Preethi's Andhra Kitchen

Preparation :-

1. Take 1 small cup of fresh / sour curd . To this add enough water and make as buttermilk. Add 1tspn besan flour , pinch of turmeric and enough salt . Mix them nicely without any lumps.
2. Chop 2-3 green chillies .
3. Heat a pan / steel vessel , add 1 tspn oil . When it turns hot make talimpu /tadka by adding 1/4 tspn urad dal , 2 dry red chillies , 1/4 tspn each cumin and mustard seeds . Add green chillies and few curry leaves . Add pinch of asafoetida/hing .
4. Add buttermilk mixture and let this boil nicely . Finally sprinkle finely chopped coriander leaves and switch off.
5. Hot hot kadi is ready to serve with steamed rice.

• Take 1/4 - 1/2 raw mango ( depending upon its sourness) peelout its skin and chop it as pieces .

• Add little amount of water and pinch of salt to mango pieces and boil it in cooker for 4 whistles . If u r cooking rice in cooker u can just put this bowl on top of it .

• Boil 1 small tea glass toordal .
  


• After pressure goes either u can mash boiled mango pieces with hands or u can grind it in mixcy .

• Heat a kadai / bowl , add 2 tspns oil , when it is hot do seasoning by adding 1/4tspn urad dal , 2 slitted green chillies , 1/4tspn cumin seeds ,1/4tspn mustard seeds , 2 crushed garlic pods , 2 sprigs of curry leaves , pinch of asafoetida , pinch of methi powder .



• Add 1 glass water (250ml) . Add 1 tspn salt .

• Now u can add mashed / grinded boiled mango paste and boiled toordal . Mix nicely.

• Add pinch of turmeric , marble size jaggery .
  
• Allow it to boil fully .

• Now add coriander leaves and 1 tspn MTR rasam powder and boil it for 5 more minutes .

• Switchoff stove and serve hot with rice . Enjoy good meal .

Preparation :-

• Boil 2 eggs and remove its shell . Put vertical slits on eggs .

• Heat a pan add 2 tspns oil .When it is heated add 1/4 tspn cumin seeds , 1/4 tspn mustard seeds , 2 strigs of curry leaves .

• Next add 1 chopped onion . Fry it nicely till golden colour comes .

• Add 1/4 tspn ginger garlic paste and mix well . After a minute add drumstick pieces.(cut drumsticks into 2" size pieces ).

• Put lid and after 5 mins add boiled eggs , 1/2 tspn salt ,1/2tspn or little less Masala chilly powder( grind chillypowder , cumin, fenugreek seeds , urad dal and garlic pods ) , little turmeric, 1 small lemon size tamarind extract /juice , 1/2 glass water. (nearly 125ml)

• Put a lid and let it boil nicely till drumsticks r cooked and now add garam masala powder (grind 1/2tspn coriander seeds ,1tspn dry descinated coconut , 1/2" cinnamon stick and 2 cloves ).

• Finally add coriander leaves and after 2 mins switchoff stove and serve hot with hot rice.
  

Preparation :-

• Soak 1/2 a small tea glass of toordal in sufficient water for 15 mins and cook it . Mash dal nicely.

• Soak bleberry size tamarind in water . After 15 mins extract its juice .

• Chop 2 ripe tomatoes , crush 4 garlic pods , slit lengthwise 2 or 3 greenchillies .

• Heat a pan / bowl add 2 tspns oil , add 1/4 tspn urad dal , 1/4 tspn cumin seeds , 1/4 tspn mustard seeds , add chopped green chillies and crushed garlic pods . After a min add 1 strig of curry leaves .

• Next add chopped tomatoes and mix nicely .

• While tomatoes r boiling add 1 & 1/4 tspn salt (tata salt) , marble size jaggery , tamarind juice and pinch of turmeric . Mix all nicely . Let tomatoes turn mushy .

• Now add 1 glass of water ( 250ml) and add mashed dal .

• Let this boil nicely for 5 mins .

• Next add 3/4 tspn MTR rasam powder and 3 strigs of chopped coriander leaves . Let this boil for 5 more mins .

• Switch off the stove and serve hot with rice .

Preparation :-

• Chop 5-6 small okras into round pieces . Chop 1small onion and 1 small tomato.

• Soak blue berry size tamarind in sufficient water for 15 mins . Extract its juice .

• Take a bowl add tamarind extract , chopped okras , onion and tomato . Add 1 tumbler water ( 1 tumbler = 250 gms rice quantity should fit in it) , pinch of turmeric , marble size jaggery , 1 tspn salt , 1 strig of curry leaves , 2 strigs of coriander leaves and 1 tspn ofrasam powder. Mix all nicely.

• Now put this bowl on stove and boil it nicely till bhendi becomes soft. ( it takes nearly 20 mins)

• In another pan we need to do thadka for that add 2tspns oil . when it is heated add 1/4 tspn urad dal , 1 dry red chilly , 2 crushed garlic pods , 1/4 tspn cumin seeds , 1/4 tspn mustard seeds , add pinch of fenugreek powder , sprinkle little hing and add 2 strigs of curry leaves.

• After a min add this seasoning to rasam. Mix it and serve hot.

• This goes good with rice.

• Take Black berry size tamarind and soak it in sufficient water for 15 mins. After 15 mins extract the tamarind juice.

• Heat a bowl / pan add 2 tspns oil , Add 1/2 tspn urad dal , 1 Dry red chilly , 1/4 tspn cumin seeds , 1/4 tspn mustard seeds , 2 crushed garlic pods , Add pinch of fenugreek seeds powder , pinch of asafoetida , 1 strig of curry leaves.

• Add 1 glass water (1 glass= 250 ml) , add ur extracted tamarind rasam.

• Add 1 tspn salt , pinch of turmeric , littlebit of jaggery( marble size) , 3/4 tspn Rasam powder , 3 strigs of coriander leaves. Mix all nicely.

• Let this boil nicely for 5-10 mins.

• Now ur hot hot tasty and flavouring tamarind rasam is ready to serve with rice and dal (mudda pappu).

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Preethi ram.

Staying in Chennai is an added advantage to me bcoz i am learning lot no.of tamilian recipes . One of this is Kala chana kolambu. "kolambu" means its a gravy or any liquid kind of dish . If we want we can add little more water to get sambar consistency. In anyway we can do this.

Preparation :-

• Take Handful of kala chana and clean them. Pour Sufficient water and soak it overnight.

• In the morning boil chana along with water and pinch of salt and 1 small potato in cooker for 4 whistles .

• Take a Small lemon sized tamarind and soak it in water.

• Grind together Small piece of coconut and fennel seeds.

• Chop 1 onion , 1 green chilly , 1 Tomato , Boiled potato, 1 Brinjal and 1 Drumstick.

• Heat a pan Add 1 tbspn oil , Add 2 cloves , 1 cinnamon stick , 1/4 tspn fennel seed powder , Chopped Green chilly , hing , Curry leaves , When they splutter add chopped onion.

• Fry it nicely and add chopped brinjal , drumstick pieces. Add little salt .

• When they r half done add chopped tomato and boiled potato pieces.

• Add required amount of salt , chilly powder , turmeric , coriander powder , grinded paste , Tamarind juice , Little bit of jaggery and Boiled chana.

• Let this boil nicely. Add required amount of water according to ur desired consistency.

• Let this boil fully . Add Coriander leaves.

• Switchoff stove and sere hot with rice.

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