Hotel White Kurma - Saravana Bhavan White Kurma Recipe – Vellai Kurma Recipe

 Saravana bhavan hotel style white kurma for idiyappam and chapathi was my long time pending readers requested recipe. My friends and readers who had tried my Saravana bhavan vegetable kurma for parotta and chapathi asked me to try and post Saravana bhavan white kurma recipe that is served for Idiyappam. As I have not tasted it in that restaurant, I had no clue about it. 

Recently when I was going through my cook book collections, I got this hotel style white kurma recipe (vellai kurma in Tamil) from Aval vikatan’s supplementary book – 30 hotel recipes. Most of the recipes in that book are fool proof ones. So I tried this recipe confidently. It was captioned as hotel vellai kuruma. 

In the original recipe, it is mentioned to saute the spices, garam masala ingredients, cashews and coconut in little oil before grinding. When I tried the same, I felt the color of kurma was not perfect white in color instead it was on yellowish side. So I tweaked the recipe slightly and made it in a pressure cooker to ease my job. Voila! it was done under 15 minutes. The best part of this kurma is its prepared without onion. You can skip garlic too.  If you have chopped vegetables in hand, making this kurma is so easy. Its a good side dish for idiyappam, chapathi, appam and dosa too. Yes, I liked it with dosa as well. You can make it for your dinner quickly. Chettinad vellai kurma recipe is also similar to this. 

Friends, do try this white kurma recipe and share your feedback with me. Lets check how to make hotel Saravana bhavan style white kurma recipe with step by step pictures.

Check out my Saravana bhavan white coconut chutney recipe too !

White kurma recipe - Saravana bhavan hotel white kurma - Vellai kururma

Hotel style White kurma / Vellai kuruma for idiyappam and chapathi

Cuisine: South Indian

Category: Side dish for chapathi

Serves:3

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 15 Minutes

Total time: 25 Minutes

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

1 cup - 250ml Mixed vegetables - 1.5 cups (1 carrot, 5 beans, 1 potato, handful of green peas) Coconut oil - 1 tbsp Black stone flower / Kalpasi - 1 Bay leaf - 1 (optional) Ghee - 2 tsp (optional) Sugar – 1/4 tsp Salt & water – as needed To grind Grated coconut - 3/4 cup Green chilli - 2 to 3 Ginger - 1/2 inch piece Garlic - 4 cloves Fennel seeds - 1 tsp Cinnamon - 1 piece Cardamom - 1 Cloves - 2 Fried gram dal / roasted gram dal -1 tsp Cashew nuts - 10

HOW TO MAKE WHITE KURMA

1. Wash and chop all the vegetables and set aside.
2. Grind the ingredients under “To grind” to a smooth paste.
3. Heat oil in a cooker. Saute bayleaf, black stone flower.
4. Add chopped vegetables, sugar, salt and mix well for a minute.
5. Add the ground masala paste, saute quickly without changing the color.
6. Add 1 cup of water and pressure cook in low flame for one whistle.
7. Remove the lid after the steam is released.
8. Temper curry leaves in ghee and add to white kurma.
9. Mix well and serve hot with idiyappam and chapathi !

METHOD - STEP BY STEP PICTURES

Wash and chop the vegetables finely and set aside. Grind all the ingredients given under “To grind” to a smooth paste adding required water. Heat coconut oil in a pressure cooker base. Add bayleaf, black stone flower and mix well. Add the chopped vegetables, sugar, salt and mix well for a minute in medium flame. Now add the ground masala paste and mix quickly. Add 1 cup of water. Mix well and close the lid of pressure cooker. When the vapor starts to come out, put the weight valve and reduce the flame to low. Pressure cook for one whistle in low flame. You will get a nice smell. Switch off the flame. Remove the cooker lid after steam is released.  If the kurma is too thick, add some water and give one boil. Heat ghee in a kadai and splutter curry leaves. Add to kurma and mix well. Mix and serve hot with idiyappam and chapathi. Hotel Saravana bhavan style white kurma is ready. Enjoy !

Note

For variations you can saute the spices in oil before grinding to a paste. It gives a different flavor but color may be dull. You can make this kurma with potato alone. You can also add one chopped tomato but color of kurma may vary slightly. This kurma tastes mildly spicy. So add more green chillies for spicier taste.

