Hey everyone! A few days ago I took a cooking class in Varkala and learned how to cook 6 dishes from South India and 3 dishes from North India. The chef, Dilip, took us through each step of his recipes and we got to enjoy the feast after.
Beetroot Pachadi
Ingredients
Sauce
- 1 cup coconut flakes
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 tablespoons curry leaves
- 1.5 tablespoons black mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 2 cups water
Beetroot
- 4 tablespoons sunflower oil
- 1 tablespoon curry leaves
- 2 cups shredded beetroot
- 1 cup water
- Salt to taste
- 1 cup of yogurt
Directions
- Blend all of the sauce ingredients together (coconut flakes, ginger, garlic, curry leaves, black mustard seeds, cumin seeds, and water)
- Add sunflower oil to a wok on medium heat
- Add curry leaves and cook until sizzling (about 1 minute)
- Add beetroot to wok and cook for 2 minutes, stirring
- Add blended mixture to wok along with 1 cup of water, stir and bring to a boil
- Add salt to taste and lower heat to a simmer for 3 minutes
- Take off heat and add yogurt (do not add yogurt over the heat as this will make the yogurt curdle)
- Stir together, and then put in the fridge overnight for a meal tomorrow, serve cold
Cumin Rice
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 tablespoons cumin pods
- 4 cups of day old rice
- Salt to taste
- 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro
- 1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper
Directions
- Add oil and butter to wok, heat over medium-high heat
- Add cumin pods and temper for 1 minute
- Add rice and salt to taste and stirfry in wok for 6 minutes
- Take off heat, add fresh cilantro and white pepper and stir well
The food was very tasty. I got hungry after seeing it
I like this posting.the post is amazing.Nice @anwenbaumeister.
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it is awesome , i want to learn it. Is it possible?
At the time saw this I be hungry.
I'll give it a try
The first time I ever traveled abroad was in 2009 to South India and since then I've never had better food. How I long to go back :-)
Have you been to Hampi?
Excellent recipe
Where can i get this in Nigeria? Lols
Wow i love this dish it really taste great
Looks delicious! Is it spicy? Spicy food tastes good but I can't handle it. I'm too sensitive for that kind of food! :S
Good food .. I like
Feel like having a taste of it
That sounds and looks very tasteful, Will try this out for sure
Wow. Six? Would love to try these out except I'm not sure you would find half these in ingredients in Nigeria. Lol
Looks awesome, and doesn't sound TOO difficult either, plus it's all veg so a good cheap meal! Win's all round!
Wow! I think you are have a talent in ethnical/traditional food maker. How about the taste? It is like a fried rice, right? Ms @anwenbaumeister
Awesome post ! I miss India and especially Varkala. I'll try your recipes to bring me back there ! Thank you very much and keep it up. I'm looking forward
OMG!!! This is so mouth-watering dish, i doubt if i can get some of the ingredients in Nigeria to try that out, weldone @anwenbaumeister. I 'll be most grateful if you visit my blog where i do cover music... if you want.
really good @ anwenbaumeister
Hot damn! That ish looks good!
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STOPi would try this in Nigeria
This looks fantastic. I'll be sure to give this one a go.