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SENAGA PAPPU KOBBARI

INGREDIENTS

Senaga pappu [ chana dal ] – 1/2 cup soaked for 3 to 4 hours

Onion – 1 medium size cut into cubes

Green chillies – 3 slit

Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp

Salt – 1 tsp

Water – 2 cups

Freshly grated coconut- 1cup loosely packed

TALIMPU

Ghee – 1tbsp

Oil – 1tsp

Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp

Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp

Garlic – 4 mashed

Dry red chillies – 4

Curry leaves – few

METHOD

  1. Cook the dal with 2 cups of water till it turns soft but not mushy. Strain the dal and keep it aside.
  2. Heat oil and ghee in a pan and add mustard seeds. Let them splutter.
  3. Add all the remaning ingredients one by one. Fry for few seconds and add onions and green chillies.
  4. Add turmeric powder and salt. Fry till the onions turns transparent.
  5. Add strained dal and fry on medium flame for 5 to 6 minutes.
  6. Then add freshly grated coconut and fry for 4 to 5 minutes.
  7. Serve with rice and rasam.

CHUKKAKOORA PAPPU

INGREDIENTS

Moong dal – 1/2 cup [washed]

Chukkakoora – 1 1/2cup [ Finely chopped and washed in salt water]

Onion medium size – 2 cut into 2 pieces

Green chillies – 2 slit

Water- 3 cups

Salt – to taste

Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp

TALIMPU

Ghee – 2 tsp

Oil – 1 tsp

Mustard seeds – 1tsp

Urad dal – 1tsp

Cumin seeds -1tsp

Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp

Mashed garlic – 4

Dry red chillies – 4 pieces

Curry leaves – few

Method

  1. In a pressure cooker, add moong dal, onions, green chillies, and chukkakoora with 2 cups of water.
  2. Pressure cook on high flame till the first whistle comes. Then reduce flame to low and cook for 6 to 7 minutes.
  3. Switch off the flame and allow the pressure to release. Open the lid and mix well .
  4. Add salt, turmeric powder and 1 cup of water. Mix well and keep it aside.
  5. Heat oil and ghee in a pan. Add mustard seeds and let them splutter.
  6. Add all the remaning ingredients one by one and fry for few seconds.
  7. Pour the cooked dal over talimpu and mix well.
  8. Cook for 5 to 6 minutes and switch off the flame.

PESARA KATTU

INGREDIENTS

Moong dal – 1cup[ pressure cook with 3 cups of water]

Onions – 2 cut into 2 pieces

Green chillies – 4 slit

Tomatoes – 4 cut into 4 pieces

Bottle gourd pieces – 15 pieces [ optional]

Salt – 1 tbsp

Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp

Red chilli powder – 1/2 tsp

Finely chopped ginger – 1 1/2 tsp

Lemon juice – 4tbsp

Water – 4 1/2 cups

TALIMPU

Ghee – 2 tbsp

Oil – 1 tbsp

Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp

Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp

Fenugreek seeds – 1/2 tsp

Garlic – 8 cloves mashed

Dry red chilli pieces – 8

Curry leaves – few

METHOD

  1. Wash and boil moong dal with 3 cups of water. Cook on high flame for 1 whistle.
  2. Reduce flame to low and cook for 7 to 8 minutes and switch off the flame.
  3. Allow the pressure to release and blend it to a paste. Add onions ,green chillies, bottle gourd pieces, tomatoes ,salt , mashed ginger, turmeric powder and red chilli powder.
  4. Add 3 cups of water and pressure cook on high flame till you get 1 whistle.
  5. Reduce the flame to low and cook for 5 to 7 minutes and switch off the flame.
  6. Allow the pressure to release. Heat oil and ghee in a kadai.
  7. Add mustard seeds and let them splutter and add all the remaning ingredients one by one.
  8. Fry for few seconds and pour the boiled dal mixture over the talimpu.
  9. Cover with lid for 5 seconds. Remove the lid and add 1 cup to 1 1/2 cups of water and lemon juice.
  10. Bring to boil on medium flame for 6 to 7 minutes and switch off the flame.

PUDINA RICE

INGREDIENTS

Basmathi rice – 1 cup washed and soaked for 30 minutes

Pudina leaves – 1 1/2 cup

Oil -1 tsp for frying pudina

Green chillies- 5

Ginger – 1 inch piece

Ghee – 1tbsp

Oil – 1tbsp

Sahjeera – 1/4 tsp

Bay leaf – 1

Ginger garlic paste – 1tbsp

Finely sliced onion – 1 big size

Water – 1 1/2 cups

METHOD

  1. Heat oil in a pan and add green chillies. Fry for a few seconds and then add washed pudina leaves.
  2. Fry for 2 minutes and add ginger pieces. Cook for another 2 minutes on high flame and switch off the flame.
  3. Add 1 tsp lemon juice and grind it to a fine paste.
  4. Heat oil and ghee in a pan. Add sahjeera and bay leaves. Fry for few seconds. Add finely chopped onions.
  5. Fry till the onions becomes light brown and then add ginger garlic paste.
  6. Fry on medium flame till the raw smell fades out. Then add grinded pudina paste.
  7. Fry on medium flame till the raw smell fades away. Add salt and water.
  8. Bring it to boil. Add strained rice and mix well. Keep covered and cook on low flame till the water evaporates. Goes well with chicken curry.

