Cauliflower Kurma – South Indian Recipes

Cauliflower Kurma with South Indian masala is yummy to eat with roti, poori, dosa, vegetable pulaos and Ghee rice.

Here is how easily you can prepare this simple south Indian dish with the ingredients that are easily available

Ingredients for Cauliflower Kurma Recipe

Cauliflower -1 medium sized flower

Onion chopped -1/2 cup

Tomato -1 big chopped

Ginger -1 inch piece

Garlic - 4 cloves

Green chillies -3

Oil -3 tsp

Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp

Coconut grated - 1/3 cup

Cashew nuts-1 tbsp

Salt as required

Chillie powder - 1 tsp

Coriander powder -2 tsp

Cumin Powder -1 tsp

Jeera seeds /cumin seeds -1 tsp

Cauliflower Kurma Preparation Method

Cut the cauliflower into small pieces, wash it and soak in boiling water for some time, then drain the water and keep the florets aside.

Then finely paste the cashew nut along with coconut and set them aside.

Then make ginger garlic paste with Ginger, Garlic and Green Chilies.

In a pan heat some oil, then add cumin seeds, once it splutters add onion and fry till they turn are cooked.

Then add the ginger garlic paste and fry for few minutes. Now add tomatoes and fry for some 2 to 3 minutes.

Then add cauliflower florets, turmeric powder, chili powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, salt and enough water.

Cook till the cauliflower turns soft, over cooking will spoil the dish.

Lastly add the grounded coconut paste, lower the flame and cook till everything gets combined well.

Garnish with coriander leaves.

The consistency of the kurma can be adjusted as per your preferences.

Ennai Kathirikkai Kulambu Recipe - Brinjal Curry

Brinjals when cooked with lots of oil and tamarind juice is very delicious to taste as they become very tender.

Have you tried South Indian Ennai Kathirikkai Recipe before why not try it now and enjoy a delicious meal…

If anyone has not tried it before, then do give it a try as I am sure you will love this South Indian Ennai kathirikkai recipe very much. It is nothing but stuffed brinjals in tamarind sauce or can be called stuffed brinjal kulambu.

Ingredients:

• Small Brinjals - 10-12
• Tamarind - golf ball sized lump
• Channa dal/bengal gram - 2 tbsp
• Coriander seeds/Dhania -3 tbsp
• Urad dal - 1 1/2 tbsp
• Red chillies -10-12
• Coconut - 2 tbsp
• Mustard seeds -1 tsp
• Fenugreek - 1/2 tsp
• Curry leaves - few
• Oil - 4 1/2 tbsp Crystal Salt - 1 1/4 tbsp or as required.

Ennai Kathirikkai Kuzhambu - Spicy Brinjal Curry Prepartion Method

Soak the tamarind in hot water for 15 minutes and then extract the tamarind juice from it. Discharge the pulp.

In a pan (kadai) heat one tsp of oil and add Bengal gram, coriander seeds, urad dal, red chillies and coconut. Fry the ingredients till the raw smell goes. Then powder it coarsely in the blender.

Keep them as aside. Now was the brinjals, remove the stem and cut the brinjal in to four pieces leaving the stem intact.

Then stuff the brinjals with the prepared powder.

Now it’s time to make sure masala stuff brinjal in to Spicy Ennai Kathirikkai Kuzhambu

In a pan add oil, once it is heated add mustard seeds, once they splutter add fenugreek seeds, hing and curry leaves.

Then add the brinjals stuffed with masala, turmeric powder and then salt.

Reduce the flames and cook for some time stirring it now and then.

When the brinjal is half cooked add the tamarind juice to it, you can also add if the spice powder is left after stuffing them in the brinjal. Last add salt if you require.

Continue cooking till you find the gravy thickening and oil floats on the top.

Now the Spicy South Indian Ennai Kathirikai Kulambu (gravy) is ready to be served with hot rice.

Gothumai Rava Kesari

It is just like ravai Kesari but with Gothumai.

Ingredients

• Gothumai Rava - 2 cups
• Sugar - 1.5 cup
• Ghee - 5 tbsp
• Pistachios - chopped 2 tbsp
• Cardamom a pinch

How to Make Gothumai Rava Kesari?

Heat a dry pan and add Rava to it. Roast until you feel the rava aroma coming from the pan.

Then put the rava in a pan and allow it to cool. To the same pan add some ghee, then add pista and roast it.

Now add some water to the pan and allow it to boil.

When the water starts to boil, add the roasted ravai to it little by little and keep stirring.

Then add sugar.

To avoid lumps keep stirring till you get the consistency.

End up with little more ghee and garnish with pista.

Serve it hot.

Lemon Rice - Elumichai Sadham

Elumichai Sadham is a simple traditional South Indian Recipe to make which is full of flavor and it is also healthy.

Ingredients needed to make Elumichia Sadham (Lemon Rice)

• Rice – 1 ½ cup
• Peanuts – ½ cup
• Lemon Juice – 3 to 4 tbsp
• Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
  Urad Dal – 1 tsp
• Bengal Gram – 1 tbsp
• Ginger – 1 tbsp (chopped)
• Green chilies – 2 slit
• Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
• Curry leaves – 10
• Salt to taste
• Oil

How to make lemon rice? (elumichai sadham cooking method)

Soak 1 ½ cup of rice in water for half an hour. Cook the rice with enough salt (each grain should be separate and not sticky).

In a pan add little oil and roast the peanuts and keep them aside.

Then heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pan and add mustard seeds and let them splutter. Then add Urad Dal, Bengal Gram, chopped ginger, and green chilies fry till the added dal turns brown (it may take 2 minutes) on medium heat. Then add turmeric powder and curry leaves and cook for 15 seconds.

