Kara kolambu

Hot n spicy dish...U can add a variety of vegetables like Brinjal, bottle gaurd, ladys finger, drumstick....here i've tried with brinjal n it did come out reali well...here goes the recipe for my brinjal kolambu..:)

All u need...!!!
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1. Mustard - 1tsp
2. Cumin seeds - 1tsp
3. Fenugreek Seeds - 1tsp
4. Small Onions - 6-7 sliced or 1 big Onion - sliced
5. Tomato -1
6. Curry leaves
7. Garlic pods - 5-6
8. Brinjal - 3 - sliced lengthwise
9. Tamarind paste - 3tsp
10. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
11. Red chilli powder - 1 1/2 tsp
12. Corrainder powder - 1/2 tsp
13. Sambar powder - 1/2 tsp
15. Oil - 3tsp
16. Cilantro
17. Hing

How u go on making them...
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1. Take a bowl and soak the tamarind paste, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, corriander powder with salt and little water and keep them aside.
2. Heat a non stick pan and add 3 tsp of oil. Once they turn hot add mustard, cumin seeds and hing. Once the seeds begin to splutter add fenugreek seeds and fry them till brown.
3. Now add the cut onions and fry them till golden brown. Add garlic pods and fry them along. Once the raw smell goes add tomatoes and fry them till they blend well.
4. Now add the brinjals and fry them along for 4-5 mins.
5. One all the vegetables are mixed well add the tamarind and the powder extract and mix them well with the vegetables. Add curry leaves. Close the lid. Let them cook for 10mins or until oil begins to seperate. Once the vegetables are totally cooked u can remove them from the stove and transfer them to a bowl and dress them with cilantro.

Brinjal Kulambu is ready. Serve them hot with white rice and any side dishes.
U can also add grated coconut in the end which will reduce the spiciness of the dish and taste differently.

Vada Kurma

Vada Kurma...I added masala vada with veggie kurma..It tastes reali good...
Here goes the recipe for Vada Kurma...


Masala Vada -> Can check the recipe for masala vada under side dish folder

All u need...!!!(for making kurma)
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1. Onion - 1 big...finely chopped
2. Tomato - 1 chopped
3. Curry leaves
4. Corriander leaves
5. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
6. Red Chilli powder - 1 tsp
7. Bay leaves - 1 small
8. Cinnanmon - 2 small sticks
9. Cloves - 2
10. Oil - 2-3 tsp
11. Salt to taste
12. Coconut - 1/2 cup grated
13. Ginger Garlic paste - 1 1/2 tsp

How u go on making them...
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1. Heat a non stick pan and add oil. Once oil turns hot add bay leaves, cinnamon, cloves and mix them well.
2. Add onions and mix them well until they turn brown.
3. Now add the ginger garlic paste and mix them well till smell eases. Once done, add tomato, curry leaves and mix them and fry them for 3-4 mins.
4. Add turmeric n red chilli powder and mix them well. Add little water. Keep mixing them for about 5-6 mins until the powder smell eases.
5. Add the grated coconut and mix them well for 3-4 mins.
6. Add the prepared masala vada to this kurma and keep them in sim for 3-4 mins. Add Cilantro leaves.
Vada Kurma is ready. Serve them hot with hot rice or as a side dish for idli, dosa varities.

Fish Kulambu

All fishes are protein rich and provides good vitamin contribution with less carbohydrate and cholestrol. Also they are rich in iron,calcium...fishes contains Omega 3 which is good for proper functioning of heart.... Fish kulambu can be made and substituted for different varities of fishes. They taste hot n spicy. Here goes the recipe for fish kulambu...

All u need...!!!
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1. Fish - 6-8 pieces( any kind..I used Salmon)
2. Tamarind - size of lemon
3. Onion - 1 big
4. Tomato - 1
5. Red Chilli - 2
6. Curry Leaves
7. Fenugreek seeds - 1/2 tsp
8. Mustard - 1 tsp
9. Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
10. Hing
11. Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
12. Red chilli powder - 1 - 1 1/2 tsp
13. Oil - 2 tsp
14. Cilantro
15. Garlic - 4-5 pieces

How u go on making it...
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1. Clean and marinate the fish pieces with turmeric powder and salt. Keep them aside.
2. In a bowl soak the tamarind in water and keep them aside.
2. Heat a non stick pan. When hot add oil.
3. Add mustard, cumin seeds and hing. When mustard begins to splutter add the fenugreek seeds and fry them.
4. Now add chillies and onions and fry them till onion turns brown.
5. Add garlic and mix them well and fry.
6. Once the smell eases add curry leaves and tomatoes.
7. Mix them well and cook for 4-5 mins.
8. Now add the turmeric powder, red chilli poder and tamarind juice(extracted). Add salt and mix them well. Close the lid and allow them for 8-10 mins till the raw smell of the powder eases.
9. Add the marinated fish pieces to this mixture and mix them slowly. Do not close the lid once fish is added.
10. Turn the fish pieces to the other side after sometime. Once the fish is cooked garnish them with cilantro. Transfer them to a bowl and server hot

This dish can be had with hot rice or with dosa n idlies.

Cabbage Kootu

Cabbage kootu...simple n easy to make..its less time consuming and tastes good..Cabbage is rich in dietary fibre and vitamins...Here goes the recipe for cabbage kootu...

