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Raw Mango/Sour Apple instant Pickle

Saturday, September 30th, 2023 | Author:

Ingredients:

  • Raw mango/Sour Apple 1 no with skin. Remove the seed and cut into small pieces 3mm thick
  • Mustard seeds 4 tsp
  • Methi- Fenugreek seeds 1 tsp
  • Asafoedita 1 tsp
  • Red chilli powder 2 tsp
  • Turmeric powder half tsp
  • Gingelly oil 4 Tsp
  • Salt 3 tsp

Procedure:

1 Take the mango/apple pieces in bowl add salt and mix well.

2 Dry roast 2 tsp Mustard, Fenugreek separately. When cool, powder them and put it on the mango/apple heap.

3 Add asafoedita, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, 2 Tsp of oil

4 Heat 2 Tsp of oil, add 2 tsp of mustard seeds and allow it to splutter. Remove from heat and immediately pour it over the powder on the mango/apple heap

5 Mix and use the pickle in a day or two. If needed, store it in the fridge and use it.

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Onion-Tomato Chutney

Tuesday, August 22nd, 2023 | Author:

Ingredients:

  • Big onion 1 cut into 1 cm pieces
  • Big tomato 1 cut into 1 cm pieces
  • Urad dhall whole 2 tsp
  • Red chilli 6
  • Tamarind 1″ piece
  • Mustard seeds 2 tsp
  • Split urad dhall 2 tsp
  • Asafodita 2 pinch
  • Curry leaves & Coriander leaves
  • Gingelly Oil 5 tsp
  • Salt to taste

Procedure:

  1. Heat 1tsp oil in a kadai, in slow fire, and add whole urad dhall, when slightly brown, add red chilli and tamarind and saute for a minute.
  2. Heat 2 tsp oil in a kadai, saute onions for two minutes in medium fire, add tomato and salt and saute for another two minutes till they turn brown. Keep 2 tsp of roasted onions separately for final garnishing.
  3. When cool, grind items in step 1 to powder. Add roasted onions and tomatoes and grind well to make thick paste.
  4. Heat 2 tsp oil in a kadai, fry mustard seeds till they splutter, add split urad dhall, curry leaves and add to chutney. Ganish with fried onions and coriander leaves. This chutney goes well with idli and dosa.
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Madurai Mutton Salna

Wednesday, August 02nd, 2023 | Author:

Ingredients:

  • Chili powder-2tsp, coriander powder-2tsp
  • Powdered Pepper-2tsp, cumin(jeera)-2 tsp , fennel (sombu)-1tsp, turmeric powder- half tsp
  • Coarsely grounded Cinnamon-1″, Cardamom-2, Clove-4, Star anise (annasi poo)-1, 1″ Ginger, 15 no garlic cloves, bay leaf-2, black stone flower(kalpasi)-3 pieces, nutmeg powder 1 pinch
  • Groundnut oil-100 ml
  • Small/big onion-300g
  • Finely chopped tomatoes-100g
  • Split Green chili-6 no
  • Thinly sliced Mint leaves, coriander leaves, curry leaves
  • Mutton pieces-750
  • Paste 100g coconut, 50g groundnut, 50g fried-gram
  1. Heat oil in a pressure cooker, add onion, green chili and saute for one minute, add bay leaf, kalpasi, cinnamon, clove.
  2. Saute for two minutes, add ginger, garlic and saute till raw smell goes off. Add tomatoes, onions, mint, coriander leaves and saute for two minutes and add mutton pieces and saute for five minutes.
  3. Stir well, add curry leaves, pepper, cumin, fennel seed and turmeric powders and mix well.
  4. Add chili, coriander powder, curry mix, salt and mix well. Add hot water and pressure cook for 6 or 7 whistle. Release the steam and open the cooker, add coconut paste, coconut milk and cook for five minutes. Add nutmeg powder and coriander leaves and remove from stove.

Salna goes well with parota, rice, idli, dosa, bread, chapatti etc

Note: How to make Curry Mix Powder:

Dry roast, in slow flame, 2 red chili, 2 tsp coriander seed, 1tsp dhoor dhall, 1tsp channa dhall, 10 curry leaves, half tsp each of pepper, cumin & fennel seed till it turns light brown and smell emanates. Store in air-tight container.

