Mango mousse
Ingredients: Sweetened mango pulp can – 30 Oz Cool whip – 4 cups Condensed milk – 1 can Vanilla yogurt – 1 cup Peach jello (gelatin) – 2 packets Method of preparation: Add all the ingredients except gelatin into a container and mix thoroughly with a hand mixer (or beater) Prepare gelatin as per the instruction given at the cover of the Peach jello (gelatin) Now add the gelatin into the above mixture and combine well Refrigerate overnight and serve chill. 🙂 This is an easy but delicious dessert for a party. Credit:...
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Cabbage Kootu
This is a typical vegetarian side dish that is a part of a traditional south Indian meal. Because of cabbage’s suttle flavor it best compliments spicy gravies like vatha kuzhambhu, Milagootal. Preparation Time: 40 minutes No of servings: 3-5 Spice Level: 3.5 out of 5 Ingredients: Cabbage : 2 cups(finely chopped) Channa dal : 1/2 cup Onion : 1/2(finely chopped) Tomato : 1 Green chilies : 3(according to your spice level) Curry leaves : 4 to 5 Oil : 2 tsp Turmeric powder : 1/4 tsp Fennel seeds : 1tsp Mustard seeds : 1 tsp Urad dal : 1 tsp Asafoaetida : a pinch Ghee : 1 tbsp Coconut : 3tbsp(shredded)(optional) Ginger : 1/2 tbsp(finely chopped) Salt : according to your taste Method of Preparation: Soak the channa dal for 15 minutes .Because when you soak the dal it’s...
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Ennai kathirikkai
This is a South Indian spicy dish which is served along with rice or chapathis. People who don’t like Eggplant/brinjal will definitely become a eggplant lover if they taste this. Ingredients: Small brinjals/eggplant – 8 Oil – 1/3 cup Whole tamarind – one small lemon size (soaked in hot water) Mustard seeds – 1 tsp Curry leaves – a few Salt to taste For masala: Oil – 1 tsp Coriander seeds – 1 tbsp Cumin seeds – 1 tsp Urad dal – 1 tsp Channa dal – 1 tbsp Sesame – 1 tbsp Black pepper – 1 tsp Cloves -2 Red chillies – 8 (if small 9-10) Coconut – 1/2 cup Peanuts – 2 tbsp Asafoetida – a pinch Salt to taste Method of Preparation: Heat 1 tsp of oil in a pan and add cumin seeds, cloves, coriander...
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Paruppu Urundai Kozhambhu
Preparation Time: 60 minutes No of servings: 3-5 Spice Level: 3.5 out of 5 Ingredients: For Paruppu Urundai : Channa dal : 1 cup Red chili : 5 to 6 Oil : for frying Cumin seeds : 1/4 tsp ginger : 2 tsp(Finely chopped) Garlic : 2 Curry Leaves : 6 Onion : 1/2 (finely chopped) For Kozhambhu: Onion : 1/2(Medium size)(Slit lenghtwise) Tomato : 2 Vegetables : carrot,green peas,beans(1 cup) Green chili : 3 Sambhar Powder : 2tbsp(If you are out of sambhar powder add corriander powder(1/2 tbsp)and red chili powder(1 1/2tbsp) Turmeric powder :1/4 tsp Ginger Garlic paste : 1 tbsp Curry leaves : 6 springs Oil : 2 tbsp Coconut milk : 1/2 cup Corriander leaves : for garnishing Method of Preparation: For Paruppu Urundai : Soak channa dal with whole red chili for two hours....
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Kovakkai fry
Ingredients: Kovakkai (Ivy gourd) : 250 g Red chili powder : 2 to 3 tbsp (according to your taste) Turmeric powder : 1/4 tsp Salt to taste Oil : 5 tbsp Method: Chop the kovakkai to small round pieces In a bowl, mix chilly powder, salt and turmeric powder with water After half an hour, heat oil in a pan and add the vegetables Fry till it become soft and semi crispy Now remove from heat 🙂 Serve hot with Sambar/Rasam/ Curd...
