#OPOS Peanut, Friedgram laddoo

Whenever we  crave  for sweet , immediately without  difficulty  we want to prepare  some sweet , 

I took some peanuts, friedgram  , jaggery ( all  ready available  ingredients in day to day cookings  ), and immediately  did  this laddo.

Ingredients :

Fried  peanuts - 1 cup

Fried gram ( pottukadalai) - 1 cup

Jaggery powder - 2 cups

Ghee  - 5 tsp

Cardamom powder - 2 tsp 

 Method :

          Add all  the ingredients in a mixie and  powder it  finely , make it as  urundais( rounds) . No need to make  the ghee warm.Preparing  in OPOS  is breeze .

Pudina thokku -- #OPOS

I prepare  usually  by open pot method  , this time  I prepared  in #OPOS method , which breeze  to   do.

 Ingredients:

 Fresh pudina  leaves -  2 cups( fully pressed   in cups measurement)

Redchillies -  5/ 6 ( if you want more spicy  you can increase the number - i used  long   size  chillies)

Tamarind paste  - 2 tsp

Salt - to taste

Hing - 1tsp

Jaggery - option ( 1 tsp)

Turmeric powder - 1 tsp

 water - 3 tsp

oil - 1/4 cup( gingelly oil is preferrable)

 Method  --  

  In a  2L  cooker ( magic pot ) add  oil , then water  , then  add  pudina leaves  by pressing, add redchillies,  turmeric powder ,  hing, salt , jaggery  and  cover the cooker with lid and cook for   2 whistles/ 4 :30 minutes ,  then open the cooker  and blend / grind in mixie  it to   paste .

In open pot  add oil   then redchillies, then add pudina  and fry till the  aroma comes , add hind  and grind with tamarind , salt , turmeric  and jaggery , remove from mixie  and fry  till the moisture  vanishes . we cam store in fridge  for  10   days  easily , in open  for a week  with full aroma .Tasty thokku ready  to use as side dish for  dosa, idly , mix rice . 

Oma kuzhambu

This  recipe  I  got from my  Sambandhi mami , Usually she   tells  me  I prepared Oma kuzhambu , I am not used  to that , she gave the recipe, then my MIL wants to taste  that , So I prepared , a  easy one  with a  slight   twist only.
Ingredients:
 Tamarind juice -  Extract from 1 goose berry  size tamarind
 Sambar powder - 2 tsp
Salt - to taste
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
 Tempering 
 Gingelley oil -  5 tsp
Kadugu - 1/2 tsp
Thur dal - 1 tsp
Methi - 1/2 tsp
 Omam ( ajwain) - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - 1 sprig
Hing - 1 small piece

 Method:
              In  a  kadai   add  gingelly oil  and  do tempering  by adding the ingredients one by one , then add  the  tamarind juice , sambar powder, salt, turmeric powder  and allow to boil  to the required consistancy.Oma kuzhambu is ready  to serve . Which is tasty, healthy , flavourful .

Snake gourd koottu - #OPOS

During the post partum  days / during the recovery days /  for the  kids/ for  the old  people , this  dish  can be given , this is not a spicy one, easily digestable. With tender snake gourd we can prepare  so many dishes . Today very easy simple , delicious  easily digestable  dish   prepared as  side  dish  

For  brinjal Vathakuzhambu

Ingredients:

 Tender  snake gourd - 1/2  kilo 

 Moog dal - 2 tsp

 Chana dal - 1 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Salt - to taste

Pepper , jeera powder - 1 tsp each

Tadka:

Kadugu - 1/2 tsp

 Urad dal - 1 tsp

Curry leaves -

Coriander leaves - garnishing

Method:

 In a 2L  presssure cooker add 1 tsp of oil and   3 tsp  of water , then in layers  add the Moong dal and chana dal  then add     snakegourd  sliced  small size , add  salt and turmeric powder , then add  1/2 cup of water side ways , cook for   2 whistles , allow the steam to settle down add pepper, jeera powder , mix well  and add the tadka . Yummy healthy  koottu is ready. 

