Here is a tasty and healthy sesame seeds chutney powder recipe / Till seeds spice powder recipe for rice, idli and dosa in Karnataka style. In North Karnataka, this ellu pudi is one of the most popular side dish served for rice and roti. It is called as chutney pudi in Kannada.  People usually make this chutney powder with Gurellu / Uchellu / Niger seeds that looks similar to sesame seeds but I used our regular Til seeds.

Karnataka style Ellu pudi / Sesame seeds chutney powder for rice, idli and dosa

Karnataka style Ellu pudi / Sesame seeds chutney powder for rice, idli and dosa

1. Dry roast sesame seeds till it splutters. Collect in a plate.
2. Heat oil and splutter cumin seeds. Switch off the flame.
3. Add chilli powder and salt. Mix well.
4. Once the sesame seeds cool down, take in a mixie jar.
5. Add the roasted chilli powder, salt, jaggery and raw garlic cloves to it.
6. Grind everything to a powder. Check for taste.
7. Store in a box and enjoy with plain rice, idli, dosa. 

Heat a kadai and dry roast the sesame seeds till it splutters. Collect in a plate. Let it cool down. In the same kadai, heat oil. Splutter Cumin seeds. Switch off the flame and add red chilli powder, salt and mix well in the heat of the oil. Take the cooled sesame seeds in a mixie jar. Add the roasted chilli powder, salt, jaggery and raw garlic cloves to the mixie jar. Grind everything to a powder. Check for taste and cool down completely. Store in a box and enjoy with plain rice, idli and dosa.

Note

Adjust the quantity of chilli powder as per your taste. You can use black or white sesame seeds.

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Here is an yummy and tasty Kurma like gravy / Kulambu with Bottle gourd. We call it as Sorakkai kuzhambu in Tamil. Sorakkai is known as Lauki in Hindi, Chorakka in Malayalam, Sorakaya in Telugu, Sorekayi in Kannada. I try to include sorakkai in our menu at least once in a week. So I keep looking for different recipes with bottle gourd.

Sorakkai kuzhambu | Bottle gourd gravy for rice, roti

Sorakkai kuzhambu recipe for rice, roti in a pressure cooker

1. Wash and slice the skin of bottle gourd. Chop into cubes.
2. Grind all the ingredients given under “ to grind” to a smooth paste.
3. Heat oil in a pressure cooker. Add in cinnamon, cloves, fennel seeds and bay leaf.
4. Saute onion, curry leaves, green chilli, tomato, ginger, garlic pieces, chopped bottle gourd till tomato turns mushy.
5. Add turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder and salt.
6. Add the ground coconut paste along with required water. Mix well.
7. Pressure cook in low flame for one whistle. Open the cooker after the steam is released.
8. Mix well and garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot with rice or roti.

Wash and peel the skin of bottle gourd. Chop into cubes. Set aside. Grind all the ingredients given under “ To grind “ to a smooth paste. Heat oil in a pressure cooker. Add in cinnamon, cloves, fennel seeds and add bay leaf. Saute onion, green chilli, tomato, ginger, garlic and cook till tomato turns mushy. Now add the chopped bottle gourd pieces and mix well. Add turmeric powder, dhania powder, chilli powder and salt. Add the ground coconut paste along with required water. Mix well. Close the cooker and cook in high flame till steam releases from the nozzle. Now put the weight valve as soon as steam comes out. Lower the flame completely and cook for one whistle in low flame. Switch off the flame. Once the pressure releases, open the cooker. You can see a layer of oil floating. Mix well and check for the consistency. If the gravy is thin and watery, boil for few minutes till it reaches kuzhambu consistency. If the gravy is too thick, add little more water and boil for a minute. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with rice. Enjoy !

Note

Adjust the quantity of spices as per your taste. Do not add more water in the cooker because bottle gourd is a water vegetable. So it leaves water while cooking.

Try this easy, healthy and one pot sorakkai kuzhambu for rice and roti. You will love it

Ash gourd also known as white pumpkin in English (Vella poosanikai in Tamil, Boodhu kumbalakai in Kannada, Kumbalanga in Malayalam, Petha in Hindi ) is a super healthy vegetable that is a rich source of Calcium, Magnesium, Manganese, Pottasium, Zinc and Vitamin C. It is used to treat obesity and helps to maintain the PH ratio in our body.

Ash gourd stir fry | Vellai poosanikai poriyal recipe

Ash gourd stir fry | Vellai poosanikai poriyal recipe for rice, roti.

