INDIAN MONTHLY GROCERY LIST FOR 2 PERSONS

Few weeks back I got a request from a newly wedded girl to help her by giving Indian monthly grocery items list for a small family of 2 to 4 persons (monthly shopping list for Indian family, maligai saman list in Tamil, Kirana list in Hindi). So I have given basic grocery items list in both PDF and Excel format as free download.

Excel sheet is free to download. You don't have to request permission for downloading. Just make a copy of it and edit as required. You can use this checklist for your monthly shopping and grocery purchase.

When I read that reader's mail, I had a flashback of my life. When I was newly married, I was in a joint family with my in-laws. My lovable MIL used to take care of kitchen works and my ever caring FIL did all the household chores like monthly provision shopping ,vegetables, paying bills etc. Myself and Sendhil just spent most of our time in office and we had no worries about our households. But after 4 years, when I was left alone in the kitchen, I somehow managed to cook but I did not have any idea of how much quantity of rice and other groceries to purchase for one month. I kept forgetting one or the other ingredients. I used to run to a nearby provisional store after keeping the kadai on flame. Sendhil used to scold me a lot.

When I told this to my mom, she helped me by sharing this list & told to follow this list every time I go for monthly purchase. I also referred here for more specifications. I do have a picture of my mom's list in my mobile. It was very helpful for me to decide and buy the correct quantity of monthly groceries in a wholesale shop & then I altered the list based on our usage and availability. Every month you may not need to buy all these items. My mom has been following list this since my childhood. I still remember, she used to give this list to a departmental store nearby my house and they do home delivery.

Nowadays in India most of the apartments are in city outskirts. So we go out once or twice in a month to buy groceries and if we don’t follow a list,we have to buy from the stores available in our apartment premises.No matter how costly it is,we are forced to buy there. To avoid all these ,its better to make a list and follow it. To help newly married girls, bachelors and for the ladies who are in short of memory like me, I have shared a list in excel format which you can download it as a pdf or  xls sheet by clicking the link.

The quantity I have given would come for 1-2 months for a pucca South Indian family. North Indians, please reduce the quantity of rice and increase wheat flour. Bachelors, do reduce the quantity by half.  Do follow this list for the first month and based on your need and usage, you can alter it. 

I have also shared some images for the  checklist separately. U can save it in your mobile and cross check the ingredients while you purchase. I hope this list would be useful to you all. 

Do leave a message if you feel I had left anything important. I will include it. Also leave your feedback in the comment section if this list helps you. I would be more happy to know it. Thanks. Please click on the image below to view the excel sheet and the text below for downloadable PDF.

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My mom always starts the list with turmeric powder, sugar &  jaggery sentimentally. So I too follow the same .

I have shared the complete grocery list below. You can copy paste them in your PC. I have also given separate images for groceries, Pooja items, Toiletries and miscellaneous items. Right click and save the respective images based on your need. In addition, I have shared the list in Excel sheet as well. You can make a copy of it and edit it using google sheets app. Here I have given the quantity of rice more than wheat as I had focussed South indians. North indians, please exchange the quantities of rice and wheat as per your requirement. I have given the amazon affiliate links for the titles. 

INDIAN GROCERY LIST - MONTHLY SHOPPING CHECKLIST

RICE and FLOURS

1. Turmeric powder - 100 gms
2. Sugar - 1 kg
3. Jaggery - 1/2 kg
4. Idli rice/Boiled rice/Salem rice - 5-7 kgs
5. Steamed rice or Raw rice/Sona masoori - 5-7 kgs
6. High quality raw rice for Pongal - 1 kg
7. Dosa rice ( optional) - 2 kgs
8. Basmati rice - 1 to 2 kgs
9. Brown rice(optional) - 1 kgs
10. Pressed rice / Poha(thick or thin) -1 kgs
11. Wheat flour - 2 kgs (North Indians, please increase atta to 5 kgs and reduce rice)
12. Maida - 1/2 kg (For cakes and snacks)
13. Ragi flour - 1 kg
14. Millets varieties & oats - 1/2 kg each
15. Rice flour - 1/2 kg
16. Besan flour - 1/2 kg
17. Bombay Rava/ Semolina or Chiroti rava - 1 kg
18. Wheat rava / samba rava / bansi rava - 1 kg
19. Idli rava - 1 kg (optional)
20. Rice rava - 500 gms
21. Vermicelli / Semiya - 1 packet big
22. Instant rice sevai -1 big packet
23. Sago/Javvarisi - 1/2 kg
24. Tamarind - 1/2 kg
25. Red chilli - 1/4 kg

