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[chefveenank]

Started our food pick up and delivery for students a couple of weeks ago. We post the menu on Sunday evening, order by Monday evening for Wednesday pick up and delivery. Delivery only for UT Dallas students as of now. This was our menu this week. 1. Mullangi vengaya sambhar- (Radish onion) 2. Chow-chow kootu (Chayote squash) 3. Beetroot curry 4. Kollu Rasam (Horsegram) 5. Appalam spicy Kuzhambhu- 6. Lemon rice mix w peanuts (rice not included) 7. Potato capsicum/bell pepper dry curry 8. Pickle: Puli Inji (Ginger chili tamarind pickle) #togofood #utdallas #studentsspecial #southindianfood #homestylecooking #healthyfood #mullangisambar #kollurasam #horsegram #appalakulambu #beetroot #aloocapsicum #puliinji #injipuli #cookbookauthor #mytriedandtruevegetarianrecipes #kindlebooks #womenentrepreneurs #womenchefs #womenauthors #kkfoodtogo https://www.instagram.com/p/CMS0Q61B42H/?igshid=b42gllz8ukpz

[meerasmenu]

Hello Dears.... Onam Series Recipe No. 3 Inji Curry / Puli Inji #injicurry #puliinji #injipuli #onamrecipes #sadhya #sadya #keralafood #keralarecipes https://www.instagram.com/p/CERPkArDqJP/?igshid=leqdbwwgbxg

[kothiyavunu]

One of the star dishes of a Kerala Sadya - Puli Inji-Inji Puli/Kerala Ginger Pickle! The heat from the chilies, spiciness, and flavor from the ginger, sweetness from jaggery, and tartness from tamarind make this unique special Kerala pickle. Do check the video. I have shared an easy version without Compromising the taste or texture. Hope you all will enjoy making this easy version of Puli Inji-Inji Puli. Don't forget to share the feedback if you get a chance to try.

[panfusine]

#breakfast - fresh #Idli with my newly discovered pet #ingredient - #montmorency #cherries - I pitted these and used them to make a classic #condiment from #kerala - I call it #cherry #inji ( a play on the original name of the dish #puliinji ) . Freshly chopped #gingerroot , #jalapeno and #birdseyechilli stewed down with the pitted #cherries and spiced with simply #mustardseed , #turmeric and #hing . #vegan #glutenfree #chutney #southindian

[foodsuite]

Onam Festival Special Food- Puliinji (Tamarind with Ginger)

Today is culture rich festival called Onam, in Kerala. This is a most important and famous festival of Kerala. People celebrate this festival with joy , and make others happy by doing lot of traditional South Indian foods. Main reason of onam is that people believed , this festival is celebrated to welcome King Mahabali, whose spirit is said to visit Kerala at the time of Onam.  

The most awesome part of Onam celebration is the grand feast called Onasadya, prepared on Thiruonam. It is a nine course meal consisting of 11 to 13 essential dishes. Onasadya is served on banana leaves and people sit on a mat laid on the floor to have the meals. These are the traditional foods of Kerala that is specially prepared in every home during this festival.  Try these traditional dishes with love and dedicate to your lovable ones.

Main food of sadya is boiled plain rice, that is served with different types of dishes  which include curries like dal gravy(sambar), Rasam, Pulisseri and others such as mushroom, Avial( boiled vegetables),  Thoran, Olan, Pachadi, Mango pickle,puliinji, Naranga curry , papadum, Banana, Banana chips.

Puliinji

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This is the one of food items of sadya .

Things needed:

Ginger – 25 gram

Green Chilly – 5 nos

Tamarind –  Lemon size

Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp

Chili powder – ½ tsp

Asafetida powder – ¼ tsp

Jaggery – 25 gram

Curry leaves – 1 spring

Fenugreek Seeds – ½ tsp

Salt – Asneeded

Water – 2 cups

For Sauté:

Coconut Oil – As needed

Mustard Seed – ½ tsp

Dried Red Chilly – 2 pieces

  Preparation Method:

  1. Heat the oil and sauté the mustard,red chilly for a minute. Add ginger and green chilly pieces and fry well and keep it aside. Put tamarind in two cups of water, squeeze well and keep it for 10 minutes .

  2. Take the liquid separately and heat with Turmeric, Chilly, Asafoetida powders, Jaggery, Curry leaves, Fenugreek seeds and boil the solution until it becomes thick.

  3. Now add the Fried ginger and chilly pieces and leave it for 20 minutes and then switch off the flame. Now the traditional onam  festival food “Puliinji” is ready.  Serve after it cools down .

************************************Happy Onam**************************************

If you have any information or doubt kindly let me know in comments. Please share your feedback.

                                                                              By  Narayan