Baby Potato Fry

For this week of CCC I made the cute little baby potato fry,adapted from a T.V cookery show.Its a simple fry can be made in no time but the only thing it needs marination.If its marinated for a long time,the taste is more delicious and kept in the fridge for overnight.This potato fry can be served as an accompaniment or a party stater,lets move on to the recipe.....................

Basic Information

Preparation Time 10 minutes
Cooking Time 20 minutes
Serves 3-4

Ingredients

Ingredient	Quantity
Baby Potato	18-20
Ginger&garlic paste	2tsp
Red chilly powder/milagai podi	11/4 tsp
Thick Yogurt/thayir	2 tbs
Garam masala powder	1/4 tsp
Turmeric powder/manjal podi	1/2 tsp
Corn flour	2 tsp
Curry leaves/karivepillai	few leaves
Coriander leaves(chopped)	2 tbs
Salt	11/4 tsp
Oil	1 tbs

Method

Cook the potato in a boiling water till its 3/4th done,after cooling peel the skin.Using a tooth pick,prick it on several places on the potato and keep it aside.
Take a bowl and to this add the spice powders,salt,yogurt,ginger&garlic paste,mix it well.To this add the baby potatoes and mix it,so that the masala coats well with the potatoes.Keep it in the refrigerator for overnight or for at least an hour.

Now heat a pan with oil and toast the curry leaves,add the marinated potatoes and cook it in a medium flame till it becomes golden.Add the corn flour and cook it for couple of minutes and finally sprinkle the chopped coriander leaves.Put off the flame.

Serve it as an accompaniment or a starter.

Enjoy...........................................................

• Don't cook the potatoes soft otherwise it may turned out mushy.
• Fry it in a medium flame to get roasted evenly.

This recipe is off to  Cook Book Challenge #6 March week 3.

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Kale Leaves Poriyal/Kale Leaves Stir fry

I try to include greens in our food at least once in a week either in the form of kootu or poriyal and I have shared my version spinach kootu here and here.
But today's recipe is poriyal/stir fry with kale leaves and it tastes similar to drumstick leaves/murungaikeerai.I made the poriyal just how we make drumstick leaves poriyal.
As kale leaves has lots of carotene and anti cancer properties these days I make it often.Try this simple and healthy stir fry.

Basic Information

Preparation Time 15 minutes
Cooking Time 20 minutes
Serves 3

Ingredients

Ingredient	Quantity
Toor dhal/thuvaram paruppu	3 tbs
Kale leaves	a bunch
Shallots/chinna vengayam	5-6
Coconut(grated)	2-3tbs
Curry leaves	few leaves
Salt	3/4 tsp
Oil	2 tsp

For tempering

Ingredient	Quantity
Mustard seeds/kadugu	1/2tsp
Urad dhal/uluthamparuppu	1tsp
Asafoetida/perungayam	a pinch
Red chilly(broken)	2-3

Method

Cook the toor dhal in a pressure cooker for a whistle,no need to cook it mushy.
Meanwhile wash the kale leaves and remove the leafy part and remove the thick veins.Chop it finely,keep it aside.

Heat a pan and splutter the mustard seeds,add the urad dhal,asafoetida,red chilly and curry leaves.Saute the onion for a minute.Now add the chopped kale leaves and mix it well until it wilts.

Now add the salt and cook it covered for 2-3 minutes.Add in the cooked dhal and grated coconut and mix it well,cook it uncovered for a minute.Put off the flame.

Kale leaves poriyal is ready.

Serve it as an accompaniment for

Enjoy...............................................

• Add the salt after the leaves wilt otherwise it will become more.
• After chopping,approximately I got 4 cups of leaves.
• The dhal doesn't needs to cook mushy,it should be soft.

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Paavakkai Pitlai/Paagarkkai Pitlai - No Onion and Garlic Version

Today is the 2nd Tuesday and some of you know that we group of friends share Tamilnadu recipes for the event Tamizhar Samayal Tuesday.
Paavakai Pitlai is a Typical South Indian curry especially made in Tamil Cusine which is served along with rice.
This pitlai can be mixed along with white rice or an accompaniment and its slightly thicker than sambar made with freshly ground spices.Off to the recipe...........................................

