சனி, 2 ஜனவரி, 2010

Pakoda kurma

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 Pakoda  Kurma


Ingredients :   

For kurma :

Onions  --  1
Tomatoes  --  2
Grated  coconut  --  2  cups
Fried gram --  ½  cup
Green  chillies – 7  or  8
Ginger  --  1  inch  piece
Garlic  --  8  cloves
Fresh  coriander  leaves  -- a  few  leaves
Cloves  --  2
Cinnamon  --  1 inch
Coriander  seeds  --  ½ tsp
Cumin seeds  --  ½ tsp
Oil  -- 3 tsp
Ghee  --  1  tsp  (to fry)

For pakoda:

Oil  --  3  cups (to  fry)
Bengal gram – 3  cups
Sambhar  onions – 1 cup(finely  chopped )
Green  chillies – 6
Garlic  --  3  cloves
Cumin seeds --  1tsp
Coriander  leaves  -  a  few 

Method :

Soak  the Bengal gram  in  water for  1  hour.  Drain and  grind  to  a  paste  along  with  garlic, cuminseeds  and chillies  using  very little

Water. Then  mix coriander  leaves,salt and onions with it. Heat  the  oil  in  a  kadai  and  make small  pakodas  and  keep  aside.





In the  mean  time  , heat  1  tsp  of  oil  and  1  tsp of  ghee  in  a  pan and  add  all  the  ingredients  except  coriander  leaves  , onions  and  tomatoes given  above  for  kurma  preparation.  Stir –fry  the  ingredients  for  3  or  4  mins  in  a  slow  flame.  Allow  it  to  cool  and  grind  to  a  smooth  paste  and  keep  it  aside.


Now  heat  2 tsp  of  oil  in  a  kadai  and  add  chopped  onions  and  tomatoes  one by one  and  stir-fry  for  a  minute. Then  add  the  paste  ,  water and  salt  and  bring  to  a  boil  for  10  minutes.






Finally  stop  the  fire  and  add  the  pakodas  to  the  kurma.

Garnish  with  chopped  coriander  leaves  and  serve  hot  with  rice.  


10 கருத்துகள்:

SUFFIX சொன்னது…

I like Pakoda, we tried to prepare many times at home, we didnt get the right consistency as we get from shops. We have to try out your recipe.

Pakoda Kurma - It is so innovative. Hope its Yummy.

Thank you Malar.

Sara's Corner சொன்னது…

Nice n different one. Looks yummy. Thank you for visiting my blog n your lovely comments.

Priya சொன்னது…

Pakoda kurma...super kurma!

Namitha சொன்னது…

Never tried this kurma, though I make pakodas often :-) Thanks for such a wonderful recipe :-) Wish you a very happy New year !!!

Finla சொன்னது…

Kurma looks so so good. I think if i make this even befor i can make th ekurma, the pakodas will be finished.

suvaiyaana suvai சொன்னது…

Pakoda kurma!!!super

Jj சொன்னது…

Indian cooking sounds so good - really have to try my hand at it soon. Why I've never even used coriander - isn't that pathetic!

malarvizhi சொன்னது…

Thanks to all

s சொன்னது…

Very creative..nice!

Unknown சொன்னது…

Bumped in here through foodie blog roll.I must say u have pretty catchy blog,nice collections of recipes....

Creativity is at its best..

Keep rocking...