tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24688064691347647152023-12-19T03:17:20.026-08:00Aviksha's KitchenOur attempt is to feature elegant and flavorful authentic Indian and International recipes with modern twists, that are simple to make with ingredients that are available in local stores. All recipes are delicious, healthy, sustainable, interesting, tried, family tested and approved.Raksha Nayakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01123262850549358068noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468806469134764715.post-45869633362634676822014-05-30T00:32:00.002-07:002020-07-21T08:52:34.172-07:00Maddur Vada<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<font face="times"><span><span>Maddur Vada is one of my favourite snack. It is crispy and soft inside with awesome onion flavors. This snack was first originated in a town called Maddur which is on the way from Bangalore to Mysore and thus the name Maddur Vada. As kids, we used to wait to go from Mysore to Bangalore on train only for the sake of this Maddur Vada. It is very simple to prepare with basic ingredients available at home and also very tasty.</span></span><br />
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<li><span><span><font face="times">Can add 1/2 Cup Fine Semolina / Chiroti Rava / Suji if needed.</font></span></span></li>
<li><span><span><font face="times">Can add 2 tbsp Jeera if needed.</font></span></span></li>
<li><span><span><font face="times">A pinch of hing is optional.</font></span></span></li>
<li><span><span><font face="times">You can also pat the lemon sized dough on a greased non sticky paper or laminated paper.</font></span></span></li>
<li><span><span><font face="times">Ghee can be used instead of oil in a dough.</font></span></span></li>
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<span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span><span style="text-align: justify;"><span><span>Cooking Time : 5 Minutes</span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span><font face="times">Plain Flour / Maida</font></span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span><font face="times">1 Cups</font></span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span><font face="times">Rice Flour</font></span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span><font face="times">1/2 Cup</font></span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span><font face="times">Salt</font></span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span><font face="times">as needed</font></span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span><font face="times">Water</font></span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span><font face="times">as needed</font></span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span><font face="times">Green chilies</font></span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span><font face="times">4-5 finely chopped</font></span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span><font face="times">Ginger / Adarak</font></span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span><font face="times">1 inch finely chopped</font></span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span><font face="times">Curry Leaves</font></span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span><font face="times">7-8 finely chopped</font></span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span><font face="times">Hot oil</font></span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span><font face="times">2 tbsp</font></span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span><font face="times">Onions</font></span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span><font face="times">2 finely chopped</font></span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span><font face="times">Coriander Leaves</font></span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span><font face="times">2 tbsp chopped</font></span></td></tr>
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span><font face="times">Make a dough by mixing all the ingredients in a bowl.</font></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span><font face="times">Close the dough tightly with a container for 20 minutes.</font></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span><font face="times">Heat oil in a frying pan. </font></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span><font face="times">Make equal sized ball out of the dough and flatten the balls a little bit by pressing them in between your palms. It should be thick and round in shape.</font></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span><font face="times">Drop it gently into the hot oil.</font></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="text-align: left;"><font face="times">Fry both the sides on medium flame until the color changes to brown and they are crispy. </font></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="text-align: left;"><font face="times">Remove with a slotted spoon, drain on a tissue and serve hot or store in an airtight container when cools.</font></span></li>
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Raksha Nayakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01123262850549358068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468806469134764715.post-52518455078909846472014-05-29T23:59:00.001-07:002020-07-20T09:45:38.964-07:00Set Dosa / Mushti Polo<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Set Dosa is also called Mushti Polo in Konkani which means fistful. It is very popular in Karnataka where 2 dosa's sometimes 3 are served which are little thicker and smaller than masala dosa thus the name set dosa. You can find this dosa anywhere, be it in restaurants or road side stalls. Set Dosa are soft and very fluffy in texture. Do try it at least once.</span><br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The <a href="http://avikshakitchen.blogspot.sg/2013/07/vegetable-kurma-korma.html">Vegetable Kurma</a> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">goes very well with Set dosa. Click on Vegetable Kurma to get it's recipe.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sambar is another side dish for Masala Dosa. Click here, <a href="http://avikshakitchen.blogspot.sg/2013/07/sambar-kolmbo.html">Sambar / Kolmbo</a> for it's recipe.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Use the soaking water while grinding for proper fermentation.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Adding salt to the batter will fasten the process of fermentation.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Mixing the batter with hands will also help for faster fermentation due to presence of bacteria in hand.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Set dosa is roasted only on one side.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Eat it when hot.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Keep the batter in the fridge if you are not making dosas immediately or if the batter is remaining so to use it the next day.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Chutney goes well with Set Dosa also.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2 tbsp grated coconut can be added if needed.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Red/Boiled rice grains can be replaced by white rice grains.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Adding Beaten Rice / Poha or cooke rice or puffed rice is optional. They make dosa softer.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You can add soda or Eno to fasten the process of fermentation.</span></li>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="179"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Normal White Rice Grains</span></td><td valign="top" width="221"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">1 cup</span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="179"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Red/Boiled Rice Grains</span></td><td valign="top" width="221"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">1 cup</span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="179"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Puffed rice or Beaten rice(Poha/ Avalakki) or Cooked rice</span></td><td valign="top" width="221"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1/2 cup</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="179"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Water</span></td><td valign="top" width="221"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sufficient for grinding</span></td></tr>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Wash fenugreek seeds / methi seeds 2 times and soak them separately in a small bowl for 2-3 hours prior to grinding.</span></li>
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<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Grind until you get a fluffy and smooth consistency of the batter.</span></li>
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<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Now allow it to ferment overnight or for 7-8 hours.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Next day or after 7-8 hours, you can see the batter fermented.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Before making the dosa, mix the batter very well for 3-4 times.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Heat a non-stick pan/tava. Sprinkle some water to check if it is hot enough and use a cloth to wipe the water on a pan. Repeat this every time before you pour the batter.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Take a small ladle full of batter, pour it on a non-stick tava or pan. Please note, not to spread it like any other thin dosa.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Spread some oil on top. Close lid and allow it to cook till one side is done on medium flame. </span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Serve hot with chutney, sambar, potato/batata bhajji, tomato ketchup or vegetable kurma. Also can sprinkle some dry chutney over it as shown in the picture.</span></li>
