There are different ways to prepare coconut chutneys to serve with Dosas, Idlias, Uttappams and even Upma. This recipe is for green coconut chutney made of coriander and mint leaves. Ingredients: For the chutney- 1 cup freshly scraped coconut, 1/2 inch piece of ginger, 1-2 green chillies (as per taste), 1/4 cup fresh coriander leaves, 10-12 sprigs of mint, Lemon juice as per [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, March 9, 2010
There are different ways to prepare coconut chutneys to serve with Dosas, Idlis, Uttappams and even Upma. This recipe is for a simple and plain coconut chutney. Ingredients: For the chutney- 1 cup freshly scraped coconut, A small grape size ball of tamarind; soaked in warm water for 3-4 minutes, 2 tbsp chutney dal, 1-2 green chillies (as per taste), Salt to [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, July 5, 2009
Ingredients: 1 cup rice flour, 1/4 cup besan (gram flour), 1 cup sour curd or buttermilk, 1 tsp garlic paste, 1-2 green chillies; finely chopped, A pinch of asafoetida, Salt to taste, A tbsp of chopped coriander leaves, Oil. Method: Mix all the ingredients except oil and prepare a batter of pouring consistency, thinner than the dosa batter. Add water as per requirement. Heat a griddle (tava) [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Ingredients: 5 potatoes; boiled, peeled and coarsely mashed, 2 large onions; cut into halves and sliced, 10-12 curry leaves, 1 1/2 tsp mustard seeds (rai), 1/2 tsp heeng (asafoetida), 4-5 green chillies; slit vertically, 3-4 inches ginger; peeled and finely chopped, 10-15 cloves garlic; finely chopped, Handful of cashew nuts; broken, A handful of green peas (optional), Salt to taste, 1/2 cup oil. Method: Heat oil in a kadhai; [...]
Continue reading...Friday, April 25, 2008
Ingredients: 1 cup udad dal, soaked in water for 2-3 hours, 1 cup rava or suji (semolina), 2-3 green chillies, 1″ ginger, 1 tsp jeera (cumin seeds), Salt to taste, 1/2 cup sour buttermilk, Water, Oil for frying. Method: Grind together udad dal, jeera, ginger, green chillies and little water to form a smooth batter. Then add rava to it, mix well. Add butter milk and [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, March 23, 2008
Ingredients: 1/2 cup whole or split moong, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder, 1 green chilli; 1/2 tsp red chilli powder, 1/2 tsp jeera (cumin seeds), 6 cloves garlic, 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves Salt to taste, Water, Oil. Method: Soak the moong in some water overnight. Next day, drain the moong and put into the grinder, add all the ingredients except water and oil. Now grind all the [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, March 13, 2008
Ingredients: For the batter- 1/4 cup each masur dal, moong dal, udad dal, (soaked in water for atleast 4 hours) 1/2 cup rice,(soaked in water for atleast 4 hours) Water, Salt to taste. For the filling- 1 cup crushed paneer, 1/4 cup chopped capsicum, 1/2 cup chopped onion, 1/4 cup grated carrots, 1/4 cup chopped cabbage, 1/2 tsp finely chopped green chillies, 1/2 tsp ginger-garlic paste, Red chilli powder [...]
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