Kadappa Sambhar
Preparation Time : 40 minutes No of servings : 3-4 Spice Level : 2 out of 5 Ingredients: Split daliya(Pottu kadalai) :3 tbsp Onion : 1(medium)(sliced lenghtwise) Tomato : 2(small) Green chili : 4 Coconut : 2 tbsp Cumin seeds : 2tsp Asafoetida : a pinch Curry leaves : 8 springs salt to taste Garlic : 3 Ginger : 1 inch(chopped) oil : 1 tbsp Mustard seeds : 1 tsp Urad dal :1 tsp Fennel seeds : 1 tsp Water : 1 cup coriander leaves : few(for garnishing) Method of Preparation: Fry half of the sliced onions with garlic (2) ,cumin seeds ,green chili(2),ginger(1/2 inch)and coconut (chopped) in a oil.Fry it for few minutes or till the onions turn in to Golden color . Now add split daliya (3 tbsp) to the above mixture and remove from heat.Let it...
Read MoreVeggie Cutlet
Preparation Time : 50 minutes No of servings : 10-11 Spice Level : 2 out of 5 Ingredients: Potatoes : 2(medium)(boiled and mashed) Carrot : 1(finely chopped)(Boiled) Green peas : 1/2 cup(frozen or boiled) Onions :1(medium)finely chopped Red chili powder :2 tsp Green chili : 3(finely chopped) Ginger and Garlic paste : 1 tsp Coriander Leaves : 2tbsp Cashew nuts : 1 tsp Garam Masala : 2tsp Ghee : 1tbsp Egg white : 1 Breadcrumbs : 1 cup Salt to Taste oil for frying Method Of Preparation: Heat oil in a pan add onion and green chillies fry for few minutes and add ginger &garlic paste,fry for 3 minutes in low heat. Then add carrot and green peas which is boiled already.Mix it with ginger and garlic paste. Add red chili powder and garam masala powder and fry for...
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Paal payasam
Paal Payasam is a delicious Indian dessert also known as Rice Kheer. It is a traditional dish made for special occasions and festival times. Rice is cooked in milk and reduced to a rich creamy texture. If you have less time to prepare this dish you can use condensed milk instead of sugar which takes only a few minutes to thicken. Preparation time: Ingredients: White Rice/Basmati rice – 1/4 cup Milk – 6 cups Sugar – 1/2 to 3/4 cup Broken cashew nuts – 1 tbsp Saffron – 5 to 6 strings Ghee or clarified butter – 2 tsp Method of preparation: Heat a teaspoon of ghee in a pressure cooker and add rice. Roast it for a few minutes until a nice aroma starts spreading. Rice should not change color. Add a cup of milk and pressure cook...
Read MoreKeerai Poricha Kuzhambu
Ingredients: Chopped spinach or frozen spinach – 1/2 lb Toor dal or Split pigeon peas – 1/2 cup Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp Coconut – 3 tbsp Dry red chillies – 4 Coriander seeds – 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds – 1 tsp Channa dal – 1 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds – 1 tsp Oil – 1 tsp For seasoning: Mustard seeds – 1 tsp Urad dal – 1 tsp Few curry leaves Dry red chili – 1 Oil – 1 tsp Method: Cook toor dal with one and half cup of water in a pressure cooker or in a sauce pan. Toor dal has to be mashed. Add spinach to boiling water along with turmeric powder and let it cook for 8 minutes mins. In between, heat oil and add cumin seeds, coriander seeds, channa dal, red chillies and...
Read MoreLollypop Meatballs
Preparation Time : 60 minutes No of servings : 6-7 Spice Level : 2 out of 5 Ingredients: keema or mutton minced :1\4 pound onion finely chopped:1(medium) Ginger minced:1tbsp Garlic minced :1 tbsp Tomato :1( finely chopped) Coriander leaves chopped :1tbsp Green chillies chopped :1tbsp Oyster sauce : 1tbsp pepper salt to taste Method of Preparation: Put the minced mutton, half of chopped onion, ginger, garlic and green chillies in a food processor. Add salt and pepper to taste. Make marble- sized balls. Heat water in a pan. Dip the prepared balls in the boiling water and poach them for 5 minutes. Drain and keep aside. Heat oil in a fry pan. Add the rest of the onions, ginger, garlic and green chillies. Add tomato and stir till the masala or condiments leave the sides of the pan. Add...
Read MoreSpring roll Bowls
Ingredients: Spring rolls or wonton wrappers (readily available at the frozen section) : 10 Chopped chickens or chopped prawns : 1 cup Onion chopped : 1tsp Ginger chopped: 1tsp Garlic chopped : 1 tsp Soy sauce:1 tsp Oil :2 tsp Pepper salt as required. Method Of Preparation: Place spring Rolls or Wonton Wrappers around the base Of a muffin tray. Brush oil in between the sheets. Shape the wrappers along the base of the muffin pan, to form bowl-shape hollows. Brush again it in a preheated oven at 180 degree celsius for 10 minutes. Remove from the tray. Cool. To prepare the filling- heat oil in pan. Stir-fry onion, ginger, garlic and chopped boneless chicken, on high flame, for 4 minutes. Add soy sauce salt, pepper,keep aside. Fill the bowls with the...
