Puli kootu

Got this recipe from my friend. Tastes yummy! Turned out more of a puzhi kulambu kind, probably I should add less saambar powder. More pictures on PuliKootu

Spinach Paneer Curry

A palak paneer kind of gravy, but no grinding of Spinach!
* For the paste - saute little jeera, big jeera, cinnamon, onions, tomatoes, garlic, ginger. Let it cool and grind to a paste.
* Chopped spinach. Diced paneer.
* Add oil/ghee to tava, add the ground paste. Add turmeric, chilli powder and other masala powders of your taste and boil for few minutes.
* Add spinach and salt. Cook for few minutes
* Finally add paneer (sauted in ghee).

Serve hot with rotis/rice.

Adai

On request by one of my friends, I am posting Adai recipe. Here is  my proportion

1 cup total - rice (raw rice:idli rice = 1:1)
1 cup total - all dhaals together (major part of it will be toor dhaal, little channa dhaal, little moong dhaal, little urad dhaal)

- Soak all of the above together for 3hrs and grind coarsely along with 5 red chillies, jeera and salt.

- Top it with fine chopped onions, cilantro, curry leaves, grated ginger.
- Make dosas from the above batter, little thick. Cook both sides well.
- Serve hot with Kurma or red chutney.

Alternatively instead of full rice, I substitute sometimes with wheat rava or brown rice.

Eggplant (Brinjal) Curry

A Hydrebadi dish learnt from a North Indian friend and cooked by me!!!!! I am sure the final product is not even close to the original version, but we liked it! Mine turned little bitter due to methi I guess. So watch out when U add the methi seeds. Rest of the pictures..BrinjalCurry . I like making this around this part of the year as we get tiny eggplants(brinjals).

Beet vada

Most of U might be making it already. Just a tip...adding yellow split peas makes it little more crispier.
More pictures...Beet Vada

Trying out an eggplant (brinjal) recipe today, will post it next if it turns out good :-)

Spinach Cutlet

Yet another recipe from St.Louis cousin! Good way to use up lots of Spinach. Spinach will water a lot, so make sure to drain all the water after rinsing it. More pictures..... SpinachCutlet

Interesting recipes...

A couple of recipes that I came across experimenting, learning, watching TV shows!

* Next time U make adai, try replacing raw rice with brown rice...absolutely no difference.
* Coconut chutney with Almonds - Soak and peel 25 almonds, add 5 spoons coconut, 4 g.chillies, salt and little tamarind and raw grind.
* For those of U who can get fresh tender coconut, try making sweet pongal with tender coconut water instead of water and top it with the tender coconut peices along with roasted cashews, elachi, ghee.
* Avocado Banana smoothie - Grind all together avocado, banana, sugar, honey, yoghurt.