Monday, September 28, 2009

Side dish for chapthi - Round up !

I am very glad to release the roundup for my Second event 'Side dish for chapathi'.
Because of all your participation and encouragement this has become a great success.
Total entries are 384.
(Vegetarian entries = 332 and Non vegetarian entries = 52)
The round up has been released in 6 parts, out of which, one episode is purely dedicated to non-vegetarian items for your convenience.

Click to see the round up!

Non-veg Round up:


1. Side dish for chapathi roundup.(Non vegetarian)

Vegetarian Sides for chapathi:

1. Side dish for Chapathi roundup - Part 1
2. Side dish for Chapathi roundup - Part 2
3. Side dish for Chapathi roundup - Part 3
4. Side dish for Chapathi roundup - Part 4
5. Side dish for Chapathi roundup - Part 5


My sincere thanks to all those who sent their kitchen treasures to the event. Also I thank those visitors who make the event more enjoyable by their sweet comments.

I have tried my best to check and publish all the entries. But my apologies if something got missed. Do drop a comment and I will do the needful.
(event mail id: vikiskitchen@gmail.com)

I am dedicating this event to all the foodies out there.

Here comes the round up with all those adorable pictures and recipes.
Enjoy the round up and Happy cooking !

Cabbage poriyal

Cabbage fry or Poriyal is a very common side dish served along with rice in the Indian household. Here is the Tamil nadu version of it.

 Memories (updated 2017) : In my amma's  house, amma lived like a point of contact for the whole family. She has organized many many marriages and happy events in our family. Our uncles and aunts and relatives from Uvari and other places would always ask amma for some guidance in some point of time in their social events. So she used to get busy with them all and I too love sticking with her as a little star  ЁЯШНЁЯШНЁЯШН . So whenever there was a household festival or marriage or family get-together party,  amma would phone Sulochana achi and would ask her for suggestions (especially the catering and what to wear stuff ЁЯША ) . Achi is my mom's grandma's side relative and her house is near appa's house in Tirunelveli and both achi's husband (thatha) and my appa worked together : )   So they were much closer always.  Achi would suggest and accompany amma to all shoppings like RMKV dress store and on interviewing the caterers ЁЯША ....I too go along with them if there is no school for me....OMG ! I love those days very much !!!  Girls day out !!!! Nowadays I am seeing people including chicken and mutton in wedding feats, but  at that time, it was not common to prepare non veg during social events in our community. So it would be a full spread of vegetable platter or some vegetable briyani cauliflower fry etc.,
If it's a small  party , amma would prepare the foods at home (with some household helper)....I have overheard achi telling amma to include a cabbage poriyal always. The reason she would give is, this is one vegetable, that won't shrink after cooking (unlike most native Indian veggies) , also this is easy to cook and it it is economical too.  I love the way achi prepares the menu. She is a an organized person and she is very stylish till now, I guess that may be because of her Malaysian background or her inner light that shines out cheerfully. Unlike most of the women of that era she was independent, she could travel alone, would help anyone at anytime, dresses pretty, exercises and kept herself trim, merges with all people, loved by everyone who knows her and brightens up any family events with her charismatic personality. My mom used to tell me to have an example in life for everything such as handwriting, cooking , dress sense like that....and she always wanted me to learn from Sulochana achi for that charisma .....and I am still trying, trying and trying ЁЯШмЁЯШмЁЯШм.   ЁЯМ╖ЁЯМ╖ЁЯМ╖ЁЯМ╖
So this cabbage poriyal recipe belongs to Sulochana achi and hope you all love it  !
Dedicating this recipe to all those charismatic women and men out there !

Kose poriyal / Cabbage fry / Muttai kose koottu:



Ingredients:

Cabbage - 200 gms.
Onion - 1/2 cup (chopped)
Ginger - 1 tbsp (finely chopped)
green chilli - 2 (slit)
curry leaf - 1 sprig
Shredded coconut - 2 tbsp
Oil - 2 tsp
mustard seed - 1/2 tsp
cumin seed - 1/4 tsp
Channa dhal (Bengal gram) - 3 tbsp
Salt - to taste

Method:
Soak the channa dhal for 1 hour.
In the mean time, finely chop the cabbage and keep aside.
Heat oil in a wok.
Add mustard seeds and let them pop.
Immediately add chopped onion, curry leaf, green chilly , ginger and stir well til the onion gets semi cooked.
Now add the chopped cabbage along with the soaked channa dhal.
Add 1/2 cup water and cook it tightly covered till the channa dhal gets soft.
Add salt to taste.
Then add the cumin and shredded coconut and stir to loose all the moisture.
Take off heat.

Cabbage fry is ready!

Serving suggestions:

The above said quantity can be served for 4 people.
Serve as side dish with sambar rice, rasam or any spicy puli kulambu.

