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26.09.2007

Chili sauce

Filed under: Condiment, Ingredient

Chili sauce

Ingredients
2 cups - Fresh chili
1/4 cup - Garlic
1/4 cup - Ginger
1/2 cupĀ  - Sugar
3/4 cup - vinegar

Method:
Remove seeds from the chilies
Peal and chop ginger and garlic
Grind all together with vinegar.
chef tips :sauces can be prepared from fresh green chili, red chillies or dry red chillies.
Great with noodles, fried rice, chilly chicken, soups. etc.,


03.09.2007

Ginger Garlic Paste

Filed under: Ingredient

(using preethi mixie with Grind n’ Store Jar)
Ingredients:
4″ piece Ginger (cut into 1/4 pieces)
10 pods Garlic
Steps:

  1. Inch 5 to 10 times.
  2. Run on Speed 1 for 30 seconds.

03.09.2007

Dhaniya Jeera Powder

Filed under: Ingredient

(using preethi mixie with Grind n’ Store Jar)
Ingredients:
1/2 cup - Coriander Seeds
1/2 cup - Cummin Seeds
Steps:

  1. Use equal quantity of coriander seeds & cummin seeds.
  2. Fill upto half Jar only.
  3. Inch 3 to 5 times.
  4. Grind on Speed 1 for 1 minute.

03.09.2007

Curry Leaf Powder

Filed under: Ingredient

(using preethi mixie with Grind n’ Store Jar)

Ingredients:
1 cup Curry Leaves (without stalk)
1 Red Chilli
3 teaspoons - Urad Dal
1/4 teaspoon - Mustard
A little Tamarind
A small pinch Asafoetida
Salt to taste

Steps:

  1. Fry curry leaves in a frying pan without oil until crisp.
  2. Heat a little oil & fry asafoetida, mustard & urad dal until lightly coloured.
  3. Roast red chilies until crisp.
  4. Grind coarse on Speed 1.

03.09.2007

Chilli Powder (Molagai Podi)

Filed under: Ingredient

(using preethi mixie with Grind n’ Store Jar)
Ingredients:
1/2 cup - Urad Dal
1/2 cup - Channa Dal
7 to 8 Red Chillies
Small lime size Jaggery
Small Tamarind
1/2 cup - White Sesame Seeds
1 pinch - Asafoetida
Salt to taste
Steps:

  1. Roast sesame seeds in a heavy-based frying pan over gentle heat. Remove from fire & keep aside.
  2. Roast chillies for about 5 minutes & keep aside.
  3. Roast rest of the contents together until lightly coloured.
  4. Put all ingredients except dal and grind on Speed 1 for 1 minute. Add dal and grind on Speed 1 for 15 seconds.
  5. The powder should be very coarse.

03.09.2007

Paruppu Podi

Filed under: Ingredient

(using preethi mixie with 1.25 Litre Jar)

Ingredients:
1 cup - Toovar Dal
4 Peppercorns
1 to 2 Red Chillies
Salt to taste

Steps:

  1. Roast toovar dal & peppercorns until lightly coloured.
  2. Roast red chiIlies separately until crisp.
  3. Grind on Speed 1 as per instructions till the powder is fine.
  4. Serve with hot rice & rasam (or sambar).

03.09.2007

Rasam Powder

Filed under: Ingredient

(using preethi mixie with 1.25 Litre Jar)

Ingredients:
1/2 cup - Channa Dal
2 cups - Coriander Seeds
1/2 cup - Toovar Dal
1/2 cup - Peppercorns
3 tbps - Cummin Seeds
1 cup - Dried red Chillies

Steps:

  1. Heat a little ghee in a heavy-based frying pan.
  2. Roast all ingredients (except red chillies) until lightly coloured, over gentle heat.
  3. Roast red chillies separately until crisp.
  4. Grind on Speed 1 for 1/2 minute and Speed 3 for 1 1/2 minutes.

03.09.2007

Sambar Powder

Filed under: Ingredient

(using preethi mixie with Dry & Wet Grinding Blade - 1.75 Litre Jar)


Ingredients:
1/2 cup - Channa Dal
2 cups - Coriander Seeds
1/2 cup - Toovar Dal
1/4 cup - Fenugreek Seeds
1/4 cup - Peppercorns
1 1/2 cup - Dried Red Chillies


Steps:

  1. Roast all ingredients together (except red chillies) in a heavy-based frying pan, over low flame.
  2. Stir contents continuously until lightly coloured.
  3. Roast red chillies separately until crisp.
  4. Grind on Speed 1 as per instructions till powder is fine.

03.09.2007

Roasted Coffee Powder

Filed under: Ingredient

(using preethi mixie with Grind n’ Store Jar)

Ingredients:
50 grams freshly roasted Coffee Seeds

Steps:

  1. Ensure that roasted coffee seeds are thoroughly dry.
  2. For Filter coffee, Inch 5 to 10 times.
  3. Run on Speed 1 for 1 minute.
  4. Stop, stir, wait for 1 minute.
  5. Run on Speed 1 again for 1 minute.
  6. For very fine powder for Instant Coffee, use 1.25 litre Jar.

03.09.2007

Red Chilli Powder

Filed under: Ingredient

(using preethi mixie with Dry & Wet Grinding Blade - 1.75 Litre Jar)


Ingredients:
Red Chillies of the desired variety, roasted.


Steps:

  1. Remove stalk and roast.
  2. Put chillies loosely into Jar, till the Jar appears full.
  3. Operate mixer at Speed 1 for 10 seconds. The chillies will sink and leave more space.
  4. Add more chillies and run at Speed 1 for a further 15 seconds.
  5. Repeat till about 200 grams of chillies are loaded.
  6. Run on Speed 3 for 1 minute and sieve.

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