Read MoreSesame Prawn Toast
Preparation Time : 40 minutes No of servings : 3-4 Spice Level : 2 out of 5 Ingredients: Bread slices : 6 Raw Prawns : 1 cup Egg : 1 Spring onions (Finely chopped) Ginger grated : 1 tsp Soya Sauce : 2tsp Corn Flour : 1tsp Fine Spice powder: 1/2 tsp Roasted Sesame Seeds : 1/2 cup oil to Deep- fry Method of Preparation: Place the prawns ,egg,spring,onions,ginger,cornflour,soy sauce in a food processor to make paste .keep aside . Cut the crust of the bread. Cut each bread into 4 triangles. Apply prepared prawn paste evenly on one side of the bread slices. Sprinkle sesame seeds on the paste and press them to stick. Heat oil , deep fry the bread slices, the filling side down. Fry till crisp and golden. Serve hot with a chilli dipping sauce....
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Pongal
Ven Pongal is a popular South Indian dish made with rice and moong dal (lentils) and seasoned with spices. It is generally made for morning breakfast or dinner and served with sambar and coconut chutney or the traditional kathirikkai gothsu (eggplant chutney). It is one of the must have and must try items in the restaurant menu. Pongal Vada is the best combination to serve. It is very simple and delicious dish to make for a party or get together. There is another version of pongal which is sweet and known as Sakkarai Pongal, which is offered to the Sun God on the day of Pongal festival along with ven pongal. Ven Pongal is made with lots of ghee or clarified butter which is delicious and good to have once in a while due to calorie constraints. For those who...
Read MoreCurry powder
Ingredients: Coriander seeds – 75 g Red chillies – 50 g Channa dal – 50 g Urad dal – 25 g Method: Dry roast the above ingredients and grind it coarsely. ***This can be used for preparing vegetable curries and fries. It adds taste as it is home...
Read MoreSpring Rolls
Preparation Time : 60 minutes No of servings : 10-12 Spice Level : 2 out of 5 Ingredients carrots : 2 (grated) Beans :7 to 8 (Finely Chopped) Onions : 2(Finely Chopped) capsicum : 2(Finely Chopped) Salt : 2 tsp Black pepper : 1 tsp Tomato sauce : 1 spn Oil : 2tsp cabbage : 4 to 5 leaves Red chili powder : 1 tsp Maida : 2 tbsp Wheat Flour : 1 cup Method of Preparation Heat oil in a pan . Add onions fry for few minutes and add all the chopped Vegetables ,fry until it turns into golden brown (don’t add water). Now add the tomato sauce,red chili powder,Black pepper powder,and salt . Cook until all the vegetables become soft and cooked fully. Remove it from heat and let it cool . Take the wheat flour...
Read MoreSpicy Chili Chicken
Preparation time: 60 mins No. of Servings: 4-5 Spice level: 3.5 out of 5 Ingredients Chicken : 500 gm(Boneless chicken and Boiled) Onion : 1 (big) Tomato : 2(Make it to paste) Garlic : 4 to 5 Coriander Leaves : few Oil : 4 tbsp Garam Masala : 1 tbsp Turmeric Powder : 2tsp Red chili Powder : 2 tbsp Green Chili : 5 to 6 Cumin Seeds : 1/2 tbsp Bell Pepper : 1 (Big) Salt to taste Method of Preparation Heat oil in pan ,add cumin seeds when it cracks add onions (sliced into cube shape) and fry till golden brown. Add capsicum and fry till it turns into Golden brown. Add chicken Pieces and fry until it’s fully cooked. Add Tomato paste and cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Then add Garam Masala ,Turmeric powder,Red chili...
Read MoreTomato puree
How to make tomato puree? Bring water to a boil in a big container over medium high heat. Add the required number of tomatoes to it. Make sure there is enough water. Let it boil for 5- 8 mins or till u can peel the skin off. Remove from stove and drain water. Peel the skin off and grind it to...
Read MorePotato Vada
Preparation time: 50 mins No. of Servings: 4-5 Spice level: 2 out of 5 Ingredients: Potato (Peeled and grated) – 1/2 cup Urad dal – 1 cup Raw rice – 1/4 cup Red chillis – 8 Asafoetida powder – 1 pinch Green chillis – 5 Curry leaves – little Cilantro – little Ginger – 1 piece Salt to taste Oil to fry Preparation: Soak rice and urad dal separately in water. Drain the water and grind rice, urad dal with red chillies and asafoetida powder. Chop ginger, green chillies, curry leaves and cilantro finely and mix with the ground mixture. Add the grated potatoes, salt and mix well. Heat oil in a kadai. Make small patties of the mixture and fry them in...
