GODAMBU NURUKKU KHEER/ BROKEN WHEAT PAYASAM

 GODAMBU NURUKKU KHEER/ BROKEN WHEAT PAYASAM

 ingredients

broken wheat- 1/2 cup

water- 1 cup

salt- a pinch

jaggery- 2 

coconut milk

first milk- thick- 1/4 cup

second milk- thin- 1/2 cup

                    or

milk- 1 cup

cardamom crushed-3

raisins- 1 tablespoon

cashew nuts-5

ghee/ butter- 4-5 tablespoons

preparation

clean the broken wheat well

cook with water.  add a pinch salt

if you are using fresh coconut milk, cook it in second milk

meanwhile, dissolve jaggeries in little hot water

ad it when broken wheat is cooked

stirr well

when becomes thick add thick first coconut milk or cows milk

allow it to boil in low flame

add the cardamom powder

fry raisins and cashew nuts in ghee/ butter separately

pour it into the payasam

wheat flour steam cake/ godambu puttu

wheat flour steam cake/ godambu puttu

 

ingredients

wheat flour- 1 cup

grated coconut-1/2 cup

water-1/4cup

salt-

preparation

in a bowl, take wheat flour.  add salt

sprinkle water in small quantities  in the flour

mix well with both hands 

it should form a bread crumbs like consistency, that is not sticking to hands or not forming big balls

take a puttu maker

add coconut first. then flour.

again coconut, flour

finally coconut

steam it 

SEMOLINA STEAM CAKE/ RAVA PUTTU

SEMOLINA STEAM CAKE/ RAVA PUTTU

ingredients

roasted semolina- 1 cup

grated coconut-1/2 cup

water-1/4cup

salt-

preparation

in a bowl, take roasted semolina / rava.  add salt

sprinkle water in small quantities  in the flour

mix well with both hands 

it should form a bread crumbs like consistency, that is not sticking to hands or not forming big balls

take a puttu maker

add coconut first. then flour.

again coconut, flour

finally coconut

steam it 

BROWN RICE STEAM CAKE/ CHEMBA PUTTU

BROWN RICE STEAM CAKE/ CHEMBA PUTTU

ingredients

chemba puttu powder- 1 cup

grated coconut-1/2 cup

water-1/4cup

salt-

preparation

in a bowl, take chemba puttu powder.  add salt

sprinkle water in small quantities  in the flour

mix well with both hands 

it should form a bread crumbs like consistency, that is not sticking to hands or not forming big balls

take a puttu maker

add coconut first. then flour.

again coconut, flour

finally coconut

steam it 

EASY UNAKKA PAYAR UPPERI / RED CHORI/ DRY RED BEANS UPPERI

EASY UNAKKA PAYAR UPPERI / RED CHORI/ DRY RED BEANS UPPERI

ingredients

dried red beans- 1 cup

dried red chillies- 4 

shallots-5 

salt

curry leaves- 1 sprig

water

oil- 2 tablespoons

preparation

cook red beans with salt and water in a pressure cooker well

crush shallots and dry red chillies well

take a kadai.  add oil.  fry crushed shallots and dried red chillies.  add curry leaves .  add the cooked red beans.  allow it to mix well

EASY UNAKKA PAYAR THORAN/ RED CHORI/ DRY RED BEANS THORAN

EASY UNAKKA PAYAR THORAN/ RED CHORI/ DRY RED BEANS THORAN

ingredients

dried red beans- 1 cup

grated coconut- 1/2 cup

cumin seeds- a pinch

garlic - 1 clove

turmeric powder- a pinch

dried red chillies- 2 

shallots-5 

salt

curry leaves- 1 sprig

water

oil- 2 tablespoons

mustard seeds- 1 tablespoon

preparation

cook red beans with salt and water in a pressure cooker well

crush shallots, grated coconut, turmeric powder, garlic, cumin seeds  and dry red chillies coarsely

take a kadai.  add oil.  splutter mustard .  add curry leaves .  add the cooked red beans. add the crushed mixture. allow it to mix well

EASY UNAKKA PAYAR-KAYA UPPERI / RED CHORI/ DRY RED BEANS- RAW BANANA UPPERI

EASY UNAKKA PAYAR-KAYA UPPERI / RED CHORI/ DRY RED BEANS- RAW BANANA  UPPERI

ingredients

dried red beans- 1 cup

 raw banana - big

dried red chillies- 4 

shallots-5 

salt

curry leaves- 1 sprig

water

oil- 2 tablespoons

preparation

cook red beans  with salt and water in a pressure cooker well when it is three- fourth cooked add cut raw banana and again cook in a pressure cooker

crush shallots and dry red chillies well

take a kadai.  add oil.  fry crushed shallots and dried red chillies.  add curry leaves .  add the cooked red beans and raw banana.  allow it to mix well

BANANA BLOSSOM CURRY/ VAZHAKOOMBU/ KUDAPPAN THORAN

 BANANA BLOSSOM CURRY/ VAZHAKOOMBU/ KUDAPPAN THORAN

ingredients

banana blossom- 1;  chopped into very fine pieces like cabbage

red chilly powder- 1/2 tablespoon

turmeric powder- 1/2 tablespoon

ginger- 1 inch piece

grated coconut- 1/2 cup

garlic - 1 clove

shallots-3 

green chilly - 1

coconut oil- 3 tablespoons

mustard-1

dried red chilly-2

black gram - 1 tablespoon

curry leaves- 1 sprig

salt

preparation

cook banana blossom with red chilly and turmeric powder and salt.