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Chowchow Halva

Wednesday, October 26th, 2022 | Author:

Ingredients:

  • Chowchow grated -1 cup
  • Sugar- 3/4 cup
  • Milk-1/4 cup
  • Ghee- 2 Tsp
  • Cardamom crushed – 4 no
  • Cashew nuts and dry grapes – each 6 no

Procedure:

  1. Remove skin and central seed pod of Chowchow and grate it.
  2. Pressure cook Chowchow gratings with milk – 0ne whistle
  3. Heat further in open vessel/cooker till milk gets absorbed.
  4. Add sugar and stir continually till you get the desired consistency.
  5. Roast cashew nuts and dry grapes in ghee and add to the halwa.
  6. When done transfer it to a plate coated with ghee and flatten the mix.
  7. Use as halwa.

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Sethu’s Special Tomato Chutney for all dishes.

Friday, February 18th, 2022 | Author:

Ingredients:

  • Tomato 200g
  • Big Onion 100g
  • Garlic gloves 6
  • Ginger 1 cm
  • Green chili 1
  • Red chili powder half tsp
  • Coriander powder half tsp
  • Turmeric powder 1 pinch
  • Garam masala 1 pinch
  • Mustard 1 tsp
  • Cinnamon 2 cm
  • Sombu half tsp
  • Kalpasi 1 cm
  • Clove 2 no
  • Oil 3 Tsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Curry leaves
  • Coriander leaves

Procedure:

  1. Cut tomato into small pieces and grind into thin paste, adding adequate water
  2. Cut onion into 1 cm long pieces
  3. Slice garlic, ginger and green chili
  4. Heat oil in a kadai, add mustard and let it splutter. Add cinnamon, kalpasi, sombu, clove. Reduce to slow fire.
  5. Add onions, garlic, ginger, green chili pieces and curry leaves. Fry for a minute
  6. Add red chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder.
  7. Add tomato paste, salt and cook for six minutes till you get thin sambar consistency. Check the taste and correct for salt and, if needed, add one tsp tamarind juice to enhance the savoury taste
  8. Add garam masala and pieces of coriander leaves and remove from heat.

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Sethu’s Special Chicken Roast

Sunday, February 06th, 2022 | Author:

Ingredients

  • Chicken pieces 500g
  • Big Onion 2 no
  • Tomato 1 no
  • Garlic 10 gloves
  • Ginger 1″ piece
  • Sombu 1 Tsp
  • Pepper 1 tsp
  • Jeera 1 tsp
  • Cinnamon 1″ piece
  • Clove 2 no
  • Cardamom 1 no
  • Garam masala 2 pinch
  • Salt
  • Curry leaves, Coriander leaves
  • Oil 100 g
  • Corn powder 1 Tsp
  • Red chili powder 1 tsp
  • Coriander powder 1 tsp
  • Turmeric powder half tsp

Procedure:

  1. Dry powder Sombu, Pepper, Jeera, Cinnamon, Clove, Cardamom, Salt.
  2. Add diced onion, tomato, ginger, garlic, coriander stem to the above and grind into paste adding minimum quantity of water.
  3. Put the paste in a bowl, add red chili, coriander, turmeric powder, garam masala, salt to taste, curry leaves and mix well. Add the chicken pieces, mix well and cool it in the fridge to marinate for two hours.
  4. Pour 50 ml oil in thick bottomed, flat kadai, special spread the marinated chicken pieces and the remaining paste. Springle 50 ml of water, cover it with a lid and cook in slow fire for three minutes. Open the lid, turn the pieces upside down and continue to cook for another three minutes.
  5. Remove from heat, transfer the chicken pieces to a plate. Continue to cook the gravy into thick paste by adding the remaining oil with constant stirring. Add the cooked chicken pieces, sprinkle the corn powder and mix well.
  6. Add cut coriander leaves and remove from heat.
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Hotel style Tomato Chutney

Thursday, December 23rd, 2021 | Author:
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Rasam with Powder -Coimbatore Style

Tuesday, September 21st, 2021 | Author:

Ingredients:

  • Coriander seeds 1 cup
  • Jeera 1/3 cup
  • Pepper 1/4 cup
  • Curry leaves 1 cup
  • Red chilli 15-20 no
  • Ghee 1Tsp

Procedure:

  1. Heat a thick-bottomed kadai. Add coriander, pepper, curry leaves and ghee. Roast with continuous stirring, in low heat, till smell emanates.
  2. Add jeera and roast further for three minutes. Remove from heat and allow it to cool.
  3. Grind the above in a mixer/grinder as a coarse powder and store in a air-tight container.

