Vanga Samaikalam: Pongal Recipes

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Showing posts with label Pongal Recipes. Show all posts

Jan 14, 2016

MOONGDAL PAYASAM

Recipe Highlights
Tasty and Healthy Payasam

Ingredients	Cooking Time : 30 Mins
Moongdal - 1 cup Jaggery -1/2 to 3/4 cup Ghee - 2 teaspoon Cashewnuts - 10 to 12 pieces Cardamom powder - 1/4 teaspoon Milk - 2 cups.

Method
Step :1 Heat a teaspoon of ghee in a pressure cooker and roast the moongdal till it gets a nice aroma and turns into golden brown. Add 2 cups of water and pressure cook it for 2 whistles.(it should not be too mushy) .
Step 2: Take another pan add jaggery and enough water(less than 1/4 cup) to melt the jaggery.Strain the jaggery to remove impurities.OR (Take a microwave safe bowl put the jaggery and add very little water and put it in a microwave for 2 minutes.Then strain it.) Mix it with the moong dal and cook it in medium flame.Now add the milk and cook it for 3 to 5 minutes. You can also add coconut milk instead of milk.
Step 3: Add the cardamom powder and mix it well. Take another pan add teaspoon of ghee and roast the cashewnuts till it turns to golden brown in low flame and mix it with payasam. Serve hot.
Moongdal Payasam is now ready to taste.

Mar 15, 2015

KARUNAIKILANGU MASIYAL/PIDIKARUNAI KOTHSU

Recipe Highlights
Karunai kilangu is more good for health.There is one proverb”Pidi karunaiyai thavira veru kilangai serkathey”.This is well going with rasam,buttermilk kolambu,curd rice.

Ingredients	Cooking Time : 20 – 30 Mins
Karunai kilangu – 1/2 kg Onion(Big) – 2 nos Chili powder – 3 tsp Oil – 3 tsp Mustard seeds – 1 tsp Tamarind – Big lemon size Salt - to taste	To Grind Coconut - 3 teaspoon Cumin seeds – 1 teaspoon Small onions – 3 nos

Method
Step :1 Soak Tamarind in 2 cups of water for half an hour.
Step 2: chop onions finely.
Step 3: Boil Karunai kilangu well and let it allow to cool.
Step 4: Remove the peel of kilangu and smash it well without lumps..
Step 5: Extract the tamarind water from the soaked tamarind and discard the pulp.Add the tamarind water to the smashed kilangu.Add chili powder and salt into it.In the mean time,grind all the things mentioned below ‘To grind’
Step 6: Heat oil in a pan.Add mustard seeds.When it spluttered,add chopped onions first and saute it till it comes to transparent.
Step 7: Now add the smashed kilangu and ground paste.Adjust the water level.Let it allow to boil till the gravy thickens.

Karunai kilangu masiyal is now ready to serve.

Jan 28, 2015

SENAI KILANGU FRY/ELEPHANT FOOT YAM FRY

Recipe Highlights
Senai kilangu fry is more tasty and crispy side dish for rice.

Ingredients	Cooking Time : 10 - 15Mins
Senai kilangu – 1/4 kg Chili powder – 2 tsp Asefotida powder – a pinch Turmeric powder – a pinch Oil- to fry Salt - to taste

Method
Step :1 First remove the peel of skin for the yam(senai kizhangu ) .
Step 2: Chop it nicely as like shown in the figure and keep it in a newspaper to dry.
Step 3: Heat oil in a kadai.fry all the pieces finely.
Step 4: When all are well fried,Mix chili powder,turmeric powder,hing,salt.




Senai kilangu fry is now ready to serve.

Jan 26, 2015

SENAIKILANGU ROAST/ELEPHANT FOOT YAM ROAST

Recipe Highlights
Senaikilangu roast is one of our family’s favourite dish.It is well going with sambar satham and curd rice.

Ingredients	Cooking Time : 15 - 20 Mins
Senaikilangu- 250 g Tamarind – a small piece Black pepper powder – 1 tsp Chili powder – 2 tsp Turmeric powder – 1 tsp Oil- 4 tsp Hing – a pinch Salt - to taste

Method
Step :1 First remove the peel of the skin.
Step 2: Cut the kilangu into pieces as like shown in the figure.The pieces should not be thicken nor thin.
Step 3: Heat exactly 1 cup of water in a pan.add tamarind into it.
Step 4: Then add the senaikilangu pieces .Add turmeric powder and salt into it.
Step 5: Switch off the flame and drain the water while it is cooked (3/4 th level)
Step 6: Now add chili powder,black pepper powder,hing into it.Add 1 tsp of oil into it.
Step 7: Mix it well in a plate.
Step 8: Heat 3 tsp of oil in a tawa,Place the pieces in the tawa.Check if it is well roasted on both sides.Add 1 more tsp of oil for crispiness.
Senai kilangu roast is now ready to serve.

Jan 13, 2015

PONGAL

Recipe Highlights
Pongal is the simplest and tastiest breakfast recipe.One of the best recipe for kids.

Ingredients	Cooking Time : 30 Mins
Raw Rice – 1 cup Moongdal – 1/2 cup Ghee – 2 teaspoon Water – 4 cups Salt – to taste	To Temper Ghee – 2 teaspoon Cumin seed – 1 teaspoon Peppercorn – 1 teaspoon Black pepper powder – 1 teaspoon Green chilli – 2 to 3 Ginger – a small piece(chopped) Hing – 1/4 teaspoon Cashewnuts – 10 Curry leaves – 1 sprig

Method
Step :1 Fry the moongdal for few minutes. Combine rice and moong dal and pour water and ghee in it and Switch ON the rice cooker or cook it in a pressure cooker.(3 whistles)
Step 2: Heat the ghee in a pan and fry the ingredients given under the column “to temper” one by one.
Step 3: Add the tempered things into the cooked rice mixture and mix it well with salt.If it is hard to mix just add half a cup of hot water into the pongal.Do not add too much of water will spoil the taste. Add the tempered things into the cooked rice mixture and mix it well with salt.If it is hard to mix just add half a cup of hot water into the pongal.Do not add too much of water will spoil the taste. Pongal is now ready to serve with sambar or chutney.
Pongal is now ready to serve.

URAD DAL VADA/ULUNTHA VADAI

Recipe Highlights
Uluntha vadai is more tasty snack and healthy too.It is well going with coconut chutney.

Ingredients	Cooking Time : 15 Mins
Urad dal – 4 small cups (1/4 padi) Small onion – 20 nos Green chili – 2 nos Toor dal – 1 tsp Oil – To deep fry Salt - to taste

Method
Step :1 Soak urad dal along with toor dal for 2 to 3 hours Grind it nicely in wet grinder or mixer grinder as like shown in the figure.Sprinkle slightly slightly water while grinding.
Step 2: Now chop onion and green chilli finely.
Step 3: Take the ground batter.Add salt into it.Mix it well.
Step 4: Now add chopped onion and green chili into it.
Step 5: Take a small quantity of batter and made a hole in the center as like shown in the figure.Use a banana leaf or plastic sheet to make these vadas.
Step 6: Heat oil in a pan to fry.When it was heated put vadas into it and fry well.
Uluntha vadai is now ready to serve.

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