Wheat Pulao/Godhumai Pulao/Sambha Broken Wheat Pulao with Raita-Easy & Simple Healthy Tiffin...Dietary Recipe.))))Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi Everyone!!!!!!!!!

Today we are going to see how to make Wheat Pulao.It is one of my very favourite and healthy recipe.It is very easy to make and that too i make this in Sambha Broken Wheat which is really very healthy. You can get Sambha broken wheat in all departmental stores.Generally wheat is considered to be a very good source of cereal in our country.Again Sambha wheat has lots and lots of health benefits like,

*Best for people with diabetes and high sugar levels.

*Helps to reduce obesity.

*Good alternative for rice when you are in special diet.

*Helps for cholestrol reduction.

*Good to develop healthy bones

*Digestion is very easy when you eat this.

*Reduces constipation and gastric trouble because of high fibre content.

*Best for a light breakfast,lunch or a dinner.

So you can include this in your regular family diet.

I tasted this Wheat Pulao in my favourite Hotel Mahamudra,Mylapore,Chennai.They serve this dish excellently.I went and asked the chef regarding this and i remember his name is Mr.Ragupathy or Ragu.I exactly dont remember his name but he is the one who makes this dish.He is a very good chef.I got the menu from him but made slight changes to it according to my family intrests. Taste differs from his preapration

So if you get a chance please visit and taste this dish!!!!!!

Now let's see the preparation...

Serving           : 4 People

Cooking Mins:15 Mins

Ingredients:  

1.)Onion                                - 1 cup chopped(You need extra for raita also)

2.)Carrot                               -1 cup chopped

3.)Mustard Seeds                 -To temper(Half  a teaspoon)(Normal big spoon)(Ref my measurements)

4.)Kasuri Methi                   - 2 and a half teaspoons(Normal size spoon)(Ref my measurements)

5.)Salt                                 - As required

6.)Fresh Curd                    - 2 Teaspoons(Normal big spoon)(Ref my measurements)
(Need some fresh curd for raita also)

7.)Sombu/Saunf                 -2 Teaspoons(Normal big spoon)(Ref my measurements)

8.)Red chillies                  -As required

9.)Sambha broken wheat - 4 cups(Ref my measurements)

10.)Olive Oil                  - 2 Teaspoons(Normal big spoon)(Ref my measurements)

11.)Ginger                     - As shown in the picture

12.)Water                     -As required

13.)Green Chillies       -As required

14.)Tomatoes              -1 cup chopped

Note:I am telling the above ingredients which are necessary for preparing the raita also. 

Method:

1.)Heat a pan and saute olive oil in it and add mustard seeds to temper.

2.)After the mustard seeds popped up, add the chopped onions and fry till they turn pink and soft.

3.)Now add the chopped carrot and fry.

4.)Add Saunf/sombu,red chiilies(according to your spice requirement)and ginger(as shown)and grind them into a fine paste.

5.)Now add this grinded paste to the pan.

6.)Add the broken sambha wheat in the said quantity and add only 1 and a quarter cup of water for every cup of sambha wheat.Mix the whole pulao well and add the required salt at this stage.When you add salt,please check as sambha wheat will grab lots of salt immediately so add carefully.

7.)Now add fresh curd as said.

8.)Mix well after adding curd and now again add kasuri methi leaves as said.

9.)Now mix the whole pulao well and turn off.

10.)Now take some fresh curd and add chopped onions,tomatoes and green chillies.(Add green chillies here according to your spice requirement).Add required salt and mix them well.

Note:For the raita, you can add some chaat masala if you want or some sugar if you want some sweetening flavour raita.You can also add some cumin powder to this.It will give a good flavour.

When you add green chillies remember, you have added red chillies in the pulao so balance and add them in raita. 

Now Enjoy your Hot Wheat Pulao with Raita!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Note:

1.)Keep stirring the sambha wheat as it will get sticky to the pan in seconds.

2.)Be careful while adding salt to the sambha wheat.

3.)Do not overcook this wheat.

Bon Appetit!!!!!!!!!!

Ishwarya Balaji!!

Wet Bhel Puri with Mint&Honey Dates Sauce....North Indian Recipe...Chaat Recipe....All time Favourite Snack Recipe..Happy Weekend

Hi Everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Bhel Puri is our favourite chaat recipe.My husband loves chaat items and this is one of his favourite chaat.

Generally i love Mithai Mandir chaat items in Pondicherry as they serve fresh and quality chaats.

And in Chennai after marriage, my husband takes me to Gangotri which is our usual hangout place.

So i thought why not we give a try on this also...And there are two types of Bhel, dry and wet one.Dry bhel puri does not have any chutneys but the wet one has. I love only wet bhel puri.

So now we are going to Wet bhel puri recipe with some minor additions..))))))))

Serving           : 3-4 Persons

Cooking Time: 15 Mins

Ingredients:

1.)Puffed Rice                  - As required

2.)Salt                              - As required

3.)Sugar                           -1 teaspoon(Normal Big spoon)(Ref my measurements post)

4.)Corainder Leaves        -As required

5.)Mint leaves/Pudhina   -As required

6.)Tomato Ketchup         -2 spoons(Normal Big spoon)(Ref my measurements post)

7.)Dates(Seedless)          - 6 Dates

8.)Honey                        -3 Teaspoons(Normal Big spoon)(Ref my measurements post)

9.)Tomatoes                   -2 Big ones

10.)Green chillies          -As required

11.)Lemon                     -2 

12.)Onions                     -2 Big onions

13.)Water                      -As required

14.)Curry Leaves          -As required

15.)Peanuts                   - 2 full teaspoons(Normal Big spoon)(Ref my measurements post)

16.)Sev                         -As required

17.)Potatoes                 -2 Big ones

18.)Turmeric               -2 Pinches

Method:

1.)Dry roast the following items without oil in a pan(preferably non-stick pan).You need not fry them till they turn brown.Take them out immediately when you start getting that crispiness.