Friday, September 18, 2009

Side dish for chapathi (Veg) - I

I am glad to release the round up for the event 'Side dish for chapathi- part 1'.

The result is as follows:
Total entries are 384.
(Vegetarian entries = 332 and Non vegetarian entries = 52)

My sincere thanks to all those participants who have sent their kitchen treasures to the event. Also I thank those visitors who make the event more enjoyable by their sweet comments.

I have clubbed the entries in a possible alphabetic manner and releasing the round up in 6 episodes . Out of which, one episode is purely dedicated to non-vegetarian items for your convenience.

My apologies for my delayed acknowledgments and replies due to some personal reason. Please excuse and point me out if I can do anything better.
I have tried my best to check and publish all the entries. But my apologies if something got missed. Do drop a comment and I will do the needful.
(event mail id: vikiskitchen@gmail.com)

I am dedicating this event to all the foodies out there.

Here comes the round up with all those adorable pictures and recipes.

Enjoy the round up and Happy cooking !






Potato Cabbage Kofta curry
from Anu Ramesh of Anu's kitchen.
Spicy Mushroom masala from Anu Ramesh of Anu's kitchen.

Thanks Anu.

Fried aaloo pyaz paneer From Arti Agarwal of Breakfast to Dinner.
Paneer Kofta Curry from Arti Agarwal of Breakfast to Dinner.

Thanks Arti .

Cauliflower with peas kurma from Aruna of Veggie Paradise.

Thanks Aruna.

The Following entries are from Anu Radha of Anu's Yummy recipes.
Veg Makhan

Green Beans Stir Fry

Egg plant Curry
Lima Beans Curry
Spicy Okra Masala
Fried Tofu In Spinach Leaves

Ridge Gourd Sabzi

Thanks Anu Radha.




Cauliflower fry from Aruna of Veggie Paradise.
Cauliflower with peas kurma from Aruna of Veggie Paradise.
Channa Dhal Chutney from Aruna of Veggie Paradise.

Thanks Aruna.

Black chick peas and spinach curry from Ashwini of Ashwini's spicy cuisine.

Thanks Ashwini.

Palak Gobi from Of Aysha of life Today.

Thanks Aysha.

Dum Aloo Curry from Chaitra of Aathidhyam

Thanks Chaitra.

Easy Tomato gravy, potato capsicum curry and fried gram dal- coconut powder from Chitra of Ratatouille.

Thanks Chitra.

Malaysian style Mix veg curry from Rupali of Chakhlere.

Thanks Rupali.

Vegetable Jalfrezie from Divya Vikram of Dil Se.
Chili Tofu from Divya Vikram of Dil Se.
Punjabi Chole from Divya Vikram of Dil Se.

Thanks Divya.




Mattar Paneer from Divya Vikram of Dil Se.
Palak Tofu from Divya Vikram of Dil Se.
Easy Peas kurma from Divya Vikram of Dil Se.

Thanks Divya.

Bhagare baingan from EC of Simple Indian food.

Thanks EC.

Beetroot and potato sabzi from Faiza Ali of Faiza Ali's kitchen.

Thanks Faiza.

The below entries are from foodie girls:
Potato and drumstick.
Simple Quick tendli.
Aachari vegetables.
Masala mushroom from Kanchan (foodie girl).
Doodhi kofta from Naina (Foodie girl).

Thank you gals.

Aambat Batata from G.

Thanks G.

The following entries are from Gita Jaishankar of Gita's kitchen. Please click to see the healthy entries.
Baked vegetable manchurian.
Black chick peas curry.
Quick and easy moong dhal with red amaranth leaves.


Thanks Gita.




Tofu and peas masala from Gita of Gita's kitchen.

The following entries are also from Gita Jaishankar of Gita's kitchen. Please click to see her healthy entries.
Palak tofu.
Red bell pepper dhal.
Vegetable kurma.
Soya gravy.
Soya peas fry.


Thanks Gita.

Palak Paneer from Hema of Salt2taste.

Thanks Hema.

Mix-vegetable Do pyaza from Indrani of Appyayan.
Masala Brinjal (spicy eggplant curry)from Indrani of Appyayan.

Thanks Indrani.

The following entries are from Jaishree of 'Ruchi'.

Baingan Bhurta
Baghara Baingan
Corn Capsicum Masala


Thanks Jaishree.




This slide is dedicated to Jaishree of 'Ruchi'. Please click to see the adorable entries.

Green Banana Fry
Kadhai Vegetable
Radish Leaf Sabji
Kadhai Babycorn
Tendil Sabji
Kurma
Masala Dal
Mixed sprout curry
Peas Masala
Moong Dal Balls In Gravy
Rich Kaju curry


Thanks Jaishree mam.