Try this yummy, hotel style white kurma recipe. You can pair it with idiyappam, appam and chapathi. I loved it with dosa too.

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Boiled tomato chutney recipe – Simple tomato chutney recipe

Boiled tomato chutney is an easy, simple chutney recipe for idli, dosa. Its a new recipe to me. As an ardent fan of tomato I keep trying some interesting recipes with it. Recently I came across this boiled tomato chutney recipe (Vendha thakkali chutney) / cooked tomato chutney in my Instagram feed by Mullai (spiceindiaonline). I checked few more versions and tried this recipe from Cookatease. It can be prepared easily in a pressure cooker. 

All you need to do is to just pressure cook onion, tomato, chilli and garlic. Mash or grind it. Boil and temper. It takes less oil. You can also make it as a no grind version by just mashing the cooked tomato onion mixture. But If you don’t boil the chutney, it may smell raw due to cooked green chillies. So boiling the chutney is mandatory. 

Even though its my first attempt, it came out so well. I loved it with hot idli more than dosa. If you like, you can make it thick and have it with chapathi too.  It reminded my mom’s tomato sambar recipe. This chutney tastes great when drizzled with sesame oil / Nalla ennai. Tomato chutney can be prepared in N number of ways. 

This is one easy method of making it. Friends, if you are bored of your regular tomato chutney recipe, you can try this boiled version. You will like it for sure. Ok, lets see how to make easy and simple boiled tomato chutney recipe with step by step pictures.

Check out my other chutney varieties for idli,dosa.

Boiled tomato chutney recipe

How to make boiled tomato chutney recipe for idli, dosa.

Cuisine: South Indian

Category: Chutney

Serves: 3

Prep time: 5 Minutes

Cook time: 15 Minutes

Total time: 20 Minutes

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

To pressure cook Ripe tomato - 3 Big onion - 1 (use 2 if medium sized) Garlic cloves - 4 Green chilli - 1 Curry leaves – 4 Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder - 1/8 tsp Salt - as needed Water - 1 cup To Temper Cooking oil - 2 tsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Urad dal - 1 tsp Hing /asafetida - a big pinch Coriander leaves – to garnish Gingely oil / sesame oil / nalla ennai – to drizzle over the chutney while serving.

HOW TO MAKE BOILED TOMATO CHUTNEY

1. Wash and chop onion, tomato, green chilli, garlic.
2. In a pressure cooker, take the chopped ingredients.
3. Add turmeric, red chilli powder, salt and water.
4. Pressure cook in low flame for one whistle. Cool down. Mash or grind the chutney.
5. Temper the above ingredients. Add to chutney and boil the tomato chutney for few minutes. Remove when thick. Garnish with coriander leaves.
6. Serve hot with idli, dosa drizzled with gingely oi / nalla ennail.

METHOD - STEP BY STEP PICTURES

Wash and chop onion, tomato, green chilli and garlic cloves. Chop it roughly if you are grinding it else chop it finely and mash with a ladle after pressure cooking tomato. In a pressure cooker take the chopped ingredients. Add curry leaves, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt and water. Mix well and pressure cook. Keep the flame high till vapor starts to come. Put the weight valve. Lower the flame completely and cook for one whistle. Remove the lid after the steam is released. Strain the excess water. Keep aside. Let the tomato cool down completely. Do not grind the tomato, onion when hot. It will splash everywhere. So cool down the mixture completely before grinding. In case you are mashing the tomato, you cam do it when hot. So you can either grind the mixture or mash it with a ladle. Its your choice. I ground the tomato to a smooth paste. You can grind it coarsely if you like.   Add the ground tomato paste to the strained water. Mix well. Temper mustard seeds, urad dal, cumin seeds, hing and curry leaves. Add to the chutney. Boil the chutney for few minutes till thick. Garnish with coriander leaves. Remove and serve with idli, dosa. Do not forget to drizzle the chutney with gingely oil/ nalla ennai for best taste ! Enjoy.

