Monday, 23 September 2019

Miriyala Charu || Pepper Rasam || Milagu Rasam || Andhra miriyala charu in just 15 minutes without using rasam powder

Miriyala charu || pepper rasam || milagu rasam with step by step pics and tips. Today's recipe is  South Indian popular rasam variety - pepper rasam using tomatoes, garlic and without using rasam powder and dal/ pappu / paruppu just in 15 min. It is very aromatic, tangy and healthy rasam, as season changed we are getting lots of health issues mainly cold, cough and fever. Miriyala charu / pepper rasam is the best option to cure it. Whenever i am down with cold i prepare this miriyala charu as it is very easy to prepare in 15 minutes and gives very  relief from cold. Pepper, cumin and garlic are the 3 key ingredients to prepare this rasam. No need to add rasam powder to this pepper rasam, adding dal is optional. I always cook dal / mudda pappu separately as hubby like to mix dal and rasam with lots of ghee. It can be prepared in many variations, the one i am sharing here is the easy and fast process. Also check drumstick rasam, surely you will like it.


 Taking this aromatic pepper rasam / miriyala charu to #FoodieMondayBloghop fb group's  #214 #RasamRaaga theme. This week theme was suggested by Priya Iyer, she blogs at "thephotowali", do visit her space for super delicious, very tasty recipes from different regions. I love her writing, photography a lot. Priya suggested us to prepare rasam for this week, first recipe came in my mind is pepper rasam as its raining heavily in chennai. We enjoyed this miriyala charu with mudda pappu, ghee & banana chips.                                                                     
                                       Miriyala Charu / Pepper Rasam

Preparation Time : 15 minutes
Cook Time : 10 minutes
Serves : 4
Category : Rasam 
Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Main ingredients : Pepper 
Author : Aruna SarasChandra

Ingredients

for tempering

oil - 1 tsp
ghee - 1 tsp
mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
cumin seeds - 3/4 tsp
red chilli - 2 to 3

curry leaves - 1 sprig

for rasam powder

pepper / miriyalu - 1/2 to 3/4 tsp(adjust as per your quantity)
cumin seeds - 1 tsp
garlic cloves - 5

others 

Tomatoes - 2
Green chilli - 1
tamarind - lemon size
turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
red chilli powder -  1 pinch
jaggery - 1/8 tsp
coriander leaves - 1 tsp(chopped)
salt as per taste

Instructions

1) Soak lemon size tamarind in hot water for 10 minutes, chop tomatoes, chilli and keep it aside.






2) Coarsely powder pepper, cumin seeds and garlic using mortar pestle or in a mixer jar. As mortar pestle not available i used mixer jar.




3) Heat oil and ghee in a kadai, then add mustard seeds once it starts crackling add cumin seeds, red chilli and curry leaves one after other and fry it well.



4) Now add chopped tomatoes, green chilli and mix it well. Later add turmeric powder, salt cook it on medium to low flames till tomatoes becomes smooth.





5) Now  add tamarind pulp, grinded pepper powder mix it well and cook it for 2 minutes.




6) Now add pinch of red chilli powder, jaggery and 2 glasses of water ( adjust according to your quantity), half portion of coriander leaves to the above.





7) Now boil above pepper rasam on medium flames for 5 minutes then add remaining coriander leaves.



That's it aromatic, healthy, hot piping traditional miriyala charu / pepper rasam is ready to serve. 



Tips

** Adjust pepper quantity when you are serving to kids, as it tastes spicy and strong. 

** Adding pinch of red chilli powder enhances rasams color and taste.

** You can also add cooked toor dal, adding dal will change rasam taste. 

** You can skip adding jaggery or instead of jaggery you can use sugar(just add a pinch). 

Also check other related recipes just by clicking the link below pic..





 
                                                  Lemon rasam


                                                        Drumstick Rasam

                         
                             Mamidikaya pappu




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Monday, 16 September 2019

Pumpkin halwa, yellow pumpkin halwa, kaddu ka halwa

Today's recipe is pumpkin halwa || yellow pumpkin halwa || kaddu ka halwa, it is melt in mouth and very delicious dessert prepared using yellow pumpkin.  It is very easy to prepare in 20 - 30 minutes, we use to have pumpkin regularly in our diet when we are in Khurda, Odisha. Pumpkin halwa is the most loved dessert by my hubby from that time. We can prepare this in many ways, the one i am sharing today is my favorite and always hit at home. Adding mava / kova to this halwa add rich and creamy taste to this halwa. I used full fat milk to prepare khova, condensed milk and brown sugar to make this halwa creamy and tasty. Also we can prepare this halwa by grating or by cutting pumpkin into pieces. I always choose to prepare halwa by grating pumpkin. We can use dry fruits of your choice, i used cashew nuts and almonds. Again here you have choice you can add dry fruits by frying in ghee or you can add grated nuts, today i added grated nuts in halwa.



 Taking this delicious pumpkin halwa to #FoodieMondayBloghop fb group's  #213 theme #LetsCelebrateFall theme . This week theme was suggested by Poonam Bachhav, she blogs at Annapurna. She is a wonderful and talented chef, recently she won "super Chef" cooking competition conducted by Tata Sampann and also got chance to meet  chef "Sanjeev Kapoor" 😍. She suggested us to prepare fall recipes for fall season. Some of the veggies, fruits that we get in this fall season are pumpkin, apples, pomegranate, figs, fennel, winter greens, broccoli, sweet potatoes,  etc.. As per theme we all bloggers planned to prepare fall party recipes, I thought to prepare pumpkin choco chip cake but because of some reasons i ended up with my favorite pumpkin halwa, thanks Poonam for accepting my request.