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Raksha Nayakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01123262850549358068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468806469134764715.post-39144336588354896682014-05-28T22:32:00.005-07:002020-07-27T08:02:56.640-07:00Phenori / Sweet Satta<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<font face="arial"><span><span>Phenori also called as Sweet Satta is a sweet dish prepared during special occasions specially during Diwali. My mom always used to prepare it during Diwali and we kids used to finish all within a week. Personally, I am not a sweet lover but I can't stop eating Phenori. They are so yum, crispy and tasty.</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="text-align: justify;"><font face="arial">Sugar Syrup can be used instead of Sugar powder.</font></span></li>
<li><span style="text-align: justify;"><font face="arial">Phenori should be fried properly else they will become soft.</font></span></li>
<li><span style="text-align: justify;"><font face="arial">You can sprinkle chiroti rawa or rice flour to make them crispy.</font></span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span><span><font face="arial">Roll from center to the side. All the layers should be clearly visible. And avoid the centre from getting thin.</font></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span><span><font face="arial">The number of layers can be 3,5 or 7.</font></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span><span><font face="arial">The oil/ghee to fry should be medium hot and not too hot.</font></span></span></li>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span><font face="arial">Water </font></span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span><font face="arial">as needed</font></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span><font face="arial">Cardamom </font></span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><font face="arial">3-4</font></td></tr>
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</font><li><font face="arial">Powder the Sugar along with Cardamom and keep it aside for coating. </font></li>
<li><font face="arial">Knead together Maida along with ghee and sufficient amount of water to make a hard dough similar to that of a consistency of a poori.</font></li>
<li><font face="arial">Allow the dough to rest for an hour or two by covering it with a wet cloth or closed container. </font></li>
<li><font face="arial">Pinch dough into small balls and roll into thin poori's by dipping in maida.</font></li>
<li><font face="arial">Take 5 poori's. Apply some ghee and sprinkle 1/2 tbsp of rice flour / chiroti rawa on first puri. Place the next one 1 inches from the edge of the first one, so as the second one will cover 2-3 part of the first poori. Repeat the same for all the other poori's.</font></li>
<li><font face="arial">Once all the 5 poori's are placed one over the other, gently but firmly roll the first poori's edge inwards and roll it until it reaches the last one.</font></li>
<li><font face="arial">Gently press along the rolled in puris to avoid any open ends.</font></li>
<li><font face="arial">Cut the roll into 1/2 inch pieces with a sharp knife.</font></li>
<li><font face="arial">Press the cut pieces slightly and roll it again.</font></li>
<li><font face="arial">Repeat the same for all poori's</font></li>
<li><font face="arial">Heat Oil / ghee and deep fry all the rolled phenori on both sides until crispy and its color changes to light brown.</font></li>
<li><font face="arial">Take out of oil. Cool for few seconds.</font></li>
<li><font face="arial">Dip in sugar and cardamom powder mix.</font></li>
<li><font face="arial">Serve once cooled or store in an airtight container.</font></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">This dish is my husband's innovation. Love to have this and fills your tummy completely. Derived from sev puri but with little extra ingredients. Easily prepared at home and is a very healthy dish. Can be served as a appetizer, evening snack, breakfast or as a substitute for meal. Do try it and let me know if you like it.</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;">Hot/mint/green chutney and tamarind/sweet chutney is used to add extra flavor. You can skip it if needed.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;">The 2 types of chutney prepared can be stored in an air tight container in a refrigerator and can be used for other purposes also.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">You can use any kind of bread or even indian bread.</span></span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">The garnishing can be adjusted as per the taste.</span></span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Chaat Masala is used for better taste.</span></span></li>
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<span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Preparation Time : 5 Minutes</span></span></span><br />
<span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Cooking Time : 5 Minutes</span></span></span><br />
<span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Total Taken : 10 Minutes</span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Red chilly powder</span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1.5 tsp</span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chaat masala</span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 tbsp</span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Water</span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1/2 cup</span></td></tr>
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<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In a bowl, take water,dates,salt and tamarind. Either heat it on stove for 3-4 mints or in a microwave for 1.5-2 mints until it is warm enough.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To it add jaggery and allow it to soak in that warm water for 10 mints so that jaggery dissolves in it. </span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After it cools, remove the seeds from tamarind and dates.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In mixer jar, add only dates and tamarind by keeping the water as it is. Grind it into a smooth paste.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Transfer the paste back into the same water (water with jaggery dissolved in it).</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In a wok, add the paste along with water and boil on a low flame.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Add chilly powder and chaat masala.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Allow it to boil and cool it before storing.</span></li>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Green Chillies</span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">12</span></td></tr>
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">In a mixer jar, add mint leaves,coriander leaves,green chillies,garlic,cumin powder and salt. Grind it into a smooth paste by adding sufficient amount of water.</span></span></li>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sweet/tamarind chutney</span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">as needed</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">India is well known for it's chaat items. The taste of chaat items varies among different states. Sev puri is famous in the streets of Mumbai. My favourite chaat item which can be easily prepared at home and is a very healthy dish. Everybody loves this and can be served as a appetizer, evening snack or as a substitute for meal.</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;">Hot/mint/green chutney and tamarind/sweet chutney is used to add extra flavor. You can skip it if needed.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;">The 2 types of chutney prepared can be stored in an air tight container in a refrigerator and can be used for other purposes also.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">You can use pani puri's puri,sev puri's puri or even papdi.</span></span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">The garnishing can be adjusted as per the taste.</span></span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Chaat Masala is used for better taste.</span></span></li>
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<span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Preparation Time : 5 Minutes</span></span></span><br />
<span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Cooking Time : 10 Minutes</span></span></span><br />
<span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Total Taken : 15 Minutes</span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Salt</span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">as needed</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Red chilly powder</span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1.5 tsp</span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chaat masala</span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 tbsp</span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Water</span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1/2 cup</span></td></tr>
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<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In a bowl, take water,dates,salt and tamarind. Either heat it on stove for 3-4 mints or in a microwave for 1.5-2 mints until it is warm enough.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To it add jaggery and allow it to soak in that warm water for 10 mints so that jaggery dissolves in it. </span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After it cools, remove the seeds from tamarind and dates.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In mixer jar, add only dates and tamarind by keeping the water as it is. Grind it into a smooth paste.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Transfer the paste back into the same water (water with jaggery dissolved in it).</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In a wok, add the paste along with water and boil on a low flame.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Add chilly powder and chaat masala.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Allow it to boil and cool it before storing.</span></li>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Coriander Leaves</span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1/2 Bunch</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Green Chillies</span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">12</span></td></tr>
