Rajma/Kidney beans curry

Rajma/kidney beans curry is a very good combination for chapati/roti/dosa/parata.It is highly nutritious and rich in protein.This preparation originally from Punjab.I prepared it in my own way.Being a Mangalorian I used coconut  pulp instead of tomato puri. Try this.

Required ingredients for Preparing Rajma Curry

Rajma/kidney beans:2 cups
Onions(chopped)1/2 cup
Salt:to taste
Oil:1 tsp
Cumin seeds:1/2 tsp
Grated coconut:1 cup
Pepper :10 grains
Cinnamon:1 inch size
Clove:3-4
Cardamom:1 clove
Tamarind:size of small grape

How to prepare Rajma curry

• Wash and soak rajma for 2-3 hours.
• cook them in a pressure cooker or directly till they become soft.
• Grind grated coconut,with pepper,Cinnamon,cardamom,clove and tamarind to form sooth paste by adding sufficient water.
• Heat oil in a pan.Add cumin seeds.When they splutter add chopped onions.
• Fry till they become transparent.
• Add cooked rajma,coconut mix ,salt and boil it.

Rajma curry is ready.Serve hot.

Aloo paratha

Aloo paratha is one of the popular preparation of India.It can be used for breakfast or lunch or for evening snack.Here potato filling will be kept in between the chapati and rolled and cooked.It is a very tasty preparation.This will be soft and nutritious and ideal for lunch box also.This is one  of the hot favorite of children  and elders too.

Required ingredients

For dough

Wheat flour:2 cups
Water:1 cup
Salt:to taste

For filling

Potatoes:4-5
Onion:1
Oil:1tsp
Mustard seeds:1/2 tsp
Black gram dal:1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder
Pepper powder:1/4 tsp
Ginger:1/2 inch size
Salt
Coriander leaves.

How to prepare aloo paratha

• Take one cup of warm/hot water in a bowl.Add salt.Add 2 cups of wheat flour and mix it.Knead the mix till it becomes a soft dough so that it should not stick to your fingers.Keep it aside.
• Cut and cook the potatoes,mash them after removing the peel.
• chop onions and ginger.
• Heat oil in a pan.Add mustard seeds,dal.When they splutter add chopped onions.
• Fry them till they turn transparent.Add mashed potatoes.
• Add salt,ginger,pepper powder,turmeric powder and mix well.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and putt of the fire.
• Make small balls of the size of lemon from the dough.
• Roll them in to thin circles by dusting with wheat flour.
• Put 2 spoons of potato fillings in the centre ,bring together all sides in the centre and seal tightly to make a ball.
• Roll out again  in to a circle with the help of roller by dusting with wheat flour.
• Cook on pre heated tava.Cook both sides till they turn golden brown.Apply ghee and serve hot with side dish.
• Repeat with remaining dough and fillings.

Pineapple curry(anaanas menaskai) recipe

Pineapple curry is one of the famous preparation of Costal Karnataka/Mangalore.This will be thicker than the usual sambar.It will be sweet,sour and spicy.But I prefer non spicy.Those who want spicy preparation can increase the number of chilly.Best goes with rice.We can also use it as side dish with chapati.usually sour fruits or vegetables are used to do this preparation.

Required Ingredients

Pine apple(ripened/unripened):1
Grated coconut:1 cup
Black gram dal:1 tsp
Til/sesame seeds:1 tsp
Red chilly:2
Salt:to taste
Jaggery:to taste
 For tempering-oil
mustard seeds
chilly    

How to prepare Pineapple curry(anaanas menaskai)

Cut pineapple in to small cubes after removing the skin.
Cook them by adding salt and jaggery.
In a small pan fry black gram dal and red chilly by adding little oil.
When dal starts turning golden colour add til and fry for few seconds.
Grind fried masala with grated coconut to form smooth paste by adding sufficient water.
Add it to the cooked pineapple.
Boil for few minutes.
heat oil in a small pan.Add mustard seeds and red chilly.
When they splutter pour it over the curry.
 

Tambittu unde(sweet rice ball) recipe

Tambittu unde is one of the traditional sweet of Costal Karnataka.This is a sweet prepared  with boiled rice and jaggery.This is very sweet and tasty.

Required ingredients

Boiled rice:1 cup
Jaggery:1 cup
Grated coconut(dry){ona kobbari}:1/4 cup
Cardamom powder:1 tsp

How to prepare tambittu unde

• Wash and dry rice.
• Fry rice in a thick bottomed pan in low flame till they puff.
• Make fine powder of the rice.
• Heat jaggery in a thick bottomed pan,add little water.When it becomes thread like add powdered rice,grated coconut,cardamom powder.Mix well.
• Make small balls,(by dipping hand in cold water )when it is hot it self.(Once it is cool we may not able to do balls)
• We can preserve these balls more than 15 days with out preservatives.

Coconut burfi recipe

Coconut burfi is  one of the best sweet prepared with minimum ingredients and minimum time.It is very tasty sweet.Usually it is prepared by using sugar.For all sweets including coconut burfi I use  organic jaggery.

Required ingredients

Grated coconut:2  cups
Jaggery:2 cups
Cardamom powder:1 tsp
Wheat flour:4 tsp
ghee:2 tsp

How to prepare coconut burfi

• Apply ghee to a plate and keep it aside.
• Put jaggery in a thick bottomed pan.Add water,heat it.
• When jaggery completely melts,add grated coconut,cardamom powder,wheat flour and ghee.
• Stirr continuously without leaving hand till it becomes a lump and starts separating from the sides of pan.
• Pour it over ghee applied plate.
• Allow it to cool.Cut in desired shape.
• Coconut burfi is ready.

  

  coconut burfi

Akki payasa(rice payasa/pudding) recipe

Akki or rice payasa is one of the tasty payasa. In our place it is prepared for festivals,an offering to God Shiva.Other than this also we can prepare it as sweet for guests or during functions.Usually people add sugar for sweets.But I am using jaggery.

Required Ingredients

Rice:1 cup(Use good quality of rice like basmathi it gives good smell and taste)
Fresh coconut:1

akki payasa

Jaggery:2 cups
Cardamom powder:1/2 tsp
Cashes,raisins
Ghee:2 tsp

How to prepare akki payasa

• Grate the coconut,grind it with water to form smooth paste.Now squeeze it through a clean cotton cloth and extract thick coconut milk.
• Again add water to the coconut and squeeze to get thin coconut milk.
• Wash and take rice in pressure cooker.Add 3-4 cups of thin coconut milk to it and cook for 3 signals.
• When the pressure releases, check the rice.It should be over cooked.
• Add jaggery and boil.While boiling we have to stirr continuously to prevent sticking.
• Once jaggery completely dissolves add thick coconut milk and cardamom powder.
• When it stars boiling put off the fire.(one to two bubbles appear).
• heat ghee in a pan.Add cashews and raisins.
• When they turn golden colour pour it over the payasa.
• Akki payasa is ready to serve.

Healthy mixed fruit salad

Fruit salad /fruit mix is a good combination of essential nutrients.It is a very tasty and healthy recipe.It is an ideal food for children.

Required ingredients

Papaya:1
Mangoes:3-4
Banana:5-6
Grapes:10
Apple:2

Fruit mix

Dates:10
Raisins:20-30
Almonds:10
Milk:1/2 liter
Honey:6tsp
Jaggery syrup:4 tsp

How to prepare mixed fruit salad

• Finely chop all the fruits and put them in a bowl.
• Chop dry fruits and add to the chopped fruits. 
• Add jaggery  syrup and honey.
• Add milk and mix well.
• Serve chilled or at room temperature.