Thengai-Poondu-Milagai-Podi

#ThengaiPoonduMilagaiPodi  #CoconutGarlicChillyPowder : It is always a great pleasure to have hot & soft Idli  with gingelly oil [ sesame oil ] soaked spicy garlic milagai podi as an accompaniment. The soft Idli  with spicy poondu milagai podi [ garlic milagai podi ] is one of the favorite combinations of many people. Those who can't take spicy food can have idli with its poor cousine, thengai poondu milagai podi.
The method of preparation is just like that of garlic milagai podi. Additionally dried coconut - copra has been included to mellow down its spiciness.

Ingredients :
20	Red chilly
1/4 cup	Copra [ dried coconut ]
10	Garlic cloves
1 Tsp	Salt [ adjust ]
1/2 Tsp	Gingelly oil [ sesame/till oil ]
20 - 30	Dried curry leaves [ optional ]

Method :

Heat a kadai with oil on a stove over slow flame.

Add 1/8 Tsp of oil and then the red chilly.

A pinch of salt is added to avoid pungent fumes from chilly affecting our nostrils.

Keep stirring till chilly turns dark red in color and slightly charred.

Transfer on to a plate and allow to cool down.
First grind the copra coarsely using a mixie.

Then take roasted red chilly, salt and curry leaves in a mixie jar and grind coarsely.

If the jar becomes hot wait for a while to cool down.

Now add garlic cloves with skin and run the mixie for a minute or till garlic blends together.

The spicy n aromatic garlic milagai podi is ready.

Serve along with Idli and dosai.

Serving method : 

Place half a teaspoon of podi in a plate.

Pour a spoon full of gingelly oil [ sesame/till oil ] and mix well using forefinger.

Enjoy well with Idli or dosai.

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Coconut-Rice-with-Drumstick-Leaf

#CoconutRiceWithDrumstickLeaf  #ThaengaiSadhamWithMurungaikeerai : We have already seen the method of preparing coconut rice. Here we are going to make coconut rice with #Drumstickleaf [ #murungaikeerai ] to make it more nutritious.
As we have noted before that drumstick leaf has 4 times more Vitamin A than the carrot.
This rice is another interesting and tasty recipe using drumstick leaf.
Lets see the method of preparation.

Ingredients:
1/2 cup	Raw Rice
1/2 cup	Coconut scrapings
1/2 cup	Drumstick leaf [ Murungaikeerai ]
1 or 2	Red Chilly [ adjust ]
1 Tsp	Mustard seeds
2 Tsp	Gram dhall
3 Tsp	Peanut [ Ground nut ]
2 Tsp	Cashew nut broken
3 Tsp	Curry leaves chopped
3 Tsp	Oil
1 Tsp	Coconut Oil
1 Tsp	Salt

Method :
Cook rice for mixed rice. Cool under a fan.

Keep a kadai ( wok ) on slow fire with 2 tsp of oil.
When its hot splutter mustard seeds and then add broken pieces of red chilly.

Then add gram ( channa ) dhal, ground nuts and cashew nut.
Fry till all turn into golden brown.

Now add curry leaves and fry till leaves become crispy.
Transfer onto a plate.

Now add coconut in the same kadai.
Roast without oil till it starts turning slightly golden brown and gives out nice aroma.
Transfer onto a plate. 

Now add 1/2 Tsp of oil in the same kadai.

Then add washed and chopped drumstick leaf [ murungaikeerai ] and enough salt for it.

Saute until its done.

Transfer on to the same plate having other roasted ingredients.

Now add all roasted ingredients to the rice with enough salt and mix well.
Finally add a tsp of coconut oil to get that distinct flavor.

Serve with any spicy curry or kurma.







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