Blorean Rasam Powder

Blorean Rasam Powder 

• Coriander seeds..1 cup
• Cumin Seeds ..2 tsp
• Methi seeds /Fenugreek seeds .. 2 tsp
• Pepper corns ..11/2 tsp 
• Red chilly ..125 gms'
• Turmeric ..1 piece ( crushed ) 
• Curry leaves ..1 cup
• Mustard seeds..1/2 tsp 
• Hing/Asafoetida ... generous pinch 
• Oil..1 tblsp  

Method 
In a kadai add oil n fry all the ingredients  separately on low flame till the aroma oozes out . Cool n powder it . 

Store in air tight container. this will remain fresh for about 6 months .  . 

Brinjal Cooked in Rasam Powder .

Brinjal Cooked in Rasam Powder . 

• Any variety brinjal ...3 ( i used purple long ones )
• Oil..1 tbsp
• Mustard seeds ..1/2 tsp
• Urid dhal..1/2 tsp 
• Hing/Asafoetida ..1 pinch
• Onion..1 medium( chopped )
• Tomato..1 ( chopped ) 
• Tamarind paste ..1 tsp ( put a goose berry sized tamarind in little water for 20 mts n extract the juice ) 
• Rasam Powder..2 tsp 
• Coriander leaves chopped ..2 tsp 
• Salt to taste .

Method 
Wash n chop the brinjal's to 2 inch pieces . Put in water for sometime . 

In a kadai add oil, splutter mustard seeds, add urid dhal n stir till it turns light brown , then add hing , chopped onion n cook till pinkish red . Add chopped tomatoes n cook till mushy , Add rasam powder n stir for a while .Add the tamarind paste , salt n chopped brinjal n water n cook till done . Finally garnish with coriander leaves .

Goes well for Rice, Chapathis/Pulkas . 

White rice, Ambuli nonche, Jeev Thori with Kooka n Bimbul Ambat , nendrabale kela masala n Jeev Thori saar !

White rice, Ambuli nonche, Jeev Thori with Kooka  n Bimbul Ambat , nendrabale kela masala n Jeev Thori saar !

Jeev Thori with Kooka  n Bimbul Ambat !!!!! Tender Thur with Chinese potato n  Bilimbi Cooked in Coconut Based Gravy . 

• Jeev Thori /Tender Thur ... 1/2 cup 
• Kooka /Chinese Potato .. 1/2 cup 
• Onion roughly chopped ..1 
• Bilmbul/Bilimbi... 2 medium 

To grind to a fine paste 

• Grated coconut.. 1 cup
• Roasted dry red chilly  .. 4 
• Salt to taste 

Season

• Oil..2 tsp
• Onion chopped ..1 

Method
Wash the Chinese potatoes well , n remove the mud on it ... Put it in a shack cloth n beat it well . This helps in easy removal of the skin . Put them in water n scrap the extra skin with a knife or backside of the spoon . 
Chop them into 2 inch pieces .

Wash tender thur n pressure cook it with chopped chinese potato n chopped onion for just one whistle with enough water . cook bimbul in little water till soft but not mushy . ( Retain the cooked water as it can be used to prepare aromatic saar /Rasam ) 

Grind all the ingredients meant to grind to a fine paste 

Add the ground paste to the cooked stuffs n boil well , then give the seasoning . 

Nendrabale Banana Masala ! ( kerala ripe banana )

• 2- .kerala ripe banana
• 4 tsp- grated coconut
• 2- Green chillies
• 3 tsp-coriender leaves
• a small piece jaggery
• Ghee -2 tsp
• salt to taste ..

Method 

Cut d banana into 2 n slit it lenghtwise ..keep aside
Crush Grated coconut, green chillies, jaggery ,coriander leaves n salt.. stuff this mixture in between the slit bananas ..
Heat Ghee in a kadai n drop d stuffed bananas n sprinkle the leftover mixture n cook on sim flame till done .. roast in between !

