Condiment Mela Round up ~ Part 2

In the second part of the Condiment Mela, we have a wide variety of Pickles, Spice powders, Masala powders, Raitha, relish and few more making their way!

Check out the Condiment Mela Part 1

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First in the series comes different pickles that you can make. Well you have so many that you will be busy for a while when you plan to make these!

Divya Viswanathan's Tomato thokku
Kalyani's Instant Mango Pickle, Lemon Bittergourd pickle, Methi Sprouts Pickle & Mixed Veg Pickle - North Indian Style

Krithi's Fenugreek Coriander Thokku

Nutan Dodbele's Raw Green Grapes Pickle
PJ's Maavadu Oorugai

Pradnya's Dried Dates Pickle
Priya Suresh's MW Instant Garlic & Green Chilly Pickle

Tadka Pasta's Tomato Thokku
vani hegde's Lime Pickle
Vardhini Koushik's Mango Pickle

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Then those delicious raithas that highlight your meal!

Kalyani's Katrikkai Pachadi

Usha Rao's Carrot Cauliflower Pachadi & Dondakaya Perugu Pachadi

Vaishali's Garlicky Onion Tomato Raita & Mint Raita

Vardhini Koushik's Eggplant Raita & Mint Raita

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Jaya M's Tartar Sauce
Kalyani's Jain style Green Chutney & Tomato Chilli Relish

Pavani's Corn-Tomato Relish

Priya Suresh's Vegan Parsley Walnut Pesto
Rinku's Habanero and Yellow Tomato Salsa
Sia's Spicy Tomato Chutney/Relish

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Then we have some lip smacking spice powders that can be directly eaten with rice or any rotis!

Kalyani's Curry leaf powder, Idli / Dosa Molagapudi & Paruppu Podi

Krithi's Curry Leaves Spice Powder & Milagai Podi/Idli Podi

Pavitra Kuravi's Erra Karam &  Idly Podi
PJ's Dried Neem Flowers spice mix
Priya Suresh's MW Mixed Herbs & Garlic Spice Powder

Usha Rao's Coconut Garlic Powder
Vaishali's Chataaka

Vardhini Koushik's Coriander Seeds Podi & Ellu Podi

And finally from me Microwave Milagai Podi

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Next comes some Vadams, sides that brightens a meal!

Harini's Biyyam Vadiyalu
Nalini's     Arisi vathal - vadam

Sia's Roasted Garlic
Vaishali's Hari Mirch ka Sambhaar

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Finally from my reader, Amita Bahl. She sent in two delicious sounding condiment. I was supposed to make them. Will surely do that soon.

Amita Bahl's The Multani Khatta Masala:

Ingredients Needed:

100  gms of red chillie powder.
100 gms of Dry Amchur powder
100 gms of Anardana powder
100 gms of Dry Ajwain powder
20/ 25 small round whole black pepper.
50 gms of salt

How to make Multani Khatta Masala
Mix all the ingredients together on a neat clean paper, fold the paper and roll a rolling pin over it to break the ingredients into smaller pieces.

How to use:

Different ways to use this masala:

1. Onions+ Tomatoes+ Coriander chopped+ Green chillies... all cut into thin slices
 Put this Multani khatta masala + nimboo juice + salt to taste

2. Make any dal. Finally sprinkle 1/2 - 3/4 tsp of this masala on top before serving

3. Make Mutton/ Chicken gravy the regular way you make
Sprinke the Khatta masala  on top before serving

4. While making aloo paratha/ Gobhi paratha/ muli paratha, add this masala to the other masala and make it as you normally make

Amita's Special condiment mix for salada/ Raita/ Taaza nimboo panee:

Three spoons of normal namak

Two spoons of Kala namak
Two spoons of Home made dried powdered pudhina
Two spoons of Roasted  jeera powder
Two spoons of kali mirch powder

 Mix all together on a plain paper.
 Fold the paper and roll the rolling pin over it, to smoothen out the rough roundels which will get powdered and smooth.

You may like to sieve it for a very fine texture.
Store this in an air tight container

Usage:
Sprinkle on Raita/ Salad

Add to the freshly made nimboo pani.
Add on to a mix of Nimboo pani along with Rooh -af--za......( Incase using this do not add sugar to the nimbo pani)

You can always make it in small quantities and bottle & jar it .
Making it every month freso retain the freshness.
Making it in large amount will loose the special flavour

Amita, thank you for sharing your wonderful condiment mix, I will surely make it soon and let you know!

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Thanks to all who participated. Please let me know if I have missed out any entry.

Be sure to send in your entries for the Soups and Salads Mela

Condiment Mela Round up ~ Part 1

Condiments are an essential part of Indian Meal. When you talk about a typical Thali in any region, some or all of the different condiments are always part of it. Spice powders, Pickles, Sauces, Jams, Vadams are some that surely highlight a meal.

When I announced Condiment Mela couple of months back, I didn't realize that the roundup will take time to up. 95 different entries came about and each one is worth to be tried. I will be doing a two part round up.

