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Podi Idly

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My daughter is a poor eater its a very big challenge for us to feed her. Have to search for varieties. If you give her idli always she will say "What Amma today also idli?", so I used to give her different varieties Today is podi idly Ingredients Idly's - 1 Cup Idli Podi - 3 tablespoons Gingelly oil - as required Temper Mustard seeds Urad dhal Curry leaves Heat the pan Add  oil to it Splutter the item to temper Add podi and saute Mix the  Idly's and saute well, wait for few  minutes until it gets roasted Podi idli is ready

Home Made Mint (Puthina) Mix

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Herewith another recipe which will make your life easy during rush hour/emergency Just to be on the safer side, I got lot of mint before lockdown, wanted to prepare something soon before it gets wasted, usually, I don't like wasting food items, so I thought of preparing ready to mix paste which can be used whenever you want. Ingredients Mint - 2 bunches Green chili - 10 (adjust based on your spice level) Ginger - 3 long pieces Tamarind Salt - as required Gingelly Oil -- as  required Temper Mustard seeds Urad dal Red chilies Heat oil pan, allow the temper items to temper  Grind the items - green chili, ginger, mint, tamarind Add the grinded paste in a pan and saute well In case if you feel oil is not enough, you can add little oil at this stage Let it cook until the oil gets separated Switch off the  flame  and  allow the paste to turn cool and  then it's ready for storage   Store this in an airtight container and store it in the refrigerator, can sta

Chettinad Special Okra Mandi

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Summer started ๐Ÿ˜ก Climate is too hot, cool the body and tummy by taking curd rice ๐Ÿ˜€, usually in summer, we prefer to take curd rice. curd rice with a variety of mandi is an excellent combination, this is special in Chettinad. Today's combination is curd rice with okra (Venndakai in Tamil) mandi Ingredients Temper Okra Mustard seeds Onion Urad dhal Garlic Red chili Tomato Rice powder or Rice water Green Chili Tamarind Salt Heat oil in a  pan, splutter the items  to temper Add onion, garlic & green chili and saute well until onion becomes golden brown, then add tomatoes to it, saute well  Add okra and saute it until the stickiness is gone Add Tamarind juice, salt  and  let it boil for few mins until everything gets along well   In a separate bowl mix rice flour with little water to make a paste (but not to

Amla (Gooseberry) Juice

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Summer. very hot! hot! hot! why don't we have a glass of juice and begin our journey? Amla juice - amla is rich in vitamin c, helps for growing hair, improves immunity, right now we need a lot to fight against corona๐Ÿ˜€. Generally, it tastes bitter, when adding amla with mint and ginger it tastes good and healthy too. My mother-in-law taught me this recipe. My kid loves it! Ingredients: Amla    -  2 nos (cut into pieces)  Mint     - 2 strings Ginger  - a small piece  Water    - 4 glass Salt       - to taste Grind amla, mint, and ginger, add salt and mix it with water. your ๐Ÿน(juice) ready๐Ÿ˜ƒ.