KOODUBALE - SPICE-TASTY CRISPY RINGS

Ingredents:

Rice flour - 2 cups
Roasted urad dal - 1/4 cup
channa flour - 1/4 cup
butter / margarine-1tbsp
salt to taste
sesame seeds - 2tbsps
jeera/cuminsees-2tbsps
red chilli powder - 2tbsps /to taste
oil for deep frying
water

Method:

Mix all the flours, salt, chili powder, sesameseeds, cuminseeds and salt. Add boiled water and butter and mix well and knead the dough well. Cut into small balls. Make them elongated. Take two of thes pieces, keep together, make into ropes joining the ends. And deep fry in heated oil, remove and serve.

CORRIANDER LEAVES CHUTNEY

Ingredients:

corriander leaves - 1 cup
methi seeds - 1/4 tsp
tamarind - about the size of small marble
mustard - 1/4 tsp

Method:

Wash the corriander leaves with water. Roast the methi and mustard till it spurts. Mix with the corriander leaves and grind to a smooth paste.

YOGURT RAITA OR CURD RAITA

Mosaru bajji /Raita/pachadi

Ingredients:

onion – 1 small , chopped finely
Tomato – 1 small , chopped to small pieces
Coriander leaves
Mosaru or curd or Yogurt – ½ cup (beaten by adding 2 tb spoon water or laban)
cumin powder 1/2tsp OR jeera (cumin seeds) - 1/2 sp roasted and crushed
Salt

Method:
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Mix all the above ingredients and serve with meals or pulao or any dish. Pachadi or Raita is one of the side dish of any meals.

TOMATO RICE / TOMATO PALAV

Ingredients:

Basmati rice- 2 cups( washed and soaked for 30 minutes)
Finely chopped tomatoes - 2 or 3 large
finely chopped 2 onions
finely chopped green chillies to taste
whole masala (bayleaves,cloves,cardamoms,cinnamon)
turmeric - 1/2tsp
chilli powder to taste
garam masala - 1 tsp
coriander - 1/4 tsp
oil
salt to taste
jeera
chopped coriander leaves
fried cashewnuts (optional)

Method:

Heat oil/ghee in a heavy bottom vessel or pressure cooker and add whole masala,jeera, green chillies, onions and fry for until onions are light brown. Add chopped tomatoes and fry until they are soft. Add the turmeric, chillipowder,coriander powder, garam masala and salt and mix well. Now add the water, bring to the boil.Add the rice and cover the pan and cook. Remove from heat. Garnish with corianderleaves and cashewnuts. Serve with raita and cucumber.