Thursday 6 June 2013

Sunnundallu

Here comes a very tasty and yummy sweet which is fully packed with proteins.Its very simple and easy sweet.
This is a traditional Andhra Sweet,it is much loved sweet because of its unique taste and nutritional values.
This sunnunda laddu is prepared only with ghee and sugar,it can be prepared much nutritious by replacing sugar and whole urad dal with jaggery and black urad dal. Here I have sticked to whole urad dal and sugar.Let us now jump into the procedure.. :)

Ingredients:


  1. Whole Urad dal - 1 1/2 cup
  2. Sugar - 1 cup
  3. Ghee - 1/2 cup
  4. Elachi - 2

Procedure:


  • Heat a kadai and dry roast whole urad dal on low heat till they turn very light brown color or till aroma comes out.Allow it to cool down and grind it to sand like texture.
  • Now grind sugar and elachi
  • Add powdered sugar,elachi to urad dal powder and mix well.
  • Pour melted ghee to the urad dal and sugar mixture and mix it well such that you should be able to form balls fro it,if not able to form balls add more ghee.

  • Now make the mixture into medium size balls and your sunnundalu is ready to have.

  • You can store them for almost 2 weeks and enjoy the taste.
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Wednesday 5 June 2013

Coconut Chutney

This chutney is the most common side dish in all south Indian breakfast dishes like idli,dosa,vada,upma etc., Its very easy to prepare,its upto your choice for texture.If you add water while grinding you will get a creamy texture or you can even avoid water.

Ingredients:


  1. Coconut Grated - 1/2 cup
  2. Green Chilli - 3 to 4
  3. Roasted Gram - 1 1/2 tbps
  4. Onion - 1/2
  5. Ginger - 1 inch
  6. Garlic - 2 cloves
  7. salt

   For Tempering:

  1. Urad dal- 1/4 tbpd
  2. Mustard seeds- 1/2 tbps
  3. Jeera-1/4 tbps
  4. Hing-pinch
  5. Curry leaves
  6. Oil

Procedure:

  • In a kadai add 1 tbps of oil,when oil is heat add greenchili,onion,ginger,garlic and saute them for few minnutes.
  • Now grind grated cocunut,roasted gram,salt,sauted onon,greenchili,ginger,garlic into a fine paste.
  • Heat 1 tbps of oil and add all the tempering ingredients once it crackle add it to coconut chutney.
  • You Yummy coconut chutney is ready to serve.
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Peanut Chutney

Groundnut Chutney or peanut chutney is one of my favourite chutney.You can even cal this as a creamy chutney as it seems by its texture.We add tamarind to peanut it gives a slight tangy tastes,it tastes very delicious yet very simple to prepare.

Ingredients:


  1. Roasted Peanut - 3 to 4 tbps
  2. Red chilli -  2 to 3
  3. Tamarind Paste- 1 tbps
   For Tempering:
  • Mustard seed-1/2 tbps
  • Urad dal-1/4 tbps
  • Jeera-1/4 tbps
  • Hing-pinch
  • Curry leaves 
  • Oil

Procedure:

  • Grind peanuts,redchilli,tamarrind paste,salt in a smooth paste by adding little water to creamy texture.
  • Heat oil in a kadai and add the tempering ingredients once they crackle,add them to the paste.
  • Now your creamy peanut chutney is ready to serve.Serve it with idli or dosa.
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