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Showing posts with label Pachadi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pachadi. Show all posts

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Tomato Pachadi

Ingredients:

Tomato   - 2 Big ( Not completely ripen tomatoes, choose green or turning little red tomatoes)
Green Chillies - Few(As needed)
Garlic - 3 clove
Cumin - 1/2 Teaspoon
Mustard Seeds - 1 Teaspoon
Fenugreek Seeds - 1/4 Teaspoon
Urad Dal/Minapappu- 1/2 Teaspoon
Turmeric        - 1/2 Teaspoon
Tamarind(soaked in water)-  4 cloves(As needed)
Peanuts - 1/4 cup 
Salt As needed
Curry leaves - few
Dry Red Chillis - 1-2
Cilantro - 1/4 cup
Oil - Few Tb spoons

Method:
Chop Tomatoes and keep aside.
In a pan roast Peanuts without oil and keep aside and let it cool. Grind it into fine powder and keep aside.
In the same pan,heat 3 tbsp of oil. Add cumin, green chilli's, garlic, fenugreek leaves and tomatoes. Stir is and close the lid. Let it cook for 5 minutes on medium heat. Add turmeric, tamarind paste, little cilantro along with the stems and stir it again. Close the lid. Let it cook for another 5 minutes. Turn off the stove and let it cool.
After it cools down, grind the above tomatoes from the pan and the peanut powder. Grind it by adding the salt as per the taste. Take this in a bowl. 
In the same pan,heat 1 tbsp of oil. Add cumin, mustard seeds,urad dal, dry red chilli's, crushed garlic , curry leaves, cilantro and roast it for few minutes. Put this on top of pachadi and serve with hot rice. 




Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Beerakaya Pachadi

Ingredients:

Beerakaya - 1 Big
Green Chillies - Few(As needed)
Garlic - 3 clove
Cumin - 1/2 Teaspoon
Mustard Seeds - 1 Teaspoon
Fenugreek Seeds - 1/4 Teaspoon
Chana Dal/Senaga Pappu - 1/2 Teaspoon
Urad Dal/Minapappu- 1/2 Teaspoon
Turmeric        - 1/2 Teaspoon
Tamarind(soaked in water)- 4 cloves(As needed)
Peanuts - 1/4 cup 
Salt - As needed
Curry leaves - few
Dry Red Chillis - 1-2
Cilantro - 1/4 cup
Oil - Few Tb spoons

Method:
Grate the skin of Beerakaya and cut into cubes and keep aside.
In a pan roast Peanuts without oil and keep aside and let it cool. Grind it into fine powder and keep aside
In the same pan,heat 3 tbsp of oil in a pan and cumin, mustard seeds,chana dal,urad dal,green chillis and roast it for few minutes. Add the chopped beerakaya now to the pan and roast it for few minutes until the raw smell is gone.Add turmuric, tamarind and some cilantro now to it and cook for few more minutes. Turn off the stove and let it cool. 
Once cool, grind all of them together along with the peanut  powder. Add salt to it while grinding. take this in a bowl. 
For tadka, heat 1 Teaspoon of oil in a small pan.Add cumin, mustard seeds, curry leaves, 1 chopped garlic, dry red chillies and cilantro. Put this on top of pachadi and serve with hot rice.