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Chayote Milagootal
Ingredients: Chayote – 1 Grated coconut – 1/2 cup Toor dal – 1 cup Oil – 2 tsp Red chillies – 3 Cumin seeds – 1 tsp Mustard seeds – 1 tsp urad dal – 2 tsp Turmeric – 1/4 tsp Curry leaves – a few Salt to taste Method: Cut chayote into small pieces and pressure cook along with turmeric powder and curry leaves. Pressure cook toor dal in a separate container along with the vegetable. Fry cumin seeds, half of the urad dal and red chillies in hot oil and grind it along with coconut. Add this paste to cooked vegetables. Heat oil, add mustard seeds and once they pop add remaining urad dal and fry till golden brown. Add the vegetables to the above and allow them to boil. Grind the cooked toor dal to a...
Read MoreParuppu Powder
Preparation time: 30 mins Spice level: 2 out of 5 Ingredients Toor dal : 1 cup Asafoetida : 2tsp Red chili : 10 salt to taste Preparation Fry the above dry ingredients without adding oil and fry till it turns into golden brown. Cool it and add salt . Grind the mixture coarsely It goes well with rice...
Read Morekarakuzhambhu Powder
Preparation time: 50 mins Spice level: 3.5 out of 5 Ingredients Red chili : 1 kg Coriander seeds(Dhania ) : 750 gms Cumin seeds : 1 cup Peppercorns : 1/2 cup Peanuts : 1 tbsp Asafoaetida :1 tsp Method of preparation Fry coriander seeds ,peanuts and cumin seeds separately . Fry the remaining ingredients lightly . Grind it all together very nicely and store it in a air tight container. Tip Use this powder for kara kuzhambhu ,puli kuzhambhu .It will give nice...
Read MoreAchari Prawn Masala
Preparation time: 45 mins No. of Servings: 4-5 Spice level: 4 out of 5 Ingredients Shrimp : 15 (number) Onion : 3/4 big(chopped finely) Tomato : 1 (big) (chopped finely) Green chili : 1 (slit into four) Cumin seeds : 1/4tsp Fennel seeds : 1/4 tsp Mustard : 1/4 tsp Coriander Powder : 1/4 tsp Red chili powder : 1tsp (or according to your spice level) Ginger paste : 1/2 tsp Garlic paste :1/2 tsp Turmeric powder : a pinch Vinegar : 1tsp Oil : 50ml Salt : to taste Method of Preparation Heat oil add mustard seeds,allow mustard to crack ,add cumin seeds,fennel seeds,fry lightly. Add onion fry until light brown,add ginger paste and garlic paste fry until oil separates. Add turmeric,red chili powder,coriander powder,green chili strip, and tomato , saute for 10 minutes.add salt to taste. Add...
Read MoreCauliflower 65
Preparation time: 1 hr No. of Servings: 4-5 Spice level: 3.5 out of 5 Ingredients: Cauliflower – 1 medium size Curry Powder or Kuzhambu Masala Powder – 1 1/2 tsp Ginger – a small piece Garlic – 4 cloves Green Chilli – 1 Corn flour – 1 tsp Rice flour – 1/2 tsp Salt – 1/4 tsp Oil Lemon juice – 1/2 tsp Cilantro for garnish Preparation: Separate cauliflower into small pieces. Immerse the cauliflower florets in hot water with some salt. Cut ginger, garlic and green chilli into small pieces. Mix corn flour, rice flour, chilli powder, curry powder/kuzhambu masala powder, lemon juice, salt, green chillies, ginger and garlic to form a smooth paste. Remove the cauliflower florets from hot water. Dip the cauliflower florets into the paste to get an even coating. Fry them in oil. Garnish...
Read MoreBajji powder
Preparation time: 50 mins Spice level:2 out of 5 Ingredients Rice :1 1/4 cup Urad dal : 1/4 cup(fried) toor dal : 1/2 cup chana dal(Gram dal) : 1/4 cup Red chili : 5 nos Asafoetida : a pinch Preparation Grind all the above ingredients into a fine powder, and store it in a container. when you make bajji take this powder and make a paste (it should be like a loose paste so vegetables stick into it). And fry it in oil. If you want you can add a pinch of baking soda in that powder...
Read MoreIdli Chutney Powder
Preparation time: 40 mins No. of Servings: 10-15/strong> Spice level: 4 out of 5 Ingredients Urad dal : 1/2 cup Channa dal(Gram dal) : 1/2 cup Asafoetida :a pinch Red chili :6 nos curry leaves : 4 to 5(optional) salt to taste oil :2 tsp Preparation Heat oil in a pan and add the ingredients in it fry until it turns into golden brown. After that cool it and add salt to it. Grind it very coarsely and store it in a air tight container. It goes well with idli and...
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