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Originally posted by: kadhambari

Kavi,i tried the carrot tomato chutney,it came out well.It is gud with chapathis too.thanx kavi.

Supree,i'm going 2 try aval payasam & will let u know.can u give me recipe for aval upma with potatoes,my hubby is pestering me.

Kadhambari, I have already posted the recipe for Aval Upma. Here I am giving the link for your easy landing on the recipe! 😊

http://www.india-forums.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=825896&T PN=61

This can be prepared with or without Potatoes...The version I have posted didn't have potatoes, but all you need to do is... have 1 potato boiled and cubed ready. Add it after you fry the onion for some time...and fry the potatoes well for few minutes before you move on to the next step which is adding Poha/Aval! Hope this helps!! 😊

Thanks Supree for the healthy spinach vada.
I have not tried making vada with black-eyed peas.

Thanks & You are welcome Kavi!
I too came to know about it (tasted it at a friend's place) a few years ago and hence started making these kinds!! My addition to the recipe was adding spinach to make it more healthy! 😊
Try it out for a change Kavi and you wouldn't regret! 😉

Friends, Wanted to share this little info I found about these beans:
Black- Eyed peas/beans are known as karamani in Tamil and Alasandhalu in Telugu. Black-eyed beans are rich in soluble fiber, which helps to eliminate cholesterol from the body. They also help reduce blood pressure it seems!! So why wait?!! 😊

Originally posted by: supree

Thanks & You are welcome Kavi!
I too came to know about it (tasted it at a friend's place) a few years ago and hence started making these kinds!! My addition to the recipe was adding spinach to make it more healthy! 😊
Try it out for a change Kavi and you wouldn't regret! 😉

Friends, Wanted to share this little info I found about these beans:
Black- Eyed peas/beans are known as karamani in Tamil and Alasandhalu in Telugu. Black-eyed beans are rich in soluble fiber, which helps to eliminate cholesterol from the body. They also help reduce blood pressure it seems!! So why wait?!! 😊

Thanks for the recipe Supree...just like Kavi I too have not tried out making vadas out of these black-eye beans. Is it kidney beans - cream in colour??. If you could show us how it looks....it would be interesting. 😛 Thanks again for giving us the valuable info on these beans and its natural goodness. 👏👏👏

Thanx Supree for a new Vada recipe.Kavi,i used to do the same method of daal but i'll add 1 boiled potato with the above recipe.it tastes yummy.

Thanks Ambi for your compliments.


Here is how the black-eyed peas look like.

Originally posted by: Kavitha Ravi

Caryn, here is the recipe for Paal kollukattai.

PAAL KOLLUKATTAI

Ingredients:

1 cup rice flour
3/4 cup sugar or you can use vellam , (jaggery)
3 cups of coconut milk. ( you can use fresh milk)
1/4 cup coconut (optional)
pinch of salt.
pinch of cardamom powder
1 screw pine leaf ( optional)

Method:
Make a soft dough with the rice flour, coconut, a pinch of salt and 2 tsp of sugar.
Shape them into small round balls.( any shape you like. may be small oblongs or make a ball and flatten a bit)
let the flour balls to dry a bit.
Bring the milk to a slow boil. I added the screw pine leaf for its fragrance.
Slowly add the round balls one by one.
Take care not to break them.
Keep them in low flame till they are cooked.
Now add the sugar, cardamom powder, stir slowly and remove from the stove. Serve hot or cold.

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Kavi, never heard about this dish before, shall ask my mom when I go back home, looks rich and yummy 😃, thanks Kavi

Originally posted by: Kavitha Ravi

Thanks everyone for the compliments.


I was hooked to this dish after tasting it in my friends house.