Make Rasam with powder

Ingredients:

  • Dhoor dhal -1/2 cup
  • Tomato-2 no cut into small pieces
  • Green chili 1 no, split into two pieces
  • Garlic 5 cloves, crushed
  • Tamarind, small lemon size, soaked in water and filtered into juice
  • Salt, 1 Tsp oil, 1 Tsp Ghee
  • Mustard seed 1 tsp, jeera 1/2 tsp, split dhal 1/2 tsp, Red chili 1 no broken into two pieces. Asafoedita 1 tsp, curry leaves and coriander leaves.
  • Rasam powder 2 Tsp

Procedure:

  1. Boil dhoor dhal in 1 cup of water
  2. Boil tomato, green chili, crushed garlic in 1 cup of water.
  3. Add mashed dhoor dhal, tamarind juice, rasam powder and salt to taste.
  4. Bring it to boil, remove from hear immediately and keep aside.
  5. For garnish: Heat 1 Tsp oil in a kadai.
  6. Add mustard, as it splutters add jeera, split dhal, broken red chili, curry leaves and asafoedita and switch off heat, add 1Tsp ghee, mix it with rasam. Add coriander leaves and serve hot.
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Variety Rice – Curd Rice

Tuesday, June 01st, 2021 | Author:

Ingredients:

  • Raw Rice 1 cup
  • Milk half cup
  • Curd 1 cup
  • Asafetida – 2 pinch – fry in oil a small piece and crush to powder
  • Green chilli – 2 no- thinly sliced
  • Ginger 1 cm – thinly sliced
  • Asafetida – 2 pinch-Fry in oil and crush a small piece
  • Curry leaves 10 no
  • Coriander leaves – thin slices – 2 Tsp
  • Mustard seeds half tsp
  • Urad dhal – 1 Tsp
  • Cashew nuts 10 no – broken into two
  • Dry grapes – 10 no
  • Gingelly oil – 1 Tsp
  • Salt to taste

Proceedure:

  1. Wash rice, add 3.5 cups of water and pressure cook for 3 m/ whistles
    Pour the rice on a plate, add milk and crush well.
  2. Heat 1 Tsp of gingelly oil in a kadai, add mustard seeds and let it splutter in medium flame, add Urad dhal, cashew nut pieces and dry grapes, fry till it turns golden brown, add green chilli and ginger slices, broken curry leaves and add to cooked rice.
  3. Add curd, salt to taste, coriander leaves, asafetida. Add additional salt, if needed.
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Variety Rice – Lemon Rice

Tuesday, June 01st, 2021 | Author:

Ingredients:

  • Raw rice – 1 cup
  • Lemon 1 no – cut and extract juice
  • Turmeric powder 1 tsp
  • Asafetida – 2 pinch – fry in oil a small piece and crush to powder
  • Green chilli – 2 no- thinly sliced
  • Ginger 1 cm – thinly sliced
  • Curry leaves 10 no
  • Coriander leaves – thin slices – 2 Tps
  • Mustard seeds 1 tsp
  • Chana dhal – 1 Tsp
  • Cashews nuts 10 no – broken into two
  • Dry grapes – 10 no
  • Gingelly oil – 3 Tsp
  • Salt to taste

Proceedure:

  1. Wash rice, add 2.5 cups of water and pressure cook for 3 m/ whistles
    Pour the rice on a plate, sprinkle salt, turmeric powder and 1 Tsp of gingelly oil on hot rice and mix well.
  2. Heat 1 Tsp of gingelly oil in a kadai, add mustard seeds and let it splutter in medium flame, add chana dhal and fry till it turns golden brown, add green chilli and ginger slices, broken curry leaves and add to cooked rice. Add lemon juice and mix well
  3. Add coriander leaves, asafetida and sprinkle 1 Tsp of gingelly oil. Fry cashew nut pieces and dry grapes in gingelly oil and mix it well with the rice. Add additional lemon juice or salt, if needed.
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