#RenuRasoi #Aluchi Vadi #Steamed #Colocasia #Leaf #Snack Nowadays, during the monsoon season, very tender and small colocasia (arbi/taro) leaves are growing in my pot. Since I had very little time today, I prepared this quick version of Aluchi Vadi. It has the same delicious traditional taste but is much easier and faster to make. Ingredients (1 cup = 150 ml) *Washed & finely chopped colocasia (taro) leaves, – 2 cups *Tamarind – a lemon-sized piece *Gram flour (besan) – 1 cup *Rice flour – ½ cup *Red chilli powder – 3 teaspoons *Salt – 1½ teaspoons *Sugar – 1 teaspoon *Coriander powder – 3 teaspoons *Carom seeds (ajwain) – ¼ teaspoon *Turmeric powder – 1 teaspoon *White sesame seeds – 1 tablespoon Method 1. Clean the tamarind and soak it in 1/2 cup of water for 15–20 minutes. Extract the pulp and keep it aside. 2. In a large bowl, combine the chopped colocasia leaves, gram flour, rice flour, red chilli powder, salt, sugar, coriander powder, carom...
#RenuRasoi #Basi #Bhat This is a healthy and tasty Curd Rice. This is my mother's recipe which she prepares especially in summer. We are eating this from so many year's. The name Basi Bhat may be because this Rice is cooked in the previous night and then ate in the next day morning as breakfast. This Rice is high in nutritional value and helps to strengthen body immunity and remove anaemia and iron deficiency. “When normal rice is soaked for 8-12 hours in water, Phytic acid reacts with water and creates lactic acid which increases the nutrient quality of rice." Ingredients... *Raw Rice...1/2 Cup 1 Cup...400 ml *Homemade Curd... 1 Cup *Milk... 1/2 Cup *Oil .. 2 tbspn *Sugar... 2 tsp... optional *Salt... 1 tsp *Mustard and Cumin Seeds... 1/4 tsp each *Asafoetida Powder... a pinch *Ground Nuts... 2 tbspn *Pomegranate seeds... 2 tbspn *Chopped Coriander... 2 tsp Method... *Cook the Rice by adding 1.5 cups water .... thrice the quantity of Rice. I have c...