Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Badi Chura

I know the Oriya food veterans will laugh at this post. Anyone and everyone can make this badi chura. It is a constant fixture in Oriya meals, especially with pakhala (rice with water combination - about which I have to post one day).
Badi is dried lentils and is usually made in fall and stored away for the year. It comes in handy as a quick side dish when you have to put a meal together in a jiffy. Here is a link to Sharmila's site on what Badi's look like and how they can be made in an oven.


Ingredients
Few Badis
1 small onion chopped
few green chillies chopped
a couple of crushed garlic
salt
1 tea spoon Oil for frying the badis

How To
Heat the oil in a pan and shallow fry the badis and keep aside.
Just before serving, mix the rest of the ingredients and serve.
The crunch of the badi with the smell of garlic and  onions is therapeutic.

57 comments:

  1. this is a new recipe for me. looks good

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  2. Hi Somoo this recipe is new to me.Looks delicious.Nice pic.

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  3. Just now I had seen the picture of the badi,these are the same vadis we too make with mung daal and also with urad daal.I know them,just the language barrier :-)Love these vadis.

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  4. Yumm. very new to me.. thanks for the recipe.. :)

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  5. Very interesting and new one to me...looks good dear :)

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  6. Badi chuda tastes good with bhata and dali (along with amba khatta in summer).Like the quick and easy-to-make recipe.

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  7. Wow looks yummy and very interesting recipe as well..

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  8. you know we are having this with Panta bhat (cold rice with water) these days. nothing like this to beat the heat. love the way you presented it Somoo.

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  9. hey I like this one a lot..just had them today in dinner :)

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  10. Heard it for the first time but would love to try this out as it looks delicious as well as simple to make it too

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  11. This is my fav Somoo! Kancha mustard oil uporu deyi ahuri bholo lage.
    And thanks for the links. :-)

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  12. Very new dish for me, looks yumm!!

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  13. Love this quick recipe :)I know about pakhala bhaath as my neighbors used to eat it very often, specially in summer :)

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  14. may be the oriya food veterans wud laugh..but not me..cos these r totally new to me. dry lentils and onion is a nice munchie

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  15. a simple yet delicious side to be tasted with steaming rice dear..something different

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  16. It maybe an everydish but then not everybody lives 'at home'. So good you put it up :)

    The variety of badis across India is fantastic. Pure protein too for the health nuts

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  17. Sounds interesting and new to me dear...
    Thx. for sharing :-)

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  18. Its a very new dish to me...looks yumm:)

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  19. Thanks guys - glad you all liked it. Badi is very common in Orissa and Bengal, maybe in other parts of India too...

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  20. Very nwe recipe but looks so mouthwatering

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  21. We(tamil ppl)prepare a similar kind called kuzhambu vadam(used to add in gravy)Looks yumm

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  22. Sounds delicious. never heard of this.

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  23. Hi. I always make curry with badi, this is new to me dear. Thanx for sharing.

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  24. Pari - try this. Its yum!
    Ramya and Divya - thanks...

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  25. But it's new for people like me :-) sounds wonderful !

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  26. Dear Somoo
    I am gearing up for having dahi pakhala and Basi pakhala too.
    Thanks for reminding me of BaDi chura. Some special Badi is arriving by courier in a day or two and some " Khara pania " sukua too.
    Have a nice sunday

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  27. Ushnish - enjoy pakhala and sukhua and badi chura...

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  28. simple n delicious looking dish...

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  29. This is new to me,now u have to post how to made badis??

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  30. Dear somoo you made my day...that badi chura looks awesome....mo patiru paani aasigala:)

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  31. Suman - thanks.
    Varunavi - check the links to Sharmila's site...
    Saswati - I am so glad you said it... I know what u mean about pati ru pani asigala...

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  32. Totally new recipe to me. But I've always wanna try new recipes. Love this one. Yummy and looking delicious.

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  33. glad you like it... let me know if you like it when you taste it... Most people in Orissa/Bengal love this....

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  34. Looks yummy! New to me though.

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  35. Thanks Preeti - have to post something for your event...

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  37. No no, why would someone' laugh...its nice to know such ethnic recipes, thro' blog and I really enjoy reading ur posts. This is totally new and looks interesting.

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  38. Very new to me,this recipe surely rings bell in ears,got to try this...Sounds very delicious..
    Clicks are inviting as well...

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  39. This is real new to me..sounds great and looks so yummy!!

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  40. glad you all liked it... Encourages me to post such easy recipes...

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  41. that's a nice new delicious dish I 'm discovering!! looks good!!!

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  42. why did it take me this long to discover you?!!

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