Time management - cooking, cleaning, and exercise

Hi kkrish,
Ulli theeyal is a coconut based gravy with small onions or sambar onions.
Recipe:

• 2 tablespoon coconut oil
• 1 cup coconut
• 2 teaspoon coriander seeds
• 6 dried red chillies
• For the Gravy
• 1 teaspoon coconut oil
• 20 shallots, chopped
• 2 sprigs curry leaves
• lime size tamarind
• 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup thick coconut milk
• For the Tempering
• 1 teaspoon coconut oil
• 1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1/4 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
• 2 sprig curry leaves

1. Heat 2 tablespoon of coconut oil in a pan. Add in the coriander seeds, dried red chillies and fresh shredded coconut. Fry on medium flame, sauteing constantly until the coconut turns golden. Grind the masala to a fine paste without adding any water.
2. Heat oil in a pan and add in the curry leaves and the chopped shallots. Fry till the shallots are soft and slightly starting to brown. Add in the tamarind juice, the theeyal masala, turmeric and the salt. Let it simmer in medium flame for 10 minutes.
3. After 10 minutes, the oil will separate and float on top. Now add in the coconut milk and let it simmer for a couple of minutes. Switch off the flame. And do tempering

Kadappa is a side dish similar to kurma, it's a signature dish in Kumbakonam
To pressure cook

• Yellow moong dal - 1/4 cup
• Potato - 1 no
• Water - as needed
• Oil - a drop

To powder

• Cinnamon - 1 inch piece
• Fennel - 1/2 tsp
• Garlic cloves - 5 nos

To saute

• Oil - 1 tsp
• Green chilli –4- 5 nos
• Fried gram dal /Pottukadalai – 2 tsp

To grind with above

• Grated coconut - 1/4 cup
• Khus-Khus/Poppy seeds - 1 tsp
• Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
• Garlic cloves - 5 nos
• Ginger - 1 inch piece

To temper & saute

• Oil - 2 tbsp
• Cloves - 2 nos
• Cardamom - 2 nos
• Biryani leaf - 1 no
• Star anise - 1 no
• Small onion - 10 nos
• Garlic cloves - 10 nos
• Tomato – 1 no
• Curry leaves - few
• Carrot - 1 no (small,optional)
• Mint,coriander leaves - 2 tbsp
• Lemon juice - few drops

METHOD

• Pressure cook moong dal adding required water & a drop of oil.Keep a whole potato inside it. Cook them for one whistle in low flame.Remove,peel the potato & cut into cubes.Mash the dal & set aside.

• In a kadai,heat a tsp of oil & saute the green chillies & fried gram dal.Take this in a mixie jar & add grated coconut,ginger,garlic cloves,poppy seeds & fennel seeds.Grind everything to a smooth paste adding required water.Set aside.
• Crush the cinnamon,fennel & garlic cloves & set aside.In the same kadai,heat 2 tbsp of oil.Saute cloves,star anise,cardamom and biryani leaf.

• Now add the crushed cinnamon powder.Then add small onions,garlic cloves & saute till transparent.Now add tomatoes & saute for a minute.No need to become mushy.
• Add sliced carrots,saute well.Add water to cook the carrots and cover cook for few minutes.

• After the carrots are cooked well,add the ground coconut paste and cooked moong dal.Boil for sometime.Check for salt.Add the potato cubes,allow the gravy to boil till thickens slightly.
• Before removing, add the chopped coriander & mint leaves.Give one boil and switch off the flame.

It will go with idli dosa , chapati and poori.

 

No ma...I wish. Its relatively free of clutter..but with every room in the house converted into basket ball court/soccer field most times of the day..
My idea of decoration is limited to keeping strictly those which can survive a hurricane.

Amazing..would love to know more. Can u please share more pics and some ideas?
I really need something these days to calm my mind.

 

sure will post pics in sometime.. guests have left today.. so now time to bounce back to normalacy..
oh already the end of pics?!! sigh..

 

@kkrish here are my pics

 

I think this thread is not active these days.

Me too back after a long time.
Mrng 5.15 soaked basmati rice. Started chopping the veggies.
Fried Onions, added other veggies to make pulav.
Meanwhile prepared dosa on other side of the burner. Once the pulav was done made Tea for me and MIL.
Horlicks for DH and bread for his and DD's breakfast.
Packed all boxes and ready with tea by 6.10.
7 min tea break after cooking before taking a shower.
Then got ready to office.