Vantalu

Maamidi kaaya menthi mukkala pachadi

2006-04-24T16:07:00.000-04:00

1. Cut mango into small pieces and 2 spoons of oil.
2. Dry roast methi seeds and power them finely
3. add methi poweder,salt and red chilli power to the mango pieces.
4. heat a spoon of oil in a pan , add mustard. when mustard starts to splutter add hing and 2 red chillies . add to the mango pickle.

eat with hot rice :-) enjoy.

Chutney

2006-04-10T12:59:00.000-04:00

Kothimeera pachadi /Cilantro chutney

Grind cilantro, green chilles ,salt and a tsp of roasted urad dal.
Popu : Heat a pan and a tsp of oil , aavalu, jeera ,urad dal and inguva .when they splutter add it to the chutney.
add some lemon juice .

eat with mudda pappu and ghee /idly/dosa .

I spread this on bread when I make sandwich.

Rice

2006-04-10T12:53:00.000-04:00

Spinach & Methi rice :

1.Grind ginger,green chilli, coconut
2.Heat a pan and put 1 spoon oil .
3. add jeera,and minappappu and aavalu
4. After they splutter , add onions.
5. After the onions turn slightly brown add carrots, methi leaves and spinach add come salt cover and cook for few mins. add salt and red chilli poweder .sprinkle some water if needed .
6. Switch off the stove and then add cooked rice and mix thoughly. check for salt and adjust per your taste.

You can fry some slit green chillies and add to the rice at this point if you want.

tastes good with or with out raita.

Sweets/Desserts

2006-04-06T09:59:00.000-04:00

Rasmalai

1.Boil milk( half gallon) and add some butter milk/lemon juice to curdle it.
2.when water separates, remove from stove and drain all the water.
3. Place paneer in a cotton cloth and hold it under water for few mins .Sqeeae out all the water and take paneer in to a container and make small balls .
3.Boil anothe half gallon milk until it reduces to half, add some sugar ( few tea spoons ) ,pista , green food color and elaichi.
4. in a pressure cooker take the panner balls ( do not layer paneer ) and add water until paneer is covered and sugar per your taste . I add equal amounts of water and sugar.
5. Bring 2 whistles and off the stove
6.Once it cools off , sqeeze each paneer ball by holding it between 2 spoons and drop in the milk that is reduced .

serve it warm or cold :-)

enjoy.