Note

Adjust the quantity of chilli as per your taste. But I will suggest you to add more chill powder or red chillies instead of green chillies to avoid raw smell. Pressure cooking and mashing the tomato mixture gives a different taste than grinding the tomato. Garnishing with coriander leaves is optional. For variations, you can skip cooking curry leaves along with tomato. You can boil the chutney till oil separates. It stays good for more than a week when refrigerated.

Try this interesting boiled tomato chutney recipe and enjoy with hot idli and dosa !

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Soft Dosa Recipe - How To Make Soft Dosa For Lunch Box And Travel

I always pack dosa varieties for Raksha’s lunch box and travel as it is her most favorite food. Usually I add poha / pressed rice or leftover cooked rice to make soft dosa that stays good for long time. Recently I came across this soft dosa batter recipe using raw rice (pacharisi in Tamil) and urad dal in Mallika Badrinath’s cook book. This recipe is without poha/aval, sabudana/javvarisi/sago or curd. 

Though it looks similar to set dosa, ingredients of this soft dosa recipe is different from sponge dosa and set dosa. Its a very simple dosa recipe without using idli rice. You can also call it as raw rice dosa or pacharisi dosai. It can be prepared during Navratri and other fasting days to offer God.  You can grind the batter in mixie or grinder as you wish. 

When I was young, my mom used to pack dosa and podi for school and college lunch box. She doesn’t even smear idli podi over the dosa to keep it soft. My mom just adds a tsp of sesame oil over the dosa. Still dosa stays soft and good till lunch time. When I tried this recipe, I reminded my mom’s dosa. Friends, if you want to pack this dosa for travel or lunch box, just follow the tips I have shared in this post. I am sure it will stay soft for hours. 

For variations, you can make it small in size, top this dosa with finely chopped onion, mixed vegetables or even add cheese if making for kids. If you like you can stuff it with potato masala as well. Ok, lets see how to make soft dosa batter at home with step by step pictures.

Don't forget to check out my

Poha dosa / aval dosa

Puffed rice dosa

Sponge dosa without urad dal

Soft dosa recipe for lunch box and travel - Soft dosa batter recipe

How to make soft dosa batter recipe at home. This dosa is prepared with raw rice and urad dal. It stays soft for hours. You can pack it for lunch box and travel.

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Breakfast Recipes

Serves: 15 

Prep time: 14 Hours

Cook time: 5 Minutes

Total time: 14Hours 5 Minutes

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

! cup - 240ml Dosa rice / Raw rice - 3 cups ( I used dosa rice) White, round urad dal - 1 cup Methi seeds / fenugreek seeds - 1/2 tsp Salt & Water - as needed Sesame oil / Gingely oil - to drizzle

HOW TO MAKE SOFT DOSA BATTER

1. Wash and soak raw rice, urad dal and fenugreek seeds in a bowl for 3 to 4 hours.
2. Grind to a smooth batter in a mixie or grinder. Transfer to a bowl.
3. Let it ferment overnight. Batter will rise. The next morning, add salt and mix well.
4. Adjust batter consistency adding water. Make small, thick dosa. 
5. Drizzle oil over the dosa and cook one side.
6. Flip it and cook the other side. Sprinkle few drops of water over the dosa to make it soft. Remove and keep it in a plate.
7. Make the second dosa in the same way and stack it. Cover with a plate.
8. Pack in a lunch box or for travel after dosa becomes warm.
9. Serve with idli podi or any chutney.

METHOD - STEP BY STEP PICTURES

Wash and soak raw rice/ Pacharisi, Urad dal, Fenugreek seeds together for 4 hours. Grind to a smooth batter using grinder or mixie in batches. (Use ice cold water for grinding if using mixie). No need to add salt. Collect the batter in a bowl. Let it ferment over night or for 12 hours (timings vary during winter season). Batter will rise. The next morning, add the required salt, mix well. If the batter is too thick, add little water to bring dosa batter consistency. Heat a dosa pan and sprinkle some water. It should sound ssshh. Then lower the flame completely and wipe the dosa pan with a cloth. Now pour a ladleful of batter. Spread it slightly and make thick or medium thick dosa as you like. Now increase the flame to medium. Bubbles will appear all over the dosa. Then drizzle a tsp of oil around the dosa and cook for a minute. Flip the dosa and cook the other side. Before removing the dosa from the pan, sprinkle few drops of water all over the dosa. It helps to keep the dosa for long time. Remove the dosa from the pan and keep it on a plate or banana leaf. Make the other dosa in the same way. Stack all the dosa one over the other if you are packing for travel or lunch box. Cover with a plate to prevent drying. Enjoy eating hot immediately OR You can pack the dosa and idli podi/chutney in separate boxes. You can also smear idli podi mixed with oil all over the dosa and pack in a box. I tried making crispy, thin dosa too. It came out well. Enjoy !

