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garlic chutney

​pappai Athai garlic chutney China onion 15, tomato 2, coriander seeds, 4 tsps, pepper, 1 tsp, jeers, 1 tsp, fenugreek 1/4 tsp, garlic, 1 build one for grinding. Coconut 1/2 moodi, curry leaves grind 3 bulbs for frying Oil, mustar, curry, onion onion 6, tomatoes 1, fry well, sesame oil, garlic, gravy from Mixie, one boil, puli, one small amla, size, 10 minutes boil slow, 10 min, oil floats on top.

idli podi

​urad dhal fry slowly in low flame 4 cups  Asafoetida add at last in hot dhal Curry leaves add atlast until crisp in hot dhal 1 cup channa dhal add w urad dhal Gaelic optional fry with dhal Tamarind one small gooseberry size Salt add at last Roast dhal for one hour on low flame 🔥 

Varagu arisi aapam

​Varagu rice 2 cups Idli rice 2 cups Urad dhal 1 hand fist closed Fenugreek 1 tsp Soak for 6 hours Cooked rice 3 tablespoons  Grind and ferment Pour in AApam pan

Rajma Athai style

In a cooker boil rajma with water and turmeric for 5 whistles Oil Pattai, cloves, green chillies  ​small onion 1 hand fry well Garlic 10 pods fry well Jeera 1/2 tsp add less to avoid bitterness  Sombu 1/2 tsp only add when onion is fry in Peppercorn 1/2 tsp Curry leaves  Tomatoes 3 fry well Coriander powder 1 tsp Cool and grind to fine paste Pour the ground mixture to boiled rajma and cook for 3 whistles or 20 minutes in sim.  Serve w coriander leaves. 

pulikaraisal tamarind rice

​ Girija Vidyasagar  From Tamil inter blog Pulikatchal Ingredients Tamarind -100 grams{approxi} soaked in hot water.(around-2 cups) Mustard -1tsp Chana dal -1tsp Urad dal -1tsp Fenugreek/vendhayam -1/4 tsp Red chilis -5- broken  Peanuts - 3 tbp Turmeric powder -1/2tsp Red chilli powder-1/2 tsp Cooking oil -1{kuzhi karandi} Gingely/nalennai for tempering To roast and grind ( powder should be coarse like) Chana dal -1tbp Urad dal -1tbp  Coriander/dhaniya -1 ½ tbp Methi seeds/Vendhyam -1/2 tsp  Red chilis -8 to 10 Curryleaves -1 sprig Method Extract tamarind pulp Take a kadai add oil and fry the peanuts. Then fry the items under table roast . Add a little more oil with musturd. Once it pops add the dals , red chillis, methi seeds and fry golden. Add turmeric , red chilli powder tamarind pulp,hing ,salt and little jaggery. Keep stirring every now and then without burning the bottom. Once the mixture comes to a halwa consistency oil leaving the sides switch off flame. Tak...

thakkali chutney athai style

​oil Urad dhal 1 tsp Channa dhal 1 tsp Onion big 2  Garlic 5 Curry leaves Fry well Tomato 4 fry well Salt After stove is off, add 4 tsp coconut Grind and serve No kadugu, no small onions

Amma adai

​channa dhal 3/4 tumbler Toor dhal 3/4 tumbler Raw Rice  1/4 tumbler or 4 tsp Idli rice 2 tumbler Wash and soak in good water Soak for 3 hours and it must be flexible when you bite  Put in mixie only half and grind, big mixie  Small mixie and grind to coarse paste without water and pour in batter keep batter for 30 minutes. Idli batter consistency Jeers 4 tsp Inji 1/2 index finger ginger Curry leaves 5 bunch Dry red chillies 8 Hing 1/2tsp in maavu Salt 1 tsp  Big onion 2  Cut in fine pieces Mix in maavu and after 30 minutes pour dosa.  Coconut grated 1 cup only before dosa for better taste Taste check in mouth and make dosa Curry leaves and coriander leaves cut and sprinkle on top  Cover one cook one side for fastcaoor and beetroot sprinkle and make dosa