Note:
As per many of my friends' requests I am accepting lateral entries from today.
So if you are eager to include any of your recipes here , please drop the URL of your post in the comment column. I will be glad to accept them as lateral entries.
There is no time line for that.
Non bloggers can send it to my mail id: vikiskitchen@gmail.com

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Side dish for chapathi - Part 2



Potato Broccoli Sabzi from Jaya Wagle of Jayaspace.
Green beans and moong dal sabzi from Jaya Wagle of Jayaspace.

Thanks Jaya.

The following entries are from Jyoti of Panch Pakwan.
Yennegai badanekai (Stuffed Brinjal).
Dum Aloo.
Matar Paneer.

Thanks Jyoti.

Pakoda Kadhi from Kamala Bhoopathy of cook at ease.

Thanks Kamala.

Bhutte Ka Kees from Kanchan of Kitchen Gossip.
Alu Kanda / Arbi Masala from Kanchan of Kitchen Gossip.

Thanks Kanchan.

The following entries are from Kayal of Kayal's kitchen.
Paneer Potato Masala
Cauliflower Pepper Curry
Veg Korma

Thanks Kayal.




Channa Masala from Lata Raja of Flavours and Tastes.

Thanks Lata.

Aloo Matar Capsicum (Potato, Peas and Capsicum Curry) from Lissie of Salt and spice.

Thanks Lissie.

Bharwan Bhindi
(Stuffed Okra) from Mansi Twist to the taste.

Thanks Mansi.

Aloo Capsicum from Minu of Chettinad Fiesta.

Thanks Minu.


Bombay Chutney
from Mythreyi Dilip of Specialty recipes from My(e) Kitchen.

Thanks Mythreyi.

North Indian Style Aloo Palak from Nisha Mudliar of Nisha's kitchen.

Thanks Nisha.

The following entries are contributed by Padma of Padma's recipes.
Aloo Palak
Black Eye Beans Kurma
Dry Val Dhal
Butter Beans Kurma
Mushroom Kurma
Navarathna Kurma

Thanks Padma.



This slide is dedicated to : Padma and Pari Vasisht.

The below are from Padma of Padma's recipes.

Palak Paneer
Palak Channa
Ridgegourd Masala
Soya Chunks and Peas Gravy
Whole Masoor Masala

Thanks Padma.

Next comes Pari vasisht of Foodelicious.


Aloo Gobi mattar
Bottlegourd in milk
channa masala
Dhaba style palak paneer
Dum arvi



This slide is completely dedicated to Pari Vasisht of Foodelicious.
Garbanzo & Paneer Curry
Healthy Pumpkin raita
Hyderabadi Bhagare Baingan
Kadai Paneer
Lazzatdar Pumpkin subzi
Nadir Yakhni
Paneer kaju pasanda
Paneer peas and potato curry
Punjabi style jeera aloo
Rajma Rasmisa
Steamed B&B kofta curry
Bharaleli Vaangi
Gheeya Makhanwala
Platform Potato Curry
Methi Baingan Bartha
Okra in Poppy and sesame.
Tangy Palak in dhal

Thanks Pari.



Creamy butter beans and green peas from Parita of Parita's kitchen.

Thanks Parita.

The following entries are from Pavithra of Dishes from my kitchen.
Paneer Butter Masala
Milky Mushroom Curry
Grilled Corn Palak
Mushroom Pepper Masala
Mushroom Potato Curry
Gobi Mutter Dry Curry

Thanks Pavithra.


Kobbari Pulusu Coconut gravy
from Prasu of Prasu kitchen.

Thanks Prasu.

Side dish for chapathi - Part 3

Here comes the third part of the Vegetarian side dish for Chapathi event. My heartfelt thanks for my friends who made this event a great success by their delicious entries and wonderful ideas / comments. Enjoy cooking!




Vellore mullu kathirikkai serwa
from Preeti Kashyab of Relishing recipes.

Thanks Preeti.

The following entries are from Prathiba of The chef and her kitchen.
Aloo mattar
Aloo Palak
Babycorn Capsicum curry
Bagara Baingan
Dum aloo
Paneer Bhurji
Rajma
Kala Channa masala
Methi mattar malai
Mixed vegetable saagu

Thanks Prathiba.



The below entries are from Priti of Indian khana.
Dum Aloo
Paneer Jalfrezi
Rajma
Chole

Thanks Priti.

The below entries are from Priya suresh of Priya's easy N tasty recipes.
Lauki N Black-eyed peas Kurma
Spicy Potato Thokku
Spicy Bottlegourd Chutney
MW Aloo Matar
Gobi Masala
Chettinad Mushroom Kurma
Chettinad Mushroom Kurma
Malaysian Spicy Okra Kheema
MW Paneer Masala

Thanks Priya.


