Mudira Chutney (Horsegram Chutney)

Mudira is very good for health. we make mudira puzhukku for kanji. Here I am giving the mudira chutney.

Ingredients

• Mudira.........................1/4 cup
• Red Chili......................6
• Urad Dhal....................2 tsp
• Asafoetida...................1/4 tsp
• Tamarind Paste............1 tsp
• Mustard Seeds............1 tsp
• Curry Leaves...............few
• Grated Coconut.........1 cup

Method

• Roast the mudira till it becomes brown. Fry the chili and  dhal.Grind mudira ,dhal and chili. 
• Then add tamarind, curry leaves salt, asafoetida and coconut. 
• Mix well and transfer to a bowl.Heat  a pan with oil add mustard seeds.
• When it splutters add to the chutney. 
• This mudira chutney goes with rice, dosa,idli and chapathi

Badusha ( Diwali Sweet)

Ingredients

Badusha

• Maida......................1/2 kg
• Dalda/Ghee..............200 gm
• Yogurt.....................50 gm
• Sugar.....................1 and 1/2 kg
• Baking powder.......1/2 tsp
• Salt to taste

Method

• Mix maida,baking powder, yogurt,ghee, salt and make a thick dough.
• Cover and keep the dough in fridge for about 2 hours.
• Heat oil or ghee to fry. Take little ball sized dough roll in the hand and flatten little and press at the center by the thumb.
• Drop them  in the hot oil and fry them till they are golden.
• Heat a pan with little water add the sugar and boil till it turns into one consistency.
• Drop the cooled badushas one by one.
• Keep in syrup about 15 minutes.
• Then take them out and keep them in a tray
• .You can see that all the badushas are coated by the sugar syrup.

Oats Pongal ( Oats Kichadi)

Oats Pongal.
My husband takes oats everyday.I want to try different varieties. This  time I tried with pasiparippu and it came out very well. My husband loved it.

Ingredients

• Oats...........................................1 cup
• Pasi parippu(Split Moong Dhal)...1 cup
• Pepper/Cumin Seed Powder.....1tsp
• Cashew Nuts.........................few
• Cumin Seeds........................1tsp
• Ghee.....................................1 tbsp
• Chopped Ginger...................1tsp
• Chopped Green Chili...............1 tsp

Method

• Roast the dhal and oats for about 5 to 7 minutes.
• Pressure cook them with enough water, salt and pepper/cumin seed powder.
• Heat a pan with ghee add cumin seed powder,cashew nuts, curry leaves,ginger and green chili. 
• When it fried add to the pongal.
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• ( Roast both dhal and oats separately and cook only moong dhal first and then add the oats and boil few more minutes).

Lemon Pickle

Ingredients

Lemons.................10

Chili Powder.........4 tbsp

Asafoetida.............1 tsp

Sesame Oil..............3 tbsp

Methi  Powder........1tsp  

Mustard Seeds.........1tsp 

Salt to Taste



Lemon Pickle

Method

Take the lemon juice from five lemons. 

Cut the lemons into pieces.

Add salt, lemon juice, chili powder, asafoetida and methi powder and mix well. 

Heat a pan and add mustard seeds and oil. 

When it splutters add to the pickle...Mix well and keep in a airtight bottle.

Medu Vada

Medu Vada

Medu Vada

Ingredients

• Urad Dhal............................2 cups
• Rice.....................................2 tbsp
• Chopped Curry Leaves..........few
• Asafoetida.............................1 tsp
• Pepper Corns.........................1 tsp
• Chopped Ginger ....................1 stsp
• Salt to Taste

Method

• Soak the dhal and rice for about 5 hours. 
• Drain all the water grind it with pepper  and salt in food processor or wet grinder.
• If needed add very little water.The dough should be fluffy.
• Dip your hand in water, take little dough, spread it, and make a hole in the middle and drop them into the hot oil. let it fry one side and turn the other side.
• You can add chopped onions and coconut pieces in the batter and make vada.