Monday, April 5, 2010

Tomato chutney

Ingredients:
Tomatoes 1/2kg
urad dal 1/4cup
tamarind paste 4tsp
redchillies 4
jeera 2tsp
mustard seeds 1tsp
fenugreek seeds 10
salt to taste
turmeric 1/4tsp

Procedure:
1.Boil chopped tomatoes with salt,turmeric,tamarind till tomatoes become soft.
2.Heat a pan with 3tsp of oil,add mustard seeds,jeera,urad dal,fenugreek seeds,redchillies and fry untill dal turns to light brownish colour.
3.Grind the above fried dals and boiled tomatoes to a fine paste.
4.Serve it with hot rice and ghee.
5.Store it in an air tight container and it will stay for one week.

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Vadala pulusu



Ingredients:
To prepare vada
chana dal 1/2cup
greenchillies 4to5
oil for deepfry
salt to taste
1.Soak chanadal overnight and grind with greenchillies,salt into a coarse paste.
2.Now heat oil in a pan for deepfry.
3.Make vadas with ground paste and deep fry in oil in medium flame.
4.Take into a papernapkin and keep aside.

To make vadala pulusu
onion 1
ginger garlic paste 1tsp
curry leaves
mustard seeds 1/2tsp
jeera 1tsp
redchilly powder 1tsp
tomato 2
tamarind (lemon size ball)
Dhania powder 1tsp
tumeric 1/4tsp
salt to taste

Procedure:
1.Heat 3tsp of oil in a pan and add mustard seeds,curryleaves,jeera,ginger garlic paste,chopped onion and fry for 3minutes.
2.Add chopped tomatoes,tamarind pulp,salt,redchilly powder,dhania powder,turmeric and boil with 1/4 cup of water.
3.Now add masala vadas to it and close the lid for 2 min and switch off the stove.
4.Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with rice.

My style of cooking

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