PULSES/DALS

1. Toor dal - 1 kg
2. Round urad dal - 2 kgs
3. Yellow moong dal - 1 kg
4. Chana dal - 1/2 kg
5. Split urad dal - 1/2 kg
6. Rajma, peas, brown/white chana, green gram dal, Peanuts - 1/4 kg each
7. Fried gram dal / Pottukadalai - 1/4 kg
8. Horsegram , flax seeds - If needed

SPICE POWDERS

1. Crystal salt - 1 kg
2. Powder salt - 1 kg
3. Red chilli powder - 1/4 kg
4. Dhania powder - 1/4 kg
5. Garam masala powder - 100 gms
6. Chat masala powder - 1 packet small
7. Aamchoor powder - 50 gms
8. Cumin powder - 50 gms
9. Pepper powder - 50 gms
10. Sambar powder, Rasam powder, Vatha kuzhambu powder - If needed
11. Biryani masala powder or curry masala powder - Small packet
12. Idli powder / Gun powder - 1 packet ( If needed)
13. Readymade powders like garlic powder, pav bhaji masala, chana masala etc
14. Instant coffee powder - 100 gms
15. Tea powder - 100 gms
16. ENO fruit salt - 2 packets (For rava idli, dhokla)
17. Yeast - 1 small box ( For making aapam, bread)
18. Cooking soda / Baking soda - 1 packet small
19. Baking powder - 1 packet

OILS

1. Cooking oil - 1- 2 lts
2. Gingely oil/Sesame oil - 1 - 2 lts
3. Coconut oil - 1/2 lt
4. Ghee or butter - 1/2 kg
5. Olive oil - 1/2 liter
6. Deepam oil - If needed ( For lamp)

SPICES AND NUTS

1. Mustard seeds - 150 gms
2. Pepper - 100 gms
3. Cumin seeds/jeera - 100 gms
4. Poppy seeds/Khus khus - 100 gms
5. Coriander seeds/Dhania - 200 gms
6. Fennel seeds - 50 gms
7. Fenugreek seeds / Methi seeds - 100 gms
8. Dry ginger piece or powder - 50 gms
9. Black or white sesame seeds - 50 gms
10. Split urad dal - 100 gms ( For seasoning)
11. Ajwain / omam - 50 gms
12. Hing/Asafetida - 1 box (Big)
13. Cardamom/Elakki - 25 gms
14. Cashew nuts - 50 gms
15. Raisins - 50 gms
16. Badam or other nuts - 50 gms
17. Peanuts - 100 gms
18. Dates ( optional) - 100 gms
19. Cinnamon - 1 packet
20. Cloves - 1 small packet
21. Kalpasi/black stone flower & marati moggu - 1 small packet
22. Biryani spices packet - 1 no
23. Vanilla essence - 1 small bottle

OTHER INGREDIENTS 

1. Papad - 1 big packet
2. Cocoa powder - 100 gms
3. Health drinks(horlicks,complan etc) - 1/2 kg each
4. Noodles -1 packet
5. Pasta - 200 gms
6. Macaroni - 200 gms
7. Sphagetti(optional) - 1 box
8. Tomato Ketchup / Sauce - 1 bottle
9. Jam - 1 bottle 
10. Mayonaisse - 1 bottle
11. Pizza sauce/ Pasta sauce - 1 bottle
12. Organic Honey - 1 small bottle
13. Bread Packet - 1 to 2 nos

