Panchamritha Thogayal - பஞ்சாமிர்த தொகையல்

பஞ்சாமிர்த தொகையல்  Panchamritha Thogayal

Picture Courtesy : Gayathri Babu

Urud Dal 2 tsp, 

Channa dal 2 tsp, 

Dry Red Chilly 4 nos, 

Aaharam Asafoetida 1 tsp, 

Curry leaves 2 bunch, 

coriander leaves 1 hand ful, 

coconut 3 tsp grated, 

Tamarind 1/2 lemon size, 

ginger 1 inch size, 

1-Tomato chopped, 

salt, oil, water as required. 

Method : Add 2 tsp of oil in kadai, and temper udur dal, channa dal, red chilly, asafoetida, curry leaves, coriander leaves, coconut ginger and tomato one by one until aroma arises. Remove and add salt and grind in mixer to chutney. Temper with Mustard seed and curry leaves. This goes yummy specially with curd rice and will rest for 72 hours if stored in fridge. If you want more quantity... increase all the above and add a handful of Pottukadalai (Fried gram) with 2 nos green chilly. 

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Moru-Rasam

More-Rasam Recipe. 

In a small kadai, add Aaharam Asafoetida, 2 red chillies, 1 tsp Jeera and 1/2 tsp (Methi) Venthayam, dry fry until aroma arises, allow to cool. Powder and keep ready. In a bowl add 500 ml Pulicha More.. add 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder, Salt and the grinded powder and mix well. If you want thick, add 1 tsp of rice flour (this is purely optional). Keep in flame and once Noraichu varum bothu switch off and temper with mustard, jeera and curry leaves. Your yummy traditional More-Rasam, which is good for cough and cold is ready to serve. 

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Thavala Vadai

தஞ்சாவூர் ஸ்பெஷல் தவள வடை 

Thavala vadai is a famous recipe from Tanjore brahmins.. The speciality of this thavala vadai is making it in Irumbu Satti on medium flame and to have as evening snacks between 3 to 4 pm. Rama's Cafe in Andar Street, Trichy and Tirunelveli Mittai Kadai near Madley Subway, T.Nagar are famous in making Thavalai Vadai still now. One can feel the real taste in these shops. Some can question what is difference between Thavala Vadai and paruppu vadai. But the speciality in thavala vadai is there is no onion / pepper / sago / jeera in Thavala Vadai. In those days, 30 years back, once we reach home after school, my Dad used to make once in 15 days, we used to finish everything in minutes. Since he was from Tanjore, he used to explain the making of Thavala Vadai.... and here goes the ingredients and recipe, which is still in my memory.

Thur Dal, Urud Dal - each 100 gms

Channa Dhal - 150 gms

Paasi Paruppu - 50 gms

Raw Rice (Ponni) - 150 gms

Green chilly & Red Chilly - 2 each (according to spicy level)

Coconut - 1/2 moodi

Ginger - 1 inch size

Salt - as required (Use kaluppu for best taste)

Curry leaves - a bunch

Oil - for frying

Soak dal, rice for 2 hours. Strain water and coarse grind with Ginger, Green chilly, Red Chilly and Salt. Remove and mix grated coconut and finely chopped curry leaves to it. Make it into vadai and deep fry in Oil in flat irumbu chatti, as it maintains heat on medium flame. Special Thavala Vadai is ready to serve. 

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Malvani Moong Masal

Today's 22/08/2017 special - Malvani Moong Usal
posted by Swaminatha Sharma
Posted on 22/08/2017
Preparation Time : 20 Mins
Serves : 4 people

A typical / authentic recipe from interior Maharashtra with the rich spicy aroma which goes good with roti / phulka / chapathi. The real taste lies with adding of ingredients at the right stage, i.e. the masala at the end.

1 cup of fully sprouted moong dhal (cooked), 1 cup finely chopped onion, 1 cup finely chopped tomato, 1 tsp ginger garlic paste, 1/ tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp Aaharam's special Chilly powder (can increase for more spicyness), 3/4 tsp of garam masala, 3 tsp of oil, 1 cup of water, salt to taste, chopped coriander leaves.

In a non-stick kadai, add oil, saute onion until brownish, add ginger garlic paste, and tomato and cook in medium flame until tomato is fully cooked. Mix well, add turmeric and chilly powder, add the cooked Moong Dhal (Sprouted one). Now mix well again, add 1 cup of water and cover with lid and in medium flame. Remove lid, add Garam Masala powder and chopped coriander leaves, mix well and serve hot with rotis.

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Your Malvani Moon Usal is ready....!!!

Dal & Quinoa Dosa

Posted by Aishwarya Subramanian
Posted on 10-August-2017

(no fermentation required)
1 cup urad dhal
1 cup moong dhal
1/2 cup toor dhal
1/2 cup quinoa

Method : Wash and soak for few hours.  Grind, add required water, salt (Can also add curry leaves etc to make it more like adai).  Batter ready!!! [Urad dhal is an essential component but choice of other dhals is totally upto you-- you can include channa, rajma, green mungh and even oats]

Amrutha phala

Posted by : Veena Subramanyam
Posted on : 11 August 2017

1 cup raw milk
1 cup coconut milk
3/4 cup sugar 
Elachi powder 1tsp
Ghee 1 tsp for greasing the plate

Method 
Boil both the milks and sugar and keep stirring. When it becomes thick add elachi powder and mix. Spread it on a greased plate and let it cool. Cut into desired shapes .

Channa Coconut Gravy

Recipe posted by Swaminatha Sharma

Posted on 14/08/2017

Recipe : Soak 200 gms channa for 6 hours and pressure cook to 3 whistles and keep aside. Take 1 tsp Sombu, 1 tsp Jeera, 6 to 7 Red chillies and 1/2 coconut in a mixer, grind to paste and keep ready. In a kadai, add oil, temper mustard seed, urud dal, cinnamon and star annise (Annasipoo) and add chopped onion, Curry leaves and saute well till golden brown. Add the cooked channa, add salt and saute well. Now add the grinded paste, add water, cook in medium flame under cover for 10 mins. Remove lid and sprinkle Methi leaves and coriander leaves. Serve Hot.

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