SENAGAPAPPU PULUSU

INGREDIENTS

Senagapappu [chana dal]- 1/2 cup (soak for 1/2 an hour and cook with 2 cups of water.)

Onion – 2 medium size cut into 2 pieces

Green chillies – 4 slit

Finely chopped ginger – 1 1/2 tsp [mashed]

Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp

Red chilli powder – 2 tsp

Jaggery – 1/3 cup [ adjust according to your taste ]

Tamarind juice – 3 to 4 tbsp [semi thick juice]

Water – 2 cups

Salt – 1 1/2 tsp

TALIMPU

Oil – 2tsp

Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp

Fenugreek seeds – 1/4 tsp

Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp

Dry red chilli pieces – 4

Garlic – 4 mashed

Curry leaves – few

*This recipe was handed over to me by my Mother-in-Law.

METHOD

  1. Boil the soaked senagapappu with 2 cups of water in a pressure cooker for 8 minutes.
  2. When the pressure releases mash it to a coarse paste.
  3. Add 2 cups of water, onions, green chillies, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, mashed ginger, salt, tamarind juice and jaggery.
  4. Mix well and pressure cook for 2 to 3 whistles. Switch off the flame and let the pressure release.
  5. Heat oil in a kadai. Add mustard seeds and let them splutter and add all the remaning ingredients one by one.
  6. Fry for few seconds and add the cooked pulusu over the talimpu.
  7. Mix well and bring it to boil. Adjust the seasoning and cook on medium flame for 5 to 6 minutes.

ANABAKAYA PAPPU [BOTTLE GOURD]

INGREDIENTS

Moong dal – 1/2 cup [pesara pappu]

Onion – 1 medium size cut into cubes

Green chilli – 2 slit

Water – 2 cups+ 1cup

Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp

Anabakaya mukkalu – 1 cup [peel and remove pith. Cut into small cubes]

Dry red chilli powder – 1/4 tsp

Salt to taste

Talimpu

Oil – 1tbsp

Ghee – 1 tbsp

Mustard seeds – 1/2tsp

Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp

Fenugreek seeds – 1/4 tsp

Dry red chilli pieces – 4

Mashed garlic – 4

Curry leaves – few

THIS RECIPE WAS PASSED ON TO ME BY MY MOTHER.

METHOD

  1. Wash moong dal and keep it aside. Boil moong dal in a kadai with onion cubes, green chillies and 2 cups of water.
  2. Cover and boil till the dal is 3/4 done. Then add anabakaya mukkalu.
  3. Don’t mix. Keep covered and on low flame till the anabakaya mukkalu are cooked.
  4. Remove the lid and add turmeric powder, salt and red chilli powder.
  5. Add 1 cup of water and mix well and boil for 2 minutes.
  6. Meanwhile, heat ghee and oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds and let them splutter. Then, add all the remaning ingredients one by one.
  7. Fry for few seconds and pour the cooked dal over talimpu.
  8. Mix well and boil for 2 minutes . Adjust seasonings. Dal should be semi liquid. If dal is too thick, add some more water.

MUTTON KEEMA

INGREDIENTS

Mix well the below ingredients and cook in pressure cooker till the mutton is cooked. It takes about 3 to 4 whistles.

Mutton keema- 1kg

Red chilli powder – 3 to 5 tbsp according to your spice level

Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp

Salt – 2 tsp

Pulav masala – 2 tsp [check out my previous posts]

Clove powder – 1/4 tsp

Ginger garlic paste – 2tbsp

Cashew nuts – 1/4 cup

Oil – 1 tbsp

TALIMPU

Oil – 1/4 cup

Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp

Mashed garlic cloves – 10

Dry red chillies – 15 pieces

Curry leaves – generous amount

Pulav masala – 1/2 tsp

Finely sliced onions – 4medium size

Green chillies – 4 slit

Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp

Salt – 1/2 tsp

METHOD

  1. Pressure cook mutton keema with all the ingredients till the mutton is cooked.
  2. Allow the pressure to release. Heat oil in a kadai and add cumin seeds let them splutter.
  3. Add garlic, dry red chilli pieces and curry leaves. Fry for few seconds and add pulav masala. Mix well.
  4. Immediately add finely sliced onions and mix well. Add green chillies, salt and turmeric powder,
  5. Mix well and cover and cook on low flame till onions becomes light brown. Mix in intervals.
  6. Then add cooked keema. Mix well and cook on medium flame till the water in the cooked keema evaporates.
  7. Fry keema for another 3 to 4 minutes. Check out the seasonings.
  8. Serve with rice or roti .

