wheat puttu (gova pootu)

in konkani "govu"means 'wheat'.with wheat flour we can make not only roties ,we can make puttu also.spicy chickpea curry in a very good combination for this puttu.



ingredients
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wheat flour -2cups
rava (semolina) -1cup
grated coconut -1 nos
ghee -1tbsp
salt -to taste
water what is required for making the dough


method
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This is truly one of the simplest breakfast dishes you can make but the consistency of the flour is very important to get soft puttu.

Mix the wheat flour, rava , ghee and salt till its totally blended. Then add water little at a time till the flour is wet. Make sure there are no lumps.

making sure to layer the bottom with coconut that's about an inch high. After transferring half the flour, you can add one more layer, top it off with the rest of the flour and then finish off with another layer of coconut.
Steam this for 10 minutes. Once done, transfer to a dish and serve hot with spicy chickpea curry.


if you want you can add grated coconut with the dough to make the puttu more taster.


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garlic dosa powder (lassune polya pitto)

this is a very special dosa podi with lots of garlic .this is a good combination with dosa and idlies....

things needed

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garlic -2 pods

red chillies - 1 cup

urad Dal -1/2 cup

Channa Dal -1/4 cup

tamarind -very small piece

salt - to taste

method

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fry each ingredients separately .and dry grind coarsely. add enough salt . serve with coconut oil or gingerly oil.you can keep it in a tight container. use when needed....

this will be a good combination for dosa....

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tamarind rice (chinhamba seeth)

puli sadam - here it is very common in Tamil nadu.i learned this from my mom in low.she makes this dish very easily.may be the recipe is little different from the other puli sadam,but it taste the same....try it out......

things needed

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rice - 1cup

water -21/4 cups

tamarind pulp -1/4 cup

sambar powder -2tbsp

coriander powder-1tbsp

haldi -1tsp

hing powder -1tsp

jaggery - 1tbsp

for seasoning

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gingelly oil -2tbsp

mustard -1tsp

Channa Dal -2tsp

red chillies -4 nod

curry patha -2springs

salt -to taste

method

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cook the rice with water . spread the cooked rice in a plate to cool . otherwise the rice will get sticky.

keep a kadai. put gingelly oil and heat. when the smoke comes put mustard,Channa Dal, red chillies,curry patha and stir. add tamarind pulp.when it start boiling, add sambar powder, coriander powder, haldi, salt, and hing and take a boil. add jaggery and boil till the oil separates.

add cooked rice and stir well. keep it in a simmer fire for another 5 to 10 minutes and serve hot

you can garnish this with cooked groundnut

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mashed potato salad (kook chirdele)

this is our favorite salad.every one loves this....try this ....

things you need

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boiled potatoes -2nos

onions chopped -1 nos

curd -2cups

salt -to taste

for seasoning

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oil -1tsp

mustard -1tsp

jeera - 1/2 tsp

green chillies -2 nos chopped

curry patha -1 spring

method

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mashed the boiled potatoes,add the chopped onions and mix with curd and salt.and season it with mustard ,jeera, green chillies,and curry patha.

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cucumber salad (mogge salad)

salad are good for health.at home nobody will eat raw veggies. so i usually make salads to make them eat raw veggies.

cucumber - 1nos

green chillies -2 nos

curd - 1 cup

salt -to taste

cut the cucumber into cubes,cut the green chillies , and mix all the ingredients together. if you want to make the same dish in a different way ,just season it with mustard ,jeera, and curry patha.....

