Pasalai keerai Paruppu Kozhambu - பசலை கீரை பருப்பு குழம்பு

Pasalai Keerai Paruppu Kuzhambu - பசலை கீரை பருப்பு குழம்பு

Pasalai Keerai (Palak) is very rich in Iron and protein and this is what gives to strength and power to Popeye.
 

In villages they grow these variety of greens in the fence and it has a dark purple seed that can give color when put in water.
Easy to clean this Green and this has an unusual flavor when we cook.

When cooked it gets more slimy and adding tamarind pulp will reduce its sliminess.

Easy to cook without Sambar powder.

Ingredients Needed:- 

1. Pasalai Keerai  - one bunch (after chopping it came around 3 cups)

2. Salt to Taste

3.  Hing / Perungayam

4.  Turmeric Powder

5.  Red Chilli powder - 1-1/2 tsp (use according to your taste)

6. Thick Tamarind Extract  - 2 tablespoon

7.  Cooked Toor dal / Thuvaram Paruppu - 1-1/4 cup 

(roughly 1/2 plus 2 tsp of dal cook this will yield 1-1/4 cup)

Ingredients for tempering:-

1. Oil 2tsp

2. Mustard Seeds

3. One to two Dry red chillies 

4. Channa dal / Kadalai Paruppu  1 tsp

5. Urad dal / Ulutham Paruppu 1 tsp

6. Methi seeds few 

7. Curry leaves

Method:-

1.  Pressure cook Dal and keep aside.

2. Clean the Pasalai keerai and chop it and keep aside.

3. Boil 1/4 cup water, when its boiling add Pasalai keerai, Salt, Hing, Turmeric powder and Red Chilli powder.

4. When it is completely cooked add the cooked Thuvar dal / Thuvaram paruppu  and bring it to boil.

5. Finally add tamarind extract (here I used tamarind paste 1-1/2 tsp) 

6. Cook for further 5 mins .... By this time usually the raw smell of tamarind is gone, switch off the stove.

Pasalai Keerai Paruppu Kuzhambu - பசலை கீரை பருப்பு குழம்பு

7.. Heat oil and Temper the ingredients and pour over this Kuzhambu.

VARUTHU ARACHA MORKUZHAMBU - வறுத்து அரைத்த மோர் குழம்பு

VARUTHU ARACHA MORKUZHAMBU

This Kuzhambu made with curds.
Normally we soak and grind like this .

This is little different and taste very rich.

This kuzhambu go very well with rice and also with Ada -அடை, Sevai - சேவை and Milagu Aval - மிளகு அவல்

Ingredients Needed:-

1.  Curds - 1 cup

2.  Water  1-1/2 cups

3.  Salt to Taste

4.  Turmeric Powder

5.  Hing / Perungayam 

Dilute Curds with Water and make Buttermilk.

வறுத்து அரைத்த மோர் குழம்பு

Ingredients for Grinding:-

1.  Coconut grated - 2 tablespoon

2.  Toor Dal/ Thuvaram Paruppu  - 1 tsp

3.  Raw rice - 1 tsp

4.  Urad Dal - 1 tsp

5.  Methi seeds (Vendhayam) - 1/4 tsp

6.  Dry Red Chilli - 3 nos

7.  Green Chillies - 1

8.  Mustard Seeds - few

Soak Toor Dal / Thuvaram Paruppu for 30 mins

Roast Urad Dal, Dry Red Chilli, Green Chilli, Mustard Seeds and Methi / Vendhayam in 1/2 of oil till Golden Brown.

Grind  soaked Dal and Rice, Roasted items and Coconut into a Paste.

 

Method :-

1. Take a Heavy Bottom Vessel add Grinded Paste along with 1/4 cup Water.

2.  Boil this for few mins and sim the stove, now goes Butter Milk, Turmeric Powder, Salt and Hing.

Mean time I fried Lady's Finger with little salt till dark and kept aside.

 

Boil the Mixture till Boiling Stage.

Now add Fried Lady's Finger and Swtich off.

Ingredients for Tempering:-

1. Oil  - 1 1/2 tsp

2. Mustard Seeds

3. Cumin Seeds / Jeera 

4. Curry leaves

4.  Temper the Ingredients in Oil and Pour over MORKUZHAMBU.

Tasty and different kind of MORKUZHAMBU is Ready to Enjoy.

Note:-

White Pumpkin, Chow-chow, Carrot also can be used to make this Kuzhambu.

For this Vegetables are boiled first and then added to the paste.

Sour Curd is more suitable to make this Kuzhambu.

Thiruvathirai Thalagam - திருவாதிரை தாளகம்

- - Thiruvathirai Thalagam - -

THALAGAM:
1. Toordhal : 1 cup
2. Tamarind : Big size lemon
3. Turmeric : 1 tsp
4. Hing (Perungayam): 1/2 tsp
5. Salt : to taste.
6. Mixed veg :Like both pumpkin, carrot, broad beans, :raw banana, potato, carrot, beans and soaked channa, dried beans etc.
7. Jaggery

FOR PASTE:
1. 3tbl spoon dhania seeds
2. 3tbl spoon channa dal(Kadalai Paruppu)
3. 1/4 tsp pepper corns,
4. 1/2 tsp rice
6. 8 to 10 dried red chilli.
7. Coconut fresh 1/2 cup.

Method:
First boil toor dhal adding little turmeric powder till soft.
Fry the ingredients (Paste) in little oil after cooling make a paste.
Extract the tamarind juice and keep.

First boil veg adding salt, hing, turmeric till half cooked then
add tamarind water add little jaggery for taste ( Optional)
after cooking the veg and then add paste .Let it boil for few min.
Nice smell will come now then add boiled smashed toor dal boil for5 min.

Seasoning:1 tsp mustard seeds.
2.1/4 tsp methi seeds(Vendhayam)
3.2 string curry leaves.
4.2 tsp coriander leaves.

Season the thalagam with the above seasoning.

Serve the Thiruvathirai Kali with Thalagam.

Enjoy the feast. :-)