Cheffy Recipes

SNAKE GOURD SEED THOKKU     INGREDIENTS: SEEDS - 1/4 cup CHANA DAL  - 1 tbsp URAD DAL - 1 tbsp COCONUT - 1 tsp RED CHILLI - 2 SALT - as per taste HING - a pinch OIL - 1 tbsp MUSTARD - 1 tsp  CURRY leaf - few    # Cut the snake gourd in the middle and take out the center pulp from it.  # Then remove the pulp around the seed completely.   # In a pan pour little oil then add Chana dal fry twice, then add on urad dal & chilli.  # Now add the seeds & coconut and just a give a quick sauté and turn off the flame.   # Make sure not to over cook the seed (refer pic).  # Let it cool and now add salt & hing and grind it into fine paste with very little water.  # Take pan pour oil, mustard & curry leaf and tamper the thokku.  # Serve hot with RICE.  # This will go best with SEERAGA SAMBA rice.                        

AMARTHAPALAM INGREDIENTS:           RAW RICE          - 1 cup           CHANA DAL       - 2 tbsp           GREEN CHILLI    - 3           SOUR CURD       - 2 cups           WATER              - 2 cups           SALT                 - as required            HING                 - a pinch           MUSTARD          - little           CURRY leaf       - few           OIL                   - 5 tbsp   # soak ...