Kugan's Kitchen Part 2

IDLI MILAGAI PODI

Ingredients:
a cup of skinless urad dal
1 tsp of coriander seeds
2 tsp of channa dal
15 dried chillies
Tamarind a gooseberry size
2 sprigs of curry leaves
1 tsp of salt or to taste
tsp asafetida powder
Oil

Method:
Use 1 tsp of oil and dry roast all the ingredients, except
Salt and tamarind. When it is cool, now add the tamarind and
Salt and grind in a dry grinder to a coarse powder.
Let it cool and store in a dry bottle.
Serve with dosa or idli with gingerly oil or a dollop of ghee.

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"Nalla NOV annaneh madakkitingga.
Paavam engga annan."

good morning!!!
kugan nga.................nov ngov ......namma ellaarum varom nu hint panni parthen avolo thaan...i am positive he is an excellent host...;-)


thank u kugan for the idly podi recipe....i knew u wld make it different...i never add corriander & tamarind to it...more over proportions um different...will surely try it & let u know nga....:-)
have a good week!!

Another method, this was given by a Brahmin mamee.



Idli Dosai Podi

ingredients

30 grms of well dried destalked Red chillies.
1/2 cup kadalai paruppu
1/2 cup uzhutham paruppu
A small piece of katti perungayam.
(Hard perungayam has more aroma than the powder)
Salt to taste
A tsp of Oil.

1. Heat a wok and dry roast the kadalai paruppu and uzhutham paruppu seperately until deep brown... take care not to over or under fry.. Remove them in a plate to cool

2. Now add oil in the same wok and roast the piece of perungayam. Remove soon and keep aside.

3. In the same oil fry the red chillies, taking care not to burn them, in a low flame till the colour changes and its aroma comes out….Add salt and mix. Remove the chillies from the wok

4. Cool the roasted ingredients and powder altogether in a mixie. Some prefer it a little coarse and some like it too powdery. Choice is yours

Note: If you like the flavours of ellu, roast 4 tsps of ellu separately after the paruppus, and grind together with the other ingredients. If ellu is used, add a bit of vellam as well to remove the slight bitterness of the ellu. The vellam also goes into the mixie to be powdered!

hmmmm interesting that the lady adds kadalai parupu....the recipe that i have is only uluntham parupu/red milagaai/perungayam & salt.....for variation i sometimes add little ellu just for aroma.......will surely try this maamee's method too & let u know kugan nga!

Thanks Suvai nga for the instant reply.
I have tried her method.
It turned well too.


I made kovakai (tindora) poriyal for lunch.
I will post the recipe.
If any one has different method, do please post.
Thanks. Kugan98

enaku romba pidikum kovaikaai.....naan verum vathakal/ thengai pottu regular poriyal? vengayam kothamalli araichi pottu vathakal/ ipadi ennenna mix & match thaan namma kitchen la :rotfl: :rotfl:

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KOVAKAI PORIYAL

Ingredients:
300 grms kovakai cut into slices.
¾ tsp chilly powder
¼ tsp of tumeric powder
¼ tsp of tamarind paste
½ tsp mustard seeds
½ tsp urad dal
1 sprig curry leaves
1 tbs oil

Method:
Heat a wok with the oil, add in the mustard seeds and urad dal.
Let it splutter, add in the curry leaves.
Now add in the sliced kovakai, and fry nicely in the oil.
Add in the chillie powder, tumeric powder, tamarind paste,
and salt.
Mix nicely and sauté for about 5 minutes.
When the poriyal turns slightly brown, it is ready.
Serve with steaming rice as side dish.

Note: you can even cut each kovakai into 4 vertically.

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Thanks Suvai nga, let me try your method too.
Thanks. Kugan98

Suvai, kongu spl rasamnu edhuvum irukaanu theriyalai...I'll ask amma & post her rasa podi & rasam recipe soon...:)

K, I make the usual poriyal(similar to brinjal-pototo poriyal) with kovakkai... sometimes I add lil garam masala pwd when adding coconut & it gives a very nice flavour.... aprom usual poriyalave slow flamela vechu rombe neram vege brown aagura varai vathakinaal adhu kovakkai vadhakkal...hehehe...

I tried another recipe from Mallika Badrinath's book sometime back...diffa irundhichu... paarthu post pannuren...

U can chop kovakkai into thin rounds and deep fry in oil till crisp...add salt, chilly pwd & toss...nalla rukkum... or u can mix salt, chilly pwd, hing,turmeric....mix & after 5 mins add some besam flour...mix & then fry...

Kovakkai thayir patchadi will be good...

avalo thaan enakku therinja kovakkai recipes...:)