Monday, October 26, 2009

COCONUT CHUTNEY

INGREDIENTS FOR COCONUT CHUTNEY:

1) Coconut pieces - 1/4 cup.(fresh or dry coconut)
2) Red chillies - 25.
3) Tamarind - lemon size.
4) Salt - to taste.
5) Onions - 3.
6) Oil or ghee - 10 tbs.

HOW TO PREPARE COCONUT CHUTNEY:

1) Wash and soak tamarind in water for 10mts.
2) Fry the coconut pieces,red chillies,onions separately in oil.
3) In the mixi,grind the red chillies,salt,tamarind first.Add coconut pieces to it and make a smooth paste.
4) Finally add the onions and run the mixer for 5seconds.
5) The coconut chutney serve with hot rice and ghee.

GASAL CHUTNEY

INGREDIENTS FOR GASAL CHUTNEY:

1) Gasal - 1/4 cup.
2) Red chillies - 15.
3) Onions - 2.
4) Tamarind - a small lemon size.
5) Salt - to taste.
6) Oil - 5 tbs.

HOW TO PREPARE GASAL CHUTNEY:

1) Wash and soak tamarind in water for 10mts.
2) Peel and chop the onions to quarter size pieces.
3) Fry the gasal with out oil in low flame.Fry till light reddish and keep aside.
4) Fry the red chillies in 2tbs oil for five seconds and keep aside.
5) Fry the onions in 2tbs oil for 2mts and keep aside.
6) In a mixer,grind the fried red chillies with salt.Now add tamarind juice mix and grind again for 2mts.
7) Now add the fried mint leaves and run the mixer for 2mts.Finally add the fried onions and run the mixer for 5seconds.
8) Serve the gasal chutney with white pulav.

PULAO

INGREDIENTS FOR PULAO:

1) Rice - 2 cups.
2) Ghee - 1/2cup.
3) Onions - 3 (chopped large pieces)
4) Chillies - 5.(chopped large pieces)
5) Ginger,Garlic paste - 5 tbs.
6) Salt - to taste.
7) Coriander leaves - some.
8) cinnamon,cloves powder - 2tbs.

HOW TO PREPARE PULAO:

1) Soak the rice for 1hour.
2) Take a cooker with ghee,add cinnamon,cloves powder, onions,chillies and fry for 2mts.
3) Now add ginger,garlic paste and fry for 5mts.
4) Finely add 4cups of water,salt,coriander leaves and wait for 2whistles.
5) Serve pulao with gasal chutney and curd chutney.