Friday, December 2, 2011
Vanpayar thoran (Red gram )
Ingredients
1. Red gram (Vanpayar) 100 gm
2. Coconut (Grated) one medium bowl
3. Cumin seeds (Jeera) 1 tea spoon
4. Dry Chili 4 nos
5. Turmeric powder ½ tea spoon
6. Garlic 1 clove
7. Curry leaves 1 strip
8. Oil 3 table spoons
9. Mustard seeds 1 tea spoon
10. Salt 1 ½ tea
spoon
Preparation
Step 1: Soak red gram over night. In 3 cups of water cook
this red gram. Drain the water after it is cooked.
OR
Put red gram in pressure cooker and add 3 cups of water. After 8 whistles take this out and drain the
water.
Step 2: Crush Coconut,
3 dry chili, turmeric powder, 3 curry leaves, cumin seeds and garlic clove.
Step 3: Heat oil in a
frying pan and add mustard seeds. When mustard splutters add curry leaves and 1
dry chili (broken into two pieces).
Step 4: Add cooked
red gram and crushed coconut mixture.
Stir well for 3-4 minutes. Add salt. Taste for salt and add more if
required.
Tomato paneer
Ingredients
1. Tomato 3 nos (Medium size)
2. Paneer (Cheese cubes) 100 gm
3. Onion 2 nos (Medium size)
4. Chili powder 1tea
spoon
5. Turmeric powder ½ tea spoon
6. Ginger Garlic paste 1 tea spoon
7. Green chili 2 nos
8. Oil 4 table spoons
9. Garam masala powder ½ tea spoon
10. Salt 1 ¼ tea spoon
11. Coriander leaves 1 strand
6. Ginger Garlic paste 1 tea spoon
7. Green chili 2 nos
8. Oil 4 table spoons
9. Garam masala powder ½ tea spoon
10. Salt 1 ¼ tea spoon
11. Coriander leaves 1 strand
Preparation
Step 1:
Cut tomatoes into small pieces. Chop onions and cut green chili length wise. For ginger
garlic paste take one clove of garlic, one small piece of ginger and make fine
paste. Cut paneer into small cubes.
Step 2: Heat oil in a frying pan and add onion. Stir
for some time. Then add green chili and ginger garlic paste. Stir well for 5
minutes. Then add tomatoes and stir well .Add turmeric and chili powder. Stir
until oil gets separated (Almost 10 minutes). Add paneer and close the pan with
lid for 2-3 minutes. Then add 4 table spoon of hot water. To make thick gravy
smash 3-4 paneer cubes by spoon. Stir carefully for 3-4 minutes (Paneer should not get broken ). Add garam masala
powder and salt. Taste for salt and add more if required.
Step 3: Add coriander leaves
for garnishing.
Uluvayila thoran ( Fenugreek leaves fry)
Ingredients
1. Fenugreek leaves 1 bunch
1. Coconut (Grated) one medium bowl
2. Onion (medium size) 1 no
3. Dry Chili 1 no
4.. Oil 2 table spoons
5. Mustard seeds 1 tea spoon
Preparation
Step 1: Take out the leaves from stem and wash properly ( Pls don’t chop leaves, it will add more bitter taste ).
Step 2: Chop the onion.
Step 3: Heat oil in a frying pan and add mustard seeds. When mustard splutters add dry chili (broken into two pieces). Add chopped onion and fry until translucent. Add fenugreek leaves and stir well . Fry this until fenugreek leaves are cooked well. Then add grated coconut and fry for 2-3 minutes. Add salt and mix well.
Cheera thoran (Amaranthus)
Ingredients
1. Amarantus (Cheera in Malayalam) 1
medium bunch
2. Coconut (Grated) one medium bowl
3. Cumin seeds (Jeera) 1 tea spoon
4. Dry Chili 4
5. Turmeric powder ½ tea spoon
6. Garlic 1 clove
7. Curry leaves 1
strip
8. Oil 3 table spoons
9. Mustard seeds 1 tea spoon
10. Salt 1 ½ tea spoon
Preparation
Step 1: Wash amarantus (cheera) leaves and tender
stems 3-4 times properly .Chop this finely.
Step 2: Crush Coconut,
3 dry chili, turmeric powder, 3 curry leaves, cumin seeds and garlic clove.
Step 3: Heat oil in a
frying pan and add mustard seeds. When mustard splutters add curry leaves and 1
dry chili (broken into two pieces).
Step 4: Add finely chopped
amaranthus and stir for 5 minutes. Then add crushed coconut mixture. Stir well for 10 minutes. Add salt. Taste for
salt and add more if required.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Amarakka Thoran (Cluster beans)
Ingredients
1. Cluster beans (Amarakka in Malayalam) 250 gm
2. Coconut (Grated) one medium
bowl
3. Cumin seeds (Jeera) 1
tea spoon
4. Dry Chili 4
5. Turmeric powder ½ tea spoon
6. Garlic 1 clove
7. Curry leaves 1 strip
8. Oil 3
table spoons
9. Mustard seeds 1 tea spoon
10. Salt 1 ½ tea spoon
Preparation
Step 1: Wash Cluster beans (amarakka) properly .Chop this finely.
Step 2: Crush Coconut,
3 dry chili, turmeric powder, 3 curry leaves, cumin seeds and garlic clove.
Step 3: Heat oil in a
frying pan and add mustard seeds. When mustard splutters add curry leaves and 1
dry chili (broken into two pieces).
Step 4: Add finely chopped
cluster beans and stir for 5 minutes. Add 6 table spoons water to it. Stir again
for 10 minutes .If it is not cooked add some more water. Then add
crushed coconut mixture. Stir well for 5
minutes. Add salt. Taste for salt and add more if required.
Banana Flower Thoran
Ingredients
1. Banana flower (Vazhakoombu in Malayalam) 1 medium size
2. Red gram (van payar in Malayalam) 50 gm
3. Coconut (Grated) one medium bowl
4. Cumin seeds (Jeera) 1 tea spoon
5. Dry Chili 4
6. Turmeric powder ½
tea spoon
7. Garlic 1 clove
8. Curry leaves 1 strip
9. Oil 3 table spoons
10. Mustard seeds 1 tea spoon
11. Salt 1 ½ tea spoon
Preparation
Step 1: Wash Banana flower properly .Chop this finely.
Step 2: Soak red gram over night. In 1 ½ cups of water
cook this red gram. Drain the water after it is cooked.
OR
Put red gram in pressure cooker and add 1 ½ cups of
water. After 8 whistles take this out
and drain the water.
Step 3: Crush Coconut,
3 dry chili, turmeric powder, 3 curry leaves, cumin seeds and garlic clove.
Step 4: Heat oil in a
frying pan and add mustard seeds. When mustard splutters add curry leaves and 1
dry chili (broken into two pieces).
Step 5: Add finely chopped
banana flower and stir for 5 minutes. Add 3 table spoon of water to get cooked and
stir for 10 minutes .Add cooked red gram and stir again. Then add crushed
coconut mixture. Stir well for 5
minutes. Add salt. Taste for salt and add more if required.
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