Ellunda / Black Sesame Laddu

Ellunda / Til laddu / Sesame laddu is a healthy and sweet snack made with black sesame seeds and jaggery.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Ellunda / Til Ladoo / Black Sesame Laddu.

Ingredients:-

Black sesame seeds.-250 gm
Jaggery crushed.     -150 gm
Water.                      -as required
Ghee.                       -1/2 tsp + 1/2tsp

Instructions:-

1). Wash black sesame seeds in water 2 to 3 times to remove dust. Keep the washed black sesame seeds on a clean cloth to drain water completely.

2). Heat 1tsp ghee in a pan. Add drained black sesame seeds and roast on low flame till the sesame seeds starts to splutter. Switch off the flame and transfer the roasted black sesame seeds to a plate.

3). In the same pan add crushed jaggery and 1/4 cup of water and boil till jaggery melts. Switch off the flame and strain the melted jaggery syrup using a strainer to remove impurities.

Method:-

1). In a wide bottom kadai add melted jaggery syrup and boil on low flame.

2). Add roasted black sesame seeds into the kadai and mix with the melted jaggery syrup.

3). Add 1tsp ghee to the jaggery sesame seeds mixture and keep stirring the mixture till it starts to  become thick.Switch off the flame and allow the jaggery sesame seeds mixture to cool a little.

4). Apply little ghee on your palms and take a small portion of the warm jaggery sesame seeds mixture in between your palm and starts to make small round shape laddus and transfer to a plate.Make laddu with the remaining mixture when it is warm and transfer them to a plate.

Ellunda / Til Laddu / Black Sesame Seeds Laddu is ready.

Kadachakka Masala Curry / Breadfruit Masala Curry

Kadachakka masala curry also known as Sheemachakka masala curry is a very easy to prepare breadfruit coconut masala curry goes well with rice.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Kadachakka Masala Curry/ Breadfruit Coconut Masala Curry.

Ingredients:-

Breadfruit. -1/2 of a medium size breadfruit
Turmeric powder.-1/4 tsp
Water.                  -as required
Salt.                     -to taste

For Grinding Coconut Masala Paste:-

Grated coconut. -1 cup
Dry red chillies. -7
Tamarind.          -a small piece
Coriander seeds.-1tbsp
Urad dal.            -1tsp
Fenugreek seeds.-a pinch
Coconut oil.       -1tsp

Instructions:-

1). Chop and remove the green outer skin and middle core portion of the breadfruit.Then chop the breadfruit into medium thick pieces.

2). Heat 1tsp coconut oil in a pan and roast urad dal, dry red chillies, coriander seeds and fenugreek seeds (methi seeds). Once cooled grind the above roasted ingredients along with grated coconut and tamarind to a smooth paste adding very little water. Keep aside the ground coconut masala paste.

Method:-

1). In a wide bottom vessel add the chopped breadfruit pieces, turmeric powder and 2 cup of water. Boil and cook the bread pieces till soft.

2). Add required salt and ground coconut masala paste into the vessel and mix with the cooked breadfruit pieces. Boil and cook the masala curry for 2 minutes on low flame and switch off the flame.

Kadachakka Masala Curry/Breadfruit Coconut Masala Curry is ready to serve with rice.

Kadachakka Skin Thoran / Breadfruit Skin Curry

 Kadachakka skin thoran is a very tasty breadfruit skin curry made with breadfruit skin, potato and grated coconut and goes well as a side dish with rice.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Kadachakka Skin Thoran / Breadfruit Skin Curry.

Ingredients:-

Breadfruit Skin. -of a matured breadfruit
Potato.               -1
Mustard seeds.  -1tsp
Dry red chillies. -4
Asafoetida.         -1/2 tsp
Grated coconut.  -2 tbsp
Turmeric powder.-a pinch
Coconut oil.         -1tbsp
Salt.                      -to taste

Instructions:-

1). Cut thick lengthy slices of breadfruit skin of a medium breadfruit. Scrap and remove the green outer part of the skin.Chop the breadfruit skin into thin lengthy strips. Wash chopped breadfruit skin and keep aside.

2). Peel the outer skin of potato and chop potato into thin lengthy strips. Wash chopped potato and keep aside.

