September 30, 2012

Usirikaya Pappu(Gooseberry Dal)




Ingredients:

1 cup Toor dal
8 goose berries
4 green chillies
3 dry red chillies
1tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp cumn seeds
1 tsp urad dal
1 sprig curry leaves
2 sprigs coriander leaves
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
salt
oil.
  • Wash and chop the gooseberries into very fine pieces.Discard the seeds.
  • Now cook dal in pressure cooker with enough water for 3 whistles.
  • Cook chopped gooseberry pieces in 1/2 cup water until soft.(Mash some of them).
  • Heat oil in a pan,add urad dal and when it starts turning brown add mustard seeds,cumin seeds,broken red chillies,curry leaves,chopped green chillies and fry them.
  • Now add turmeric powder,cooked gooseberry pieces (with out water) and fry them for few seconds.
  • Add cooked dal,salt and mix well.
  • Before turning off the flame add chopped coriander leaves and mix well.
  • This tasty dal is ready to serve with plain rice,ghee,pappad and a vegetable chutney/pickle on the side.

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September 27, 2012

Bendakaya Tomato Koora





Ingredients:

300g Ladies Finger
1 onion
3 tomatoes(chop them)
1/4 tsp mustard seeds
1/4 tsp cumin seeds
1/4 tsp urad dal
1dry red chilli
1 sprig curry leaves
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
salt
oil
  • Wash,drain and wipe the lady's finger with a dry cloth and dry them for few min.
  • Now remove head  and tails and chop them in 1/2 inch pieces.
  • Wipe the knife with cloth in between so that it may not cause stickiness to bindi pieces.
  • Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds,cumin seeds,urad dal,curry leaves,broken red chilli and fry them.
  • Now add onion slices and fry them.Bindi pieces,chopped tomatoes ,salt,turmeric powder are added mixed well,cover and cook until bindi is soft.
  • Add 1/2 cup water and cook for another 5 min.
  • Red chilli powder is added and cooked for another 3 min.
  • Turn off the flame and serve it with plain rice.
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September 25, 2012

Vankaya Senagapappu Koora


Ingredients:
250g Brinjals(long)
1/4 cup chana dal
1 onion
1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste
1/4 tsp mustard seeds
1/4 tsp cumin seeds
1/4 tsp urad dal
1 sprig curry leaves
1/2 tsp grated dry coconut
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
salt
oil
  • Wash, chop and soak the brinjals in salted water until use.
  • Soak chana dal for over 1 hr.
  • Heat oil in pan,add mustard seeds,cumin seeds,urad dal and curry leaves.
  • When urad dal starts turning brown add chopped onion and fry .
  • Add soaked chana dal and fry for few seconds.
  • Now add ginger garlic paste and fry again.Mix in brinjal pieces add salt,turmeric powder mix well,cover and cook for 3 min.
  • Add 1/2 cup water and cook for another 5 min with cover on.
  • When the brinjal is completely cooked add red chilli powder,grated coconut and cook for another 3,4 mini.e,until gravy thickens.
  • Turn off the flame and the curry is ready to be served with plain rice.
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September 24, 2012

Atukula Thalimpu


Ingredients:
2 cups Rice flakes
2tsp roasted peanuts
1tsp fried gram
2 dry red chillies
1 green chilli(optional)
5 cashewnuts
1 sprig curry leaves

1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/4 tsp red chilli powder(as per your spice level)
1/4 tsp mustard seeds
1/4 tsp cumin seeds 
salt
oil
  • First we puff up the rice flakes in 2,3 batches.
  • To do this,heat 3 tsp oil in a shallow pan ,fry rice flakes till it puffs up.
  • Keep stirring so that it gets puffed up evenly on high flame.Sprinkle some oil if needed.
  • Now take them onto a oil absorbent paper.
  • Repeat the same with remaining rice flakes.
  • Now do the tempering,heat 1 tsp oil in a pan add mustard seeds,cuminseeds and curry leaves.
  • When they start cracking add cashew nuts,peanuts,fried gram and broken red chillies and slit green chilli and fry again.
  • Now add salt,turmeric powder mix well and stir in puffed rice flakes and mix well.
  • Add red chilli powder as per your spice level to this fry for few seconds and turn off the flame.
  • Cool this mixture,store it in an air tight container
  • Serve it as evening snack or time pass food.
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September 21, 2012

