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Friday, June 11, 2010

Pachai Payaru Chappathi Side Dish

Ingredients:

* Whole Green Moong dal : 1 cup(You can use sprouted Moong dal too)
* Onions : 1
* Tomato : 1
* Green chilies : 4
* Milk : 1 cup
* Turmeric Powder : 1/4 tsp
* Ginger and Garlic paste : 1 tbsp
* Curry leaves : 3 to 4
* Oil : 1 tbsp
* Cumin seeds : 1/2 tsp

Method Of preparation :

1. Soak the whole moong dal for over night or if you are in hurry soak it in hot water for one hour at least( otherwise if you have no time at all to soak, want to make it immediately just pressure cook it for 4 whistle and use it).
2. Then pressure cook the soaked moong dal with 1/2 cup milk and 1/2 cup water for three whistle.
3. Heat oil in a pan with cumin seeds and curry leaves fry them in low flame for a minute.
4. Add Onion and green chilies fry them till it becomes golden brown .
5. And add the ginger garlic paste and fry them till the raw smells goes.
6. Now add the cooked whole moong dal in to it with little turmeric powder and salt.
7. Mix it well and add 1 1/2 cups of water and 1/2 cup of milk add tomatoes now .
8. And close the lid let it boil for 5 minutes in high flame.
9. After that remove from heat and garnish with coriander leaves.

Tips:
1. Can be done with Sprouted Pachai Payaru also... Should soak dhal overnight and drain in the morning and tie in a cloth and keep the container where sunlight can reach... Should good sprouts in about 2 days...

BisibeleBath Powder

Ingredients

Bengal gram (channa dhal / kadalai paruppu) - 3 tsp
Black gram (urad dhal) - 3 tsp
Poppy seed - 1 tsp
fenugreek (methi seed) - 5 seeds
dry coconut (kopparai thengai) - 3 tbsp
Dry red chilly - 5
Whole black pepper - 10
cumin - 1/2 tsp
coriander seed - 3 tsp
cloves, caradamon - 2
cinnamon - 2 inch piece

Method
Dry roast the dhals separately (if in large quantity) and keep them aside. Put all the other items together and dry roast till the coconut smells good. Let it cool.
Grind them together to a fine powder. Keep the powder in freezer for further use. We can use this powder for making bisbelebath as well as vangi bath.

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

PalGova with Condensed Milk

Ingredients
1 can condensed milk
1 spoon curd
1 spoon ghee
If condensed milk is not sweet, 1 brown sugar (can use plain sugar as well)

Preparation
1. Pour condensed milk in a big microwavable dish.
2. Add 1 spoon curd and 1 spoon ghee, and sugar if required.
3. Mix it well and keep it in the microwave.
4. Stir it, every 1-2 minutes.
5. Keep it for for 5 minutes.

Tips
If doing in microwave, make sure after 2 minutes to stir every minute to avoid overflow, and can use a bigger container.
I can also be easily done on stove, by placing in a thick bottom vessel, and kept in low flame to thicken.