crush coconut, shallot , green chillies, 1 dried red chilly, ginger, garlic

heat oil.  add mustard, dried red chillies, blackgram and curry leaves.  add the crushed mixture and fry for 1 minute.  

add the cooked banana blossom

GODAMBU ADA/ WHEAT ADA

GODAMBU ADA/ WHEAT ADA

ingredients

wheat flour- 1 cup

warm water

salt

jaggery-1 or 2

grated coconut- 1/2 cup

water

preparation

dissolve jaggery in litttle water. strain it.

add grated coconut to this.  mix well

care should be taken in adding water.  the mixture should be thick

pour warm water into wheat flour and add salt.  mix well

press the dough with hand placing it in a plantain leaf or you can use aluminium foil

also you can use a frame

put the filling in one side

fold it

press the edges firmly

now steam it

BEETROOT PICKLE

BEETROOT PICKLE

ingredients

beetroot-1

fenugreek seeds- uluva- 1/2 tablespoon

asafoetida powder-1/2 tablespoon

red chilly powder- 1 tablespoon

turmeric powder-1/4 tablespoon

ginger-2 inch piece; cut

garlic- 5 cloves; crushed

green chillies- 5 cut

gingelly oil-4 tablespoon

salt

water-1/2 cup

mustard -1 tablespoon

vinegar-1/4 cup

preparation

cut the beetroot into small pieces

heat a kadai.  add oil. splutter mustard.

fry ginger-garlic and green chillies for 1 minute

add red chilly and turmeric powder,

also add asafoetida and fenu greek powder.

add water and cut beetroot pieces and salt

cook till  a thick consistency is reached

add vinegar

store in an air tight container

HOME MADE FRENCH FRIES

HOME MADE FRENCH FRIES

ingredients

potatoes-2

salt- as required

oil- 1 cup

preparation

peel the potatoes and wash it

slice it into long pieces in the shape of french fries

take 1/2 bowl water and add 1 tablespoon full salt.

put the potato pieces in it.

allow the potato pieces to become salty

keep aside for 2 hours

after 2 hours drain water from potatoes.  keep it for 1 hour so that the whole water goes off and potatoes become dry

when dried fry the potatoes in oil

fry well so that it becomes crispy

tips

if you want more spicy, mix it with chilly powder or pepper powder

HOME MADE TAHINI

HOME MADE TAHINI

ingredients

sesame seeds-2 cups

olive oil/ vegetable oil- 3/4 cup

preparation

preheat oven to 350.

toast sesame seeds for 5-10 minutes, do not make it brown.  cool for 20 minutes

pour sesame seeds into food processor and blend with oil for 2 minutes.

to get the desired texture you can add more oil

HOME MADE SHAWARMA

HOME MADE SHAWARMA

ingredients

for marinating chicken

chicken boneless- 500 g

yoghut-1 cup

vinegar- 1/4 cup

garlic-4 cloves crushed

pepper-1 tablespoon

salt- 1/2 tablespoon

cardamom crushed -2

all spice powder- 1 tablespoon

lemon juice-1

mix all the ingredients together and keep it in a refrigerator preferably overnight

fry chicken well in oil.

for the sauce

tahini- 1 cup

garlic -2 cloves; crushed

lemon juice-1/4 cup

yoghurt-2 tablespoons

mix all welll.

keep it aside

for filling bread

kuboos- 8

cucumber-1 sliced

onion-1 sliced

cabbage-1/4 cup ; sliced

tomato-1or 2 sliced

parsley- 1/2 cup sliced

sumac- 1 tablespoon(optional)

french fries- 2 cup

mix all well and keep it in a bowl

warm the kuboos

spread the sauce on it

put the fillings

roll it

and cover the bottom with aluminium foil without spilling

HOMEMADE HUMMUS

HOMEMADE HUMMUS

ingredients

chickpeas-1 cup

lemon juice from 1

tahini-2 tablespoons

garlic-2 cloves; crushed

salt-1/2 tablespoon

olive oil- 2 tablespoons

preparation

cook chickpeas.  drain it

collect 1/4th the drained liquid from chickpeas

mix all the ingredients in the grinder

make a shallow well in the middle and add olive oil in the center

KOONTHAL/ SQUID ROAST

KOONTHAL/ SQUID ROAST

ingredients

squid- clean and cut- 1/2 kg

onions-5

tomatoes-2

garlic-6 cloves

ginger-2 inch piece

green chillies-6

curry leaves-8

salt

red chilly powder-1/2 tablespoon

coriander powder-2 tablespoons

turmeric powder-1/4 tablespoon

all spices powder-1/4 tablespoon

water-2 cup

oil- 4 tablespoons

preparation

cut the squid and clean it well

you can put it in vinegar, turmeric powder and salt water for sometime

heat oil in a kadai

add onions and fry till brown colour

add ginger garlic paste and fry for 2 minutes

add sliced tomatoes and green chillies. fry for 1 minute

add curry leaves and salt

add all powders and fry till the raw small goes

add the cleaned squid and water

cook it well

tips

you can also prepare this by frying the squid

fry it using red chilly powder,turmeric powder and salt. add it to the masala and roast it. 

only 1/2 cup of water should be added then.