Meal maker Kurma

Meal maker Kurma 

Fully rich protein dish.

Mock meat dish ie., Meat look-a-like.

It has an awesome crunchy taste.

Ingredients Needed:-

1. Meal maker - 1cup 

2. Onion - 3 (2 for grinding and 1 chopped finely for frying)

3. Tomato - 2 (medium size) 

4. Turmeric powder

5. Chilli powder

6. Fennel powder (Sombu Podi) 

7. Oil - 2 tablespoons

8. Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp

9. Water 

Ingredients for Grinding:-

1. Onion - 2 nos roughly chopped

2. Ginger - small piece

3. Garlic - 6 pods

4. Dhania - 3/4 tsp

5. Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp 

6. Green Chilli - 1

7. Curry leaves 

Grind the above ingredients into fine paste. 

 

Method:-

 

1. Grind the paste and keep aside.

2. Boil water and put meal maker.
Squeeze and wash few times to remove the raw smell.

 

3. Heat oil in a pan add chopped onion and sauté till it becomes brown.

 

4. Now goes the grinded paste and keep on stirring till it becomes brown in medium flame. Roughly it takes 10-12 mins.

5. Now add turmeric, salt, chili powder, fennel (sombu) powder and garam masala and stir for a minute.

 

6. Add in cut tomatoes and cook till oil separates on sides.

 

7. Add washed and squeezed meal maker to this gravy.

 

8. Thoroughly mix and add 1 1/4 cup water and cook.

 

9. Cook till the oil floats on top. Garnish with coriander leaves.

Note:-

1. This can be served with hot rotis.

2. Tastes good with Jeera rice.

3. Coconut milk can be added at last to get creamy texture to this gravy.

Kuthiraivali Vegatable Adai - குதிரைவாலி வெஜிடபிள் அடை

Adai made with kuthiraivali rice instead of regular rice.
 

Nowadays Siru Dhaniyam (Millets) is popular among food lovers and weight watchers.
 

With Millets many interesting dishes can be made.

Ingredients Needed:-

1. Kuthiraivali Rice  - 1 cup

2. Channa dal (Kadalai paruppu)  - 3/4 cup

3. Tuar dal (Thuvaram paruppu)  - 1/4 cup

4. Red Chilli according to taste

5. Salt to taste.

6. Hing / Perungayam  (optional) 

7. Oil to cook Adai 

Vegetables Needed:-

1. Carrot - grated 

2. Onions - finely chopped

3. Cabbage - finely cut

4. Coriander leaves - finely chopped

6. Green Chilli - finely chopped

7. Ginger grated (optional)

8. Curry leaves - finely cut



குதிரைவாலி வெஜிடபிள் அடை

Method:- 

1. Wash and soak Dal, Red chilli and Kuthiraivali rice separately for 3 hours.

2. Grind  first chillies and Kuthiraivali rice to fine paste and then add dal and grind coarsely.

3. Add salt, hing/ Perungayam and Finely chop/ cut the vegetables 

 

4. Mix all vegetables with Adai batter.

5. Heat tawa  pour this batter little and spread like thick dosa. 

 

6. Sprinkle oil on sides and cook well both the sides till golden brown on a moderate flame.

 

 

 

With all these mixed vegetables this Adai is thick and nice.



குதிரைவாலி வெஜிடபிள் அடை

Notes:-

1. This Adai can be made with other Siru Dhaniyam like Samai, Varagu and Thinai.

2. Adding Ginger and Perungayam optional.

3. Any greens like murunga keerai, mulai keerai also can be added to make this Adai (முருங்கை கீரை / முளைக் கீரை)

4. This Adai will be very soft so even elders can have this.

5. Serve this Adai with Avial, chutney, ghee and sugar or with jaggery.

6. Crushed jeera /cumin seeds can be added. This gives nice flavour to this Adai .

7. This measurement makes 8 Adais.

Suraikai Payasam (Bottle guard Kheer) - சுரைக்காய் பாயசம்

Surakai Payasam - சுரைக்காய் பாயசம்

Made kheer with suraikkai (bottle guard)  I tasted this during my college days.

Easy to make and is a natural body coolant.

Ingredients Needed:-

1. Grated Surakkai (Lauki) - 2 cups 

2. Milk - 1 lit

3. Sugar - 1 cup (200 grams approx) 

4. Ghee - 1 tsp 

5. Elaichi powder and saffron for garnishing 



சுரைக்காய் பாயசம்

Method:-

1. Heat ghee in a heavy bottom pan and sauté the grated Surakkai (Lauki)

2. Add boiled milk and cook nicely.

3. The quantity of the milk should reduce to 3/4 lit .

4. Now add in sugar and bring it to boil till it thickens.

5. Garnish with Elaichi powder and Saffron .

Note :-

I used full cream milk to get the richness and thickness of the kheer.

Serving suggestion:- Refrigerate before serving.

Varagu Arisi Ven Pongal - வரகு அரிசி வெண் பொங்கல்

Nowadays Siru Dhaniyam (சிறு தானியம்) like Varagu, Samai, Kuthirai vali is very easily available in stores.

It's very good alternative for rice.

With  any of the above grains tasty Pongal can be made.

Ingredients Needed :- 

1. Varagu Arisi - 3/4 cup

2. Moong dal - 1/4 cup

3. Water - 4 cups 

4. Milk very little

5. Salt to taste

6. Hing.

7. Ginger chopped finely - 1 tsp

8. Green Chilli - 1 slit 

Ingredients for tempering :-

1.  Ghee - 2 tablespoons

2. Cooking oil - 2 tablespoons

3. Cumin seeds - 1 1/4 tsp

4. Black pepper - 1 tsp

5. Curry leaves 

6. Cashew nuts (optional)

வரகு அரிசி வெண் பொங்கல்

Cooking Method :-
 

1. Fry dal and Varagu slightly and wash several times  and  pressure cook by adding water, Milk, Cumin seeds, grated ginger and slit green Chilli. 

Pressure cook till 3 whistles.

 

2. Heat oil and ghee fry the ingredients which are cumin seeds, pepper, curry leaves and cashew nuts.

3. Pour over cooked Pongal, add salt and mix well.


வரகு அரிசி வெண் பொங்கல்

Serve this with choice of sambar and chutney.