Friday, September 16, 2011

MIRYALANNAM / PEPPER FLAVOURED RICE


INGREDIENTS :

for powder:

pepper corns - 10 - 12
sesame seeds -  2 tsp
peanuts - 10
uraddal , jeera , - 1 tsp

for tempering :
 ghee - 3 tsp
garlic - 6 pods
cashew - 10
mustard seeds , cumin ,urad dal - 2tsp
curry leaves

METHOD :

Cook the basumati rice , and keep it aside .
put a pan and roast the ingredients needed for powder , and put it in a blender.to make fine powder.

mix this powder to the rice 
put tadka with ghee and add the ingredients for tempering .and this to the rice ..and mix it well ...pepper rice is ready ....




Tuesday, September 6, 2011

kudumulu / vundrallu - vinayaka chavithi special




Ingredients :

rice flour  - 2 cup ( soak the rice for 3- 4 hrs and dry them and put it in a mixer to make powder )
jaggery - 1 cup
salt - pinch
water

method :

fry the rice flour in a pan and keep it aside .
dissolve jaggery in water ....
and add these water to the rice flour and mix thoroughly .
mix it and make round balls and keep it in a idly cooker .....( steam cooking ) .




senagalu / black channa




soak the channa for 3- 4 hrs .

boil the channa / senagalu  in a pressure cooker .

if there is any water drain it off ....

put  a pan add 1 tsp of oil and add mustard seeds , urad dal curry leaves , 2 red chillies .. after frying add channa to it and mix it with the tadka ,,.......

quick and easy festival recipe is ready ....

this can also be used as a snack in the evening ......

this is good for health ......

Monday, September 5, 2011

purnalu / boorelu / pappu suki





ingredients:


channa dal - 1 cup
jaggery / bellam  - 1 1/2 cup
cardamom  powder - 1/2 tsp

maida - 1/2 cup
water
salt

oil - for deep frying

metthod :




For stuffing:
  

wash the chana dal and soak in water for 1 hr  .  

 Pressure cook the chana dal by adding about 3/4 cup of water for 4 whistles .
 

 If there is excess water after cooking , remove the water . To this add the jaggery/gud , cook for about 8 mins mixing well in between .

Mash it well with a ladle or masher . add  caradamom powder  and mix well and form small balls and plate them.

Batter:

mix maida  and water to form a thick batter or you can use idly batter.

preparation of purnalu :

Take a pan and heat oil . 

Now dip each ball in the batter and slowly drop in the hot oil and fry  till it turns golden brown in colour . It would take about 5 – 8 mins to fry 

Take them on to a paper towel to drain excess oil .

payasam / kheer



Ingredients :

sabudana / saggubiyam - 1 cup

sugar

milk

elachi cardamom powder - pinch

cashewnut - 10

Method :

heat  a pan add 2tsp ghee , add cashew nuts and raisins and fry them .

in the same pan add sabhudana and add 1 cup of water and cook it well.

when it is cooked , add sugar  , milk , and cook it for few more minutes.

finally add elachi powder , fried cahewnuts and raisins ....

u can eat it as warm or refrigerate it and take ......

this is a quick and easy festival recipe any one can do it and enjoy ............




Mutton fry / Lamb fry








lamb / mutton

oil - 2tsp
garam masala  -( cardamom , cloves , cinnamon , bay leaf )
cumin seeds
chopped onions
sliced chillies - 4 nos
turmeric powder - a pinch
red chilli powder  - 1- 2 tsp
cumin powder  - 1/2 tsp
coriander powder - 1 tsp
pepper corns - 10
garlic - 6 pods

butter - 1 tsp
curry leaves , coriander leaves( bunch ) 

Method:

Take  a heavy bottom pan add some oil .

when oil is hot add garam masala. when its spluters  add cumin seeds add chopped onions .
no need  to brown the onions .

Add turmeric and ginger garlic paste and once the ginger garlic paste is cooked.

Add nicely clean cubes of lamb or mutton and add little water to it and cook till meat is tender.
(make sure your lamb is fully cooked as we are not going to cook this lamb in a gravy or anything)  ( u can even do the above process in a cooker insted of heavy bottomed pan ).

Take some garlic and little bit of cumin seeds and peppercorns and  grind it.

Next melt the butter / ghee  add the grind powders, after 5 seconds add green chili and curry leaves .add red chili powder 1/2tsp,cumin powder 1/2 tsp,and coriander powder 1/2 tsp.after adding these add the lamb.

Add the chopped coriander to garnish and add little lime juice to it.






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