KORI AJAINA                        METHI SWEET                         ODU DOSA                         RICE- MANNI                        

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CHUTNEY (MANGALORE BRINJAL (GULLA) CHUTNEY)

   Gulla          -  1 medium

Green chilles-  7-8 nos

    Ginger        -    1/2 piece

        Tamarind  -    1/2 lemon size

                                                             Coconut  -    one 1/2

                                                             Garlic    -      4 cloves

                                                             Salt       -      to taste

METHOD:           Wash the brinjal & cook in a cooker. grind grated coconut ,green chilles, garlic, ginger, salt After sometime add tamarind & grind. when the chutney becomes fine add cooked gulla and grind. Now chutney is ready. this chutney goes well with boiled rice.                  Cooking time : 45 mins

KORI AJAINA                                                                                                                               

Chicken     - 2kg

         Coconut  -   1 big sized

              Onion     -   3 medium sized

  Red Chilli -   10-12

     Coriander Seed- 1 tsp

  Jeera       -    1 tsp

    Garlic     -    8 cloves

    Methi Seed-   1/2 tsp

  Pepper Corn- 1/2 tsp

           Tamarind -    1/4 lemon size

               Garam Masala powder- 1/2 tsp

          Turmeric Powder-   1/4 tsp

                                                               Salt  - to taste

METHOD:Clean & cut chicken to medium size pieces & keep it aside. now prepare chilli masala. cut onion & fry with little ghee. when it becomes slightly brown put chillies, corinder seed, pepper methi seeds(10-15 nos) & fry. then grind chilli masala nicely adding tamarind & turmeric powder. This masala should be thick .keep it aside. Now prepare coconut masala. grate the coconutGrind the garlic & jeera nicely then add coconut then grind for 1 min just to mix with garlic & ginger.Coconut should not be coarse. do not put water to this masala. keep this aside.Cut one onion. Put little ghee to a thick bottom vessel & fry onion. put the chicken pieces salt & the chilli masala to the vessel & cook the chicken very less water should be used this chilli masala chicken should be  dry. Now add the garam masala powder & the coconut masala powder & coconut masala to this & stir well. let it boil well for 2 mins . Remove from fire. Seasoning fry one onion (small pieces) put remaining methi. When the onion becomes brown remove from fire & put this in the chicken curry. Kori Ajaina is ready

Cooking time: 2 hrs


METHI SWEET (POST NATAL CARE OF NURSING MOTHERS)                                                             

Methi          - 1/2 kg

                                                              Olebella      - 24

                                                              Coconut     - 1

      Paper beaten rice- 1/2 kg

Ghee          - 1/2 kg

METHOD

Soak the methi seeds overnight. drain the water well without adding water grind roughly. Fry beaten rice & grated coconut till the color becomes light brown. keep it down. Then fry  the grounded methi ina kadai (adding ghee) till the methi smell goes.  The remaining ghee pour it in a big kadai & put the crushed olebella on fire & keep on stirring.After 15 min. jaggery melts & paka is ready. now add the fried coconut & keep on stirring. After 5 mins add the methi little by little. keep on stirring  after 15mins add the fried beaten rice & stir again for around 15 mins when the water dries up. keep it down from fire. when it becomes cold. put it in a box & can be stored for about 1 month it will not get spoiled. good for nursing mothers

Cooking time: 2 hrs


ODU DOSA(EARTHREN TAWA DOSA)                                                                                           

Ingredients   :

Rice      -   1 cup

Coconut -  1 cup

Salt      -    1 cup

METHOD        

Fry  rice for a minute & soak for half an hour in water. Grind to a fine paste with coconut & salt. heat a earthen tawa & pour the liquid  (thinner  than urad-dal dosa) you should not move the spatula on time liquid. cover with a lid. when the dosa is done. lift  it with a square headed hard spatula. serve with ghee or coconut chuteny or any other gravy.                      Cooking time : 1 hr


RICE-MANNI                                                                                                                             

Ingredients:

Rice -  1 cup

Coconut (Grated)- 1 cup

Jaggery - 2 cups

Salt  -    1 teaspoon

METHOD

Soak  rice for 1/2 to 1 hr. Grind the paste with grated coconut salt & jaggery. Dilute it with 10 cups of water & keep it to boil. keep on stirring till it thickens (for testing whether it has reached required stage, put a little manni to a bowl with water. if the manni does not Spread, then it is time to put off the fire). Transfer  the manni to a plate smeared with a little Ghee. when it cools, cut into square or diamond shape.

Cooking time: 1hr


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