1. Wash and peel the skin of Ash gourd. Remove the seeds and flush part in the middle. Chop into cubes. Set aside.
2. Heat oil in a kadai. Splutter mustard seeds, urad dal, cumin seeds, curry leaves and hing. 
3. Lower the flame and add the turmeric powder, sambar powder and salt.
4. Add the chopped ash gourd pieces and mix well in low flame.
5. Cover cook in low flame till ash gourd is cooked soft. Switch off the flame.
6. Add grated coconut and chopped coriander leaves. Mix gently and serve with rice or roti.

Wash and peel the skin of Ash gourd. Remove the seeds and flush part in the middle. Chop into cubes and set aside. Heat oil in a kadai. Splutter mustard seeds, urad dal, cumin seeds, curry leaves and hing. Lower the flame completely. Add turmeric powder, sambar powder and salt. Mix quickly without burning. Add the chopped ash gourd pieces. Mix quickly to coat the masala in low flame. Cover cook with lid till ash gourd is cooked soft but make sure it retains its shape. Switch off the flame. Add grated coconut and chopped coriander leaves. Mix well and serve with sambar rice, curd rice, mix with plain rice and roti.

Note

You can use the same method and make poriyal with chow chow, knol khol, yellow pumpkin. For variations, you can use plain red chilli powder instead of sambar powder. Use coconut oil for nice flavour.

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I learnt this ridge gourd peel chutney recipe for rice from my friend Shalini. We call it as Peerkangai thol thogayal in Tamil. Its a very simple and healthy recipe. Usually we discard the skin of ridge gourd. But it has so many health benefits. So we can make this yummy and healthy thogayal recipe with its skin and enjoy mixing with plain rice adding few drops of sesame oil or ghee. 

Ridge gourd peel chutney - Peerkangai thol thogayal recipe

Ridge gourd peel chutney / Ridge gourd skin chutney - Peerkangai thol thogayal recipe for rice

1. Wash and peel the ridges of ridge gourd. Peel the skin, chop and set aside.
2. You can use the flesh to make poriyal/ curry with it.
3. Heat oil in a kadai. Roast urad dal, red chilli and add saute onion till golden in color. Add the ridge gourd peels/ skin and saute till it shrinks in size.
4. Grind everything to a thick, smooth paste adding coconut, salt, tamarind and little water.
5. Lastly temper the chutney with mustard seeds, curry leaves and hing. Mix well
6. Mix with plain rice adding sesame oil or ghee and enjoy.

Wash and peel the ridges and remove it. Peel the skin and chop it. Set aside. You can use the flesh to make poriyal / kootu with it. Heat oil in a kadai. Roast urad dal, red chilli, hing for a minute. Add onions and saute till its transparent. Add the chopped ridge gourd peel and saute till it shrinks in quantity. Switch off the flame. Add salt, tamarind, coconut and mix well. Cool down. Grind everything to a smooth and thick chutney. Heat oil and temper mustard seeds, curry leaves, hing and add to chutney. Mix well. Serve with plain rice adding ghee or sesame oil. Enjoy with papad / Appalam.

Note

You can skip onion but it adds a great taste and flavor to the chutney. Adding coconut is optional. For variations, you can add a pinch of jaggery while grinding the chutney. For bright green color, add a pinch of turmeric powder.

I have bookmarked so many Kalyana veetu recipes to try. As the list is going long, I wanted to start with this easy and flavourful Kalyana veetu vazhakkai varuval recipe / Kalyana veetu vazhakkai poriyal. I love this Tamil nadu marriage style vazhaikai varuval a lot since my childhood. Some people call it as vazhakkai chops too.

Kalyana veetu vazhakkai varuval recipe

Kalyana veetu vazhakkai varuval recipe | Marriage style raw banana fry recipe for rice

Wash and peel the skin of Raw banana. Chop into big cubes. Keep in water till use. Take the chopped raw banana cubes and steam if for 5 minutes in an idli pot or keep it in a vessel inside a pressure cooker. Steam cook for one whistle in high flame. Make sure raw banana pieces turns soft but firm in shape. This step is completely optional. But I did it as I wanted my raw banana pieces to be cooked well to avoid Gas trouble and stomach irritation.   Take the steamed raw banana pieces. Heat 3 tbsp oil and drop few banana pieces. Shallow fry both the sides till golden and slightly crispy. Remove in a plate. Repeat the same in batches. Fry all the raw banana pieces and set aside. Grind the ingredients given under “For masala” to a coarse paste without adding water. Set aside. Heat the remaining oil the kadai after shallow frying. Splutter mustard seeds, fennel seeds and curry leaves. Add finely chopped onion and saute till transparent. Add the ground masala and mix well. Add little water and boil in low flame till thick. Masala boils and leaves the raw smell too. It becomes thick and starts to leave oil in the sides. Lastly add the fried raw banana pieces and mix gently to coat well. Roast in low flame for few minutes. Switch off the flame once the poriyal starts to leave nice smell. Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot with rice, sambar, rasam and curd rice. Enjoy !

