Ragi Mudde mattu Avarekai Sambar

Three years back, when we shifted to Bengaluru, we came to know this new dish "Ragi Mudde". It is a steamed ball of red millet flour. It is a Iron reach dish. We ate this in some hotel one day. It was awesome. But I was not knowing the recipe of it, then I asked my house helper Jaya to teach me this healthy recipe because being a Kannadiga, she makes it often in her house. She made avarekai sambar with it.

Ragi Mudde

Ingredients

Ragi flour - 2 cups
Water - 4 Cups
Oil - 1 tea spoon
Salt - 1 tea spoon

Procedure

Take water in a heavy bottom pan and oil and add salt and oil into it. When water started boiling nicely, pour the ragi over the water . Remember, do not stir it otherwise it will get clumpy. When water starts boiling for another 2-3 minutes then it will cover all the flour completely. Now after this stir it with round wooden stick (it's called as Kolu here). Mix nicely so that no lumps should form. Keep the lid and keep another 2-3 minutes to cook it properly. Remove it from the stove and when the mixture is warm, wet your hand with water and make balls of it. Serve hot ragi mudde with Avarekai sambar or with any gravy. If you like, you can add some pure ghee on ragi mudde while eating.

Avarekai Sambar

Ingredients

Avarekai (Flat Beans )- 1 cup
Onion - 1 medium
Tomato - 1 small
Potato - 1 small
Garlic cloves - 2-3
Grated coconut - 2 tablespoon
Red chili powder - 1 teaspoon
Sambar powder - 2 teaspoons
Oil - 2 teaspoon
cumin seeds - 1tsp
mustard seeds - 1/2tsp
Asafetida - a pinch
Turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Salt to taste


Procedure

Grind onion, tomato, garlic, grated coconut, red chili powder and sambar powder in mixer to a thin paste. Wash, peel and cut potatoes into small cubes. Heat oil in kadai and make tadka of mustard, cumin seeds, asafetida and turmeric powder. Add potatoes and avarekai and saute it for 2 minutes. Then and the grinded paste and mix it neatly. Now add 1 cup of water and salt. Cook it with lid on low flame till vegetables cook properly.

This recipe goes to Shama's Village Special Recipes

KokMok

"Kokum Sharbat" is another very popular summer drink in Maharashtra. Usually Kokum sharbat is prepared with kokum syrup (which is available in market with added sugar) and water. But now a days nobody wants a traditional drink they needs something different so I prepared it with soda. And named it as "KokMok' .




Ingredient
Kokum Syrup - 1,1/2 teaspoon
Soda - 1 glass
Crushed Ice - 2-3 table spoon
Chat Masala - 1/8 teaspoon


Procedure

In a glass (I took Champagne Flute just for lovely presentation) add some crushed ice, then pour Kokum Syrup. Sprinkle some chat masala over it. Now slightly tilt the glass and pour soda very slowly. I used sprite here, you can use limca also. Now Serve this chilled drink in hot hot summer.

This is for Chandrabhaga's "RD FOR SUMMER"

Anda (Egg) Curry

The Egg dish I have learnt after omelets is Anda (Egg) Curry. I am very much fond of it. After reading Meetsudeshna's egg event I decided to post my favorite recipe for the event so here you go……..

Ingredients

Hard-boiled eggs - 4
Sliced onion - 2 large
Chopped tomato - 1
Garlic cloves - 7-8
Ginger - 1 inch
Red chili powder - 2 teaspoon
Garam Masala - 1 teaspoon
Curd - 2 tablespoon
Oil - 2 tablespoon
Turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Salt to taste


Procedure

Heat 1 teaspoon oil in kadai and fry vertically sliced onions till it turns to golden brown. Then fry garlic cloves. Then tomatoes. Let it cool for some time. Now mix onion, garlic, tomatoes, ginger, red chili powder, garam masala and grind to a thin paste in mixer. Again heat remaining oil in kadai and add turmeric powder. Then add the grinded paste and saute it it till it leaves oil on the side. Now add curd and stir constantly to avoid getting lumps. Add salt and mix well. According to the thickness you want, add some water into it. And boil for a minute. Cut the eggs in half (vertically) and put into curry. Cook it for another 3-4 minutes. Garnish it with chopped coriander and serve it with roti or rice.