DAIRY PRODUCTS 

1. Cheese slices - 1 packet
2. Cheese block - 1 no
3. Butter - 1/2 kg
4. Curd / Flavored yogurt - If needed
5. Fresh cream - 1 packet
6. Paneer / cottage cheese - 2 packs

TOILETRIES 

1. Tooth paste - 200 gms
2. Tooth brush - 2 nos ( one time purchase)
3. Bathing soap - 3 nos
4. Shampoo/Hair conditioner - 1 big bottle
5. Face powder - 1 box
6. Hand sanitizer - 1 bottle
7. Deodarant - 1 or 2 nos
8. Body lotion - 1 no
9. Kajal/Kum kum/stickers - 1 no
10. Shaving lotion - 1 no
11. Shaving cream - 1 no
12. Hair gel - 1 no
13. Razer blades -1 packet big
14. Baby products - as needed

CLEANING PRODUCTS 

1. Dish washing soaps or liquids - 2 nos/1 bottle
2. Dish washing powder - 1/2 kg
3. Washing powder - 1 kg
4. Washing soaps - 5 nos
5. Toilet cleaner / bleaching powder - 1 bottle
6. Floor cleaner - 1 bottle
7. Kitchen cleaner - 1 bottle
8. Sanitary pads - 1 packet
9. Toilet paper - 1 bundle
10. Kitchen tissue - 1 bunch
11. Garbage bags - 2 rolls
12. Car cleaner/Car refreshner - 1 no
13. Dettol - 1 bottle
14. Mosquito liquid - 2 nos
15. Odonil - 2 nos
16. Napthalene balls - 1 packet
17. Rubber band - 1 packet

POOJA ITEMS 

1. Match box - 1 bunch ( 10 nos)
2. Deepa oil - 1 ltr
3. Cotton thread - 1 packet
4. Camphor - 1 small box
5. Incense sticks - 1 big box
6. Dhoop - 1 box
7. Rock candy or dry grapes for neivedyam - 1/4 kg

MISCELLENEOUS 

1. Medicines/bandages
2. Light bulbs
3. Batteries
4. Candles
5. Snacks

FOR BACHELORS 

1. Ready made rice mix
2. Sambar powder
3. Rasam powder
4. Garlic powder / poondu podi
5. Idli podi / Gun powder
6. Ginger,Garlic paste
7. Tamarind paste
8. Ready to eat products
9. Vathakuzhambu powder
10. Idli, dosa batter
11. Bread packet
12. Cereals

FRUITS AND VEGETABLES 

Monthly grocery list for 2 persons - Indian

Indian Monthly A-Z grocery list for 2 persons..

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Grocery

Serves: 4 people ( For 2 adults + 2 kids)

Prep time: 15 Minutes

Cook time: -

Total time: 15 Minutes

Indian monthly Grocery shopping List

CLICK THIS LINK TO DOWNLOAD PDF Please give credit for this blog if you are using these images elsewhere. Thanks for understanding. Click this link to download the grocery list in Excel format.  IT IS FREE TO DOWNLOAD. You don't have to send any access request / permission to edit via email. This list is open for all. It is not private. Its free to use.  Make a copy of the sheet and follow the instructions to edit if required.    After opening this excel sheet, click"FILE" and click "Save a copy " OR "Download as PDF" Option and save the sheet in your drive from your desktop. Then you can edit the list as per your needs.   If you are using mobile, please make a copy of the sheet, edit in Google sheets mobile app. If you are a non-google user, Please click THIS LINK . Click this link to view my Kitchen Utensils & appliances list  Click this link for Appliances list with brand recommendations. Please use the above link and download the PDF/ Excel sheet.

Hope you find this post useful. Please leave a message in the comment box if I have left anything important in the list. Thanks !

A reader's tip for cleaning hacks from comment section:

Instead of buying all the chemicals to clean especially if you have children around, get some white vinegar and sodium bicarbonate and use some lime juice, trust me the whole housing cleaning would be taken care without nastiness of the cleaning products we buy from shops. Eventually you would save money as well.

