Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Orange / Kitthale hannu sasuve

My husband's family are from Heddese, a small beautiful village near Sringeri in karnataka.I have noticed that the folks there are very creative in cooking.They use various combinations of fruits & vegetables and come up with delicious dishes.

Ingredients:
orange ( 2 medium sized peeled oranges)
Coconut ( 1/2 cup)
mustard ( a few seeds for tadka)
oil (1 spoon)
chillies (2 )
salt

Saute chillies in a few drops of oil for 30 seconds. Grind coconut, chillies with adding water.Mix the ground mixture along with the peeled oranges.Add salt to taste.Heat the remaining oil and add mustard seeds and pour it over the mix.This tastes great with plain rice.

Spinach ( Soppu) Sasuve / Raita

Spinach Sasuve Time: 15-30 mins

Ingredients:

spinach (1 cup)
green chilies ( 1-2 depending on taste)
grated coconut ( 1/4 cup)
mustard seeds ( 1/4 spoon)
buttermilk (1 cup)
salt

Method: Wash the spinach leaves thoroughly and sauté it along with chilies for 2 minutes in a shallow pan adding 4-5 drops of water .Grind the spinach & chilies along with coconut,mustard & 1/2 cup buttermilk(do not add water) .Transfer the ground mixture to a bowl and dilute it by adding the remaining buttermilk . Add salt to taste .This can be served with plain rice or any other rice item as a raita. It tastes really yummy and is very easy to prepare as well.