Combination of onion, tomato, coconut and pottukalai makes this scrumptious chutney. The consistency of this dish looks inbetween sambar and chutney so we at home sometimes.. call it Pottukadalai Sambar.
Coconut Chutney can be made in numerous ways, this is the simplest version. The colour of the chutney changes depending on the ingredients used. With Split roasted gram / Dalai / Pottukadalai playing a dominent role for this variety, makes it look pale white. Mostly this variety is served with Bondas and Bhajis.
Coastal Maharashtra (Konkan) is well known for fish dishes and famous beaches. Most of the dishes from this region include coconut and made in Indo-Europian(Portugese) style. This is one such Goan influenced fish curry.
Kokum, a dry fruit with same sourcing qualities of tamarind is mainly used in most fish curry preparations. Unfortunately couldn't find this so I have used regular tamarind pulp.
Pista flavoured khoya /mava shapped in the form of rolls.
Biscotti are Italian style cookies which are baked twice. Crunchy and crispy cookies with dry fruits and nuts, perfect for tea time. Absolutely no butter in this recipe so enjoy a big batch for Christmas.
Quick upma from leftover idlis.
Kootu is a semi thick lentil gravy cooked with vegetables, often had with rice or roti. Here is simple kootu preparation using cabbage.
This post is created just to show the shaping technique, so pls check Chandrakala for the full recipe.
South Indian stuffed sweet turnovers, similar to Surat Ghari. Though is called Chandrakala (Crescent Moon shape) in Southern parts, its nothing but the Ghari which we get in Western parts of India. Very famous in Surat, Gujarat and hence, its also known as Surati Ghari. Each region has it own unique stuffing and decorations, but most common form is sweetened khoa with nuts and raisins. Here is my version of typical South Indian style Chandrakala.
Khoya / Mawa, is a dairy product used as a base for making many sweets and gravies. Milk is boiled and reduced to semi- solid state, which looks like a thick sticky mass. Based on the consitency, khoya can be classified into 3 types.
1. Firm Khoya / Bhatti – Milk boiled and reduced to a thick paste and later molded to make it firm, used for burfis.
2. Soft Khoya / Chikna – Milk boiled annd reduced to a sticky paste, used for halwas.