Orange Rasam

I caught hold of this rasam in Vardhini's blog and rightaway thought i had to prepare this delicious rasam, trust me this is the best rasam i have ever come across. Thank you Vardhini for this rasam.

Ingredients

Tomato 2( chopped into 4 pieces)

Turmeric 1/2 tsp

Orange Zest 3 tsp

 Fresh Orange juice 1/2 cup

Lime juice 1 tsp

Salt as required

Coriander leaves few

Grind to fine powder

Toor dhal 2 tsp

Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp

Black peppercorn 4

Dry red chillies 4-5

For Seasoning

Ghee 2 tsp

Mustard 1/2 tsp

Methi seeds 1 tsp

Curry leaves few

Hing 1/2 tsp

Method

Dry roast the items mentioned under grinding,cool and grind to fine powder.

Heat ghee in add all the items mentioned under seasoning in the order given above.

Add 2 glasses of water, tomato, turmeric, salt, orange zest, boil this for 10-12mins.

Add the prepared ground masala powder and mix .

Now its time to add our show stealer, Mr orange juice, mix well and bring to boil for 5-6 mins.

Take off from flame add lime juice and coriander leaves.

Serve hot your yummy orange rasam with a dollop of ghee.

Suggestions

Orange zest is the outer skin of the orange, you can avoid this and add 1 cup orange juice.

Select sour orange as they give more taste.

Nawabi Vegetable Gravy

This is a rich creamy gravy which goes well with rotis and naans and even plain rice.

 

Ingredients.

 Boiled Mixed vegetables 1 cup( I have used carrot,french beans and peas)

Tomato 2 (Ripe and finely chopped)

Ghee & Butter 1 tsp each

Salt as required

 

Grind to fine paste

Onion 1

Cashew 12-15(soaked for an hour)

Cloves 2

Green Cardamom 2

Cinnamon 1/2 inch stick

Dry Red chilly 2

Green chilly 1

Fresh ginger 1 tsp (grated)

Coriander seeds 1 tsp

Garlic 2 cloves(crushed)

 

Method

Heat butter and ghee and add the ground paste and saute until oil separates, now add finely chopped tomato and mix well and saute until tomato softens.

Now time to add our boiled vegetables salt and a glass of water, close the lid and cook on medium heat for 5mins.

Remove from flame and serve hot with rotis.

 

Suggestions

Fresh cream can be added for garnishing.

Chop the vegetables into small size and boil them,keep all the vegetables in uniform size.

Do not take cloves, cardamom more than 2 as it will dominate the taste and smell of the gravy, and you wouldnt want that.

Fried Paneer pieces can also be added to the gravy.

Babycorn and corn kernels can also be added.

Finely chopped tomato can be replaced with tomato puree, however i prefer finely chopped, both tastes good.

 

 

Onasadya ~ Onam Thali

I had prepared this simple Onasadya this year and it was in my draft folder for quite sometime, was busy posting other recipes, finally posting now. This was the first time i was preparing a Sadya and was little nervous, however all the dishes were excellent and also passed the 'My husband liked it very much' test. :)

 

Onasadya is a rich meal with variety of dishes served on a plaintain leaf. The Onasadya on a plantain leaf makes it more colourful and delicious. The most common ingredient in most of the dishes would be coconut and coconut milk, or coconut oil.

 

For my Onasadya starting from left hand corner i have prepared Green gram thoran,green peas roast, olan, semiya payasam, kerala style sambhar,rice, ghee, avial,pepper rasam, pappadam and curd.

Click on the below links to get the recipes.

Green Gram Thoran

 

Green Peas Roast ~ Kerala Style

 

Olan

 

Red Kidney Beans Raw Banana Puzukku ( this was also part of my onasadya)

 

Avial

 

Milagu Rasam

 

Semiya Payasam ( follow the same method, towards the end add saffron to get a rich festive flavour for your payasam).

 

We enjoyed our Onasadya which was simple yet tasty.

 

My simple Pookalam.

 

 

For my other thali meals click here.

