DRY CAPSICUM MASALA

Ingredients:

· Capsicum

· Red chilly powder

· Coriander seeds/powder

· Peanuts(Nelakadala)

· Grated dry coconut

· Mustard

· Tamarind(Puli)(soaked in water)

· Salt & Oil

Method:

• Roast coriander/coriander powder, peanuts & coconut and grind them into a smooth paste.
• Heat little oil in a pan. Add mustard and jeera.
• Add capsicum pieces and fry.Remove it from the cooking pan & keep aside.
• Heat up some more oil in the pan.
• Add the ground paste and red chilly powder fry.
• Add tamarind water, salt and cook till the gravy thickens.
• Add the capsicum and cook further for some more time.
• Serve with chappathi/rice.

Paneer-Peas curry

one from Neenu's experiments

• Paneer
• Peas
• Ginger Garlic paste
• Curryl eaves
• Onion
• Tomato
• Coriander powder
• Coconut
• Cashewnuts
• Garam masala
• Jeera
• Oil,Salt.Turmeric powder,chilly powder./dry red chillies

method:

• Grind together the cashew,coconut,jeera,garam masala
• Heat oil in a pan and fry jeera, curry leaves, dry red chillies , onion, & ginger-garlic paste and saute till the raw smell leaves.
• Add paneer cubes, peas and tomatoes and cook for few minutes
• Add chilly powder, coriander powder, ground paste and mix well. Add required salt and some water & boil. Cook in low heat until gravy becomes thick.
• Add coriander leaves for taste and serve with chappathi...

Kadala Curry(without cocunut)

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Kadala Curry(without Cocunut)

1. Soaked Kadala (bengal gram)-1/2 cup
2. Sliced Onion(savola)-1/4 cup
3. Potato-1/4 piece
4. Curry powder-little
5. Sambhar powder-little

method:

• Cook/Boil the soaked kadala in a pressure cooker
• Fry the onion&boiled potato,till it turns brown
• Add the cooked kadala into the fried onion+potato
• add turmeric powder,salt to taste
• Add 2-3 teaspoon of curry powder and allow to boil
• add 1/2 teaspoon of sambhar powder.
• Put mustard/curry leaves to taste

This can be served with Puttu/Dosa/Chappathi/Porotta...

Posted by Nitin

Cherupayar curry

Ingredients:

1. Grated cocunut


2. Cherupayar


3. Jeera


4. Green chilli

Method:

1. Cook the Cherupayar,in the pressure cooker, along with turmeric powder, a green chilli.Wait untill the cooker makes 3-4 whistles.
2. Grind Cocunut, pinge of jeera and 2 green chilli and add the miture to the cooked cherupayar.Add salt to taste.
3. Add few drops of oil and put few curry leaves.

This can be served with Puttu/Dosa.High in protein and its yummy...

Posted by Nitin

Malabar olan/malagooshyam

Ingredients:

1. Elavan-1/2 a piece
2. Cooking oil
3. Turmeric powder,salt
4. Kariveppila-1 thandu
5. Pachamulaku-2-3

preparation method

1. Cook the elavan pieces in water ( no pressure cooker)
2. Add salt,turmeric powder as it cooks.add pachamulaku after that.
3. Put the kariveppila,and add little oil..

If daal/parippu is used, it can be used as malagookshyam

This can be served with rice..

Recipe by Neenu

Valluvanadan erisseri

Ingredients:

1. Pacha kaya-1-2 nos
2. Mampayar(van payar)-1/4 cup
3. Grated Cocunut-1/4 cup
4. Pachamulakku-3
5. jeerakam-a pinch
6. Cooking oil
7. kariveppila
8. Turmeric powder,salt chiili powder-as reqd

Preparation :

1. Soak the mampayar over night or soak it in hot water before 3 hrs of preparation
2. Cut the kaya and cook the mampayar and kaya, + turmeric powder in the pressure cooker for 2-3 whistles
3. Grind the cocunut, pachamulaku and pinch of jeere well in a ammi/mixie
4. Add the above mix to the kaya-mampayar and add salt and water till it gets mixed well.
5. Once its boiled ( for about a minute), dump the kariveppila to curry and add few drops of oil..

This can be served along with kanji/rice...

Recipe by Saboo/Neenu

Vendakka pachadi

ingredients:

1. vendakka-6-8 nos
2. Curd-1 cup
3. Cooking oil-as required
4. salt to taste
5. Pepper powder-little

Preparation

1. Cut the vendakka into small thin pieces
2. Heat oil in a kadai and deep fry the vendakka untill it becomes crisp( make sure it doesnt turn dark brown)
3. Add salt & pepper to taste to the curd and mix well.
4. Put the fried vendakkas just before serving.

This can be served as aside dish to rice.A simple and easy to make dish..

This can be made with kayppaka also...

Recipe by Nileena Nitin