Tuesday, 12 November 2013

Pidi Karunai Masiyal or Karunai kizhangu Masiyal



Ingredients:

  • Pidi karunai - 500gms 
  • Green chilli - 2 and 1/2 no ( large one )
  • Ginger - 1 no ( 1 inch )
  • Lemon - 2 no ( large one )
  • Coriander leaves - few nos
  • Salt - to taste

For seasonings

  • Oil - 1 tblspn
  • Mustard seeds - 1tspn
  • Asafoetida powder - 1/4 tspn
  • Broken urad dal - 1/2 tspn
  • Turmeric powder - 1 tspn
  • Curry leaves - few nos

Method:

  • Grind green chilli and ginger in to a fine paste
  • Wash thoroughly and cook the pidi karunai in cooker for 3 to 4 whistle with water up to its level
  • Then cool it an peel the skin, Take a bowl and add the cooked pidi karunai , smash it 
  • To this add green chilli- ginger paste ,salt and  mix them well
  • Heat oil in a kadai, add mustard after it pops out add asafoetida powder, urad dal, when dal turns golden brown add curryleaves and turmeric powder
  • Then add smashed pidi karunai and saute it well
  • Keep in low flame for 3 to 5 mins till the raw smell of the turmeric goes
  • Then switch off the stove add lemon juice mix it well, garnish with coriander leaves and serve

Note:

  • Cook the pidi karunai nicely then only it tastes nice
  • Adding more lime juice gives good taste
  • Add little water while we keep in low flame, if the mixture is in idli batter consistency then it will be easy to eat
  • Depends on your taste if you can increase the amount of green chilli and lime it will be very nice





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