Basic Information

Preparation Time 10 minutes
Cooking Time 25 minutes
Serves 2

Ingredients

Ingredient	Quantity
Bitter gourd/Paavakkai(sliced)	2(medium size)
Tomato(finely chopped)	1(medium size)
Tamarind/puli	big gooseberry size
Toor Dhal/thuvaram paruppu	1/4 cup
Turmeric powder/manjal podi	1/4 tsp
Oil	1 tbs
Curry leaves/karuvepillai	few leaves

To roast and Grind

Ingredient	Quantity
Coriander seeds/dhaniya	1 tbs
Channa dhal	1tbs
Red cilly/varamilagai	3-4
Coconut(grated)	2 tbs

For the tempering

Ingredient	Quantity
Mustard seeds/kadugu	1/2tsp
Fenugreek seeds/vendhayam	1/8tsp
Urad dhal/uluthamparuppu	1/2tsp

Method

Pressure cook the toor dhal with enough water for 3-4 whistles.Meanwhile dry roast the coriander seeds,channal dhal and red chilly to a golden color.Finally add the coconut and fry it for a minute,put off the flame.After cooling grind it to a coarse powder and extract the tamarind set it aside.

Heat a pan with oil and do the tempering,add the sliced bitter gourd and curry leaves, fry it in a medium flame till it becomes tender.Add the chopped tomato and cook it.Now add the tamarind extract along with 1/2 cup of water and cook it covered in a medium flame.

Add in the cooked toor dhal and mix it well.Add in the salt and turmeric powder,cook it for couple of minutes.Finally add the freshly ground spice powder and cook it for one boil.Put off the flame.

Serve it with rice.

Enjoy..............................................

• If you want to add onion,add around 3-4 tbs of finely chopped onion after the tempering.
• A small piece of jaggery or a tsp of brown sugar can be added after adding the spice powder but I didn't.

This recipe is off to Tamizhar Samayal Tuesday event.

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Thengai Podi/Coconut Podi

Today's recipe for cooking from cook book challenge is simple thengai/coconut podi which I noted down from my friend.

Thengai podi is flavorful and easy to make,can be mixed with rice along a dash of ghee or an accompaniment for idly.

This podi is often sprinkled in dry vegetable curries and kootu for extra taste and fresh and flavor.This podi stays fresh for a week to 10 days if its stored in an air tight container in room temperature.

Here I used the desiccated coconut  but it can be replaced with fresh grated coconut also,with no further delay lets move on to the recipe...............................

Basic Information

Preparation Time 5 minutes

Cooking Time 10 minutes

Makes 1 cup(approximately)

Ingredients

Ingredient	Quantity
Urad dhal/ulutham paruppu	1/4 cup
Desiccated coconut	1/2 cup
Tamarind/puli(optional)	1 inch
Red chilly/varamilagai	4 -5
Asafoetida/perungayam	a pinch
Salt	11/2tsp

Method

• Dry roast the urad dhal,tamarind(if you are using) and red chillies in a medium flame till the urad dhal becomes nice and golden.Transfer it to a plate.
• Now add the dried coconut to the pan and roast it till it becomes crisp and golden.Finally add the asafoetida and put off the flame.Let it cool down completely.
• Put the fried urad dhal and rechillies,salt in a blender jar and grind to bit coarse powder.Then add the roasted coconut and pulse it.Do not run the blender continuously.

Thengai Podi is ready.Store it in an air tight container.

Enjoy..................................................

• After adding the coconut do not run the blender/mixie continuously,pulse it with intervals,otherwise it will look like chutney.
• If you using fresh coconut,fry it in a low flame tll it gets crisp and golden.

This recipe is off to  Cook Book Challenge #6 March week 2 and  Let's Brunch on Sundays event.

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Potato Masala Sandwich/Aloo Sandwich/Aloo Toast

My kiddo loves sandwiches a lot especially the potato stuffed one his all time favorite.This way I sneak some veggies and feed him,today's recipe is with the mashed potato and some veggies.
Depending on the availability of the ingredient I make it for his evening snack or breakfast.On a lazy weekend this sandwich is for our brunch along with some cardamom tea or juice.
You can make n number of variations in the stuffing and make sandwich.Lets move on to the recipe.............................

Basic Information

Preparation Time 5 minutes
Cooking Time 15 minutes
Serves 4

Ingredients

To make the Stuffing

Ingredient	Quantity
Potato/Urulai kilangu	2-3(medium size)
Onion(finely chopped)	1(medium size)
Green chilly/pachamilgai	2(finely chopped)
Redchilly powder/milagai podi	1/2 tsp
Garam masala powder	1/4 tsp
Aaamchur powder	1/2 tsp
Oil	1 tbs
Coriander leaves/kothamalli	for garnishing
Cumin seeds/jeeragam	1/2 tsp

For the Sandwich

Ingredient	Quantity
Bread Slice	8
Mint Chutney	as needed
Onion(finely chopped)	2-3 tbs
Carrot(grated)	2-3 tbs
Butter/vennai	2-3 tbs

Method

Cook the potato in a pressure cooker for 2 whistles,peel the skin and mash it.Keep it aside.
Heat a pan wit oil and crackle the cumin seeds,add the chopped onion and saute it till transparent.Now add the mashed potatoes,spice powders,salt and chopped coriander.Mix it well and cook it for a minute.Put off the flame.

