Showing posts with label E. Show all posts
Showing posts with label E. Show all posts

Monday, August 1, 2011

Eriseri

Ingredients:
  1. Yam - 1/2 Kg
  2. Pepper- 1 tablespoon 
  3. Coconut Scrapings - 3 tablespoons
  4. Green chilly - 1 nos
  5. Curry leaves - 10 nos
  6. Coconut oil - 1 tablespoon
  7. Mustard - 1/2 teaspoon
  8. Urad dhal - 1 teaspoon
  9. Salt to taste
  10. Turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon
  11. Ghee - 1/2 teaspoon

Procedure:

  • Peel and cut the yam into 1 inch cubes
  • Wash and cook in a cooker adding salt and turmeric powder with 1/2 glass of water
  • Keep a pan with 1/2 teaspoon of ghee and roast the green chilly, pepper and coconut to golden color 
  • Grind the roasted ingredients to a fine paste 
  • Add it to the cooked vegetable
  • Allow it to simmer for 5 to 7 minutes
  • After removing from the heat, add curry leaves and fresh coconut oil
  • Season with the given spices (mustard, urad dhal and curry leaves)

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Ellu Molagapodi (Sesame / Gingelly seeds)

Ingredients:

  1. Red chillies - 12 nos
  2. Sesame / Ellu - 3/4 cup
  3. Urad dhal - 1 tablespoon
  4. Jaggery (optional) - 1/4 teaspoon
  5. Oil - 1/2 teaspoon
  6. Salt to taste
Procedure:

  • Dry roast sesame seeds/Ellu in a pan and keep aside
  • Add oil to the pan and roast the red chillies to brown color and remove the chillies
  • Add urad dhal to pan and roast to golden brown
  • Now grind red chillies and salt together finely. Add sesame seeds, urad dhal and jaggery to grind coarsely
  • Mix thoroughly and transfer to an air tight container

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Ellu Chutney (Sesame / Gingelly seeds)

Ingredients:
  1. Red chillies - 10 to 12 nos
  2. Tamarind - 1 lemon size ball
  3. Jaggery - 1/2 teaspoon optional
  4. Salt to taste
  5. Ellu or gingelly seeds - 3/4 cup
  6. Urad dhal - 1 tablespoon
  7. Gingelly oil - 1 teaspoon
Procedure:
  • Heat a pan and dry roast the gingelly seeds or ellu
  • When it splutters, remove it from fire
  • Heat oil and roast the red chilly
  • Add urad dhal and roast till golden color
  • Now first grind red chilli, tamarind, salt to a very fine paste with optional jaggery
  • Add sesame seeds or ellu and urad dhal to the fine paste from the previous step. Grind this coarsely with minimum water
  • Chutney is ready to eat with urad dhal rice (recipe included)