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RED CAPSICUM PORIYAL This is very easy to cook and there are a very few ingredients needed. Ingredients: Onion - 1 medium, chopped Tomato - 1 medium , chopped Red Capsicum - 2, diced Garlic - 5 pods , chopped Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp or as per taste Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Salt - as per taste Seasoning: Oil - 1 tbsp Mustard - 1/2 tsp Urad dal - 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp Curry leaves - few How to make - 1. Heat oil and put all the ingredients required for seasoning . 2. Add the chopped onion, saute, then add garlic and saute well, till onion becomes golden colour. 3. Now, add the diced capsicum and saute. 4. Then add chopped tomatoes and saute. 5. Add salt, turmeric powder and chilli powder, and mix well. 6. Now, close with a lid and simmer, for a little while. Remember that capsicum gets cooked fast. It tastes good if it is 3/4th cooked. Optional : After switching off the stove, sprinkle 1 tbsp of peanut powder or Roastedgram (Pottukkadala...

PARUPPU PIRKANGAI This is a kind of Dal made with Ridge Gourd. You can also use chow chow(also called Alligator Pear) for this dish instead o f Ridge Gourd. This dish is easy to prepare for bachelors too.  You will need: Ridge gourd - 2 medium Split green gram - little more than 1/4 cup Tomato - 2 medium Garlic pods - 3 crushed Curry leaves - few Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp Chilli powder - 1tsp or as required Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Salt Cumin Seeds for seasoning   Now, 1. Peel the skin off the vegetable which you choose. 2. Heat 1tbsp oil in a pressure pan, put jeera and curry leaves. 3. Now, add the chopped vegetable and tomato together and saute for a minute. 4. Then add salt, chilli powder, turmeric powder, saute. 5. Add the washed dal now, along with 1 cup of water. 6. Now, pressure cook for 3 or 4 minutes. 7. When it is cooked, add the crushed garlic. This will give a special aroma to the dish. 8.  Garnish with coriander leav...

Masala Panniyaram is a Chettinaad Special snack which can be prepared for any festivals like Diwali, or even as an evening snack. Ingredients needed: 1/2 cup - raw rice 1/4 cup - urad dal Onion - 1/4 cup chopped Curry leaves - few Green chillies - 5 to 7 as per taste Mustard seeds - 1 tsp Salt - to taste Oil - for deep frying Method of Preparation: 1. Soak rice and urad dal together in water for 2 hours.   2. Grind it in grinder or mixie into a vada batter's consistency.   3. In a pan , add 1 tbsp oil and add mustard seeds, chopped onion, green chillies, curry leaves and saute till the onion is transparent.   4. Now, add this and salt to the batter and mix.   5. Take a large spoon and spoon in the batter into the oil. Alternatively, you can also use your hand           and make balls and then put in the oil.   6. Fry them into golden colour and place on a tissue so that the excess oil is ...

This Sambhar Rice can be a very healthy meal for kids, who are picky. In this dish we can add any kind of vegetable except beetroot. If you can add green pepper or red pepper, it will definitely add a good taste to the dish. I have used carrot, peas, radish and potato. Let us see the method of preparation. Ingredients: 1/2 cup - Rice  1/2 cup - Toor dal 1 cup - chopped vegetables   Onion - 1 large chopped Tomato - 2 large chopped Curry leaves - few Mustard seeds - 1 tsp Hing (asafoetida) - 1/2 tsp Ingredients to make a fine Sambhar powder: Channa Dal - 4 tbsp Urad Dal - 3 tbsp Dhania (Coriander)Seeds - 2 tbsp Red Chillies - 5 nos. Jeera - 1 tbsp Fenugreek seeds - 1 tbsp Cloves - 3 nos. Cinnamon Bark - 1 inch piece Fry all these ingredients in 1 tsp oil, cool it down and grind into a fine powder. Method of Rice preparation: 1. In a pressure cooker, or an electric rice cooker, add the washed rice and washed toor dal.   2. Ad...