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curd rice (thaka seeth)

"thaka seeth"in konkani.'thak'means curd, and 'seeth' is rice.this is a popular dish of south Indian states like Tamil nadu and karnataka.this is a simple food to make and comfortable food for your stomach.it taste great with mango or lime pickle.

ingredients
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1 cup -rice
2 1/2 cups -water
Salt - to taste
1 cup -sour curd
2cups -milk
5-6 -curry leaves
1 tsp - mustard seeds
3 dry - red chillies
1tsp -channa dal
Coriander leaves -to garnish



Preparation:
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Wash the rice well and put in a pressure cooker with the water. Cook till done .mash the cooked rice with the potato masher adding 2 cups of milk.if you need milk add it later ,because you have to add 1 cup of curd.Mix the curd with the rice and add salt to taste.

for seasoning
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Heat the oil in a small pan and add the mustard seeds, curry leaves and dry red chillies and Channa Dal. Cook till the chillies are almost black.Add this mix to the rice and stir well. garnish with coriander leaves and Serve with a pickle .


NOTES
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• for seasoning you can add ginger and garlic also.this also tastes good.
• you have to add milk with the rice because only adding curd will make the dish sour.so to avoid this you have to add milk.

poori masala (potato masala)

this is the simple and easy curry made with mashed potatoes and onions often served with deep fried Indian bread called poori...



ingredients
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boiled potatoes - 4nos
onions -3nos
tomatoes 1nos
coriander leaves -for garnishing
for seasoning
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oil -1tsp
mustard -1tsp
urad Dal -1tsp
green chillies -3nos
chopped ginger -1tsp
curry patha - 1stick
haldi -1/2 tsp
salt -to taste

method
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Heat oil in a pan, fry mustard and urad Dal and curry leaves. Saute onions, green chilies and ginger for a while. Add turmeric, boiled and mashed potatoes, salt and water. Bring it to boil ,add tomatoes and simmer for few minutes to thicken or until it reaches a semi-solid consistency. Switch off and garnish with coriander and serve with Poori.

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poori masala

poori masala we all love this combination

Ingredients .

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2 cup- wheat flour

3 tsp- rava

¼ tsp - salt cooking

oil- for frying
Method :

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Knead wheat flour, rava and salt to make a fine dough.Make small balls, pat it on little wheat, and make thin crust with a rolling pin and deep fry in oil.

the dough should be hard otherwise it will absorb the oil.

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tomato chutney

tomato chutney is famous in Tamil Nadu. here, for dosha and idlies Tamil people need coconut chutney and tomato chutney.it is some thing different and tasty .try this chutney with phova polo.....



you need
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tomatoes - 3 big size
onions - 2
garlic -5flakes
Channa Dal -1tbsp
urad Dal -1tbsp
red chillies -5nos (according to your requirements)
currypatha -1 stick
oil - for frying and seasoning
mustard -1tsp
urad Dal -1tsp
curry patha - little
salt -to taste


preparation
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cut the tomatoes and onions into thin slices. heat little oil in a kadai. add onions and fry .when it become transculant add Channa Dal and urad Dal and red chilly and garlic.when these become little golden brown add the tomatoes and fry till the the tomatoes cooked.add the curry patha also.
when it become cool grind it along with enough salt.season it with mustard , urad Dal and currypatha.


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phova polo (avil dosha)

" phova " is good for snack any time. phova is also eaten for breakfast as "phova upmav",snacks like "phova ukkeri"etc..etc... it can also be made a sweet dish like " godsani phov kaleylolo".this is a sweet dish which we konkani's used to distribute on occasion like "engagements, naming ceremony"etc...here i am going to share a different recipe which my mom-in-low used to make .it is instant, easy dish for breakfast or dinner...you can follow my recipe.....


ingredients
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raw rice - 1 cup
phova -1cup
urad Dal - 1hand full
salt -to taste


method
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soak the rice and urad Dal together for 5 to 6 hours and grind together.wash the phova and and grind it well and mix with the rice batter. phova should not be socked ,wash it and immediately drain it and grind. mix with the rice batter . the batter should be little more looser than the normal dosha batter. otherwise the dosha will not come nicely.

heat the thava.put thick dosha and cover it in a medium flame to cook. there is no need to flip to the other side.serve hot with spicy tomato chutney

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