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    Cooking for guest - lunch combo

    January 28, 2023 By Vidya Srinivasan Leave a Comment

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    Cooking for guests - lunch combo

    If you are using frozen coconut thaw them

    Chop

    • cabbage and tindora for poriyal
    • Tomato for rasam
    • Capsicum for sambar
    • Raw mango for oorugai
    • Cashew and raisins for payasam

    Soak

    • toor dal for sambar and rasam 

    PRESSURE COOK

    • Toor dal for sambar and rasam 
    • Kovakkai with little water, oil, and salt
    • Cook rice

    GRINDING 

    • Saute chana dal, coriander seeds, red chilli, coconut, and onion;  grind for Arachuvitta sambar
    • Saute coriander seeds, chana dal, pepper, red chilli, cumin seeds, and coconut in coconut oil for rasam

    TEMPERING

    • Cashews  and raisins in ghee for Payasam
    • Mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, and cumin seeds in ghee for Rasam
    • Urad dal, mustard seeds, and red chili in coconut oil for cabbage and kovakkai poriyal
    • Mustard seeds in sesame oil for Instant mango pickle

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    ARACHUVITTA SAMBAR 

    The original sambar recipe is with radish and onion but for this sambar, I have used small onions, and drumstick

    •  Add the tempering and saute capsicum
    • Add sambar powder,  tamarind paste, water, and other required ingredients for sambar; boil 
    • Furthermore, add the ground sambar paste  and boil
    • Finally, add dal and boil

    Check out  sambar, kuzhambu recipes, coconut-based recipes, kootu recipes in TMF

    PARUPPU RASAM

    • Saute tomatoes
    • Boil tamarind, rasam powder, salt, and other ingredients 
    • Add cooked dal and bring to a frothy boil
    • Finally, add the tempering and turn off the rasam

    Check out other rasam varieties in TMF 

    KOVAKKAI PORIYAL

    • Marinate Tindora with the required ingredients
    • Add the tempering and marinated kovakkai, and saute in low - medium flame till tindora turns to desired texture

    Cabbage poriyal

    • Wash cabbage in a colander and drain the water completely
    • Add green chilli and curry leaves to the tempering; mix well
    • Add asafoetida and give a quick mix
    • Furthermore, add cabbage and mix well
    • Add salt, and turmeric powder; mix well and cook for 2 minutes
    • Moisture in the cabbage and salt is enough for cabbage cooking. I didn't add water but if you have added a thick layer of cabbage sprinkle little water
    • After cooking for 2 minutes, add ginger powder and cook
    • Takes around 5 minutes for cabbage to cook
    • after cooking cabbage add coconut; mix well and cook for a minute turn off the stove

    Check out  poriyal recipes in TMF

    Semiya Payasam

    • Cook semiya in milk
    • Add evaporated milk and boil
    • Furthermore, add sugar and cook
    • finally, add roasted cashews

    Check out other payasam recipes in TMF

    INSTANT MANGO PICKLE

    • In a mixing bowl add chopped mangoes, red chilli powder, salt, and fenugreek powder
    • Finally, add the tempering and mix well

    Check out other pickle varieties in TMF

    • Add salt to the  dal and mix well
    • Serve the meal with a dollop of ghee

     

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