Puffed Rice,Curry leaves,Turmeric,Peanuts and Sev.

2.)Now prepare the honey dates sauce.Take a vessel and add honey as said and dilute it with water and now add the dates to this and allow it to boil.

Now after the dates are boiled along with the honey, when it starts thickening completely,you can turn off and grind it into a fine paste like sauce. 

3.)Now add the chopped onions,tomatoes,green chillies,coriander leaves to the roasted puffed rice and other stuffs.Squeeze the lemon juice on top of this and add the required salt for the whole dish.

4.)Now add the tomato ketchup,honey dates sauce and mint sauce as said to the puffed rice stuff. To prepare mint sauce, freshly grind the mint leaves and allow it to boil in the water and make a thick paste out out it.Then add that paste to this.

5.)Now again add honey to this (One teaspoon)(Normal big spoon)(Ref to my measurements post).

6.)Add the boiled potatoes to this and mix them well.Just crush the potatoes by hand itself.

7.)Now mix the whole mixture and serve your yummy bhel puri!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Note:

1.)You can eat the bhel puri with fried small puris to taste better.

2.)Add the sauce correctly as the bhel will turn very soggy.

3.)If you want you can add more sev and coriander leaves to top up the bhel puri to give a superb taste.

4.)Always make fresh  bhel puri and do not refrigerate the same as raw onions will give a very bad odour.

5.)When you prepare honey and dates sauce just keep watching it because in a second it will get sticky to the vessel.Make the sauce as thick as possible but not to thick. 

Bon Appetit!!!!!!!

Ishwarya Balaji!!!!!!!

Pulikachal/Puliyodharai-Typical Brahmin Style-Traditional South Indian Recipe

Hello Friends!!!!!!!!!

Pulikachal/Puliyodharai recipe is one which i wanted to post for a long time.

I am posting this recipe specially for my friend Priya Kumar in France.

I have done this recipe according to the procedure followed for generations in my house.

I am not a big fan of Puliyodharai Rice but i love to eat it along with curd rice.

This recipe actually differs from every individual preparing.Even it differs from temple to temple.

So each time i taste this in temple there are some minute differences but anyways this is my style of preparation of Puliyodharai/Pulikachal.

Now let's see how to prepare this...)))))))))

Serving                  :     More than 8 people at a time.

Cooking Time       :     20 Mins

Ingredients:

A-------Pulikachal Powder(This has to be roasted and grinded)

1.)Red chillies                               -  As required

2.)Channa Dal/Kadalai Parupu - As shown in the picture

3.)Black Gram/Ulatham Parupu -As shown in the picture

4.)Black Pepper                            -As shown in the picture

5.)Fenugreek Seeds/Vendhayam-As shown in the picture

6.)Cumin Seeds                           -As shown in the picture

7.)Oil                                           -1 Teaspoon(Normal Big Spoon)(Ref my measurements post)

8.)Dhaniya                                 -As shown in the picture

B-------For the main Pulikachal Paste

1.)Tamarind                              - 2 and a half Gooseberry Size

2.)Oil                                        - 1 and a half teaspoons(Normal big spoon)(Ref my measurements post)

3.)Mustard Seeds                    -Half a teaspoon(Normal big spoon)(Ref my measurements post)

4.)Cumin                                - As shown in the picture

5.)Turmeric Powder              - 2 Pinches

6.)Salt                                    -As required

7.)Red chillies                       - As required

8.)Kadalai Parupu                 -Half a teaspoon(Normal big spoon)(Ref my measurements post)

9.)Ulatham Parupu               -Half a teaspoon(Normal big spoon)(Ref my measurements post)

10.)Vendhayam                   -Half a teaspoon(Normal big spoon)(Ref my measurements post)

11.)Asafoetida                    -3 Pinches

12.)Curry Leaves               -2 Archs

13.)Peanuts                        - As shown in the picture

Method :

1.)Dry roast the following ingredients in a pan with the said oil quantity.

Grind these ingredients into a smooth fine powder.And allow it to cool down for sometime.

2.)Now heat a vessel and saute oil in it.And add mustard seeds to pop up.

3.)Now add the following ingredients and fry them till golden brown.

4,5,7,8,9,10 & 11

And after this,add the peanuts to it and fry it.

3.)Add fresh curry leaves.

4.)Now add necessary salt and make tamarind water.Add to the mixture.

5.)Now add the grinded powder to this and mix well as shown below.

6.)Turn off and pulikachal/puliyodharai is ready.

Enjoy your Puliyodharai.....................

Note:

1.)You can use gingelly oil instead of normal oil.

2.)You can refrigerate for three days.

3.)Always use clean dry spoon to take the pulikachal/puliyodharai.

4.)Here in the picture , i have mixed it urgently to show in the picture.To mix pulikachal, first make the rice ready and then allow it cool for sometime and then mix so that it will come without sticking . 

5.)If you are using normal oil to prepare pulikachal, then mix using gingelly oil .

Bon Appetit!!!!!!!!

Happy New Year 2015!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ishwarya Balaji