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">In a mixer jar, add mint leaves,coriander leaves,green chillies,garlic,cumin powder and salt. Grind it into a smooth paste by adding sufficient amount of water.</span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Can add lime juice if needed and can be stored in an air tight container.</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">India is well known for it's chaat items. The taste of chaat items varies among different states. Masala puri is famous in the streets of Karnataka. Can be easily prepared at home and is a very healthy dish. Everybody loves this and can be served as a appetizer, evening snack or as a substitute for meal.</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;">Traditionally, hot/mint/green chutney and tamarind/sweet chutney is used to add extra flavor. You can skip it if needed.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;">The 2 types of chutney prepared can be stored in an air tight container in a refrigerator and can be used for other purposes also.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;">Prepare gravy masala/ragda the previous day for better taste.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;">Let the gravy masala/ragda be hot while serving for better taste.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Eat as soon as you serve else puri will become very soft and looses it's taste.</span></span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">You can use pani puri's puri,sev puri's puri or even papdi.</span></span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Gravy masala/ragda goes well with dosa,chapati,poori and parathas also.</span></span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">The garnishing can be adjusted as per the taste.</span></span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Chaat Masala is used for better taste.</span></span></li>
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<span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Preparation Time : 15 Minutes</span></span></span><br />
<span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Cooking Time : 10 Minutes</span></span></span><br />
<span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Total Taken : 25 Minutes</span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Garlic Ginger Paste</span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 tsp</span></td></tr>
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<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">In a Mixer jar, add cooked/boiled pigeon peas/fresh green peas along with garlic ginger paste and grind it into a fine paste.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Transfer the paste from a mixer jar into a pan and add sufficient amount of water to form a thick gravy.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Boil the gravy by adding salt,pepper powder,turmeric powder,chaat masala,cumin powder and red chilly powder.</span></li>
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<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Allow it to boil and switch off the flame. So our masala puri gravy/ragda is now ready. Next is to prepare 2 types of chutney(i.e., sweet/tamarind and hot/mint chutney)</span></li>
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<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In a bowl, take water,dates,salt and tamarind. Either heat it on stove for 3-4 mints or in a microwave for 1.5-2 mints until it is warm enough.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To it add jaggery and allow it to soak in that warm water for 10 mints so that jaggery dissolves in it. </span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After it cools, remove the seeds from tamarind and dates.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In mixer jar, add only dates and tamarind by keeping the water as it is. Grind it into a smooth paste.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Transfer the paste back into the same water (water with jaggery dissolved in it).</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In a wok, add the paste along with water and boil on a low flame.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Add chilly powder and chaat masala.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Allow it to boil and cool it before storing.</span></li>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Coriander Leaves</span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1/2 Bunch</span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Salt</span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">as needed</span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Green Chillies</span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">12</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td top="" valign="s" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cumin powder</span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 tsp</span></td></tr>
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<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wash mint leaves and coriander leaves nicely.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">In a mixer jar, add mint leaves,coriander leaves,green chillies,garlic,cumin powder and salt. Grind it into a smooth paste by adding sufficient amount of water.</span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Can add lime juice if needed and can be stored in an air tight container.</span></span></li>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Coriander Leaves</span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">finely chopped</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Boiled Potato</span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 finely chopped</span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tomatoes</span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">finely chopped</span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Onions</span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">finely chopped</span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Boiled Peas</span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 Cup</span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sweet/tamarind chutney</span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">as needed</span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Green/hot/mint chutney</span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">as needed</span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Spicy Sev/Sev puri's sev</span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">as needed</span></td></tr>
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<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On that pour masala gravy/ragda. Remember, gravy masala or ragda should be hot for better taste.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Spread finely chopped potato,tomato and onions on top of it.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Add sweet/tamarind chutney and green/hot/mint chutney as needed.</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Well, this is the best dish for the bachelor's and freshers to start with. I had previously posted a recipe for white vegetable pulao but this is bit different from it in terms of color as well as taste. This is my mother's recipe. It takes less time and also fills your stomach. I will be using green chutney, which can be prepared and stored in fridge for a week or two and can be used for other dishes also.</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Can add any vegetables of your choice or can try with chicken, mutton or egg also .</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Need not have to use exactly the same vegetables what I have used.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Number of green chilies depend on how spicy they are. I am using 6 as mine are not very</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> spicy.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">You can cut the vegetables to the shape you want.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Optional - Can use coriander leaves at the end to garnish.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">I am non adding exactly 2 glass water for 1 glass rice grains so as to prevent it from getting overcooked. If you like it to be overcooked or if you are scared to add less water or if you are trying to cook rice using not exactly twice the amount of water for the first time then you can follow the ratio that you always use. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Tip : Although, rinsing and soaking rice grains is not necessary, it does help to lighten the grain. Soaking times can be from 5-30 minutes. The longer the soaking, the shorter the cooking time.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Can add lime water while adding rice grains or on opening the lid after whistles. </span></span></li>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="179"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Onion </span></td><td valign="top" width="221"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1/2 finely chopped</span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="179"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beans</span></td><td valign="top" width="221"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4-5</span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="179"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Green Peas</span></td><td valign="top" width="221"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1/2 glass</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rice Grain</span></td><td valign="top" width="200">1 Glass</td></tr>
