Hi friends,
Everyone might have got bored with chutney and sambar as side dishes for dosa,idli or paniyaram. Here is one side dish which goes best with paniyaram or uppappam(as we call it) which is very quick to be made.
Ingredients needed:
1 bunch coriander leaves
1 bunch pudina leaves
8 to 9 curry leaves
3 Green chillies
A small ball of tamarind cherry size
Asafoetida-1 spoon
Salt
Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a pan. Fry the green chillies well and switch off the flame.With this heat, add coriander leaves, mint leaves,curry leaves,asafetida , tamarind and salt and fry for some time. Once it cools down, grind it to a chutney like consistency.
Now season the dish in oil with mustard and urad dal.
Korada is ready to be served.
I am quite amused about my title for this post rather than the post itself. Haha...Its like saying, Billa...David Billa....
Jokes apart, here is the recipe of a traditional South Indian side dish for Pongal or dosa.
This can be made with any vegetable, but the version with brinjal(egg plant) is the tastiest of all.
Boil 1/2 a cup of moong dal with a pinch of turmeric powder in a pressure cooker.
Take a small ball sized tamarind and soak it in warm water for a while. Then extract the juice out of it and keep it aside.
Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds. When it splutters, add 1/2 tspn cummin seeds(jeeragam),1/4 tspn fenugreek seeds(vendhayam,green chillies(3 or 4),1/2 tspn hing(asafoetida), curry leaves and fry.
Now add one onion(finely chopped) and saute till it changes color.Add 2 brinjals(eggplants-finely chopped)(Note: Remember to soak the brinjals in water when you chop them else they turn dark)
Cut one tomato finely and add it to the pan.
Allow the brinjals and tomatoes to be fried for 2 minutes. Then add the tamarind extract.Allow the whole mixture to be cooked well and the raw smell of tamarind disappears. Add salt ,a pinch of turmeric powder,1/2 tspn chilly powder and close the lid of the pan. Once the brinjals are cooked well,you may add the cooked moong dal with this mixture. Mash the whole mixture while stirring and allow it to boil.
Garnish with coriander leaves.
Gotsu -Kumbakonam Gotsu is ready to be served . :)
Had been thinking of blogging on my kitchen stuff for a while now. Here are some of my routine dishes. I begin this topic with one of the famous South Indian dishes. "Kadapa".
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup Moong dal
- 4 tspns grated coconut
- 2 potatoes
- 1 onion
- 1 tomato(optional)
- Salt
- Turmeric
- Mustard
- 5 green chillies
- Curry leaves
- 2 or 3 garlic flakes
- Oil
- Cinnamon,Clove,Fennel seeds(optional)
Steps to prepare:
Cook moong dal in a pressure cooker.
Cook the potatoes separately and mash them a little(The potato pieces should be visible)
Grate coconut and grind it with garlic and green chillies.You may add cinnamon while grinding, if needed.
In a kadai, add oil and then add mustard. Once it splutters, add curry leaves, cinnamon, cloves, fennel seeds and saute them for a while.
Then add onions and fry them till they change color.Add salt and turmeric.
Add tomato to this if you wish to.(This may change the original taste)
Now add the moongdal, potatoes and allow it to boil keeping this on a medium flame.Add water if needed. This dish has to be watery.
Finally add the ground mixture and allow to boil for a couple of minutes.
Add few drops of lemon juice before serving.
This goes well with dosa or idli. I tried this with wheat dosa(Godhumba dosa) and it went well with that, too.
