Cabbage Peas Poriyal | Muttaikose Pattani Poriyal | Poriyal Recipes

 

Cabbage poriyal is a very staple recipe in South Indian cooking. By just adding peas, we can transform the cabbage poriyal into a crunchy taste.

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Ingredients:

Fresh Peas – ½ cup

Cabbage – ¼ kg

Coconut Oil / Cooking Oil – 2 tsp

Mustard Seeds – ½ tsp

Cumin Seeds – 1 tsp

Channa Dal – 1 tbsp

Curry leaves – 1 spring

Green Chilli – 2

Finely Chopped Onion – ¼ cup

Grated Coconut – 2 tbsp

Salt – As required

Method:

Wash and cut the cabbage into thin slices.

Steam cook the peas for 3 mins. In the same  pot, add cabbage and steam cook them (both cabbage and peas) for 3 mins. Remove from the pot and keep it aside.

Heat the oil in a pan, add mustard seeds and wait to splutter.

Add cumin seeds and channa dal. Sauté for few seconds.

Add curry leaves and fry till they crisp.

Add chopped green chillies and fry for a min.

Add chopped onion and fry till they become translucent.

Add the steam cooked cabbage peas mixture. Add salt and mix them well. Close the lid of the pan and cook for 2 mins.

Finally add the coconut and mix them gently. Switch off the flame and leave it for few more mins. Then transfer to serving bowl.

Yummy and tasty cabbage peas stir fry is ready. Serve with sambar rice, rasam rice or any rice varieties.

Note:

Why Steam cooking?

1.       Steam cooking retains the colors of the vegetables.

2.       Steam cooking also retains the micro ingredients in a vegetables.

3.       After steam cooking the water content will be absent in the vegetables( like pressure cooking).

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Onion Tomato Chutney Recipe - Restaurant Style | Vengayam Thakkali Chutney | Side dish for Idli Dosai

This is Restaurant style Onion Tomato Chutney recipe.  It is a perfect condiment to be served with Idli and Dosai.

Recipe Cuisine: South Indian| Recipe Category: Chutney

Preparation Time: 3 mins  | Cooking Time: 5 mins | Serves - 4

 

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Ingredients:

Big Onion – 4

Tomato – 1

Tamarind – Turkey Berry Size

Red Chilli – 5

Salt – As required

Coconut – ¼  cup

Oil – 1 tbsp

 

 Procedure:

1.  Peel the skin of the onion and wash them well. Cut them into small pieces.

2. Wash the tomato and cut it into small pieces.

3. Heat the oil in a pan, add onion and sauté till they become translucent.

4. Add red chillies and sauté for few mins.

5. Add chopped tomato and cook till they become mushy.

6. Add tamarind and salt. Mix them well and switch off the flame. Allow it to cool down completely.

7. Grind them into little coarse paste with little water.

    Yummy Hotel style onion tomato chutney is ready. Serve with hot  idli or dosai or adai etc.,

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Orange Jelly Dessert Recipe | Orange Recipes | Jelly Recipes

This Orange Jelly is very easy and yummy dessert recipe with less ingredients.

 

Ingredients:

1. Orange Juice - 1 1/2 cup

2. Corn Flour - 1/4 cup

3. Sugar - 1/2 cup

4. Oil - 1 tsp

To Decorate:

5. Desiccated Coconut - As Required

6. Sugar - As Required

Procedure:

1. In a non stick pan or thick bottom pan, add orange juice, corn flour and sugar. Mix them well without lumps.

2. Boil the above mixture in a medium flame. Mix them frequently with whisk to avoid to form lumps.

3. Cook till the mixture becomes thick and also leaves the sides of the pan.

4. Grease the tray with oil. (either square tray or rectangle tray)

5. Pour the cooked mixture (from 3) into the tray. Allow it to cool down.

6. Refrigerate it for minimum 2-3 hours.

7. Remove from the pan and cut it into small cubes or circles.

8. Immediately coat with desiccated coconut and sugar. 

Serve it immediately.  Take them out from the refrigerator when you serve. 

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