Chowli Curry from Purva Desai of Purva's Daawat.

Thanks Purva.

Gobi Masala from Raaji of Raaji's Kitchen

Thanks Raaaji.

Baingan Bartha from Radhika Vasanth of Food for 7 stages of Life.

Thanks Radhika.

Sorakaya koora from Raje of Veggie Haven.

Thanks Raje.

The following entries are from Rak of Raks kitchen.
Baby Corn Korma
Whole green gram dal
Brinjal Curry
Dal Makhani
Butter paneer masala
Cauliflower peas korma
Tomato gravy

Thanks Rak.



Baingan Bharta (Eggplant curry) from Ramya Kiran of The cook's collection.

Thanks Ramya kiran.

Ramya of vegetarian planet presents the following entries.
Kadai vegetables
Vegetable Kolhapuri
Mushroom pepper fry
Mushroom Do pyaaza

Thanks Ramya.


Chettinad paneer fry
from Rekhashoban of Rekha's recipes.

Thanks Rekha.


Bindi-Do-Pyaza
from Renu of Renu's kitchen.

Thanks Renu.


Malaysian style Mix veg curry
from Rupali of Chakhlere.

Thanks Rupali.

Sailaja of Sailaja's kitchen presents the following entries.
Black eye bean & Potato gravy
Mushroom & Methi fry
Potato chops
Tofu Fry

Thanks Sailaja.



The following entries are from Sandhya Hariharan of Sandhya's kitchen.
Dry Soya Chunks Curry
Dal Tiranga
Chole Puri with Onion-Cucumber Raitha

Thanks Sandhya.

The below recipes are from Sanghi of Sanghi's Tasty bites.
Spicy tofu cauliflower greenpeas curry
Tofu Tomato Curry
Chappathi White Kuruma
Spicy Tomato Kuruma
Potato Peas masala

Thanks Sanghi.

Next comes the entries from Sapthanaa Balachander of Passion4cooking.
Pavvakkai pirattal
Peas potato kurma

Thanks Sapthanaa !
Not only these two, Sapthanaa has more surprises in the next post:)

Happy cooking !

Side dish for chapathi - Part 4

Here comes the fourth part of the Vegetarian side dish for Chapathi event. My heartfelt thanks for my friends who made this event a great success by their delicious entries and nice comments . Enjoy cooking!



Sapthanaa Balachander of Passion4cooking surprised me with the largest number of entries I have ever heard:). Yes, She has sent us 72 recipes and they are displayed below.

Baby corn masala

Baby potato curry (goan style)
Baigan ka barta
Bendi poriyal
Cabbage kootu
Dhal
Drumstick masala
keerai parrupu kootu
kovakkai poriyal
Lettuce and chinese cabbage sabji
Meal maker masala
Mochapayuru masala



This slide is also dedicated to Sapthanaa Balachander of Passion4cooking.

Mushroom rich curry
Nolkol Coconut fry
Paneer vegetable sabji
Pavvakkai pirattal
Peas potato kurma
Potato masala
Potato podimass
Raw jack fruit masala
Ridge guard kadanjal



The above one also displays Sapthanaa's collection (Passion4cooking).

Thakkali chutney

Rajma masala
Sodhi
Sorrakkai poriyal
Stuffed ennai kathirikai
Vadai curry
Sprouts kuruma (2)
Vallakkai poriyal
Vegetable balls in garlic sauce
Aloo methi fry
Capsicum masala




Next slide is also dedicated to Sapthanaa Balachander of Passion4cooking.

Avarakkai pirattal
Araikeerai kulambu
Ladies finger fry (simple method)
Kovakkai fry
Spring onions pirattal
Paneer butter masala
Potatoes and peas curry
Spicy ladies finger
Sorrakkai Peanut Kootu
Sprouts Kulambu
vendakkai poriyal
Kathirikkai fry
Stuffed Capsicum
Channa masala
Meal maker pepper fry

Thank you Sapthanaa !




Avasara Kootu
from Saraswathy Balakrishnan of Taste of saras' kitchen.
Mirchi ka salan from Saraswathy Balakrishnan of Taste of Saras' kitchen.


Thank You Saraswathy !

The following entries are from Saraswathi Iyer of Sara's Corner.


Gravy/North Indian
Palak Paneer
Kadai Mixed Veg
Channa Masala
Dal Fry

Gravy/South Indian
Keerai Kootu
Potato Sagu
Dal with Cabbage

Gravy/ Karnataka
Erulli Gojju

Poriyal / Curry South Indian:
Carrot Paasi Paruppu Curry
Cabbage Green Peas Curry
Pavakkai Uralai Fry
Beans Poriyal

Thank you Saraswathi !

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