Green chutney

GREEN CHUTNEY

Ingredients:

Coriander leaves – 1 cup

Mint leaves – 1 cup

Green chillies – 4

Small onions – 1 handful

Salt to taste

Garlic – 5

Method:

-      Grind all the ingredients together to a fine paste

-      This chutney can be used as a side dish for idli, dosa and aapam

-      I prepared this chutney for applying on the bread for making sandwich.

Milagu Rasam

MILAGU RASAM

Ingredients:

Tamarind – a lemon size

Water – 7 – 8 cups

Salt to taste

Hing – ¼ tsp

Turmeric powder – ½ tsp

Coriander leaves – 2 tbsp (chopped)

Curry leaves – 15

Garlic – 3 (crushed)

Dry roast and grind:

Pepper – 1 tsp

Cumin seeds – 1 tsp

Coriander seeds – 1 tsp

Channa dal – 1 tsp

Method:

-      Soak tamarind with water and allow that to stay for 15 mins

-      Squeeze the tamarind pulp and throw the waste

-      To that add the salt, turmeric powder, crushed garlic,  roasted powder, coriander leaves, curry leaves and hing

-      Allow that to boil and then remove from fire

-      Serve hot

Medicinal value of this Rasam:

-      Its good for people who have fever, cold, throat infection

-      Its good for lactating mothers

Gobi Palak

GOBI PALAK

Ingredients:

Cauliflower – 2 cups

Palak leaves – 1 cup

Onion – 1 (finely chopped)

Tomato – 1 (finely chopped)

Garlic – 2 – 3 tbsp (chopped)

Poppy seeds – 1 tbsp (soaked in hot water)

Green chillies – 5

Cashews – 10

Coriander leaves – 1 handful

Curry leaves – 15

Oil – to fry

Coconut (grated) – 3 tbsp

Salt to taste

Coriander powder – 1 tsp

Red chilli powder – ½ tsp

Garam masala powder – ½ tsp

Cumin seeds – ½ tsp

Method:

-      Wash and chop the palak leaves

-      Slit the green chillies

-      Add them to a dry pan and keep frying till the moisture evaporates

-      Add the palak and green chillies to a mixie add

-      Along with them add the coconut, coriander leaves, curry leaves, cashews, soaked poppy seeds and grind to a fine paste

-      In a pan add oil

-      Add cumin seeds and then add the onions , garlic

-      Fry till the onions are transparent

-      Add the tomatoes and fry well

-      Add the salt, garam masala, coriander powder and chilli powder

-       Fry well

-      Add the chopped cauliflower and fry well

-      Add the ground paste and add some salt

-      Allow the cauliflower to cook in its juices

-      Remove from fire when cooked and when you get the right consistency

I prepared this recipe as a side dish. The recipe tasted awesome. I then realized that this would be wonderful when tasted as a side dish for chappathi.