All u need...!!!
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1. Cabbage - 1 small finely grated
2. Moong dhal - 1/2 cup
3. Onion - 1 finely chopped
4. Tomato - 1/2 finely chopped
5. Green chilli - 1
6. Curry leaves
7. Mustard - 1/2 tsp
8. Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
9. Hing
10. Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp
11. Salt to taste
12. Cilantro
13. Grated coconut - 2 tsp (Optional)
14. Oil - 2 tsp

How u go on making it...
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1. Grate cabbage and pressure cook them along with Moong dhal and keep them aside.
2. Heat a non stick pan and when hot add oil. Now add mustard n cumin seeds and hing. When mustard splutters add green chillies.
3. Now add the cut onions and fry them well till smell eases and then add tomatoes. Add curry leaves along. Keep frying them for 3-4 mins.
4. Now add the cooked cabbage and moong dhal to this mixture along with 1/2 cup of water(qty of water depends on consistency u need).
5. Mix them well along with turmeric powder and salt. Close the lid and keep cooking them for 3-4 mins.
6. Add the grated coconut, stir well and keep cooking for 3-4 mins(this step is optional).
7. Dress them with cilantro and serve hot.
Cabbage kootu can be had with hot rice else as a side dish with Kara kolambu...also with idlies, chappathies....

Fish Curry

Fish curry...made of coconut milk...
A usual way of making fish kolambu is using tamarind juice. But i tried it with coconut and it came well. Here goes the recipe.

All u need...!!!
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1. Fish - 5-6 bi pieces/ 12 small pieces
2. Fish curry masala - 20 grams
3. Coconut milk - 1/2 cup
4. fennel powder - 2 tsp
5. Bay leaves
6. Cinamon
7. Cloves
8. Onions - 1 big finely chopped lengthwise
9. Tomato - 1 big finely chopped
10.Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tsp
11. Salt to taste.
12. Turmeric powder
13. Curry leaves
14. Cilantro

How u go on making it...
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1. Clean n marinate cut fish pieces with little salt and 1/2 spoon of turmeric powder. Keep them aside for 15mins.

2. In a bowl add Fish curry masala, Coconut milk and fennel powder. Mix them well and keep them aside.

3. Heat a non stick pan and when hot add 2 tsp of oil.
4. Now add the bay leaves, cinamon and cloves and fry them.
5. Add onions and fry them well with 1 tsp of ginger garlic paste and curry leaves.
Keep frying them till onions are cooked well n raw smell eases.
6. Add chopped tomatoes and mix them well n keep stirring for 3 mins.
7. Now add the masala mix to the above and heat them well. Keep stirring them until it reduces to 1/2 of its volume. Add water to the above depending on the consistency u need.
8. Add fish pieces to the above and c that it mixes well with the masala. Do the mixing slowly.
9. Close the lid and after sometime slowly turn the fish pieces to the other side .
10. Again close the lid and heat it till the fish is cooked.

Transfer the contents to a bowl. Add cilantro leaves and serve hot. Can have fish curry with plain rice, roti n dosa varities or as a side dish with biriyani....

Cauliflower Peas Kurma

Cauliflower being low in fat, high in fibre, water and Vitamin C, possessing a very high nutritional density. It can be roasted, boiled, fried, steamed or eaten raw by some people.
Here is the recipe for cauliflower peas kurma.

All u need...!!!
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1. Cauliflower - 1
2. Peas - 1/2 cup
3. Grated Coconut - 1/2 cup
4. Onion - 1
5. Tomato - 1
6. Ginger Garlic paste - 1 1/2 tsp
7. Green Chillies - 3
8. Curry leaves
9. Cloves - 2
10. Cinnamon
11. Bay leaves
12. Turmeric powder
13. Red Chilli powder
14. Oil - 2 tsp
15. Salt to taste

How u go on making it...
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1. Cut the cauliflower into smaller florets , clean n pressure cook them.
2. Also pressure cook the peas (If not use the frozen 1)
3. Heat the non stick pan and add 2 tsp of oil.
4. Once it turns hot add the cloves, cinamon sticks n bay leaves.
5. Add onion and fry them.
6. Add ginger garlic paste and green chillies.
7. Fry them till oinion turns golden brown.
8. Then add tomato and fry till raw smell eases.
9. Add cauliflower and peas n mix them well.
10. Now add a pinch of turmeric and 1-2 spoons of red chilli powder and mix them well along with salt and heat in medium flame for 10mins.
11. Add the coconut milk with little amount of water and mix well. Keep in sim for 5mins.
12. Cauliflower peas kurma is ready. Add cilantro and serve hot.

It goes well with any mixed rices like veg rice..coconut rice..else with rotis n Naans..

Spinach Dhal dish

Spinach as such has a very high nutritive value, especially when fresh, steamed, or quickly boiled.Here is the recipe for Spinach n Moong dhal dish.

All u need...!!!
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1. Spinach - 1 pack
2. Moong dhal - 1/2 cup
3. Mustard - 1/2 tsp
4. Jeera - 1/2 tsp
5. Hing
6. green chilli - 2
7. Curry leaves
8. Onion - 1 chopped
9. Tomato - 1 chopped
10. Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
11. Oil - 2 tsp
12. Salt to taste


How u go on making it...
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1. Pressure cook the Moong dhal with 1 cup of water n keep it aside.
2. Clean n cut the spinach leaves.
3. Heat non stick pan in medium flame. Once it turns hot add 2 tsp of oil.
4. Add mustard. Once it splutters add jeera n hing.
5. Add chilli n curry leaves to them.
6. Add Onions n fry them for sometime.
7. Then add tomato and fry them till raw smell eases.
8. Add cooked Moong dhal to the above.
9. Now add the Spinach leaves with the above contents n mix them well.
10. Add a pinch of turmeric powder and salt according to ur taste.
11. Close the lid and leave it for 15-20mins in medium flame.


Spinach n Moong dhal dish is ready.
Have it with potato , cabbage curry or any side dish. Server hot.