Saturday, July 30, 2011

Mango chitranna

Ingredients:
11/2 cup cooked rice(not too soft)
1-grated raw mango
1tbsp grated wet coconut
Salt to taste
For tadka
5-green chilies
7-curry leaves
1tsp mustard seeds
1tbsp raw peanuts
2 pinches hing powder


Method:
Spread the cooked rice on the plate so it cools. Make tadka with the ingredients above and put it on the rice. Add the grated raw mango and salt to it and mix well. Serve it with fresh chopped cilantro and fresh grated coconut.

Mango chutney

Ingredients:
2 Raw mangoes
11/2 tbsp-Dry copra
1tbsp-Jaggery
2 tbsp-chilli powder
Salt

Tadka for the chutney:
2tbsp-oil
1tsp-Mustard seeds
1tbsp-Methi seeds
2pinches-hing

Grind all the above ingredients without adding water and store it in fridge for 15 days.

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Huli Pudi

Huli Pudi is a spice mix. Huli (ಹುಲಿ) is a thick soup of lentil with or without vegetables in it. It is served with steamed white rice. It is a popular dish in South India.

Ingredients:
  • 1/4 kg dhania seeds
  • 1/4 kg dry red chillies( byadgi chillies)
  • 50 grams jeera seeds
  • 25 grams mustard seeds
  • 1.25 inches long cinnamon stick
  • 1 tsp methi seeds
  • 10 whole black pepper seeds
  • 10 grams kal hua(rock flower)
  • 15 marath maggi
  • 5 bay leaves
  • 50 grams channa dal
  • 50 grams urad dal
  • 1/2 wati dry coconut
  • Hing very little
  • 5 stix curry leaves


Method:

Dry roast separately all the ingredients and dry grind it in the grinder. This should be good for 2 months in a air tight container.

Sarin Pudi

Sarin Pudi is a spice mix which is used to prepare ಸಾರು (lentil soup). This dish is prepared mostly in south India.

Ingredients:

  • 11/4 kg dhania seeds
  • 100 grams jeer seeds
  • 800 grams mustard seeds
  • 1/4 kg dry red chillies (byadgi red chilles)
  • 1tsp black pepper
  • 1tsp methi seeds
  • 25 grams khas khas
  • Hing as per taste
  • Kadi patta 12 leaves

Method:

Dry roast all the ingredients independently and keep it aside. Grind all the dry roasted
Ingredients in a grinder (dry.) This mixture should stay good for 1 year in refregerator in a airtight container.