sound cookery

MANGO PICKLE Ingredients 4-6 green raw mangoes 1 t salt 2 t red chilli powder 2 green chillies 1/2 t muster seeds a pinch of asafoetide 1/4 t turmeric powder 3-4 t til oil METHOD Take the green mangoes .wash and wipe dry the mangoes and cut them in to small pieces and remove the seeds spread them on a clean cloth to dry Take a vessel put all the mangoes pieces and add half the quantity of salt and 1/4 t turmeric powder keep on the mangoes pieces covered over night. Next day take out the mangoes and keep the juice another vessel Grind green chilli,a red chiilli powder,a pinch of asafoetide,,1 pinch of turmeric powder,1/4 t muster seeds ,of salt in to a smooth paste Heat til oil add 1/4 t muster seeds when they cracked add the chilli paste fry for few minutes and add the mango juice keep on slow fire few minutes ,when it three forth add the mangoes pieces keep simmer cook the mangoes for few minutes when the mango mixture leaves the side and thick form remove from fire. This mango pick

LIME PICKLES Ingredients 10 lime 1 tsp red chilli powder 2 -3 t dil oil(gingelly oil,sesame oil) 2 t salt 1/2 t mustard seeds 10 green chillii 1 t fenugreek seeds (mathi seeds) 1/4 t turmeric powder METHOD wash and clean all the lime dry for few minutes under the sun light or fan and wipe and cut the lime in to small 4 pieces take 2 lime make a lime juice add little salt and keep aside cut the green chillies lengthwise add little salt keep aside keep n a vessel or pan add salt and a pinch of turmeric powder .mix well with help of wooden spoon pour a cup or 2 cup water so as the water immerse the lime pieces cook the lime simmer in a slow fire ,do not cook the Lime so soft cook for few minutes remove from fire,don't drain the water .keep on cool place next day fry the fenugreek seeds in a kadai with out oil roasted the seeds little brown and add 1 /2 t muster seeds and powdered it. add this fenugreek powder to the cooked lime heat oil add muster seeds when they cracked add asafoet

TOMATO DAL Ingredients 1 cup Thur dal 1-2 onion 4-5 tomatoes 2 green chilli a pinch of Turmeric powder a pinch of asafoetide powder 1/4 t muster seeds 1/4 t urad dal 2 t oil salt to taste few curry leaves and coriander leaves METHOD Add turmeric powder in to the dal and cook in a presser cooker until the dal very smooth when the dal cooked remove from fire and mash well add little water and salt chopped onion,tomatoes and green chilli very finely heat oil in a pan add muster seeds when they cracked add urad dal ,green chilli fry for few minutes add little salt and add onion fry for few minutes till the onion get little brown add a pinch of asafoetide and curry leaves and chopped tomatoes fry for few minutes when the tomato cooked remove from fire add to the dal ,mix well.Garnish with coriander leaves serve with rice or poories remove from fire add to the dal