HOW TO MAKE SPROUTS AT HOME

Things Required:

Mixed beans of your choice, I used Chickpeas, Green Moong, Pinto Beans, Cannellini beans.

Damn Clothes

Hot pack boxes

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Clean and soak the beans over night in cold water.

2) Drain the water and gain soak in cold water in the morning.

3) Before going to bed, drain the water, wash well again and wrap the beans in damn clothes.

4) Keep them in Hot pack boxes overnight.

5) Sprouts are seen the next day morning. Sprinkle little water over the cloth . You can either remove them in the morning or in the evening depending upon the climate and how it has sprouted. Clean it once when removed and store it in an air tight container.

KAREVEPILLAI PODI / CURRY LEAVES POWDER

INGREDIENTS :

Karevepillai / Curry leaves - 1 bunch
Channa dal - 2 tbsps
Black Urat dal - 1 tbsp
Toor dal - 1 tbsp
Red Chillies - 5- 6 nos
Asafoetida - 1 tsp
Finely sliced coconut - 1/4 cup
Salt to taste

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Roast curry leaves with a spoon of oil till the flavour rules out...should not burn it.
2) Transfer it to a bowl , then roast sliced coconut well till the flavour rules out .
3) Transfer this the bowl of curry leaves , fry dal together till roasted and then transfer them too.
4) Finally , roast chillies and grind it with salt and asafoetida a bit coarsely . Store it in an air tight container .
5) Mix it with Gingelly oil / Ghee will serving it with Hot Rice.  

Linking it up with Nabintha's Home made Spices event.

MULTIPURPOSE COCONUT MIX

INGREDIENTS:

Channa dal - 2 tsps
Mustard seeds,Urad dal - 1 tsp each
Curry Leaves and Coriander leaves
Groundnut-1 1/2tsp
Coconut - 1/2 of the whole coconut
Red chillies-4
Cashews-5 nos

METHOD OF PREPARATION:

1) Heat oil/ghee in a kadai.Once hot,add mustard and urad dal.When it splutters,add channa dal,peanuts,cashews and curry leaves.Fry them till roasted.
2) Add red chillies and saute for a minute.

3) Add the grated coconut and fry till the raw smell leaves and gets roasted well .Cook in slow flame till the flavour rules out and coconut is slightly golden.

Store in an air tight container .This is a ready mix for Coconut Rice / instantly blended for chutney/blended for masala in Pulikulambu.