Tuesday, September 6, 2011

GREEN COCONUT CHUTNEY



INGREDIENT :-


Grated Coconut - 1/2 cup
Roasted split chickpeas - 3tbsp
Green chili - 4
Ginger - 1 inch
Cilantro - 3tbsp
Tamarind - size of a grape fruit
Salt to taste


FOR SEASONING :-


Mustard Seeds - 1/4 tsp
Urad dal - 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves - 4
Red chilli - 1


METHOD :-


1. Grind all the above ingredients with a little water into a paste.
2. For seasoning add 1 tsp oil, little mustard and when the mustard starts crackling add curry leaves, red chilli and urad dal.

MASALA DOSA

INGREDIENT :-


Idli rice or parboiled rice - 2 cup
Urad dal - 1/2 cup
Poha (beaten rice) - 1/4 cup (optional)
Sugar - 3 tsp
Salt - 1 tbsp
Chana dal - 1/4 cup


METHOD :-


1. Soak rice, urad dal and chana dal in separate vessel with sufficient water. Soak for 6-7 hours or overnight.
2. Then grind the contents separately to a smooth paste adding water as required and mix well. Add water as required until you get a pouring consistency.
3. Now add sugar, salt and mix well.
4. Cover and keep aside in a warm place for at least 7 hours. During this time the batter raises and reaches approximately two and a half times the original volume. So make sure you use a big enough container for the dosa batter.

THOUTHE KODEL


INGREDIENTS :-


Thouthe - 1
Tamarind
Jaggery - 1 1/2 tsp
Water - 4 cups
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 1tsp
Coriander seeds - 2tbsp
Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tsp
Red chillies - 8
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Garlic - 3
Onion - 1 cup
Coconut - 1 cup


FOR SEASONING :-


Garlic - 3 pods
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
Urad dal - 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves - 5
Red chillies - 1
Oil - 2 tsp


METHOD :-


1. Heat oil in a pan and roast mustard seeds,urad dal,coriander seeds, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds and red chillies for few minutes.
2. Put the above ingredients into a mixer jar,add turmeric,garlic,onion and coconut and grind to a fine paste. Keep this aside.
3. In a big vessel put 3 cups water,add tamarind and jaggery and chopped thouthe and cover and cook this till thouthe is almost done.
4. Now add the above ground coconut masala paste and salt and mix well and cook for 5 to 8 minutes.
5. In a small place add oil,when hot add mustard seeds and urad dal,when mustard seeds pop add crushed garlic,curry leaves and red chillies.fry till the garlic turns brown.Pour over the thouthe kodel.


Serve with rice.