Kugan's Kitchen Part 7

[kugan98]

MYSORE BONDA

Ingredients:

1 cup urad dal
1 tbs raw rice


1 small onion chopped fine
1 green chillie chopped fine
1 tsp ginger chopped fine
1 tsp cumin seeds
2 tbs coconut cut into bits, (palu, palu)
1 tbs coriander leaves chopped
1 tbs black pepper crushed coarsely
Little asafetida powder
Salt to taste

Oil for frying

Method:
Soak the urad dal and rice for about 3 hours.
Drain and grind with less water to a fluffy smooth paste.

Add in all the other ingredients and mix well.
Keep in the fridge for about an hour.
Heat a wok with the oil. Have a small bowl of water ready.
Wet your hand, take a small amount of the ground batter.

Shape into round balls, drop carefully in the hot oil.
Lower the flame and cook the bonda until golden in colour.
To make round bondas, you have to slowly keep stirring the bondas in the wok.
Make sure the inside gets cooked.

Drain in paper towel and enjoy the crisp bonda with red coconut chutney.

[kugan98]

Here is the red coconut chutney.

RED COCONUT CHUTNEY

Ingredients:

(A)
½ cup fresh grated coconut
2 pips of garlic
2 small shallots
1 ½ tbs of pottu kadalai
4 red chillies cut into pieces
½ tsp tamarind paste
Salt to taste

2 tsp oil
½ tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp urad dal
1 sprig curry leaves

Method:
Add all the ingredients in (A) to a mixie.
Add little water and grind to a coarse paste.

Heat oil in a pan, add in the mustard seeds.
Let it splutter, add in the urad dal and curry leaves.
When the dal starts turning brown, pour the contents over the chutney.
Mix well and serve with iddli dosai or bonda.

[Aarthii]

Thanks Aarthii for your nice post.
Thank God you are in Canada.
Take care, Kugan

Yes kuganka,you are saying exactly the same words what my parents are saying.
They are higly worried about the weather condition.

I wanted the recipe for this red coconut chutney some long time back itself.But somehow i missed it to ask you.
But great you have posted it.Thanks for the recipe kuganka.

[nithishri]

That's interesting...will give it a try...Thanks Nithi...

Sure dev

[nithishri]

Thanks Nithshri for the kuzhambu recipe.
simple and yummy for cold days, on steaming rice
Also thanks for your mom's tips.
Thanks and take care, Kugan

You are welcome ka

[dev]

k, super spread n super recipes... mysore bonda recipe is very similar to urad vadai...tasteum adhu pola thaan irukuma?...

Do post the curry leaves recipes as n wen u find time...

[nithishri]

Friends, this vendi puli kulambu was served in the ceremony the next day for lunch.
It was done by the caterer, no coriander powder, tasted nice. Kugan


VENDI PULI KULAMBU

Ingredients:

300 grms vendi cut into 1 inch pieces
1 tsp oil

1 tbs oil
1 tsp urad dal
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
A pinch of asafetida powder

1 big onion chopped
1 big tomato chopped
1 tbs tomato paste
1 tbs tamarind paste, more if you like
½ tsp turmeric powder
2 tsp chilli powder, little more if you like
Salt to taste
2 cups of water

Method:
Clean and wipe the vendi dry, cut into pieces.
Heat the oil in a non-stick pan and sauté the vendi a little and remove.

Heat the 1 tbs oil in a pan. Add in all the seasonings.
Let them crackle, add in the onions and sauté till light brown.
Add in the chopped tomat and the tomato paste, cook till mushy.

Add in the tamarind paste, turmeric powder, chilli powder and salt.
Cook till oil rises to top, add in the water, stir well.
Add in the sautéed vendi, stir nicely.
Cook for about 5 to 6 minutes, remove to serve.

NOTE: The next time I cook this, I will add few garlic pips.

Aha...nice one ka... Adhuvum romba simple a iruku. I am also tired of adding too much masalas sometimes into the gravy. Simple a chilly powder potathu nalla iruku

[dev]

K, looks like u haven't posted an aviyal recipe so far... couldn't find any on the blog... can u post ur version of aviyal pls...

[kugan98]

Yes kuganka,you are saying exactly the same words what my parents are saying.
They are higly worried about the weather condition.

I wanted the recipe for this red coconut chutney some long time back itself.But somehow i missed it to ask you.
But great you have posted it.Thanks for the recipe kuganka.

Thanks Aarthii for your post.
I am glad that you, our Suvai and Suja Rajkumar all of you all are in Canada.
That is a very big relive.
Also worried about our Ramrish, Lathz, Lakme , NM , Priyasri , Rajraj uncle and family and many more of our friends.
I was very happy when Meera called to say that she was fine.
Felt very sad when she posted a picture of the shelf in the supermarket,
where bread and mineral water was empty.


Glad that I have posted the recipe of red coconut chutney that you wanted.
Thanks and take care, Kugan.

[kugan98]

Thanks Nithisri for your nice post.
You are right, at times simple recipes tastes great.
Take care Nithisri, Kugan