Note

To make it more spicy, add one finely chopped green chilli along with onion and saute it. Adjust the quantity of oil. You can also fry the raw banana pieces in little oil in dosa tawa. Do not skip fennel seeds.

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Palak keerai kadayal / Keerai Masiyal recipe

Pasalai keerai kadayal / Masiyal without dal for rice, idli, dosa.

1. Wash the keerai several times. Chop roughly and set aside.
2. Heat oil in a kadai. Saute cumin, onion, green chilli, garlic and tomato till mushy.
3. Add the washed palak, turmeric powder, sugar and saute till it shrinks in quantity.
4. Switch off the flame and let it cool down. Add salt and grind to a smooth paste.
5. Temper mustard seeds, vadagam, curry leaves, red chilli and add to ground palak leaves.
6. Mix well and serve with plain rice adding ghee.

Wash the palak leaves and chop roughly. Set aside. Heat oil in a kadai. Saute  cumin seeds, onion, green chilli, garlic and tomato. Saute till tomato turns mushy. Now add the washed palak leaves, turmeric powder, a pinch of sugar and saute till it shrinks in quantity. Switch off the flame and let it cool down. Grind to a smooth paste adding required water and salt. Temper mustard seeds, vadagam (optional), curry leaves, red chilli and hing. Add to the masiyal and mix well. Serve with hot rice adding ghee. Enjoy.

Note

You can use arai keerai , mulai keerai / Amaranthus instead of palak leaves. For variations, use red chilli instead of green chilli. Addition of turmeric powder and sugar helps to get bright green color.  Tempering vadagam is optional but it gives a nice flavor and taste to this kadayal. If you don't have vadagam, you can saute finely chopped small onion till golden and add to it.

Try this healthy Palak Keerai masiyal recipe and enjoy !

 

Usually I make Chow chow kootu and poriyal as side dish for rice Or I make sambar for rice adding chow chow. As I bored of making the same recipes with chow chow, I was looking for a change from these usual stuffs. I found this interesting chow chow kuzhambu and tried it for our lunch. It tastes more like kurma kuzhambu as it has spices like cinnamon and cloves. I loved its flavor. I mixed with plain rice adding a dash of ghee and enjoyed it.

Chow chow kuzhambu recipe

Chow chow kuzhambu recipe for rice, idli, dosa and chapathi

1. Wash and peel the skin of chow chow and chop into cubes.
2. In a kadai, dry roast the coriander seeds, red chilli, cumin seeds, pepper, cinnamon and cloves. Remove and grind to a coarse powder adding grated coconut.
3. Lastly add one chopped tomato and grind to a smooth paste. Set aside.
4. Heat oil in a cooker base. Splutter mustard seeds, urad dal, cumin seeds, curry leaves and hing.
5. Add onion and saute for few minutes. Add the chopped chow chow pieces, turmeric powder, salt and saute well.
6. Add the ground tomato masala paste and saute for a minute. Add required water. Mix well, check for taste and pressure cook in low flame for one whistle.
7. Remove after the pressure is released naturally. Oil floating chow chow kuzhambu will be ready.
8. Check for consistency and boil more if watery.
9. Lastly garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with plain rice, idli, dosa and chapathi. Enjoy !

Wash and peel the skin of chayote/ chow chow and chop into cubes. Set aside. In a kadai, dry roast coriander seeds, red chilli, cumin seeds, pepper, cinnamon and cloves. Remove and grind to a coarse powder adding grated coconut. Add chopped tomato and grind to a smooth paste adding required water. Set aside.   Heat oil in a pressure cooker base. Splutter mustard seeds, urad dal , hing, curry leaves. Add finely chopped onion and saute till transparent. Add chopped chow chow pieces. Saute for a minute. Add the ground masala paste and saute for few minutes. Add required water, salt and turmeric powder. Mix well and check for taste. If required, add salt and red chilli powder. Close the lid and pressure cook in low flame for one whistle. Switch off the flame. Open the cooker once the pressure releases naturally. Once you open the cooker, you can see a layer of oil floating on top. Check for consistency. Add water if its too thick. If its watery, boil for few minutes till you get desired consistency. Lastly garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves. Serve with rice. If you are serving for chapathi, make this kuzhambu thick like kurma and serve it. Enjoy !

