Hello Madhu, very happy to see ur response. I am also very much interested in the cooking... and have high regard for their cooking blended with spice usage intelligence... lets start the thread today. As we said lets talk until our brains drain....
I enjoyed all of your post. I visted Sweden few times. Good to hear that you Indians are getting close. I like Sweden.
Hi Lakshmi, Great to see your interest on cooking.Ok lets start today,here i am going to post you the tradational stew(pulusu) sorakaya pulusu,this is my granny's recipe.Here the recipe goes.... Dry roast 1 handful of peanuts,few corrinader seeds,few raw rice,red chilles(4 or 5) let them cool,blend it in a coarse pwd. Heat oil in a kadai,add hing wait for 3 to 4 secs then add mustardseeds when it start splutter add methi seeds red chilles,sorakaya cubes.saute for a mint.then add green chilles,curry leaves.add tumeric pwd chillie pwd,salt to it.let it cook for 3 mints.now add tamarind juice.let it cook until the stew gets thick.atlast add this masala pwd to this.Let it rest for 3 to 4 mints.Dont overcook this gravy,the more you cook the gravy becomes thick. If you want you can add garlic to this.Atlast dont forget to add a piece of jaggery,bcoz this gives extra flavor to your gravy.Try this i bet you would get good result,really goes well with rice in winter nights. I am very interested to learn traditional guntur style spicy kodi koora/kodi pulusu.Pls let me know if you know any. Ok lakshmi.Lets meet with another new recipe. Have a nice time. With Regards, Madhu.
hello Soma, welcome to our thread.... now we are talking abt the traditional indian cooking... so if u know any age old recipes and tips our elders used to follow.... please share with us.. enjoy ur stay.
Hi Soma... Welcome to our thread...as Lakshmi suggested you plz post any age old recipe... Hi Lakshmi... Naku age old recipes anthaga emi ravu... appudu eppudu konni nerchukunanu but andulo chala variations chestunnanu..so eesari india ki velli ammama daggara nerchukuntanu..vachaka post chestanu..ela undi idea...
Hello Madhu, reading the recipe itself i knew it would taste very nice... i will definitely try it. I am sorry that i cannot give u those recipes with kodi, as i am a strict vegetarian. one tip you should know is .. if u know this u will appreciate the interwined intelligence of our ancestors in providing good nutrition... whenever they use tamarind they make sure that they put a little bit or more as u like jaggery in the recipe... u know... jaggery contains iron and tamarind contains vitamin C.... everyone knows this but do you know.... Vitamin C is vital in absorbing the iron into our body... so the combination gives u not only the nutrients but makes sure that ur body absorbs them right. here's my recipe... name:- vankaya pacchadi( brinjal chutney) ingredients for thiragamata(tadka):- Oil - 3 tsp methi seeds - 1 tsp mustard seeds - 1 tsp urad dal - 2 tsp chana dal - 2 tsp green chilli - 4 red chilli - 4 hing - a little bit curry leaves - little bit brijals - 3 number (cut into cubes) tomato - 1 large (cut into cubes) tamarind - lemon sized ball (should be soaked and the juice should be squeezed out) a very small piece of jaggery. salt to taste and last but not least turmeric. Method:- first heat the oil... then put the methi seeds.. when they turn dark brown... put the mustard seeds.. and then urad, chana, green chilli, red chilli, hing and curry leaves see that the tadka does not burn.. next add brinjal and tomato cubes saute them in oil don't add water... and saute them until they get half cooked(maggali). then turn down the heat... add tamaring and little bit of jaggery.. then add salt and turmeric... let it cool to room temperature. then grind it into a coarse paste... now it is ready... to eat with hot rice and ghee or with chapathi's. Do you know this recipe has all the six tastes? methi-bitter, tamarind - sour, jaggery - sweet, salt, pungent(chilli,mustard), astringent(turmeric). I also don't know much of the old recipes but I am very much interested to know...so no prob... u post any recipe of ur choice something which u love to eat together in ur family... anything like that. Madhu don't mind my delay in reply ... just domestic chores... ok bye for now,
Hi lakshmi, No issues...I can understand its very hard to keep replying in time.. Anyhave thanks for your valuable information.I havent heard about jaggery contains iron before.its really interesting.I am sorry i didnt know that you are a vegetarian,even i am pure vegetarian,but though vegetarian my hubby loves to have non-veg.So i used to cook non-veg for my hubby with the help of gloves . BTW your recipe smells good,def i will give a try. Today i am going to post bendakaya pulusu(rayasalaseema base),this i learnt from my mom. basic ingredents we need for this are: minappu-3 spns sengappapu-3 spns red chilles-4 few raw rice desicated cocunut dry roast above and grind coarsly. heat oil in a kadai,asusual add mustard,methi seeds,hing and red chilles. add this masala powder mix well,it shouldn't form lumps.so mix it well.let it cook in a oil for couple of mints.then add bendakaya to it,followed by tumeric,salt and red chillie powder.stir well.Now its time to add tamirind water let it cook(baga mirgakkka).add pinch sugar to it.turn off the fire.This goes well with rice,dosas. But better to make tamarind juice very thin bcoz we are adding urid and rice to this gravy it may become thick soon. Ok lakshmi,happy cooking.I will see you soon with another new recipe,anyhave i am going to try your recipe tommorow and get back you. Bye now, Madhu.
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Hello Madhu are u still there? i was logging on to the site ... but could not find the thread... i was searching in the switzerland area... then i remember that i posted all this on this place for my friend... they were moving to sweden... i tried ur bendakaya pulusu it was very very tasy... i remembered u so much eating it... even my kid ate that(she is real bad in eating)... how are u? how were ur holidays? Wish u a very happy new year.
Hello everyone, Happy New Year to,archu,dg,sridevi,lakshmidurga, madhu. u guys r posting nice traditional receipes please continue My trip to India was great, how r u all doing?