DIET KITCHEN

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Originally Posted by dev

Roasted Brinjal: karnataka style

Roast a large purple eggplant smeared with oil. You can make small slits or poke all around with a fork.
This can be done in an oven(350 f-40 mins or so) or over open flame.

make sure the eggplant is cooked thoroughly by poking it with a toothpick or knife.

Let the eggplant cool down & then peel its skin. Mash it.

Add to it some chopped onion,salt, lemon juice & 1 tbsp grated coconut.

Season with mustard, green chillies chopped, channa-urad dhal, hing.

Garnish with cilantro.

Serve with steaming rice. Yumm!!!

Goes well with rotis too.

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recipe looks like the sutta kathirikkai my parents make (my dad is an expert in it :slurp: but we don't add the coconut!

Anou, this recipe will taste divine if someone makes it for us... u see the roasting of the eggplant needs some patience which I seriously lack...;) :lol:

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Originally Posted by Selviem

ofcourse dev, kids love that dhal. my younger just like to eat dhal without roti. here in temple they serve this dhal with bread. so he was happy that i made dhal like that, he also told me that, the exact taste i got.

normal when i make dhal makhani, i never used milk, but i use dhal makhani masala from MDH. i dont use butter, cream etc.

ur receipe with LF milk, definitely gave a different taste.
thanks dev.

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Really glad tht I made ur kids happy with the dhal...:) :bluejump:

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Originally Posted by Selviem

dev,
sure i will try spring dosa this week for the tiffon box. i am sure my elder one will enjoy.
my elder one always like fusion cooking. i will try this for dinner one day, if kids show me green signal then i can pack for the box next day.

i will plan for tomorrow night and i will give u the feedback

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Pls do,Selvi...:)

Egg(white) omlette curry:

Beat 5 egg whites with salt & pepper(u can add green chillies instead),chopped onions,tomatoes chopped,capsicum chopped. Those not on diet can add whole eggs.
Heat a pan & grease it with oil.
Pour in the egg mixture-cook-flip & cook till done. The omlette shoud be lil thick.So use the right sized pan.
Take it on a plate & cut it into desired shape(sq,strips,diamond...whatever).I usually cut it into strips.

Heat 1 tbsp oil in the same pan.
Add 1 m.onion sliced thin. Saute till golden.
Add 1/4 tsp turmeric,chilli pwd,1 tsp coriander pwd. mix.
Add 1 large tomato pureed or copped very fine.
Saute until the curry becomes semi dry(oil oozing stage).
Add in the egg slices,a pinch of sugar(optional). Mix gently.
Serve with chapathis or rice.

Note: U can use the same base to make hard-boiled egg white curry.

Brinjal kosthu:
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Brinjal - 2 cups, finely chopped
carrot - 1 medium sized , finely chopped.
in a pressure cooker, add a tsp of cooking oil, kadukku,urad dhal and 2 tblsp of kadalai paruppu, when it pops up add one red chilly, curry leaves, 2 cups of big onion chopped, 2 green chillies (roughly chopped), fry for 2 to 3 mins(frying is optional), add reqd salt, turmeric powder, add water according to the vegetables. close the cooker and allow for 2 whistles.
once the pressure is released, mix it with spoon, add tamarind extract(from small lemon size), allow it to boil.
in a pan dry fry 4 red chillies, 1 tblsp kadalai paruppu, 1 tblsp of coriander seeds, 2 tblsp of pottukadalai. grind this to a fine powder , add this to the cooked veges. let it boil for 2 to 3 min, now add a tsp of sugar, 2 to 3 tblsp of idli batter and let it boil for 2 to 3 mins.
garnish with coriander leaves. tastes is very good. It goes very well with idli, dosa, chapathi etc.

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Originally Posted by dev

Anou, this recipe will taste divine if someone makes it for us... u see the roasting of the eggplant needs some patience which I seriously lack...;) :lol:

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:D I don't do it, I leave it to the best (amma & appa). I have a genuine excuse, Prakash doesn't like any type of kathirikkai :lol:

Dev,Eppadi irukeenga?

Ennai maranthutteenga pola ellarum. :cry:

My son suffered a lot frm fever and cold dev.Dev do u remember two weeks back i posted that he was suffering frm cld till now it was there.Koodava feverum appo appo varathu.

so blood test adhu idhunu busy aagiitten.Poor boy innum running nose stop aagamattenguthu.
Often Amma,nosea clean pannunganu solli aaluthu kitte irukan.
Nalla redish aagiduchu nosea.

Thanks for all the nice recipes dev.Will try out one by one.

Then saw ur helathy life style thread.Just by today only i came to read that thread.So angey thaan ellarum daily diet menu update panreengala.Thats good.

will come n join with u all soon.

Selvik,thanks for the brinjal kothsu recipe.

Aarthi,
today only i was thinking, why no messages from Aarthi. take care of pranay. coz of the climate all kids are not keeping well.

so worried about kugan, no news from her. Hope ishu is recovering.