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lmdt · Mon 24 Oct 05 5:43am

Suresh

Can you share the following recipes Muruku, Vadai recipe.. lol

suresh · Mon 24 Oct 05 3:47pm

Red Lentil Dal

Ingredients

1 cup split red lentils washed and soaked for 20-30 minutes
1/4 tsp. fenugreek seeds
1 small tomato finely chopped
1 flake garlic, crushed
1 stalk curry leaves
1/2 lemon juice, extracted
1 tbsp. coriander leaves finely chopped
2 green chillies, halved
1 tsp. red chilli powder
1/4 tsp. turmeric powder
1/4 tsp. coriander seed powder
1/4 tsp. garam masala powder
1/4 tsp. cumin powder
1/2 tsp. each cumin & mustard seeds
2-3 pinches asafetida powder
salt to taste
2 tbsp. ghee or oil

Method

Put 1 litre water to boil in a deep vessel.
Add washed, drained, dal and fenugreek seeds.
Cover and simmer for one hour, or till dal is mushy.
Or pressure cook for 3-4 whistles, till soft.
Heat ghee in a pan, add seeds, asafetida, allow to splutter.
Add garlic, curry leaves, tomatoes, stir.
Add all dry masala powders, salt, and 2 tbsp. water.
Stir and cook for a few seconds.
Add cooked dal, stir and bring to a boil.
Cover and simmer for 2-3 minutes.
Take off fire, add lemon juice.
Stir well, add coriander leaves.
Serve hot with steamed or jeera rice.

Regards with love

Suresh Nair
Mumbai
98700 36905

suresh · Mon 24 Oct 05 3:49pm

Red Lentil and Carrot Muthia

Ingredients:

2 Cups Red Lentils
1/2 lb Carrots
1 1/2" Piece of Ginger
2 Tbl. Spoon Brown Sugar
Salt to Taste
50 Gms Cooking Oil
2 T. Spoon Sesame Seeds
1/4 Cup Grated Coconut and Bunch of Green coriander for Garnish.
1/2 Cup Besan
6 to 8 Green hot chillies
4 Tbl. Spoon Lime Juice
Pinch of Hing
1/2 T. Spoon Baking Powder
2 T. Spoon Muster Seeds
2 Green Chillies

Method :

Soak Masoor Dal over night in water.

Next day grind Dal with 6 to 8 Hot green chillies and a piece of Ginger.

Grate Carrots and mix with ground Dal and Besan.

Add Lime juice, Sugar, Salt, Hing and Baking powder.

Pour the mix in a container and cook it in a Pressure Cooker.

When cooked let it cool down and cut the mix in to 1/2" cubes and put aside.

Heat cooking oil in a pan, add Muster seeds, Sesame seeds and Hing. When done add cut cubes of Muthias and two green chillies finely chopped and mix them well stirring few times.

When done garnish it with chopped coriander and grated coconut

Regards with love

Suresh Nair
Mumbai
98700 36905

suresh · Mon 24 Oct 05 3:53pm

Crispy Vadai

Ingredients:

Urad dal(Black gram beans ) 1 cup
Salt to taste
Green Chillies 3
Ginger 1/4"
Curry leaves 4-5
Oil for frying

Method :
Soak the Black gram beans for 10 minutes.

Drain the water and grind it in the blender with as little water as possible. When the batter is nice and smooth take it out of the blender, add salt, green chillies (chopped), ginger (grated) and curry leaves.

You can take a small piece of plastic wrap, sprinkle some water on top, and dip your fingers in a glass of water. Take a small ball of the batter, spread it on the wrap as a circle, poke a hole in the midddle.

Meanwhile, heat the oil in a deep dish. Deep fry the circles we just made now.

suresh · Mon 24 Oct 05 3:55pm

Chakali (Murukku)

Ingredients :
1 Cup Moong Dal ( Yellow mung beans )
2 cups Water
3 cups all purpose flour (Maida)
1 tsp cummin seeds
1/2 tsp sesame seeds
1 tbsp chili powder
Salt to taste
Oil (for deep frying)

Method :

Mix 1 cup moong dal and 2 cups of water in a vessel. Tie 3 cups of all purpose flour in a muslin cloth.

Place them in a pressure cooker and steam (3 whistles)

Make a smooth paste of boiled moong dal.

Remove all purpose flour from muslin cloth. Break all the lumps in it. (If necessary, sieve it to remove small lumps)

Mix all purpose flour with moong dal paste. Also, add cummin seeds, seasame seeds, red chili powder and salt. Mix all the ingredients thoroughly to form a medium soft dough.

Use the chakli press and press out circles of desired diameter.

Deep fry in oil on medium heat till golden. Drain & cool.

Now, you are ready to enjoy crunchy and crispy Chakli.

Important : Do not add additional water to this dough.

Regards

Suresh Nair
Mumbai
98700 36905

confuzed · Mon 24 Oct 05 6:39pm

Thank you!

Really looking forward to try it! big_smile

Confuzed

Sabs · Mon 24 Oct 05 7:58pm

Great recipes...really impressed!

For all you Londoners here...Pete,guzz? There's a big chance I'll be in London next month for some days. Any good indian restaurants you can recommend that are authentic and not too expensive for my small wallet?

Cheers
smile

lmdt · Mon 24 Oct 05 9:53pm

Hi Suresh

Thank you for the recipes. Wishing you and family
HappyDeepavali/Diwali. lol lol lol

sm87 · Mon 24 Oct 05 10:04pm

hi sureah your recipes are really good. i am really interesting in indian food especially of different indian regions. Can you Tell me some gujrati recipes. i would really apriciate that.
thank you

suresh · Tue 25 Oct 05 4:47am

Dear Friends,

Thanx for your replies....

Here are fe Gujurathi Recipes...Gujarathi Cuisine is not on the spicer side..they have a sweetish tinge in most of the dishes.

Gujarati Kadhi :

INGREDIENTS

2 cups yoghurt
2 tbsp Flour of Waterchestnut
4 cups water
1 tbsp rock salt
1 tsp chilli powder
1/4 tsp cinnamon-powdered
2-3 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp oil
2 tsp cumin seeds
1 sprig curry leaf
3-4 whole red chillies
2 tbsp coriander leaves-chopped

METHOD

Beat the yoghurt and the atta together till smooth.

Add salt, chilli powder, cinnamon, sugar and water and mix well.

In a heavy-based pan, heat oil, add cumin, curry leaves and red chillies.

When the cumin begins to splutter, add the yoghurt mixture, increase the flame and bring to a boil. Leave to simmer for about 15-20 minutes.

Serve hot garnished with coriander leaves.

Regards

Suresh Nair
Mumbai
9870036905

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