sound cookery

VENN PONGAL(MUNGDAL RICE) Ingredients 1 cup rice 1/4 cup moong dal (washed) 1/4 tsp pepper corn 1/4 tsp jeera seeds 1 green chilli 1 small size ginger 6-8 cashewnuts 4 tsp ghee and 2 tsp dalda 1 tsp salt or salt to taste a pinch of turmeric powder 5-6 cup water and 1 cup milk METHOD Heat a pan roasted the dal little while it get light Brown ,remove and clean rice and fried dal and soak in a little water Add little ghee in the pan fry the cashewnutes in it little golden brown ,keep aside Heat pan in a oil (ghee,dalda)add pepper corn,jeera ,chopped ginger,and green chilli ,and curry leaves fry for few minutes ,keep aside Bring to boil the water in a large pan add the rice ,dal,a pinch of turmeric powder,when half done add salt and the friyed season pepper ginger mixture ,simmer on low fire for few minutes when the rice and dal cooked well, add the milk and keep on another few minutes in simmer till the pongal cooked well remove and sprinkle fried cashew nuts and ghee mix well serve hot

DOSA/IDLI POWDER; This chilli powder used with dosa and idli,this powder should be slightly coarsed .The quantity of chillis and dals can be increased or decreased according to taste Make large quantity and store in a bottle ,when it used take 2-3 tsp this chilli powder and add 1 -2 tsp sesame oil or ghee ,or 1/4 tsp lime juice,serve with dosa or idli. DOSA /IDLI POWDER Ingredients 100 gram red chilli whole 5-6 tsp black urad dal(blackgram dal) 3-4 tsp channa dal(Bangalgram) 1 tsp musterseeds 1 pinch of asafoetide 1 tsp seasame oil METHOD Heat oil and fry red chilli whole,keep aside and add dals fry for few minutes it get reddish in colour add asafoetide ,fryed red chilli ,and salt ,remove and cool it Make a powder in a mixer in a slightly coarsed form. Serve with dosa /idli Dosa-Idli powder -2 Ingredients 1 cup red chilli whole 1/4 cup urad dal 2 tsp Channa dal 1 tsp asafoetide (HING) 1 lime size tamarind 1 cup curry leaves salt to taste 3 tsp til oil METHOD Heat a pan and first roas

ONION CHUTNEY Ingredients 1 cup small onions 3-4 red chilli whole 1 lime size tamarind 1/2 tsp mustard seeds 1/2 tsp urad dal 1 tsp jeera 1 tsp oil salt to taste few curry leaves METHOD Heat a pan roasted the jeera . Add oil in the pan fry the red chilli few minutes and remove it and add the onion and fry for few minutes Grind fried onion,red chilli,roasted jeera,tamarind,a pinch of suger and salt to a paste Now heat pan add 1/4 tsp oil add mustard seeds when they cracked add urad dal and curry leaves ,add the onion paste and little water cook for few minutes Serve with idly,dosa