Amaranthus Toor Dal Curry Recipe How to Make

This morning, my regular vegetable vendor brought home fresh Chirikura aka amaranth leaves. Isn’t it lovely cooking clean and fresh ingredients and transforming them into simple healthy meals? One green leafy vegetable should be consumed daily in our meal by one way or the other as they contain iron, magnesium and other minerals that are essentially required for our body.  Normally Dal curries are made in combination with green leaves like Spinach, Amaranth leaves, sorrel leaves, fenugreek leaves etc. For sour conscious people, Sorrel spinach will be a good choice to prepare with dal as it contains Vitamin C, rich in Oxalic acid as well as magnesium, iron and other minerals. It also helps in prevention of  cancer, hypertension, diabetes etc. It also helps in controlling hair loss. Sorrel leaf toor dal is a famous recipe in south india which will be delicious and can be eaten with rice or roti. Amma made this dal, so I can’t take any credit for anything other than clicking the pictures!! The way it got polished off at the table, it deserved to make its appearance here!! This is a simple yet very tasty preparation that can be had with rotis or rice.  This is a dal that is guaranteed to have the most slurps you have ever heard while eating a dal dish!! My amma prepare with leafy vegges so many varieties, like amaranthus dal, amaranth tangy curry, fry, etc..., Not only with amaranthus, amma prepare with fenugreek leaf, spinach, sorrel, like all type of green leafy vegges to prepare.. My amma prepare this weekly twice.. Its so good to health, actually my first recipe also pappu.. I tried pappu in my home first time in my 10th class he he he... That is not good to came... Why means i will not use water, that days I don't know how to cook. Then my amma told to me the process and then show to me how to prepare this recipe in my school days.. I learned in my school holiday's.... But now am the best cook :)... My amma told that am really happy to that.... So lets come to process how to prepare this taste Amaranth dal recipe, lets see the process and ingredients..... 

English: Amaranthus Tender Tamil: Thandukeerai Telugu: Chirikura akku Hindi: Chaulai sag. Kannada: Dantu

Ingredients :-

• Toor dal (Kandi pappu) 1 cup
• Amaranthus Tender 2 cups
• Onions 2
• Tomatoes 2
• Green chilies 8
• Red chilies 1 tbsp
• Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
• Tamarind paste 2 tbsp
• Urad dal 1 tbsp
• Cumin seeds 1 tbsp
• Mustard seeds 1 tbsp
• Fenugreek seeds 1/2 tsp
• Garlic cloves 4
• Curry leafs 
• Salt to taste
• Oil 6 tbsp

Method :-

1. First take a cooker add toor dal clean it with water, then add amaranthus, chopped onions, chopped tomatoes, chopped green chilies, red chili powder, turmeric powder, tamarind, 1/2 glass of water and then close it with lid. And cook it for 4 vessels and then switch off it.
2. When the cooker is cool, then open the lid then mix it well for smooth. Then add salt add and mix it well.
3. Then take a wok add oil to heat, when oil is heated then add urad dal, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, mustard seeds,  chopped garlic cloves and fry it red color.
4. Then add curry leafs, then add boiled pappu then mix it well. And cook it for 3 minutes in medium flame.
5. After 3 minutes check salt, then move it to a serving bowl and then serve it... You can serve it with rice, roti.. What u like...

And now the taste and delicious recipe Amaranthus dal. You can serve this recipe with hot rice, and ghee to so tasty. You can serve this taste recipe with  Dry fruits Gutti Vankaya fry to side dish with this recipe its so tasty.... So friends try this recipe in your home and then send to me your feed back to me.... :)

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Jaggery Sesame Seeds Ladoo Snack Item How to Prepare

      Sesame Seeds are extensively manufactured especially in Andhra Pradesh. Since sesame seeds are abundantly produced, it is used in andhra cusine in innumerable ways. Here two types of sesame seeds, one is white, second one is black sesame seeds. We use in curry's white sesame seeds only. Black sesame seeds will use only for sweet laddo. Sesame seeds ladoo (unda) is one among them. Sesame seeds laddoo (unda) is prepared by pounding black sesame seeds and  jaggery powder together and rolling the mixture into small balls. The oil in sesame seeds helps in binding the ladoo along with soft jaggery. The sesame seeds ladoo is highly rich in iron and other minerals (copper, manganese, calcium) along with vitamins (B1, E). To cook something from one's own culture is one thing and to cook from another is an altogether exhilarating experience. It suited me perfectly. There were many recipes which I had not even heard before - so I was looking forward to making each one of them.  I have already made a no cook version of this before, check out my sesame seeds ladoo. That is a easy version.But this is quite different and it is my sister's recipe. The main thing is you can store this for so many days in a air tight container and have it daily since sesame seeds are so good for you. This method is a bit crucial but so simple. Getting the jaggery  is the main thing. And if you find it hard to make balls from So try this out and let me know how it turns out for you.. This is also traditional recipe in Andhra. We prepare this item for "Nagulla chavithi" its a festiavl in Andhra. That day people prepare this sesame seeds laddu (Nuvlu Unda) like a prasadam to 'Ammavaru Naga devatha'. That day women will be fasting morning to evening, evening again go to temple and pray to god, then seen moon light  came to home then eat this prasadam. Then the fasting is completed... Not only that we prepare this for snack also, its so good for children, women's its highly proteins and vitamins... So lets see the process to make the ladoo...