Read MoreAloo Mutter
This is a simple side dish to make for chapathy or dosai. It’s really easy to cook in a very short time with few simple ingredients that you will find in your pantry. Preparation Time: 45 minutes No of servings: 4-5 Spice Level: 3 out of 5 Ingredients: Potato -250gm (diced into small cubes ) Green peas -1 cup Onion -1 (chopped) Tomato – 2 (chopped) Ginger & garlic paste – 1tsp Cumin powder – 1/2tsp Turmeric powder -a pinch Coriander powder -1tsp Garam masala – 1/2tsp Red chilli powder-1/2tsp( or according to your taste) Salt -to taste Method Of preparation: Heat oil in a pan add onion fry well, add ginger & garlic paste, tomotoes, red chili powder, turmeric powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, garam masala and salt fry well. Add potatoes and green peas. Now add 1...
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Chicken Drumstick Fry
It’s a simple chicken side dish easy to prepare and goes well with Chicken Briyani. Preparation Time: 45 minutes No of servings: 4-5 Spice Level: 3.5 out of 5 Ingredients: Chicken drumsticks :6 cloves : 2 Onion : 1 White Vinegar : 1tsp Oil : 3tbsp Yogurt : 2tbsp Ginger and garlic paste : tbsp Curry leaves : 6 to 8 springs Green chili : 3(slit lengthwise) Red chili powder : 2tsp Turmeric powder : 1/4 tsp Salt : required to taste Method of preparation: Marinade the chicken drumsticks (leg pieces) with ginger and garlic paste , Red chili powder, Yogurt, turmeric powder, and Vinegar. When you marinade this make a slit in the meat so the spices can soak in. Marinade this mixture for at least an hour. After an hour heat oil in a kadai add cloves...
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Rawa Kesari
Rawa Kesari is my all time favorite sweet and it’s a very popular sweet in south India.Its easy to make when you have guests in home and in festival times.My friend kathija shared this recipe with me.This is the first sweet I made when I started cooking .The tricky part in this recipe is while adding water in to the rawa you will get lumps so to avoid it add water by mixing it continuosly in low flame otherwise you can use dal masher to avoid lumps. Preparation Time: 50 minutes No of servings: 4-5 Spice Level: 3.5 out of 5 Ingredients: Semolina(Rava/Sooji) – 1 cup Ghee – 3/4 cup Sugar – 1 3/4 cups Cashews – 10 nos Kesari colour – A pinch Hot water – 2 1/2 cups Cardamom(Elakka) powder – 1/2 tsp Method of Preparation: Heat...
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Kadai Chicken
Kadai Chicken is a spicy chicken dish with a rich aroma given by the Ginger and Tomatoes. It makes an excellent side dish for Briyani and makes a great alternative toBaraha Mutton.Usually served in a brass dish called ‘Kadai’ in Indian restaurants. Preparation Time: 50 minutes No of servings: 4-5 Spice Level: 3.5 out of 5 Ingredients: Chicken : 1 kg Tomato : 1 kg ( chopped) Red Chili : 6-8 ( coarse powder) Green chili : 2 (sliced ) Garam Masala :1 tsp Oil : 1/2 cup Ginger : 3 2/3 tbsp ( 50 gms) ( chopped ) Garlic : 4 tsp Capsicum :1/2 ( cut into small cubes) Coriander Leaves : 2tsp Method of preparation: Heat oil in a pan. Add Garlic paste, red chili(fry the whole red chili and grind it into fine powder), tomato and...
Read MoreMutton Soup
Preparation Time: 40 minutes No of servings: 4-5 Spice Level: 3 out of 5 Ingredients: Mutton:1/2kg(Including bone) Onion :1(Medium) Green chilies : 2(optional) Whole Black pepper(Peppercorns) : 10 Cumin seeds : 1 1/2 tsp Fennel seeds : 1 tsp Ginger and garlic paste : 1/2 tbsp Turmeric powder : 1tsp Curry leaves : 6 to 8 springs Coriander Leaves : 2tbsp Salt to taste Tomato : 1(Finely chopped) Bay Leaves :2 cloves : 2 Cinnamon : 1/2 inch stick Water : 4 cups Method Of Preparation: Heat oil in a pan add cumin seeds ,onions,curry leaves(4 springs) fry them now add peppercorns .Just shallow fry all the above ingredients.Remove it from heat . Grind the above mixture (don’t grind it like a fine paste ). Now heat a pressure pan with oil in it add cloves ,cinnamon,bay leaves,ginger and...
