BRINJAL BRIYANI [OR] BRINJAL PULAO

BRINJAL BRIYANI [OR] BRINJAL PULAO

BRINJAL BIRYANI OR BRINJAL PULAO

INGREDIENTS:

Basmati Rice                                  - 2 cups 

Brinjal                                            - 7 medium size  

Onions                                            - 3 

Tomatoes                                        - 3 

Garlic                                              - 5

Ginger                                             - 2 inches

Green Chillies                                 - 3

Mint leaves                                      - 1 cup

Coriander leaves                             - 1 cup

Chilly powder                                  - 1 tsp.

Bay leaves                                        - 3

Cloves                                              -  4 

Cardamom                                      - 2 

Cinnamon                                       - 2 inches

Star anise                                        - 2 

Oil                                                   - 5 tbsp.

Ghee                                                - 2 tbsp.

Salt                                                  - to taste

Water                                              - 4 cups


METHOD


Clean the rice and soak it in water. Cut the brinjals length wise and keep the size medium.

Grind  ginger,garlic, green chillies  in blender to a fine paste 

Add oil and ghee in the Wok. Once the oil is hot.

Add cardamom, star anise, cinnamon, cloves to the oil.

Add onions  and saute it well till transparent .. Then

Add tomatoes and saute till it turns mushy..

Now add the  masala paste  and saute  till the oil oozes out.

Add mint leaves and coriander leaves and saute well..

Add brinjal pieces, salt  and chilly powder and cook for about 5 minutes in medium flame. 

Add 4 cups of warm and bring it to boil. .

Add  the rice now and simmer the flame and close it with lid. 

Once rice gets cooked garnish it with the coriander leaves.

Yummy brinjal biryani or brinjal pulao is ready to taste..

Goes well with any raita...

SUBA'S PODI ... [ OR ] PARUPPU PODI

SUBA'S  PODI ...  [ OR ]  PARUPPU PODI

When I thought of having podis for rice first thing came to my mind was Paruppu Podi.... When I was trying to collect the recipes from my friends .......My friend  Suba was the first one to come with this podi recipe..... when I made it I was very much satisfied with the taste and started to have it with hot rice almost daily.... THANK U SUBA.............

SUBA'S  PODI

INGREDIENTS:

Pottu kadalai                       - 2 cups

Red Chilly                            - 5 

Dried curry leaves                - 1/2 cup

Garlic  Cloves                      - 5

Asfoedita powder                - 1/2 tsp

Salt                                      - to taste

METHOD:

Grind all the ingredients together in blender..

Store it in air tight container..

Serve it with hot rice.....                         

MATHU PODI .....[OR] .... DHANIYA PODI

MATHU PODI .....[OR] .... DHANIYA PODI

I got this  Podi recipe from my friend Mathu.......... The bottle with this podi is labeled as Mathu Podi....just to differentiate from other Podis.....labeling it with name dhaniya podi for not attractive as MATHU PODI..

MATHU PODI

INGREDIENTS:

Coriander Seeds                            - 1 cup

Urad Dal                                       - 1/2 cup

Red Chilies                                   - 5

Salt                                               - to taste

Oil                                                 - 1 tsp

METHOD:


Take a frying pan. 

Heat a tsp of oil ..

Roast everything together well ..

Cool it and grind it in blender ...

Store it in tight container..

Can just mix this podi in hot rice when we have our food ....
If interested can add 1 tsp of ghee or gingelly oil

KS IDLI ........... [OR] PACHAPAYAR IDLI

KS IDLI ........... [OR] PACHAPAYAR IDLI

This recipe is from my lovely friend KS.... So I have given her name for his Idli...... when I made this idle for the first time was praising my friend  for giving me such a different recipe.... I TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK YOU AND DEDICATE THIS TO U PAA.........  

KS IDLI

INGREDIENTS

Whole Green Gram                      - 1 cup

Parboiled rice                                - 1/2 cup

Urad dal [or] Poha                        -  1/4 cup

Methi seeds                                   - 2 tsp

Salt                                                - to taste

METHOD

Soak rice and dal for minimum12 hours or overnight.

Soften the poha by sprinkle enough water on them.

Grind soaked rice, green gram, sprouted methi seeds and urad dal or poha to make smooth batter. 

Can use blender or grinder to grind ..

If using Grinder... grind green gram separately in Blender.. as  Green gram contains skin, it is not easy to grind to smooth batter in Grinder...

Mix everything well with  salt.

Allow to ferment this mixture  overnight.

Pour the idli batter on to the greased idli moulds and steam cook for 7-8 minutes or until done.

Goes well with sambar and chutney.........

