Sunday, May 16, 2010

Pulikuthi Upperi

This recipe serves two.

Ingredients:
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  • Raw Banana - 1
  • Curry leaves - a sprig
  • Tamarind juice - extracted from a ball of dia,2cm
  • asafoetida powder - a pinch
  • turmeric powder - a pinch
  • jaggery - a pinch
  • Salt - 1 1/2 teaspoon
  • Mustard seeds - 1 teaspoon
  • Urad dal,split - 1 teaspoon
  • Coconut oil - 1 teaspoon
You can use a combination of veggies like ladies finger,raw banana,brinjal or just raw banana also.

To grind:
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  • Raw rice - 3 teaspoon
  • Red chillies - 3
  • Fenugreek seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
Dry roast the above ingredients till brown and grind to a fine powder.You can also grind this powder in larger quantity and store them.Use it readily whenever you make this dish.


Method:
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  • Chop the raw banana into thick lengthy slices .Also the other veggies if any.
  • Cook the slices in tamarind juice with a pinch of turmeric powder,asafoetida,jaggery and Salt.
  • The tamarind juice should be just sufficient to immerse the veggies.Do not make it mushy.
  • Heat oil and add mustard seeds in a kadai.When it splutters,add urad dal,curry leaves and the cooked raw banana.
  • Sprinkle 2 to 3 teaspoon of roasted powder.
  • Saute well till it gets roasted.
Serve with molagootal.

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