Thursday, May 10, 2012

Masala Katharikai


Ingredients:
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Brinjal - 5
White Ellu(Sesame seeds) - 1 1/2 spoons
Garlic - 3
Peanuts - 2 spoons
Chilli powder - 1 spoon
Turmeric powder - 1/4 spoon
Oil
Mustard - 1/4 spoon
Asafoetida - 1/4 spoon
Tamarind pulp - 1/4 spoon
Curry leaves
Salt

Method:
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1) Make rough powder of Peanut, garlic, Sesame seeds, Turmeric powder and Chilli powder
2) Stuff the powdered masala into brinjal
3) Add oil in a pan. Put Mustard, Asafoetida and Curry leaves
4) Put the brinjal in the pan and fry
5) Put the remaining powdered masala in Tamarind juice.
6) Pour this mixture and salt into the pan
7) Boil well until brinjal gets cooked.

Macaroon


Ingredients:
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Egg White - 3
Sugar - 100g (Powdered)
Cashew Nuts - 50g

Method:
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1) Beat Egg White little till you get little foam
2) Add powdered sugar little by little aling with beating the Egg
3) When completing the sugar, the mixture will be in Foam form
4) Add Cashew nut powder in this mixture and mix very softly
5) Apply butter to the baking plate and spray the maida
6) Make a cone using a paper or cover
7) Put the mix into the Cone and pour as a small cone in the baking plate
8) Pre-heat oven to 200F(80-110C) and bake for 1-11/2 hour
9) Important step is Egg beating with sugar.

Katharikai Kutta Kuzhambu


Ingredients:
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Katharikai - 4 (Small pieces)
Tamarind paste - 1/2 spoon
Sambar powder - 1 spoon
Coriander powder - 1/2 spoon
Turmeric powder - 1/2 spoon
Channa dal - 2 handful (Cooked)
Shredded Coconut - 3 spoons
Mustard - 1/2 spoon
Vendhyam - 1/4 spoon
Gingelly Oil - 2 spoons
Red Chilly - 1
Asafoetida - 1/4 spoon
Salt

Method:
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1) Add Gingelly oil to a pan. Add mustard and make it to splutter.
2) Add Vendhyam and Red chilly to this pan
3) Add Sambar powder, Coriander powder and Turmeric powder to this pan and roast well
4) Add Brinjal pieces and fry well
5) Add Cooked Channa dal, water and mix well
6) Add Tamarind juice, Salt, Asafoetida and boil well
7) In a Separate pan, fry shredded coconut in Gingelly oil until coconut turns red colour
8) Add this roasted coconut to the Kuzhambu

Erupuli Kuzhambu

Ingredients:
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Any Vegetables - Beans, Carrot, Potato, Brinjal, Drumstick
shredded Coconut - 4 spoons
Tamarind - little
Turmeric powder - 1/4 spoon
Red Chillies - 3
Coconut oil - 1 spoon
Mustard - 1/2 spoon
Urad dal - 1/2 spoon
Vendhyam - 1/4 spoon
Curry leaves -  few
Toor dal - 1 spoon
Rice - 1/4 spoon
Sour Curd - 1 spoon
Salt

Method:
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1) Boil all required vegetables with salt and Turmeric powder
2) Add Tamarind juice to this boiled vegetables and cook
3) In separate pan, fry Vendhyam, Toor dal, rice, red chillies and grind them with coconut (3 spoons)
4) Add this ground paste into the boiling vegetables and boil well
5) Add 1 spoon curd to this boiling mixture  
6) In another pan, fry Mustard, Vendhyam, Urad dal, Curry leaves, Coconut (1 spoon) and add it to the boiling mixture