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Thursday, November 24, 2011

Kaalan - Plantain and Elephant Yam in a spiced Coconut-Yoghurt sauce

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Credit: Pazham Pappadam Payasam e-book pg.33
 Prep. Time: 55 mins.

Ingredients:

  • Yam ¼ cup, cut to chunks
  • Plantain 1 small, Skin peeled off and cut to diagonal chunks
  • Yoghurt 4 cups
  • Turmeric powder ½ tsp
  • Black Pepper powder 1 ½ tsp
  • Green Chilly 2 nos
  • Cumin seeds ¼ tsp
  • Grated Coconut 1 cup
  • Fenugreek powder a pinch, roasted
  • Salt as needed
  • Curry leaves
  • Mustard seeds ½ tsp
  • Dry red chilly 2 nos
  • Oil 1 tbsp
  • Ghee 1 tsp
Method:

1. Heat a wide mouth pan at medium heat and add the Yam and Plantain pieces
with a cup of water.
2. Add Turmeric powder and Pepper powder. Allow the Vegetables to cook well and
then add Salt.
3. When the liquid from Vegetables are almost dried up, add 1 tsp. Ghee and mix
well.
4. Mash the veggies gently, reduce flame to low and add the beaten Yoghurt to
this.
5. Throw in Curry leaves and stir well until Yoghurt starts to boil.
6. Meanwhile grind together Coconut, Cumin seeds and green Chilly to a fine paste
with 20ml Water.
7. When the liquid from Yoghurt is completely evaporated (4 cups Yoghurt will get
reduced to almost 2 cups), add the Coconut paste and mix well. Cook for a few
more minutes.
8. Add a pinch of Fenugreek powder and switch off the stove.
9. Heat 1 tsp Oil in another pan and splutter Mustard seeds and dry red Chilly with
some Curry leaves. Pour the tempering.

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Chettinad Vazhakkai Kara Poriyal - Plantain stir fry


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Credit: http://chettinadthruminu.blogspot.com/2010/12/chettinad-vazhakkai-kara-poriyal.html

Ingredients:

Raw Banana - 1
Turmerric Powder - 1 pinch
Salt to taste
Tamarind - 1 Tbsp
Oil - 1 Tbsp
Mustard - 1/4 tsp
Urad Dal - 1/4 tsp
Red Chillies - 3, broken
Curry Leaves - 1 sprig
Coconut - 2 Tbsp, grated
Method:

Soak tamarind in 1/2 cup water and extract pulp.
Boil raw banana with salt, turmerric powder and tamarind extract. Add extra water if necessary.
It will cook in minutes. Drain and keep aside. Cool.
Heat oil and add mustard, urad dal, curry leaves and red chillies.
Add cooked raw banana and mix well. Cook for 3 minutes.
Add grated coconut (optional) and take off heat.

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