Kadala (channa dal) Curry with Potato

Kadala (channa dal) Curry with Potato

Ingredients

1. Channa Dal Black:1/2 cup
2. Tomato: 1
3. Green Chilli: 2
4. Mustard: 1/4 tsp
5. Curry Leaves: few
6. Onion: 1 Sliced
7. Coconut: 1/4 cup grated
8. Fennel Seeds: 1/4 tsp
9. Cashew nuts: 5
10. Red Chilli Powder: 2 tsp
11. Coriander powder: 3 tsp
12. Turmeric Powder: 1/4 tsp
13. Potato: 1 small
14. Red chilli: 3
15. Curry Leaves: few
16. Salt: As Required
17. Oil : As required

Preparation Method 

•  Take a pan and add the chilli powder, coriander powder and heat without oil. This mixture is to be added to coconut, fennel seeds, cashew nuts , curry leaves, Pepper, and grind well.
• Take oil in a pan and add onion and let it saute, then add tomato and saute till oil oozes out.
•  Now add the paste to this mixture and saute again till the oil oozes out.
• Meanwhile pressure cook the channa dal with potato and salt.
• Add the channa dal and potato to the mixture , add water and cook for a while with turmeric powder and salt.
• Finally season with mustard, red chilli and curry leaves.
• Serve with white rice or idli, dosa, chappati, parrota or puttu.

Kathirikkai(Brinjal) baajji

Kathirikkai(brinjal) baajji

Ingredients

1. Brinjal: 4
2. Tomato: 1
3. Green Chilli: 2
4. Mustard: 1/4 tsp
5. Curry Leaves: few
6. Salt: As Required
7. Oil : As required

Preparation Method 

• Cut brinjal and tomatoes and keep aside.
• Take a cooker and season with chilli,curry leaves and mustard .
• Add brinjal and tomato , add little water to cook. Close the lid of cooker and let it cook . Remove after 3 whistles.
• Now smash the contents together to get a tasty brinjal baajji.

Wheat Puri

Wheat Puri

Ingredients

1. Wheat flour:2 cup
2. Salt: As Required
3. Oil : As required
4. Ghee: 1 tsp

Preparation Method 

• Take wheat flour, salt, ghee and mix with little water keep aside for 15 to 20 mins.
• Now smash the mixture well.
• Make small balls out of it. These will depend on how big a fryer you have. We intended to make puri of small-med  (probably about 6 inch in diameter).
• Roll it out into small circles with thin-medium thickness
• Heat oil for deep Fry
• Drop flattened ones into oil to make puri.
• Serve with potato masala, chicken curry, etc.

Nandu(crab) Masala

Nandu(crab) masala

Ingredients

1. Nandu(Crab):1/2 kg
2. Chilli Powder:1 tsp
3. Coriander Powder: 2 tsp
4. Powdered pepper: 1/2 tsp
5. Coconut:1/2 
6. Ginger garlic paste 2 tsp
7. Fennel: 1/2 tsp
8. Salt: As Required
9. Oil : 2 tsp 
10. Turmeric powder: 1/4 tsp
11. Onion:2 chopped  
12. Tomato :2 Chopped
13. Cashew: 2 tsp.
14. Poppy seeds: 1/2 tsp

Preparation Method 

• Wash  crab and keep aside.
• Make paste out of coconut, fennel, cashews,poppy seeds.
• Take oil in a big pan and saute, onion, fennel, tomato for few mins and then add crab to his mixture.
• Close with lid and cook for few mins and hen add chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and add little water.
• Add coconut paste and close the lid to get cooked well.
• Remove and serve hot.