Cabbage Fry


Ingredients:
250g cabbage
1 small onion
3 greenchillies
1tsp grated coconut
1/4 tsp mustard seeds
1/4 tsp cuminseeds
1/4 tsp urad dal
6 curry leaves
salt
oil
  • Chop the cabbage very finely.
  • Boil it with 1/4 cup water until it is completely cooked.
  • Grind greenchillies and coconut into a paste.
  • Heat oil in a pan,add urad dal when it starts getting browned add mustard seeds,cuminseeds,cutty leaves.
  • When the seeds start spluttering add sliced onion and fry them.
  • Add green chilli paste and fry again.
  • Now mix in boiled cabbage,salt and fry them for 5,6 min.
  • Keep stir in between so that it may not burn.
  • Turn off the flame, and serve it with plain rice.
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September 16, 2012

Kodi Vepudu(Andhra Chicken Fry)



    
Ingredients:
500g chicken
2 onions(slice them)
2 greenchillies(slit them)
1 sprig curry leaves
1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
3/4 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp grated dry coconut
salt
oil
  • Wash chicken and boil it with salt,turmeric powder and 1/2cup water until chicken is completely cooked.
  • Heat oil in a nonstick pan add curry leaves,greenchillies.Add sliced onions and fry until brown.
  • Now add ginger garlic paste and fry for another few seconds.
  • Add boiled chicken with out water and fry for few seconds on high flame for a min.
  • Now reduce the flame add salt,red chilli powder and grated coconut,mix well and cook for 2 min with cover on.
  • Uncover,check the seasoning,mix well and fry for 6,7 min.Stir in between.
  • Turn off the flame and serve with plain rice and Rasam or with any dal curry on the side.
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September 15, 2012

Dosakaya Pappu(Yellow Cucumber Dal)




Ingredients:
1 cup toor dal
500g yellow cucumber
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
salt
Tempering:
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp urad dal
1 sprig curry leaves
2 dry red chillies
oil
  • Peel the skin of cucumber,wash and cut it in to half.
  • Taste  the seeds(we don't use bitter ones),chop them in 1/2 inch pieces.
  • Pressure cook dal,chopped cucumber along with seeds,turmeric powder,chilli powder,salt and enough water for 3 whistles.
  • When the pressure is off,remove the lid slightly mix with spatula so that cucumber dont get mashed.Check for the seasoning(add if needed).
  • Heat oil in a pan add urad dal first,when it starts changing colour add the other ingredients.As nice aroma starts emanating add the cooked dal,mix well and cook for another few seconds.
  • Turn off the flame.Cucumber dal is ready to be served with plain rice with a combo of ghee,pappad and a pickle.Yummy Yummy.
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September 13, 2012

Chakkera Pongali(Sweet Pongal)


Ingredients:
200g Rice
75g  Moong dal
1 1/2 cup Jaggery
1/4 cup ghee
1/4 tsp cardomom powder
2 tsp cashewnuts
1 tsp raisins
STEP 1:
  • Dry roast moong dal until it starts changing colour.
  • Pressure cook rice and moong dal with 5 cups water until soft.
STEP2:
  • Boil 1/2 cup water in another pan and add jaggery.
  • When it is completely dissolved,remove from the flame strain the liquid into deep bottomed cooking vessel/pan.
  • Now take this strained jaggery water on to flame and cook until it thickens.
STEP3:
  • Add the cooked rice,moong dal mixture to the jaggery and cook for 2 min.
  • Now add cardomom powder,mix well and turn off the flame.
STEP4:
  • Heat ghee in a pan add cashew nuts and raisins and fry them.
  • Add this to pongal mixture,mix well and serve.Chakkera Pongali is ready.
Note:We are straining the jaggery water to remove any unwanted things from it.