Ingredients :-

• Black Sesame seeds 1 cup
• Dry coconut 1/2 cup
• Jaggery 1 cup
• Cardamom 5

Preparation :-

1. Take a pan add black sesame seeds fry it for good smell, in medium flame. When it came good smell move it to a plate and cool it for.
2. Next take jaggery grated it or cut it fine pieces. Then also cut it dry coconut pieces also.
3. When the black sesame seeds cool then take a jar add it, then grind it fine and crush powder.
4. Then grind coconut also, then move it to sesame powder, in same jar add jaggery, cardamom also then grind it fine powder. Then add it to sesame powder.
5. Now mix it well for 2 minutes,it cames little bit oil in that mixture. Mix it well for 2 minutes.
6. Then make it like ladoo's and then put it to a plate. Same to do all... All are completed then move it to a tight container for store it for 1 week... 

Its so tasty and so good to eat it.. Eat daily one ladoo, So friends try this tasty ladoo in your home. Simple ingredients and simple to prepare this sweet. So friends try this recipe and then share it to your friends and then enjoy it.... :)

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Dry Fruits Gutti Vankaya Fry Recipe How to Make

   Hi friends, today different recipe "Dry fruits Gutti Vankaya fry". Some different and tasty fry. There are so many variations of stuffed brinjal curry. My favorite way to spend my afternoons – sipping on a cup of hot tea and reading the umpteen cookery magazines that I subscribe to. Going through them, one thought came to my mind: Brinjal, also known as aubergine or eggplant, finds use not only in Indian cooking but in several Middle Eastern and European dishes as well. It can be baked, steamed or roasted. This veggie is a chef’s delight, can be made into a dip, a snack, an accompaniment with rice or the main dish on the table. All that it takes is a bit of imagination and lots of love while cooking. There are several versions of gutti vanakaya aka bharwa baingan. This version is of pure unadulterated Andhra style. This is mainly made as curry dish weddings and gatherings. This involves lot of oil. I did my best to use as less as I can. It did come out nice. In my blog have three  types of gutti vanakaya recipes. This 4th recipe in my blog.. I use some different in this recipe.. Its totally different and some sweet and spicy.. My Amma prepare with vankaya (brinjal) like vankaya fry, vankaya curry, gutti vankaya etc..., In my family we eat it so much... But I see the recipe in t.v. I like it, so I tried this recipe in my home wow its amazing taste... Dry fruits sweet, spicy of garam masala wow it really so good to... Its combination is pappu, rasam, pappu pulusu... Its so good eat it this recipes... So friends lets see the process to make the 'Dry fruit Gutti Vanakaya' recipe.....  

Ingredients :-

• Brinjals  250 grams
• Onions 2
• Tomatoes 2 
• Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp
• Almonds 10
• Cashew nuts 10
• Raisins 8
• Garam masala powder 1 tbsp
• Fresh coconut pieces 1/2 cup
• Coriander seeds 1 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Red chili powder 2 tbsp
• Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
• Oil 15 tsp

Preparation :-

1. First take a pan add coriander seeds dry roast it for 3 minutes in low flame. Then move it a side.
2. Now take a jar add onion pieces, tomato pieces, red chili powder, turmeric powder, salt, ginger garlic paste, coriander leafs, almonds, cashew nuts, coconut, garam masala powder, raisins, fried coriander seeds and grind it fine powder.
3. Once it grind then add some water again grind it thick paste. Then move it to a bowl.
4. Take brinjals cut it into for stuffing, then open it and then the mixture will be put it in side and then close it. 
5. Then take a pan add oil to heat, when oil is heated then add stuffed brinjals and then cook it for 5 minutes in medium flame.
6. Put the lid also the brijal will be cooked early... After 5 minutes open the lid and mix it for. When the brinjal is boiled then add grind masala mixture also and then cook it for 5 to 10 minutes in low flame.
7. When the masala will be catch the brinjal  totally it came good smell, then the fry is ready. Once check it is ready are not, when the fry totally fried then move it to a bowl and then serve it......