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once the oil / ghee heats up. Add Green chutney and chopped onions. Fry it until the color slightly changes to brown. Add salt, turmeric powder and garam masala powder.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Cutlets are very easy to prepare at home. Can have it in the evening as snack along with a hot cup of tea or a coffee. You can also add any vegetables you like to add extra nutrition and to make it more healthy ;). I love cutlets especially when they are hot so do try it this way.</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;">Can use finely chopped boiled vegetables like beetroot, carrot, beans etc</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;">I am using potatoes,Onions and peas.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;">You can also use rice flour instead of rice.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Adding bread helps in crispiness. </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Green chilies or red chilly powder can be added as per your preference.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">I am not using garlic and ginger so as to make it simple but you can also try along with it.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Use breads by removing it's crusts or sides.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Can use corn flour solution(1 tbsp corn flour dissolved with 1-2 tbsp water) to dip cutlets before rolling it over rava. This helps cutlet to become sticky and to get coated with rava easily. You can also skip this step as the cutlet dough itself is very sticky. I would recommed this step only if you feel that your dough is not sticky enough.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">You can either shallow fry or deep fry cutlets. I have shallow fried them.</span></span></li>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="179"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Breads with no bread crusts</span></td><td valign="top" width="221"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4-5 nos</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="179"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oil</span></td><td valign="top" width="221"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">2 tbsp</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="179"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Green Chilies</span></td><td valign="top" width="221"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4-5 or as needed finely chopped</span></td></tr>
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<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Heat oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds, onions and little salt. Fry until onions turn little brown.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dip breads in little water and smash it along with cooked rice and mix well.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Add the fried onions and cumin seeds to it along with smashed potatoes, peas, turmeric powder, garam masala powder, coriander powder, green chilies, salt and coriander leaves.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Knead until a nice and sticky dough is formed. Use water if needed.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Make equal sized ball out of the dough and flatten the balls a little bit by pressing them in between your palms.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Drop the cutlets gently in a bowl with rava and make sure it is coated with rava on both it's sides.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Heat oil by spreading it all over the pan. Now shallow fry cutlets on both sides until they become crispy and turn into golden brown color.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">There are variety of pickles. But my </span>favorite<span style="font-size: 15px;"> is mixed vegetable pickle. Mixed vegetable pickle is spicy and tangy with lots of vegetable flavours and no oil. You can choose vegetables you like for this dish. The lifespan of this pickle is more than 2 month. Easy and very easy dish that goes well with rice, paej/rice soup, idli or dosa.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">In Konkani, Nonche means pickle and this dish has a lot of red gravy which makes it look more attractive. </span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;">Can add vegetables like beans, cauliflower, green chilly, lemon, ginger, carrot, ivy gourd/tendle and raw mango.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;">Raw mango or lemon skin(keylime) should be <b>fresh</b> and sour. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;">Vegetables should be <b>fresh</b> too. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;">Lemon skin(keylime) should <b>not</b> have it's skin dried. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;">Use green chilly with<b> no black seeds.</b></span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Make sure that all the bowls,spoons, mixer jar, blender and vessels used during making pickle should be <b>dry and clean</b> with no water drops. </span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The pickle tastes best after 3-4 days once the vegetables are nicely soaked in the gravy</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Use clean and dry air tight container or glass jar/porcelain jar to store the pickle and refrigerate it.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Be careful when adding salt. Start with less quantity and can be adjusted at the end.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some people make it in 1 day and have it the next day.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But I take 2 days to prepare it. First day, I only soak vegetables in a salt water so that vegetables absorb the salt. Next day, I prepare pickle masala/paste and leave it overnight. </span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you don't want to drag it for 2 days then you can make it in one day leaving 3-4 hours gap between each step.</span></li>
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<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Take a clean and dry mixer jar or blender, finely powder mustard seeds,red chilies and asafoetida by making use of the salt water to form a smoother and softer paste.</li>
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Raksha Nayakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01123262850549358068noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468806469134764715.post-71021612942705239912013-08-06T00:04:00.000-07:002013-08-06T00:04:02.066-07:00Tomato Soup<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Tomato soup is very easy to prepare at home. My husband's </span>favorite<span style="font-size: 15px;"> and healthy soup. I personal never used to like tomato soup but once I prepared it at home as we both had sore throat and a cup of it made us feel much </span>relieved. <span style="font-size: 15px;">Therefore, very best soup to be consumed during cold and sore throat as this soup has lots of pepper in it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">My mother started making this at home with bread crumbs and I got the recipe from her. My husband likes it with garlic bread. It is a very easy, tasty and healthy soup. Tastier than those of restaurants and takes hardly 15 minutes. Do try it and let me know :)</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;">Can use 1 tbsp black pepper powder instead of pepper balls. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;">Can add any other vegetables along with tomato, potatoes and onions like carrots.</span></li>
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Raksha Nayakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01123262850549358068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468806469134764715.post-24484270340834226692013-08-05T00:50:00.000-07:002013-08-05T00:50:47.164-07:00Pav Bhaji<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Pav Bhaji is a famous street food of India especially Mumbai. Mumbai is famous for pav(soft bun) and no where else you get the same taste. In Singapore, we don't get pav so every time I miss it and instead of pav I use bread. Pav means soft bun and bhaji is a smashed vegetables with butter. This dish gives a nice butter fragrance. I </span>referred<span style="font-size: 15px;"> many sites for the exact recipe that we get on streets of Mumbai or Juhu Beach. Finally, combining all them together I got my own recipe and here is it for you. Can have it for breakfast or as an evening snack. Enjoy :)</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;">Make use of a non-stick pan or heavy bottomed tava.</span></li>
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Can substitute butter with oil.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you don't have pav bhaji masala powder then add garam masala powder instead of that.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The bhaji goes well with chapathi, paratha and dosa also.</span></li>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Butter</span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3-4 tbsp</span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Onion</span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1/2 finely chopped </span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pav Bhaji Masala Powder</span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 tsp</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Coriander Leaves</span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 tsp finely chopped</span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dried Fenugreek Leaves</span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 tbsp</span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lemon Juice</span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 sp</span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Asafoetida/Hing</span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">pinch</span></td></tr>
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<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Heat a non-stick pan/tava.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Add capsicum and fry for a second. Add little water and tomatoes.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Now add smashed potatoes and green peas into it and mix well.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Add 1.5 tbsp red chilly powder, 1 tbsp garlic ginger paste, 1/2 tbsp turmeric powder and add some more water so that the vegetables become tender.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">When all the vegetables gets boiled nicely add 1.5 tbsp butter and stir well.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Smash the vegetables so as to get the thick gravy by adding little water if needed.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Add 1 tbsp pav bhaji masala powder, salt and chopped coriander leaves. Stir well until bhaji thickens and oil separates.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Drag bhaji to sides and make a space in centre of your pan/tava.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the middle, add 2 tbsp butter, finely chopped onion, 1 tbsp garlic ginger paste, 1/2 tbsp red chilly powder, 1 tbsp pav bhaji masala powder, 1 tbsp dried fenugreek leaves, asafoetida and coriander leaves.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When the gravy starts to boil, add lemon juice and mix well. Garnish with coriander leaves.</span></li>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pav</span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">any number</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Butter</span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 tbsp</span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Onion</span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 finely chopped </span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pav Bhaji Masala Powder</span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 tsp</span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Coriander Leaves</span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2-3 tbsp finely chopped</span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lemon Juice</span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 slice</span></td></tr>
