SHAVIGE BATH

Ingredients:
Bambino Vermicelli 200 gms
2 medium chopped onions
6 to 8 chopped green chillies
1 tsp channa dal
1 tsp mustard seeds
curry leaves
salt
chopped coriander leaves 1 cup


Method:
Roast vermicelli in 2 tbsp ghee till it gets light golden brown colour. Heat 3 tbsp of oil or ghee in a kadai. Add mustard seeds, curry leaves. when they start spluttering add channa dal and green chillies. fry for 2 mins. Add chopped onions and fry for 4 mins. Add 3 cups of water to the kadai. when boiling add roasted vermicilli to it. Add chopped coriander leaves, grated fresh coconut to the kadai.Mix thoroughly. 

shavige bath

IDLY SAMBAR

2 cups Boiled rice

1 cup Raw rice

3/4 cup urad-dal

Salt

1 pinch cooking soda

Method:

Wash and Soak Boiled rice, Raw rice and urad dal for 6 to 8 hrs.

Grind urad dal first and then grind both rice (you can add the soaked urad dal water to grind

the rice and also the soaked rice water, take care not to add more water, the batter should be

thick. Add salt and cooking soda to the batter and mix well. Keep overnight.

Ingredients:


In the morning, mix well the batter. check the consistency of the batter. if it is very thick add

little water and stir. Now steam cook the idlies in idly cooker for 8 to 10 mins. Do apply some oil

to the idly plates for it allows the idly not to stick to plates.

SAMBAR

Ingredients:

1/2 cup toor dal

2 cups water

salt

turmeric

3 tbsp oil

2 chopped tomatoes

2 chopped onions

coriander leaves, curry leaves

1 pinch hing

1tsp mustard seeds

2 to 3 Red chillies

2 tbsp red chilli powder

1 tennis ball size tamarind juice

jaggery according to taste

2 tbsp sambar powder

sambar powder recipe:

Ingredients

1 tbsp coriander seeds

1 tbsp chana dal

1/2 tbsp urad dal

1/4 tbsp moong dal

1/2 tsp mustard seeds

1/4 tsp methi seeds

1/4 tsp jeera seeds

3 to 4 pepper seeds

2 to 3 medium cinnamon stick

Roast all the sambar powder ingredients and grind to a semi half powder. Keep this ready

before hand.

Method:

cook dal, turmeric, coriander leaves, curry leaves, 1tsp oil, with 2 cups of water in pressure

cooker. Heat the remaining oil in deep kadai. Add mustard seeds,when they start spluttering

add curry leaves, hing, red chilly one by one.

Add chopped onions and stir cook for 2 mins. then add chopped tomatoes, allow it to cook for

2 mins. add salt, red chilli powder , tamarind juice, and jaggery. after 2 mins add sambar

powder and stir cook for 5 to 8 mins.

Mash the dal throughly and mix this in the kadai. Boil for 3 to 4 mins. you can

add grated fresh coconut and lassan pieces for taste. But I prefer not to add.

Garnish sambar with chopped coriander leaves. Serve Hot Idly with sambar.

For mouth watering coriandder chutney see my earlier posts.

CHITRANA

Ingredients:
1 cup rice
1 tsp mustard seeds
8 to 9 curry leaves
1 tsp urad dal
1 tsp channa dal
2 tsp groundnuts
6 green chillies
2 onions
coriander leaves and grated fresh coconut for garnishing




Method:
cook rice with 2 cups of water. heat a pan,put in 3 spoons of oil. Add mustard when spluttering begins add curry leaves,channa dal,urad dal, groundnuts, leave for few seconds. Now add green chillies and onions. fry till the onions are golden brown. Spread rice in a big bowl. Add the above mixture and squeeze a lemon. Garnish this with coriander leaves and grated fresh coconut.

PONGAL

Ingredients:

Rice-2 cups
Moong dal-1 cup
cumin seeds-2 tbsp
pepper-1tbsp
garlic-1 big
ginger-1/4 inch
curry leaves
coriander leaves
1/2 cup fresh coconut
2 onion
5 green chillies


Method
Bring water to boil in a utensil, add moongdal. When dal is half cooked, Add rice, 1/2 tbsp cumin seeds, 1/2 tbsp pepper, 4 to 5 garlic flakes, 5 to 6 curry leaves and allow it cook. Heat oil or 3 tbsp ghee in a pan. Add remaining cumin seeds,curry leaves. when it starts spluttering add g chillies,grated ginger and smashed garlic. fry in oil for 2 min. add sliced onion.add salt. add this to rice. powder coriander leaves and coconut without adding water. Add this mixture to rice.
serve pongal with chutney or raitha.

RAVA ROTI

Ingredients:
Bombay rava/ medium rava 1 cup
Grated carrot 1/2 cup
Grated coconut 1/2 cup
Chopped coriander leaves
Jeera 1 tsp
curry leaves 3 to 4
Salt
soda bicarbonate a pinch

Method:

Pour Rava to a big bowl. Add chopped carrot, coriander leaves, fresh coconut, curry leaves, jeera, soda. Add salt and Red chilly chunks and mix throughly. make a medium dough with as little water as you can. Leave for 10 mins. Heat a nonstick tava and then pour in 1tbsp of oil and flatten the dough like chapathi on tava. fry both sides with oil. Serve this chutney.

Khandvi

1/2 cup gms flour (besan)
1 cup thin buttermilk
Salt To Taste
2-3 pinches turmeric powder
1 tbsp Oil

For seasoning:

2 tsp Oil
1 tsp Sesame seeds
1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
1 tbsp Coconut scraped
1 tbsp Coriander finely chopped
2 pinches asafoetida
2 green chillies finely chopped
1 stalk curry leaves

Preparation:

• Mix water, flour, salt and turmeric to form a batter. Heat oil in a heavy pan, add batter.
• Stir vigorously and evenly to avoid lump formation. Cook till the mixture does not taste raw, stirring continuously. When done (about 7-8 minutes), pour a ladleful in a large plate.
• Spread as thin as possible with the back of a large flat spoon. Use circular outward movements as for dosas.
• When cool, cut into 2" wide strips. Carefully roll each strip, repeat for all plates.
• Place in a serving dish. For seasoning: Sprinkle coconut and coriander all over khandvi rolls.
• Heat oil in a small pan. Add cumin, asafoetida, curry leaves and chillies.
• Add sesame seeds and immediately pour over khandvi rolls. Serve with garlic chutney.