CHOW CHOW KULAMBHU

INGREDIENTS :

• Chow chow -- 1 big
• Onion -- 1 
• Curry leaves 
• Salt to taste  
• Mustard,Jeera-- 1 tsp each

 For Masala :

• Tomato - 1
• Cashew -- 4 
• Coconut --7 pieces
• Fennel seeds -- 1 tsp 
• Dried red chillies - 8

METHOD OF PREPARATION : 

1 ) Heat 3 spoons of oil in a pressure cooker . Once hot , add mustard , jeera and red chillies . When it splutters , add chopped onion and curry leaves till tender .

2) Add the grinded masala ,Ginger-garlic paste, all the powders and salt .

3)Then add peeled and chopped chow chow .Saute for 3 minutes . 

4) Pressure cook for 4 or 5 whistles ,allow the steam to leave . 5) Once the gravy becomes thick , remove from the flame. Garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve hot with Rice / Roti

RADISH CHUTNEY

INGREDIENTS :

Radish -1( big )
Pearl / Sambar onions - 1/2 cup
Red Chillies- 3
Tomato - 1 big
Chana dal-2 tsps
Curry leaves and Coriander leaves
Salt to taste

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Wash and peel the skin of radish.
2) Heat oil in a kadai . Once hot , add chana dal, chillies .
3) Add finely chopped onion and tomato , fry till golden brown.
4)Add chopped radish with curry and coriander leaves . Fry them till raw smell of radish leaves and cooked well .
5) Turn off the flame.Allow to mixture to cool down for 5 mins.
6) Then grind the mixture with salt.Chutney is ready to serve. Serve hot with dosas or idli .

This goes to Sireesha's Pickles and Chutney's event .


My Other Entries are :

CHUTNEY'S :

1) SPICY BRINJAL CHUTNEY
2) Beetroot Chutney
3) Amla / Nellikkai Chutney
4) Sesame Chutney
5) Coconut Chutney6) Radish Chutney
7) Peanut Chutney
8) Red Chilli Chutney
9)Spicy tomato chutney
10) Qucik Tomato Chutney
11)Carrot Chutney
12)Capsicum Chutney
13)Dried Red Chillies Chutney

PICKLES :
1) GONGURA PICKLE

2)BITTERGOURD PICKLE

POORI

INGREDIENTS:

Wheat flour -- 2 cups
Sufficient water
Salt to taste
Oil for deep frying.




METHOD OF PREPARATION : 

1) Sieve the wheat flour. Add Salt and sufficient water and kneed a soft , a bit firm dough. Atlas, roll the dough in a spoon of oil.



2) Take a small ball of dough and rolled out in small thick circles with a rolling pin.

3) Heat oil in a deep pan for frying .  



4) Once hot, drop the rolled out dough in the oil. Slowly take some oil from the pan and spread over the top. Hold its corner lightly, the poori will puff out.

5) Flip to its side. Once done, remove from the flame.

Serve hot with Potato Masala or Potato Kurma.

MY FIRST COOKED FOOD EVENT ROUNDUP!!!!!!

Greetings !!!

Yet an another happy event. Thank you all the wonderful ladies, who participated shared their lovely recipes. Here comes the array of yummy delicious recipes with sweet unforgettable evergreen memories behind them .Click on each recipe and read about their interesting memories. My First Cooked Food , MIXED VEGETABLE KURMA

Sanghi has sent this yummy Carrot Halwa Bala Sarawathy has sent this mouthwatering Oyster Sauce Chicken curry Namitha has passed this yummy Paruppu-Andra style SHAISTA TABREZ has sent this delicious Tahiri Varsha has sent this mouthwatering recipe Spicy Kerala Fish Curry Ann has sent this healthy simple Cheera Thoran Viki has passed this lovely recipeMurungakkai masala poriyal EC has passed this lovely Bisibela bhath Ramya has sent this lovely Semolina/Sooji Khichadi Sireesha has sent this quick healthy Bhindi Fry Pooja has sent this yummy recipe Cauliflower egg stir fry Nandini has passed these yummy delicious combo Brinjal Kozhumbu and Potato Fry Padma has sent this yummy tempting Rice Cutlet Priya has passed this spicy good recipeSpicy Potato Thokku Priyaraj has passed this quick yummy breakfast Onion dosa and Simple tomato chutney Vidhya Aravind has passed this yummy recipe Kovaikkai Masala Curry Vanisri has passed this delicious different Yam Kootu Sri Valli has passed this tempting Stuffed Brinjal curry Jyothi has sent these delicious Dal fry & Rice Avanthi has passed thes soft fluffy Idly's Sushma has passed these yummy delicious recipes : 1) Chutney Sandwich 2) Rajma Wrap 3) Mini methi puri 4)Noodles Poha 5) Simple Egg sandwich Swapna has passed this yummy Gothambu payasam Nivedita has passed this yummy quick Simple Upma . Sanjana has passed this lovely recipe Veggie Packed dhai varo . Shifa Firoz has sent gulab jamun and spring rolls. Kamala's first cooked food,Plain Potato dry" and she told : "My first cooking experience started in a kerosene wick stove in Mumbai with my husband after marriage in 1979. My in laws were in their home town. My husband, the only person who could comment about my food never gave any negative comments just to encourage me to develop my cooking skills." Sudha's first chicken curry and her experience in her words : "Chicken curry was the first recipe that I tried when I was 14 years old . Both my parents were working and my classes were afternoon session at that time.The curry was slightly watery for my first trial.LOL. But mom came to the rescue after she came back from work.She encouraged me and told me my curry was tasty for my first trial!!!" Nithiya's first cooked food,Maida paalakayalu and her sweet story : This dish is the one that I tried for the first time in my life when I was in 8th class. Mom used to help me out to make the dough and make me sit and roll them into balls. Used to do that for hours popping one into the mouth now and then. I just cant forget the the experience. :) Lata Raja has shared her daughter's first cooked foods with us. Hope u all have enjoyed and smelled the aroma of these recipes . Enjoy and have fun.