Tuesday, 2 June 2009

Nalla Karam/Black Red Chilly Powder


This is done by mom, the taste is awesome. Usually Andhra lunch starts with hot rice and nalla karam,then follows other dishes. This can be eaten with idly and dosa as well.The taste is awesome when sprinkled on hot pongal.Before my mom came here we used to buy priya nalla karam, now i no longer buy this. Now the recipe

Ingredients:-

Red chillies 50gms
Coriander seeds 50 gms
Cumin seeds 1 tbsp
Tamarind little (can be adjusted according to the taste)
Salt as per taste
Garlic flakes 5
Oil 1 tbsp

Method:-

Heat oil in a pan, fry the red chillies for a minute. Remove and keep aside.
In the remaining oil, fry coriander seeds, cumin seeds and grind with red chillies until smooth.
Add salt, tamarind, garlic and blend to a smooth powder.

This goes to the JFI event hosted by queenspice and started by Mahanandi.

25 comments:

rekhas kitchen said...

ummmm yummy mouthwatering with hot rice and adrop of ghee this will be heaven uuuuuummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm yummy

Chitra said...

iam drooling, really want to try this:)

Prathibha said...

I have this with Idlies n dosa..Looking yummy..

Happy Cook said...

I hav enev erhad this, it looks so beautiful.
I cnaimagine the yumm taste and a wonderufl way to start a meal.

Suparna said...

hi varunavi,
Hey this is new to me, wooooooooo so spicy :) I ditto with rekha :)
nice one as always v.
Enjoy
TC

Padma said...

we also have this with idli/dosas with light variation... yours look great in color and the pic.... mouthwatering :)

Kitchen Flavours said...

For me who hails frim spice capital sounds spicyly yum......

Priya said...

WOwow too hot n spicy powder..yummm!!!

Sailaja Damodaran said...

yummy & interesting

Pooja said...

My fav combo with idli and ghee yummy sarita..

Nandini said...

Ohhhhh! Hot n Spicy powder!
NALLA KAAAARRAAAAAAAAMMM! SSSSaaaahhhhh

A 2 Z Vegetarian Cuisine said...

I can smell the spices from the photo itself. yumm. Once in a while simple dishes like hot rice, podi like this and ghee nothing to beat the taste.(We make something similar to but with little variation.)

Kalai said...

Hot and spicy one,I love this with rice and tsp of gee :))

Poornima Nair said...

Wow...sounds delicious. would love to have it with hot rice.

Pooja said...

Wow spicy n yummy powder! Tastes heavenly with dosas/idli/steamed rice!

VS said...

God! that looks so spicy n nice. :-)

nsiyer said...

Wow! I love this and have it with my idli, dosa and adai. But Andhra chillies are too spicy, and for that you needan Andhra tongue coupled with a stomach which is ant acidic in nature.

Lena Rashmin Raj said...

i have idli and dosa with this... :)
color is too tempting...wonderful snap varunavi.. :)

Lavanya said...

i love any kind of powders which are spicy..looks very good saritha :)

ARUNA said...

wow Saritha....i can feel the aroma of it!!!!Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!

Kalyani said...

powder looks yummy with idlis & dosas ....

Jyoti said...

Thanks for the recipe...will make it with idli next time !

Valarmathi Sanjeev said...

Looks spicy and yummy.

Ramya said...

wow spicy and also looks tempting

Manju said...

WOW WOW!! i can just imagine the spiciness of this and im loving it!!!

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