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5 MINUTES MICROWAVE EGGLESS OREO BISCUIT CAKE RECIPE

This is my first recipe using Oreo biscuits. After I tried my one minute eggless microwave chocolate mug cake successfully, I kept hunting for some easy microwave cake recipes that can make wonders in few minutes. This is one such recipe & I got it from here. All you need is just 3 major ingredients and 5 minutes. Your cake is done, Cool right ?

The highlight of this eggless oreo cake is, its butterless, eggless, no oil and no curd too. Oreo biscuits & Eno fruit salt will do the magic here. Even your kids can do it by themselves and Iam sure they will enjoy both the cooking process as well as its taste. You can very well replace Oreo biscuit with bourbon or hide n seek biscuits and Eno with baking powder.

I won’t say this cake will double while cooking OR it comes out super soft. It does rise & comes out soft & not as the ones you bake in convection mode. But this recipe really  made wonders in few minutes i should say!  Last year I shared a fool proof, eggless, no oil, no butter Orange biscuit cake recipe using convection microwave oven. Do check it if interested. 

Friends, go ahead and try this cake now. Surprise your kids while they come back from the school.

5 Min Eggless microwave oreo biscuit cake

Microwave oreo biscuit cake recipe in just 5 minutes - There is no oil, no butter & no egg !!

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Cake

Serves: 4-5

Prep time: 2 Minutes

Cook time: 5 Minutes

Total time: 7 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

Oreo biscuit – 20 nos (any flavor) Milk – 1 cup ( 240 ml) Plain Eno or baking powder – 3/4 tsp Sugar – 2-3 tbsp

HOW TO MAKE MICROWAVE EGGLESS OREO BISCUIT CAKE - METHOD

In a big mixie jar, take all the biscuits with cream & sugar.Grind it coarsely. Now add milk & Eno. Grind to a smooth paste. Grease a microwave safe bowl with butter or oil generously (I used oil for greasing the pan and the cake got a shine as you see in the first picture, in stepwise I shown the one in which I used butter paper for lining.) OR line the bowl with parchment paper or butter paper. Pour the cake batter to the bowl. Batter should fall like a ribbon. It should not be too watery or too thick. Pat the bowl in the bottom to spread the batter evenly. Microwave it in high power ( I used 800W) for 3-5 minutes.Check at 3 minutes. If not done, keep it for more time. Mine took 4 minutes. Check it with the back of spoon or tooth pick. If it comes out clean, cake is done. Else keep it for one more minute. Cake will rise but wont double. Remove & keep it outside. Let it cool down. Then invert the cake, cut into pieces and enjoy ! If you try to remove the cake before it cools down, cake will crack. If you use butter paper, you can remove it easily. Enjoy !

Note

You can use either butter paper or grease with oil. But when u use oil, you should wait till the cake cools down completely & the upper part of cake will get a shine as you see in the picture. U won’t get this shine if you use butter paper. U can decorate this cake by sprinkling some icing sugar on top OR apply Instant whipped cream over it. I kept an edible sugar flower. For variations, you can use bourbon OR hide n seek biscuits too. Adjust the quantity of sugar as per your taste. Add plain ENO salt ( blue colored sachet) OR 3/4 tsp of baking powder. Use a butter paper or grease the bowl with butter for easy removal of cake.

Do check out my One minute eggless mug cake and Orange biscuit cake recipes too !

Serve this cake with a glass of milk! Kids would love it & even you can have a bite. 

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ONAM SADYA RECIPES - KERALA LUNCH MENU LIST

WISH U ALL A VERY HAPPY ONAM CELEBRATION !

Onam festival is the most anticipated day for me to express my passion for Kerala food. Basically Sendhil loves coconut based recipes a lot and I am a big fan of Kerala style dishes. Not just the food, I love Kerala sarees and their traditional ornaments too. So every year during Onam, I never fail to make sadya feast at home to treat Sendhil and myself with varieties of Kerala delicacies. For the past two years, I have been posting the same different sadya menu list. And this year too, I was eagerly waiting to post this sadya menu.

