Category Archives: Main Course

Padengi Gassi (Moong Gravy)

Moong Gravy known as ‘Padengi Gassi’ in Tulu language. Padengi means Green Gram/ Moong. Do give this a try.

Ingredients
2 cup soaked green gram
1 small onion chopped

For masala
1 cup grated coconut
2 to 3 whole red chilly
1/2 tbsp coriander seeds
1/2 tbsp jeera seeds
4 to 5 garlic pods
Hing
1 tsp turmeric powder
Tamarind (size of it seed)

For seasoning
1 tsp mustard seeds
1tsp jeera seeds
2 to 3 garlic pods
Few curry leaves
Hing

Method
Grind masala ingredients to a fine paste. In a kadai, heat coconut oil, add mustard seeds, jeera, hing and sauté onion. Now add soaked moong dal sauté for 5 to 7 Mins.

Add the Masala paste and stir. Now transfer all this in a pressure cooker (One whistle). Season with mustard seeds, jeera, garlic, curry leaves. Serve hot with steamed rice.

Note: You can directly cook in a pressure cooker and then season.
Avoid garlic and onion if you want make it in the festive season.

Beetroot Chutney

Our Indian food is incomplete without a side accompaniment. Now, it may be pickle or chutney. I love making a variety of chutneys and keep experimenting. Especially during festivals, these experiments come handy when you have so many vegetables around…

Sharing my Beetroot chutney recipe with you all:

Ingredients

1 beetroot
1 cup grated coconut
1 to 2 red chillies
Coriander seed
Tamarind pulp
Salt
Currry leaves

For Seasoning
Rai
Jeera
Hing
Curry leaves
Oil

Method
Heat 1 tsp oil, add rai, chopped beetroot sauté for 5 to 7 minutes.
Now in grinder, grind all ingredients to a fine paste, add salt to taste. Season with rai, jeera, hing and curry leaves.

Tomato Omelette Sandwich

An easy to cook recipe.. Have it as a breakfast, evening snack or dinner.. Choice is yours…

Ingredients
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped tomato
1/2 cup chopped Chinese cabbage
1 to 2 chopped green chilly (optional )
Coriander leaves finely chopped.
1 cup besan( gramflour)
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1tbsp red chilly powder
1/2 tbsp coriander jeera jpowder
Salt to taste
Oil

For sandwich
4 to 6 bread slices
Green chutney
Tomato ketchup
Butter

Method
In a bowl, add tomatoes, onions, green chillies, cabbage, coriander leaves. Now add besan, all dry masalas, salt and mix well. Make smooth batter with consistency of dosa or chila.

In a pan, heat 1 tsp oil and pour batter and prepare nice soft and fluffy omelette.

Now take a slice bread, spread butter, ketchup and on another slice spread butter and green chutney. Now place the tomato omelette on it and grill or toast in toaster till crispy. You can toast in tags too. Serve hot.

You can add cheese or cheese spread if you are a cheese lover.

Dal & Rajma Makhni

Ingredients

1/2 cup whole Urad dal
1/4 cup Rajma
1 medium onion
1 medium tomato
1 Tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
1 tsp Garam masala
1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
1/4 tsp cream
1 tbsp butter
Whole garam masala cinnamon, bay leaf, pepper, cloves)
1 tsp Cumin seeds
Asafoetida pinch
Salt to taste

Method

Pressure cook the Urad and Rajma with sufficient water up to 4 to 5 whistles. Whisk the dal half mashed.
In a grinder, grind the onion, tomato, chilly, ginger garlic paste to a smooth paste.
For the tempering heat butter and oil in a deep pan and add cumin seeds. When cumin seed crackle, add whole garam masala and the above ground paste. Sauté well. Now Add dal, salt and add water as required. Simmer the gravy for 15 to 20 minutes on a slow flame. Add butter and simmer for another 3 mins. Garnish with fresh cream and coriander.

Seasoned Idli with Sambar (In short, Tadkewali Idli :))

 

1. Idli batter

2. For seasoning
1 tsp jeera
1 tsp mustard seeds
Hing
Curry leaves

3. For Sambhar
Boil Tur Dal
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
1/2 tsp Red chilli powder
1 tbsp Sambhar powder
Salt
1 tbsp Tamarind pulp
Jaggery as per taste
Coriander leaves

4. Chutney
Grated Coconut
Green chilly as per taste
Curry leaves
Salt

Method:
Heat oil in tadka pan, prepare the seasoning and mix well in the Idli Batter. Now steam in Idli cooker for 10 to 15 minutes.

For Sambhar:
In a pressure cooker add all the ingredients and boil 3 to 4 whistles.
Mix the Sambar well and add tadka (seasoning) if you like.

For Chutney:
Grind all the ingredients finely and season.

Now the whole aroma of these tadkas will fill the air and draw the whole family to your dining table. Enjoy this special morning with the most special people in your life!! 🙂