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\nPudina Pachadi with Dill-Rava Idlies ~ Brunch Today<\/center><\/p>\n
This is the recipe that made a Pudina convert of me. My ammamma <\/em> (grandmother) served it one fine morning many moons ago with moonlight like idlies<\/a> and that was it. The same exact recipe has been followed by my mother and now by me. Combine our ages, the recipe must be at least hundred years old. Only thing that has changed is the method of grinding, from mortar and pestle to Sumeet mixer<\/a>. <\/p>\n Recipe:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1 bunch fresh pudina (spearmint) Soak tamarind<\/a> in quarter cup of warm water for about ten minutes to soften, so that it can blend well. Meanwhile wash and pluck the pudina leaves and also tender stems. (Two cups tightly packed.) Peel and slice onion to big chunks. Cut chillies to two pieces.<\/p>\n Heat oil in a cast-iron skillet to a smoking point. Add and toast cumin for few seconds. Add the onion and chillies. Saute to pale brown. Remove to a plate. Then in the same skillet, add the pudina and saute until leaves collapse. Remove to a plate. Wait for the contents to reach room temperature.<\/p>\n Take peanuts in a Sumeet style mixer<\/a> or blender. Pulse for few minutes. Then add the roasted onion, chilli, cumin and mint leaves. Also salt and the tamarind along with the water it soaked in. Puree to smooth paste. Add water if necessary, about another half cup for easy blending.<\/p>\n Pudina pachadi is best eaten the day it is made. It is good with a variety of savory recipes. Adds a refreshing minty sparkle when eaten with breakfast items like idly, dosa, upma and pongal, and also when applied on chapati, roti or when mixed with rice and dal. <\/p>\n Health Labels:<\/strong> Pudina Pachadi with Dill-Rava Idlies ~ Brunch Today This is the recipe that made a Pudina convert of me. My ammamma (grandmother) served it one fine morning many moons ago with moonlight like idlies and that was it. The same exact recipe has been followed by my mother and now by me. Combine our ages, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[55,34,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-authentic-andhra","category-mint","category-peanuts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1159"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1159\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n1 onion and 4 green chillies
\nMarble-sized<\/a> tamarind pulp<\/a>
\n1 tablespoon peanut oil
\n¼ teaspoon cumin
\n½ teaspoon salt, or to taste
\n½ cup roasted, unsalted peanuts<\/p><\/blockquote>\n![\"Roasted](\"\/mahanandi\/images\/pudina\/pudinachutneycopyrightedimage1.jpg\")
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\nRoasted Peanuts, Mint, Onion and Chillies in a Cast-iron Skillet…
\nPudina Pacchadi with Dill-Rava Idlies <\/font><\/small><\/center><\/p>\n
\nTraditional India-Vegan, Amma
\nMint: Rich source of Iron, Vitamins. More here.<\/a>
\nPeanuts: Good source of heart-healthy monounsaturated fats and Vit E<\/a>
\nCumin and Chillies: Aid digestion and well-being<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"