Sambar Powder / Kulambu Powder

Sambar powder is a must in ones kitchen. This is my grandmas recipe which her mother tought her. My mom and her sister's makes it at home every month, So now i joined the path. We never bought sambar powder from stores, it is also costly. Can use this powder for kootu, kulambu and in many dishes.

One of my friend requested to post this recipe. And here it is. Some call this sambar powder as curry powder. Can store this powder for months. I do in large quantity and store even for 4 months. Some grind this every time they make sambar. This gives very fresh and good aroma.

Each part of Tamil Nadu has its own variety of making this powder. It all depends on the amount of each spice we add. In India we have grinding mills, where they grind it to fine powder. This can also be made at home with the help of blender. The recipe here is the one my grandma taught us. Lets start !!!

Aval Uppma / Poha uppma

Aval uppma is one of the easiest and healthy morning breakfast. This not require much ingredients. I do this when i get up late in the morning, it is time effective and taste good. Aval is nothing but flattened rice.

There are two types of aval - Thick and paper thin aval. I use paper thin aval which is more easy to prepare. Thin aval uppma is more tasty than thick aval. North Indians call it poha. This recipe is one of the easiest dish to do in morning for working ladies, bachelors.

Dry chicken masala

Chicken lovers, here's a simple dish. Dry chicken masala is one of my moms special. She named it as Chicken 2000 because she first tried this in the year 2000. I love this dish. Goes good with briyani. The curry masala powder i use here is made by me. Shortly will post the recipe for curry masala powder. This is the masala i use in most of my recipe.

Ingredients:

Chicken - 500 grams
Onion - 1 (big chopped)
Curry masala powder - 3 tbsp
Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp
Curd - 1 tsp
Salt - As per taste
Oil
Food color - pinch (optional)
Coriander leaves chopped to garnish

Method:

1) Wash chicken at least 3 times, chop into small pieces.

2) Take all chopped chicken pieces in a bowl, add curry masala powder, ginger garlic paste, curd and required salt. Mix it well.

3) Dissolve pinch of food color in little water and mix it with chicken. This is optional, this gives color to the recipe.

4) Keep mixed chicken closed in refrigerator for atleast 30 mins.

5) Heat pan with 2 - 3 tbsp oil. Add onion and saute it for 2 mins or until translucent. Transfer it in a plate and keep it aside.

6) Now to the remaining oil add this marinated chicken. Cook chicken in medium heat.

7) Close pan with lid and cook for 5 mins. It helps release water content from chicken.

8) Now open lid and cook in same medium heat. Toss it at intervals. Allow all the water to evaporate. At this stage you can see chicken mixed well in masala.

9) Put in simmer, add fried onions and close it with lid. Let it cook for 5 - 10 mins.

10) Open the lid and mix it again. Chicken is now dry.

11) Garnish with chopped coriander leaves. Sere hot.

Note:

1) Use boneless chicken.

2) Do not fry onions until brown.

3) Use heavy bottom pan.

4) Use 1 tsp Lemon juice instead of curd.


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Mushroom Curry for Chapathi

Mushroom curry is rich and nutritious dish, south Indian version. As spicy vegetarian mushroom side dish for chapathi. It is quick and simple to make. Mushroom naturally grows in rain.

Button mushroom is one of its famous and peoples favourite type. It has high water content. Mushroom seems to appear overnight and grow rapidly. It is a low calorie food, good source of B vitamins. Mushrooms sold in super markets are grown on farms. So select mushroom which are white. Lets start to make some healthy and delicious curry for chapathi.

Ingredients:

Mushroom - 250 gms
Onion - 1 big (chopped)
Tomato - 1 big (chopped)
Chili powder - 2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Cumin powder - 1 tsp
Kadugu & Urud dhal - 1 tsp
Coriander leaves - To garnish.
Oil

Method:

1) Rinse and clean all the mushrooms. Chop it in medium sizes.

2) Chop onion and tomato, keep aside.

3) Heat a pan with oil, splatter kadugu and urud dhal. Then add chopped onions and saute it until translucent.

4) Then add tomato and saute until tomato smashes.

5) Now add chopped mushroom, close with lid and allow it to cook for 2 mins, as mushroom has lot of water in it, it cooks in it.

6) Add chili powder, cumin and coriander powder and required salt, close lid and cook for another 3 -5 mins.

7) Open lid and mix it well. Put heat in simmer, do not close lid.

8) Once you get the consistency you want, turn off the heat and garnish with coriander leaves.

Note:

1) You can also add peas or capsicum with this to add taste and color.

2) Adjust spice level as per your requirement.

3) You can also pressure cook it, but make sure you keep only one whistle. Transfer to another pan and let excess water evaporate in simmer.

4) Those who like garam masala taste, can replace it for cumin, coriander powder.



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Chicken Pepper Chops

Thinking of chicken chops!!! Trying to order out from a restaurant, i would say a big no no to that idea. All can do delicious, yummy chicken chops at home. Why to spend money on restaurant when you can do it in chef's way.

Chicken is high in proteins, it also has fat which yields oil while cooking. This chicken pepper chops goes well with paratha, dosa, steamed rice and anything you like. Here i use boneless chicken. You can even use chicken with bones. Bones when cooked gives a unique taste. So let's start. Here's how i do chicken pepper chops.

Ingredients:

Chicken - 500 gms
Onion - 1 big (chopped)
Tomato - 1 big (chopped)
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
Red chili powder - 3 tsp
Turmeric powder - pinch
Cumin powder - 1 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 1/2 tsp
Pepper powder - 2 -3 tsp
Cloves - 3 nos
Cinnamon - 1 inch stick
Coriander leaves - Chopped (garnish)
Oil - As required
Water - as required


Method:

1) Cut chicken into medium size pieces. Clean and wash at-least 3 times to remove stains from it.

2) To this chopped and clean chicken add ginger garlic paste, turmeric powder mix weel and keep it aside for min 20 - 30 mins.

3) You can use pan or pressure cooker to cook. Here i use pressure cooker. So heat the pressure cooker on medium heat.

4) Add 2 tsp oil, to this add cloves, cinnamon stick and saute for 1 min or until you get the aroma. Now add chopped onions, once saute add chopped tomatoes.

5) Once the tomatoes are smashed nicely, add marinated chicken, mix well and let it cook for few more mins.

6) Now add chili powder, cumin powder, coriander powder and salt as required.

7) Place the cooker lid upside down on the cooker and let it boil for 2 mins.

8) Mix it once again, add 1/2 to 1 cup water and pressure cook it until 1 whistle and put in simmer for 5 mins.

9) Now remove cooker from flame, wait until pressure released. Transfer the content to a pan, without closing the lid let it boil in simmer.

10) Now add pepper powder, chopped coriander leaves and in 1 min turn off the stove.

11) Yummy, delicious restaurant style chicken pepper chops is ready. Enjoy with your friends and family...

Note:

1) Use of freshly prepared pepper powder give a good flavor.

2) If your chicken has too much fat in it, minimize the oil amount you use.

3) After pressure cooking, heating again in pan is to bring out all oil trapped within chicken. You will see the oil on the top.

4) Adjust to your spice level with pepper powder.




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