Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Ginger Pickle (Allam Pachhadi)

Ingredients 1) Ginger - 1/4 kg 2) Jaggery - 3/4 kg 3) Tamarind - 300 gms 4) Chana Dal - 100 gms 5) Coriander Seeds - 50 gms 6) Methi/ Fenugreek seeds - 50 gms 7) Red Chilli Powder - 50 gms 8) Salt - 50 gms 9) Oil - 1/4 litre Procedure 1. Take coriander seeds, channa dal and methi seeds into a pan and heat them until they turn brown and then taken them into plate. 2. Once they are cooled grind them into fine powder. 3. Take water in a bowl and...

Saturday, December 10, 2016

Ravva Dosa

Ingredients 1) Rice Flour - 1 cup 2) Sooji - 1 Cup 3) Maida - 1/2 cup 4) Red Chilli powder - 1 tea spoon 5) Green Chillies - 3 6) Jeera - 5 gms 7) Ginger - 10gms 8) Salt - as per taste 9) Water - 1 glass Procedure 1. Mix all the above ingredients in a bowl thoroughly so that no lumps are formed. 2. Set aside the batter for 1 hour. 3. Take a tawa and heat it. 4. Mix the batter(add water if needed for consistency). 5. Take the batter in a small...

Sunday, December 4, 2016

Idli Powder

Ingredients 1) Chana Dal - 50gms 2) Urad Dal - 50gms 3) Coriander Seeds - 25gms 4) Jeera - 1 tablespoon 5) Red Chillies - 8 6) Curry leaves - 10 7) Salt - as per taste Procedure 1. Take all the ingredients except salt into a bowl and heat it until they turn brown and take into a plate. 2. Grind them in mixi along with salt until it becomes soft. 3. Idli powder is ready. Note: Also known as Kara podi in telugu. Add ghee to powder and eat with...

Methi Powder

Ingredients 1) Channa Dal - 50gms 2) Urad Dal - 25gms 3) Coriander seeds - 25gms 4) Methi/Fenugreek seeds - 20gms 5) Red chilli - 10 6) Hing - 2 pinch 7) Oil - 1/2 teaspoon Procedure 1. Take a pan and pour oil into it and heat it in medium flame. 2. Add all the ingredients and heat them until they turn into brown and take them into a plate. 3. After 30 mins, grind them in mixi to fine course(the powder should not be soft) 4. Collect the powder...

Moong Dal Sambar

Ingredients 1) Moong Dal - 1cup 2) Tamarind - 10 gms 3) Green chillies - 4 4) Curry Leaves - 3 5) Coriander  Leaves - 5gms 6) Turmeric powder - 1 teaspoon 7) Onion - 1 small 8) Drumstick - 1 9) Methi powder - 1 table spoon 10) Black Mustard seeds - 1/2 teaspoon 11) Red chilli - 1 12) Oil - 1 table spoon 13) Hing - 1 pinch 14) Garlic - 2 cloves 14) Salt - as per taste Procedure 1. Wash Moong dal, add half teaspoon turmeric powder and then...