Coriander Chutney

Ingredients
Coriander/Kothamalli/Cilantro - 1 small cup(chopped)
Urad dal - 2 tspns
Dry Red Chilli - 1 no
Tamarind/Puli - a small piece
Asafotida/Peringayam -  a pinch
Oil - 1/2tspn
Salt

Preparation Method
Heat a kadai, add oil, urad dal, red chilli, asafotida. Saute till urad dal turns brown.
Off the stove and add left over ingredients above and cool it.
Grind in mixie/blender to coarse paste with salt.

Serve with Idlis or Dosas.

My next post will be recipe for Idli.

This recipe along with Coriander Pulao is going to Herbs n Flowers Coriander by Krithi and PJ.

Pepper Paneer!!!

Happy Holi!!!

Pepper Paneer is a dish I tried since I wanted to make something different. My family liked it a lot. You can have it with chapathi or rotis.

Ingredients
Paneer cubed - 2 cups(store bought/homemade)
Pepper powder(coarse/fine) - 1 tspn(As per your taste)
Onion - 2 tspns(finely chopped)
Oil - 2 tspns
Mustard - 1/4 tspn
Asafotida - a pinch
Curry leaves - few (optional)
Salt

Preparation Method
Heat a  kadai, add oil mustard, wait till it splutters, then add asafotida, curry leaves, onion and saute till transparant.
Add paneer and mix well.
Sprinkle pepper powder and salt.
Saute for few minutes and off the stove.

Pepper Paneer is ready to serve. Serve hot with chapathis or enjoy as it is.

You can also try my previous Paneer Recipes click here.

Eggless Chocolate Cake has won Best Cake Recipe!!!

Eggless Chocolate Cake is one more cake in my baking section. I would like to thank my hubby's cousin Pushpa Akka for helping me with this recipe. After baking this cake I am more confident in baking.

Wet Ingredients
Condensed milk -1 tin(Can use low fat too)
Butter - 100gms
Plain Soda - 150ml

Dry Ingredients
APF - 1 cup
Cocoa Powder - 1/2 cup
Baking Soda - 1/2 tspn
Baking Powder - 1/2 tspn


Preparation Method
In a wide bowl, mix all the wet ingredients in a beater or hand mixer.
Seive all dry ingredients and mix it slowly to get a batter.

Preheat oven to 180 C.

Grease it or spread butter paper in 7 or 8 inch round baking dish. Pour the batter. Bake it for 30mins. Check with a fork when it comes clean or bake it for 5 to 10 mins more. Cool it and slice. I have just dusted icing sugar on top.

Enjoy the Eggless Chocolate Cake.

This recipe is going to Crazy for Cakes by Priya.