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<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Heat butter in a non-stick pan/tava.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Add 1 tbsp coriander leaves, red chilly powder and pav bhaji masala powder. Mix well</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Horizontally cut the pav to make a 2 piece out of it.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Masala Dosa is my favourite South Indian dish and specially the one prepared by my mother. We used to wait for our mother to prepare this dish. The thought about having masala dosa the next day used to make me awake the whole night. When I was a kid, I used to get up early morning before my mom would had finished all her side dishes for the dosa and used to irritate her saying I was hungry. Then in hurry my mother would serve that awesomely and heavenly tasted dosa. Thinking about it now, my mouth has started to water. So I am quickly moving to the recipe.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Many people use the readymade dosa batter available in almost all the stores to prepare masala dosa. But I will be showing how to make a perfect masala dosa batter here.</span><br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The<a href="http://avikshakitchen.blogspot.sg/2013/07/vegetable-kurma-korma.html"> Vegetable Kurma</a> </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">goes very well with masala dosa. Click on Vegetable Kurma to get it's recipe.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Sambar is another side dish for Masala Dosa. Click here, <a href="http://avikshakitchen.blogspot.sg/2013/07/sambar-kolmbo.html">Sambar / Kolmbo</a> for it's recipe.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Use the soaking water while grinding for proper fermentation.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Adding salt to the batter will fasten the process of fermentation.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Mixing the batter with hands will also help for faster fermentation due to presence of bacteria in hand.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Masala dosa is roasted only on one side.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Can spread some spicy dry red chutney on top if needed.</span></li>
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<span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Preparation Time : 2 hours + Overnight (7-8 Hours) </span></span></span><br />
<span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Cooking Time : 3 Minutes</span></span></span><br />
<span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Total Taken : 10 Hours</span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="179"><span><font face="arial">Normal White Rice Grains</font></span></td><td valign="top" width="221"><span><font face="arial">1 cup</font></span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="179"><span><font face="arial">Red/Boiled Rice Grains</font></span></td><td valign="top" width="221"><span><font face="arial">1/2 Cup</font></span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="179"><span><font face="arial">Toor Dal</font></span></td><td valign="top" width="221"><span><font face="arial">1/2 Cup</font></span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="179"><span><font face="arial">Whole Urad Dal</font></span></td><td valign="top" width="221"><span><font face="arial">1/2 Cup</font></span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="179"><span><font face="arial">Fenugreek Seeds / Methi Seeds</font></span></td><td valign="top" width="221"><span><font face="arial">1/2 tbsp</font></span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="179"><span><font face="arial">Water</font></span></td><td valign="top" width="221"><span><font face="arial">Sufficient for grinding</font></span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="179"><span><font face="arial">Salt</font></span></td><td valign="top" width="221"><span><font face="arial">as per taste</font></span></td></tr>
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<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Wash fenugreek seeds / methi seeds 2 times and soak them separately in a small bowl for 2 hours prior to grinding.</span></li>
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<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span><font face="arial">In a grinder or a Mixer, add all the above ingredients along with sufficient amount of water.</font></span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span><font face="arial">Grind until you get a fluffy and smooth consistency of the batter.</font></span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span><font face="arial">Take the dosa batter in a large bowl and add salt.</font></span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span><font face="arial">Now allow it to ferment overnight or for 7-8 hours.</font></span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span><font face="arial">Next day or after 7-8 hours, you can see the batter fermented.</font></span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span><font face="arial">Before making the dosa, mix the batter very well for 3-4 times.</font></span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span><font face="arial">Heat a non-stick pan/tava. Sprinkle some water to check if it is hot enough and use a cloth to wipe the water on a pan. Repeat this every time before you pour the batter.</font></span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span><font face="arial">Take a ladle full of batter, pour it on a non-stick tava or pan and spread batter evenly in circular motion. </font></span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span><font face="arial">Spread some oil on top and cook till one side is done on medium flame. Either fold it or cut it half way in between and roll it like a cap or fold it on either sides to form a triangle.</font></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tomato Chutney is not the exact chutney that we make using coconut. It is more like a curry or gravy and I like it the most. It is a little spicy and sour with the brilliant color. It goes very well with any kind of dosa, plain rice, chapathi and paratha.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Number of green chilies depend on how spicy they are. I am using 4 as mine are not very</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> spicy.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Don't add water as tomatoes have little water content in them.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Optional - turmeric powder, garam masala powder and coriander powder.</span></li>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="179"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Green Chilies</span></td><td valign="top" width="221"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">5 finely chopped</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="179">Daniya Powder / Coriander Powder</td><td valign="top" width="221"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1/2 sp</span></td></tr>
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<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Add mustard seeds,cumin seeds and curry leaves. When mustard seeds pop up, add green chilies and Onions. Saute until onion changes its color to brown.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My husband and I like the bitter gourd Fries. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bitter gourd was one such vegetable that I hated as a kid and slowly started to like the fried bitter gourds after marriage. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We love to have it on rainy seasons and that was the reason for me to get the bitter gourd from the market. But unfortunately we both fell sick and I wanted to avoid the fried items but I had bitter gourds in my fridge and I had to use it. I tried to find out bitter gourd dishes but I was interested in none of them. Finally, decideD to make bitter gourd pickle that goes well with rice soup/paej. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bitter Gourd Pickle/Karathe Kudko has a spicy coating and that tempted me the most as I love spicy food. This dish turned out to be so tasty and mind blowing that now I prefer this instead of bitter gourd fries. You too try this and experience the spicy and sour taste of it. You have to taste it atleast once and the other advantage of this dish is it can be stored for weeks in an airtight container.</span><br />
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<li style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bitter Gourd pieces are mixed with salt and kept for 30 minutes to reduce the bitterness of it.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bitter Gourd is a very healthy vegetable and helps to lower the blood sugar levels, improves blood circulation and helps to prevent hypertension.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Tamarind water is made by soaking tamarind in a cup of water until soft. Squeeze the pulp repeatedly with your fingers to dissolve it. Discard the fibrous material and just use the thick liquid.</span></span></li>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="179"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bitter Gourd / Karathe</span></td><td valign="top" width="221"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">2 Circularly Chopped</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="179"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Turmeric Powder</span></td><td valign="top" width="221"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1/2 tbsp</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="179"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mustard Seeds / Saasama</span></td><td valign="top" width="221"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 tbsp</span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="179"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Curry Leaves / Karbevu</span></td><td valign="top" width="221"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">5-6</span></td></tr>
