Channa Sundal/Chickpeas stir fry

Ofcourse a well known recipe. Sundal, Yeah the same we used to get at south indian beaches and also the main dish in navarathri..You can have this as an evening snack which is high in protein and easy to prepare.

Soaking Time:7 hrs 

Cooking Time:10 minutes

Serves:3

Ingredients:

Black Chick peas/Channa/Kadala	1 cup
Grated coconut	1 cup
Salt	to taste
Asafoetida Powder	1/4 tspoon

For tempering:

Oil	1 tbl spoon
Urad dal	1 tspoon
Dry red chilly	3
Mustard	1/2 tspoon
Curry leaves	1 sprig

Preparation:

(1) Soak chickpeas in water for about 7 hours or overnight. Cook in pressure cooker by adding water around the level of chickpeas. Also add needed salt. Cook for 4 whistles. Switch off the stove and let the pressure release. Drain water and keep it aside.

(2) Heat oil in a pan. Add urad dal. Once the color changes brownish add dry red chilly followed by mustard. Once it splutters add curry leaves. Now add cooked chickpeas into it with little drained water(say 1tbl spoon).

(3) Now add grated coconut to it and mix well. Sprinkle 1pinch of salt over it and mix well. Finally add asafoetida powder. Saute for around 5 minutes so that water will evaporates completely. Switch off the stove and close the pan with a lid to retain the flavor.

Enjoy…

The color variation of the sundal you can see is due to low light…Don't confuse :)

Tips and variation:

• If you want more spiciness add coconut by grinding it with two green chillies.

Vazhakka Upperi/Banana Stir Fry

It it is an easy to make recipe.Normally you can find this upperi in kerala sadya which will be in one end of banana leaf:)

Ingredients:

• Raw banana/vazhakka-1
• Green chilly(chopped)-3
• Salt to taste

For tempering:

• Oil-2 tspoon
• Urad dal-1 tspoon
• Dry red chilly-3
• Mustard-1/2 tspoon
• Curry leaves-1 pinch

Preparation:

(1) Peel the skin of banana.Cut vertically into two pieces. Then make horizontal cut on each piece for about 1 inch thickness.

(2) In a vessel add banana slices with one cup of water. Add salt,chopped green chilies and close the lid. Allow the banana slices to boil. Drain the excess water and keep it aside.

(3) Heat oil in a pan. Add urad dal and saute it for some seconds. Once color changes add dry red chilly and mustard. Once it crackles add curry leaves. Then add the cooked banana slices. Saute it till all ingredients mix with banana slices. Switch off the flame.

Your vazhakka upperi is ready. Have it with rice.....

Pavakka Dry Fry/Bitter Gourd Dry Fry(long term use)

I got this nice & easy recipe from my mother-in-law. We took this with us when we came to US and when it got finished i'm in a situation to prepare on my own and here you go with this recipe......
  Once it is prepared store in air tight containers or ziplock and you can use as needed. It will remain fresh for more than 6 months....

Ingredients:

• Pavakka/Bitter Gourd-10(medium)
• Chilly powder-10 tspoon or more
• Turmeric powder-5 tspoon
• Salt to taste

Preparation:

(1) Cut pavakka into thin round shape slices.

(2) Take pavakka slices in a bowl. Add chilly powder,turmeric powder and salt. Mix the pavakka slices with it (Add spices and salt little by little so that it will make a perfect coating on all sides. You can increase or decrease the quantity of spices accordingly. You can mix it by hand or close the bowl with a lid and shake the bowl strongly so that spices will make a coat over the slices).

(3) Marinate it for 1 to 2 hours. Now dry it by keeping in direct sunlight. Since it is summer it got dried in 2 days.

(4) Almost all seeds of pavakka will goes off when it got dried. Now store the dried pavakka in airtight containers or ziplock.

(5) It will remain fresh for more than 6 months.You can have it when you need by frying in oil.

To fry:

Ingredients:

• Oil to fry
• Dried pavakka slices-amount as per your choice

Preparation

• Heat oil in a pan. Deep fry the dried pavakka slices. Have it with your rice.

Vazhakka Mezhukkupuratti/Banana Fry

Its an easy to cook side dish.

Ingredients:

Banana/Vazhakka(raw)-2

Chilly powder-1 tspoon

Turmeric powder-1/2 tspoon

Black pepper powder-1/2 tspoon

Small onion-3

Black gram dal/Uzhunnu-1 pinch

Dry red chillies-2 or 3(halved)

Oil-1 tbl spoon

Mustard-2 pinch

Curry leaves-1 pinch

Salt to taste

Preparation:

1.:Peel banana and cut horizontally into 2-3 pieces.Make thin slices on each piece.

2.Grind onion,chilly powder,tumeric powder and black pepper powder in a mixer.Make a fine paste.

3.Mix banana slices into this paste,add salt and boil in very little amount of water(It will be cooked in 3-4 mints.Boil till all water gets dried so that the ingredients wiil be stick to banana slices)

4.Heat oil in a pan and add black gram dal.Once it turns light brown add mustard.When mustard crackles add halved red chilly,curry leaves and cooked banana.

5.Stir in cooked banana until all items mix well.

6.Keep stirring until it is dried

Serve it hot with rice or roti of your choice.

Vendakka Mezhukkupuratti/lady's finger fry

Ingredients:

Lady's finger-20

Mustard

Dry red chillies-3

Green chilly-3

Curry leaves

Oil to fry

Salt to taste

Preparation:

1.Cut lady's finger and green chillies into small round pieces.

2.Mix salt with lady's finger,green chillies and keep it for 10 mints.

2.Heat oil in a pan.

3.Add mustard into it.Once it bursts add red chilly and curry leaves.

4.Add chopped ladys finger and green chillies into the above content.

5.Stir all the contents till lady's finger turns bit crispy and dry.

Serve it:)