw Banana Roast

Today I am sharing a very easy to make this colorful and delicious Vazhakkai Roast. I am big fan of this recipe because we need only less oil to make this dish and it still tastes like the one which we deep fry in the oil. Vazhakkai Roasts goes well with any South Indian lunch dish like sambhar, Rasam, etc. Try this easy yummy dish and enjoy.

Preparation Time:       10  Minutes

Cooking Time              20 Minutes

Recipe Category:         Vegetable Dry Subjis

Recipe Cuisine   :         South Indian

Serves             :              3-4 People

Ingredients

Raw Banana               4 No

Water                         For boiling

Salt                           To Taste

Masala Powders:

Chili Powder               1 Teaspoon

Turmeric Powder        ¼ Teaspoon

Asafetida Powder        ¼ Teaspoon

Snafu Powder             ¼ Teaspoon

For Tadka:

Coconut Oil                 2 Tablespoon

Cumin Seeds              ½ Teaspoon

Mustard seeds            ½ Teaspoon

Curry Leaves               Few

 Method:

• Wash and Peel the  Raw Bananas. 

• Cut raw banana to 1/4-inch thickness. 

• Boil the water and add the chopped banana slices. Just cook for 3 minutes. 

• Drain water completely transfer to a wide bowl. 
• Add the chili powder, Turmeric powder, Asafetida powder ,Fennel powder and salt. 

• Mix and coat it gently onto all the slices. Keep aside  for 5 minutes. 

• Heat oil in a flat pan, add all Tadka items and let them crackle. 
• Now, place the mixed  masala plantain slices in the oil and let it cook for a few minutes. Stir gently to let the oil coat on both the sides of the plantain slices. 

• Gently flip over each slice and let it cook on the other side for few more minutes. 
• Keep doing this until the plantains are cooked and becomes crispy from outside. 
• This may take at least 15 minutes to become crispy. 
• Now the yummy spicy Vazhakkai Fry is Ready. 

• Serve Vazhakkai Varuval with Steamed Rice and Sambhar.

See other recipes mentioned in this post

Sambhar

Cheers!!!

492:Ethakka appam/ banana fritters

Ethakka appam / Ripe banana fritters is an easy and traditional Kerala style snack made with ripe plantains.

Ethan pazham

Ingredients:

Ripe Bananas                         4 Nos.                 Coconut oil (Or) Cooking oil     For Deep Frying

For Batter

Water                                    ½ cup

All Purpose Flour (Maida)         1 cup

Rice flour                                2 Tablespoon

Sugar                                     2 Tablespoon

Bicarbonate of soda                 a pinch

Turmeric powder                     1/8 Teaspoon

Salt                                       To Taste

Method:

• Peel the bananas and slice them into 3 pieces, lengthwise.
• Add above batter items  into the mixing bowl, blend it thoroughly to form a semi thick batter with a dropping consistency and do make sure there no lumps in the batter.
• Now dip the slices in batter and evenly coat them.
• Heat the oil in a kadai.
• Deep fry them until they become golden brown. Flip them in between.
• Remove from oil and drain the excess oil with paper towel.
• Serve hot with Masala Chai.

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