Note

Methi seeds is optional. But I used it for nice flavor. You can soak rice and dal separately. Grind them separately and mix both the batter. Cooking soda is not needed. If you are consuming the dosa immediately, you don’t have to sprinkle water over the dosa while cooking.

Try this super soft dosa recipe and enjoy with your favorite chutney or idli podi !

I served it with pottukadalai chutney.

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Indian Style Mushroom Stir Fry Recipe – Kalan Poriyal Recipe

Mushroom stir fry (Kalan poriyal / Kalan varuval in Tamil) is an easy, simple, Indian style, healthy and quick side dish for rice. It can be prepared with button mushroom under 10 minutes using very less ingredients. Today I have shared a simple mushroom stir fry recipe with onion, garlic, chilli powder and garam masala powder. It is a basic South Indian style stir fry / poriyal recipe without coconut that tastes good for sambar rice and rasam rice. I got this recipe from my neighbor who taught me mushroom kuzhambu. If you like, you can have this as a stuffing for chapathi and bread sandwich. For variations, you can add pepper powder instead of chilli powder to make mushroom pepper fry. All edible mushrooms are high in protein, anti oxidants which help to improve immunity. Its low in calories and fat. So lets try to include mushroom in our diet by making this simple recipe. Now we will see how to make this simple mushroom stir fry/ kalan poriyal for rice with step by step pictures.

Do check out my other mushroom recipes.

How to clean mushroom

Mushroom 65

Mushroom pulao

Mushroom biryani

Dindigul thalappakkatti biryani with mushroom 

Thala Ajith biryani with mushroom

Pakistani biryani with mushroom

Mushroom kuzhambu for rice, roti, idli and dosa.

Mushroom stir fry recipe - Kalan poriyal recipe

Easy and simple mushroom stir fry recipe for sambar rice, rasam rice.

Cuisine: South Indian

Category: Mushroom recipes

Serves: Serves 2

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 10 Minutes

Total time: 20 Minutes

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

Mushroom / Button mushroom - 15 nos. Big onion - 1 Garlic cloves - 10 Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Red chilli powder - 1 tsp Garam masala powder - 1/4 tsp Salt - as needed To Temper Cooking oil - 2 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Urad dal - 1 tsp Chana dal - 1 tsp Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp Curry leaves - Few Hing/ Asafetida - a pinch Coriander leaves - to garnish Lemon juice - few drops (optional, I dint use)

HOW TO MAKE MUSHROOM STIR FRY

1. Wash and clean mushroom, chop and set aside.
2. Wash and finely chop onion. Peel garlic and keep aside.
3. Heat oil in a kadai. Splutter mustard seeds, urad dal, chana dal, cumin seeds.
4. Saute onion, garlic cloves till transparent.
5. Add mushroom. Saute and add salt, red chilli powder, turmeric and garam masala powder.
6. Saute till mushroom cooks well. Cover and cook in low flame till mushroom becomes soft.
7. Switch off the flame. Squeeze some lemon juice if needed. Serve with sambar rice and rasam rice.

METHOD - STEP BY STEP PICTURES

Wash and clean mushroom. Chop the stem and discard it. Slice into pieces. Chop the onion finely. Peel the garlic and set aside. Heat oil in a kadai. Splutter mustard seeds, urad dal, chana dal and cumin seeds. Add onion, garlic and curry leaves. Saute till onion, garlic becomes transparent. Add mushroom pieces and saute till its half cooked. Add the required salt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and garam masala powder. Mix well. Mushroom will leave some water. So do not add water additionally. Cover and cook in low flame till mushroom becomes soft and well cooked. Switch off the flame. Garnish with coriander leaves. Squeeze some lemon juice if you like. Serve with sambar rice and rasam rice. Roll in chapathi or stuff in bread sandwich. Enjoy !

