How to make Ridge gourd payasam/Beerakaya payasam.

This is very easy recipe which will take less time to prepare.Specially this can be prepared for neivedhyam  during festivals.usally i will variety of payasam recipes when ever i am wishing to have a sweet .As payasam recipes are done very fast i love to prepare these recipes.So,this time i tried with ridge gourd it gave an amazing taste.so,i am posting this for you.For the first time when i prepared with a simple mistake it did not come properly so at that time i did not post it.Again after few months i tried it came very perfectly.

The mistake what i did for the first time is in this recipe we must add rice flour paste to the payasam very slowly  .while adding we must continuously stir but with out doing that first i added rice flour paste and after few seconds i started stirring.Due the gap the rice flour paste turned into lumps.So,for the second time i did not do this mistake.

So,coming into the recipe.

[caption id="attachment_364" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Delicious Payasam.[/caption]

Ingredients:

• Ridge gourd/Beerakaya : 1/4 kg.


• Milk :1/2 ltr.


• Ghee : 1 1/2 tbsp.


• Basmati Rice:5 tbsp.


• Sugar:100 gms.


• pista:1 tbsp.


• Badam:1 tbsp.

Procedure:

• Peel out the Ridge gourd skin and grate it nicely.


• Remove the water from the grated ridge gourd and keep the grated ridge gourd aside.


•  Soak the basmati rice in water for 10 min.


• Now boil the milk in a vessel and add grated ridge gourd to it and let it boil for another 10 min.


• Now grind the basmathi rice to a fine paste by adding required amount of water into a fine paste.


• Now add the basmati rice paste slowly by continuously stirring  and let it boil until it become thick .


• Now reduce the flame and add sugar,cardamon powder and give a nice stir.


• Now switch off the flame and add ghee,roasted badam,pista to it.


• Now the delicious payasam is ready.


• Serve it hot/cold.

I love eating when it is hot.

 

How to prepare Tomato curry

Its easy to prepare and takes less time.If we prepare
it in the right way it will be superb in taste.

[caption id="attachment_354" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Tasty Tomato curry[/caption]

Tomatoes are very rich in vitamin c.They are low in calories and that too fat free.They also contain vitamin A,K,potassium.To say simply they contain all vitamins and minerals which are necessary for a good health.They are very good for females because they build strong bones .

Tomatoes make your skin great.they will protect skin from sun damage.

 

Ingredients:

onion: 1 medium sized.
Tomatoes:4 medium sized(prefer ripen tomatoes).
Turmeric powder:half tsp.
salt:adjust to taste.
garlic pods: 3
coriander powder:1tbsp.
Red chilly powder:2 tbsp.
coconut powder:3tbsp.
Ghee:2 tbsp.
Bay leaves:5.
mustard and jeera :half tsp.

To Grind:

Take garlic and coconut to grind.

Procedure:

Heat the oil in a pan.
Now Crackle mustard seeds,jeera and add bay leaves.
Add onion and fry it until it changes the color to
light brown and now add turmeric powder ,salt,red
chilly powder,coriander powder and fry for half a
minute.
Now add that ground powder (garlic and coconut) and
fry for few seconds.
Now add tomato pieces and close the lid and cook for
five minutes .
If it is not cooked cook for another few minutes.
Now add ghee and remove the pan from heat.
Now garnish with fresh coriander leaves.
Now the tasty tomato curry is ready.

Please leave your comments below to improvise my posts

How to prepare Egg Fry?

This dish  is very simple to prepare.Really, when i am feeling hungry and if i find eggs readily in my fridge definitely i will prepare this.This is a perfect combo with chapatis,but for me and my daughter even loves it with hot rice.

Now,here comes the procedure.

[caption id="attachment_310" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Tasty egg fry.[/caption]

Ingredients:

• Eggs:4.


• Onions:3 medium sized.


• Curry leaves:1 spring.


• oil:2-3 tbsp.


• Turmeric powder:a pinch.


• Green chillies:3-4(adjust to your spice level).


• Jeera:1/2 tsp.


• Mustard seeds:1/2 tsp.


• salt:adjust to taste.


• Coriander leaves(chopped):3 tbsp.


• Red chillies:2 (slit).


• coriander powder:1/2 tsp.

Procedure:

• Heat oil in a kadai and crackle mustard seeds and add jeera and curry leaves and red chillies.


• Now cut the onion into small pieces  and grind the green chillies into paste.


• Now add onion pieces and fry for 2-3 min.


• Now add ground green chilly paste and salt,turmeric powder,coriander powder and fry until it turn translucent.


• Now crack the eggs into it and fry until the eggs are cooked.


• Now at last add coriander leaves .


• Now,the hot spicy egg curry is ready.

Note:

• Another method is with out grinding the green chilies we can slit into pieces.


• Also instead of using green chilies we can use red chilly powder.

Please let me know your opinion and leave your comment  .
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Gongura curry or gongura talimpu

We can prepare many varieties with gongura(red sorrel leaves).This is the third variety I am posting on gongura.Gongura is the most basic in Andhra.

[caption id="attachment_186" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Tasty gongura curry/talimpu[/caption]

Ingredients:

• Gongura leaves:5 cups(Red sorrel leaves).


• Onion:2 (big sized).


• Red chillies:5-6.


• Red chilli powder:1 -2 tsp(adjust to your spice level).


• chana dal:1 tbsp.


• Urad dal:2 tsp.


• Salt:adjust to your taste.


• Garlic:12-3 pods.


• Mustard seeds:1/2 tsp.


• Oil:4 tbsp.

Procedure:

• Remove the gongura leaves from stems and wash for 3 times and drain them until all the water drains.Spread it on a cloth and dry it in a shade for one day.


• Dry them until all the water becomes dry and take care that they should not become crisp.In summer it will take only 1/2 day.


• Cut the onion into thin slices.


• Heat oil in a kadai and crackle mustard seeds and add chana dal,urad dal and fry until it turn brown in color.


• Now add broken red chillies , garlic and fry well.


• Now add onions and fry well until it turns pink in color.


• Add the gongura leaves and fry well until it reduces the volume.It will take 15-18 min to fry.


• Now add salt and red chilli powder and fry for another 3 min.

Note:

• Alternatively you can fry gongura leaves in another kadai and mix it with seasoning so that we cannot get hard gongura.


• While drying it in shade make sure that to dry in single layer.

 

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