Vishu Recipes -Keerai chundal (Dry Leafy Vegetable Curry)

Ingredients

3 bundles chowli leaves

½ tsp. turmeric powder

1 ½ tbsp. curry powder

Salt to taste

For seasoning

1 tsp. mustard seeds

2 tsp. black gram dal

2 red chilies (broken)

2 tbsp. oil

Making

Clean, cut and wash chowli leaves. Heat oil and add mustard seeds, black gram dal and red chilies. When brown, add chowli leaves, salt and turmeric powder. Cook on a low fire till done .Add curry powder and cook for a few minutes. Serve hot.

Vishu Recipe -Mendhiya Keerai Chundal (Dry Fenugreek Leaf Curry)

Ingredients

3 bundles methi leaves

2 potatoes

½ tsp. turmeric powder

1 tbsp. curry powder

Juice of 1 lemon

Salt to taste

For seasoning

1 tsp. mustard seeds

2 tsp. black gram dal

2 red chilies (broken)

3 tbsp. oil

Making

Clean, cut and wash methi leaves. Peel and chop potatoes as for finger chips. Proceed as for keerai chundal, in following recipe .Add lemon juice before serving.

Vishu Recipe - Idichchakkai Poduthuval (Dry Raw Jack-Fruit Curry)

Ingredients

To pressure cook

1 ½ kg raw jack-fruit (kathal)

1 tsp. turmeric powder

Salt to taste

For Garnishing

½ coconuts (grated)

8 green chilies

For Seasoning

1 ¼ tsp. mustard seeds

2 tsp. black gram dal

3 red chilies

5 tbsp. coconut oil

Making

Peel and cut jack-fruit into big pieces (2 inches).Pressure cook along with salt and turmeric powder till done. Cool the vegetables .run the vegetables. A few pieces at a time, in a mixie till well mashed.

Heat oil and add mustard seeds, black gram dal and red chilies .when brown add vegetables and cook on a low fire till dry. Run the grated coconut and green chilies in a mixie for a minute and add to vegetables. Serve hot.

Vishu Recipe -Mezhukkuvaratti (Dry Mixed Vegetables Curry)

Ingredients

To pressure cook

¼ kg suran

¼ kg beans

3 raw bananas

100 gms green peas

1 tsp. turmeric powder

Salt to taste

For seasoning

4 tbsp. coconut oil

Making

Peel, cut and wash the vegetables. Shell and clean green peas. Pressure cook the vegetables together with turmeric powder and salt. Set aside .Heat oil and add the cooked vegetables. Cook on a slow fire till the vegetables are dry .serve hot.

Vishu Recipe - Vazhakkai Poduthuval (Dry Raw Banana Curry)

Ingredients

To pressure cook

8 raw bananas

½ tsp. turmeric powder

Salt to taste

For Garnishing

½ coconuts (grated)

6 green chilies

For Seasoning

1 tsp. mustard seeds

2 tsp. black gram dal

2 red chilies (broken)

4 tbsp. oil

Making

Peel and cut raw bananas into small pieces. Pressure cook along with turmeric powder and salt and set aside. Heat oil. Add mustard seeds, black grams dal and red chillies.when brown add the cooked vegetables. Cook the vegetables on a low fire till dry. Run the grated coconut and green chilies in a mixie for a minute and add to the vegetables. Serve hot

Ø You can substitute vazhakkai (raw bananas) with ¾ kg chenai(suran)

Vishu Recipe -Beans Poduthuval (Dry beans Curry)

Ingredients

To pressure cook

½ kg beans

½ tsp. turmeric powder

Salt to taste

For Garnishing

¼ coconuts (grated)

4 green chilies

For seasoning

1 tsp. mustard seeds

1tsp black gram dal

2 red chilies (broken)

2 tbsp. oil

Making

Wash and chop the beans into very fine pieces. Add turmeric powder and salt, then pressure cook. Set aside. Heat the oil and add mustard seeds, black gram dal and red chillies.when brown, add the cooked vegetables. Cook on a low fire till the vegetables become dry. Run the grated coconut and green chilies in the mixie for a minute and add to the vegetables. Serve hot.

• You can substitute beans with cluster or string beans.
• You can also add 100 gms shelled green peas along with the beans while cooking.