Sudha's Veg Kitchen [ Food blog]

  KHICHURI/KHICHDI (With Moongdal and Rice ) Recipe for Khichuri/Khichdi Take 1:1 ratio of rice and moong Dal.Wash and drain rice.Dry roast moong Dal till you get nice aroma and then wash and drain it too.Heat oil or ghee in a kadai add 1 tsp jeera,1 bay leaf,2 red chillies,2 slit green chillies a pinch of asafoetida.saute for a minute.Add vegetables of your choice -potatoes cut into big cubes,carrot,beans, pumpkin, cauliflower etc .saute.Add 2 tsp turmeric, little salt and cook for 2 minutes   not necessary that the veggies r cooked.Then take a big vessel add half  cooked veggies,rice,Dal and water 3-4 cups ,peas.Add 2 tsp turmeric,1 tsp chilli powder,1/2 tsp sugar(optional),salt to taste.Add 2 tsp ghee and keep the vessel in pressure cooker and cook till 2-3 whistles.When the pressure goes off check the consistency of khichuri if it's not watery add 1 small glass of hot water.Mix and close the lid of pressure cooker. After 5 minutes khichuri ready.You can heat 1 tb...

 BLACK CHANA CURRY / KALA CHANA CURRY (Without onion and garlic) Good day everyone . During some religious functions ,days we avoid eating onion and garlic .In one of those days I made this Kala Chana Curry without onion and garlic. Though adding onion and garlic make the curry tasty even without them you can enjoy a good curry  . INGREDIENTS Black chana / Kala Chana - 1 cup (boiled) Tomatoes- 2 big Garlic -1 inch piece Green chillies -3-4 Cumin seeds/jeera-1 tsp Oil-as required Spices -turmeric,red chilli powder, coriander powder,garam masala as per taste. Salt to taste Recipe Wash and soak 1 cup chana at night and in morning pressure cook the chana with 1 & 1/2 cups water, little salt and turmeric .It may take 5-6 whistles to cook. In a mixer grind tomatoes, chillies,ginger to fine paste . Heat 2 tbsp oil in kadai .Add 1 tsp cumin seeds/jeera and a pinch of asafoetida/hing. Add the grinded paste and let it cook.After 4 minutes add turmeric,2 tsp red chilli powder, 2 tsp ...

 BITTER GOURD SAMBAR/KARELA SAMBAR Good day friends, Today I am going to share a recipe of sambar made with bitter gourd.This vegetable not everyone's favourite but in our family we all like it .Even kids who generally throw tantrums or are choosy with veggies will enjoy to eat this sambar. Recipe for 4-5 people INGREDIENTS Tuvar Dal /Pigeon peas-1/2 cup Bitter Gourd/Karela -2 (medium sized) Tamarind - a small lemon size (soaked in water for 10-15 minutes) Coconut-2 tbsp grated Tomatoes-1 Turmeric-2 tsp Sambar powder- 2 tbsp Salt to taste Curry leaves Oil-2 tsp Mustard seeds/sarson-2 tsp Asafoetida/hing-1/2 tsp Recipe -: Wash and chop 2 bitter gourd into small pieces. Rinse the lentil/Dal .Add enough water. Add the chopped bitter gourd,a pinch of turmeric and pressure cook for 3-4 whistles. Add tamarind water to cooked Dal and gourd mixture,add 2 tbsp sambar powder,1 tsp turmeric,add little water to adjust consistency and let it boil for 5-6 minutes. Grind coconut and tomato finely...

SHAKKARPONGAL / SWEET PONGAL Good day friends , I prepared Shakkarapongal / sweet pongal.A South Indian delicious sweet dish most importantly prepared during Pongal.Its also prepared as prasadam /prasad on special occasions at every South Indian homes and temples.It is one of my most favourite dish.I even don't mind standing in queue to get sweet pongal as prasadam in temples. Ingredients-: Raw Rice - 1/2 cup Moong Dal dhuli / Pasiparappu - 4-5 tbsp Jaggery / Gud / Vellam - 1/2 cup  ( depends on sweetness you want) Cashews and raisins - around 10 Cardamon - 2 Ghee / Clarified butter - 1/4 cup  + 1 tbsp  Recipe -  Dry roast 4-5 tbsp moongDal  in a kadai / vessel.Wash and clean 1/2 cup rice.Mix Dal and rice ,add 2 cups water and pressure cook for 3-4 whistles.In another vessel take  1/2 cup jaggery and add little water.When the jaggery get dissolved strain the mixture.Again heat the jaggery syrup and add boiled rice and Dal mixture well.Add ...

RAJMA MASALA One of the most healthiest kind of pulses -Kidney Beans /Rajma is a must in a family's plate.Moreover it is one of the most favourite recipe of everyone.People swear by a plate of ''Rajma Chawal''.Personally I prefer this Rajma Masala with Chappatis,parathas.Rajma Masala is prepared differently in every household .Today I will be sharing the way I prepare it at my home.If you like my way of making recipes don't forget to subscribe to my You Tube channel -''SUDHA'S VEG KITCHEN''. INGREDIENTS KIDNEY BEANS /RAJMA -1 STEEL GLASS TOMATOES-2 ONIONS -2 GREEN CHILLIES-3-4 GARLIC AND GINGER CORIANDER LEAVES WHOLE SPICES- 1 TSP CUMIN SEEDS 4 CLOVES, 2 SMALL PIECES OF CINNAMON, 1 BAY LEAF 1 STAR ANISE SALT -TO TASTE CORIANDER POWDER-2 TSP TURMERIC-1 TSP CHILLI POWDER-1 TSP KITCHEN KING MASALA-2 TSP Quick Recipe Update -: Soak 1 glass Rajma in water for 6-8 hrs.Pressure cook for 4-6 whistles.For masal...

BROKEN WHEAT UPMA Broken wheat upma/cracked wheat upma /dalia upma/lapsi upma is a healthy recipe for breakfast or dinner.Sometimes the lunch is heavy and we want to settle for light dinner then this upma is right up there in cooking list.By adding little veggies you can make it healthier and colourful.The best part is children too will love to  have them .In this method I have used pressure cooker to prepare Dalia upma.I feel we all  have  to spend less time in kitchen with optimum results.Hope you will like my way of preparing it. INGREDIENTS BROKN WHEAT /DALIA/LAPSI -1 BIG STEEL GLASS CHOPPED ONIONS-1 CHOPPED TOMATOES-1 CHOPPED CARROTS-1/4 CUP CHOPPED CAULIFLOWER-1/ CUP CHOPPED GREEN CHILLIES-3-4 PEAS -1/4 CUP CURRY LEAVES CORIANDER LEAVES CLARIFIED BUTTER /GHEE -1 TBSP(OPTIONAL) GRATED GINGER-1 TSP MUSTARD SEEDS/SARSON-2 TSP BLACK SPLIT GRAM/URAD DAL DHULI-2 TSP BENGAL GRAM/ CHANA DAL -2 TSP OIL -1 TBSP WATER -AS NEEDED SALT -TO TASTE S...