Puliyodharai.

One of my favourites is this puliyodharai...especially the ones v get in a perumal kovil...yummmmy it is...
I tried this recipe ...it turned out to b yummmy too.

Ingredients
For the dry powder:
Red chillies-6
One tablespoon each of
White sesame
Methi (vendhayam)
Coriander seeds(Dhaniya)
11/2 tablespoon each of
Channa dhal
Urid dhal
         Dry roast all the above ingredients and grind it to a coarse powder n store it in a air tight container..
   Now for the wet paste :
Ingredients:
Gingelly oil-4 tsp
   Tamarind- two lemon size
    Red chillies -6split into pieces
    Curry leaves
Asafoetida-1 tsp
Urid dhal -1 tsp
Channa dhal-2 tsp
Ground nut-2tablespoons(dry roast it n remove the skin)

Soak the tamarind in water for sometime n extract a thick juice of it.
    Heat the gingelly oil in a pan...add asafoetida,curry leaves,red chillies...
Now add urid dhal n channa dhal
Now add the ground nuts...
Add turmeric powder and salt...
Now add the tamarind puree...
Bring it to boil n simmer it for sometime ...until the oil gets seperated..

Now pulikaichal is ready.
Cook rice and add the pulikaichal and the dry powder to it .
Adjust salt according to ur taste ...
Yummmy puliyodharai is ready!!!!
The paste n the dry powder can b made n stored ...
So..anytime when ever you need ...u can cook rice n mix it to get the puliyodharai. This can b made for travel .
This stays good even for 24 hours.

Kandarappam

One of the authentic chettinad delicacy is this kandarappam.For generations this has been a food item regularly made during festive seasons like Deepavali..pillaiyar nombu...tamil new years day...
Lets see how to make this chettinad delicacy.
Ingredients:
To soak n grind:
Raw rice-4 cups
Urid dhal-1/2 cup
Moong dhal-1/4cup
Methi seeds-1tsp
While grinding ...add
Coconut-1 grated
Jaggery equal to the rice -4 cups
Elaichi-3
     Grind all the above ingredients to a smooth paste..to a batter of dosa consistency..
Heat oil in a pan ...take a spoon of the batter n put in the oil ...fry in a medium to sim heat..turn it n let it fry till the sound stops...
Tasty kandarappam is ready!!!!

Vegetable Biriyani

Ingredients:
Basmathi rice-1 cup
Carrot-2 diced
Beans-a bunch cut into one inch
Peas-handful shelled
Potato -1 diced
Onion-2
Tomato-2
coconut milk- 1 cup
Salt to taste
To grind:
Garlic -5
Ginger-1 inch
Green chilly-2
Pudina - handful
         Heat oil...fry
bayleaf,patta,lavang,star anise..add the onion...brown it add the gingergarlic paste..then add tomatoes..add red chilly powder..turmeric...dhaniya powder...all three one teaspoon each....add salt..fry till oil leaves... Add the vegetables..
Soak the rice in water for sometime ..now add the soaked rice...
Add coconut milk ..n water..together two cups for one cup of rice.either pressure cook or cook in medium heat.
Rice cooker gives a good biriyani.

Onion pakoda

Ingredients:
Onions-2big
Chopped lengthwise finely
Besan-1 cup
Rice flour-1/4 cup
Rava-1tabsp
Red chilly powder-1tsp
Salt to taste
Hot oil -1 tablespoon
Mix all the above with little water ...and make pakodas...no need of a particular shape... Irregular shapes ..deep fry in oil.
Tasty pakodas r ready!!!!

Raagi idli

Ingredients:
Raagi -3 cups
Soak it overnight
Boiled rice-1cup
Urid dhal-1cup
Methi seeds-1tsp
Soak these two for two hours
Grind the above ingredients n ferment for eight hours ..the batter will raise ..
Make idlis as usual idlis..
Healthy raagi idlis are ready!!!

Adai and tomato chutney

Ingredients for Adai:
Toor dhal -1 cup
Channa dhal - 1cup
Raw rice -1  cup
Boiled rice-1cup
Moong dhal-1/2cup
Urid dhal-1/2 cup
Red chillies-8
Soonf-1 tsp
Jeera-1tsp
Salt to taste
Small onions-handful
Coriander n curry leaves
Soak all the dhal n rice together for two hours ...n grind coarsely with chillies n soonf ..jeera n salt.
To this add finely chopped coriander n curry leaves...cut small onions..
U can add murungai keerai also to this batter ...it will taste good n healthy too.
Spread this batter on a hot tawa like thick dosa...and turn it and cook the other side too....adai is ready!!!

Fresh red chutney:
Red chillies-10
Onions -2
Tomatoes-3
Tamarind-1 inch
Salt to taste
Grind the above ingredients
Heat gingelly oil n splutter mustard seeds ,hing,curry leaves...n add to the chutney .yummmmmy it is with the adai!!

Garlic chutney/ poondu chutney

Ingredients:
Garlic -2pods finely chopped
Tomatoes-4/5 finely cut
Red chilly powder
Salt to taste
Method:
Heat oil in a pan... fry the finely chopped garlic n add turmeric powder n red chilly powder n salt....add little water n let it cook
Don't add more water...once it is done ...mash it with a blender r masher..
Heat oil in another pan ...add mustard seeds..hing...
Then add the finely cut tomatoes...n fry till the oil leaves ....now add this to the mashed garlic paste...n simmer it for two mins n switch off .
This garlic chutney can b spread on a dosa to make garlic dosa ...yummmmm it is..!!!
This has a medicinal value too
Gastric problems can b overcome by having this chutney..!!