Charu with homemade Charu Powder

Contributor: Geetha Madhuri
already andaru cheppinattu unnaru kada rasam recipe nenu naa version postuta which I learnt from my mom. Amma charu/rasam ki chala mandi fans unnaru.

1st I make charu podi and store. It's made of 1cup turdal, 1cup dhaniyalu, 50 gms of jeera and black pepper, approx 20-25 red chillies. I use little more black pepper as I like the flavour. Dry them and powder little coarse.
Now take a lemon size tamarind and soak it in water and extract pulp. Add some more water to this. Water quantity varies according to the sourness of tamarind. Allow it to boil while u add diced tomatoes, salt, small piece of jaggery(optional), 2tsps of the powder, curry leaves and coriander. I usually don't add dal to my charu. If I add I'll add about 1cup of Tur dal boiled and the procedure is same but it'll be called pappu charu in our house. After it is boiled give it tempering with fenugreek seeds, jeera, mustard seeds and red chilly. If you like u can add hing orelse garlic and mix it to the charu. It's very tasty and is more like a clear soup😛
If you want to avoid tamarind u can do it completely with tomatoes or u can add dry/ fresh mango or just boil it without tamarind pulp and after u off the stove, add lime juice. All are equally tasty.

For sambar powder I also add fenugreek seeds about 3/4th cup and a fistful of channa dal and powder it. Then procedure is same like pappu charu except that we boil veggies and dal qty is more.

Nalla Karam

1. Contributor: Sushma Syam

http://www.sailusfood.com/.../nalla-karam-podi-recipe.../

2. Contributor: Revathi Cherukuri

Nalla karam ki main ga manchi karivepaku and endu mirchi kavali
dhaniyalu - 1cup
Endu mirchi -- oka 20 daka vesta nenu me heat levels and mirapayalani batti adjust cheyandi
karivepaku - 1 1/2-2 cups
Garlic - 5
Chinta pandu -chinna ball
minapappu - 2tbsp
kandipappu- 2tbsp
jeelarakka- 1tbsp
salt
oil


Pan lo oil vesi anni individual ga veyinchali except garlic ... challaraka anni mixie lo mari smooth ga kakunda koncham coarse ga grind cheyali pachi garlic vesi... vedi vedi annam lo neyyi vesukuni edi tinte aha

Kura Karam

1. Contributor: Deepa
INGREDIENTS:
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Dry red chilis-1 kg
Whole dhaniya/coriander seeds-1/4Th kg
Turmeric-100 grams
Mustard seeds-100 grams
Cumin seeds/jeera-100 grams
Fenugreek seeds/methi seeds-25 grams
Garlic pods-100 grams
Salt-150 grams

METHOD:
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Dry roast all ingredients separately and cool it
Combine all the ingredients and grind to a fine powder
mix salt and store in dry container


NOte: Methi seeds n Mustard are optional

Dhaniyala Karam

Contributor: Radha
memu adi KaramPodi antamu....here is the recipe

Sambar Powder

1. Contributor: Vote for Narayan
My Sambar powder recipe
this tastes somewhat close to Sarvana Bhavan sambar

Toor dal - 1cup
urad dal+chana dal - handful
Raw Rice - handful
Corainder seeds - 3/4-2 cups
Red chillies - 8-10 (depending on ur spice level)
Methi seeds - 1tsp
pasupu kommu - 1 (optional) tastes better with this
cumin - 1tsp
pepper corns - 1/2tsp
saunf/fennel seeds - 1tbsp

Dry roast all the above individually till golden brown and then make a smooth powder. Hope this is helpful.

Rasam Powder

1. Contributor: Rama Ramesh
rasam powder ayipoyindi ani vethiki ee link use chesenu
chaala baaga vachindi :d



2. Contributor: Geetha Madhuri Chilakamarri
nenu charu podi ila chesta -

dhaniyalu, kandipappu 1 cup each tesukunta, then jeera oka 1/2 cup, pepper oka 1/2 cup, endu mirchi oka 15 -20 tesukuni anni kalipi 1 or 2 days enda pedata, taravata grind chesi store chesukodame. Meeku charu pepper flavour ekkuva kavalante koncham ekkuva add chesukovachu. Ide mixture lo 1 cup mentulu add chesukunte sambar powder vachestundi

3. Contributor: Radha Kishore
Geeta Madhuri cheppinde koncham changed version...enda lekapote or if u dont have patience (like me )...avi anni vidi vidiga dry roast chesi...kalipi grind cheyyachu...also nenu 4-5 mentulu kooda vesthanu...

4. Contributor: Meera Girija Ivaturi/Tadimeti ツ
Charu podi..simple one..1/2 spoon miriyalu, 1/4 spoon dhaniyalu, 1/2 spoon jeelakarra, 10 kandipappu ginjalu, 2 dry chillies...veetini dry roast chesi podi kotti charu pedithey jalubu avi unnappudu chala hayiga untundi. Very easy to make.

5. Contributor: p@dmini
Dhaniyaluu........2cups
Minapappu.........3/4th cup
senagapappu........3/4th cup
jeera.................1/2 cup
Miriyaluu.........2 full spoons
Menthulu.........1 spn
karivepaku........1 cup
red chillies...............20
Inguva.............1/2 spn


Each and every thing dry ga roast cheyaliii medium flame meeda challaraka mixie veyadam anthe.

Cup measurement is based on rice cooker cup.
kandipappu 3/4 th cup kuda vestharu ma attayya aithe paina di ma amma recipe
kandipappu add chesthe kids ki manchidi ani attaya cheptharu anthe taste emi maradhu add chesina cheyakapoyinaaa