Note

For variations, you can add 1/2 tsp of ginger garlic paste and saute with onion till raw smell goes off. You can use sambar powder instead of red chilli powder. To make it like a semi gravy consistency, you can saute 1/2 cup of tomato too.

Try this easy mushroom stir fry and enjoy with rice ! I served with paruppu kulambu.

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Mushroom Kuzhambu – Kalan Kulambu Recipe For Rice, Chapathi, Idli, Dosa

  

Indian Mushroom gravy / Kalan kuzhambu for rice and chapathi was in my try list for long time. Recently my neighbor shared this all rounder button mushroom gravy recipe with me. She told this mushroom masala kuzhambu goes well with rice, roti, idli and dosa too. I was so excited and tried it immediately. It came out so good and truly flavorful. I must call this gravy as mushroom kurma kuzhambu. The taste and flavor of this gravy is awesome. You will love it for sure. 

My house was completely filled with the aroma of this kuzhambu which made us eat more. Even though I buy mushroom rarely, I try to make some different and interesting Indian style mushroom recipes. Glad I tried this yummy mushroom kulambu recipe. This recipe is sure a keeper. I will make it very often. If you like, you can add boiled potato cubes along with mushroom. Ok, lets see how to make this easy, flavorful mushroom kuzhambu recipe with step by step pictures.

Do check out my other mushroom recipes.

How to clean mushroom

Mushroom 65

Mushroom pulao

Mushroom biryani

Dindigul thalappakkatti biryani with mushroom 

Thala Ajith biryani with mushroom

Pakistani biryani with mushroom

Mushroom masala kuzhambu recipe for rice, chapathi, idli, dosa

Mushroom kuzhambu / kalan kulambu recipe for idli, dosa, chapathi

Cuisine: Tamil nadu

Category: Mushroom recipes

Serves:  4

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 30 Minutes

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

1 cup - 250ml Mushroom / Kalan - 15 nos. Cooking oil - 2 tbsp Cinnamon - 1 inch piece Cloves - 2 Cardamom - 1 Black stone flower / Kalpasi - 1 Big onion - 1 Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp Sambar powder - 1 tsp Red chlili powder - 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp Salt & water – as needed To saute & grind Ripe tomato - 1 Big onion - 1 Fennel seeds - 1 tsp Cashew nuts – 4 no. Grated coconut - 2 tbsp Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp Cooking oil – 1 tbsp

HOW TO MAKE MUSHROOM KUZHAMBU

1. Wash and clean mushroom. Chop and set aside.
2. Heat oil in a kadai. Saute fennel seeds, onion, tomato till mushy.
3. Add cashew nuts and mix well. Let it cool. Add coconut and coriander leaves,grind to a smooth paste.
4. Heat oil in the same kadai. Saute whole garam masala. Saute onion till transparent.
5. Add ginger,garlic paste and saute till raw smell goes off. Now add the chopped mushroom, red chilli powder, sambar powder and salt. Mix well.
6. Add the ground tomato paste and required water. Boil till oil floats on top.
7. Switch off the flame. Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot with plain rice, idli, dosa and chapathi.

METHOD - STEP BY STEP PICTURES

Wash and clean the mushroom. Pat it dry. Chop into thick slices. Wash and chop onion, tomato and keep aside. In a kadai, heat oil. Saute fennel seeds, onion till transparent. Add tomato and saute till mushy. Lastly add cashews and mix well. Switch off the flame and cool down. Add coconut, coriander leaves. Grind to a smooth paste adding enough water. In the same kadai, heat oil and add in cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and black stone flower. Saute onion till transparent. Then add ginger garlic paste and saute till raw smell goes off. (Refer the above picture). Add chopped mushroom and saute for a minute. It will leave water. Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, sambar powder and salt. Mix for a minute. Add the ground tomato paste and required water.  Mix well and boil in low flame till oil floats on top. Gravy leaves a nice smell too. Switch off the flame. Garnish with coriander leaves. This kuzhambu thickens when it cools down. So add water to adjust the consistency. Check for salt too.  Mix with plain rice and enjoy with papad. I served with potato curry. To serve as a side dish for idli, dosa dilute the gravy like sambar by adding some water. Boil and serve. For chapathi, you can make it in kurma consistency. Enjoy !

