I got a transfer to Chennai and I am really busy with the things related. I was trying hard for this transfer for the past few months and it got clicked recently. This time I think it be will really really tough shifting things from here to there, settling down etc. So I thought I will come back to this space, once I settle down there. It wont take much time I guess. Moreover I can come back with a bash, as I would be having access even at home.

Here's a small recipe from my drafts,

Recipe for Masala Vada:

Ingredients:

Channa dhal - 1 cup

Onions - 1 big

Green chillies - 3

Red chillies - 3

Saunf - 1 tsp

Ginger - a very small piece

Garlic - 3-4 pods

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Aesfoetida - 1 pinch

Salt - as required

Curry leaves and coriander leaves

Method:

Soak the channa dhal for 3 hrs. Drain the water fully.

In the mixer, add the 1 green chilly and 3 red chillies, cumin seeds, saunf, ginger, garlic.

Grind them together smooth. Then add the soaked dhal. Using whipper, whip to get a coarse batter.

The batter should be thick enough.

Mince the onion, 2 green chillies and the leaves. Add it to the batter. Add salt and Aesfoetida. Mix well.

Heat cooking oil in the stove, slightly simmer it and fry the vadas in hot oil.

If you want a different taste, you add cinnamon and mint leaves to this.

Serve hot with chutney.

Please keep visiting my space, still I am back.

One of my mallu friend got me 'Erisseri' on the onam day. It was so delicious and I immediately wrote down the recipe from her. Then I tried it today morning. It came out very well and heres how I prepared it.

Ingredients:

Black Channa - 1 cup

Raw Plaintain - 1

Yam - 100 gms

Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp

Chilli Powder - 1 tsp

Pearl Onions - 6

Coconut - 1/2 cup

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Pepper - 1/2 tsp

Seasoning

Mustard and urad dhal - 1 tbsp

Curry Leaves - few

Red Chillies - 2

Obviously we have to use coconut oil.

Method:

Soak the channa overnight. Pressure cook it with salt and 1/2 tsp chilli powder. Add only little water as this curry will be dry.

I microwaved the cubed Yam and plaintain seperately(with 1/4 tsp chilli powder each). They should be well cooked.

Once the pressure is released, add the yam and plaintain to the cooked channa and allow it to cook.

In the meanwhile, grind together coconut, pearl onions and cumin seeds coarsely.

Add this to the vegetables and mix well. Adjust the salt if required.

Cook for some 5 minutes and switch off.

Do the seasoning with the items mentioned for seasoning.

Thats it delicious curry ready to serve with hot sambar rice and pappads.

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