Wednesday, July 17, 2013

SPRING ONION LEAVES DRY CURRY ( PALYA ).

Spring Onion leaves palya is a simple dish and you can have  this palya with Hot Rice, chapati, poori or roti .
Things needed : 
Spring Onion Leaves : 2 to 3 bundle.
Green chilly : 2
Coconut : 2 Table spoons.
Turmeric powder : a pinch .
Salt : to taste.
Lemon : Optional. ( 1 tea spoon lemon juice).
Oil : 1 Table spoon.
Mustard Seeds : 1/2 Tea spoon.
Jeera : 1/2 Tea spoon.

Method :
1. Wash the leaves thoroughly and leave it for 10 to 15 minutes. Cut them in to small pieces.
2. Grate coconut and cut green chilly and keep it aside.
3. Now keep a pan on the fire . Heat and put oil . Put mustard seeds and cut green chilly.
4. Let the mustard seeds spurt. Add jeera and stir.
5. Add cut spring onion pieces. turmeric powder  and mix thoroughly and allow them to cook for 2 to 3 minutes on low flame.
6.Add  salt and mix it well. Add grated coconut when all the water disappear and stir once and remove from the pan.
7. Spring Onion Dry Curry/Palya is ready to serve. Serve with Chapati or Rice.
Note  :  No need of adding water since the leaves cook on low flame and it contain lots of water in it . Be careful while you add green chilly to the oil. It may burst  while frying . Reduce the flame and then add green chilly. Adding any other vegetables while cooking process is an optional. Adding grated coconut adds to the taste.
Preparing lemon Rice out of this Palya.
You can also mix this palya to 1 cup of  plain rice and prepare lemon rice. ( keep a pan on the fire. Add 1 table spoon oil and heat. Add curry leaves and the rice to the oil and mix well. Add required salt and the Spring Onion Palya prepared and mix thoroughly but slowly and add 1 table spoon of ghee while mixing and serve  taste  dideer  SPRING ONION LEMON RICE. ;
Serves 2
Time : 10 Minutes. 

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Shavige Puliyogre...

Shavige Puliyogre can be had for breakfast, as evening snack or for dinner. Shavige or Vermicelli is available in the market in many brands . Here I used Anil Shavige ( made of wheat flour ) with Mayyas Puliyotre Powder.  Shavige Puliyogre is very yemmy to have and all age group will surely love to have and Njoy eating "SHAVIGE PULIYOGRE".


THINGS NEEDED :
Anil Wheat Shavige : .1/2 Kg.
Water : Required water. (1 Liter).
Coconut : 2 to 3 Tablespoons.
Mayyas  Puliyogre Powder : 2 to 3 Tablespoons.
Oil : 2 Table spoons.
Ghee : 3 Table spoons.
Mustard seeds : 1 Tea spoon.
Urd Daal : 1 /Tea spoon.
Curry leaves :  8 to 10 Leaves.
Salt : required.
Coriander leaves : 2 Table spoons.
Turmeric powder : a pinch or 1/4 tea spoon.
Jaggery : 2 Tablespoons

Method:

1. Keep water for boiling. Grate fresh coconut and keep it aside.
2. Keep a big pan on the fire and heat. Add oil and mustard seeds. Add urid dal. Let the mustard seeds splutter.
3. Add curry leaves and Shavige/Vermicelli. Fry it nicely till the shavige turns golden brown.

4. Fry Shavige/vermicelli on low flame so that it does not get burtnt.

5. Add Puliyogre powder and required salt. Add jaggery. Add required water and mix it nicely and let it cook for 2 minutes.


6. Let all the moisture disappear from shavige. Put off the fire and add grated coconut.
7. Add ghee and mix shavige nicely. Add cut coriander leaves and shift the shavige to a serving dish.

8. Serve with a cup of curd.

Note :
Add little salt, since salt is already used in Puliyogre powder. Adding jaggery more/less is optional. You can also Mix the mixture of Puliyogre powder with little oil and then add it to the cooked shavige. Add only required water to get the correct upma consistency. (1 cup shavige - 1 1/2 cup of water or some time 2 cups cups)
Time : 20 Minutes
Serves : 4 to 5. .
Puliyogre gojju can be prepared at home too. Soak tamarind in hot water. ( Hand ful  tamarind). Squeeze out the juice. Keep a pan on the fire . Pour this tamarind pulp and 3 table spoons of jaggery and lttle salt. Let it boil and it thickens. Add Rasam powder and a teaspoon of oil ,and  add 1 tablespoon of    Gingly seed powder ( Roast gingly seeds and powder it ).  Mix it thoroughly . You get a yemmy home made Puliyogre gojju .
Serves 3 to 4

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