MAJJIGA PULUSU

INGREDIENTS

Curd – 6 cups [room temperature]

Water – 1 1/2 to 2 cups

Besan – 2 tbsp

Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp

Finely chopped coriander leaves – 1/4 cup

Pressure cook the below ingredients for 2 whistles Allow the pressure to go out and cool it. Keep it aside.

Drum stick pieces – 20

Bottled gourd pieces – 25 pieces large pieces [ remove pith]

Onion – 2 large cut into 4 pieces

Green chillies – 4 slit

Tomatoes – 2 cut into 4 pieces

water – 1cup

Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp

Wash and soak the below ingredients for 2 hours and grind it to a paste

Green chillies – 2

Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp

Moong dal – 3 tsp

Coriander seeds – 4 tsp

Dry red chillies – 2

Rice – 2 tsp

Moong dal – 3tsp

Fenugreek seeds – 1/4 tsp

TALIMPU

Oil – 2 tbsp

Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp

Cumin seeds – 1/4 tsp

Fenugreek seeds – 1/4 tsp

Garlic – 6 cloves mashed

Dry red chillies – 12 pieces

Asafoetida – 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves – generous amount

METHOD

  1. Take a small bowl. Mix besan with 2 to 3 tbsp of water. Mix well and keep it aside.
  2. Take a large cooking pan, add curd and whisk well. Add water, 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder, grinded masala paste and besan mixture.
  3. Whisk well and prepare smooth butter milk. Then add cooled pressure cooked pieces and mix well.
  4. Cook the butter milk mixture on high flame. Make sure to stir continuously.
  5. When the butter milk starts boiling, add chopped coriander leaves. Cook for another 3 to 4 minutes till the raw smell of the masala fades away.
  6. Switch off the flame, add salt and mix well. Keep it aside. Dont cover.
  7. Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds and let them splutter. Add all the remaning ingredients one by one and fry for few seconds. Pour it over the boiled majjiga.
  8. Immediately cover with plate for 10 seconds. Open the lid and mix well. Check out the seasonings.
  9. Serve with podi pappu and rice.
SUGGESTIONS

When majjiga pulusu is hot, don’t cover it with lid.

You can add vegetables like pumpkin, okra and carrots.

CAULIFLOWER FRY

INGREDIENTS

Cauliflower floretts – 2 cups

Onions – 1 cut into cubes

Green chillies – 3 slited

Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp

Butter – 1tbsp

Red chilli powder – 2 tsp

Salt to taste

Finely chopped ginger – 1 1/2tsp

Water 1 1/2 cup

TALIMPU

Oil – 1tbsp

Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp

Mashed garlic – 4 cloves

Dry red chilli pieces – 4

Curry leaves – few

Pulav masala – 1/2 tsp [ check out my previous posts ]

This recipe was passed onto me by my sister.

METHOD

  1. Take a kadai, add cauliflower floretts , onions, green chillies, turmeric powder, finely chopped ginger, red chilli powder, butter, salt and water.
  2. Cover and cook on low flame till the water evaporates and the cauliflower is cooked.
  3. Switch off the flame and keep it aside. Heat oil in another pan, add cumin seeds and let them splutter. Add all the remaning ingredients one by one.
  4. Fry for few seconds and add 1/2 tsp of pulav masala. Then add cooked cauliflower , mix well.
  5. Cook on low flame till the cauliflower is well fried and turns into lightly brown in colour. Switch off the flame.
  6. Check out seasonings. Goes well with rice.

KODIGUDDU PALU POSI KURA

INGREDIENTS

Kodiguddulu – 5 boiled and peeled

Finely chopped onions- 3 cups

Green chillies – 5 slited

Turmeric powder – 1/8 tsp

Salt to taste

Clove powder – a pinch

Milk – 1/2 cup

TALIMPU

Oil – 1/4 cup

Cumin seeds – 1 tsp

Garlic cloves – 4

Broken red chillies – 4 pieces

Curry leaves – few

METHOD

  1. Heat oil in a kadai, add cumin seeds and let them splutter. Add all the remaning ingredients one by one.
  2. Fry for few seconds. Add finely chopped onions and green chillies.
  3. Then, add salt and turmeric powder. Cover and cook on low flame. Meanwhile heat 1 tbsp of oil in a kadai. Add turmeric powder and eggs.
  4. Fry on medium flame till the eggs become brown. Switch off the flame and take out the eggs from the pan and keep it aside.
  5. When onions turn into light pink colour, add eggs and clove powder. Mix well. Fry for 2 more minutes.
  6. Add milk and mix well. Cook on high flame till the milk evaporates and oil floats on top.
  7. Goes well with roti and rice.