Green Gram Curry / Kerala Style Cherupayar Curry

We make green gram curry with North Indian touch. But this green gram curry / Cherupayar curry is coconut based Kerala style curry. This goes well with Rice, roti, chapathi etc.,

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Recipe Cuisine : South Indian / Kerala | Recipe Category: Side Dish

Preparation Time: 10 mins  | Cooking Time: 20 mins | Yields: 3 cups

Green Gram (pachai Payaru / Cherupayar)	½ cup
Salt	As required
Dry Roast and Paste:
Coriander Seeds	2 tbsp
Red Chilli	2
Cumin Seeds	1 tsp
Aniseeds / Sombu	1 tsp
Pepper Corns	½ tsp
Cashew Nuts	10
Grated Coconut or equivalent	¼ cup
To Temper:
Oil	1 tbsp
Cinnamon Stick	1 inch
Cloves	2
Onion	1
Tomato	1

Procedure:

1. Wash and pressure cook the green gram with 1 cup of water for 4-5 whistles in a medium flame. Otherwise cook till the green gram becomes tender.

2. Dry roast the coriander seeds, cumin seeds, aniseeds, red chillies and pepper corns till the nice aroma comes out. Keep the flame in medium.

3. Add cashew nuts with the above mixture and fry till the cashews become brown in color. Allow it to cool down completely.

4. Add coconut with the above mixture and grind them into a fine paste with little water using the mixie jar. Keep it aside.

5. Heat the oil in a pan, add cinnamon and cloves. Wait for few seconds.

6. Add finely chopped onion and sauté till they become translucent.

7. Add chopped tomatoes and sauté till the tomatoes become mushy.

8. Add ground paste ( from 4), cooked green gram (from 1) and salt. Mix them well.

9. Allow it to cook till they reach the thick consistency.

     Yummy and delicious green gram curry is ready to serve with Rice, Chapathi, Roti and Poori.

Note:

1. Adjust the chilli level according to you taste.

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Spicy Diamond Cuts with whole wheat flour

This spicy diamond cut is very easy to make and delicious evening snack for kids. I have used wheat flour instead of maida. So this is healthy too and must try snack.

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Recipe Cuisine : South Indian | Recipe Category: Snacks

Preparation Time: 10 mins  | Cooking Time: 15 mins | Yields: 2 cups

Ingredients:

Wheat Flour	1 cup
Red Chilli Powder (Recipe HERE)	1 tsp
Cumin Seeds	½ tsp
Carom / ajwain / Omam seeds	½ tsp
Salt	1 tsp
Hot oil	2 tbsp
Oil	For deep fry

Procedure:

1. In a wide bowl, add wheat flour, red chilli powder, cumin seeds, carom seeds and salt. Mix them well with your fingers.

2. Add 2 tbsp of hot oil in the above mixture. Mix them with the spoon (because the oil is hot).

3. Add water little by little and knead it into a soft and pliable dough (like poori dough).

4. Close the lid of the bowl and leave it for 10-15 mins.

5. Take lemon size ball from the dough and roll it like chapathi but as thin as possible. Dust the rolling surface with the wheat flour.

6. Prick the chapathi with fork and cut it into small diamond shape pieces using the knife or pizza cutter or sweet somas cutter.

7. Remove the pieces carefully from the rolling surface and keep it aside. Do the steps (from 5-6) for the remaining dough.

8. Heat the oil in a pan, add a pinch of the dough in the hot oil. If the piece comes up immediately from the oil is the right temperature to fry.

9. Add the diamonds (from 7) little by little and cook them in a medium flame till they become crisp and sizzling sound stops completely.

10. Take them out from the oil and drain the excess oil.

11. Allow it to cool down completely and store it in a air tight container for later use.

      Crispy and delicious whole wheat spicy diamond cuts are ready!

Note:

1. Addition of carom seeds are optional.

2. You can add either cumin or carom seeds.

3. Don’t overload the oil.

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Beetroot Poori | Poori Varieties

I have been experimenting with different colored poori’s earlier. The Beetroot Poori is pink color makes it very attractive and attention grabby. Kids and adults both will have atleast one poori more than usual. Of course, it is healthy too.

Recipe Cuisine : South Indian | Recipe Category: Breakfast

Preparation Time: 10 mins  | Cooking Time: 10 mins | Yields: 10 nos.

Ingredients:

Wheat Flour	1 cup (1 cup = 240 ml)
Chopped Beetroot	1 ½  cup
Salt	As required
Water	As required
Oil	For deep fry

Procedure:

1. Wash and peel the skin of the beetroot using the peeler. Chop them into small chunks.

2. Grind them into a smooth paste with little water using the mixie.

3. Strain the beetroot juice using the strainer. Add little more water if necessary.

4. In a bowl, add wheat flour and salt. Mix them well.

5. Add Beetroot Juice (from 3)  little by little and knead into soft and tight dough.  Keep it aside for 5 mins. If beetroot juice is not enough to make dough, add water.  Otherwise, if you have more beetroot juice, make beetroot honey juice and have it.