Next on the Mela series is the Soups and Salads Mela, be sure to send in your entries for that too. Meanwhile check out round up of Condiment Mela.

First comes a huge collection of Chutneys

Aarthi Sethuraman's Mint coriander chutney   
Amina's Groundnut chutney   
Deeksha's Karele Ki Chutney   
Dhyuthi's Puli Inji   
Divya Viswanathan's Quick Vegetable Chutney   
Harini's Beerapeechu-Tomato Chutney  , Gongura Pachadi,  Onion Chutney  Usirikaya Pachadi
 

Kalyani's Ginger Peanut Chutney   
Krithi's Coriander Chutney for Chapathi , Mint Onion Chutney, Spinach Chutney/Keerai Masiyal , Toor Dhal Chutney  
Nalini's Kadhamba chutney   & Urad dhal chutney   
Pavani's Mushroom Bruschetta & Tomato Pachadi   

PJ's Coriander-Raw mango chutney   &  Flaxseed Tomato Onion Chutney
Priya Suresh's Garlic & Mint Chutney
Rajani's Sweet and Sour Tamarind Chutney
Ramya Rajesh's Coriander Tomato chutney
Sadhana's Kale & Coconut Chutney
Sharada's Mung Daal Raw Mango Chutney
Shireen's Dried Shrimp Chutney
Supriya Natu's Avocado Chutney &  Dry Garlic Chutney

Tadka Pasta's Green Chard Chutney
Usha Rao's Tomato Coconut Chutney
Vaishali's Mango Vaghariya
Vardhini Koushik's Garlic chutney &  Red bell pepper chutney
And from me Baingan Ka Bharta, Garlic Chutney spread for Masala Dosa, Pudina Chutney, Red Bell Pepper Tomato Chutney, Siru keerai Chutney

Then we have some Jam and each one looks colourful!

Akheela's Tomato Jam
Pavani's Peach-Mango Jam with Vanilla
Priya Suresh's Peach Jam

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And finally these Masala powders used to enhance a dish, be it a rice, a dry saute or whatever, you can dish up delicious dishes with just a spoon of these masalas!

Balvinder's Biryani masala & Khara masala
Denny's Bisi bele Bhath masala
Harini's Balti Masala 

Kalyani's Mysore Style Rasam Powder
Nutan Dodbele's Dry Paan Masala
PJ's Homemade channa masala powder for chole
Siri's Mom's Spice powder for dry curries

Thank you for participating, Part 2 will be up soon.


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Another interesting news I have to share with you all is about this Sugarcraft and Cake Decoration Workshop. Swati Jain who is the person behind those beautiful creations is conducting a workshop in Bangalore.

Those interested can reach her for more details.

Below are some of the ways you can get in touch.

Visit her Facebook page
Email her sugarcraftindia@gmail.com

The dates of the workshop is 9th-11th Dec 2011
Venue is HALCYON in Koramangala

www.sugarcraftindia.com
www.sugarcraftindia.blogspot.com

Rush up, seats are limited!

Announcing Condiment Mela

After the Sandwich Mela, I surely wanted a different one to host. My thoughts went back to the time I wanted to do one on Condiments. I was thinking for a long time if the name really rhymed. Then thought name really doesn't matter, what matters most is what dishes that one is going to make.

Condiments are one of those indispensable items in a meal. It plays a vital role in all the cuisines and coming to Indian Cuisine, the list is endless. The countless chutneys, pickles, sauces and some more that can be found in Indian cuisine is just too many to select from.

According to wiki, a condiment is sauce or seasoning added to food to impart a particular flavor or, in some cultures, to complement the dish. They may also be dry, such as a mixture of herbs and seasonings. Many condiments are available packaged in single-serving packets (sachets), like mustard or ketchup, particularly when supplied with take-out or fast food meals. Condiments are usually applied by the diner. Condiments are sometimes added prior to serving, for example a sandwich made with ketchup or mustard. Some condiments are used during cooking to add flavor or texture to the food; barbecue sauce, teriyaki sauce, soy sauce, marmite are examples.

And in the Indian cuisines, you have the Chutneys, Sauces, Pickles, Papads to choose from. The list is actually endless!

So from now till September 20th 2011, post any dish that can be falling under Condiment on your blog. It can be sweet or savory. The dish can be of any cuisine, both Veg and Non Veg accepted.

Link back to this announcement and send me your entries to cooking4allseasons@gmail.com with subject as Condiment Mela. I will be happy if you use the logo.

I will try to leave a comment within couple of days, or atleast before the round up..:)

Multiple entries are accepted, infact would be glad to get all different dishes that you have already posted. But please update the post with this announcement post link. This is the least I can expect, but do not link all your archive posts in one post.

The email can be in this format

Subject: Condiment Mela

Name
Post URL
Recipe Name
Picture of your dish.

Last date to send in your entries will be September 20th 2011.

I hope you will enjoy participating in this event and make it a success.