Corriander leaf Podi - Perfect with rice

Every weekend lunch always starts with this delicious podi mixed in rice with a tsp of ghee.  Sometimes, I use this for dosa & idlies too. Very easy to make & comfort dish too :)

Ingredients :

1. Urad dal - 1 cup
2. Channa dal - 1/2 cup
3. Red chillies - 11 nos
4. Poppy seed - 1 tbsp
5. Dessicated coconut - 2 tbsp
6. Corriander leaves - 1 large bunch
7. Tamarind - 1 inch round shape
8. Salt to taste

Method :

1.  Dry roast all the ingredients seperately (Do not use oil). 

2.  Mix all the roasted ingredients together & cool. 

3.  Grind them along with the salt to the fine powder.

Serve with rice & ghee.

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Vangibath (Brinjal Rice)

Happy valentines day to all my viewers. This is my most comfort & tasty rice variety, which I cook very often for my DH lunch box.  I always prepare the vangibath powder & store it in the freezer for a week or more.  It makes my cooking very simple & easy.  Best way to serve this rice is with papads or with raitas as well.  

Ingredients :

1. Green / purple Brinjal - 100 gms (or eggplant - 1 medium sized)
2. Basmati rice - 1 cup
3. Oil - 1 tbsp
4. Channa dal - 1 tsp
5. Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
6. Tamarind pulp -1/2 tsp
7. A pinch of jaggery
8. Onion - 1 no
9. Potato - 1 small sized
10. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
11. Vangibhath powder 
12. Dry coconut powder - 1 tsp
13. Roasted cashewnuts for garnishing
14. Salt to taste

For vangibhath powder :

1. Red chillis - 2 nos (or black pepper corns)
2. Corriander seeds - 1 tsp
3. Poppy seeds - 1/4 tsp
4. Urad Dal - 1 tsp
5. Channa Dal - 1 tsp
6. Dry coconut powder - 1/2 tsp
7. Cinnamon stick - 1 no
8. Clove - 2 nos
9. Sesame seeds - 1/4 tsp
10. 1/4 tsp hing

Dry roast the above ingredients & grind it to smooth powder.

Direction to cook :

1.   Cook the rice & allow it to cool.

2.   Meanwhile, heat oil in the pan.   Add channa dal, mustard seeds, finely chopped onions & then cut potato slices.  Cook till tender.

3.   Slice the brinjals in lengthwise & add them to the above mixture.  Add turmeric powder & salt to taste.

4.   Add tamarind pulp & coconut powder.  Cook till brinjals are done.

5.   Now add grounded vangibath powder & a pinch of jaggery.  Add cooked rice & mix them throughly till nicely combined.

6.   Add roasted cashewnuts.

Serve with papads or raita.

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Idli Milagaai podi

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Idli & dosa are the most commonly eaten breakfast menu in the south india.  Chutneys & podi are served along with this.  Absolutely, tasty & spicy podi. 

Ingredients :

1. Urad dal - 1 cup
2. Channa dal - 1/2 cup
3. Red chillies - 11 nos
4. Poppy seed - 1 tbsp
5. Dessicated coconut - 2 tbsp
6. Tamarind - 1 inch round shape
7. Salt to taste

Directions to grind :

#   Dry roast all the ingredients seperately (Do not use oil). 

#   Mix all the roasted ingredients together & cool. 

#   Grind them along with the salt to the fine powder.

Store it in the air tight container.

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Rasam podi (powder)

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Rasam is most popular & mostly eaten southIndian dish. I make it daily with homemade rasam powder. Aroma & its taste makes this dish special always.

Ingredients :

1. Toor dal - 1 cup
2. Channa dal - 1/4 cup
3. Cumin seeds (jeera) - 3/4 cup
4. Pepper corns - 3/4 cup
5. Corriander seeds - 1/2 cup
6. Fenugreek seeds (Methi seeds ) - 1 tbsp
7. Raw rice - 1 tbsp
8. Hing - 1/4 tsp

Directions to cook :

£ Roast all the ingredients seperately without adding oil.

£ Combine & grind all the roasted ingredients together to fine powder.

Store it in the air-tight container for longer use.

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Thanks priya for tagging me this award. I am really honoured to receive this from you.

Requirements:

1. I must thank the person who gave me the award and list their blog and link it.
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4. I must select at least 7 other worthy bloggers & list their links
5. I must notify the bloggers of the award and hopefully they will follow the above three requirements also.

