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Paruppu vadai.
By Aanthai
Vadai is almost made for all Indian festivals
- Chana dal - 1 cup
- Tuar dal - 1 big spoon (handful)
- Urad dal - 1 big spoon (handful)
- Green chillies -2
- Ginger - 1 inch
- Salt and asafoetida.
- Curry leaves.
- Oil for frying.
Thengai poornam
By Aanthai
Made for Vinayagar Chaturthi
- 1. For Thengai poornam:
- Shredded coconut - 1 cup
- Jaggery - 1/2 cup
- Ghee - 1 teaspoon
- Elachi - 1 teaspoon
- 2. For kolukkattai:
- Raw rice: rinsed in water and dried...Grind it.
- Water.
- Salt and gingely Oil.
Thiruvaadhirai thaalatham...a gravy
By Aanthai
For thiruvaathirai, this is made with kali
- The number of Vegetables taken are in odd numbers. 7 is the magic number.
- Choices are banana, potato, carrots, pumpkin(sweet and white), squash, okra, drumstick, other root vegetables and taro root(Arbi)- 3 cups
- Steamed tuar dal- 1/4 cup
- Tamarind- 1" ball
- For grinding together:
- Red chillies- 5
- Coriander seeds - 1 tablespoon
- Tuar dal - 1 teaspoon
- Channa dal - 1 teaspoon
- Urad dal - 1 teaspoon
- Sesame seeds - 1 teaspoon
- Shredded coconut - 1 tablespoon
- Raw rice - 1 teaspoon
- Salt
- Asafoetida
- For Sauteeing:
- Oil
- Mustard seeds.
Puttu
By Aanthai
Dry roast rice flour until light brown
- Rice flour - 1 cup
- Jaggery - 1 cup
- Elachi - 1 teaspoon
- Cashew nuts - 1/2 cup
Thirati pal...A milk sweet.
By Aanthai
In a deep pan, simmer milk stirring continously till it forms a thick paste
- Milk 1/2 litre or 2 1/2 cups.
- Sugar 1/4 cup.
Monaharam (A sweet snack)
By Aanthai
Grind rice and dals into a fine powder
- Rice - 8 cup.
- Passi paruppu - 1 cup. (dry roast till hot)
- Kadala Paruppu - 1 cup.(dry roast till hot)
- Salt
- Butter
- Oil for frying.
- Jaggery.
Sweet Aval
By Aanthai
Mix all dry ingredients
- Aval - 1 cup
- Jaggery- 1 cup
- Butter- 1 tablespoon
- Coconut shreds- 1 tablespoon
- Raisins- 1/4 cup
- Milk- 1 cup
Chole
By LDM
Soak peas overnight and pressure cook for 40 min
- Chick pea-1/2 cup
- Tomato- 4 big
- Jeera
- Lavang
- Dalchini
- Elaichi
- Teapathi
- Lasang
- Turmeric
- Chilli powder-1 tsp
- Salt
- Chole masala-1 t1/2 tsp
- Coriander leaves- garnish
- Butter-1 tsp
Balu Shahi
By sunflowerkudi
Mix the flour, butter and baking powder until crumbly
- 1 cup yoghurt
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup butter ( 1/2 lb butter)
- 3 tsp baking powder
- Syrup:
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup water
- pista or badam
Butter Chicken
By Fatima7
Take a pan and put some oil and ginger garlic
- 1) 300 grams of Chicken
- 2) 2 tbsp of Butter
- 3) 2 tbsp of Ginger Garlic
- 4) 1/2 Cup of Tomato Paste
- 5) 1 Cup of Fresh Cream
- 6) 1 tbsp of Red Chilli Powder
- 7) 1 tbsp of Cumin Powder
- 8) 1/2 tbsp Garam Masala
- 9) Salt to taste
- 10) Oil as required
Thenga boli
By Aanthai
Add jaggery to just enough water; stir in low heat till it dissolves
- Grated coconut 1 cup
- Jaggery 1/2 cup
- Ghee for frying
- Maida 2 cups
- Kesari powder to add colour
- Salt 1 pinch
- Elachi 1 pinch
- Oil 2 tablespoon
Aappam
By dsathwa
Soak all the ingredients except salt for at least 3 hrs
- Idly rice – 1&1/2 cup
- Raw rice – 1&1/2 cup
- Urad dal – ¼ cup
- Fenugreek seeds – 2 tbsp
- Salt – 3 tbsp
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