Curry powder

Ingredients:

Coriander seeds - 75 g
Red chillies - 50 g
Channa dal - 50 g
Urad dal - 25 g

Method:
Dry roast the above ingredients and grind it coarsely.
***This can be used for preparing vegetable curries and fries. It adds taste as it is home made.
Popularity: 14% [?]

Popularity: 14% [?]

Written on November 15, 2007 | Posted in Masala Powders | No Comment

Rasam powder

Ingredients:

Red chillies - 15
Coriander seeds - 3/4 tbsp
Toor dal - 1 tbsp
Pepper - 1 tbsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tbsp

Method:
Dry roast the above ingredients in a hot pan for 30 secs and grind it coarsely.
*** Instead of dry roasting the ingredients, you can also dry them under hot sun for 5 [...]

Popularity: 10% [?]

Written on November 15, 2007 | Posted in Masala Powders | 2 Comments

Paruppu Powder

Ingredients

Toor dal : 1 cup
Asafoetida : 2tsp
Red chili : 10
salt to taste

Preparation

Fry the above dry ingredients without adding oil and fry till it turns into golden brown.
Cool it and add salt .
Grind the mixture coarsely

It goes well with rice …
Popularity: 10% [?]

Popularity: 10% [?]

Written on November 14, 2007 | Posted in Masala Powders | No Comment

karakuzhambhu Powder

Ingredients

Red chili : 1 kg
Coriander seeds(Dhania ) : 750 gms
Cumin seeds : 1 cup
Peppercorns : 1/2 cup
Peanuts : 1 tbsp
Asafoaetida :1 tsp

Method of preparation

Fry coriander seeds ,peanuts and cumin seeds separately .
Fry the remaining ingredients lightly .
Grind it all together very nicely and store it in a air tight container.

Tip
Use this powder for kara [...]

Popularity: 13% [?]

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Bajji powder

Ingredients

Rice :1 1/4 cup
Urad dal : 1/4 cup(fried)
toor  dal : 1/2 cup
chana dal(Gram dal) : 1/4 cup
Red chili : 5 nos
Asafoetida : a pinch

Preparation

 Grind all the above ingredients into a fine powder, and store it in a container.
when you make bajji take this  powder and make a paste (it should be like a loose paste [...]

Popularity: 9% [?]

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Idli Chutney Powder

Ingredients

 Urad dal : 1/2 cup
Channa dal(Gram dal) : 1/2 cup
Asafoetida :a  pinch
Red chili :6 nos
curry leaves : 4 to 5(optional)
salt to taste
oil :2 tsp

Preparation

Heat oil in a pan and add the ingredients in it fry until it turns into golden brown.
After that cool it and add salt to it.
Grind it very coarsely and store it [...]

Popularity: 12% [?]

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Sambar powder

Ingredients:

Red chillies - 125 g
Coriander seeds - 300 g
Channa dal -50 g
Toor dal - 125 g
Pepper - 50 g
Cumin seeds - 50 g
Turmeric - 75 g
Fenugreek seeds - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 1 tsp

Method:
Dry roast all the above ingredients for 2 mins and grind them to fine powder. Store in an air tight container.
Popularity: 14% [...]

Popularity: 14% [?]

Written on November 14, 2007 | Posted in Masala Powders | 2 Comments

Bisibelabath Powder

Ingredients

Coriander seeds : 1 cup
Fenugreek seeds : 1/4 tsp
Cinnamon stick : 1 ” piece
Cloves : 3 nos
Cardamom : 2 nos
Cumin seeds : 1/2 cup
Peppercorns : 5 to 6
Red chili : 6 to 8
channa dal(Gram dal) : 1 cup
Urad dal : 1 tsp
Asafoetida : 1/4 tsp
Ghee : 1 tsp

Preparation
Roast all of the above [...]

Popularity: 17% [?]

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Garam Masala Powder

Ingredients

Cloves : 10
Cinnamon sticks : 2
Cardamom : 10
Cumin seeds : 1 tbsp
Coriander seeds :1/2 cup
Fennel seeds : 1 tbsp
Kuskus : 2 tsp
Peppercorns :1 tbsp
Red chili :10
Bay leaf : 2
Ghee (Butter)

Preparation
Roast all the ingredients seperatly  in ghee and let it cool for few mins .Grind them together very nicely and store it in a [...]

Popularity: 12% [?]

Written on November 14, 2007 | Posted in Masala Powders | 2 Comments