 

 

 

 

 

Milagu Rasam ~ Pepper Rasam

This rasam is very famous in Tamilnadu and Kerala, it tastes awesome with steamed rice and a dollop of ghee.

 

Ingredients

Tomato 1(cut into 4 big pieces)

Water 1 litre

Tamarind pulp 1/2 cup

Hing 1/4 tsp

Garlic cloves (4 crushed)

Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp

Salt as required

 

Grind to masala powder

Peppercorns 10-12

Coriander seeds 1tsp

Cumin seeds 1 tsp

(Dry roast the above and grind to fine powder).

 

For seasoning.

Ghee 1 tsp

Mustard 1/2 tsp

 Dry Red chilly 2(broken)

Curry leaves few

Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp

 

Method

Heat ghee in a pan add mustard, cumin seeds, red chillies and curry leaves.

Mix all the above items and bring to boil.

Add the prepared masala powder and boil for 5-6 mins, serve hot with steamed rice.

 

Veg Kabab

 

Ingredients

Potato 1

Mixed vegetable 1 and 1/2 cup( I have used finely chopped cabbage, beans, carrot, sweetcorn and peas)

Ginger garlic paste 1 tsp

Cumin powder 1/2 tsp

Chaat masala 1/2 tsp

Garam masala 1/2 tsp

Besan/chickpea flour 2 tsp

Cornflour 1 tsp

Green chilly 2(finely chopped)

Coriander leaf few(finely chopped)

1 tsp

 

Method

Boil potato peel the skin mash and set aside. Boil or steam cook other vegetables, drain any excess water.

In a mixing bowl except oil add rest of the ingredients and knead.

Form like oval shaped and shalllow fry on a pan with few drops of oil, until goldeb brown continue the same with the remaining mixture.

Serve Veg kabab as a tea time snack.

 

 

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Olan

Olan is usually served as a part of  Onasadya and is a side dish which is mild in taste and has a wonderful aroma of coconut milk, black eyed peas, yellow/white pumpkin, However here i tried my Olan with just black eyed peas and the taste was wonderful.

 

Ingredients

Black eyed peas 2 cup(Washed and soaked overnight)

Green chilly 2

 Thick Coconut milk 1 cup

Salt as required

Oil 1 tsp

Mustard 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves few

 

Method

Boil black eyed peas with green chilly salt and water.

Do not overboil the peas, keep it firm.

Once the black eyed peas are boiled add the coconut milk and bring to boil on medium flame for 4-5 mins, season with mustard and curry leaves.

Sooji Vada

Ingredients

Sooji/Semolina/Rava 1 cup

Curd 3-4 tsp

Crushed black pepper 2-3

Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp

Green chilly 2-3(finely chopped)

Coriander leaves and curry leaves few

Salt as required

Oil for deep frying

 

Method

Dry roast the sooji in a pan until aromatic or 3-4 mins until sooji turns slight golden brown.

Cool the sooji completely before adding curd.

Except oil add rest of the ingredients and mix well without any lumps and set aside for 5-6mins.

Form like small vadas and deep fry in medium hot oil.

No sauce or chutney is required for this vada, it tastes yummy as it is.

 

 

 

 

Cardamom Milk

My hubby loves cardamom milk very much and many times we end up buying from shop. This time i thought i will give this delicious drink a try and must say it was refreshing and tasty. My hubby loved it more than the readymade one.

 

Ingredients

Milk 2 glass

Cardamom 3-4

Sugar 3-4 tsp

Saffron strand 2

 

Method

Peel the outer skin and powder the cardamom.

Boil the milk with sugar, cardamom powder with the outer skin.

Keep stirring for 3-4 mins or until milk starts to boil.

Now add the saffron strands and gently stir.

Remove from heat, allow to cool completely, refrigerate and serve chill cardamom milk.

Enjoy your cardamom milk.

 

Suggestions

Cardamom milk can be served either hot or cold.

Chill cardamom milk can also be served with some crushed ice.

My cardamom milk tasted good with low fat milk also, however you can try with full fat/cream milk.

