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Pongal Sambar

Ingredients:

  • Pumpkin (Parangi), Ash gourd (Poosani), Sweet Potato (sarkarai vallikkilangu), Potato, Beans, Brinjal, Raw banana (valaikkai), Broad/Fresh beans (avaraikkai/mochaikkai), Carrot, Colocasia (Seppankilangu), Green peas (pattani) –  each 50 g for four servimgs
  • Small onions – 100 g
  • Tomato 50 g
  • Green chillies – 4 no
  • Coriander leaves -finely chopped – half cup
  • Curry leaves – half cup
  • Toor gram dhal (Tuar dhal-thuvaram paruppu) – 100 g
  • Asafoedita Powder (Hing – Perungayam) – half tsp
  • Red chillies powder – 1 tsp
  • Coriander powder one & half tsp
  • Turmeric powder – half tsp
  • Salt – to taste
  • Broken black gram (Urad dhal) – 1 tsp
  • Oil & ghee – each 2  tsp
  1. Clean and cut all vegetables (1″ square wherever possible)
  2. Wash and slit green chillies
  3. Wash and drain toor gram dhal and soak in water for 10m
  4. Pour 6 cups of water in a pressure cooker and bring to boil
  5. Add toor dhal and turmeric powder and boil for 10 m in the open
  6. Add red chillies powder, coriander powder, , half tsp asafoedita, salt, close the lid
  7. Cover the cooker and pressure cook for 3 whistles and reduce heat to  sim mode for 3 m
  8. Remove from heat, release the pressure and open the cooker
  9. Heat 3 tsp oil in a kadai, add urad dhal, mustard seeds, curry leaves and half tsp asafoedita. When mustard seeds splutter, add the  sambar and continue to boil for 3 m. If needed add water for required consistency
  10. Add 2 tsp ghee and chopped coriander leaves

Beans/Cabbage Porial

Ingredients:

  • Pasiparuppu (broken green-gram dhal)-2 tsp
  • beans/cabbage-250g-finely chopped
  • Green chilli 2 no – finely chopped
  • Coconut powder/scrapping – half cup
  • mustard 1 tsp
  • urad (blackgram) dhall –1tsp
  • curry leaves 10
  • turmeric powder half tsp
  • salt to taste

Method:

  1. Heat 150 ml water in a kadai. Wash pasiparuppu and add to boiling water and cook for 3 minutes. Add beans/cabbage, turmeric powder and salt to taste. Allow the water to boil off and remove from heat.
  2. Heat 2 tsp oil and roast mustard and urdu dhall till they splutter. Add green chilli and curry leaves. Add cooked vegetables and mix coconut powder. Througly mix and cook for a minute and remove from fire.

Crab Gravy

Ingredients:

  • Crab 500 grams (1 lbs)
  • Coconut 3 tbsp; paste
  • Fennel seeds 1 tsp; ground into powder
  • Onion 4 cups; thinly sliced
  • Tomatoes 2 cups; thinly sliced
  • Ginger 1 inch
  • Garlic 4 cloves
  • Chili powder 3 tsp
  • Coriander powder 3 tsp
  • Turmeric powder 2 pinches
  • Curry leaves
  • Cilantro

Procedure:

  1. Clean the crab well and mix a little lemon juice or 1 tsp yogurt and keep aside for 5 minutes and then wash under water
  2. Put ½ cup oil and fry fennel powder till light brown and add half of the curry leaves, ginger garlic paste, and stir a bit
  3. Add onions and fry till light brown
  4. Add tomatoes and keep frying till the onions and tomatoes start to break down
  5. Add chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, salt and stir
  6. Add the coconut paste, crab, and 2 cups water and cook covered in slow fire
  7. Once the gravy thickens then turn off stove and add the rest of the curry leaves and garnish with cilantro

Shrimp Gravy

Ingredients:

  • Shrimp 500 grams (1 lbs)
  • Coconut 3 tbsp; paste
  • Fennel seeds 1 tsp; ground into powder
  • Onion 4 cups; thinly sliced
  • Tomatoes 2 cups; thinly sliced
  • Ginger 1 inch
  • Garlic 4 cloves
  • Chili powder 3 tsp
  • Coriander powder 3 tsp
  • Turmeric powder 2 pinches
  • Curry leaves
  • Cilantro

Procedure:

  1. Clean the shrimp well and mix a little lemon juice or 1 tsp yogurt and keep aside for 5 minutes and then wash under water
  2. Put ½ cup oil and fry fennel powder till light brown and add half of the curry leaves, ginger garlic paste, and stir a bit
  3. Add onions and fry till light brown
  4. Add tomatoes and keep frying till the onions and tomatoes start to break down
  5. Add chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, salt and stir
  6. Add the coconut paste and 2 cups water and cook covered in slow fire
  7. Add the shrimp 2 minutes before the end
  8. Once the gravy thickens then turn off stove and add the rest of the curry leaves and garnish with cilantro

Note: Do not cook shrimp for more then 3 minutes otherwise it will get hard

Mutton Gravy

Ingredients:

  • Mutton 500 grams (1 lbs)
  • Onions 4 cups; fine, small pieces
  • Tomatoes 2 cups; finely chopped
  • Ginger 1 inch piece
  • Garlic 6 cloves ground into fine paste
  • Fennel 1 tsp crushed
  • Chili powder 2 tsp
  • Coriander powder 1 tsp
  • Turmeric powder 2 pinches
  • Garam masala 1 tsp
  • Curry leaves
  • Cilantro

Procedure:

  1. Prep:
    • Add 1 pinch turmeric powder and 1 spoon ginger & garlic paste, water to the mutton and pressure cook
  2. Add ½ cup oil to pan and add the crushed fennel and fry lightly
  3. Add curry leaves and immediately add ginger & garlic paste and stir for a few seconds
  4. Add onions and fry till lightly browned
  5. Add tomatoes and try till it’s brown
  6. Add chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, garam masala and stir for a minute
  7. Add salt and 4 cups water and cook covered in slow fire
  8. Add the mutton when the gravy starts to thicken
  9. When the gravy thickens turn off the stove and garnish with cilantro

Chicken Gravy-I

Ingredients:

  • Chicken 500 grams (1 lbs)
  • Onions 4 cups; fine, small pieces
  • Tomatoes 2 cups; finely chopped
  • Ginger 1 inch piece
  • Garlic 6 cloves ground into fine paste
  • Fennel 1 tsp crushed
  • Chili powder 2 tsp
  • Coriander powder 1 tsp
  • Turmeric powder 2 pinches
  • Garam masala 1 tsp
  • Curry leaves
  • Cilantro

Procedure:

  1. Add ½ cup oil to pan and add the crushed fennel and fry lightly
  2. Add curry leaves and immediately add ginger & garlic paste and stir for a few seconds
  3. Add onions and fry till lightly browned
  4. Add tomatoes and try till it’s brown
  5. Add the chicken and a little bit of salt and fry for a few minutes
  6. Add chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, garam masala and stir for a minute
  7. Add salt and 4 cups water and cook covered in slow fire
  8. When the gravy thickens turn off the stove and garnish with cilantro