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September 10, 2012

Cauliflower Kurma


 Ingredients:
2 cups cauliflower florets
1 onion
3 tomatoes
1tsp ginger garlic paste
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1/2 tsp coriander powder
1/4 tsp garam masala powder
1 sprig curry leaves
1tsp chopped coriander leaves
salt
oil
 Masala:
1/2 tsp poppy seeds
8 cashewnuts
1-2 tsp grated coconut
1/2 tsp cumin seeds

Preparation:
  • Soak the florets in salted water for 10 min and then wash them .
  • First powder the ingredients under masala and then make into a fine paste by adding little water.
  • chop onion and tomatoes.
  • Boil water in a vessel and add the drained cauliflower florets and cook for 5 min.
Process:
  • Heat oil in a pan add onions and curry leaves and fry them.
  • Add ginger garlic paste and fry for a few seconds.
  • Now add salt,turmeric powder,red chilli powder,coriander powder and fry for another min.
  • Its time to add the boiled and drained cauliflower florets,tomatoes and cook for 3 min.(Dont discard the water in which florets are boiled).
  • Now add the masala paste and fry for another min.
  • Check for the seasoning,add 1/2 cup of water( which we kept aside)and cook for around 10min.i.e until gravy thickens.
  • Turn off the flame add coriander leaves,kurma is ready.
  • This kurma can be eaten with plain rice,chapathi or  any flovoured rice.
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Beans Vepudu


Ingredients:
250g French beans
1 onion
2 green chillies
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp urad dal
1/4 tsp chana dal
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1/2 tsp grated dry coconut
1 sprig curry leaves
salt
oil

Preparation:
  • Wash,drain and remove the stalks of beans.
  • Chop them in 1/2 -1 inch pieces.
  • Boil them in enough water until soft.It would take around 15 min on low flame.
  • Chop green chillies and slice the onions.
Process:
  • Heat oil in pan add dal's first and fry them.Now add mustard seeds,cumin seeds,curry leaves.
  • When the seeds start spluttering add onions and green chillies and fry them.
  • Add water drained cooked beans,salt,turmeric powder and fry for few secs.
  • Now add red chillipowder,dry coconut powder and fry them for 2 min.
  • Turn off the flame beans vepudu is ready to be eaten with plain rice.
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September 6, 2012

Gummadi Pappu Pulusu(Pumpkin Dal Stew)


"This dish is  slightly tangy,slightly spicy and with the flavour of various spices used especially shajeera makes this an mouthwatering yummy yummy dish.You should definitely give it a try."

 
Ingredients: 1 cup toor dal
100g pumpkin
1 onion
1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste
4 raw tamarind
      or
1 lemon size tamarind
1/2 tsp red chillipowder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/4 tsp garam masala powder
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp cuminseeds
1/2 tsp shajeera
1 sprig curry leaves
2 dry red chillies
2 cloves
1/2 inch cinnamon
2 cardomoms
salt
2tsp ghee.
Preparation:
  • Peel the skin of pumpkin and chop into medium chunks.
  • Cook toor dal with enough water.
  • If you are using raw tamarind,boil them and squeeze the extract.
Process:
  • Heat ghee in a pan, add mustard seeds,cumin seeds,shajeera,red chillies,curry leaves,cloves,cinnamon,cardomom and fry for few seconds.
  • Sliced onions are added and fried.Next add ginger garlic paste and fry again.
  • Pumpkin pieces along with salt and turmeric powder are added,mixed well,cover and cook for 3 mini.e pumpkin pieces are completely ccoked.
  • Now add red chillipowder fry for few seconds.
  • Tamarind extract along with cooked toor dal are added,cover and cook for another 2 min.
  • Check for the seasoning,add garam masala cook for another min.As the gravy slightly thickens turn off the flame.
  • Gummadi pappu pulusu is ready to be eaten with plain rice.
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September 5, 2012