CHINESE RED BEAN BALLS

CHINESE RED BEAN BALLS

Every first time I tasted  Red Bean balls bought from Old Chang Kee... Was very delicious.... the soft texture and the Red Bean taste and roasted sesame seeds flavour and  taste was awesome.... When I was talking about this ball  to my neighbor aunty she gave me recipe and said it was a chinese dish prepared during CNY... When I tried it a home ...I could not believe it.......I  got the same taste and flavour ... Nowadays I make it  to treat myself.....

CHINESE RED BEAN BALLS

INGREDIENTS:

Glutinous Rice flour                 - 3 cups

Brown Sugar                         - 3/4 cup

Boiling Water                         - 1 cup 

White Sesame Seeds              - 1/2 cup

Red Bean Paste                     - 1/2 cup

Oil                                         - for frying



METHOD FOR  MAKING RED BEAN BALLS:

Dry roast the sesame seeds and keep aside..

Dissolve brown sugar in boiling water, strain  and remove the dirts. 

Take rice flour in a bowl and make a well in the middle. 

Add the hot water and brown sugar mixture to it .

Using wooden spatula  mix it well  untill it forms a soft sticky dough.

Form dough into small balls. 

Flatten the ball keep a teaspoon of red bean paste seal edges and knead into a ball again.

Roll the ball in roasted sesame seeds.

Deep fry dough balls until slightly golden brown.  
Keep the fried ball in kitchen to absorb the excess oil.

Yummy Chinese Red Bean Ball is ready to taste...

MAKING OF RED BEAN PASTE FOR FILLING

Red Bean Filling

INGREDIENTS:

Dried Red Beans                        -  1 cup 

Water for Cooking                     - 3 cup

Sugar                                          - 1 Cup or to taste


METHOD:

Rinse and soak the red beans overnight. 

Pressure cook till mushy. Cool it..

Save the water of cooked red bean

Transfer the cooked beans to a blender and make a coarse paste.

Add enough cooking liquid you saved earlier.

Again transfer the blended bean paste back to the pan and cooked a thick paste adding the sugar.

Cook until the paste is smooth and thick ..

Cool down the sweet bean paste is ready..

MEDU VADAI

MEDU VADAI

MEDU VADAI

Ingredients:

Urad dhal                                   - 1 cup

Raw rice                                     - 1 1/2 tbsp

Onion                                         - 1/4 cup

Green chili                                  - 2

Ginger                                        - 1/2 tsp

Black pepper                             - 1 tsp

Cumin seeds                              - 1 tsp

Curry leaves                              - 2 tbsp

Cilantro                                     - 2 tbsp

Salt                                           - to taste

METHOD:

Wash the urad dhal and rice and soak in  water for 2 hours.

Using blender grind to smooth thick fluffy batter.

Transfer it to a bowl, 

Add chopped onion,  green chili, ginger, curry leaves and cilantro mix well.

Add pepper, cumin seeds and salt

Heat oil in a frying pan. 

Wet your  palm a take a  lemon size batter place this in  palm and flatten it slightly and make a hole in center.

Slowly drop it in hot oil and deep fry until golden brown on both sides. 

Yummy medu vadai is ready to taste.

Serve it with Chutney..

 POORI AND POTATO  MASAL .


POORI

POORI

INGREDIENTS FOR POORI:


Wheat flour                     - 1 cup

All purpose flour             - 1/2 cup

Baking soda                     - a pinch

Salt                                   - to taste

Water                                - for kneading


METHOD:

Mix the wheat flour , all purpose flour ,baking soda and salt.

Add water little by little and make a stiff dough.this dough must be thicker than chapathi dough.

Make small round like chapathi it should be little thicker than chapathi.

Deep fry pooris in hot oil.


Slightly press the poori with the back of the skimming spoon it will help the pooris to puff up.

Once the poori turns golden brown remove it and place it on kitchen tissue to  strain the excess oil.


Serve hot  with potato masala 

POTATO MASAL

POTATO MASAL FOR PURI

INGREDIENTS  
    
Potato                                    – 3 

Onion                                     – 1

Green chiles                           – 3 

Ginger                                   – 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder                  – 1/2 tsp

Mustard seeds                       – 1 tsp

Urad dal                                –  1/2 tsp

Bengal gram dal                   – 1 tsp

Curry leaves                          – 2 tsp

Coriander leaves                   – 2 tsp

Oil                                         – 2 tsp  

Salt                                        –  to taste


METHOD

Peel off the potatoes and cut in to small cubes.

Chop onion, ginger and  green chilies  and keep  aside.

Pressure cook the potatoes and chopped onion for 3 whistles switch off mash well.

Add turmeric powder and salt to the mashed potatoes.Mix it well.

Take a frying pan add oil to it when hot.

Add Mustard seeds, Urad dal and Bengal gram dal. when  splutters.

Add green chilies, ginger  and curry leaves.saute for a minute.

Add mashed potatoes and onion mix to the pan. 

Saute this for  5 minutes. 

Garnish with coriander leaves.

Puri and Masal

Serve hot with Puri.