Kitchen-Kollections

Ingredients

2 cups poha or atukulu or beaten flakes
1/2 cup peanuts
1/2 cup putnalu pappu or roasted gram dal
curry leaves
Red chilli powder
A pinch turmeric powder
Red chillies
Salt to taste

Method

Take a pan and add 1/2 tsp of oil. Add half tsp of mustard seeds and let them crackle. Add curry leaves, peanuts, roasted gram dal and Red chillies and fry them for a while. Add salt, turmeric and red chilli powder. In the end, add atukulu and mix well. After 5 minutes, turned off the stove and let it cool. Transfer or store it in a container. Its a perfect snack for lazzzzy afternoons. Best part is that it never ends!!! Enjoy

Dhaniya Pudina or Coriander Mint Chutney or spread
Ingredients

1 bunch mint leaves
1 bunch coriander leaves
half cup curry leaves
lemon sized tamarind, soaked in water
1 clove garlic
1 inch garlic
2 tbsp groundnuts
2 inch piece of coconut

Tadka or Popu

1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp urad dal
3/4 tsp jeera
3-4 pinches of asefotida
3 dried red chillies
3 green chillies
2-3 menthulu
5 tsp of oil
salt to taste

Method

Pour some oil in a pan and, fry ginger, garlic, curry leaves. Fry until the leaves turn crisp. Remove and keep aside

In the same oil, fry mint leaves. once they are cooked properly or become soft  remove them and keep aside. In the same manner fry coriander leaves and keep them aside. In the remaining oil and add all ingredients for tadka and fry for a while.

Now the grinding part. In the grinder, add the fried leaves, ginger, garlic, coconut pieces, groundnuts, soaked tamarind and tadka and grind well. Add little water so that paste like consistency is reached. Add salt to taste and your chutney is ready. This chutney is an excellent appetizer and is often used as spreads for making tasty sandwiches.

Note: This chutney will stay good for 2 days if stored in a refrigerator.

Coriander Powder

Ingredients

1/2 cup (Red Dried Chillies)
1 Tbsp. Oil
3 Tbsp. Coriander seeds
1 Tbsp. Tamarind (seedless)
Salt to taste
5  Garlic pods
1 Tbsp. Cumin seeds

Method

Take a pan and add oil and chillies. Stir the chillies until they are fried. Then add whole coriander seeds and fry them for a while.Add tamarind and salt with all the above ingredients and blend them. Add small pieces of garlic pods and cumin seeds to the above mixure and blend them again. Dhaniya powder is ready! You can transfer the powder into a tight container. This powder tastes very well with hot hot idlis.

Sweet and sour Tomato Chutney

Ingredients

Tomato – 2 cups
Tamarind – 250gms
Red Chillies – 3
Fenugreek seeds – 3
Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
Urad dal – 1 tsp
Fennel seeds – 1/2 tsp
Oil – 200gms
red chilli powder – 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder – pinch
Jaggery – 1/2 tsp

Method

Take a pan and pour some oil. Add urad dal, fenugreek seeds, mustard seeds, fennel seeds, red chillies and fry for a while. Add the cut tomatoes and cook for a while. Add salt, red chilli powder and turmeric and mix well. Add the tamaring juice and jaggery, cook for while and turn off the stove. Let it cool off and then grind it into a smooth paste. This chutney goes well with rice.