 

 

 

Masala Peanuts

These masala peanuts are so crunchy, slightly spicy that it makes an ideal munch on while watching television or during tea time. A perfect nibble for rainy or winter season. Do try this simple crunchy snack.

 

Ingredients

Peanuts 1 cup

Besan 1 tsp

Red chilly powder 1 tsp

Salt as required

Oil 1/2 tsp

 

Method

Roast the peanuts for 3-4 mins or until it becomes aromtic and the outer skin starts to brown slightly.

Transfer the roasted peanuts to a bowl add besan,red chilly powder and salt and mix gently with a spoon.

Heat oil and fry the peanuts for 2-3 mins, cool and serve the masala peanuts.

These masala peanuts tends to become crunchier once cool.

 

                  
                                                                    

Red Kidney Raw Banana Puzukku

A wonderful combination of  red kidney beans and raw banana, less time consuming and very tasty, thats Red Kidney Raw Banana Puzukku, straight from the land of God's Own Country.

 

Ingredients

Raw Banana 1(Skin peeled and cubed)

Red kidney beans 1 cup(Washed and soaked in water for 2 hours)

Turmeric 1/2 tsp

Garlic 3 cloves(Chopped)

Black Peppercorns 6(Crushed)

Red chilly powder 1/2 tsp

Salt as required

 

Grind to coarse paste

Fresh grated coconut 2 cup

Green chilly 2

Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp

 

For Seasoning

Oil 2 tsp

Curry leaves few

 

Method

Pressure cook raw banana, kidney beans, salt turmeric and crushed peppercorn in 2 glasses of water.

When cooked add the ground masala of fresh coconut, green chilly and cumin seeds and cook it again for 2-3 mins.

Remove and season with oil and curry leaves.

 

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Green Peas Roast ~ Kerala Style

Ingredients

Frozen green peas 1 cup

Onion 1 (Finely chopped)
il 1 tsp

Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp

Dry red chilly 2(Broken

Coriander leaves few

Salt as required

 

For Masala

Fresh grated coconut 1 cup

Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp

Garlic clove 2

Fresh ginger 1 tsp (grated)

Green chilly 2

 

Method

Crush athe items listed under masala, without adding water.

Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds red chilly, crushed masala and saute for a minute.

Then add green peas,chopped onion and salt.

Cover with a lid and cook for 2-3 minutes on low flame.

Garnish with coriander leaves and fresh coconut.

 

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Green Gram Thoran

Ingredients

Sprouted Green Gram 1 cup

Onion 1(finely chopped)

Fresh grated coconut 1 cup

Peppercorn crushed 5

Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp

Oil 1 tsp

Dry red chillies 2(broken)

Salt as required

 

Method

Heat oil in a pan add cumin seeds, crushed peppercorn, red chillies, sprouted green gram, chopped onion and salt.

Saute and cover with lid for 5-7mins.

Remove from fire add coconut and mix well.

Simple and tasty Green gram thoran is ready, can be had as it is or served as a side dish with steamed rice.

 

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Aviyal

 

Avial is a curd and coconut based gravy which goes well with steamed rice. Vegetables which are usually used are yellow and white pumpkin, carrot, beans.

To know more about this lovely dish click here and continue reading to learn how to prepare this lovely recipe.

 

Ingredients

White and yellow pumpkin 1/2 cup

Carrot 1

Beans 3-4

Salt as required

 

Grind to fine paste

Fresh grated coconut 1 cup

Green chilly 3

Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp

Curd 1 cup

 

For Seasoning

Coconut oil 1 tsp

Curry leaves few

 

 

Method

Peel and cut all vegetables in the shape of finger.

Cook above vegetables with little water and salt,once it is cooked remove from heat and then add the ground masala of coconut green chilly cumin seeds and curd and mix well.

Finally season with curry leaves and mix gently.

Your yummy avial is ready to be served with steamed rice.

 

Suggestions

Yam can also be added to the avial.

Add the ground masala once the vegetables are boiled and removed from heat, otherwise the yogurt will curdle.

If you do not like the smell of coconut oil, do not season the avial, leave it as it is, seasoning with other cooking oil will spoil the taste.

 

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