Thursday, July 26, 2012

Watermelon Juice and Watermelon Salsa

Water melon                 1/2
Sugar                           1/4 cup              
Water                          1cup
Mint leaves                  few

Method

Remove the skin and seeds. Cut into cube.
Heat a pan with one cup water and sugar.
Add the mint leaves. When it boils remove and let it cool.
Filter this water. Take a blender add the melon sugar water and crushed ice and blend, pour this juice in glass and serve.

Watermelon Salsa

Watermelon (Sliced                2 cups
Cucumber .(Sliced)                1/2 cup
Tomato.(Sliced)                     1/2 cup
Onion (Minced).                    1/2 cup
Coriander Leaves. Minced     1/4 cup
Lemon Juice                          1 tsp
Jalapeno Pepper Minced           2 tsp
Salt to Taste

Method
Mix all well and keep in fridge.
Serve with chips and it is very healthy dish.

Friday, July 20, 2012

Kothavarakkai Parippu Usali

Kothavarakka Parippu Usali
Usali/ Thovaran is with clustered beans and split moong dhal
Kothavarakkai Parippu Usali

Ingredients


  • Tur Dhal.....................1 cup
  • Red Chilies.................3
  • Asafoetida..................1/2 tsp
  • Kothavarakkai.............250 gm
  • Turmeric Powder........1/4 tsp
  • Salt to Taste.

Method


  • Soak the dhal for 2 hours.
  • Grind with chili asafoetida and salt coarsely.
  • Heat a pan with oil add mustard seeds and urad dhal.
  • When the mustard crackle add the ground dhal.
  • Mix well till the water evaporates.
  • Add little oil and dhal should be separated or
  • (Keep on microwave for a minute)
  • Wash the kothavarakkai (Clustered beans) into small pieces.
  • Boil water, cook the beans with turmeric and salt.
  • Remove the water and keep.
  • Add this kothavarakkai to the dhal and mix.
  • It goes with Samar./ Rasam rice.