Round Vazhakai Curry

Vazhakai curry variantIngredientsRaw Banana peeled and cut into round shapeCoriander seedsTuvar DalJeeraSaltMustard seedsAsafoetidaRed chilliesBlack pepper seedsTurmeric powderOilGet Cooking!1. Soak the coriander seeds, tuvar dal, jeera and a couple of black pepper seeds in water for a while.2. Drain the water and grind the above into a kind of coarse paste.3. Coat the cut raw banana [...]

Jeeraga Rasam

A type of rasam

Ingredients

Jeera
Tuvar Dal
Kaata powder
Tamarind water
Salt
Mustard Seeds
Red Chilli
Oil for seasoning

Get Cooking!

1. Grind the tuvar dal and jeera to a paste
2. Boil the tamarind water well with Kaata powder, salt.
3. Add the ground paste and bring to a boil
4. Season with mustard seeds and the [...]

Kaata

This is generally made as a spicy paste and very little quantity is added to rice and served with oil or ghee

Ingredients

Tamarind water made from pulp obtained from a sizeable amount of tamarind.
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder
Oil
Mustard seeds
Curry leaves

For the paste
Broken Urad dal
Fenugreek seeds
Red chillies
Black pepper [...]

Kaata Podi

This powder is used to make Kaata (which is a kind of kozhambu) and jeeraga rasam
Ingredients

Broken Urad dal
Tuvar dal
Black pepper seeds
Curry leaves
Chilli powder
Turmeric powder

Get Cooking!

1. Roast equal amount of the dals and black pepper seeds in a pan and pound them nicely with the curry leaves
2. Mix [...]