Friday, May 22, 2009

Red ponnam kanni keerai dosa













this keerai is very common in south india.this keeari is known for its medicinal values..this is also known as garden keerai.this is my mom s very special recipe.....i used to make it very oftern....it is very healthy and very tasty also....


ingredients

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1.raw rice -2 measurement

2.coconut -1full,grated
3.red chillies -5 nos

4.haldi powder -1tsp

5.asafoetida -1/2 tsp

6.salt -to taste

7.keerai -1 bunch(only the tender leaves)
method
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sock the raw rice over night and griend it nicely along with coconut,red chillies,haldi powder.
when done pour the batter in a round bottomed vessal and add salt, asafoetida and chopped leaves.and stie it well. keep the batter for fermantation.when done put dosa and serve hot with chutnies...
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Monday, May 18, 2009

curry leaves rice(curryvepilai sadam)




ingredients
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1. Curry leaves- 1 cup
2. Rice- 2 cups (Cooked )
3. Black gram- 1 tsp
4. Bengal gram- 1 tsp
5. Red chillies-4
6. Coriander seeds – 1 tsp
7. Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
8. Salt to taste
9. Gingelly oil- 2 tsp (instead of gingelly oil you can use ghee also)
10.grated coconut-3tbsp
preparation
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Mix the hot cooked rice with a spoon of gingelly oil or ghee.Heat a kadai and pour 1 tsp of oil.Add the black gram, Bengal gram, coriander seeds and red chillies.Fry them and when they become slightly golden brown colour, add turmeric powder and the curry leaves and fry it until crisp. Take them away. When cooled, powder all of these ingredients coarsely along with coconut.
heat a kadai . put little oil and season it with mustard and urad dal and red chillies,Add this powder and rice with enough salt.Mix gently.Serve with potato chips. garnish with fried cashew nuts.
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