Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Cheera-parippu thoran


Ingredients:
Spinach: 1 bunch
Small onion: 2 tbsp
Grated coconut: 1/4 cup
Toor dal: 1/2 cup
Green chilli: 3-4 pcs
Turmeric powder: 1/4 tsp
Mustard seeds: 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves: 1 spring
Red chilli: 1-2 pcs
Salt: 1/4 tsp
Oil

Method:
Cook toor dal with water and salt and keep it aside. Combine chopped spinach, small onion, grated coconut, green chilli, salt and turmeric powder, mix well with hands. Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, curry leaves and red chilli. Allow it to splutter, add spinach mix. Cover and cook for 2-3 minutes. Remove the lid and add cooked toor dal and mix well. Cook another 2-3 minutes. Serve hot with rice

Nellikka-Thenga Chammanthi


Ingredients
Gooseberry Chopped: 5-6 pcs
Grated Coconut: 1 cup
Small Onion chopped: 4-5 pcs
Green chilly: 6-7 pcs
Ginger: small piece
Curry leaves: few
Salt: 1/2 tsp

Method:-
Remove the seeds from gooseberries. Grind all the ingredients together in a mixer with little water. Mix well and serve with Rice

Monday, June 7, 2010

Mushroom Kuruma


Ingredients:
Mushroom: 2 cup
Onion: 1 medium
Tomato: 2 small
Ginger: 1 tsp
Garlic: 1/2 tsp
Green Chilly chopped: 2-3 pcs
Chilly powder: 1/2 tsp
Corriander powder: 1 tsp
Turmeric powder: 1/4 tsp
Garam masala: 1/2 tsp
Corriander leaves: few
Thick Coconut milk: 1/2 cup
Thin coconut milk: 1 cup
Mustard seeds: 1/4 tsp
Salt: 1/4 tsp
Oil

Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds. When it starts spluttering, add onion, ginger, chilly, garlic, salt. When it turns golden color add tomato, Saute well and add chilly powder, turmeric powder, corriander powder. Mix well and add thin coconut milk. Reduce the heat, cover and cook for 4-5 minutes. Remove the lid and add mushroom pieces. Close the lid and cook for 5-8 minutes, add thick coconut milk. Add garam masala and stir well. Remove from fire and garnish it with corriander leaves. Serve hot

Saturday, June 5, 2010

Mixed Chicken Soup


Ingredients:
Boneless Chicken: 1/2 cup
Frozen Green peas: 2 tbsp
Pepper powder: 1/2 tbsp
Corn flour: 1 tbsp
Sausage chopped: 2tbsp
Egg: 1
Celery chopped: 1 tbsp
Asparagus chopped: 2 tbsp
Salt: to taste
Water: 04 cups

Method:
Beat the egg using little pepper powder and salt . Add corn flour in 1/2 cup water and mix well. Boil 04 cups water in a deep bottom pan, add chicken, pepper powder, salt and sausage. Cover and cook till the chicken done. Add frozen peas and chopped asparagus. Pour corn flour mix into it and stir well. When it is starts boil add beaten egg, stir continuously, cover and cook for 5 minutes. Remove the lid and cook another 2-3 minutes. Serve hot