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<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Add the fine powder, asafoetida and red chilly powder and saute for 1 minute.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now add the boiled bitter gourd and mix well until the bitter gourd is coated with the spices.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Switch off the flame and store it in an closed/air-tight container for future use.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Idli is </span>every bodies<span style="font-size: 15px;"> </span>favorite<span style="font-size: 15px;"> South Indian Breakfast Dish. My mother used to make it every Sunday's and we used to wait for that day. Making a perfect soft idli is not that easy because the </span>perfection<span style="font-size: 15px;"> depends on the ratios of ingredients and weather conditions for proper fermentation. So now-a-days we get idli rawa and most of the people use it to avoid the risk. Thus, by making the job very simple.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will be showing how to make a perfect soft and fluffy Idli making use of idli rawa. </span><br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adding salt to the batter fastens the process of fermentation.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adding fenugreek seeds/methi seeds and poha are optional. Fenugreek seeds are added to fasten the process of fermentation and poha/flattened rice to get soft idli's.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Can also add split urad dal.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Can use sago instead of poha.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The left out batter can be stored in an air tight container in refrigerator. This prevents the batter from getting sour. </span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The same batter can be used to make a crispy paper dosa's.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Idli's are normally consumed with sambar and chutneys. <a href="http://avikshakitchen.blogspot.sg/2013/07/sambar-kolmbo.html">Click here</a>, for recipe of sambar.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The quality of urad dal and idli rava also plays an important role to determine the softness of idli. If idli is not soft then try adding the urad dal and idli rawa in 1:3 ratio then 1:2.5 ratio until you are satisfied with the softness.</span></li>
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<span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Preparation Time : 4-5 hours + Overnight (7-8 Hours) </span></span></span><br />
<span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Cooking Time : 10 Minutes</span></span></span><br />
<span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Total Taken : 13 Hours</span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="179"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Water</span></td><td valign="top" width="221"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sufficient for grinding</span></td></tr>
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<li style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Wash urad dal, fenugreek seeds/methi seeds, poha </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">for 3-4 times and soak them </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">together in a bowl for 4-5 hours prior to grinding.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Soak idli rava in a separate bowl for 4-5 hours prior to grinding.</span></li>
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<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">In a grinder or a Mixer, add all the above ingredients along with sufficient amount of water.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Grind until you get a fluffy and smooth consistency of the batter. If the batter appears too thick add water.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Take the batter in a large bowl and add salt.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Now allow it to ferment overnight or for 7-8 hours.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next day or after 7-8 hours, you can see the batter fermented and risen.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Heat a steamer or pressure cooker with some wate(1/8th of steamer or pressure cooker volume)</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Before making the idli, mix the batter very well for 3-4 times.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Brush or grease the idli moulds with oil and pour the batter in the moulds.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When the water inn a steamer or pressure cooker starts to boil, place the idli stand in it and steam it by closing the lid(remember to remove vent weight/whistle if using pressure cooker).</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Steam for 10-15 minutes until idli's are done</span></li>
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Raksha Nayakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01123262850549358068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468806469134764715.post-17994673678667043062013-07-28T21:44:00.000-07:002013-07-31T21:40:45.428-07:00Shitta Bojjo / Rice Fritters<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is the dish made by my mother out of left over cooked rice. These bojjo / fritters are extremely tender and crispy. Very simple with less ingredients and fast to make. Can have it as a snack with hot tea/coffee or as a starter.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Number of green chilies depend on how spicy they are. I am using 4 as mine are not very</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> spicy.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Don't add water to prevent it from absorbing excess oil.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Green Chilies can be replaced by red chilies.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Rice Fritters taste best when they are served hot.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Coriander leaves can also be added.</span></li>
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<span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Preparation time : 2 Minutes</span></span><br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Total Time : 5 Minutes</span></span></span></div>
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<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Take a bowl and mix all the above mentioned ingredients along with left over cooked rice or fresh rice to form a dough.</span></li>
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<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Heat the oil in a frying pan on a medium heat.</span></li>
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<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fry them until both sides are golden brown. Remove and place over a paper towel.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">Kokam is a dark red colored fruit. Kokum Kadhi / Curry is a Goan / Konkan drink. It is good for digestion and acts as a cooler. Can have it lukewarm or chilled as a drink or along with plain rice. This is a curry prepared with no boiling process involved.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Kokum Kadhi is very tangy and easy to make. Some people temper this curry with red chilly, mustard seeds.cumin seeds and curry leaves. This is made out of coconut milk and garlic cloves. Thus, this curry is little sour and spicy and can consumed as an appetizing drink. It gives a soothing effect by having it on hot summer.</span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal">Can serve the kokum kadhi immediately or can keep it in a fridge and then serve cold.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Remember, leftover kokum kadhi should be refigerated as coconut milk can get spoiled in the hot weather.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Can add a pinch of asafoetida also.</li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">Preparation Time : 30 Minutes</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><br />Total Time : 35 Minutes</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Soak kokum in water for 30 minutes. Strain and squeeze them completely to get a beautiful pinkish red color extract, which will be sour.</span></span></div>
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<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Grind / Blend to make a paste of above mentioned ingredients in "to be grind</span></span><span style="line-height: normal;">ed" table with sufficient water. </span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Strain the above paste and pour it in a jug or bowl. Add kokum water extract to it.</li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">This is a very famous and traditional dish of Karnataka especially Udupi. This dish is usually made out of rice vermicelli / shavige / thin noodles. It is a very simple and easy recipe. Best for lunch and breakfast. This dish has different variations. The color and ingredients like tomato, vegetables, lemon etc can be adjusted based on the availability.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Can use any types of vegetables if available or can simply skip adding any vegetables to it. Similarly, people who likes it to be colorful and spicy can add turmeric and red chilly powder instead of green chilies. Thus, this dish can be either red, yellow or white in color.</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Number of green chilies depend on how spicy they are. I am using 5 as mine are not very</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> spicy.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">If you don't have lime water(Lemon juice) then use raw mango or tomato instead .</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Optional - Can use coriander leaves at the end to garnish.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Can use even wheat vermicelli instead of rice vermicelli. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vermicelli must be roasted properly else the upma will become sticky.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The vermicelli can also be roasted and preserved in advance for future use or you can buy already roasted vermicelli instead.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some people use grated coconut and cashew for garnishing.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am using beans, peas and carrots. You can also add capsicum and cabbage.</span></li>
