GINGER CHUTNEY
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| GINGER CHUTNEY |
INGREDIENTS:
Bengal Gram - 2 tbsp
Onion - 1
Ginger - 1/4 cup
Red chillies - 5
Green chilli - 1
Tomato - 2
Curry Leaves - 1 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Split black gram - 1/2 tsp
Salt - to taste
Asafoetida - a pinch
Oil - 2 tsp
Water - 1/2 cup
METHOD:
Take a frying pan..
Add 2 tsp of oil
Roast split Bengal gram, red chillies and asafoetida till the bengal gram colour changes slightly.
Add chopped ginger, onion, green chilli and saute for 2 minutes.
Add chopped tomato, curry leaves and saute for a minute.
Add salt, asafoetida and grind together after it becomes cool.
Temper with mustard seeds, split black gram and curry leaves. [ Tempering is optional ]
I too avoided tempering..
Can have this chutney without tempering also...
Pour the grinded chutney in a kadai, add some water and bring to boil.
Keep it in slow flame for 2 minutes.
Serve Hot with Idli and Dosa.
WHEAT LADDU OR PINNIE LADDU
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| WHEAT LADDU |
INGREDIENTS:
Wheat flour - 3 cups
Ghee - 1 cup
Powdered sugar - 1 1/2 cups
Almonds chopped - 1/4 cup
Cashew nuts chopped - 1/4 cup
Cardamom powder - 1 tsp
Raisins - 1/4 cup
METHOD:
Add 1 tsp of ghee and roast cashew nut, almonds and Raisins separately till golden brown and remove heat.
Heat ghee in a kadai, add wheat flour and roast till it turns golden brown 10 mins. transfer it to a large bowl.
Add roasted items to wheat flour bowl.
Mix powdered sugar and wait till it reaches to room temperature.
Roll into even sized laddus.
Simple and tasty Wheat laddu or Pinnie ladoo ready to taste.
Store it in a airtight container.
KERALA UNNI APPAM
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| UNNI APPAM |
Ingredients:
Mashed Bananas - 2
Rice flour - 1 cup
All purpose flour - 1/2 cup
Chopped Coconut - 5 tbsp
Jaggery - 1/2 cup
Cardamom Powder - 1 tsp
Salt - 1 pinch
Oil - for frying
Ghee - 1 tbsp
Method:
Add 1 tbsp of ghee and fry finely chopped coconut and set aside.
Add a cup of water to jaggery.
Heat to dissolve it.Strain and set aside.
Mix rice and all purpose flour together.
In room temperature add it to rice and all purpose flour mixture.
Add also the fried chopped coconut, cardamom powder and a pinch of salt.
Add in the mashed bananas.
Now mix together to get a batter.
Consistency should be like idli batter.
Now heat a kuli paniyaram chatty.
Add 1 tsp oil to each cup, and add half level with the batter.
When it is cooked, flip over and cook the other side.
Remove when both the sides turn golden brown.
Yummy Unni Appam is ready to taste.
PUDINA THOKKU
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| PUDINA THOKKU |
INGREDIENTS:
Mint Leaves - 1 bunch
Green Chillies - 3
Ginger - 1/2 inch
Salt - to taste
Tamarind - lemon size
Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
Urad Dal - 1 tsp
Dry Chillies - 3
Asafoetida Powder - 1/4 tsp
Gingelly Oil - 6 tbsp
Method:
Take a frying pan heat a tbsp of oil.
Add mint leaves, green chillies, tamarind, ginger and salt.
Saute for a 5 min and grind coarsely and keep aside....mint leaves can be left out from grinding if prefered. its optional..
Heat the remaining oil in a pan.
Temper with dry chilli, urad dal, mustard seeds and asafoetida powder.
Add the ground pudina and mix well.
Remove from heat to cool.
Store in a glass jar like pickle.
Serve with rice.