Godhuma Ravva Payasam


"Simple yet healthy and nutritious food"


Ingredients:

1 cup Wheat Ravva(fine)
1 cup Jaggery
500ml milk
10 pistachio(chopped)
  • Soak wheat ravva for 15 min in water.
  • In thick bottomed vessel boil milk.
  • After it gets boiled add ravva and cook until its soft, by stirring in between.
  • Now add jaggery and cook until it melts.
  • Keep stirring in between that it may not stick at bottom.
  • Turn off the flame,add chopped pistha and serve.
Note:Remember it is payasam so it should be watery.When it is getting cooled it solidifies.
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September 4, 2012

Beerakaya Palu Koora




Ingredients:

500g Ridge Gourd
2 onions(chop them)
1/4 cup milk
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1 sprig curry leaves
salt
oil
  • Peel the skin,wash and chop the ridge gourd into fine pieces.
  • Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds,cumin seeds,curry leaves.
  • When seeds start cracking add onions and fry them.
  • Now add ridge gourd pieces,salt,turmeric powder mix well,cover and cook for 3 min.i.e until the ridge gourd pieces are soft.
  • Add red chilli powder and cook for another 2 min.
  • Now add milk,mix well,cover and cook for another 2 min.
  • When the gravy thickens turn off the flame.
  • Ridge gourd curry is ready to be eaten with plain rice.
Note:We are using a tender ridge gourd,it  cooks in its own water.If you observe that there is no water left and the ridge gourd is not cooked yet add water and cook until it is soft.
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Gongura Enduroyyala Koora(Sorrel Green Dry Prawns curry)




Ingredients:

3 bunches Sorrel Green
3/4 cup Dry prawns
1 onion(chop it)
1 green chilli(slit)
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/4tsp-1/2tsp red chilli powder
salt
oil

Preparation:
  • Pluck,wash and drain the sorrel green leaves.
  • Remove the head,tail and legs of dry prawns.
  • Wash dry prawns and soak them in warm water until use.
Process:
  • Boil sorrel green leaves with little water and mash into a fine paste.
  • Heat oil in a pan add chopped onions and slit green chilli and fry them.
  • Now add drained dry prawns,salt,turmeric and fry them for a min,
  • After that add red chilli powder and fry for another min.
  • Now add sorrel green paste,half cup water, mix well,cover  and cook for 3 min.
  • When it gets thickened and oil starts leaving the sides,turn off the flame.
  • Sorrel green dry prawns curry is ready to be eaten with plain rice.



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September 1, 2012

Ravva Laddoo

Ingredients:

1 cup Ravva/semolina
3/4 cup sugar
10 cashew nuts(broken)
10 raisins
3 cardomoms
2 tsp ghee
milk
  • Remove the skin of cardomoms and powder them.
  • Slightly powder the sugar just for a second or two.
  • Heat ghee in a pan add raisins fry and remove, add cashew nuts and fry them and remove.
  • Now add semolina and fry them under low flame for about 5 min.
  • Take care the flame should be low and stir regularly.
  • When we see the ravva is turning to light brown,turn off the flame and take into a bowl.
  • To the fried ravva add sugar,cardomom seeds powder,fried nuts and raisins and mix well.
  • Now add milk little by litttle to one side of the mixture and make ladoo.
  • Repeat for the remaining mixture and make ladoos.
  • Milk is added  as a binding so as to form a ladoo.It would take around 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup milk for that.
  • Cool them off i.e they are to be dried and then served.
  • Yummy Ravva ladoo's are ready.
Tips:We can add grated coconut for this.

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