And now tasty and sweet & spicy dish Gutti Vanakaya fry ready to eat... This recipe is for side dish... So we can eat this papau rice, rasam, you can serve with chapati also so tasty.... So friends try this tasty recipe in your home and enjoy the new taste.... :)

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How to Prepare Wheat Flour With Jaggery Sweet Dosa Recipe

    Hi friends good morning to all.... Today one break fast recipe "Wheat flour sweet dosa". Its a traditional and desi recipe. If you find this Jaggery Dosa recipe is useful then please share with your friends. Here we have given list of ingredients and procedure on how to make Jaggery Dosa recipe, so that any one can make this Jaggery Dosa very easily without any experiance on making this recipe. I added some rice flour to make the dosa little crispier..You could do this without adding any rice flour too..I hope you will love it for sure ... This mildly-sweet, pancake-like dosa is made of rice flour flavoured with coconut, cardamom and jaggery. Jaggery dosa should ideally be served fresh and hot, with a savoury snack. This is a simple and healthy recipe for breakfast. I just opt for this when I haven’t planned much for the morning breakfast. There are both hot and sweet versions of the dosa prepared using wheat flour. Actually this break fast will prepare my Amma. In my school day's she prepare this tasty and sweet dosa to me & my sister. Its preparation is so easy, taste also so crispy and soft. No time to take for preparation to this recipe. This recipe is so old, my amma, amma prepared this recipe, she add some desi ghee to fry the sweet dosa. My grand mother will prepare so many varieties... Of course I like & love to cook variety's. My amma will help to the combination for prepare old recipes.  So lets watch the ingredients... 

Ingredients :-

• Wheat flour 1 cup
• Rice flour 1/4 cup
• Grated coconut 1/4 cup
• Jaggrey 1/2
• Sugar 5 tbsp
• Cardamom powder 1tbsp
• Ghee to fry the dosa
• Milk 1 cup
• salt pinch 

Preparation :-

1. First take a bowl add wheat flour, rice flour, salt, grated coconut, cardamom powder, grated jaggrey (sweet as u like to use) sugar and mix it well for.
2. Then add milk mix it like a dosa batter. If u want water add some little bit and again mix it well for.
3. Now take a dosa pan heat it, when the pan is heated then take ladle full of batter on to the pan and spread in a circular motion starting from the inside.
4. Working your way towards the out side. Then add little bit ghee around the edges of the dosa.
5. When dosa is cooked till golden brown color, then filp and cook the other side also fry it for golden brown color.
6. Then move it to a severing plate, and then serve it with tomato pickle.. Its so tangy and sweet taste will came... 

So the tasty and crispy instant break fast is ready to eat... So friends try this break fast in your home and then send to me your feed back to me..... :)

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Bagara Bhindi Dahi Masala With Yogurt gravy Recipe

   Bagara Bhindi Dahi Masala is a popular recipe in hyderabadi cuisine esp. For summers where dahi cools off your body. Select small and young bhindi to make the dish more taste and to cook it in lesser time. Dahi bhindi is a low calorie food. You can also cook masala bhindi to try bhindi in different flavor. In Andhra we prepare with bhindi like fry, curry, Pulusu. We love to it it so much. Its very famous veg in Andhra. So I tried today with yogurt, I skipped the cashews this time to make it a little lighter. That the cashews are what helps keep the yogurt creamy, so the yogurt separated, but it was still good!  Low Fat Vegetarian Cookbook, simple to make, tasty, low in calories and goes well both with steamed white rice and chapatis. I don't remember when I fell in love with okra but I am glad I did. Okra/Bhindi/Lady Finger is one of the few vegetable which is loved by everyone, I have not seen a single person who doesn't like okra. Personally I love okra stir fried with onions, serve them hot with rotis drizzled with ghee and its perfect and satifying meal. Just thinking of it makes me drool!!. This is one of my favorite curries and if you love okra then you got to try this. I had first tasted this dish few years back at a friends house and fell for it. Over the years I have prepared this many times and always makes me want more! The taste is very much similar to Kadhi which I have posted earlier with addition of crispy okra pieces. The challenge here is to make sure you do not curdle the curd. Serve hot with little ghee drizzled and its perfect for rice or roti. This simple and easy bhindi preparation has a liquid gravy texture that makes it an ideal Indian vegetable curry to be enjoyed with rice or roti. Make best dahi bhindi with this easy recipe and delight your taste buds today. So lets see the process how to prepare it...

