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Litti choka

Traditional dish of Bihar , deeply rooted in its culture. Litti is stuffed and baked dough balls and choka is the mashed vegetable accompaniment. Ingredients for Litti : For dough Wheat flour -1cup Salt to taste Ghee – 1 tblsp Ajwain – 1/4 tsp crushed Baking soda – a pinch For stuffing Sattu or roastedContinue reading “Litti choka”

Pink sauce pasta

Ingredients: For red and white sauces: 2 tblsp butter 1 tblsp refined flour ( maida) or wheat flour 2 cups milk 2-3 onions chopped 1 cup tomato puree 2 tblsp red chili sauce/ tomato ketchup 10 garlic pods chopped 2 tsp chilli flakes/ red chilli powder 2 tsp crushed pepper 2 tblsp each of oreganoContinue reading “Pink sauce pasta”

Pathiri

1 cup rice flour 1 finely chopped onion 1 tsp Red chilli powder 1/2 tsp asofoetida ( hing) 1 tsp cumin seeds 1 tsp oil 2 tsps coriander leaves chopped 1 tblsp grated coconut Salt to taste Oil for deep frying. Method: Lightly roast the rice flour in a kadhai and then transfer to aContinue reading “Pathiri”

Ari urundai ( rice laddoos)

Ingredients: 1 cup par boiled rice 1 cup powdered jaggery 1 cup grated coconut 1 tsp cardamom powder 2 tsp mixed dry fruits roasted in a tsp of ghee( optional) Method : Wash the rice and roast it in a frying pan till it turns red. Now powder it into coarse powder . Add theContinue reading “Ari urundai ( rice laddoos)”

Aravanapaayasam ( Neipayasam)

Traditionally it is a naivedyam made by Palghat Iyer Brahmins as an offering to Bhagavathi ( Devi). Ingredients : 2 kg broken Jaggery (brown, not salty), 350-400 gms uncooked rice (Govindbhog is small grain rice) 250-350 ml of Ghee, 1 large cup of Coconut pieces – rectangular 5 mm by 2 mm with copra onContinue reading “Aravanapaayasam ( Neipayasam)”

Brinjal stuffed

Ingredients Brinjal small variety 1/2 kg For stuffing Coconut – 2 tblsp grated Besan – 2 tblsp Red chili powder -1 tsp Coriander powder – 1.5 tsp Cumin powder – 1 tsp Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp Juice of half a lemon Salt – to taste For tempering Oil – 2-3 tsp White sesame seedsContinue reading “Brinjal stuffed”

Brinjal gothsu

Ingredients: Aubergine- 1 big Small onions ( shallots) – 15-20 peeled Coriander seeds- 3 tsp Red chilli whole – 4 Mustard seeds -1 tsp Urad dal – 1 tsp Hing powder – 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp Tamarind – small lemon size ,soak in 150 ml water and extract pulp Curry leaves and corianderContinue reading “Brinjal gothsu”

Curry leaf (karivepilai) kulambu 2

Ingredients: Curry leaves – a small bunch Small onion – 10-15 chopped Garlic pod – 2-3 finely chopped Coconut – 1 tblsp grated Sundakkai vathal ( dried turkey berries ) – 5 Sambar powder – 2 tblsp Hing – 1/4 th tsp Haldi powder – 1/4 th tsp Tamarind – lemon size dissolved in 1/2Continue reading “Curry leaf (karivepilai) kulambu 2”

Lemon pickle

January and February are good months to make lemon pickle when it is available in plenty in India. Ingredients: 25 – big lemons 200 gms – rock salt powdered 200 gms- red chilli powder 2 tblsp – turmeric powder 1tblsp- asofoetida ( hing) powdered 1.5 tblsp- fenugreek seeds ( dry roast and powder) 1 tblspContinue reading “Lemon pickle”

Eggless Fruit & Nut cake

This cake doesn’t have maida, eggs or sugar. Ingredients: 2 cups -Water 1/2 cup -Dried Cranberries 1/3 rd cup – Dried Apricots chopped 1/2 cup -Raisins 10-15 Dates chopped 1/2 cup – Olive oil or canola oil 1 tsp – Vanilla Extract 1 3/4 cup – Wholewheat Flour. I used 1 cup wholewheat flour andContinue reading “Eggless Fruit & Nut cake”