RUSINGA RASINGA: amirthabalam - morkali (dish from buttermilk)

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Amirthabalam

(Morkali)

Ingredients

Buttermilk - 1 litre

Rice flour - 1 cup (200gms)

Salt - to taste

Green chillies -4 or 5 (to taste)

Ginger - finely chopped - 1 tsp

For tempering:

mustard

urad dhall

gram dhall

asafoetida

curry leaves

Directions

Mix the Butter milk and rice flour without any lumps.
Add salt to taste. and keep it aside.
In a pan, add oil for tempering, add mustard, urad dhall, gram dhall, curry leaves and asafoetida
now add green chillies and ginger wait till it gets sauted.
Now add the mixed buttermilk and rice flour.
Keep stirring to see there is no lumps formed.
It may take 10 to 15 minutes to get cooked.
It will be like a paste.
Good when served hot.

Useful Tips

When plaintain stem is soaked in the Buttermilk and then used the color of the stem does not changes for long time. Try this out once and see my buddies
Want to try different taste of coconut chutney, then add some mint leaves, small piece of ginger, two drops of lemon juice in addition to the chutney dhall, cilantro, curry leaves, coconut and salt. Grind this mixture and add the seasonings and serve. Try this and see my buddies
Add pinch of Fenugreek(methi), while cooking toor dhal for sambar, the sambar tastes delicious.Try and see my friends.
Chewing gum and onions.---> Dear Ladies, do u have the habit of chewing gum. Then its a boon to you, have it during chopping onions, and you will see the miracle, you would have chopped the onions without a single drop if tear
Add Baking soda to the soap water, to remove oil grease from the oil cans
Are u Crying while chopping Onions - Light a candle in front of you while chopping Onions, which will save you from tears

Useful bits

Use big Sago for kheer and small sago for Upma (the one commonly called as nylon sago in tamilnadu)
While Preparing Coffee decoction add 1/2 tspn sugar immediately after adding the coffee powder. For nice thick Filter coffee try this once.
Use thick Flaked rice (Aval, Poha) for Upma and Kesari. And the thin flaked rice is useful for making kheer and Idlis
If you are making chutney with Mint leaves or Cilantro (Coriander), and if the salt is bit rised than to the taste. Add some Jaggery and grind it in the mixer twice. Nice , sweet chutney is ready with no excess salt

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