Every year I love to attempt some new sadya special items for the menu and I prepared Ada pradhaman & Palada Pradhaman recipes using homemade Ada. Pineapple payasam and Pineapple pachadi as suggested by my neighbour Mrs.Prema. Mathanga erissery and kaya mezhukkupuratti out of my own wish. I referred many of our Kerala bloggers websites and I have given the links as well. Thanks to one & all for sharing these wonderful recipes with us.

For other sadya recipes like Kerala sambar, Rasam,Thoran, Puli inji, Parippu curry and avial, I referred my previous sadya recipes. All the recipes came out very well and we enjoyed this Onam feast well in advance. Here you go, my Onam sadya recipes for you all. Hope I have followed the correct serving order too.. I Wish all my readers and friends a very happy Onam.”ONAM ASHAMSAKAL” !!

HOW TO MAKE ONAM SADYA EASILY

I couldn’t take stepwise pictures for this sadya but I have shared some pictures of how I made this sadya quickly. Last year when I made sadya, I noticed that most of my time was spent in pre preparatory works like grating coconut, extracting coconut milk, grinding masalas, chopping vegetables and for cooking dals & vegetables.

So this year I wanted to make all these works simple and easy. Instead of grating 2 coconuts, I made small slices of it using a ladle with thick edge and blunt handle as you see in the picture below. I did not use knife as I am afraid of using it. Use knife only if you are confident of handling it and make sure your mixie blades are in good condition else it may break. Then I dry ground all the coconut slices together and divided them into 2 parts. I used one part for taking coconut milk and the other part for masala. It saved lot of time for me.

Also I pressure cooked dals for parippu curry and sambar together in my big pressure cooker by placing moong dal in the bottom of cooker and toor dal for sambar in a tiffin box. Please refer the picture. U can even keep a plate of mixed vegetables required for sambar over the toor dal.

For cooking Vanpayar and vegetables for olan, kalan and erissery, I again used my big cooker and cooked them together by keeping one above the other in small bowls and plates. As all these veggies gets cooked in one go, you just have to add them in coconut mixture and boil it. For thoran, I cooked it in my small cooker by keeping in high flame for two whistles.

For pradhaman, I prepared homemade ada. So I made it in the previous night and stored in refrigerator. Also I cleaned & chopped pineapple pieces and kept in a zip lock cover and refrigerated it. When you have ada & pineapple cubes ready in hand, you can make these payasam recipes very quickly.

All these pre preparatory jobs got over in 30 minutes & cooking took nearly one hour. This entire sadya took 1.5 hours totally. Do follow these techniques and make your sadya feast quickly & easily. Do share your methods of quick cooking in the comment section so that others get benefitted.

Disclaimer: I know these are not the authentic method of cooking Kerala food but to make my job easier, I followed these steps and I hope it would help beginners. Friends, please excuse me.

Onam sadya menu

Sadya recipes for Onam festival !

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Lunch

Serves: Serves 2-3

Prep time: 30 Minutes

Cook time: 60 Minutes

Total time: 90 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

Please click on the recipes   Kerala parippu curry Puli inji curry Avial Kerala varutharacha sambar OR Ulli sambar Kerala rasam Thoran ( I used carrot & beans instead of cabbage) Mezhukkupuratti ( I used raw banana instead of beans) Olan Moru curry Other sadya recipes in my blog Kerala paal payasam Unniappam Chakka pradhaman Ada Pradhaman Palada Payasam Semiya payasam Click on the recipes to see the blogs from which I tried these recipes. Thank u friends. Everything came out very well. Mathanga vanpayar erissery Pineapple payasam ( I din’t grind pineapple, I used small pieces instead)  Homemade ada

I have made separate posts for some of the above mentioned recipes with stepwise pictures. Please click on the link for the recipe.Thanks for visiting this page. Hope you will try all these recipes and like it. Once again, I wish you all a very happy Onam. Enjoy the feast!

WISH U ALL A VERY HAPPY ONAM CELEBRATION !!

