Coriander Leave Gojju/Chutney ( Kottambari Gojju)

               Since I had lot of coriander grown by my window garden, I wanted to prepare my favorite coriander chutney. My mom use to prepared this, this is my 2nd try. 1st time I prepared it 10yrs ago when I was staying with my frnds. Thou we can store it for months it got finished within a week, I believe it was tasty. This time I thought my husband(picky eater) won't like, so I prepared less. To my surprise he had extra dosa than normal days. What else do I want? Tnx mom for delicious chutney. It tasted better next day!!!....

                                                       Coriander Chutney with Dosa

Ingredients:
1 cup Coriander Leaves(tightly Packed)
lemon sized Tamarind
1/2 cup Red Chillies
1/4 Garlic Cloves
Salt

fry coriander leaves try to remove water content

fry red chillies & tamarind

grind them like a chutney

give thadka & fry to remove coriander smell

coriander chutney

Method: 
1. Fry Coriander on a thawa for few seconds(make sure all water is gone if u r storing it for long). Also fry tamarind & red chillies.
2. Grind all the ingredients in a mixer like Chutney.
3. Give oggarane/ thadka & fry it till it leave fresh smell of coriander.

This can be used a sides/ pickle for Dosa, chapati, Rice. This can be store like pickles for months together.

Bamboo Shoot Curry ( ಕಳಲೆ ಸಾಂಬಾರ್ )

Bamboo shoots are the edible tender young shoots of a bamboo tree. I adore these delicious sprouts!!  If you have never had bamboo shoots before, you should definitely give them a try. They have a wonderful flavor & texture.

Bamboo Shoot Curry is one of my favorite curry, which I was carving to have from last 5yrs. Since it requires lots of ingredients, time & patience, most of them wont prepare it. Recently I found fresh Bamboo Shoot in Jayanagar 4th block market I was so exited, got 2 of them home. Googled to find the recipe, but no luck I didn't get the one I was expecting. I wanted the one which gives the same taste as my Mom, Granny use to prepare. Finally managed to get the recipe from one of my aunt. I was expecting 1 recipe but she gave me 2. Wow!!...

These are the exotic Authentic Mysore side's Special Bamboo shoot curry recipes. I was very exited & also tensed when i started to prepare. because even if something goes wrong my whole time, ingredient will be wasted. Surprisingly both the recipe's turned out good.

Sanjay didn't like this curry, when my mom made it. Which had same taste as the one I prepared. I was wondering how am I going to finish it alone. But to my surprise he liked it. Bingo!!!...even Sanjay's aged Dodappa & dodamma were doubting if they can chew the Bamboo shoot. Since it was chopped very thinly they also enjoyed it. Thank God!! I managed to get one more Authentic South Indian Special Bamboo shoot curry recipes.

Variety 1:

                                      Mysore's Bamboo Shoot Curry ( Kalale Curry)

Ingredients:

Bamboo Shoot - 1( 500 to 750 gms)
Grains - all types - 50gms each
Toordal - 50gms
Vegetables - all available veggies
Green Leave - all varities
Shallots - 1 small bowl
Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
Sambar powder - 4 to 5 tsp
Salt to taste.

Masala:

Coconut - 1 cup grated
Curry leaves - 1 string
Coriander leaves
Garlic - 1 full
Hurikadale (pattu kadale) - 4 tsp
Sesame seeds - 2 tsp

Oggarane (Thadka):

Hing - pinch
Onions - 2 big Chopped
Curry leaves - 1 string
Red chilly - 2
Mustered seeds, Methe seeds, urad dal, Channa dal, jeera- 1tsp

Method:
1. I used 4 types of grains Green Peas, Alasande ( black eyes beans/cow peas), Channa, Avare kalu

together with dal soaked over night.

2. Vegetables I used Beans, Carrot, Brinjal, Tomatoes

3. Cook the grains, dal, Vegetables & Shallots in a pressure cooker.

4. Bamboo shoot - remove the outer layer till u see everything as white. You can cut it into small pieces ( round/ rectangle). I just chopped into thin slices ( Since my husband didn't like the crunchy version).

Wash in water for 5 to 6 times changing water. Then cook it in water for 10 mins. Taste the cooked Shoots, the bitterness should have been gone. If not cook till the Bitterness is gone. Discard the cooked water. Add the turmeric powder to cooked shoots.

5. Put grated coconut, coriander leaves, curry leaves, garlic, Hurikadale, sesame seeds & grind the masala.

 6. Now add the cooked Bamboo shoots & cooked grains with vegetables in a container. Add Sambar powder & boil for 10 mins. Then add the grainded masala & Salt. Boil for 15 to 20 mins.

