Cooking, Craft and Sewing............. by Zeenathul Mufliha

PEPPER CURRY OR MILAGU KUZHAMBU

INGREDIENTS:

Shallots - 1/2 cup

Garlic - 1/4 cup

Tamarind juice - 1/4 cup

Tomato - 1

Pepper - 3 tbsp

Cumin - 2 tbsp

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Oil - 4 tbsp

Mustard - 1/2 tsp

Fenugreek seeds - 1 tsp

Vegetables Any - 1/2 cup

Salt - to taste

Curry - 2 tbsp

Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp

Method:

Chop small onion, garlic, tomato.

Dry roast pepper, cumin seeds in pan. Cool and grind in blender to coarse powder.

Make tamarind juice and set aside.

Take a sauce dish add oil.When hot

Temper with mustard and fenugreek seeds.

Add chopped, onion, garlic, curry, coriander leaves and saute well.

Add tomato, salt, vegetables and saute well.

Add tamarind juice, turmeric powder,pepper and cumin powder and allow to boil.

Remove from flame.

Garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve hot with Rice.

SOOJI OR RAVA IDLI

RAVA IDLI

INGREDIENTS:

Sooji or Rava - 1 1/2 cups

Curd - 1 cup

Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp

Mustard seeds -1/2 tsp

Urad dal - 1 tsp

Channa dal - 1 tsp

Cashews nuts - 7

Coriander leaves - 2 tsp

Curry leaves - 1 sprig

Ginger - 1 inch

Green chillies - 2

Salt - to taste

Oil - 2 tsp

Eno or baking soda - 1/2 tsp

Method:

Take a frying pan.. Add oil when hot.

Add mustard seeds when splutters.

Add urad dal, channa dal & broken cashew pieces,and mustard seeds and saute till golden brown.

Add Asafoetida and curry leaves to it.

Add chopped green chillies and chopped or grated ginger.

Add rava and roast till golden brown.

Allow this mixture to cool.

Add whipped curds, salt & eno or baking soda.

Mix well without lumps to idli batter consistency.

Rest this mixture for 30 minutes.

Pour this batter onto greased idli plates.

Steam for 10 minutes.

Easy and Tasty Rava idli is ready to taste.

Serve with sambar and chutney..