CORIANDER CHICKEN

Ingredients:
500 grms of chicken breast cut into pieces
6 green chillies
2 birds eye chillie
2 big onions chopped
cup coriander leaves
1 tsp ginger paste
1 tsp garlic paste
1 tsp coriander powder
tsp cumin seed powder
tsp garam masala powder
1 tsp cumin seeds
A pinch of tumeric powder
Salt to taste
2 tbs of oil

Method:
Grind the onions, coriander leaves, green chillies, bird eye chillies
Ginger and garlic paste into a smooth paste.
Apply the paste to the chicken and leave aside for 30 – 40 minutes.
Heat oil in a wok, add the cumin seeds, now add the chicken and tumeric powder. Stir fry nicely add little water and cook chicken till almost done. Add salt coriander powder, cumin powder and garam masala powder.
Cook till chicken becomes tender.

Kavi thanks for the recipe, looks delicious, shall try it 😊

Originally posted by: dp_p

Recipe Baghara Baingan

Ingredients:

* Eggplant/Baingan - 10
* Tamarind- 2-3 pods (soaked in warm water)
* Curry leaves - 1 stalk(if you are not using mint)
* Oil - 2 tablespoons



Seeds mixture:

* Sesame seeds - 4 tablespoons
* Peanuts - 3 tablespoons
* Cumin seeds - 2 teaspoons
* Methi/Fenugreek seeds - 6 seeds
* Coconut powder - 4 tablespoons

Roast all the seeds seperately, sesame seeds, peanuts, cumin seeds, methi seeds. Grind roasted peanuts first, then grind rest of the roasted seeds and coconut powder together.


Wet Onion mixture:

* Onions - 1 big ( 1 and 1/2 cup chopped)
* Mint - 6 to 8 leaves(this is optional)
* Garlic - 3 pods
* Green chillies - 5 - 6 (according to taste)

Preheat oil in a pan at a medium high temperature, add green chillies and then onions. Fry the onions till golden brown, add mint\curry leaves and garlic pods and fry for 5 - 10 seconds. Turn off the stove, let the mixture cool, grind them to a thick paste adding some water.


Make 4 slits in the eggplants vertically. Microwave them by adding 1/2 tsp salt on high for 5 minutes.

Fry them in 2 tsps of oil till they are a little crispy. We can cut down on the oil and time by microwaving the eggplants before frying them in oil. Preheat the skillet with 1 tbsp of oil, add the wet onion mixture fry for 5 - 6 minutes. Add the roasted seeds mixture

Add 1 and 1/2 teaspoon salt (according to taste),turmeric powder,chilli powder(optional). Saute for 2 minutes, mix roasted seeds mixture and wet onion mixtures well. Add tamarind pulp. While adding the tamarind pulp add a little initially and increase according to taste as too much pulp would change the flavor. Add 2 cups of water to get the desired consistency to the gravy.

Finally add eggplants to the gravy. Cook the eggplants in the gravy for 8-10 minutes, make sure egg plant is cooked well and the spices are all mixed well.

Garnish with cilantro.You can eat baghara baigan with biryani, roti or plain rice.


Preparation time: 30 - 45 minutes
# Servings: 2 - 4

Thanks Priya for the lovely recipe 😊

Originally posted by: supree

Here is an easy to make, yet tasty Rice recipe!

Paneer Fried Rice

Basmati Rice – 1.5 Cups
Paneer (crumbled/finely diced) – 1 Cup
Onion – 1 (big)
G.Chilies – 4
Garlic – 3 gloves
Green Onion – 1 small bunch
Salt - to taste
Oil - 2 tsp

Method:
Cook the rice and when it's done spread it gently without breaking the rice.
Wet grind the Garlic & G.chilies into a fine paste. Chop the Onion & G.onion finely.
Pour oil in a pan, Add the G&G.C paste first and fry it for a few seconds and then add the chopped onion and fry well till the color changes lightly.
Add half of cut G.onion pieces & the paneer. Also add Salt and fry them all together for a few minutes.
Put the flame to low. Now add the cooked rice, and the fresh green onion pieces that you saved earlier to this mixture and stir well so that the rice and the mixture would combine well. (Tip: You can add pepper powder here if you like it to be more spicy.)
That's all. Your Paneer Fried rice is ready to eat. Serve it warm & Enjoy!

Supree, I'm hungry now, looks simple and nice