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Dry roast the vermicelli in an pan until light brown on low flame if you are using unroasted vermicelli. </span></li>
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Heat oil in a pan. Add split urad dal, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, green chilies and curry leaves. Fry until mustard seeds starts to pop.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Add sliced onions and saute for few minutes until it turns translucent. Then add chopped vegetables,turmeric powder and salt. Saute for 3 minutes until vegetables are boiled.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Now add the roasted vermicelli and pour the boiled water on top of it and mix slowly. Close the lid and allow vermicelli to get cooked properly for maximum 5 minutes until water evaporates.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Sprinkle lemon juice on it.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Switch off the flame, garnish it with coriander leaves and coconut if needed.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Vegetable Kurma / Korma is a very healthy item usually made out of coconut. So, it is a coconut gravy with vegetables in it. Thus, high in proteins and minerals. Goes well with dosa, idli, appam, roti, kulcha and kerela paratha. It is very simple and easy to make with least ingredients.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My mom used to make this along with masala dosa and we used to enjoy its wonderful taste. Even today, me and my husband prefer having this along with masala dosa. Once you have this, I guarantee you that even your preference will change. Mind blowing combo of masala dosa and kurma. Try it and let me know.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;">Number of chilies depend on how spicy they are. I am using 4 as mine are not very spicy.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;">Can add any other vegetables along with potato and onions.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">If you are more health </span>conscious<span style="font-size: 15px;"> then you can skip coconut and include an extra onion for the paste.</span></span></li>
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<span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Preparation Time : 7 Minutes</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Total Taken : 20 Minutes</span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="179"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Jeera / Cumin Seeds</span></td><td valign="top" width="221"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">1 tblsp</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Coriander Powder / Daniya Powder</span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 tsp</span></td></tr>
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Once it boils and starts to leave oil, add potato into it along with red chilly powder, turmeric powder, </span><span style="line-height: 17.98611068725586px;">coriander</span><span style="line-height: 18px;"> powder, cumin powder, asafoetida and garam masala powder. </span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">This recipe is my favorite. Simple, healthy and very tasty. Clears the throat completely thus very good for cold and sore throat. This is the simplest chicken item with least number of ingredients.</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Can use capsicum and onions if needed.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Can use finely chopped coriander leaves to garnish.</span></li>
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Take a pan, add oil, garlic, ginger and green chilies. Fry for 1 mint and then add chicken, soya sauce and pepper powder.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Add the salt and little water and allow chicken to boil and water to evaporate.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Masala Tea / Chai is a mixed-spice tea. It is a flavoured tea beverage made by brewing black tea with a mixture of aromatic Indian spices. This beverage imparts health benefits that can warm us in the cold of winter and during rainy seasons, help us to relax after a stressful day and balance the energies of body, mind and spirit.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Many of the key ingredients like </span>cardamom, cinnamon, <span style="font-size: 15px;">cloves etc gives a nice </span>flavour<span style="font-size: 15px;"> and soothing taste to the tea. This tea is used in eastern and western herbal medicine to aid the digestion, breathing and circulation of the blood. And most </span>often used during cold, flu season and<span style="font-size: 15px;"> while fighting off a sore throat or cough. This beverage has gained a worldwide popularity. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">The recipe varies with respect to the region and taste of the people. I prepare a masala for the tea / chai separately and store it in an air tight container and add it while making tea / chai.</span></span><br />
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<li style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will divide this into 2 stages. First, preparing masala and storing it. Second, making tea and adding little masala to it.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Can add 1-2 bay leaves and 3/4 tsp of nutmeg also. But i haven't used them.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you don't have dry ginger powder then add ginger paste to the tea instead of adding it while making masala.</span></li>
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<li><span style="line-height: 17.98611068725586px;">Make a fine powder of it by grinding it in a mixer or a coffee grinder.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Pan Polo / Neer Dose is a Mangalorean Dish. We get the best rice flour in Sinagapore, which is so fine that there is no need to soak the rice grains and to grind it. Thus this is the easiest dosa and very simple and quick to make. It is instant recipe and yet very tasty. Good for morning breakfast or with evening tea.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">This is called 'Pan Polo' in Konkani and 'Neer Dose' in Kannada</span><span style="font-size: 15px;">. 'Neer' means water and 'Dose' means Dosa. Thus this dosa is so thin like a paper. Normally, this dish is made by soaking the rice grains for atleast 4 hours or overnight and grinding it with coconut to form a very thin batter with no fermentation process involved. Can be served with any type of chutneys, pickles, butter, sambar, kodel, gashi, veg or non-veg gravy, honey and ghee or with sugar. </span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Optional - Can use grated coconut if needed. This will make the dosa soft. I am adding 2 tbsp coconut to make it more soft add 1/2 coconut.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Adding Cumin seeds gives you nice flavor.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Batter should be very thin like a buttermilk to get the lacy holes. Keep checking the consistency of the batter every now and then and add little water and salt if the batter becomes thick.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Use non-stick pan and it should be heated well before spreading the batter on it. After spreading the batter, roast the dosa in medium or low flame to give crispy touch.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No need to roast on the other side as we are roasting it on low or medium flame.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adding ghee to the dosa will give nice taste and have it hot for the better results.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Can also use coconut oil.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As we have used the coconut, there are more chances of dosa to get sticked to tava. So use non-stick pan or iron griddle.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Soak the rice grains with enough water for atleast 4 hours or overnight. Wash it and grind it along with coconut to form a very smooth thin batter. Add salt and cumin seeds to it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Add enough water to the rice flour to form a very smooth thin batter. Add coconut, salt and cumin seeds to it [coconut is optional]. Best suited for Singapore's finest rice flour.</span><br />
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When the smoke starts to come from the pan. M</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">ix the batter very well and pour the batter onto the pan in a circular movement and spread it well. You can see the lacy holes. (NOTE : If you are unable to see the lacy holes that means your batter is thick or your pan is not hot).</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Apply some ghee / oil on top and roast it on low or medium flame until it is little crispy.</span></li>
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Raksha Nayakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01123262850549358068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468806469134764715.post-18820018803608886672013-07-18T02:31:00.003-07:002013-07-31T21:43:47.608-07:00Chicken Clear Soup / Chicken Soup<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">This recipe is my favorite. Simple, healthy and very tasty. Clears the throat completely thus very good for cold and sore throat.</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Can use any vegetables like carrot, cabbage, beans, mushroom etc if needed.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Adding egg is optional.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Can add finely chopped green chilies but I am using pepper powder instead as it is very good for throat and cold.</span></li>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="179"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Garlic / Losun</span></td><td valign="top" width="221"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4-5 finely chopped or smashed</span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="179"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ginger / Adarak</span></td><td valign="top" width="221"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 inch finely chopped or smashed</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="179"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Soya Sauce</span></td><td valign="top" width="221"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 tbsp</span></td></tr>