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Unniappam/Unniyappam Recipe-Kerala Onam Sadya Recipes

Kerala style sweet appam recipe is known as Unniyappam/Neyappam.I have tasted this several times from my neighbour.It looks dark brown in color with sugar coated on it.I love it a lot.When i was thinking of Onam sadya recipes,i reminded this recipe and asked my neighbour Mrs.Prema about it.She told me an easy , no fermentation method which she learnt from her mom.I also referred Kothiyavunu for some tips to get soft unniyappam.I tried it for the first time today and it came out very well.I was able to achieve the same color & taste of my neighbour's unniappam.It tastes crispy outside & soft inside.As my neighbour suggested, i coated all the appam with sugar which is not usually done in Kerala i guess.But it gave an appealing look to the dish. Also she told me to deep fry the appam but i did it in my paniyaram pan to get a nice shape.I gave some of them to my friends and everybody liked it a lot.I am sure Sendhil would love it too.Thanks to my neighbour for teaching me this yummy sweet appam recipe. Try this dish for Onam festival.I am sure u will love it like us.Lets see how to make this kerala style unniyappam recipe in detail.

Unniyappam recipe

Kerala style unniyappam recipe for Onam festival.

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Sweet

Serves: 10 nos

Prep time: 2 Minutes

Cook time: 10 Minutes

Total time: 12 Minutes

INGREDIENTS
1 cup - 250ml

To soak Raw rice - 1/2 cup ( use high quality Sona masoori) Water - as needed To Grind & mix Grated jaggery - 1/2 cup Banana - 1 no Urad Papad - 1 no ( any brand) or urad dal - 1 tbsp (soak with rice) Cardamom - 2 nos Grated coconut - 1/3 cup Ghee – 1 tbsp Black sesame seeds – 1/2 tsp Ghee roasted coconut bits – 1 tbsp Oil + ghee – to cook Cooking soda – a pinch (optional,i dint use)

METHOD

Wash and soak the raw rice for 2 hours.Drain all the water completely and spread the rice in a paper for 5-10 minutes.Now grind the rice to make a fine powder.Set aside.Soak papad in little water till use. Take jaggery in a wide bowl and add little water to cover it.Melt & strain it.Boil it for a minute till it becomes frothy.Add this syrup to the rice flour & set aside. In a mixie jar,take the soaked papad,cardamom seeds,grated coconut & banana.Add little water and grind them to a smooth paste.Add this paste to the rice flour,jaggery mixture.Mix well and set aside. Add ghee roasted coconut bits & sesame seeds along with ghee to the batter.Mix well.Take a paniyaram pan and add 1/2 tbsp of oil + 1/2 tbsp of ghee to each mould.The oil +ghee mixture should cover half of the mould .Heat it.Now pour the batter in each mould.Unniyappam will cook in the oil and oil spreads all over the pan.Keep the flame medium high and let it cook till it becomes golden brown or dark brown as u wish.Flip it and again cook for few minutes.Remove in a tissue paper.Roll it in a  plate of sugar if u like the sugar coated ones. Enjoy !

Note

The batter should not be too thick or too thin.It should be pourable. Always add jaggery in syrup form after straining the impurities.. Adding soaked papad gives softness to the appam.No need to add cooking soda or ferment the batter. If u wish,u can also leave the batter for 2 hours & ferment it. The color of appam may very based on the color of jaggery and the heat of pan.  This appam stays good for 1-2 days..

Enjoy this crispy and soft Unniyappam recipe for Onam sadya ! Tastes yum !

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Medhu Vadai Recipe | How to make Urad Dal Vada In Grinder

Medu vada aka Urad dal vada / Ulundu vadai is a famous South indian snacks and breakfast recipe especially in Tamil nadu. We generally make medhu vadai for festivals or for guests. Last month I got a request from a reader to post crispy medhu vadai recipe using grinder. As I myself have not tried medu vada using grinder, I was hesitant to make this post. 

Usually I make medu vada only using mixie. But then I took this as an opportunity to try out vada batter using grinder & I did it. But my vada drank so much of oil but still it was light n crispy.Then I found I have added more water which made my vada absorb more oil. So I tried it confidently for the second time and got it perfect. For some recipes, I feel video would give better understanding. So I wanted to capture vada batter making.