6. Divide the dough into equal lemon size balls. Either roll it into a medium size circular rounds or press them using the machine.

7. Heat the oil in a pan and slide the poori. After few seconds, press it with the help of the ladle with the holes.

8. When it puffs up, turn it over carefully and fry the poori till the poori becomes crisp and golden color.

9. Take it out from the oil and drain the oil using the tissue paper.

     Tasty and aromatic Beetroot poori / puri is ready to serve.

Note:

1. Don’t add more water, because the poori absorbs more oil.

2. Don’t leave the dough more than 5 mins, otherwise the poori absorbs more oil.

Related Links:

Poori Recipes                                                       Beetroot Recipes

1. WheatPoori                                                     1. Beetroot Pulao

2. FoxtailMillet Poori                                        2. Beetroot Poriyal

3. Finger Millet Poori                                        3. Beetroot Chips

4. Palak Poori                                                      4.Beetroot Juice

5. Pearl Millet Poori                                           5. BeetrootHalwa

6. Tomato Poori                                                  6. Beetroot Appam                 

7. Multi Grain Flour Poori                                7. Beetroot Paniyaram

8. Jowar Poori                                                     8. Beetroot Dosai

                                                                                9. Beetroot Chutney

                                                                               10. Beetroot Paratha

How to make poori:

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Multi Grain Flour Poori | Poori Varieties

This is a multi grain flour poori, quiet different from my other poori recipes. This is a very healthy and most people cannot have more than 3 pooris ( and  have avoid overloading).

Recipe Cuisine : South Indian | Recipe Category: Breakfast

Preparation Time: 5 mins  | Cooking Time: 10 mins | Yields: 20 Pooris

Ingredients:

Wheat Flour	1 cup
Multi Grain Flour	1 cup
Salt	As required
Oil	For deep fry
Water	As required

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Procedure:

1.  In a wide bowl, add wheat flour, multi grain flour and salt; mix them well. Add water little by little and knead into soft and tight dough.  Keep it aside for 5 mins.

2. Divide the dough into equal lemon size balls. Either roll it into a medium size circular rounds or press them using the machine.

3. Heat the oil in a pan and slide the poori. After few seconds, press it with the help of the ladle with the holes.

4. When it puffs up, turn it over carefully and fry the poori till the poori becomes crisp and golden color.

5. Take it out from the oil and drain the oil using the tissue paper.

     Tasty and aromatic poori / puri is ready to serve.

Note:

1. Don’t add more water, because the poori absorbs more oil.

2. Don’t leave the dough more than 15 mins, otherwise the poori absorbs more oil.

Related Links:

1. WheatPoori

2. FoxtailMillet Poori

3. Finger Millet Poori

4. Palak Poori

5. Pearl Millet Poori 

6. Tomato Poori

7.Jowar Poori

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Multipurpose Multigrain Flour | Easy Homemade Powders

I have already posted Health Mix Powder / Saththu Maavu recipe. With that health mix powder we can make porridge. But in this recipe, which is similar to health mix powder, we can make lot of dishes like Dosa, Roti, Chapathi, Poori etc.,

Once we can make it preserve for it for 6 months. Stay tuned for the recipes with this multi grain flour.

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Recipe Cuisine : South Indian | Recipe Category: Homemade

Preparation Time: 45 mins  | Drying Time : 2 days | Yields: 4-5 kgs

Ingredients:

Foxtail Millet / Thinai	1 cup
Finger Millet / Ragi	1 cup
Kodo Millet / Varagu	1 cup
Little Millet / Saamai	1 cup
Barnyard Millet / Kuthiraivali	1 cup
Pearl Millet / Kambu	1 cup
Maapillai Samba Rice	1 cup
Black Rice / Kavuni Arisi	1 cup
Bamboo Rice / Moongil Arisi	2 cups
Horse gram / Kollu	½ cup
Cow Peas / Thattai Payaru	½ cup
Green Gram / Pasip Payaru	½ cup
Whole Wheat	3 -4 cups
Urad Dal	2 - 4 cups

1 cup = any 1 cup measure

Procedure:

1. Wash all the millets together for 2 times and drain the water completely.

2. Wash all the grains and remaining rice together for 2 times and drain the water.

3. Wash uad dal, bamboo rice and whole wheat separately. Then drain the water completely.

4. Then dry the grains under sunlight till they become crisp and without moisture. This process will take 2-3 days. It depends upon the sunlight.

5. Then grind them into a fine powder though flour mill. Allow it to cool down completely and store it in an air tight container for later use.

   Homemade multipurpose multigrain flour is ready!

Note:

1. The ratio of the grains is your choice.

2. The ratio of the grains and the wheat should be 4:1

3. The ratio of the grains and the urad dal should be 4:1 or 3:1.

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