Tomato Chutney    This chutney is an easy- to- make recipe, with very few ingredients.   Ingredients:   Onion - 1 large   Tomato - 1 large   Ginger - 1/4 inch piece Curry leaves - few   Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Urad Dal - 1 tbsp   Red chillies - 2 Asafoetida(hing)- a pinch     Method of Preparation :   1. Heat 1tsp oil in a skillet and add mustard seeds ,urad dal, red chillies and hing. Fry them nicely.   2. Now, add diced onion, curry leaves and saute till it looks transparent. 3. Now, add the chopped ginger and saute for a minute.   4. Now add the diced tomato and saute well, after adding required amount of salt.   5. Switch off the stove and allow it to cool.   6. After it cools down, grind it into a chutney . Add 2 to 3 tbsp water to grind , if required.   This Tomato Chutney will be a perfect combination for idli, dosa, chapathi, adai dosai , ...

This is a kurma which contains 10 ingredients for it gravy. So, I named it Dasavathar Kurma. Ok, let's see the ingredients -   Samagri 1: (C 5 F 2 G 2 K) - To make paste   Coconut - 1/2 of one medium coconut Fried Gram Dal - 1/4 cup   Khus -khus - 1 tbsp Ginger- 1/2 inch piece Garlic - 5 pods Cinnamon Bark - 1 inch piece   Cloves - 3   Cardamom - 2   Fennel Seeds - 1tsp Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp      You might wonder what is this chemical name C 5 F 2 G 2 K.  Just remember all the ingredients for the gravy with this simple code of the starting letters of the ingredients. Samagri 2 : Onion - 1 large Tomato - 2 medium   Curry leaves - few   Mixed vegetables - 1 cup   Chopped Potato - 1/2 cup Mixed vegetables can include Carrot, Beans,Peas,Cauliflower, Lima beans. But do not add beetroot, as it will change the colour and taste of the kurma.   Let's proceed wit...

This is a very simple and easy to make sweet for Diwali. Only thing it needs is your full concentration and dedication. Let's see how to prepare it.   Ingredients :  Badam (Almonds) - 1 cup Sugar - 1 cup Water - 1/4 cup Cardamom - 2,  Ghee-1tbsp Method of Preparation: 1. Soak the almonds in hot water for 1 hour. 2. Then , remove the skin and place them on a paper towel or a kitchen towel for 15 minutes. 3. Now, grind it into a powder. 4. In a non-stick pan, pour the water and add sugar and stir in medium heat.   5. The sugar should dissolve and after few minutes, bubbles will form.   6. When the syrup is foamy, add the ground almonds and the crushed cardamom and mix well. 7. To avoid any lumps, keep stirring.   8. When the mix doesn't stick to the pan, pour 1 tbsp ghee and transfer it to a  plate greased with ghee        or a plate with aluminium foil on it. 9. Leve...

Omappodi is another Diwali Snack. It is similar to Karachevu. The only difference is , for omappodi, add a pinch of chilli powder instead of 1 tsp of pepper powder. You can use different moulds to make different shapes.

HAPPY DIWALI TO ALL THE VIEWERS Diwali is nearing. Let 's see some snacks and sweets for Diwali. The first snack is Karachevu ( காராச்சேவு ). Ingredients : Besan (kadalai maavu) - 1 cup Rice Flour - 1cup Salt - 1 tsp Water - little less than 3/4th of a cup Pepper Powder - 1 tbsp Hot oil / unsalted butter- 2 tbsp   Let see how to prepare :   1. First sift the flours and mix all the dry ingredients . 2. Now add the hot oil or the melted butter and mix thoroughly using a whisk. And then add the water little by little and make a dough.  3. Make sure the consistency of the dough is perfect . Otherwise the dough won't pass through the  mould / presser. 4. Now, heat the oil in a deep frying pan , pass the dough thru the presser, fry them in oil until it is gold in colour and the frying sound fades away. 5. After it cools, store in airtight container.   TIP : Since we are using besan and rice flour in the same ratio, it will remai...

கத்திரிக்காய் கோசம்மல்லி This is a dish which even Bachelor's can prepare. It is called கத்திரிக்காய் கோசம்மல்லி. It is a chettinaad special side dish for idli and dosa. Ingredients : Onion - 1 medium Tomato - 1 medium Green chillies - 5 Eggplant - 4 large (large will have seeds) Tamarind - small gooseberry size (amla size) Curry leaves - few Coriander leaves - few chopped Method of Preparation :