3). Grind grated coconut adding a pinch of turmeric powder to a coarse paste.

Method:-

1). Heat 1tbsp coconut oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds. Add broken dry red chilly pieces and saute in oil. Add asafoetida into the pan and mix well.

2). Add chopped breadfruit skin, chopped potato pieces, required salt and required little water into the pan and mix well. Cover and cook breadfruit skin and potato pieces on low flame.

3). Add coarsely ground coconut paste into the pan and mix with the cooked breadfruit skin and potato pieces and switch off the flame.

Very tasty Kadachakka Skin Thoran / Breadfruit Skin Curry is ready to serve with rice.

Karathe Goon / Bitter Gourd In Coconut Milk.

 Karathe goon is a GSB Konkani style very tasty and delicious bitter gourd curry made with bitter gourd, potato, raw mango and coconut milk and goes well with rice.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Karathe Goon / Bitter Gourd In Coconut milk.

Ingredients:-

Bitter gourd.   -1 or 2
Potato.            -1
Green chillies.-5
Raw Mango.  -1 medium
Coconut milk.-1 cup
Hing powder. -1/2 tsp
Coconut oil.   -1tsp
Salt.                -to taste

Instructions:-

1). Wash and cut bitter gourd into halves lengthwise and remove the seeds. Chop the bitter gourd halves into semi circle shape pieces. Apply little salt on chopped bitter gourd pieces and keep aside for 1 hour. After 1 hour squeeze out the juice from bitter gourd pieces.

2). Remove the outer skin of potato and chop potato into pieces lengthwise. Wash the chopped potato pieces and keep aside.

3).Wash and chop raw mango into small pieces and keep aside.

4). Wash and slit green chillies lengthwise and keep aside.

Method:-

1). In a wide bottom pan add chopped bitter gourd pieces and sufficient water and boil well.

2). Add chopped potato pieces into the pan and cook the bitter gourd and potato on medium flame.

3). Once the bitter gourd is half cooked add chopped raw mango pieces, slit green chillies and required salt into the pan and cook on low flame.

4) Add coconut milk into the pan and mix the curry for a minute on low flame and switch of the flame.

5). Add hing powder /asafoetida and 1tsp coconut oil over the curry and mix well.

Very tasty and delicious Karathe Goon / Bitter Gourd In Coconut Milk is ready to serve hot with rice.

Green Tomato Pachadi

 Green tomato pachadi is a coconut and curd based very tasty curry made with green tomatoes and goes well with rice.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Green Tomato Pachadi.

Ingredients:-

Green tomato.     - 4
Whisked curd.     -1/2 cup
Turmeric powder.-1/4 tsp
Salt.                      -to taste

For Grinding Coconut Mustard Paste:-

Grated coconut.-3/4 cup
Green chillies.  -3
Cumin seeds.    -1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds.  -1/4 tsp crushed

For Seasoning:-

Mustard seeds.-1tsp
Dry red chilly. -1
Curry leaves.   -few.
Coconut oil.    -1tsp

Instructions:-

1). Wash and chop green tomatoes into medium thick pieces and keep aside.

2). Grind grated coconut along with cumin seeds, green chillies and 1/4 tsp crushed mustard seeds to a smooth paste adding little water. Keep aside the ground coconut mustard paste.

3). whisk curd without lumps and keep aside.

Method:-

1). In a cooking vessel add chopped green tomatoes, turmeric powder, little salt and 1cup of water. Boil and cook green tomato pieces.

2). Add ground coconut mustard paste into the vessel and mix with the cooked green tomato pieces. Add 1/2 cup of water and mix well.Check for salt and add required salt if needed and mix well.Boil the curry on low flame for 3 minutes and switch off the flame.Remove the vessel from flame and allow the curry to cool.

3). Once cooled add whisked curd into the curry and mix well.

4). Heat 1tsp coconut oil in a small pan for seasoning and splutter 1tsp mustard seeds. Add broken dry red chilly halves and curry leaves into the pan and fry in oil for a second and switch off the flame. 

5). Pour the above seasoning into the green tomato pachadi and mix well..

Very tasty Green Tomato Pachadi is ready to serve with rice.

