Revathi's home cooking

KAVUNI RICE PONGAL RECIPE  INGREDIENTS Kavuni rice - 1 cup Moong dal - 1/2 cup Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp Rock salt - 1 tsp Water - 4 cups INGREDIENTS FOR TEMPERING Ghee - 2 tbsp Whole pepper - 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp Cashewnuts - 10 nos Finely chopped ginger - 2 tsp Curry leaves - 1 string Asafoetida - 2 pinches Preparation time : 15 minutes Soaking time : 8 hours No of servings : 2-3 members Cuisine : Indian Coarse : Breakfast Method: 1. Add kavuni rice in a bowl, rinse it well, add water and soak for 8 hours. 2. Drain the water, place it in a pressure cooker, add moong dal, cumin seeds, salt and water. 3. Cover it with the lid, pressure cook for 10 whistles, mash it and set aside. 4. Heat ghee in a pan, add cumin seeds, whole pepper, cashewnuts, ginger, curry leaves and asafoetida. 5. Saute for a minute, pour the temperings in the pongal mix well and serve. Take 1 cup of kavuni rice in a bowl Rinse it well Add water  Soak for 8 hours Drain the water and place it in a press...

NELLIKKAI KHARA CHUTNEY RECIPE / GOOSEBERRY CHUTNEY RECIPE INGREDIENTS FOR SAUTEING AND GRINDING Oil - 1 tbsp Chana dal - 1 tsp Urad dal - 1 tsp Ginger - 2 pieces Garlic - 7 nos Roughly chopped onion - 1 no Deseeded gooseberries - 5 nos Roughly chopped tomato - 1 no Bedige red chili - 1 no Guntur red chilies - 2 nos Green chili - 1 no Tamarind - a small piece Salt - 1/2 tsp (as required) Curry leaves - 1 string Coriander leaves - few Chopped coconut - 1/2 cup Water - 3/4 cup INGREDIENTS FOR TEMPERING Oil - 2 tsp Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp Urad dal - 1 tsp Curry leaves - 1 string Preparation time : 15 minutes Cooking time : 15 minutes No of servings : 4 members Cuisine : Indian Coarse : Side Dish for idly or dosa Method: 1. Heat oil in a kadai, add chana dal, urad dal and fry until it turns golden brown in color. 2. Add chopped onion, ginger, garlic and saute for a minute. 3. Add chopped gooseberries, tomato, bedige chili, guntur chilies, green chili, tamarind, curry ...

KATHIRIKAI, MURUNGAKAI, MANGA SAMBAR RECIPE  INGREDIENTS FOR BOILING Toor dal - 1/2 cup Water - 2 cups Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Oil - 1 tsp Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tsp INGREDIENTS FOR TEMPERING Oil - 2 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp Finely chopped onion - 1 no (big) Curry leaves - 1 string Slit green chili - 1 no Finely chopped tomato - 1 no Rock salt - 2 tsp Chopped drumsticks - 2 nos Chopped brinjals - 3 nos (medium size) Sambar powder - 2 tbsp Water - 2 1/2 cup Chopped raw mango - 1/2  Tamarind - a small lemon size Water - 1/2 cup (to disslove tamarind) Jaggery - 1/2 tsp Chopped coriander leaves - 2 tbsp Preparation time : 20 minutes Cooking time : 30 minutes No of servings : 6 members Cuisine : South Indian Coarse : Side Dish for white rice Method: 1. Add toor dal in a pressure cooker, rinse it well, add fenugreek seeds, turrmeric powder, oil, water,            cover it with the lid, pressure cook for 5 ...