Note

For variations, you can add boiled and cubed potatoes along with mushroom. Adjust the quantity of chilli powder and sambar powder as per your taste. Do not add more tomato. If you add more, gravy tastes tangy. Mushroom itself has mild tanginess.  So please be careful. For variations, you can replace sambar powder with red chilli powder and dhania powder 1 tsp each. For best taste and flavor, this gravy should boil till oil floats on top.

Try this easy, yummy mushroom kuzhambu for rice, roti, idli and dosa. You will love it !

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Cabbage Masala Curry Recipe For Rice, Roti - Muttaikose Curry

Recently I tried this Cabbage masala curry recipe as side dish for rice and roti. Generally I make South Indian style cabbage curry with coconut/ muttaikose poriyal or cabbage sambar for rice. For a change, I tried this easy cabbage masala curry adding onion, tomato, ginger, garlic and garam masala powder. It came out flavorful and tasty. Many people hate cabbage because of its smell.

Cabbage masala curry can be prepared in both North Indian and South Indian style. But there is no much difference in the ingredients and recipe. If you temper cumin seeds alone and add boiled potato in this recipe, it is of North Indian style. But I have used shredded cabbage and frozen green peas. Also I made in a pressure cooker directly to ease my job and save time. Just pressure cook cabbage adding little water in high flame for one whistle, its is done under 10 minutes. I am sure this curry helps you save time during busy morning hours cooking. 

Friends, do try this easy cabbage peas masala curry for rice and roti. If you like, you can even use this masala as stuffing for samosa and bread sandwich. I served it with rice and paruppu kuzhambu / South Indian dal. Ok, lets see how to make cabbage masala recipe / muttaikose curry in detail with step by step pictures.

Check out my Cabbage peas biryani,  Cabbage vada, Cabbage sambar ,  Cabbage poriyal ,

Purple cabbage poriyal, Purple cabbage salad if interested.

Cabbage masala curry recipe for rice, roti

Easy, Indian cabbage masala curry recipe for rice and roti.

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Curry recipes

Serves: Serves 4

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 10 Minutes

Total time: 20 Minutes

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

1 cup - 240 ml Chopped cabbage - 2 cups Frozen green peas - 2 tbsp Big onion - 1 no. (chopped finely) Ripe tomato - 1 no. (chopped finely) Ginger - 1/2 inch piece (-do-) Garlic - 5 cloves (-do-) Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp Coriander seeds powder - 1 tsp Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp Salt – as needed Water – As needed ( I used 2 tbsp) Coriander leaves - to garnish Lemon juice - few drops (optional) To Temper Cooking oil - 2 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Urad dal - 1 tsp Chana dal - 1 tsp Curry leaves - Few

HOW TO MAKE CABBAGE MASALA

1. Wash and chop cabbage, onion, tomato, ginger and garlic finely.
2. Heat oil in a pressure cooker base. Temper the above said ingredients.
3. Saute onion, ginger, garlic till transparent. Add tomato, saute till mushy.
4. Add chopped cabbage, green peas and cook till it reduces in quantity.
5. Add the spice powders, salt mix till raw smell goes off.
6. Sprinkle 2 tbsp water. Pressure cook in high flame for 2 whistles.
7. Open the cooker, boil and drain excess water. Add lemon juice if needed.
8. Garnish with coriander leaves.
9. Serve with rice or roti. Enjoy.

