Chettinad's Poori kizhangu - Grandma's Recipe

Chettinad's Poori kizhangu
   It is an extremely simple dish n soo tasty  that accompanies roties n poories so well and so the name poori kizhangu...it's an Indian recipe which is liked n cooked by many Indians in their way of cooking but here for this recipe, i've chosen the cooking way of my granny n my mom.......my granny pass this recipe to my mom n my mom to me without any alterations in the  recipe.....so..I call it as gen food..

  It's a tasty side dish for poories that no other dish makes the substitute for this poori kizhangu......n it calls for only few ingredients like mashed potatoes, green chillies, onions n spices for tempering..that's it......


Ingredients:
Boiled n mashed potatoes - 1 cup.
onions - 2 (sliced).
Green chillies - 4-5 (sliced into 2).
Tomatoes - 2 (chopped).
turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp.
Salt - as needed.
water - 1/2 cup.


for tempering:
Oil - 1 tbsp.
Saunf / fennel seeds - 1 tsp.
Urad dhall / Split bengal gram - 1 tsp.
fresh curry leaf - few leaves.

Method :

  => heat oil in a pan, temper split bengal gram / urad dhall, fennel seeds/ saunf n  curry leaf.

=> saute green chillies for a minute.

=> add in sliced onions, saute it till it's transparent n add 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder..

=> add in chopped tomatoes n saute till for 1 minute.

=> add in mashed potatoes ,1/2 a cup of water, needed salt, stir n let it boil till the needed consistency is needed...

=>that's it, switch off the stove n garnish it wit cilantro leaves n enjoy........

TIP 1: cook for 5 more minutes to thicken the content n can b used as a stuffing for masala dosas.

TIP 2: can b used as a stuffing in the preparation of samosas.

TIP 3: can u used as a stuffing in the preparation of aalo paratha's.


TIP 4: make a ball shape out of this, dip it in the instant bajji flour paste n deep fry it to make yummy potato bonda's.








Comments

  1. Healthy, colorful side dish...

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  2. Wonder full preparation.You have taken the pictures very well.

    Manidipa
    www.manidipa-kitchen.blogspot.com

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  3. nice post -loved the fennel in it to spice up things

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  4. wow this my all time fav combo...luks delicious.

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  5. thats a nice colorful dish with nice pics

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  6. I like your step by step pictures.

    Chandra

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  7. Just like grandma's.. superb preparation

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  8. looks very yummy...love it with poori ....very nicely done

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  9. Looks very tempting just need pooris to finish off that bowl :)

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  10. So colourful. My favorite with poories. Happy to meet you thru blogger world.

    Cheers,
    Uma

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  11. thanks a ot visiting my page and ur encouraging comments. Nice and authentic version of poori kizhangu.Happy to visit ur space

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