 

Millet Masala bath

During the Mahastrian  weddings  this dish  is a well served, its  a must .I got this recipe from my friend. Today I prepared with no onion and garlic . During the auspicious  days I wont use onion / garlic ., This is  a delicious  and filling  dish , I prepared with  millet ( Varagu rice )

 Ingredients:

Varagu rice  - 1 cup soak for  half an hour ( you can use basmathi rice  ( optional)- soak for 1/2 hour
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Mixed  vegetables - potato, ivy gourd,  brinjal , Cauliflower - (but I used  brinjal, ivy gourd, cluster beans only  )

Green peans - 1/2  cup 

oil - 2 tsp

Bay leaf - 1

Mustard  seeds = 1 tsp

Salt to taste 

To ground masala :

Grated coconut-    4  tsp 

 Green chillies - 1 

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Ginger-  a small piece

Red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp

Garam masala( they use Goda masala - i didnt have - i used gm)

Sesame  seeds- 1 tsp

Garnish :

 coriander leaves

Fresh coconut 

 ghee 

 cashew ( no stock - didnt use )

 Method :

                First grind  the masalas with  little water  and marinate the vegetables with the masala.

 In the   2 lt cooker fist  add oil and i tbs  of water.Add mustard seeds and  bay leaf .

In the  next layer add the marinated vegetables, 

Next layer add the  drained  rice ( i added the millet)

Next layer again add the remaining vegetables

Add 1 cup of water  without disturbing the layers .

Add  salt  ,  closing the lid  , cook for 2 whistles  and  allow the steam to settle down . Gently   fluff the cooked    dish and garnish with  coconut, coriander leaves and finally   sprinkle  ghee.

Now  the tasty masal bath is ready to consume / serve .

Amla rasam

 Without Rasam  the  meals  will never fulfil  for us , We need   rasam daily  and  a variety in rasam too.  Yesterday I  bought fresh nellikai , want to prepare amla rasam  and   amla rice .Amla is good for health too 

Ingredients:

 Amla / Nellikai   -  4 to 5
Tomatoes  - 2
Tamarind paste --1/2 tbsp  
Pepper - 1 tsp
Jeera   - 1 tsp
Rasam powder 1/2 tsp
Ginger 1inch piece 
Salt  - to taste 
Hing-- a small piece
Turmeric powder-- 1/2 tsp
Cooked dal water ( diluted) - 1/2 cup
Tadka :
 in ghee   ,kadugu - 1/2 tsp and curry leaves 

Method:
Add  all  in pressure cooker,  add a cup of water and cook in medium flame for 3 whistles.
Let the pressure come down, open & mash it  well.
Dilute the rasam with dal water  , Add tadka  Garnish with coriander leaves., Yummy , healthy amla rasam ready  

Ladies finger puli koottu

This is  a yummy koottu , I got this recipe from my friend , Tried this today , this goes well with all  the dishes ,We  make  different  varieties of   vendaikai ,  this  koottu  is   excellent
 Required ingredients:
Vendaikai - 1/2 kg , thinely cut
Salt -   to taste
Tamarind - one gooseberry size ( take   extract by soaking the tamarind)
Turmeric powder - 1 pinch
 Cooked thur dal - 1/4  cups
 Roast and  grind  to powder:
  kadalai paruppu - 1 tsp
 dania - 1 1/2 tsp
 red chillies- 4
 pepper = 5
 methi seeds- 1/2 tsp
Temper:
Kadugu - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - 5 , 6

 Roast all the  ingredients in oil and  powder it in oil .
    In a kadai  add  little  oil and  add the vendaikai pieces  roast for  2 mins , then  add the tamarind juice , salt , turmeric powder and cook for  5 to 6 minutes ,till  the veg cooks well.
Then add the cooked thur dal and  spice powder  and mix thoroughly  , cook for another   2 mins and temper   with  kadugu, curry leaves .Garnish with fresh coriander leaves Yummy  vendaikai puli koottu ready to serve ,