Thursday, May 24, 2012

Totakoora podi koora

Ingredients:
  • Amaranth Leaves – 2cups
  • Potatoes – 3
  • Channa dal – 1tsp
  • Urad dal– 1tsp
  • Mustard Seeds – 1/2tsp
  • Cumin Seeds – 1/2tsp
  • Salt to Taste
  • Turmeric Powder – 1/8tsp
  • Oil – 6tsps
  • Red Chillies – 3
  • Extra Cumin Seeds – 1/2tsp
Preparations:
  1. Wash amaranth leaves thoroughly and chop the leaves. 
  2. Boil the leaves fro 5mints and keep aside.
  3. Wash and clean the potatoes.Peel the potatoes and cut them and also boil potatoes.
  4. Break red chilies into small pieces.Heat a pan and dry roast 1/2tsp of cumin seeds. 
  5. Fry for 1 minute and add the red chilli pieces.Fry them for another minute or till the chillies are crisp. 
  6. Take them into a mixer and pestle and powder it.
  7. Heat a pan and add 3tsps of oil to it.When oil is hot add the cooked amaranth leaves and saute.Fry the leaves till dry and keep them aside.
  8. Again heat a pan and add 3tsps of oil to it.When oil is hot add the channa dal and urad dal. Fry till the seeds change color to golden brown. 
  9. Then add the mustard seeds and cumin seeds.Fry till the seeds splutter.Add the cooked potatoes and mix well.Add turmeric powder and salt to the potato mixture and mix well. 
  10. Cook covered on slow flame for 5mints in a low flame. 
  11. Now add the roasted Cumin-chilli powder & fried amaranth to the potato mixture and mix well Cook for a minute and serve hot with rice.

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