Wednesday, May 28, 2008

RAGI PUTTU


Ingredients:

Ragi - 1 cup
Sugar - 1/2 cup
Ghee - 3 table spoons
Coconut - 2 table spoons
Salt - 1 pinch

Method:

1.In a bowl add the ragi flour and salt and mix it well sprinkle water little by little and mix thoroughly in such a way that it is wet enough that you can make it a shape but don't make a shape out of it.
2.Now in idly cooker spread this flour and boil it for 7 mins.You can taste the difference between the cooked and uncooked flour,when the flour is cooked transfer it into a bowl.
3.Now add sugar ghee and coconut and mix them well.
Ragi puttu ready....

KAARA CHUTNEY

Ingredients:

Onion - 1 medium sized
Tomato - 1 1/2 medium sized
Red chilly - 3 nos
Asafoedita - 3 pinch
Tamarind - 1/2 lemon sized
Oil - 1 table spoon
Mustard seeds - 1/4 teaspoon
Urad dhal - 3/4 teaspoon
Curry leaves - 15 leaves
Salt - As required

Method:

1.Chop onion tomato and curry leaves.

2.In a tawa add oil when it gets hot add asfoedita ,mustard seeds when it splatters add urad dhal when it turns brown add onion when it turs add tomato finally when everything gets fried add curry leaves ,red chilly and tamarind.

3.When this gets cool grind it in mixi .

Finished simple but rich onion tomato chutney ready.........