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COOKING TIPS | WEEKEND PORIYAL | சமையல் குறிப்புகள் | PORIYAL WITH LEFTOVER VEGETABLES

CARROTS WITH CAULIFLOWER, CABBAGE, OR BEANS CAN ALSO BE ADDED AND IT LOOKS MORE COLOURFUL, WITH LESS AMOUNT OF VEGETABLES, like CARROTS ALONG WITH GROUNDNUTS.

INGREDIENTS:-

Carrot - 2 nos

Raw Groundnut - a hand ful

Water - 1/4 cup ( about 40 ml)

Salt - as per taste

Oil - 1 & 1/2 tsp

Mustard  seeds - 1 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves - 1 leaflet

Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp

Dried Red Chiily - 1 (or as per taste)

METHOD:-

(1)  Wash & peel the carrot; Cut into small cubes.

(2)  Wash & Soak Groundnut overnight.

(3)  Heat  a pressure cooker, add oil. Add mustard seeds &   allow it to splutter. Add dried red chilly, cumin seeds, curry leaves & Asafoetida.

(4)  Add soaked Groundnut. Cover with lid & cook for 5 minutes & required salt. Groundnut takes time to cook.

(5) Then add cubed carrots to it. Mix well. Add 1/4 cup of  water. 

(6) Pressure cook for 3 whistles in high flame & 5 minutes  in sim flame. Allow the pressure to release.

(7) Carrot-Groundnut Poriyal (WEEKEND PORIYAL)  is ready.

Click the link  👉 WEEKEND PORIYAL for video recipe.

For more Curry / Porriyal varieties, Click the links below 👇:-

STUFFED BRINJAL CURRY

MURUNGAI KEERAI PORRIYAL

PANEER MIXED VEGETABLE CURRY

How to maintain a Pressure cooker ?

1. While Pressure cooking dhal or rice,  1/4 lemon slice can be used with the water at the bottom of the cooker. This helps to avoid the salty layer that forms while using the cooker and the cooker will always look clean. A piece of Tamarind can also be used for this purpose.

2. Always having a screw driver in a kitchen will be of immense help always. We should see to that all the screws of the pressure cooker bottom and top are always tight at least once in a week. This will help to avoid unnecessary problems due to loosening of screws.

3. Always check the rubber gasket to see whether it is ripped or cracked. It is better to replace once in a year or according to the usage.

4.Use adequate quantity of water, since the steam that comes out help in proper cooking. At least, 1/2 cup is needed.

5. The valve should be checked thoroughly before placing the weight for any block. While pressure cooking frothing items like dhal, the valve may get blocked. Use a toothpick or a pin to clear the block. To make sure that there is no block, blow with your mouth. Then the lid can be washed before using. Any block may lead to explosion of the cooker at times.

6. The safety valve should be checked annually and can be replaced by a new one if it is damaged.

7. Always allow the pressure to be released before opening a cooker.

8. If there is need to open the cooker urgently, place the cooker under running water for few minutes. The pressure will be released off quickly and the cooker can be opened safely.

COOKING TIPS:- Sugar syrup stages or Sarkarai Paagu padham

Sugar Syrup Stage:- {or Sarkarai Paagu padham}



While boiling the sugar syrup, the following stages will be obtained. In a small bowl of water, pour a small quantity of the sugar syrup and check the following stages.

1st stage or 1st padham --- running stage or oodum padham.

2nd stage or 2nd padham --- sticking stage or pisukku padham

3rd stage or 3rd padham --- we can make a round shape or muthu padham.