Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Egg Pulusu

Ingredients:
Eggs:12(boiled)
onion:2 chopped finely
Groundnuts:40 nuts(roasted)
Cardamom:8
Elachi:4
Tamarind:lemon size
Ginger Garlic paste:1tbsp
Turmeric powder:1tsp
Red chiili powder:1tbsp
Salt to taste
Garam masala:1tsp
Coriander powder:1ttsp
Cumin menthi powder:1/2tsp
Coconut powder:5tbsp

Method:
1.Make small slits with a knife on the eggs and keep aside.
2.Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a cooking dish ,now add sliced onions fry till they turn light brown.
3.Now in a blender,put groundnuts,cardamom,elachi,coconut powder,garam masala,cumin methipowder,coriander powder,turmeric powder,tamarind,red chilli powder,salt, and onions.Grind these into a fine paste adding some water if necessary. Keep aside.
4.Heat 1 1/2 tbsps oil in a pan, add masala paste after 2 min add 1 glass of water and put eggs in the masala paste.Upto 15 min we need to cook in a low flame.

Tomato Pachadi

Ingredients:

Tomatoes:3(medium)
Green chillies:6-8
Garlic :2
Salt to taste

Method:

1.First, fry sesame seeds without oil until light brown colour.And grind this into a fine powder.
2.Next add 1tbsp of oil in a pan,and add the chopped tomatoes.Saute till the rawness of tomato disapears for 5 minutes(water in the tomato should be drained). Remove it and keep aside.
3.Next add Garlic and green chillies saute for 2 min .
4.Now blend these all (tomato,sesame powder,garlic,green chillies,salt,hing) into a fine paste.