Pumpkin Soup -1

Ingredients:(For 2) 1.250 gm sweet potato. 2.One medium size tomato. 3.3-4 garlic cloves 4.One cup coriander. 5.Salt according to taste. 6.Pepper one tea spoon. 7.Cumin seeds one tea spoon 8.7-8 soaked cashew nuts. 9.One small piece Cinnamon Method : 1.Peel the skin on both Pumpkin and tomatoes and boil them separately. 2.Grind the soaked cashew nuts and keep it aside for dressing. 3.Grind the boiled pumpkin,tomatoes along with garlic cloves,pepper,salt,cumin and cinnamon. 4.Heat the paste in low flame for 2-3 minutes. 5.Serve it by dressing the soup with cashew paste and chopped coriander. ...

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Seegumbala kaai kadubu (Sweet pumpkin dessert)

For 2 people : Ingredients: 1. Sweet pumpkin 250 gm 2. Jaggery powder 50 gm 3. 50 gm Semolina or rava (small size) 4. 1 Tea spoon cardamom powder Preparation. 1. Finely grate pumpkin 2. To the above add Jaggery powder, semolin , cardamom powder and mix well(do not add water since water content in pumpkin will be sufficient to mix) 3. Make small balls and patter it 4. Steam cook the above for 10 mins. 5. Tastes better when its hot with ghe...

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Bassaru and Kaalu palya (Rasam and curry made from stock of boiled pulses/beans)

For 4 people : Ingredients : 1. 200 gm sessile joyweed(Honagonne soppu) 2. 100 gm cowpea (Alasande kaalu) 3. 1 cup grated coconut 4. 2 table spoon rasam powder 5. 2 table tamarind paste. 6. Jaggery and salt according to taste. 7. Oil , mustard seed and curry leaves for tempering 8. 5-6 garlic cloves 9. One small onion roughly chopped 10. One cup toor dal. Method of preparation for rasam : 1. Shallow fry finely chopped sessile joyweed in a vessel with 2 tea spoons of oil.. 2. Pressure cook soaked cow pea(should be soaked 2-3 hrs prior cooking) and toor dal separately . 3. Keep the stock of the boiled cow pea aside. 4. Grind coconut,garlic cloves,onion,2-3 table spoons of the boiled cow pea and joyweed. 5. Heat a vessel and add oil,mustard and curry leaves to make the seasoning. 6. To this...

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Majjige HuLi ( Veggies in yogurt sauce )

Ingredients for 2 : 1.1 small cup chana dal(Chickpeas lentils ) 2.1 table spoon cumin/jeera 3.1 tea spoon fenugreek seeds(methi) 4.1 small cup grated coconut. 5.2-3 Green chilies. 6.1 cup Coriander leaves 7.Salt 8.200 gm of Winter Melon/Ash Guard 9.2 cups of yogurt. 10.2 table spoon oil,mustard seeds and asafoetida for tempering. 11.i tea spoon turmeric powder. Preparation: 1.Chop Winter Melon into thick cubes and boil seperately. 2.Soak chana dal for 2 hrs. 3.Grind chana dal,grated coconut,fenugreek seeds,green chilies,turmeric powder ,cumin and coriander leaves into fine paste. 4.Add the paste to boiled vegetables and heat it in medium flame for 5-10 min. 5.Temper by adding oil, mustard seeds and asafoetida. 6.Lastly add salt as per the quantity and taste required. 7.Mix yogurt after...

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Mushroom Pepper Dry

Ingredients for 2 people : 1.Mushroom 200 gm medium size chopped 2.2 table spoon coriander seeds 3.2 table spoon pepper seeds 4.2 table spoon cumin/jeera 5.2 table spoon ginger garlic paste 6.Curry leaves as per taste 7.2 table spoon vegetable / oilve oil 8.Salt to taste 9.One medium sized onion long sliced 10.One medium sized capsicum long sized. Preparation: 1.Dry roast coriander seeds ,pepper seeds and jeera. Make fine powder. 2.After heating 2 table spoons of oil in the pan, add mushroom and shallow fry till it releases all its moisture.Remove mushrooms and keep it aside. 3.Fry onions and capsicum for 2-3 min along with curry leaves.Let capsicum be a little crunchy. 4.Now add mushrooms into the pan.Add ginger garlic paste and grounded powder.Keep frying. 5.Add salt according to the...

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Maavinakai Gojju / Raw Mango Gravy

Ingredients for 4 people: 1. 1 Cup raw mango cut into small cubes(Peel the mango skin) 2. 1 Cup grated coconut. 3. 1 tea spoon fenugreek /Methi seeds 4. Salt according to taste 5. 2-3 Green chili 6. 2 dry red chili 7. Half tea spoon turmeric powder 8. 2 table spoon Jaggery (According to the taste) 9.Oil,mustard seeds, asafoetida for seasoning Method: Blend all ingredients from 1-8 above into a smooth paste. Add oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds and asafoetida after oil gets heated. Mix the paste into the pan and cook for 2-3 minutes. You may add water and salt based on the thickness required. ...

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Mediterranean Salad

Ingredients for 2 people: 1.2 Cups finely chopped Cucumber (remove seeds) 2.2 Cups finely chopped Tomatoes(remove seeds) 3.1 Cup finely chopped Onions(Red onions tastes better) 4.1 Cup finely chopped Coriander leaves 5. 1 Cup finely chopped Mint leaves 6.1 table spoon pepper powder 7.Salt to taste 8.Olive oil 2 table spoons 9.1 Cup finely chopped raw mango(optional) Method: Mix all the above ingredients in a bowl. Refrigerate for a minimum of 1 hr before serving....

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Appe saaru

Ingredients for 2 people: 1.2 small size raw mangoes 2.1 cup water 3.2 dry red chilies 4.2 Green chillies 5.salt and jaggery as per the required taste. 6.Oil , mustard seeds and asafoetida 7.Curry leaves and chopped coriander leaves. Method: 1.Peel the raw mango skin and boil them. 2.Let it cool.Squeeze the pulp and add one cup of water. 3.Boil it by adding required amount of jaggery and salt. (Tastes better if it's a little sour) 4.Heat oil for tempering.Add mustard seeds,curry leaves ,dry and fresh chillies(chopped) and asafoetida . 5.Add tempering and finally the chopped coriander leaves to the boiling mango juic...

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