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: normal;">Chop the chicken into small pieces and boil it in a cooker adding 3 cup water and little salt. Wait for 2-3 whistles. Switch off the stove and open when it cools. This forms Chicken stock.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Take a pan, add oil, garlic, ginger. Fry for 1 mint and then add chicken stock, soya sauce and pepper powder.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Add the salt and </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">when it starts to boil add corn flour dissolved in 1 tbsp water and coriander leaves.</span></li>
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Raksha Nayakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01123262850549358068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468806469134764715.post-84508420585358702412013-07-12T07:24:00.000-07:002013-07-31T21:44:12.650-07:00Sambar / Kolmbo<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">This is my favorite dish. Sambar is called as Kolmbo in Konkani. I prepare this dish atleast once in a week. Very simple, tasty and easy recipe. It goes well with plain rice, idli, dosa and ragi balls.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">I use sambar powder prepared by my </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.555556297302246px;">mother-in-law</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">. Before I used to make it from MTR or Ganesh sambar powder. I will post someday the recipe for my mother-in-law's sambar powder. Who ever has tasted my mother-in-law's kolmbo has become a fan of it and I too belong to that group. So my mother-in-law gets me a bottle of sambar powder every time.</span><br />
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<li>We are adding turmeric powder and oil while boiling toor dal as it helps to boil fast.</li>
<li>I am not cooking toor dal and vegetables together because toor dal will take more time to cook by then all the vegetables will get over-cooked.</li>
<li>Better to dissolve sambar / kolmbo powder in water or tamarind water.</li>
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<span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Time Taken : 20-25 Minutes</span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Sambar / Kolmbo Powder</span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">2 tbsp</span></td></tr>
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<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Transfer the cooker content into a bowl and in the same cooker, add ghee and fry all the vegetables in it for 2 minutes. This will give a nice flavor.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Now add the dal content that was </span><span style="line-height: 17.98611068725586px;">transferred</span><span style="line-height: 18px;"> to the bowl again into the cooker and add little water and wait for 1 whistle. Let the flame be high so that vegetables will not get over-cooked.</span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">In a small bowl, take the tamarind water and sambar / Kolmbo powder and mix them well.</span></span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After 1 whistle and on cooling, open the lid and start to boil again. While it is boiling add the tamarind water and sambar powder which is in the bowl.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Add </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> salt and asafoetida.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While it is boiling, heat the normal oil / coconut oil in the spatula for seasoning. Add cumin seeds, mustard seeds, green chilies, red chilies and curry leaves. Wait until it's color changes to brown. </span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">When it starts to boil add this seasoning to it and serve hot with plain rice, idli, dosa or ragi balls.</li>
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Raksha Nayakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01123262850549358068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468806469134764715.post-50116379599940149202013-07-12T06:52:00.002-07:002020-07-27T08:36:15.289-07:00Spicy Falafel / Chickpeas Fritters<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<font face="arial"><span><span>Falafel is a very famous dish of Middle East. It is a traditional Arab food. This dish is popular as a street food around the world. They say it was first made in Egypt. Falafel is wrapped in a burger or eaten alone as a snack. The procedure is similar to Parippu Vada / Chet Ambodo but the only difference is replacing chana dal with chickpeas. </span></span><br />
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<span><span>I got to know about this dish from my mother-in-law and I tried it the very next day out of excitement. I gave a little desi tadka and I must say, it tastes awesome. You too enjoy this snack along with hot tea and experience it's yummy taste.</span></span><br />
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<li><span><font face="arial">The traditional falafel recipe doesn't have green chilies and ginger in it. I have added it to make the dish little spicy.</font></span></li>
<li><font face="arial"><span>Number of green chilies depend on how spicy they are. I am using 5 as mine are not very</span><span> spicy.</span></font></li>
<li><span><span><font face="arial">Don't add water while grinding.</font></span></span></li>
<li><span><span><font face="arial">Green Chilies can be replaced by red chilies.</font></span></span></li>
<li><span><span><font face="arial">If we don't soak chickpeas for enough time, vada might become hard and very crispy.</font></span></span></li>
<li><span><font face="arial">Falafel taste best when they are served hot.</font></span></li>
<li><span><font face="arial">Traditional falafel recipe includes use of fresh parsley and flour also. But i am not using it.</font></span></li>
<li><span><font face="arial">Coriander leaves can also be added.</font></span></li>
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<span style="text-align: justify;"><span><span><br /></span></span></span><span style="text-align: justify;"><span><span>Cooking Time : 5-10 Minutes</span></span></span></font></div>
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<font face="arial"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span><span><br /></span></span></span><span style="text-align: justify;"><span><span>Yield : 2-3 servings</span></span></span><br />
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<span><font face="arial">To Be grinded :</font></span></div>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="200"><span><font face="arial">Dried Chickpeas</font></span></td><td valign="top" width="200"><span><font face="arial">1 Cup</font></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="179"><span><font face="arial">Green Chilies</font></span></td><td valign="top" width="221"><span><font face="arial">5 finely chopped</font></span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="179"><span><font face="arial">Oil</font></span></td><td valign="top" width="221"><span><font face="arial">For frying</font></span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="179"><span><font face="arial">Garlic</font></span></td><td valign="top" width="221"><span><font face="arial">1 inch finely chopped or 2 tbsp paste</font></span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="179"><span><font face="arial">Ginger</font></span></td><td valign="top" width="221"><span><font face="arial">1 inch finely chopped or 2 tbsp paste</font></span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="179"><span><font face="arial">Cumin Seeds</font></span></td><td valign="top" width="221"><span><font face="arial">1 tbsp</font></span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="179"><span><font face="arial">Onion</font></span></td><td valign="top" width="221"><span><font face="arial">1 finely chopped</font></span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="179"><span><font face="arial">Salt</font></span></td><td valign="top" width="221"><span><font face="arial">as needed</font></span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="179"><font face="arial">Black Pepper</font></td><td valign="top" width="221"><span><font face="arial">1/2 tbsp</font></span></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="179"><font face="arial">Coriander Leaves</font></td><td valign="top" width="221"><span><font face="arial">1 tbsp finely chopped</font></span></td></tr>
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<font face="arial"><span><span>Wash dried chickpeas and soak with enough water to cover it in a bowl, for about 4 hours. Drain them and make a coarse paste of it in a food processor or mixer. </span></span><br />
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<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span><font face="arial">Take a bowl and mix all the above mentioned ingredients along with chickpeas paste to form a dough.</font></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span><span style="line-height: 18px;"><font face="arial">Make equal sized ball out of the dough and flatten the balls a little bit by pressing them in between your palms.</font></span></span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span><font face="arial">Heat the oil in a frying pan on a medium heat.</font></span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span><font face="arial">Slowly drop the flattened ball called falafel into the frying pan.</font></span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span><font face="arial">Fry the falafel until both sides are golden brown. Remove the falafel and place over a paper towel.</font></span></li>
<li style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><font face="arial"><span>Serve hot with </span><span>any accompaniment of your choice or wrap it in between sandwich.</span></font></li>
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