Samai puliyotharai

Samai puliyotharai

Samai – 1 cup 

Tamarind – gooseberry size

 Red chillies – 6 

Fenugreek – 1/4 tsp 

Dhania – 2 tsp

Black pepper – 1/2 tsp

Fry all the ingredients on after the other except tamarind. Mix it with 3 cups of water. Let it cool & grind to a powder along with the tamarind. Take a pressure cooker, put 2 tbsp of gingilly oil and season with Bengal gram dhal,urad dhal,mustard and hing. If you like add little groundnuts. When it’s done add the water mixed with the ground powder. Let it come to boil,add the Samai. Mix it thoroughly. Once it starts boiling close the pressure cooker & switch off after 2 whistles.

‪#‎OPOS‬ Cinnamon Orange Marmalade

 ‪#‎OPOS‬ Cinnamon Orange Marmalade - By Rama Krishnan
Layer 250 gms deseeded & finely chopped/ sliced oranges with peel,

500 gms sugar,

1 stick cinnamon.

Pressure cook on medium heat for 2 whistles (15 mins). Let cool and solidify.

Wash and clean cooker well immediately to avoid 

sugar syrup clogging up vents / gasket !

The solidification depends on the amount of pectin in your orange.

If it is too low, it might never solidify completely.

If so, mix in gelatin/ pectin to solidify it 

or simmer it in an open pot for a few minutes

Mango curry leaves chammanthi

Mango curry leaves chammanthi -
curry leaves - 1cup,
grated coconut - 3/4 cup
green chillies - 5,
de skinned mango pieces - 1 cup.
ginger - 1 small piece
Grind it without adding water. 
Tasted so well with hot rice!

Curd based amla pickle

Curd based amla pickle
Nellikkai 10
Green chillies 5 cut into small pieces
Salt to taste
Hing
Turmeric powder
Chili powder 1 tsp
Mustard 1tsp
Curd 1 cup
Vinegar 1/4 cup
Tadka
Gingelly oil 2 tsp
Mustard seeds
Wash & cook nellikkai in a PC with little water & salt.
After it cools gently take out the seeds.
Add green chillies, mustard powder, hing, turmeric powder,
Little salt to the curd & whisk. Then add it to the nellikkai, gently mix it.

Pickle sadham

Pickle sadham
Rice 1/2 cup
pickle of your choice 2 tbsp
I added manga thokku
Paneer cubes a few
sundakkai vathal a few
water 1 cup
In a pressure cooker add everything and cook in medium flame 
for 3 whistles.Tasty sadham is ready in 15 minutes!
Thanks to OPOS and Rama Krishnan

Mooli moong dhal

Mooli Mung Dal
Half cup Moong dhal, 
one cup cubed or grated radish,
 turmeric powder1/4 tsp
 asafoetida, 1/4 tsp
 chilly powder 1 tsp
salt as required
 water  2 cups
 Pressure cook 3 whistles.
Do tadka with oil or ghee, mustard, urad dhal & curry leaves.
A good side dish for parathas, or can be used as kootu!

Mixed thokku

Mint,coriander & curry leaves thokku
 I added 6 tbsp gingelly oil,1 cup each of curry leaves,coriander & mint leaves + small piece of ginger, 2 cloves garlic, 2 1/2 tsp chilli powder, 1/2 tsp hing, 2 tbsp tamarind paste, 11/2 tsp salt, 1/4 cup water. 4 whistle. Then grind it to a thokku! Mmmm enna oru vasanai! Veede manakkarathu! 

This thokku os based on Rama Krishnan's OPOS Karivepilai thokku