Jeev Thori saar /Rasam 

• The retained water in which the tender thur was cooked ..2 cups 
• Green chilly slit..1 
• Salt to taste . 

• Seasoning 
• Oil..1 tsp
• Crushed garlic flakes ..4 
• Dry red chilly .. 2 

Method 
Add the cooked retained water of tender thur in a vessel along with salt n slit green chilly n boil well , then give the seasoning 

Butter Beans , Green peas n Mlore yellow cucumber ambat .

Butter Beans , Green peas n Mlore yellow cucumber ambat . 

• Butter Beans ...1/2 cup
• Green Peas .. 1/2 cup
• Mlore yellow cucumber ..peeled n chopped into 2 inch cubes ... 1 cup 
• Onion..1 medium chopped 

To grind to a fine paste 

• Grated coconut..1 cup
• Roasted dry red chilles ..4 
• Tamarind ..Tamarind seed size 
• Salt to taste .

Seasoning 
Oil..2 tsp
Onion ..1 chopped .

Method
Pressure cook butter beans , Green peas n chopped Mlore yellow cucumber n chopped onion with little water for only 1 whistle .

Grind all the ingredients meant to grind to a fine paste .

Add the ground paste to the cooked stuffs n boil well . Then give the seasoning . 

Raw mango Chutney ..Version 1

Raw mango Chutney ..Version 1 

• Raw Totapuri Mango ..1 small 
• Oil.. 1 tsp 
• White sesame seeds ..1 tsp
• Fenugreek seeds /Methi seeds.. 1 pinch 
• Hing /Asafoetida ..2 pinch
• Dry red chilles .. 4 or according to the spice
• Grated dry coconut/Copra ...1 cup 
• Salt to taste 

Method 
Wash , peel the raw totapuri mango n grate it . keep aside 

In a pan add oil n roast white sesame seeds, methi seeds, hing, dry red chilles  .Cool n grind it along with grated dry coconut n grated raw mango to a coarse paste . 

Serve with rice, rottis /idly /dosa 

Note : this recipe can be stored for 3 to 4 days . 

UkkaDambo..Sweet n spicy dish ... ( a small variety of sweet n sour mango cooked with crushed pepper corn n cardamom powder )

UkkaDambo..Sweet n spicy dish ... ( a small variety of sweet n sour mango cooked with crushed pepper corn n cardamom powder ) 

• Gointa Ambo/ Seasonal variety of small mangoes ( sweet n sour ).. 12
• Water ..2 cup's 
• Jaggery ... 2 lemon sized 
• Coarsely crushed black  pepper corns ... 1 tsp
• Cardamom powder.. 1 tsp
• Salt to taste 

Method 
Wash the gointa mangoes  n do not peel but make some deep marks on it .  

In a vessel add water, Gointa mangoes, jaggery n boil ..when half boiled add coarsely crushed peppercorn n cardamom powder n cook till done . Add salt n mix well . 

The secret of this recipe is prepare at night ..leave it so n then relish it the next day ..

Kirlayile Kulithu with Magge Ambat ( Sprouted Horse Gram with Mlore yellow cucumber cooked in coconut based gravy )

Kirlayile Kulithu with Magge Ambat ( Sprouted Horse Gram with Mlore yellow cucumber cooked in coconut based gravy ) 

• Sprouted horse gram ..1 cup 
• Chopped Mlore yellow cucumber without skin ..1 cup
•  Onion ..1 medium roughly chopped 

To grind to a fine paste 

• Grated coconut ..1 cup 
• Roasted dry red chilly ..5 
• Tamarind ..Tamarind seed size 
• Salt to taste  

Seasoning 

• Oil..2 tsp
• Chopped onion ..1 tblsp 

Method 

Cook the sprouted horse  gram , chopped Mlore yellow cucumber n chopped onion in little water till cooked n not mushy . ( or you can pressure cook for 1 whistle ) 

Grind all the ingredients meant to grind into a fine paste .Add this ground paste to the cooked vegetables n boil well .Then give the seasoning