Birmi Karmbal Puddi Gallele/ Spicy Bilimbi Pickle

Birmi karmbal puddi gallele / Bimbul puddi gallele is a Kochi GSB Konkani style dry pickle made with bilimbi fruits.Bilimbi fruit is known as birmi karmbal / bimbul in Konkani. Birmi Karmbal Puddi Gallele /Spicy Bilimbi Pickle recipe is given below with step by step photos.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Birmi Karmbal Puddi Gallele /Spicy Bilimbi Pickle..

Ingredients:-

Bilimbi /birmi karmbal/bimbul.-30 or 40
Dry red chillies.-10
Mustard seeds.  -2 tsp
Methi seeds.      -1/2 tsp
Asafoetida.        -1tsp
Salt.                   -to taste
Gingelly oil.      -2 tbsp

Instructions:-

1). Wash bilimbi fruits in water and pat dry with a clean cloth. Chop each bilimbi fruits into 2 halves lengthwise and apply little salt on chopped bilimbi halves. Spread the chopped bilimbi halves on a plastic sheet. Place the plastic sheet under hot sun to dry the chopped bilimbi pieces for two consecutive days or until the bilimbi halves are 3/4 th dried under sun.

2). Dry the red chillies under hot sun. Roast the dry red chillies in little gingelly oil till crisp. Grind the roasted red chillies in a mixer grinder to a smooth chilly powder.

Method:-

1). Heat 2 tbsp gingelly oil in a wide bottom pan. Add sun-dried salty bilimbi halves and little salt into the pan and saute well in oil.

2). Lower the flame and add roasted red chilly powder into the pan and mix with the bilimbi pieces and switch off the flame.

3). Add asafoetida into the pan and mix well. (Heat a small pan and dry roast mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds (methi seeds) seperately and crush them into powder seperately using mortar and pestle).Add the crushed mustard powder and fenugreek powder (methi powder) into the pan and mix well.

4). Nicely mix the bilimbi pieces with the spice powder mixture.

5). Transfer the bilimbi spice powder mixture to a bowl to cool.

Birmi Karmbal Puddi Gallele / Bilimbi Pickle is ready.Once cooled store the bilimbi pickle in a clean and sun dried airtight glass bottle. The pickle will stay good for 6 months to one year.

Kerala Style Raw Banana Erisseri

 Raw banana erisseri is a tasty and easy to prepare Kerala style curry made with raw banana, ground coconut masala paste and aromatic roasted coconut and shallot seasoning goes well with rice. Kerala Style Raw Banana Erisseri recipe is given below with step by step photos.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Kerala Style Raw Banana Erisseri.

Ingredients:-

Raw banana.         - 4
Turmeric powder. - a pinch
Water.                   - as required
Salt.                      - to taste

For grinding Coconut Masala Paste:-

Grated coconut.   -3/4 cup
Cumin seeds.       -1tsp
Dry red chillies.   -3
Turmeric powder. -1/4tsp
Garlic.                   -3 cloves
Shallots.                -5

For roasted Coconut  and Shallots Seasoning:-

Grated coconut. -1/2 cup
Mustard seeds.   -1tsp
Cumin seeds.     -1/2 tsp
Dry red chillies. -2
Shallots.             -5
Coconut oil.       -1tbsp

Method:-

1). Remove the outer green skin and chop raw banana into 1/2 inch thick pieces.In a wide bottom pan add chopped raw banana pieces, a pinch of turmeric powder, required salt and 1cup of water. Boil and cook the banana pieces till soft.

2). Grind grated coconut along with cumin seeds, dry red chillies, turmeric powder, garlic and shallots to a smooth paste adding little water.Add the ground coconut masala paste and little water into the pan.

3). Mix well and boil the curry until the raw smell of the ground masala paste goes off. When the curry becomes little thick switch off the flame.

4). Heat 1tbsp coconut oil in a small pan for seasoning.Splutter mustard seeds and cumin seeds. Add dry red chillies and curry leaves into the pan and saute in oil for a second. Add finely chopped shallots into the pan and roast well. Add grated coconut and roast well till coconut become light brown in colour. Switch off the flame.

5). Pour the roasted coconut and shallots seasoning over the curry in the pan.

6). Mix the curry well.

