note: Another super dish from the land of coconut :Kerala.A traditional Keralite dish tastes wonderful served with a thuvayal,rasam and pappads and ofcourse rice.
U need:
Yam pieces: 1 cup (cleaned,peeled and washed well in buttermilk)
Raw banana pieces: 1/2 cup
Snake gourd pieces: 1/2 cup
Turmeric: 1 tsp
Pepper powder coarsely crushed: 3/4 tsp
Curd beaten well: 1/2 cup
Chilli powder:1/4tsp
Curry leaves: 2 tsp
To fry in oil and powder:
Coconut pieces: 3 tsp
Jeera: 1 tsp
Pepper: 1/2 tsp
Red chillies: 2
Channa dal: 1 tsp
Rice: 1 tsp
Methi seeds: few
Oil: 2 tsp
Salt to taste
Mustard seeds
Urad dal
Coconut oil: 2 tsp
METHOD:
1.Clean wash the cut vegetables in buttermilk.Add the washed vegetables in a pressure pan and cook with turmeric and pepper powder and 1&1/4 cup water till the vegetables are cooked.
2. Cool the cooker.Meanwhile fry the ingredients from coconut to methi seedsin oil till they are light brown.Powder them in the mixie.
3.Open the cooker.Simmer gently .Add salt,chilli powder and continue simmering.Now add some curry leaves and the dry coconut powder.Mix well.Simmer till the mulakooshyam becomes a semi thick gravy.Add the beaten curd. Simmer for few mins and switch off the gas.
4.Heat the coconut oil in a small pan.Add the mustard seeds,remaining curry leaves and urad dal.Add this bhagar to the simmering mulakooshyam.
5. Serve hot with rice and pappad.
NOTE: MADE THE FAMOUS SPAGHETTI WITH OUR LOVELY INDIAN SAUCE.
IT WAS YUM!!!!!!!!!!
U need:
Wheat spaghetti: 1/4 packet
Soya granules:1/4 cup
Grated paneer:1/4 cup
Tomato puree:3/4 cup
Grated carrots: 1/4 cup
Fresh corn: 1/ cup
Garlic pod crushed: 2
Green chillies minced: 2
Red chilli powder: 1/2 tsp
Kitchen king masala: 3/4 tsp
Grated cheese: 1/4 cup
Onions minced fine: 1/4 cup
Olive oil: 3 tablsp
Parmesan cheese: 2 tsp
Mint leaves: 2 tsp
Dried Oregano: 1/2 tsp
Salt and pepper to taste
Fresh cream(optional): 2 tsp
METHOD:
1. Cook the spaghetti as instructed in the packet.Add 1 tsp olive oil, 1 tsp grated cheese,pinch salt and toss well .Set aside.
2.For the Indian sauce.
Heat 2 tablsp olive oil in a pan.When hot lower heat ,add the crushed garlic and quickly toss well.Now add the minced green chillies and onions.Toss.Add the grated paneer,carrots and stir well. Add the cooked soya granules,continue stirring.Add the chilli powder,kitchen king masala and fresh corn.Toss well.Add the tomato puree and 3/4 cup water.Simmer till the sauce thickens.Add salt and pepper.Test for taste.If you like 2 tsp fresh cream can be added at this stage. Once the sauce is thick add half of the grated cheese. Transfer the sauce to a bowl.
3. To serve.Take a large plate and transfer the spaghetti to it. Pour the Indian sauce over it.Garnish with roughly chopped mint leaves,sprinkle the dried oregano and the remaining grated cheese .Add few drops of Olive oil for an extra yummy taste.and Parmesan cheese.Serve hot with toasted garlic bread.
