Friday, September 13, 2013

Baby Potatoes Dry Curry

Baby Potatoes liked by all of us. Children especially love these potatoes and is good for them too


Potato has lots of carbohydrate in it and good for kids even if they eat only potatoes. it help them to supply the energy they need. This curry can be used as started too. You can serve Baby potatoes in the party also.
Baby potatoes dry curry go well with chapatis, rice , pooris and rotis. I am sure all age group people definitely love to have them.
Things Needed:
Baby potatoes: 20 to 25
Curry leaves: 8 to 10
Coriander Leaves: 2 Table spoons.
Jeera : 1 Tea spoon
Pepper powder: 1/4 Tea spoon
Red chilly Powder: 1/2 Tea spoon
Ginger : An inch
Salt: to taste
Garam Masala or Pav bhaj Masala : 1/2 tea spoon
Oil : 1 Table spoon
Mustard seeds: 1/2 Tea spoon.
Methi seeds: 4 to 6 seeds.
Lemon juice: 1/2 Tea spoon ( half rind)
Ingh or asfoetida: a pinch
Turmeric powder: a pinch

Method: 
1.Wash and boil baby potatoes in pressure cooker using very little water for 6 to 8 minutes leave it for cooling. Remove the skin of the boiled potatoes when it is cooled and poke on the potatoes with knife and make small marks.(It helps the potatoes to absorb spice while cooking and it will be more tasty).
2. Wash and cut coriander and curry leaves. Powder the pepper pods. Wash and remove the outer layer of ginger, wash it again and grate and keep it aside.
3. Keep a pan on the fire and heat. Put oil and heat. Put mustard seeds and methi seeds. Let the mustard spurt.
4. Add jeera and pepper powder. Add curry leaves and ingh.
5.. Now add baby potatoes to the mustard mixture and stir it slowly.
6. Add garam masala, turmeric powder and chilly powder. Add salt. Mix it nicely but slowly.
7 Do the process on low flame. Let it cook on low flame.
8. Stir in between so that it does not get burnt.

9. Add coriander leaves, lemon juice and mix it again. Let it cook for 1 minute.




10. Shift the ready Baby Potatoes Dry curry to the serving bowl.
Serve  Baby Potatoes Palya with rice or chapati or pooris.
Note : Do not over cook the baby potatoes. You can use more oil if you like it. You can also use more chilly.  Green chilly also can be used instead of red chilly powder, but the taste and aroma differ.
Serves : 3 to 4 
Time : 20 minutes.

Thursday, September 12, 2013

Boiled Rice Dose.

Boiled Rice Dosa is a very healthy dish, Normally Dakshina Kannada people use more of boiled rice, Boiled rice help the body to be cool, since the weather is hot most of the months except rainy season. Many dishes are prepared using boiled rice (kocchige akki), like ,eeradde a snack prepared like kaikadabu, kocchige gidde (Pundi gatti ), even laddus using rice, and Shavige are some of the dishes which are very tasty and healthy too. Here I have a recipe of Dosa prepared by boiled rice dough and it can be preicpared immediately as soon as you grind the dough. No need to wait till it ferment. Quick, healthy and yemmy Boiled Rice Dosa is good to have for breakfast or dinner.
Things Needed:
Boiled Rice (Kocchige Akki) : 2 Cups
Raw Rice (Dosa Rice) : 1 Cup
Fresh grated coconut: 1 cup
Salt : to taste.
Oil: 2 to 3 Table spoons
Ready to serve Dosas...

Method
1.Wash and soak boiled rice and raw rice together in boiling water. Leave it for over night.
2. Grind soaked rice with fresh coconut till paste using little water.
3. Remove from the mixi jar and pour it to the bowl.
4. Add salt and required water ( The consistency should be dosa dough ).
5. Now keep a dosa pan on the fire and heat. Sprinkle oil and spread it all around the pan.
6. Take a big spoon of the dosa dough and prepare dosa . Put a tea spoon of oil on the  top of the dosa and cook for 1 minute covering the lid. Turn the other side of the dosa and cook for 10 seconds. Repeat the same with remaining dough.
7. Serve boiled rice dosa with any side dish you wish, like chutney, sambar, pickle, honey or chutney powder.
Note : Prepare dosas on medium flame. Do not ferment the dough otherwise the dosa tastes savoury.
Serves: 3 to 4
Time : 20 to 25 minutes.(Extra time For soaking : 5 to 6 hours).
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Dosa when it is cooking .

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My name is Nalini Somayaji. Teaching is my profession. Cooking is my passion. Reading, travelling, visiting new places, having fun with kids are some of the hobbies I can say. My recipes are Healthy, quick, easy and simple. Grown up being a traditional family member I love and respect Indian culture and traditions. Love classical dance and music.
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