7.Give oggarane/ Thadka.

8. Remove from heat & let to rest covered for 10 more mins.

9. Serve it hot with Rice.

P.S: You can also use Tamarind juice. Since I have use more tomato I didn't use tamarind.
I also didn't use any Green Leaves, but if you use it will taste much better than mine.

ಹುಳಿ ಅನ್ನ (ಉಪ್ಪು ಖಾರದ ಅನ್ನ)

ಹುಳಿ ಅನ್ನ ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಭಾರತದ ಸಾಂಪ್ರದಾಯಿಕ ತಿಂಡಿ. ನಮ್ಮ ಮೈಸೂರು ಕಡೆ ಹಳ್ಳಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಬೆಳಗಿನ ಉಪಹಾರಕೆ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಮಾಡುವ ತಿಂಡಿ. ತುಂಬಾ ಸುಲಭವಾದ ಎಲ್ಲರ ನೆಚ್ಚಿನ  ರುಚಿಕರವಾದ ತಿಂಡಿ. ನಾನು ಇಲ್ಲಿ basic ವಿಧಾನ ಕೊಡುತ್ತಿದೇನೆ.

ಬೇಕಾಗುವ ಸಾಮಾಗ್ರಿಗಳು:
ಅನ್ನ - 2 ಕಪ್
ಹುಣಸೆಹಣ್ಣಿನ ರಸ  - 1ಕಪ್
ಹೆಚ್ಚಿದ ಈರುಳ್ಳಿ - 1
ಹೆಚ್ಚಿದ ಬೆಳ್ಳುಳ್ಳಿ - 1 ಎಸಳು
ಖಾರದ ಪುಡಿ - 1 ಸ್ಪೂನ್  
ಕಡಲೆಬೀಜ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ
ಕರಿಬೇವು  ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ
ರುಚಿಗೆ ತಕ್ಕ ಉಪ್ಪು

ಒಗ್ಗರಣೆ : ಸಾಸಿವೆ, ಕಡಲೆಬೇಳೆ, ಜೀರಿಗೆ, ಮೆಂತ್ಯ, ಉದ್ದಿನಬೇಳೆ, ಒಣ ಮೆಣಸಿನಕಾಯಿ, ಎಣ್ಣೆ  (ಎಲ್ಲ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ)

ಮಾಡುವ ವಿಧಾನ:

1. ಬಾಣಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಎಣ್ಣೆ ಹಾಕಿ ಅದು ಕಾದ ನಂತರ ಒಗ್ಗರಣೆ ಹಾಕಿ.

2. ಈಗ ಒಗ್ಗರಣೆಗೆ ಈರುಳ್ಳಿ, ಕರಿಬೇವು, ಬೆಳ್ಳುಳ್ಳಿ ಹಾಕಿ ಈರುಳ್ಳಿ ಕಂದು ಬಣ್ಣ ಬರುವವರೆಗೂ ಫ್ರೈ ಮಾಡಿ.

3. ಹುಣಸೆಹಣ್ಣಿನ ರಸ ಹಾಕಿ ಅದು ಅರ್ಧ ಆಗುವವರೆಗೂ ಕುದಿಸಿ.

4. ಈಗ ಕಾರದ ಪುಡಿ ರುಚಿಗೆ ಉಪ್ಪು ಹಾಕಿ ಮತ್ತೆ ಕುದಿಸಿ. ಕಡಲೆಬೀಜ ಸೇರಿಸಿ. ಹುಳಿ ಅನ್ನದ ಗೋಜು ರೆಡಿ. ಇದು ವಾರಗಟಲೆ ಇಡಬಹುದು.

5. ಗೊಜ್ಜಿಗೆ ಅನ್ನ ಕಲೆಸಿ ಹುಳಿ ಅನ್ನ ರೆಡಿ.

Vegetable ಚಿತ್ರಾನ್ನ

ನಾನು ಬ್ರಿಟನ್ ಗೆ ಬಂದ ಹೊಸದರಲ್ಲಿ  Jamie's 15 minute meals ಪ್ರೊಗ್ರಾಮ್ ಇಂದ inspired ಆದ receipe. ಟ್ರೈ ಮಾಡೋಣ ಅಂತ ಒಮ್ಮೆ ಮಾಡಿದೆ ಎಲ್ಲರಿಗು ಇಷ್ಟ ಆಯಿತು. ನನ್ನ 2.5ವರ್ಷದ ಪುಟ್ಟ ಪೋರನು ಇಷ್ಟ ಪಡುತ್ತಾನೆ, So ನಮ್ಮ ಬೆಳಗಿನ ತಿಂಡಿಗೆ ಒಂದು ಹೊಸ ರುಚಿ.