I want to contribute this for Meetsudeshna's Event for Eggs

Spinach with Corn

This recipe is suggested by my sis, Sneha. Last week she tried this and told me the recipe. After listening the recipe I was not sure about the taste. But I tried it and it tasted very nice and healthy too. Thanks to Sneha for adding such a nice recipe for Khaugiri. She is coming here next month, so you will get more nice recipes from her……..


Ingredients

Spinach - 2 bunch
Corn - 1/2 cup
Dry red chili - 5-6
Chopped Garlic cloves - 5-6
Chopped Onion - 1 medium
Goda Masala - 1 teaspoon
Oil - 2 teaspoon
Mustard seeds - 1 teaspoon
Asafetida - a pinch
Turmeric Powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Salt to taste


Procedure

Wash neatly and chop spinach. Heat oil in a kadai. Make tadka of mustard seeds, asafetida and turmeric powder. Now break chilies and add into tadka. Add garlic and saute it for a minute. Then add onion and saute it till it becomes transparent. Now add spinach, corn, goda masala and salt. Mix well and cook it until done. You can serve it with roti or Bhakri.


This recipe is for Neha's FIC: Red & Green started by Sunshinemom of Tongue Ticklers

Pasta and Garlic Bread

My MIL loves Italian food so yesterday we had Pasta, Garlic bread and Pizza for Dinner. For the first time she had Italian Dishes prepared by me and she was Happy :).


Pasta

Ingredients

Penne Pasta - 250 Grams
Chopped Garlic - 4-5 cloves
Onion - 1 small
Capsicum - 1 medium
Sweet corn - 2 table spoon
mixed herbs (celery, parsley, oregano, coriander, etc) - 2 teaspoon
Chili flakes - 1 teaspoon
Butter - 50 Grams
Grated cheese - 1/2 cup
Fresh cream- 3 tablespoon
Pasta sauce - 2-3 Tablespoon
Black pepper powder - 1/4 teaspoon
Salt to taste

For White Sauce
Butter - 2 tablespoon
All purpose flour - 2 tablespoon
Milk - 2 cups



Procedure

For White sauce

Heat a pan and add butter in it. Melt it. Then add all purpose flour. Roast it on low flame for just a minute. Now pour milk slowly and on the other hand mix it gently to avoid lumps. Cook it for 30 seconds. Add apinch of black pepper powder and salt.

For Pasta
Take a large pan add about 2 liters of water in it. When water starts boiling add 1/2 teaspoon of salt to it. Now add pasta and boil it for 10 minutes or till it cook properly. Drain the water from pasta.

Heat a large kadai, add butter , then add chopped garlic and saute it for minute. Cut onion and capsicum in small cubes. Add capsicum, onion and corn in a kadai and saute it. (if you want you can add shredded chicken) Now add mixed herbs and chili flakes, salt pepper powder and pasta sauce. Saute it for 2-3 minutes. Now add cream, pasta, cheese and white sauce and mix well. Garnish it with Oregano and chili flakes.



Garlic Bread

Ingredients

large French loaf -1
soft butter - 50 Gms
Garlic Paste - 2 teaspoon
Grated Mozzarella Cheese - ½ Cup
Oregano - 2 teaspoon
Chili flakes - 1 teaspoon



Procedure

Mix butter with garlic paste, salt, mixed Oregano and chili flakes. Cut the bread into diagonal slices to half an inch thickness. Apply the butter, then spread grated cheese on it and bake at 180 degree centigrade for 5 - 8 minutes or until brown. Serve it with Pasta.