Take a bread slice and apply the mint chutney evenly and keep a generous amount of stuffing.Sprinkle the chopped onion and grated carrot and keep it aside.Take another slice of bread and apply butter as needed.Close it with the bread slice which has stuffing.

Apply some butter on the sandwich maker and top of the bread slice,toast it or toast it in a griddle.Cut it into two triangles.

Aloo/Potato Sandwich is ready.Serve it with ketchup.

Enjoy..................................................................

• Grated paneer/cottage cheese or a cheese slice can be topped on the stuffing for extra rich taste.
• Mixed veggies can also be added along with mashed potato.
• For the mint chutney I used 2 tbs of grated coconut along with the mint to make it slightly thick and easy for spreading.

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Puli Dosai/Tamarind Dosa

For this week Cookbook Challenge Cooking I chose a simple and instant dosa from Mrs.Mallika Badrinath's cook book.The ingredients are quiet similar to the toor dhal dosa  but it tastes slightly tangy with the flavor of coconut and black pepper.As it doesn't need fermentation this can be made in no time.I paired up the dosa with coconut chutney,but goes very well with idly podi and pickle also. Off to the recipe......................................

Basic Information

Soaking Time 2 hours
Preparation Time 15 minutes
Cooking Time 20 minutes
Makes 8-10 dosas

Ingredients

Ingredient	Quantity
Toor dhal/thuvaram paruppu	1/2 cup
Boiled rice/idly rice/pulungal arisi	1 cup
Tamarind/puli	big gooseberry size
Red chilly/varamilagai	5-6
Coconut (grated)	4 -5tbs
Black pepper/milagu	1 tsp
Cumin seeds/jeeragam	1 tsp
Curry leaves/karivepillai(chopped)	2 sprig
Salt	11/2tsp
Oil	2-3tbs

Method

• Soak the rice and dhal together for 2 hours and drain the excess water 
• Grind it along with red chilly,tamarind,curry leaves and coconut to a coarse batter.Now add the cumin seeds,black pepper and salt,grind it for 30 seconds.
• Transfer it to a bowl,adjust the consistency of the batter with water.It should slightly watery than regular dosa batter.
• Heat the dosa griddle,once it is ready pour a ladle full of batter and spread it. Drizzle a tsp of oil.Flip it to other side and let it cook for a minute.
• Serve it immediately with your choice of chutney.

Enjoy......................................................

• This dosa won't become as crispy as regular dosa,tastes best when its served hot.
• The original recipe doesn't have any onions but if you want some chopped onions can be added.

This recipe is off to  Cook Book Challenge #6 March week 1.

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Rose Flavored Sago Payasam - Virtual Birthday Treat for Priya Ranjit

Today is a special,birthday for one of my friend and a well know blogger in blogosphere,Yes its Priya Ranjit of Cook Like Priya.
To celebrate her birthday we group of bloggers decided to treat her with pink colored dishes as she loves pink a lot.So I decided to make a simple sago aka javvarissi payasam flavored with the Rooh Afza (rose flavored syrup).The end result was an awesome and flavorful payasam.More than me,my lil one who is 17 months enjoyed this payasam a lot.Lets move on to the recipe.......................

Basic Information

Preparation Time 5 minutes
Soaking Time 15-20 minutes
Cooking Time 25 minutes
Serves 2-3

Ingredients

Ingredient	Quantity
Sago/javvarisi/sabudana	1/2 cup
Sweetned condensed milk	1/2 cup
2% milk	2 -21/2 cups
Rooh Afza rose syrup	2 tbs
Cashews/mundiri(broken)	2 tbs
Pistachios/almonds(finely chopped)	for garnishing(optional)
Ghee/nei	1 tsp

Method

Rinse the sago in water for couple of times ad soak it in the water for 15-20 minutes.Fry the cashews in ghee and keep it aside.
Boil the milk in a heavy bottom pan and let it simmer for 5 minutes.Now add the soaked sago and cook it till the sago cooked completely.Stir it in between.

Now add the condensed milk and mix it completely till it blends well,cook it for one boil.

Add the fried cashews and rose syrup,mix it well.Put off the flame.

Serve it warm or chilled.

Enjoy...................................................................

• Here I used the sweetened condensed milk,so I didn't add sugar and it was just perfect.If needed it can be increased.
• I didn't add cardamom powder as the rose flavor is enough and makes the payasam so perfect and flavorful.
• If you are not adding condensed milk then add around 1/2 -3/4 cups of sugar according to taste.

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