Note

Add more red chillies while roasting for spicy taste. Adjust the consistency of this gravy as per your requirement. If you are serving for rice, idli, dosa, make it semi thick. If its for chapathi, make it thick.

Murungai keerai podi / Drumstick leaves powder recipe for rice

Murungai keerai podi / Drumstick leaves powder recipe for rice, idli, dosa

1. Take out the leaves from the stem and discard the yellow and wilted ones.
2. Remove the small stalks and stems from the leaves and discard them.
3. Wash them and spread the leaves in a cotton towel. Let the leaves dry in shade for 2 days.
4. Heat 1/2 tsp oil in a kadai. Roast urad dal till golden in color. Transfer to a plate.
5. Add 1/2 tsp oil in the kadai and roast chana dal till golden in color. Transfer to the plate.
6. Again add oil and roast the red chilli, curry leaves, pepper corns, cumin seeds till crispy. Do everything in low to medium flame patiently.
7. Add the roasted chillies to the plate. Lastly add the black sesame seeds and dry roast till it splutters. Add the coriander seeds and roast for a minute.
8. Switch off the flame and add the hing. For variations, you can roast all the above ingredients together in low to medium flame patiently and grind it.
9. Firstly grind the chillies and salt till coarse powder. Then add the roasted dals, pepper and cumin seeds. Grind to a smooth powder.
10. Lastly add the dried moringa leaves along with turmeric powder, salt and grind to a smooth powder.
11. Transfer to a box and store it. It stays good up to a month.
12. Enjoy mixing with plain rice adding ghee. Tastes great with idli, dosa too.

Take the drumstick leaves bunch and seperate the leaves from the stalk. Discard the yellow and wilted leaves. Remove the small stalks as well. Now wash the leaves and drain the water completely. Spread the leaves in a cotton cloth and leave it dry under the shade for 2 days. For instant version, dry it for 2 hours and then dry roast in hot kadai for few minutes till it turns crispy. Switch off the flame and let the leaves be in hot kadai for sometime. Heat 1/2 tsp oil in a kadai. Roast urad dal till golden with nice flavour. Transfer to a plate. Similarly roast the chana dal till nice and crispy. Transfer to the dal plate.  Now add 1/2 tsp oil and roast the red chilli till crispy. Remove and transfer to the plate. Dry roast sesame seeds and coriander seeds till sesame seeds splutters. Add to the plate. Let everything cool down.  Firstly grind the red chilli, salt to a coarse powder and then grind the dals and seeds. It gives a nice color to the podi. Lastly add the moringa leaves and turmeric powder, grind it smooth. Transfer to a box and store it. Use up to a month. Enjoy !

Note

Adjust the quantity of moringa leaves as per your taste. Alter the quantity of red chilli as per your taste. For variations, you can roast all the above ingredients together in low to medium flame patiently and grind it. But do it patiently without burning any.

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Palak chutney / Pasalai keerai chutney recipe

Palak chutney / Pasalai keerai chutney recipe for rice, roti and dosa.

1. Wash and chop Palak leaves roughly.
2. Dry roast sesame seeds in a kadai and add oil to it.
3. Saute urad dal, chana dal, hing, methi, dhania and cumin seeds.
4. Remove in a plate. Add some oil and add in green chilli, palak leaves.
5. Add turmeric powder, sugar and salt. Saute well till palak leaves shrink.
6. Switch off the flame. Grind everything together to a smooth paste.
7. Heat oil in a kadai. Temper mustard seeds, urad dal, crushed garlic and red chilli.
8. Add to the Palak chutney and mix well. Serve with plain rice adding ghee.

Wash and chop Palak leaves roughly and set aside. Dry roast sesame seeds in a hot kadai. Add little oil in the kadai and add urad dal, chana dal, methi seeds,  dhania, hing and cumin seeds. Roast till dals turn golden. Remove in a plate. In the same hot kadai, add little oil and put the green chilli, chopped palak leaves, turmeric powder and salt. Saute till palak leaves shrink in quantity. Switch off the flame and cool down. Grind the roasted dals, sesame seeds mixture and sauteed palak leaves together adding little water. Grind to a thick and smooth paste. Heat oil in a small kadai. Temper mustard seeds, urad dal and add to the palak chutney. Mix well and enjoy !

Note

For variations, you can use red chilli instead of green chilli. You can also saute one onion before adding palak leaves. It gives a unique taste and more yield of this chutney.