Puthur Brinjal Masala

Ingredients:

Brinjal - 1/4 kg

Uppu Adai for Karadayar (Savithri) Nombu

Ingredients:

Raw rice - 1 cup

Salt - to taste

Greenchillies - 3 (cut into small pieces)

Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp

curry leaves - li'l

Mustard seeds - for seasoning

Urad dal - for seasoning

Water - 2 cups for 1 cup rice

Coconut pieces - 1/4 cup

Method:

1. Soak rice for 30 mins. Dry it on a muslin cloth and then dry grind it in mixie and sieve it.
2. Fry the rice flour till the moisture evaporates.
3. Pour oil in kadai and add the remaining ingredients.Pour water.
4. When the water boils, add coconut pieces and rice flour while stirring.
5. Flatten the above mixture with a hole by taking in small quantities, keep on idli stand and steam for 5 mins.

Vella Adai for Karadayar (Savithri) Nombu

Ingredients:

Raw rice - 1 cup
Water - 2 1/2 cups
Black-eyed Beans(Red) (karamani) - 1/4 cup
Jaggery - 3/4 cup(for 1 cup rice)
Elaichi - Little
Coconut pieces - 1/4 cup

Method:

1. Soak rice for 30 mins. Dry it on a muslin cloth and then dry grind it in mixie and sieve it.
2. Fry the rice flour till the moisture evaporates.
3. Melt jaggery in water.
4. Boil karamani till half done.
5. Add karamani to jaggery. Add coconut pieces and rice flour when stirring.
6. Add elaichi then flatten it with a hole.
7. Keep on idli stand and steam for 5 mins.

Sun-undalu (Andhra Special)

Ingredients:

Urad dal - 1 cup
Sugar / Jaggery - 1 cup
Ghee - 10 tsp

Method:

1. Fry Urad dal in little ghee.
2. After it cools, grind it with Sugar / Jaggery.
3. Pour ghee and make small balls and its ready to serve.

Idli Molaga Podi

Ingredients:

Chana dal - 1 cup

Urad dal - 1 cup

Tamarind - lime size

Red chillies - 2 handful

Asafoetida - 1 tsp

Salt - to taste

White Sesame seeds - 1 1/2 tsp

Method:

1. Dry fry chana dal, urad dal, asafoetida and red chillies.
2. Dry fry Sesame separately.
3. After all the above cools, grind them coarsely in a mixer along with salt.

Good side dish for Idli, Dosa, Pesarattu and Adai varieties.

Can be served along with Gingelly oil for more taste.

Palakoora Pappu (Andhra Special)

Ingredients:

Spinach - 2 Bunches

Moong Dal - 1 Small cup

Green Chilies - 2

Onions - 2

Curry leaves - li'l

Oil - 2 tsp

Mustard seeds, Urad dal, Jeera - for Seasoning

Salt - to taste

Water - as required.

Method:

1. Cook Moong dal in pressure cooker with required water.


2. Cut Onions into medium-sized pieces and Spinach into small pieces.


3. In a vessel, take oil , add Green chillies and fry a little.


4. Then add Onions and fry until the raw smell goes.


5. Add Spinach and pour water just enough for the spinach to cook.


6. Add salt and turmeric.


7. Once the spinach is cooked, add cooked moong dal and mix well. Add required salt.


8. Let it boil for 1 or 2 mins with half glass water.


9. Now Season it with mustard seeds, urad dal, jeera and curry leaves and its ready to serve.

Palakoora Pappu goes well with Rice and Chapathis as well.