Last week my in-laws were with us. I told my MIL to grind vada batter and I captured it. Hope the video looks good & clear. But the vadas in the pictures what you see here are made by me. If I can make a good shaped vadas, then anyone can make it easily. So do follow this recipe carefully. U will get it right. To make a perfect medu vada, there are some points to be noted while grinding the batter. I have shared them below. Do read it before watching the video or trying this recipe. Hope these points would help all the beginners. Lets see how to make crispy medu vada at home with some tips & tricks!

TIPS & TRICKS TO MAKE CRISPY VADA

• Always soak the white, round urad dal for 45 to 60 minutes maximum. If you are grinding in mixie, then you can soak it for 2-3 hours.
• When you are grinding the batter using grinder, do stand nearby. U have to spend 12-15 minutes near the grinder by sprinkling water and wiping the sides every now and then which is most important.DO NOT ADD SALT WHILE GRINDING. Add salt just before frying the vada.
• Never pour all the water in one stretch. Just add little water every 2-3 minutes by wiping the sides of grinder with a spatula. Batter should not get stuck in the sides.
• Vada batter should not be too light & airy. It should be tight to hold. If the batter is too light,vada will absorb more oil.
• Also the batter should be non-sticky when u touch it by dipping your hands in water.
• To check the right consistency of vada batter,drop a small ball of batter in a bowl of water. It will float to some extent. Also when you try to drop the batter, it should form a stiff peak ( Refer picture ).
• Keep the batter covered in refrigerator till use. Add salt & onions only before frying the vada. Beat the batter before frying to provide aeration which is very important to get crispy, light vadas. Then add onions and other spices.
• Add 1/2 tsp of toor dal for 1/2 cup of urad dal while soaking. It helps the vada to prevent oil absorption.
• U can also add 1 tsp of rice flour to get super crispy vadas like in restaurants.
• But if you grind vada batter properly, then no need to add rice flour or toor dal. Vada will come out super crispy by itself.
• To keep the vada crispy for hours,just pre heat the oven in the least temperature & place your vadas in a tray inside the oven. By this way,vada stays crispy. I got this tip from Vahchef’s site but I have not tried it personally though.

Medhu vadai recipe/Urad dal vada

South Indian breakfast special Urad dal vada aka Medhu vadai recipe with stepwise pictures & video !

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Snacks

Serves: 10

Prep time: 60 Minutes

Cook time: 15 Minutes

Total time: 75 Minutes

INGREDIENTS
1 cup - 250ml

To soak White round urad dal - 1/2 cup Toor dal - 1/2 tsp (optional ) Water - as needed To mix in the batter Small onion - 10 nos or big onion - 1  Curry leaves - few Green chillies - 1  ( finely chopped) Hing/Asafetida - 1/8 tsp Crushed pepper - 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds/Jeera - 1/2 tsp (optional) Salt - as needed Cooking oil - to deep fry Rice flour – 1 tsp, to add in the batter before making vada ( optional )

METHOD

Wash and soak the urad dal & toor dal ( if using ) in enough water for 1 hour minimum and 4 hours maximum. Keep the soaking urad dal inside the refrigerator. Drain all the water completely and use this water for grinding. Add the soaked urad dal to the grinder. Switch on & start running. Do not add water. Do not add water in the beginning. Let the grinder run for few seconds without water. When the dal starts to stuck in the sides,add little water ( say 1/8 cup ). Take a spatula and wipe all the sides and center part. Again sprinkle little water and stand nearby wiping the sides. Make sure there are no dals visible or stuck up in the sides. Repeat this by adding water & wiping sides for 12-14 minutes. Batter will become fluffy and the quantity would be more. Now remove a small portion of batter in the spatula, when you drop the batter, it should form a pointed tip. Also check the batter by dropping a small ball in a bowl of water. It should not settle down or dissolve instead it should float. Remove the batter from the grinder completely and keep in a vessel. If you are making vada immediately proceed OR store the batter in the refrigerator till use. Do not keep it outside. Before deep frying the vada,remove the batter from the refrigerator. Beat the batter well with your hands. It provides aeration and helps to give you crispy & light vada. Now add salt , finely chopped onion, hing, chillies, curry leaves, pepper corns & cumin seeds. Mix well. Heat oil in a kadai , check the temperature of oil by dropping a pinch of batter. If it rises immediately, oil is just right. Shape the vada using your palm. Make a hole in the center using the thumb finger. Drop the vada into the oil by slightly tilting your fingers. Flip both the sides and cook the vada till the bubbles ceases. Remove & drain in a tissue paper. Serve hot & Enjoy !