CABBAGE MASALA CURRY - STEP BY STEP PICTURES

Wash and chop cabbage into small pieces. You can also grate or shred cabbage. Finely chop onion, garlic, ginger and tomato. Set aside. In a pressure cooker base, heat oil. Splutter mustard seeds, urad dal, chana dal and curry leaves. Add finely chopped onion, ginger and garlic. Saute till onion becomes transparent. Add the finely chopped tomato pieces and saute till mushy. Then add in the grated cabbage.  Saute till it shrinks in size and reduces in quantity.  Now add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander seeds powder, garam masala powder, salt and a pinch of sugar. Mix well till raw smell leaves off. Lastly add 2 tbsp of water if you are making in pressure cooker. Do not use more. Cook in high flame for 2 whistles. Remove the lid after steam is released. Cabbage will be cooked perfectly soft.  Fluff it gently using a fork. If you feel there is excess water in the bottom, just boil in high flame till water evaporates. Mix gently to avoid cabbage becoming mushy.  Suppose if you make this masala in a kadai or pan, sprinkle little water, cover cook in low flame till its done.  Toss it once or twice in the middle. After the masala is ready, garnish with coriander leaves. Sprinkle few drops of lemon juice if needed. Mix well and serve with rice. Enjoy !

Note

Do not add more water if you use pressure cooker. For variations, you can use 1 tsp of ginger garlic paste instead of chopped ones. You can replace red chilli powder and coriander seeds powder by sambar powder. If you are using dried peas, you should soak it overnight and then add to the masala. But frozen green peas can be used instantly.

Easy, yummy cabbage peas masala is ready to enjoy with rice and roti !

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Karnataka Red Coconut Chutney Recipe For Idli, Dosa - No onion No Garlic Chutney

 

I got this Karnataka style red coconut chutney recipe from Udupi recipes blog and prepared it as side dish for thatte idli ( plate idli). As its a no onion no garlic red coconut chutney recipe, ginger is used for the flavor. Actually I was hesitant to try coconut, red chilli with ginger combination. But in the original recipe it was mentioned as her father’s North Karnataka style hotel chutney. So I gave a try following the same recipe. dli. It came out well. I liked it very much more than Sendhil and Raksha as they both are against ginger in chutney. 

You can make this chutney thick or slightly watery based on your liking. Using byadge red chilli is a must for this chutney to give a nice, bright red color. For variations, you can skip roasted gram dal and use coconut alone. This chutney tastes the best with hot idli and dosa. Serve it topped with gingely oil. Ok, lets see how to make Karnataka style red coconut chutney with step by step pictures.

If you are interested check out my Bangalore hotel style coconut chutney, Kerala red coconut chutney, Red coconut chutney with garlic.

Karnataka Red Coconut Chutney Recipe

Karnataka Red Coconut Chutney Recipe For idli, dosa

Cuisine: Karnataka

Category: Chutney

Serves: Serves 3

Prep time: 5 Minutes

Cook time: 5 Minutes

Total time: 10 Minutes

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

1 cup - 250ml Grated coconut - 1 cup Roasted gram dal / Pottukadalai / Hurigadale - 3 tsp Byadgi red chilli - 4 nos.(Use 6 for spicy chutney) Tamarind - Small berry size (pinch into small pieces) Ginger - 1/2 inch piece Asafetida/ hing - a pinch Salt & water - as needed To Temper Coconut oil - 2 tsp Mustard seeds -1/2 tsp Urad dal - 1 tsp Curry leaves - Few

HOW TO MAKE RED COCONUT CHUTNEY

1. Wash and soak byadgi red chilli in little water for 5 minutes.
2. Take the grated coconut, red chilli, tamarind, ginger, roasted gram dal and hing in a mixie jar.
3. Add required salt, water and grind to a smooth paste.
4. Temper mustard seeds, urad dal and curry leaves in coconut oil.
5. Add to chutney and mix well. Serve with idli, dosa.

METHOD - STEP BY STEP PICTURES

Soak byadgi red chilli in little water for 5 minutes. In a mixie jar, take the freshly grated coconut, soaked red chilli,gram dal, tamarind pieces, ginger, hing, salt and dry grind to a thick coarse paste without water. Now add the required water and then grind again to a smooth paste. You can make it thick or slightly watery if you like. Transfer the chutney to a bowl. Heat oil in a small kadai, temper mustard seeds, urad dal, curry leaves and add to chutney. Mix well and serve with idli, dosa. Enjoy !

Note

For variations, skip roasted gram dal and use coconut alone. If you don’t like ginger flavor, you can add 2 garlic cloves instead.

Easy, yummy Karnataka style red coconut chutney is ready to enjoy. You too try it and share your feedback with me.

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