Tamarind Big Gooseberry Sized Ginger 10gms Red Chillies 11 Fenugreek Seeds 1/2tsp Mustard Seeds 1tsp Black

Black Gram 2tsps Jaggery 40gms Salt to Taste Turmeric Powder 1/4tsp Asafoetida 1/8tsp Curry Leaves Handful Oil 12tsps

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Preparations:

Take tamarind in a microwave safe bowl and add some water. Soak for few minutes and microwave on high power for 30 seconds. Keep the cooked tamarind aside for cooling. Wash and clean the ginger and dry it completely. Chop the ginger to small pieces and keep it aside. Break the red chillies into small pieces.

Method:

Heat a pan and add oil to it. When oil is hot add fenugreek seeds and black gram. Fry till the seeds start changing color. Take a bowl and place a wire mesh above the bowl. When the seeds start changing color add mustard seeds and allow them to crackle. Now add asafoetida and red chilli pieces. Fry all the seasonings well. Take care of the Red chilli, it soon gets brunt if we are not alert. Finally add the curry leaves and fry till dry. Transfer this seasoning to the bowl over which the wire mesh is placed. All the oil will be collected in the bowl. Grind the seasonings in a mixer grinder along with ginger pieces, turmeric powder, salt, jaggery and tamarind along with the water. Grind to a paste adding water if required. Finally add the oil and mix well. Transfer the pachhadi to a serving bowl.

Points to Notice:

Keep all the ingredients dry as far as possible for the pachhadi to last long. Avoid using black gram and curry leaves for long shelf life. However this pachhadi keeps well in refrigerator without getting spoiled.

Curry leaves have been added to get the dark brown color. It is purely optional to add curry leaves in the chutney preparation.

This chutney goes well with Idli, Dosa, Pesarattu etc

Enjoy !!!!!!!!!!!!!! ingredients: Ladys Fingers (Okra) 750gms Cumin Seeds 1 1/2tsps Karapodi 3/4tsp Red Chili Powder 2tsps Turmeric Powder 1/4tsp Salt to Taste

Oil 12tsps

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Preparations:

Wash and cut the ladys fingers into small pieces. While selecting the ladys fingers see that they are tender. Bend the tail end of the lady finger and if it breaks easily it is tenderif it doesnt break then they make crunchy sound while cutting and are not to be used. Even with just one piece of such un- tender piece of ladys finger the curry gets spoiled. So it is better to prepare the curry the same day when the vegetable is bought.

Method:

Heat a non-stick pan and add oil to it. When the oil is hot add the cumin seeds. When the cumin splutters add the cut vegetable pieces. Add turmeric powder, salt and mix well. Cook covered on medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove the lid and stir the vegetable once and again cook covered for a minute. Repeat the process of cooking and frying till the vegetable is almost cooked. Now remove the lid and fry the vegetable for 2 to 3 minutes or till you feel it is dry. Add red chili powder, karapodi and mix gently. The chili powder absorbs the moisture the curry will become dry. Fry for some more time till the curry is totally dry and the vegetable is crunchy. Transfer the curry to a serving bowl and serve with hot rice.

Points to Remember:

Ladys fingers are too sticky when cut into pieces. While stirring they get mashed up easily by breaking. So stir them gently.

Do not cover the vessel while cooking continuously for a long time. Water oozes out of the vegetable and the curry will be gooey. Cover for 2 to 3 minutes then remove the lid and fry for few seconds. Again cover for 2 to 3 minutes then remove the lid and fry for few seconds. When fried in this manner the vegetable gets dried and will not ooze out moisture. We have to cook the vegetable and at the same time fry it. So we cover it and cook and fry it after removing the lid. Once the vegetable is almost cooked remove the lid and fry till dry. Then add the red chili powder which absorbs the moisture and will make the curry dry faster.

Take care while adding salt. The ladys fingers after losing all moisture shrink a lot. So it is better to add little salt while cooking and add the remaining salt at the end of preparation.

For people who are not calorie conscious deep fry the ladys fingers till crunchy and then add the seasonings. However it is advisable to avoid deep frying as this vegetable absorbs lot of oil.

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social transaction which "sets the stage for, or establishes, the types of verbal discourse possible" (Huff-Corzine 1986:15). Storyboards provide the visual component, the primary component, for communicating with one's self as well as with others. For this reason, they serve as powerful tools for learning more about one's self, as well as for organizing "stories" to be shared with larger audiences in auditory formats. Some will argue that "storyboarding originated with the Walt Disney Company in the early days of animated films" (Langham 1994:114) where it was, and still is, used to create the story line for a film by laying out the scenes in sequence. The concept of storyboarding has a much longer history, however, with it most likely being as old as the desire of persons to express themselves, perhaps evolving even before the ability to use verbal language for communication. From drawings in the caves of our early ancestors to the storyboards of Palau, these works which are usually labeled art forms rather communication forms, "were used to tell legends, to record events, and to teach social values" (Lockhart 1983:37).