Saturday, May 3, 2008

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Recipe column- Mor melagai

Mor Melagai:
Split medium sized green chilies vertically backwards without removing the crown and soak it in sour curd and salt for 3 days. Store it in an airtight container and stir it occasionally atleast 2 times a day. Arrange the soaked chilies in a plate and dry it in hot sun for 3 to 4 days. Store it in an airtight container. Fry the dried chilies in oil or roast it in an oven to have as an excellent accompaniment for curd rice.

Recipe column- Mixed vegetable pickle

Mixed vegetable pickle:
Steam the chopped pieces of 1lemon, 2 carrots, Few pods of green peas, Small mango, 1 capsicum, a small piece of ginger skin peeled, few pods of garlic, and cabbage(optional) with salt for 10 minutes. When half cooked, heat 2 tablespoons of gingely oil (it acts as a preservative) and add 1/2 teaspoon of mustard seeds. Allow it to spluter. Add 2 tablespoons of the pickle powder prepared earlier and the cooked vegetables to the hot oil and mix well in slow flame. This pickle should be used within a day or could be refrigirated upto 3 days. This pickle suits well for dieting people.

Recipe column- mango pickles

Mango Pickles:
Cut mango into medium sized pieces and add salt. Store it in an airtight container for 3 days. Stir it occasionally atleast 2 times a day. After three days heat 3 tablespoons of gingely oil (it acts as a preservative) and add 1 teaspoon of mustard seeds. Allow it to spluter. Add 3 tablespoons of the pickle powder prepared earlier to the mango pieces. Pour the hot oil over it and mix well. Allow it to soak in the oil mixture for 1 day. Next day the delicious mango pickle is ready to use. Store it in an airtight container.
Instant Mango Pickle:
Cut raw mango into small pieces and add salt. Heat 1 tablespoons of gingely oil (it acts as a preservative) and add 1/2 teaspoon of mustard seeds. Allow it to spluter. Add 2 tablespoons of the pickle powder prepared earlier to the mango pieces. Pour the hot oil over it and mix well. This pickle should be used within a day or could be refrigirated upto 3 days. This pickle suits well for dieting people.
Ennai Mangai--Mango pickle (Traditional method)-:
Cut raw mango into large pieces and add salt. Store it in an airtight container for 3 days. Stir it occasionally atleast 2 times a day. Arrange the mango pieces in a plate and dry it in hot sun for 3 to 4 days. Store it in an airtight container. When needed take the dry mango pieces and heat 3 tablespoons of gingely oil (it acts as a preservative) and add 1/2 teaspoon of mustard seeds. Allow it to spluter. Add 3 tablespoons of the pickle powder prepared earlier and the mango pieces to the hot oil and mix well in a slow flame. Allow it to cool and Store it in an airtight container.

Recipe column- lemon pickles

Lemon Pickle:
Cut 10 medium sized Lemon into small pieces and add salt. Store it in an airtight container for 3 days. Stir it occasionally atleast 2 times a day. After three days heat 3 tablespoons of gingely oil (it acts as a preservative) and add 1 teaspoon of mustard seeds. Allow it to spluter. Add 3 tablespoons of the pickle powder prepared earlier to the lemon pieces. Pour the hot oil over it and mix well. Allow it to soak in the oil mixture for 1 day. Next day the delicious lemon pickle is ready to use. Store it in an airtight container.
Instant Lemon Pickle:
Steam the chopped pieces of 3 to 4 lemon with salt for 10 minutes. When half cooked, heat 1 tablespoons of gingely oil (it acts as a preservative) and add 1/2 teaspoon of mustard seeds. Allow it to spluter. Add 2 tablespoons of the pickle powder prepared earlier to the lemon pieces. Pour the hot oil over it and mix well. This pickle should be used within a day or could be refrigirated upto 3 days. This pickle suits well for dieting people.

Recipe column-pickles

Basic powder for most of the pickles:
Roast 1 cup of Red chilies, 2 tablespoons of mustard seeds, 1 teaspoon of methi seeds and 1 teaspoon of hing powder.Grind it into a fine powder in a mixer or coffee grinder. Store it in an airtight container.If you wish 1 cup of red chilly powder could be added instead of roasting and grinding chilies.