ಬೇಕಾಗುವ ಸಾಮಾಗ್ರಿಗಳು:

ಅಕ್ಕಿ - 2ಕಪ್ಸ್ 

ತರಕಾರಿಗಳು ಸಣ್ಣಗೆ ಕತ್ತರಿಸಿದ ಬೀನ್ಸ್, ಕ್ಯಾರಟ್, ಕ್ಯಾಪ್ಸಿಕಂ, ಹಸಿ ಬಟಾಣಿ

ಹಸಿ ಮೆಣಸಿನಕಾಯಿ - 2

ಹೆಚ್ಚಿದ ಈರುಳ್ಳಿ - 1

ಶುಂಟಿ ಬೆಳ್ಳುಳ್ಳಿ ಪೇಸ್ಟ್/ತುರಿದ - 1ಸ್ಪೂನ್ 

ಕರಿಬೇವು  ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ

ರುಚಿಗೆ ತಕ್ಕ ಉಪ್ಪು 

ಒಗ್ಗರಣೆ : ಸಾಸಿವೆ, ಕಡಲೆಬೇಳೆ, ಜೀರಿಗೆ, ಮೆಂತ್ಯ,ಉದ್ದಿನಬೇಳೆ,ಎಣ್ಣೆ  (ಎಲ್ಲ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ)

ಮಾಡುವ ವಿಧಾನ:

1. ಮೊದಲು ಅನ್ನ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳಿ.

2. ಬಾಣಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಎಣ್ಣೆ ಹಾಕಿ ಅದು ಕಾದ ನಂತರ ಒಗ್ಗರಣೆ ಹಾಕಿ.

3. ಈಗ ಒಗ್ಗರಣೆಗೆ ಈರುಳ್ಳಿ, ಕರಿಬೇವು, ಹಸಿ ಮೆಣಸಿನಕಾಯಿ,ಶುಂಟಿ ಬೆಳ್ಳುಳ್ಳಿ ಪೇಸ್ಟ್ ಹಾಕಿ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಬೇಯಿಸಿ ನಂತರ ಉಪ್ಪು ,ತರಕಾರಿಗಳನ್ನು ಹಾಕಿ ಬೇಯಿಸಿ.

4. ತರಕಾರಿ ಬೆಂದ ನಂತರ ಅನ್ನ ಹಾಕಿ ಕಲಸಿ. 

Vegetable ಚಿತ್ರಾನ್ನ ಸವಿಯಲು ಸಿದ್ದ.        

Rave Dose

Rave Dose is a perfect breakfast and so simple too. Rave Dose's are so much easier to make than the regular ones, as far as the time factor goes. I prefer grinding the Rave to get very thin dose like Neer dose.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups Rave ( semolina)
• 1/2 cup Buttermilk
• 1 tbs chopped Coriander leaves
• 1 tbs chopped Curry leaves
• 1 green chilly finely chopped
• 1/2 onion finely chopped
• 4 cups water
• Salt taste.   

Method

1. Soak Rave in water for 30 mins. Grind the soaked rave & buttermilk in a mixer make a thin batter. Batter should have pouring consistency like buttermilk.
   
2. Add all ingredients to the batter including  salt, curry leave, coriander leaves  and green chilies. Mix it well. Let the batter stand for about 30 minutes.
3. Heat the non-stick tawa on medium high. To check if tawa is ready sprinkle few drops of water over tawa water should sizzle. Wipe the tawa with few drops of oil.
4. Pour the batter with ladle on the tawa in a circular motion till it covers the whole tawa.
   
5. Note: since this is grinded mixture if you can't spread the batter just pour the batter on to tawa & rotate the tawa round till it will spread the batter like dose.
6. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of oil around dose.
7. Cook Dose over medium heat for about 2 minutes or until Dose becomes golden brown. Then turn the Dose using spatula.
8. Let Dose cook for about 1 minute from other side. Dose will be golden brown on one side and light color on other side.
9. Thin and crispy Rave Dose is ready to serve.

Samiyar sweet

This is very special sweet I always loved when i was a kid. I prepared it for Gurupoornima & my Guruji loved it. whoever eats it ask me the recipe so here it goes.

Ingredients:
MTR Samiyar - 2 cup
Sugar - 1 cup
fresh Cocunut - 1 cup ( grated)
Resains & Cashew - 1tbs each

Method:
1. Put samiyar into boiling water & cook for 2-3 minutes & drain it. If it is sticky rinse in cold water.
2. Add sugar & grated fresh coconut to the baked samiya. Do not heat the mixture after mixing.
3. fry dry fruits in ghee & mix.

Delicious samiyar sweet is ready to serve for 4 people.