Godambi-Thondekai Palya

Surprised after hearing the name of this dish? But it will not be the case with Manglorieans. Its a common side dish prepared in almost all occasions like wedding, naming ceremony, House warming ceremony etc etc.

My family has special bonding with this side dish.I cannot proceed without telling about my uncle(Kaka in my language) who always wants this side dish to be prepared in all functions.
He explicitly ask the function cook to prepare more, preservers it in fridge for 3-4 days at least.
My aunt(Kaki in my language) uses yele(raw) cachew nuts in this side dish.That tastes great than
dry cachew nuts. I am not sure about the season for the raw cashew nuts availability. They are available in Manglore stores here in Banglore.(Some times)

Here's the recipe for it....

Ingredients:

1 cup Thondekai/Tindora, chopped lengthwise
1 cup Whole cashews
1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
3-4 Curry leaves
2-3 tbsp Fresh grated coconut
2 tsp Oil
2 Dry red Chillies
2-3 strands Cilantro
1/2 tsp Sugar
1/2 tsp Lime juice
A pinch of haldi
Salt as per taste

Method:
Immerse cashews in water and pressure cook.(1 whistle)
Pressure cook tindora without water.(2 whistle).


Heat oil in frying pan . add mustard seeds curry leaves, haldi and dry red chillies after the mustard splutters. add cooked tindora and cashews.

Add grated coconut and salt, sugar mix well
Remove from flame Add lime juice serve hot with rice .

Chutney Pudi

Another must have powder in the kitchen.Chutney Pudi is complex powder with tangyness of Tamarind, sweetness of jaggery blended with dry cocnut, channadal and uradal.It simply matches with anything and everything.it can be served with Dosa, idliy, or just with plain rice(Hot rice with chutney powder and ghee Yummm!).

After heavy work back in the house and to cook is really a tedious task.( I really hate that). Having powders like huli pudi, sarin pudi,chutney pudi makes life really simpler.Just cook veggies and dall add sambar powder , samabr is read. isn't it simpler? Take chutney powder , mix it with curd and onion serve it with dosa. is it not easy?.

So lets start with south Indian famous pudi:



You Need To Have:

2 cup dry chillies/vana menasina kayi(1 1/2 cup byadagi menasina kayi , 1/2 cup guntur mensina kayi)
1 cup Bengal gram/Chana dal / Kadale bele
1 cup Black gram/Urad dal / Uddina bel
1 cup curry leaves
1/2 tbs coriander seeds
1/2 tbs methi seeds/fenugrek seeds
1/2 tbs jeera /Jerige
1 cup dessicated dry coconut/vana kobri
1/4 cup fried ground nuts
1/2 cup fried gram
1/2 cup sesame seeds/ellu
1/4 cup jaggery
6-7 tamarind flakes

Method:

dry roast all the ingredients except red chilies one by one and keep them aside as shown.
add 1 tbs of oil to fry red chilies.

Let all the ingredients to cool down and ground them to powder and mix well. do not ground them to smooth powder. shift them into a airtight container and use when required.