June 21 is Father’s Day. A day we need to dedicate to the most important man who help us in bringing up.Mother’s have always played an important role in our lives. We love their cooking and the way they handle the situations, they are the one to whom we share all our joys and sorrows, they seem to be our best friends. But unknowingly we take the man who supports us all for granted. The unconditional love to his children, constantly bringing in new stuff at home and one who never bothers to spend on himself, a special place he holds in the heart of the members of the family. Today, on this ” Fathers Day Special ” of GKT I attribute this post to my dad. (more…)
Kattina Saaru is another kind of rasam. The name “Kattina Saaru” comes from Kannada language meaning filterate and “saaru ” is rasam. Here, the water that is used in cooking the tuvar dal, is used for the rasam and the cooked dal, that is the residue, is used to make a special kind of sweet, stuffed pancakes (holige) or alternatively can be used to make dal fry.
Take a pan and add the ghee to it. Make seasoning by adding the mustard seeds, when they crackle, add the asafoetida and turmeric powder. To it , add the chopped tomato and salt along with sufficient quantity of water. Adding of water, will prevent the tomatoes from getting burnt. When cooked, add the tamarind pulp, rasam powder, chilly powder, jaggery along with a few curry leaves. Let boil for sometime. Now, add the dal water to it. If you find it less, add some more water to the cooked dal, let stand for awhile before pouring it. Allow to boil on a low flame. Kattina Saru or Special rasam is ready to serve.
Note : This needs a slightly more of tamarind pulp and jaggery than the previous make.
Hope you liked these two rasams of mine. Would love to have your feedback. If you ever make this recipe, take a picture and tag @foodiejayashree on Instagram or @evergreendishes on Facebook.
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Rice porridge cooked in coconut milk is a comfort food for summer. It is soothing to the body and does not involve much work near the fire. It is cooked on a slow flame, with an occasional stir. This is a typical food of South Kanara.
To make the coconut milk : Grate one coconut and put it in warm water for sometime. Take some coconut and blend it in the mixer with a little water. Strain in a colander. Keep the husk aside and repeat the procedure for rest of the coconut.
The used husk can be used again by adding water. I hope you liked this recipe , do leave a comment.
Ingredients :
Raw Rice 1 bowl (150 grams)
Coconut milk of 1 medium sized coconut
salt to taste
water approximately 6 glasses
Procedure :
Take a thick bottomed vessel , and put the rice to cook with sufficient quantity of water. Let cook on low flame. In the meanwhile extract the coocnut milk and add to it. Add dalt. Mix well. Keep stirring in between lest it may not get burnt. Coconut porridge is ready to be served . Tastes good with mango pickle.
Make a note: The husk is usually discarded, but alternatively it can be added later to the porridge and cooked for sometime.
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Alu Methi is a popular accompaniment that tastes good with any Indian flat bread. It is lightly tossed with spices in a seasoning of fenugreek leaves.
I make this dish quiet often; primarily for three reasons, it is easy to make, liked by my family and ideal for those days of no onion -garlic. Yes,it is sans these two ingredients.
My other potato dishes : Alu Jeera, Potato Bonda
Boil the potatoes in a pressure cooker. When cool, peel the skin and cut them into cubes. Keep aside. Make seasoning, when the mustard seeds crackle, add cumin, asafoetida and green chilly by splitting into two pieces. Add fenugreek leaves. Let cook, saute and add the coriander powder, salt and red chilly powder. Now add the potato cubes and mix well. Alu Methi is ready to serve.Tastes good with phulka or chapatis.
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Spinach rice is a delicious rice dish ideal for lunch, brunch or dinner. It is a good way to include iron riich spinach in our diet.
God could not be everywhere and hence he made mothers. It’s so true, mothers person plays a vital role in shaping our lives. The efforts they have put in is unmeasurable and the value is realised only when we are in their position. Today, on this wonderful day, I attribute this post to my dear mom. She is one of the strongest woman I have seen.
Spinach rice is a tasty dish which I have picked it from my mom. My mother is a good cook, she can create many kind of dishes. I like her enthusiasm to cook for us even now.
Spinach rice is another kind of rice dish from Indian cuisine which you can prepare for your family. The recipe is simple and does not need any fancy ingredients. It is ideal to pack for lunch box. You can also make it as a weekend menu and serve with a few papad and raita.
Adding of garlic is optional.
This is an old post which I have redone with better pictures and optimised the text. Sending this Foodies_Redoing Old Post 77, a fortnightly event where we work on our old posts regularly.
Spinach is commonly used at home. I have shared many spinach recipes. You may like to check out Dal Palak, Palak with potato or Corn Palak as accompaniments with chapathi or phulka. A few snack recipes in which I used spinach was palak sev. South indian recipes using spinach are palak tambli and palak chutney both of them are tasty and make a good accompaniment with steamed rice.
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY TO ALL MOMS OF THE WORLD.
The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will find forgiveness
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Fruit punch is a tasty drink which can be served as an appetiser or at anytime of the day. It is refreshing and healthy with natural goodness.With mangoes around, I love playing with this amazing fruit.
Here is my version of fruit punch. This is refreshing , healthy and blend of seasonal mangoes with a few others, I have used it along with figs and grapes. The result was an amazing drink with the crunchiness of fig seeds.
Extract the pulp of mango. Blend all fruits together. Add ice cubes and serve immediately.