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05-25-2006, 01:25 AM
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Spice Powders
Curry powder
1 cup channa dal (also called Bengal gram and senaga pappu in my language: telugu) 1/2 cup urud dal (mina pappu) 10 large red chillies 1/4 cup coriander seeds (dhaniyalu) pinch asafoetida Fry all ingredients in a small amount of oil (tea spoon)on low heat. Once the fried mixture is luke warm transfer contents to blender and add a table spoon of salt and grind to a fine powder. Store in jar such as empty yogurt can in refrigerator. Add it to any veg curry. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hot chutney powder 1 table spoon fenugreek seeds 20 large red chillies 1 table spoon mustard seeds 1/4 tea spoon Asafoetida 1 table spoon salt Fry all ingredients except salt in a little oil (tea spoon) on low heat . When luke warm grind with salt to a fine powder. This powder is used to make all kinds of chutneys with tomatoes, egg plant, raw tamarind, cucumber, etc. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sweet "soup" powder 2 table spoons fenugreek seeds 20 large red chillies 1/2 tea spoon black pepper (whole) 1/4 tea spoon Asafoetida 1/2 tea spoon coriander seeds Method: 1. Take all ingredients and mix. 2. Pound to a coarse powder, either in a mortar and pestle or dry grind in a mixie. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BISI BELE HULI ANNA MASALA Ingredients Dessicated Coconut shredded - 1/4 (grated) Dhania - 1 tbsp Black Pepper - 8-10 Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tbsp Methi Seeds - 1 tsp Dry Red Chillies - 4-5 (whole) Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp Curry Leaves - 2 stalks Cloves - 5 Cinnamon - 1" stick Cardamoms - 5 Ghee for roasting - 1/2 tbsp Method:- 1. Take all ingredients and mix. 2. Put ghee, add ingredients and roast on low flame till crisp and golden. It should give off a strong spicy aroma. Cool. 3. Pound to a coarse powder, either in a mortar and pestle or dry grind in a mixie. 4. Use as required. Roast by general method and dry grind or pound and store. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAMBAR MASALA Ingredients Coriander Seeds - 200 gms Dry Red Chillies - 100 gms (whole) Black Pepper - 25 gms Cumin Seeds - 25 gms Channa Dal - 25 gms Urad Dal - 25 gms Rice - 25 gms Fenugreek Seeds - 10 gms Turmeric - 10 gms Salt - 25 gms Asafoetida - 5 gms Curry Leaves - 3 stalks (wiped clean) Cloves - 5 Ghee for Roast - 2 tsp Method:- 1. Take all ingredients and mix. 2. Put ghee, add ingredients and roast on low flame till crisp and golden. It should give off a strong spicy aroma. 3. Cool Pound to a coarse powder, either in a mortar and pestle or dry grind in a mixie. 4.Use as required. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEA MASALA Ingredients: 1 cup dried ginger roots 1/2 cup elachi pods (green cardamom) 1 tbsp peppercorns 6-7 2" cinnamin sticks Method: 1. Dry all the ingredients in the sun for an hour 2. Grind all the ingredients finely 3. Sieve it and grind again the residual 4. Store in a sterlised jar -------------------------------------------------------------------------- RASAM POWDER INGREDIENTS:- Toor Dal - 1 tbsp Dhania Seeds - 1 tbsp Black Pepper - 1 tsp Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tbsp Dry Red Chillies - 6 (whole) Curry Leaves - 1 stalk Ghee for roasting - 1 tsp Method:- 1. Take all ingredients and mix. 2. Put ghee, add ingredients and roast on low flame till crisp and golden. It should give off a strong spicy aroma. Cool. 3. Pound to a coarse powder, either in a mortar and pestle or dry grind in a mixie. 4. Use as required. |
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05-25-2006, 05:53 AM
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Re: Spice Powders
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