SPICY CURRIES

Mar 23, 2010

PANAKAM

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INGREDIENTS :
1) Jaggery (ballam) : 1 cup (grated)
2) water : 3 cups
3)shonthipodi ( dry ginger) :1 tsp
4) cardamom ( yaalakkaya) :1/2 tsp( crushed)
5) black pepper (miriyalu ) :1/2 tsp (crushed)
DIRECTION TO PREPARE :
Mix the grated jaggery in water and left it completely dissolved.
Filter the jaggery water .
Then add shonthi powder,crushed caradamomand black pepper.
Mix well and serve it at room temperature or in the freeze.

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Mar 22, 2010

MYSORE PAK


It is a south indian sweet.It is very simple to prepare.
INGREDIENTS:
1) Besan powder (senaga pindi) :  1 cup
2) sugar :1- 1 1/2 cup
3) ghee or dalda :2 1/2 cups
4) water :  1cup

DIRECTIONS TO PREPARE :
Heat half of the ghee in pan.(1 1/4).
put the sugar in another pan and add 1 cup of water to it.
cook,till it becomes sticky syrup.( it should not become stringy).
Add the besan powder to the sugar syrup stirring constantly.
Take off the flame for a second.
While you get the melted ghee ready,pour the ghee in a steady stream into the flour and sugar mixture while stirring.For this u need an extra hand.
Add the rest of the ghee and stirin.
Cook till the mixture turns light brown and become porous ,sponge like bread.
Turn it into the immediately.It sets with in a minute.
With sharp knife cut into pieces as u like( square,triangle.....)  immediately .

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MANGO RICE RAW UPMA







INGREDIENTS :
1) Raw mango : 1
2) Raw rice:  1 cup
3) green chillies  5
4) turmiric powder - big pinch
5) salt to taste
6) oil:  2 tsp
7) chana dal (senaga pappu) : 1tsp
8) urad dal( minapappu) :  1 tsp
9) cumin (jelakara): 1/4 tsp
10) peanuts :2 tsp
11) mustard seeds (avalu) : 1/4 tsp
12) asafoetida  :   1 pinch (inguva)







METHOD OF PREPARATION:
Wash the mango, peel and grate.
Grind the rice into small crystals using spice blender.
Slit the green chillies into pieces.
Grind  2 green chillies with 1/2 cup of grated mango into paste and keep aside.
Boiled 11/2 -2 cups of water and add grind rice,1 tsp of oil and salt. cooked until grainy stir frequently to not turn the bottom.
Remove the cooked rice rawa into a bowl add the grind green chilly mango paste and mix throughly.
Heat oil in a pan, add all ingredients in order. when dal changes color, add green chillies, turmeric powder and raw mango
Remove from heat and add to above mixing bowl. mix throughly and add fried cashew.
 Then you can serve after 2 to 3 hours(it will give more taste).

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SAMIYA UPMA

INGREDIENTS :
1) Semiya/vermicelli :-1 cup
2) chana dal (senaga pappu) :1 tsp
3) urad dal ( minapappu) :1 tbs
4) onion (small) :1 finely chopped
5) tomatoes:1 chopped
6) green chillies : 3 (cut into pieces)
7) mustard seeds ( avalu) :1/4 tbs
8) cumin seeds(jeelakara) :1/4 tbs
9) red chillies :3(broken)
10) oil :1 tbs
11) salt to taste
12) curry leaves : 1 string
13) cashew :3 to 4
DIRECTIONS TO PREPARE :

Wash and cut green chillies and onions into pieces.
Heat 1/2 tbs of oil in a pan on medium (or) low heat& fry vermicelli for two minutes then keep it a side.
Heat 2 tbs of oil and add chana dal,urad dal,mustard& cumin seeds.
When dal turns brown colour ,add broken red chillies,green chillies,onion pieces tomatoes& curry leaves.
Once,potato,onion & tomatoes turn soft,add vermicelli and fry it for 2 minutes
After that add 2 cups of water,then mix well .when it turns little dry switch off stove and put a lid.Finally u can garnish with fried cashew
Then serve hotly!!!!!!!!!
Suggestion : you can also add beans,carrot & peanuts(talimpu)



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PUFFED RICE UPMA

INGREDIENTS :


1) puffed rice (marmaralu) : 6 cups
2) onions :1 (big)  finely chopped
3 ) green chillies : 4 (cut into pieces)
5) turmeric powder : 1 pinch
6) dalia powder ( putnala podi) : 1 tsp
7) salt to taste


for talimpu;  
1) chana dal (senaga pappu) :1 tsp
2) urad dal (minapappu)  : 1ts 
3) cumin seeds (jeelakara) :1/4 tbs
4) mustard seeds (avalu) :1/4 tbs
5) red chillies : 3(cut into pieces)
6) oil :1 tbs


DIRECTIONS TO PREPARE :


First chop onions and green  chillies.
 Soak puffed rice in water for a minute,then slightly squeeze the water out the soked puffed rice and keep a side.
Heat the oil in the pan,then add all the talimpu ingredients.
when chana dal turns light brown,add chopped onions and green chillies.
when onions turns to golden yellow colour,add puffed rice,turmeric powder,dalia powder& salt,then mix well.
sqeeze lemon juice,then serve hotly!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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Mar 20, 2010

Spicy chicken



A very spicy chicken curry for you!!!!!!!!


Here are some Indian chicken recepies that are easy to accomplish,tasty andwill impress your Guest.every one can make  this quick qnd healthy dish!!!!!!!

INGREDIENTS:
1) chicken: 1/2 kg (wash)
2) oil: 2 table spoon(s)
3) onions:2 finely chopped
4) potatoes:2(cut into peices)
5) green chillies:4(cut into peices)
6)garlic& ginger(paste):2 tablespoon(s)
7)yogurt(curd or perugu): 1 cup (beaten smoothly)
8)coriander powder(kothimeera): 2 table spoon(s)
9)cumin powder(jeelakara):1 table spoon(s)
10) turmeric powder(pasupu):1/2 tea spoon(s)
11)salt to taste&red chilli powder to taste
12) garam masala:sufficient
DIRECTION TO PREPARE CHICKEN CURRY
1) STEP:
Heat the oil in deep bottomed dish upto 5 minutes,
then add finely choped onions in oil and fry it for 3 min till it reaches golden yellow brown colour
2) step:
Add garlic and ginger paste fry it firmly till raw smell goes away
Add potatoes ang yogurt stirr it briskly to avoid curdind.
fry it to 5 min till the oil seperates
3) step:
To this add red chilli powder,cumin powder,coriander powder,turmeric &salt to taste,
then add 1/2 kg chicken to this and increase the heat.fry it for 5 min till chicken lightly browned.
To this add water and mix well.
4) step:
Cover the dish with a lid and made to boil chicken  for 15 min till chicken well coocked.
Sprinkle the garam  masala powder  and cover with lid  for 10 min.
serve the chicken by garnishing with coriander leaves 

spicy curries

spicy curries