Enjoy this hot & crispy medu vada as breakfast or as an evening snack with coconut chutney !

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PULI INJI RECIPE-INJI PULI CURRY-ONAM SADYA RECIPES

Puli inji curry is my most favorite dish in Onam sadya. Onam festival is around the corner. For the past two years, I have been sharing Onam sadya lunch menu recipes during this time.This year too I had planned to post an elaborate Onam sadya menu. I will do it on Friday or this weekend. But before that, I wanted to share some yummy, must try Kerala sadya recipes. There are some dishes that has to be present in Sadya menu. Puli inji is one among them and its our family favourite recipe too. I can have a plateful of parippu curry rice or curd rice with this inji puli curry. It tastes awesome. In Tamil nadu, especially in Tirunelveli,we make a similar inji pachadi for sodhi. Even people who hates ginger will surely love this puli inji. Its not only tasty but also aids digestion.

This recipe is from my favourite Vanitha magazine given by chef  Pazhayidam Mohanan Namboothiri. I have been following this recipe for the past two years. My neighbour Mrs.Prema used to buy Vanitha magazine and she never forgets to show it to me. Even though I can’t read Malayalam, I love to see the food, apparel, jewelry pictures and drool over them. I love its picture quality very much. Special thanks to her for translating this recipe to me. Last year she had changed her house but still she is the one and only source and inspiration for coking Kerala recipes in my kitchen. Ok, lets see how to make Kerala puli inji curry with step by step pictures .

Puli inji curry recipe - Kerala style

Kerala style yummy puli inji recipe - Best accompaniment for Dal rice & curd rice.

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Side dish

Serves: 1/4 cup

Prep time: 5 Minutes

Cook time: 10 Minutes

Total time: 15 Minutes

INGREDIENTS
1 cup - 250ml

Ginger - 1/4 cup ( peeled and finely chopped) Tamarind – Big gooseberry size Green chilli - 2 nos ( finely chopped) Red chilli powder - 1/2 - 1 tsp ( adjust) Turmeric powder - 1/8 tsp Grated jaggery - 2-3 tbsp Salt and water - as needed Roasted and ground methi seeds powder - 1/4 tsp ( optional) To temper Coconut oil - 1 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 stp Urad dal - 1/2 tsp Red chilli - 1 no ( pinched) Curry leaves - few

HOW TO MAKE PULI INJI - METHOD

Soak tamarind in 1 cup of water. In the mean time, wash and peel the ginger. Chop it very finely and set aside. Chop green chillies. Dry roast methi seeds and powder it. Set aside. In a wide bowl, take the tamarind extract. Add turmeric powder, salt, red chilli powder & jaggery. Allow it to boil well for 5 minutes. In a kadai, heat coconut oil and temper mustard seeds, urad dal, curry leaves, pinched red chillies and finely chopped ginger. Saute well till ginger bits turns golden brown. Add this to the boiling tamarind mixture and add little water if necessary. Allow it to boil till the mixture thickens. Lastly add the methi seeds powder. Mix well and switch off the flame. Let it cool. Store in an air tight bottle. Use clean spoon for handling. Stays good for weeks under refrigeration. Enjoy with rice !

Note

Please adjust the quantity of jaggery based on your taste. Some people like it sweetish. Add more if needed. Use clean spoon to handle. Keep in an air tight bottle and store in refrigerator. Stays good for weeks.

Enjoy this tangy, sweet and sour puli inji curry with rice. Tastes divine !

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