Bellulli Saaru / Garlic Rasam

Ingredients:
5 - 6 pods of Garlic / Bellulli
Lemon sized Jaggary
Large grape sized Tamarind
2 - 3 Green Chillies
8 - 10 Curry leaves
1 - 2 pieces of Red Chillies
1 tsp Mustard seeds
Big pinch of Asafetida powder
Salt to taste

1 - 2 tsp Oil

6 cups Water

Recipe:
Cut the green chillies vertically into two long halves as shown in the picture below. Remove the outer cover of garlic pods and mash them as shown in the picture below.

Put tamarind in a bowl and add little amount of water. Squeeze it and keep it aside.

Put tamarind water, jaggary, water, salt, green chillies and bring them to boil. Keep the rasam in medium flame for about 3-4 mins.

Put mashed garlic pods, oil in a pan and fry them in medium flame until garlic turns golden in color. Add mustard seeds, red chilly pieces and fry. Once it starts spluttering, add asafetida powder, curry leaves and keep it for few seconds and then add it to rasam.

Keep the rasam in medium flame for about 4-5 mins and switch of the flame. Mix well before serving. It goes well with Rice. It can also be served as soup.

Bakery Style Potato Chips | ಬೇಕರಿ ಶೈಲಿಯ ಬಟಾಟೆ (ಆಲೂಗಡ್ಡೆ) ಚಿಪ್ಸ್

Thin & crispy deep fried slices of Potato

Ingredients (ಬೇಕಾಗುವ ಪದಾರ್ಥಗಳು):

Plain Chips  |  ಸಾದಾ ಚಿಪ್ಸ್:

2 KGs Potato |  ಬಟಾಟೆ (ಆಲೂಗಡ್ಡೆ)

Oil for frying  |  ಕರಿಯಲು ಎಣ್ಣೆ

3 - 4 Tbs Salt Water  |  ಉಪ್ಪು ನೀರು

Masala (Spicy) Chips | ಮಸಾಲೆ (ಖಾರ) ಚಿಪ್ಸ್: 

1 tsp Pav Bhaji Masala  |  ಪಾವ್ ಭಾಜಿ ಮಸಾಲಾ ಹುಡಿ 

2 tsp Red Chilly powder  |  ಮೆಣಸಿನ ಹುಡಿ

3/4 - 1 tsp Chat Masala  |  ಚಾಟ್ ಮಸಾಲಾ

Big pinch of Asafoetida  |  ದೊಡ್ಡ ಚಿಟಿಕೆ ಇಂಗು

1/3 - 1/2 tsp Garam Masala  |  ಗರಂ ಮಸಾಲಾ

1/2 tsp Salt  |  ಉಪ್ಪು

Recipe (ಮಾಡುವ ವಿಧಾನ):

Peel the potatoes and put it in water for about 2-3 hrs. Remove the potatoes required to put it in one batch from water and rub it in clean cotton cloth and remove the water content.

Slice it into thin pieces using Chips Grater or Knife.

Put 1 tsp salt and 3 Tbs water in a bowl. Mix it well and keep aside.

Keep oil in a thick bottomed vessel and heat. Once the oil is hot, put the sliced potatoes to hot oil. 

Fry them in medium high flame until they are half cooked. Add around 1 tsp prepared salt water and fry them in medium flame until they are crisp.

Remove the chips from oil and place them in a kitchen paper towel to absorb the extra oil content.

For spicy chips: After removing the chips from hot oil, add required amount of spice mix(Chilly powder, Asafoetida, Chat Masala, Pav Bhaji Masala, Garam Masala, Salt) and toss them well. 

Once they are cooled to room temperature, keep them in an airtight container. Serve along with coffee or tea.

 Tips (ಸಲಹೆ): 

 * Keep the oil in medium flame while putting the Potato slices because oil may overflow if it is very hot

 * All the varieties of Potatoes may not be suitable for chips. Some will turn brown in color & will not be crispy

 * To get crunchy chips, the slices should be properly immersed in oil & deep fried in medium flame with frequent stirring

 * Don't keep the Potato slices for longer time, it will decolor

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 * ಬಟಾಟೆಯ ತುಂಡುಗಳನ್ನು ಎಣ್ಣೆಗೆ ಹಾಕುವಾಗ ಬೆಂಕಿಯು ಮಧ್ಯಮ ಉರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇರಲಿ. ಎಣ್ಣೆ ತುಂಬಾ ಬಿಸಿ ಇದ್ದರೆ ಹೊರಚೆಲ್ಲುವ ಸಾಧ್ಯತೆ ಇದೆ

 *  ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಜಾತಿಯ ಬಟಾಟೆ ಚಿಪ್ಸ್ ಮಾಡಲು ಸೂಕ್ತವಲ್ಲ. ಕೆಲವು ಬೇಗನೆ ಕೆಂಪಗಾಗುತ್ತದೆ ಹಾಗು ಕರು-ಕುರು ಆಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ

 * ಚಿಪ್ಸ್ ಮೃದುವಾಗಿ, ಗರಿ ಗರಿಯಾಗಲು ಬಟಾಟೆಯ ತುಂಡುಗಳನ್ನು ಎಣ್ಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ಮುಳುಗಿಸಿ ಮತ್ತು ಮಧ್ಯಮ ಉರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಆಗಾಗ ತಿರುವುತ್ತಾ ಕರಿಯಿರಿ

 * ಕತ್ತರಿಸಿದ ಬಟಾಟೆಯನ್ನು ತುಂಬಾ ಸಮಯದ ತನಕ ಹಾಗೆ ಇಡಬೇಡಿ, ಅದರ ಬಣ್ಣ ಮಾಗುತ್ತದೆ