Brinjal-Peanut Koora

I love both brinjal and peanut. i have tasted this dish in a andhra-speaciality hotel.

Ingredients:

1.Brinjals-4

2.Peanut-5 spoons

3. Grated coconut-4 spoons

4. Turmeric powder- a pinch

5. Chilli powder- 1/2 spoon

6. Curry leaves-6

7. Oil-3 spoons

Method:

Cut the brinjal in cube shapes. once you cut it soak them in water to avoid blackening of brinjal's. now in a skillet, add oil..when it is heated up, add mustard seeds.when it pops up..add curry leaves and peanuts. fry them well till the peanut is roasted well. now add brinjal's and fry it. ad salt,turmeric powder and chilli powder and fry the brinjal's. let they be cooked in low flame for about 10 minutes with a lid on. when brinjal's are cooked add the grated coconut and mix well.

serve with sambhar rice/rasam rice.

Semiya Payasam

Once we cook some dish for first time..and getting "wow's", "excellent", "super" credits like this..will make the dish very close to our heart.is it not?

This is one, that is close to my heart.. i prepare this whenever my friends come home for first time.


To Prepare Semiya Payasam You Need:


1. Semiya-1/4 cup

2. Sugar-3/4 cup


3. Milk-5 cups


4. Cardamon-2


5. Cashews


6. Ghee- 1 spoon

7. Saffron-8 - 10 pieces


Method:

Have a skillet..add a spoon of ghee. and roast the semiya. i prefer to roast it till it reaches golden colour. keep the roasted semiya aside. have saffron dipped in 4 spoons of milk, keep it aside. now have a wide vessel, add 5 cups of milk and add sugar, keep stirring and let the sugar melts. boil the milk. when the milk boils add the semiya, crushed cardamon and keep on stirring. allow the semiya to get cooked well. when milk gets thicker, add the saffron milk and roasted cashews.

Pepper-Garlic Curry

Ingredients:

1. Garlic-1 cup
2.Shallots/Small onions-1 cup
3.Curry leaves
4.salt
5.sesame oil-1/2 cup
6.fenugreek seeds/vendhayam-1/4 spoon
7.Tomatoes-2
8.Turmeric powder- 1/4 spoon
9.urad dal-1 spoon

For Grinding:

1.Red chilli-2
2.Pepper-2 spoons
3.Corriander seeds/dhania-1 spoon
4.Cumin/jeera-1 spoon
5.Cashews-8

Method:

Have a spoon of oil in a skillet and fry all the items except cashew-nut mentioned for grinding. make a paste by adding cashews and little water. keep aside. also prepare tamarind water. now in a kadai..have 1/2 cup of oil,add mustard,when it crackles,add fenugreek seeds, urad dal(1 spoon) and curry leaves. when they turn brown, add the garlic and small onion. fry them..till they are well cooked. now add the grinded paste. now add sliced tomatoes and turmeric powder. fry them till tomatoes are cooked and add the grinded paste. mix well,add salt and tamaraind water. now allow it to boil..till the oil seperates and comes above.

enjoy this with hot rice. best suited for idli and dosa.