Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Vendakkai puli kuzhambu recipe without Coconut Chettinad South Indian Preparation


Vendakkai puli kuzhambu Tamil Style
This is the Preparation of Vendakkai puli kuzhambu recipe without coconut Chettinad South Indian Kulambu. Puli kulambu is prepared as a side dish for rice. It is one of the tasty Tamil nadu kulambu varieties.   

Ingredients required for Vendakkai puli kuzhambu South Indian style  
Vendakkai Ladies finger – 250gm
Onion - ½ cup
Curry leaves - little
Garlic - 5 pal
Tomato chopped – 1
 Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
Chilly powder- 1 tsp
Tamarind Juice - 1/4 cup
Salt – as per Taste
Asafetida – little
Mustard – 1tsp
Fenugreek seeds – 1tsp
Oil – as per taste

How to Prepare Vendakkai puli Kulambu      
This is vendakkai puli kuzhambu recipe without coconut, this is very special in kuzhambu prepration.
1.   Wash and cut Vendakkai in small circles, add little oil and fry in sim flame for 5 to 10 min.
2.   Takea pan and add little more oil, sauté mustard, fenugreek seeds, curry leaves, asafetida and garlic.
3.   When garlic changed into golden brown, add onion and chopped tomatoes.  
4.   Then add the fried ladies finger, tamarind juice, turmeric powder, chilli powder and salt.
5.   Mix together and let to boil for some time, when it becomes gravy consistency, switch off the stove.
6.   Chettinad vendakkai puli kuzhambu recipe is ready to taste, This is the best side dish for paruppu sadam and white rice.  
7.   vendakkai puli kulambu with coconut ( 1tsp poppy seeds + ¼ cup coconut =grind and make a paste)

Note: if you want to prepare vendakkai puli kuzhambu Tamil style with coconut add 3tsp coconut paste or ¼ cup coconut milk.  

Thursday, July 12, 2012

Tamil Kathirikai Kootu Recipe | Bangalore Brinjal Kootu


Kathirikai Kootu Recipe 

Kathirikai Kootu Recipe is prepared in Tamil Nadu as one of the side dish in Chapati. Bangalore Kathirikai (Brinjal) is very soft and delicious. If you prepared this  bangalore kathirikai kootu recipe you never forget the taste of the recipe. The preparation is very simple.

 

Kathirikai Kootu Recipe Type 1

Brinjal Kootu Recipe Ingredients:

Brinjal - 1

Green gram dal

Grtated coconut 2 tsp

 

How to prepare masala for Kathirikai Kootu recipe

Urad dal – 1/2

Pepper - 4

Coriander seeds – 1/4tsp

Red dry chillies – 2

Asafetida - little

Dry fry the given ingredients and grind nicely by adding coconut.

 

Sautéing ingredients

Oil – as required

Urad dal  1tsp

Mustard – 1tsp

 

How to Prepare Kathirikai Kootu Recipe

Boil the green gram dal by adding half cup of water and little salt.

If the dal is cooked half, then add the brinjal.

Boil until brinjal cook nicely, add water if necessary.

Then add the ground bangalore kathirikai kootu masala.

Let to boil until the raw smell of the masal goes.

Sauté with mustard and urad dal, mix with the cooked Kathirikai Kootu.    

Brinjal kootu recipe is ready to taste.

 

Note: if the veg kootu is too watery add little rice flour.

 

Kathirikai Kootu Recipe Type 2

In this type instead of type 1 masala you just grind and add type2 masala

Type 2 Kathirikai Kootu Masala ingredients

Cumin seeds – 1tsp

Dry red chillies - 2

Grated coconut – 3tsp

 

Note : you can prepare this vegetable kootu by using other vegetables also.

 

 

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Chettinad Fish Kuzhambu Recipe Tamil Style Meen Kulambu

Chettinad Fish Kuzhambu Recipe 
Chettinad Fish Kuzhambu Recipe Tamil Style preparation is very tasty . the preparation method slightly differs from the normal Tamil Nadu recipe prepration. Try this Chettinad fish kulambu Tamil style. Instead of using ready made masala you can prepare at home by adding cumin seeds, coriander seeds, piece of coconut, poppy seeds and pepper.   

Chettinad Fish Kuzhambu Recipe Ingredients
Fish pieces - 500 g
Onion - 25 gm
Garlic - 5 or 6
Fish masala- 3 tablespoons
Salt - 2 tsp
Tamarind - 25 gm
Fenugreek - 1 tsp
Chilli powder- ½ tsp
Curry leaves  - required
Oil - 2 tablespoon

How to Prepare Chettinad Fish Kuzhambu Recipe

  • Chettinad meen kulambu is very popular follow the mentioned steps to get the exact delicious taste of Chettinad Fish Kuzhambu Tamil taste.
  • Clean and finely chop the onion, garlic and curry leaves
  • Take the cleaned fish pieces and add little salt and chilli powder. Mix well and keep it aside.
  • Take a pan and add some oil, fry onion and garlic into golden brown,
  • Then add the fenugreek powder and fish masala, mix well in low flame,
  • Then add tamarind juice. Let the mixture to boil for some time,
  • Add little salt and add the fish pieces, switch off the stove for a single boil.