Tamil Nadu Dishes

Originally Posted by Nandshyam

Paal Kozhukattai is chettinad special right?

Had it at my friends... someone not big a fan of it :)

Thanks for sharing.. hope to see some authentic recipes here :)

hi nandshyam,
i m not sure whether it is chettinad dish or not. but it is a typical TN style sweet.

VEN PONGAL

Ingridients:

rice - 1 cup
moong dhal -1/2 cup
ghee - 1/2 tbsp
black pepper - 1/2 tsp
cumin seeds (jeera) - 1/2 tsp
ginger - 1/2 tsp
cashew nuts - 1/2 tsp (optional)
curry leaves - 1/2 tsp
salt - to taste
water - 3 cups

Method:

in a cooker add ghee. once the ghee is hot add pepper, jeera, ginger, curry leaves. now add rice & moong dhal & hot water and salt. stirr well & close the cooker with the lid. put the cooker weight on. no need to wait for the steam to come. b'se we adder the hot water in it. after 1-2 whistle simmer the stove. & cook for 1-2 whistle. cooker whistles & timings differ from cooker to cooker.

CHAKKARAI PONGAL

Ingriedients:

rice - 1 cup
moong dhal - 1/2 cup
jaggery - 1 1/2 cup (adjust according to the sweetness of the jaggery)
cardamom powder - little
ghee - 1 tbsp
cashew nuts & raisins

Method:

seasoning cashew & raisins in ghee & keep aside.cook rice & dhall in a cooker together with 3 cups of water. in a large vessel melt the jaggery with 2 cups of water & bring to a boil. now add cooked rice with dhall. mix well without lumps ( add rice with dhall into the melted jaggery when it is hot. so that it is easy to mix. & hard to become lumps.). add cardamom powder & mix well. now add seasoned cashew & raisins & mix well. when it becomes thicker it is time to switch off ur stove. if u add milk & coconut u'll get more taste. it is optional. in case u are adding milk or coconut u have to add it before u switch off ur stove. for milk boil it before adding. now u can have mouth watering chakkarai pongal (sweet pongal).

soon come with more recipes.

Originally Posted by alpers

I love tamil dishes.
Although i am from kenya, i love tamil dishes.

Pls post them.

Many thanks.

Alps.

Hi Alpers,

Please go through my sub - forum. You can find many Tamil dishes. Try them.

[quote=narmee_r;291418]hi chocolate,
avial is not a tamil nadu's taditional dish. it is a kerla's traditional dish.i think u get avial receipe from krishnamma.

hi krishnamma,
i read ur avial receipe. but i do in a different way. let me try ur receipe also.

hi chocolate & krishnamma,
here i give my style of avial receipe. u can try this also.

Hi Narmee,

Yes yours is different and let me give a try and give you a Feed Back. You are giving good recipes. Keep going.

Hi Narmee,

Your Paal kozhukattai recipe is also different. I also gave one in my blog. If you can go and check that type also. But I have one doubt, if we add 1/4 potion of batter, at the last, will it not become too thick?:confused: Please explain.

[quote=krishnaamma;293747]

Originally Posted by narmee_r

hi chocolate,
avial is not a tamil nadu's taditional dish. it is a kerla's traditional dish.i think u get avial receipe from krishnamma.

hi krishnamma,
i read ur avial receipe. but i do in a different way. let me try ur receipe also.

hi chocolate & krishnamma,
here i give my style of avial receipe. u can try this also.

Hi Narmee,

Yes yours is different and let me give a try and give you a Feed Back. You are giving good recipes. Keep going.

thank you very much krishnamma.

Originally Posted by krishnaamma

Hi Narmee,

Your Paal kozhukattai recipe is also different. I also gave one in my blog. If you can go and check that type also. But I have one doubt, if we add 1/4 potion of batter, at the last, will it not become too thick?:confused: Please explain.

hi krishnamma,
thanks for ur comment. whoo sooooooo much reciepies. u hv lots of receipes. i m very much proud to be appriciated by the person like u. but i couldnt find any paal kozhukattai in ur blog. if u send me the path i too can try ur receipe.

actually after adding that 1/4 portion u hv to mix well without leaving until it gets the boiling stage. keep doing for another 2 mins approx. if we do like that it'll get thicker. or else keep mixing until desired thickness. i think i cleared ur doubt.

MUTTON / CHICKEN CHUKKA

Ingredients:
Mutton (cooked in a pressure cooker) or chicken (no need to cook previously)
cardamom
black pepper
jeera
sombu
pattai
lavangam
salt

METHOD:
in a hot pan add all the ingredients except salt & mutton & fry them without oil. once they fried make it as a fine powder once it become cold. now in a kadai add oil. once the oil got hot add the cooked mutton without water. mix it throughly until the oil coated with all the side of the mutton pieces. it'll started to change its color into while on top of it. now add salt & grounded masala & fry for few seconds & then add water & cook well. once all the water got evaoperated the dish is ready. u can make this with chicken also. garnish the dish & serve hot.
if u make this & give u'll become a star of cooking. so much tasty & disappears like a magic while serving. try this & post ur feed back. all my friends love this preperation & learned from me. not only that started making very frequently. my husband's favourite dish. for my husband for chicken it should be there.