Then add lemon juice to the mixture allow it to boil. Once it starts boiling remove from flame and add cooked rice to the lemon mixture. Also add the roasted peanuts to the mixture and combine well.

Adjust salt and lemon juice as per your need.

This is one of the simplest as well as light dishes in South India. This recipe is suitable for long journey as well as picnics as they make the work of the house wife easier. This is also a healthy lunch box recipe because of the nutritive value of ginger and turmeric.

Indian Plantain Fry Recipe (valakai varuval)

Ingredients:

• Plantain (valakai) - 2 
• Oil
• Sombu (Fennel seeds)- 1 tsp
• Garlic pieces -3
• Ginger - 1 inch
• Turmeric powder- 1/2tsp
• Red chili powder -1tsp
• Salt -as needed

How to make south Indian Valakai Varuval?

Remove the skin of raw banana and cut them in to small thin pieces.

Grind sombu, garlic, ginger, turmeric powder, red chili powder, salt and add little water.

Then boil the raw banana lightly and magnate with the paste for 15 min.

Now heat the pan with oil and add the marinated plantain mixture and fry. (Or)

Instead of deep fry try below method.

Heat the pan with 2 tbsp of oil and add curry leaves.

Now add the paste stir well for some time until the light color change comes.

Then add the boiled plantain and mix well.

Allow to roast in low flame.

Plantain fry Indian valakai varuval is ready to taste.

It goes well with curd rice. 

Valakai Varuval

Khara Pongal Recipe-Ven Pongal

South Indian Ven Pongal Recipe (Khara Pongal Recipe, Ghee Pongal Recipe)

Ingredients needed to make Ven Pongal 

• Raw Rice - 1 Cup
• Yellow Moong Dal - 1/2 Cup
• Ghee - 2 Tbsp
• Cumin Seeds - 1 Tsp
• Black Pepper - 1/2 Tsp
• Salt as per requirement
• Ginger - 1/2 Tblsp (Grated)
• Curry Leaves Few
• Cashew Nuts - 10 No.

How to make South Indian Spcial Ghee Khara Ven Pongal Recipe?

Wash the rice, dal, salt and add 4-5 cups of water.

Pressure cook till 4-5 whistles.

When it is done, mash this nicely with the back of the ladle.

In a kadai, add the ghee and throw in the black pepper and when it crackles add the cashew nuts and saute in a low flame till it becomes golden brown colour.

Lastly add the cumin seeds and switch off the flame in few seconds. Add curry leaves and ginger to this and saute for a few seconds.

Switch off the flame.

Mix the spices to the cooked rice and dal.

Mix well.

If you want just add a spoon of ghee to this and mix well.

Serving Tips

Enjoy ven pongal with Sambar and Cocnut Chutney.

Gravy Dosa

Ingredients:

• Thick & Spongy Dosa – 2
• Onion – 2
• Tomato – 2
• Green Capsicum – 1
• Oil – 3 tsp
• Red Chili Powder – ½ tsp
• Garam Masala Powder – ½ tsp
• Salt as per requirement

How to prepare Gravy Dosa:

Cut the dosa into small pieces. Heat oil, fry the onions till it turn golden brown.

Then add 2 tomatoes, chili powder, garam masala powder, and salt to taste.

Cook till the tomatoes turn mushy.

Add capsicum and fry for few seconds. Do not cook the capsicum fully.

Then add dosa and mix well till the dosa pieces get coated with the masala well.

Note: Instead of dosa you can also add idli to the masala to make masala idli.

How to Make Ragi Pakoda Recipe

Ingredients:

• Ragi Flour – 1 cup
• Onion – 1 cup (Chopped)
• Green Chilies – 5 (chopped)
• Few Curry leaves
• Salt as per requirement
• Oil to fry

Ragi Pakoda Saiyum Murai:

Mix ragi flour, chopped onions, green chillies, curry leaves, salt & water in a bowl together to obtain a solid state mixture. This mixture should not be too much solid but it should be little less drier than the chapathi or poori batter.

Heat oil in a pan

Drop the small portions of ragi mixture to oil and deep fry it (till it become crispy). Repeat the procedure for the remaining mixture

Now serve the hot Ragi Pakoda

Spongy South Indian Idli Recipe

Ingredients 

•  Idli rice - 1 3/4 cup
• Urad Dhal - 1/2 cup
• Fennugreek seeds - 1 tsp
• Salt - 1 tblsp

Note: For 1 cup of rice, half cup of urad dhal should be used

Preparation Method

Soak rice and Urad Dhal separately in water for at least 1 hour. Soaking overnight can also be done too. Add fenugreek seeds to Urad Dhal.

Drain the water from Urad Dhal then again clean it well with fresh water and grind it to a silky soft texture.

Next drain the water from rice, again clean it with fresh water then grind the rice coarsely.

Mix it with urad dhal batter along with salt.

Now leave the batter to rest and ferment for at least 6 hours till the batter rises to almost double the size.

Then place the idli batter in the idli plates. (If you don’t have idli plates then you can use small tumblers or steel glasses. Fill the batter to them and steam as said before)

Switch off the stove and let it rest for a minute or 2.

After that use a wet spoon to remove the idlis from the idli plate or tumbler

Spongy South Indian Idli Recipe

Serving Tips

Hot Idli’s can be served with sambar, coconut chutney and vada, this will be an excellent combination.

It can also be served with Mint Chutney, Green Chutney, Tomato Chutney, Onion Chutney and many more