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.

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STUFFED BRINJAL CURRY

MURUNGAI KEERAI PORRIYAL

PANEER MIXED VEGETABLE CURRY

SIMPLE WHEAT HALWA

Ingredients:-

Ghee -- 1/2 cup (100 grams )

Wheat flour -- 1 cup (200 grams)

Sugar -- 1 and 1/2 cup (300 grams)

Badam / Almond-- 10 , sliced

Cardamom powder -- 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 gms)

Cashews -- 7 , chopped

Water -- 2 and 1/2 cups

Food colour -- a pinch ( optional)



Cooking Time:- 7 mins

Method:-

Boil water in a pan. Side by side, In a separate pan, heat ghee, add cashews and badams and fry till it turns golden brown. Now add the wheat flour and fry till nice aroma arises.

Now add the boiling water to this pan. Add colour at this stage.

Mix well. The quantity will be doubled, Continue stiring. When the wheat mix does not stick to the sides of the pan, add sugar and cardamom powder, Continue stiring till it leaves the sides of the pan.

Simple wheat halwa is ready to serve.

Note:- In the above receipe, I used butter.