                 

Let's start our recipe..

                Pumpkin Halwa 

Preparation Time : 10 minutes
Cook Time : 20 minutes
Serves : 2 bowls
Category : Desserts
Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Main ingredients : yellow pumpkin 
Author : Aruna SarasChandra

Ingredients 

Yellow pumpkin - 1/2 kg
Milk - 4 cups
Condensed milk - 1 cup
Brown sugar - 2 tsp
Cardamom / elachi powder - 1/2 tsp
Ghee - 3/4 cup
Cashew nuts - 7
Almonds - 7

Instructions 

1) Boil milk on medium flames till reduces to half. 



2) Peel yellow pumpkin skin and grate it. 




3) Heat a pan with 3tsp of ghee then add grated pumpkin fry it well till it cook well without any raw smell. 




4) Mean while grate cashew nuts and almonds. 


5) Add boiled and reduced milk / mava to the above fried pumpkin mix it well and cook till pumpkin absorbs milk. 






6) Now add condensed milk, brown sugar and elachi powder mix everything well. 






7) Cook the above on low to medium flames till we get thick and creamy consistency by adding remaining ghee. 




8) our yellow pumpkin halwa is ready add grated cashew nuts and almonds. 



Serve pumpkin halwa hot or cooled as per your wish and enjoy this fall with your loved ones😍. 




Tips

** Adjust ghee quantity according to your taste. 

** You can also skip adding milk. 

** instead of condensed milk and brown sugar you can use sugar or jaggery. 

** Instead of grating pumpkin you can cut into pieces.

Also check other desserts by just clicking the link below pic.. 


                           
                         
               
                       Besan Ladoo         

                     Poha Badam Ladoo

                              
                     Ragi Peanut ladoo            


       Sabudana Coconut Ladoo




              Puffed Rice/Maramarala Ladoo


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Monday, 9 September 2019

corn salad || sweet corn salad || veggie sweet corn salad

Sweet corn salad || corn salad || veggie sweet corn salad recipe with step by step pics and tips.  Sweet corn is one of the favorite to kids and almost everyone. Though i love sweet corn a lot did not got chance to cook it as it's not available in my place. We recently transferred to Chennai, now i can purchase many veggies which i missed these days😍.  Today's recipe is veggie sweet corn salad, it is sweet, spicy and tangy in taste. It is the best snack to your kids after coming from school, as it is loaded with lots of veggies and corn. Sweet corn boosts immunity system, improves bones strength and rich in vitamins & minerals. We can add veggies of our choice, today i added onion, tomato, cucumber and carrot with spices and little lemon juice. We can adjust the veggies and spices according to our taste.




 Taking this healthy salad to #FoodieMondayBloghop fb group's  #212th theme #SaladStories . This week theme was suggested by Narmadha she blogs at "Namscorner".  She is very talented chef who loves to record her tried and tasted recipes just like me :) . Check out her space for tasty veg and non vegetarian recipes from different regions, i loved her baking collection they are very yummy and have to learn recipes from that collection. For this week she wanted us to prepare any salads where we can include kosambari, sundal recipes. I thought to prepare this corn salad as i was thinking to post corn recipe from many days.    
                   
Let's start our recipe.... 

                          Veggie Sweet Corn Salad

Preparation Time : 15 minutes
Cook Time : 10 minutes
Serves : 4
Category : Salad / Snack
Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Main ingredients : Sweet Corn 
Author : Aruna SarasChandra

Ingredients

Sweet corns - 2
onion - 1
tomato - 1 (small ** check tips)
cucumber - half
carrot - 1(small)
lemon juice - 1/2 tsp(adjust)
salt - as per taste
red chili powder - 1/4 tsp or chili flakes 
roasted cumin/ jeera powder - 1/8 tsp(optional)
pepper powder - 1/8 tsp or a pinch(optional)
coriander leaves - 1 tsp

Instructions

1) Remove sweet corn skin and its silk, boil it for 3 whistles in enough water with 1/4 tsp of salt in pressure cooker. You can also boil corn kernels directly by adding water till it becomes smooth. 




2) switch off the flames let it cool, mean while finely chop onion, tomato, cucumber and grate carrot in a bowl.



3) let the corn cobs cool down then remove kernels with your fingers or using knife. Add it to the above and saute everything once.




4) now add salt, red chili, roasted cumin, pepper powder's along with lemon juice, coriander leaves and saute everything well.



That's it sweet, spicy and tangy veggie sweet corn salad is ready to serve.



Tips

** Adding both tomato and lemon juice will make salad tangy, so adjust both accordingly or skip any as per your taste.

** You can use other veggies like capsicum or skip any of above according to availability and your taste.

** You can also skip adding spices like pepper, roasted cumin powder.

** You can add red chili flakes instead of red chili powder.

** You can also add fresh scraped or grated coconut too.

Also check other related recipes by just clicking the link below pic..


                                 Pomegranate Raita


                                                    Cucumber discs and pipes


                            Senaga gugillu

       
                                                                    Kosambari                                 
                                   
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