Brinjal pepper poriyal

Brinjal 1/2 kg,
Garlic 5 pods,
Pepper 2 tsp,
Jeera 2 tsp,
Onion 2 finely chopped,
Turmeric powder 1 tsp,
Coconut milk 3/4 cup.
Coconut oil 2 tsp.

Heat coconut oil in a pan, add 2 pods of chopped garlic and onions, curry leaves and saute it well. Add chopped brinjal,turmeric powder, salt and saute well. Grind pepper, jeera and garlic together and mix with brinjal. Let the raw smell goes off. Add coconut milk and cook it for a few minutes. This goes well with Sambar, Rasam.

Urundai Kuzhambu

This recipe is again a favorite of all members in my family!!! Actually this recipe is done by my Husband's aunty !she knows we love this recipe and she home delivered this to us! So here it is!!!!

Ingredients for the Balls
1.Channa dhal
2.Cumin seeds- 2 tsp
3.green chillies – 2
4.Garlic pods – 10
5. Onion – 2 finely chopped
6.Freshly grated coconut – ¼ cup
7.Salt

Soak channa dhal for 1 hour. Grind channa dhal with cumin seeds, garlic pods, coconut and salt. add chopped onion, green chillies to the ground dhal. Make balls and keep it aside.




Ingredients for the kuzhambu (Gravy)
1.Onion – 1 finely chopped
2.Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
3.Tamarind extract – ½ cup
4.Red chilli powder – 1 ½ tsp
5.Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
6.Curry leaves
7.Oil
8.Salt
9.Water 3- 4 cups

In a pan heat oil and put mustard seeds, after tempering mustard seeds add onion ,curry leaves and sauté well.Then add red chilli powder, turmeric powder after sometime add the tamarind extract , water and let it boil till it get thick. Add salt .You can add extra water if tamarind extract is too sour. Then add the balls to the gravy and let it cook for 20 to 25 minutes.No need to steam cook the balls. This will be very nice to have with white rice.

PS: Care should be taken so that gravy doesn't get dried up.you can add water and let to boil if there is no enough gravy.

Vegetable Biriyani

To cook the same sambar,kootu,poriyal,Rasam daily!!!!!!!!! Oh! boring!

Vegetable Biriyani is an ideal lunch for sunday!!

Ingredients

Basmati rice-2 cups
Onion-3
Tomato-4
Green chillies-7 to 8 Slitted
Beans-1 cup
Potato- 2
Peas-1 cup
Carrot-1 cup
Pudina leaves-1 cup
Ginger- garlic paste
cloves-3
cinnamon-2
Chilli powder-1 table spoon
Turmeric powder 1/2 spoon
Salt according to the taste(app 2 to 3 table spoons)
oil-approximately 5 table spoons(pour to your need)
water -4 cups(2 cups for 1 cup rice)

Cooking Method

Wash Basmati rice and soak it for 15 minutes. cut the onions length wise.cut the vegtables. put the Pan and pour oil in it. after the oil is heated put cinnamon,cloves. let it fry for 1 minute then put pudina leaves. then add onion and green chillies and saute it. add ginger-garlic paste.let it fry for 2 minutes. then add tomatoes and saute it. Now add vegetables and let it saute it for some time. Add turmeric powder and Chilli powder. Add salt and 1 cup water for the vegetables to cook.let it boil for 10 minutes. Then add the rice and pour 4 cups of water.
Do not close the lid immediately.
let the water evaporate till the rice can be seen.then put the stove in medium flame and close the lid. After 15 minutes switch off the stove.serve it with onion or cucumber raitha!