Ingredients :-

• Bhindi (Lady's fingers) 100 grams
• Onions 2
• Tomatoes 2
• Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
• Yogurt 1 cup
• Red chili powder 2 tsp
• Garam masala powder tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil for deep fry 
• Oil  6 tbsp
• Curry leafs

Preparation :-

1. First take pan add oil to heat, then take bhindi cut it in medium pieces. When the oil is heated then drop bhindi pieces and then deep fry it for golden color.
2. When it came golden color then move it to a plate. 
3. Now take a wok add oil 6 tbsp to heat it, when oil is heated then add mustard seeds to fry, then add finely chopped onions, curry leafs and then fry it for lite pinkish color.
4. Onion is fried then add salt, turmeric powder and then mix it well for, fry it for 3 minutes. 
5. Then add tomato puree mix it well, boil it for 2 minutes in medium flame. Now add red chili powder, garam masala powder mix it well for oil will oozes out.
6. Oil will oozes out then add fried bhindi mix it lite. And boil it for 2 minutes then add yogurt and then mix it well.
7. And cook it for low flame for 5 minutes, then move it to a bowl and then serve it hot.... 

Now the tasty and spicy gravy is ready to eat.. Its very tasty and little sweet and spicy gravy you can serve it with roti or rice its so good to eat... You can try this recipe in dinner time..... So friends try this taste and delicious recipe in your home and then send to your feed back to me....:)

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South Indian Rava Idli Recipe How to Prepare

   Hi, friends, good morning to all... Today break fast item "Rava Idli". Its south special break fast recipe. In south side we prepare morning break fasts Idli, dosa, vada, pongal, etc.., This breakfast is very good to health, months kids are to eat this idlis. In this it so good to eat the tasty item. We eat this idlis with sambar, karapodi(red chili masala powder) with ghee its so tasty and so delicious.. In Andhra have so many restaurants, hotels, small road side shops have here. There also prepare idli, dosa, its very famous in south side break fast item. Idlis are often referred to as steamed rice cakes – They are usually a healthy, yet filling way to start the day in South India. Idli is a steamed south Indian dish that is typically made from fermented rice batter. Rice batter needs to be prepared in advance however, so this recipe uses rava (semolina) to make the idlis instead. Perfect for a quick and healthy breakfast, this simple recipe will soon become one of your favourites. 

   But today we prepare some different and tasty idli makes... Normal idli we prepare couple of days, but today some different and taste & little bit spice. Same process to the idli batter. Then I use some coriander leafs, cashew nuts, ginger, etc..,  I love idli & dosa... Although these mixes are convenient when the going gets busy, I will recommend you find a relaxed 15 minutes somewhere to give this a shot. Since it takes just 15 to 20 minutes in all, you have enough time in the morning  break fast to make this a part of your lunch box also.... As you like but I prefer this morning breakfast... It so tasty and delicious... You can use to serve with coconut chutney it so tasty to this Idli. So friends lets see the process to make the idlis.......

Ingredients :-

• Idli batter 3 cups
• Ginger pieces 2 tbsp
• Green chilies 5
• Urad dal 1 tbsp
• Mustard seeds 1 tsp
• Cashew nuts as u like
• Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
• Coriander leafs
• Oil 5 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Curry leafs

Making Process :-

1. First take a bowl add idli batter mix it well for. (I post idli prepare process in my blog.) Then add salt and then mix it well for.
2. Now take a pan add oil to heat it, when oil is heated then add urad dal, mustard seeds, cashew nuts, curry leafs fry it for lite red color.
3. Then add finely chopped ginger pieces, finely chopped green chilies,  turmeric powder and now mix it well. Fry it for 2 minutes in medium flame.
4. After 2 minutes and then move it to idli batter and then mix it well. Then add finely chopped coriander leafs and then again mix it.
5. Now take a idli cooker add water, take idly stand make idlis and then put it into cooker now close it wit lid. Boil it for 10 to 15 minutes in medium flame.
6. After 10 minutes, check it once the idli is boiled then move it a side and cool it for 5 minutes.
7. When the idli is ready, then move it to a serving plate and then serve it hot.. Add some coconut chutney... 

Now the tasty break fast recipe is ready to eat... Its so good to health, so friends try this tasty and delicious recipe and enjoy the new flavor. Friends try this tasty recipe and then send to me feed back to me...... :) 

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