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Oct 14, 2014

VAZHAITHANDU PORIYAL/PLANTAIN PITH PORIYAL

IMG_0572Plantain pith is more good for health.I prepare this weekly once.
Ingredients
  • Plantain pith –1  no
  • Curd – 2 tsp
  • oil- 2 tsp
  • Red chili – 1
  • Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
  • curry leaves few
  • salt as per taste
To Grind
  • Scrubbed coconut– 2 tsp
  • Green chili – 1(long)
  • Small onion – 2 nos
  • cumin seeds – 1 tsp
Method
1.In a vessel,Take 2 glass of water.Add 2 tsp of curd into it.Mix it well.Chop plantain pith finely and put into the curd water to retain its color.
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2.Allow this to boil in a pan.When it is half cooked,add sufficient salt into it.Grind all the things mentioned below ‘To Grind’
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3.Heat oil in a pan.Add mustard seeds.When it is spluttered,Add pinched red chili,curry leaves.Add boiled plantain pith and ground paste into it.
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4.Saute it for few seconds.
5.Now plantain pith poriyal is ready to serve.
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Oct 12, 2014

KIDNEY BEAN MASALA / RAJMA MASALA


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Ingredients
Kidney beans – 2 cups
Onion – 2
Tomato – 1 1/2
Cumin seeds – 1 teaspoon
Bay leaf – 2
Cinnamon sticks – 3
Cloves – 4
Cardamom – 2
Ginger garlic paste – 1 teaspoon
Oil – 3 teaspoon
Turmeric powder – 1/4 teaspoon
Chilli powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Coriander powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Cumin powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Salt – to taste
Coriander leaves
Method
Soak the kidney beans for 3 to 4 hours and cook it in a pressure cooker for 4 to 5 whistles.Chop onions and tomatoes.
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Heat oil in a pan, add the ingredients given below in the picture one by one then add onions,sauté it with little salt.
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When the onions comes to a transparent add ginger garlic paste and sauté it till the raw smell goes off.
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Add tomatoes and saute it for few minutes.Add turmeric powder.
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After the tomatoes cooked well add chilli powder,coriander and cumin powder and fry it for few seconds.
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Add cooked kidney bean with the water and mix it well.Smash some kidney beans.Add salt and coriander leaves.
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Kidney Bean / Rajma masala is now ready to serve with chapatti or rice.
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