Transfer the raw banana erisseri to a serving kadai.Very tasty Kerala Style Raw Banana Erisseri is ready to serve with rice.

Try the recipe and enjoy the raw banana curry.

Thatte Idli Recipe with Step By Step Photos

 Thatte idli or Thattu idly or Plate idli is a healthy breakfast made in a set of round flat plates. Thatte or thattu means plate. A detailed recipe of Thatte idli is given below with step by step photos.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Thatte Idli.

Ingredients:-

Idli Rice.     -2 cup
Urad dal.     -1 cup
Thick Poha. -1 cup
Salt.             -to taste

A set of plate idli moulds with stand - available in super market.

Instructions:-

1). Wash and soak urad dal in water for 2 hours just before grinding.Drain soaked water and grind the soaked urad dal to a smooth, thick and fluffy batter.Transfer the ground urad batter to a large vessel.

2). Wash and soak idli rice in water for 5 hours.Wash and soak thick poha in water in another vessel for 1 hour just before grinding.Drain soaked water and grind soaked idli rice and soaked thick poha together to a smooth and thick paste adding very little water.Transfer the ground rice poha batter mixture to the same large vessel.

 

3). Add required salt and mix all the ground batter together using your hands. Keep aside the large vessel to ferment the batter mixture for 8 hours or overnight.

 

Method:-

1). Gently mix the fermented batter  in the large vessel using a ladle.

2). Grease the idli plate moulds with little oil.

3). Pour the fermented idli batter in each greased idli plate moulds using a ladle.

4). Keep the set of idli plate moulds on thatte idli stand and lock the stand.

5). Boil sufficient water in a steamer and place the idli stand inside the steamer.

6). Cover the steamer with its lid and steam cook the plate idlis for 25 minutes on medium flame.

7). After 25 minutes open the steamer lid and remove idli stand from steamer.

8). Remove the set of idli plates from idli stand and keep aside the plate idlis to cool.

 

9). Once cooled transfer the plate idlis /thatte idlis on a big plate.

 

10). Healthy and super soft Thatte Idli / Thattu Idli / Plate idly is ready to serve 

 

with asafoetida flavoured spicy coconut chutney

 

 

Or can be served with  hot sambar.

 

Try the recipe and enjoy Thatte Idli - a healthy breakfast.

Chilli Mini Idlis

 Chilli mini idli is a very tasty and easy to prepare tea time snack. The following ingredients are needed to prepare Chilli Mini Idlis.

Ingredients:-

Mini idlis.              -25
Onion.                    -1
Capsicum.              -1
Button Mushroom. -5
Green chillies.        -2
Ginger chopped.    -1tbsp
Garlic chopped.     -1tbsp
Green chilly sauce.-1tsp
Red chilli sauce.    -2 tsp
Tomato ketchup.    -2 tbsp
Vinegar.                 -1/4 tsp
Water.                    -1tbsp
Salt.                       -to taste
Oil.                        -2 tbsp

Instructions:-

1). Chop onion, capsicum, mushroom, green chillies, ginger and garlic into small pieces. Keep aside the chopped ingredients on a plate along with mini idlis.

2). Mini Idlis are very small size idlis made in mini idli moiulds.

 

To prepare Mini Idlis  - Recipe link with step by step photos is given below.
https://konkanicookbook.blogspot.com/.../mini-idli-recipe...

Method For Preparing Chilli Mini Idlis:-

1). Heat 2 tbsp oil in a wide bottom pan and add chopped green chillies and saute well. Add chopped ginger and chopped garlic into the pan and saute well on low flame till raw smell goes away.

2). Add chopped onion into the pan and saute well till onion becomes translucent.Add chopped capsicum and chopped mushrooms into the pan and saute well for few minutes on low flame.

3). Add green chilly sauce, red chilly sauce, tomato ketchup, vinegar, required salt and 1 tbsp of water into the pan and mix well.

4). Add mini idlis and mix with all the ingredients in the pan for few minutes and switch off the flame.

5). Sprinkle chopped spring onion and garnish the chilli mini idlis.Transfer the chilli mini idlis to a serving bowl.

Very tasty Chilli Mini Idlis are ready to serve with a cup of hot tea or coffee.