Honest things about myself :

1. Nature loving person
2. Simplicity
3. Very sensitive
4. Like to play with my son
5. Try to cook something different everytime. Fortunately, whatever I cook it taste different everytime.
6. Love pet animals
7. Like to travel a lot
8. Like to try modern outfit (which will not suits me always)
9. Like to chitchat with my friends
10. Love to sleep for long.

I would like to tag this award to these lovely bloggers.

Home cooked oriya food, Sangeetha, Priyameena, Ganga, Tresa Augustine, Sarah naveen, Tina noble.

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Spicy Curry leaf powder

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My hubby likes to start his lunch with the spice podis like paruppu podi, curry leaf podi, sesame podi & even sometimes with idli dosa podi. Especially, during his busy days he prefer to have his lunch outside & in those days curry leaf podi is my handy menu. Amma keeps telling us to eat the curry leaves instead of throwing them away because of its medical value.

I have been planning to make this spicy curry leaf powder for soo long & finally I made it. I sun dried the curry leaves for 2 days instead of dry roasting them in the pan and them grinded with the roasted Indian spices. I like to have this with chapathi, idlis, dosa & rice with a tsp of ghee. Though, it is simple to make yet it taste heavenly :)

Ingredients :

1. Curry leaves - 2 cups
2. Channa dal - 4 tbsp
3. Urad dal - 2 tbsp
4. Red chillies - 6 - 7 nos (as per ur spice level)
5. Cumin seeds - 1 tbsp
6. Corrainder seeds - 2 tbsp
7. Tamarind - size of a litchi
8. Methi seeds - 1/4 tsp
9. Garlic - 1 pod (Optional)
10. A pinch of hing
11. Salt to taste

Directions to cook :

# Sun dry the curry leaves till crispy. Otherwise, dry roast the curryleaves for about 5 min. Keep aside.

# Dry roast all the ingredients seperately, as they turn brown at different temperatures. Allow them to cool.

# Combine all the roasted ingredients & grind them finely.

# Store it in a air tight container.

Note :

1. Continously stir the ingredients while roasting. They turn black very quickly.
2. Avoid using oil at any stage for longer use.

Wow !!! Awards again :)

Thanks pooja for passing me these awards. I am really honoured to receive it from you.

The rules for the Kreative blogger award are :

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7 Things about me :)

1. Simplicity
2. Be happy & make others happy - That's what I try to do :)
3. Like to browse & try lotz of new dishes to achieve this month target of increasing my hubby weight to cope up with me.
4. I try to be more creative which becomes my dream next day.
5. Like to see the giggling childs laugh.
6. Like to do window shopping even daily.
7. Like to give more surprise to my hubby - Just like that :)

Thanks once again pooja for this wonderful awards & tags :)

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1) What is your current obsession ? Blogging, cooking & interior decoration.

2) What are you wearing today? Jeans & T-shirt

3) What’s for dinner? Chapathi with chicken curry

4) What’s the last thing you bought? Maybelline compact powder

5) What are you listening to right now? Sweet sound of birds

6) What do you think about the person who tagged you? Soo sweet & talented. Awesome :)

7) If you could have a house totally paid for, fully furnished anywhere in the world, where would you like it to be? Switzerland

8) What are your must-have pieces for summer? Serviced A/c, umbrella & hair cut.

9) If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go? Kulumanali, India

10) Which language do you want to learn? German

11) Who do you want to meet right now? My amma & daddy

12) What is your favourite colour? Lavender

13) What is your favourite piece of clothing in your own closet? Yellow saree (Hubby's first gift)

14) What is your dream job? HR professional

15) What’s your favourite magazine? Femina & Women's Era

16) If you had $100 now, what would you spend it on? Remote controlled miniature Ferrari for my son

17) What do you consider a fashion faux pas ? Impressive

18) Who are your style icons? My hubby

19) Describe your personal style? Simple & homely

20) What are your favourite movies? Maniratnam movies

21) What inspires you? Singing & dancing

22) Give us three styling tips that always work for you? i) Light makeup ii) Matching accessories iii) Smiling face

23) Coffee or tea? Cardamom tea

24) What do you do when you are low or terribly depressed ? Listen music

25) What is the meaning of your name? Happiness

26) Which other blogs you love visiting? All food blogs

27) Favorite Dessert/Sweet? Kaju katli

28) Favorite Season? Autumn

29) Who inspired to start a blog ? My hubby

31) Most important tip for a successful career ? Be smart & patience

My question :

32) Wht is your favourite cuisine ?

I would like to share this awards and tag with.

1. Ramya kiran
2. Cilantro
3. Supriya
4. A2Zvegetarian cuisine
5. Preety
6. Lakshmi venkatesh
7. Valarmathi
8. Kalaivani

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