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Morkuzhambu
Morkuzhambu (Yogurt and Spiced Coconut Curry) is a popular dish in Tamil Nadu and Kerala (South India). It plays an important role in the traditional wedding menu and festivals. It can be prepared quickly and easily. Vegetables such as okra, colocasia, chayote, squash, winter melon are generally used for making this dish. Cook the vegetable accordingly before adding it to the sauce. Yogurt or buttermilk can be used to make this dish. If you want it to be thick and creamy use yogurt (2% or whole milk). For a less fat version, use low fat butter milk or yogurt. This dish is served with cooked rice and papad or thogayal (chutney). Preparation time: 30 minutes. No. of servings: 6 Spice level: 2.5 out of 5 Ingredients: Plain yogurt – 4 cups Shredded coconut – 3/4 cup (preferred fresh or frozen)...
Read MoreVegetable pulao
Ingredients: Basmati rice – 2 cups Oil – 3 tbsp Chopped carrot -1/2 cup Chopped beans – 1/2 cup Peas – 1/4 cup Green chillies – 2 Chopped Onion – 1 cup Fennel seeds – 1 tsp Cloves – 3 Bay leaf – 1 Cinnamon stick – 1″ Ginger garlic paste – 1 tbsp Ghee – 2 tsp Salt to taste Method: Wash and soak basmati rice for 15 mins Heat oil in a pan and add coarsely ground cloves, cinnamon, bay leaf followed by whole fennel seeds Once they splutter, add the chillies, onions, ginger garlic paste and saute Now add the vegetables and toss for a few minutes Now drain the water from the rice and add it to the above mixture and combine well Transfer the contents to a pressure cooker, add 3 1/2 cups of...
Read MoreSemiya Pradhaman
Preparation Time : 35 minutes No of servings : 3-4 Spice Level : 0 out of 5 Ingredients: Semiya : 1 cup Moong dal : 1/2 tsp Jaggery : 2 1/2 cups Coconut milk : 1 cup Cardamom powder/Elachi powder : 1 tsp Ghee : 2 tbsp Ă‚Â Coconut : 2 tbsp (Finely Chopped) Method of Preparation: BoilĂ‚Â Moong dal until its cooked and drain the water (Make sure the moong dal is not over cooked it and it shouldn’tĂ‚Â stick with each other ). Boil 5 cups of water in a vessel when the water comes to a boil add semiya into it .Let it cook in high heat for 2 minutes and then continue in low heat until its well cooked. Add 1/4 cup of water in jaggery and boil it until gets fully dissolved in water. After...
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Semiya Payasam
Preparation Time : 40 minutes No of servings : 5-6 Spice Level : 0 out of 5 Ingredients: Semiya (Vermicilli) : 1/2 cup Milk : 2 cups Cashewnut : 10 (Crushed) Cardamom (Elachi) : 1/2 tsp Ghee : 1 tbsp Sugar : 3/4 cup For Grinding: Grated Coconut : 1 tbsp Cashews : 6 Method of Preparation: Roast Semiya in a 1/2 tbsp of Ghee and when its turn in to Golden Brown remove it from heat and keep it aside. Heat 1 1/2 cup of water in a heavy Bottomed Vessel and add roasted semiya in to it. When it comes to a boil add sugar, milk, ground coconut and cashew mixture, boil it for 5 minutes and remove it from heat. Fry the cashews in remaining ghee and put it in the above mixture add Elachi/cardamom in...
Read MoreTomato Thokku
Ingredients: Tomatoes : 10 (Ripe) Garlic : 15 Vegetable Oil : 150 ml Gingely oil : 50 ml Fennel seeds : 2 tsp Turmeric Powder : 1 tsp Red chili powder : 2 tsp (According to your spice level) Salt : according to your taste Method of Preparation : Boil the tomatoes (Put the tomatoes in a boiling water just 3 minutes and remove it from heat and put it in ice cold water, so you can peel the skin very easily) and now peel the skin of tomatoes and mash it or you can just grind it. Grind the garlic in to paste and keep it aside. Heat Vegetable oil (150 ml) in a heavy bottomed pan add fennel seeds fry them and add the tomato paste, garlic paste ,red chili powder , turmeric powder and salt into...
Read MorePoricha Kuzhambhu
This is something different and simple from other poricha kuzhumbhu recipes. When you want to cook something delicious, simple but in a short time. Here is the recipe. Preparation Time : 40 minutes No of servings : 3-4 Spice Level : 3 out of 5 Ingredients: Drumsticks : 8(Frozen or You can use fresh ) Onions : 1 (Big) (sliced lengthwise) Tomatoes : 2 (finely chopped) Coriander powder : 1 tbsp Red chili powder : 1 1/2 tbsp Cumin powder : 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder : 1 tsp Garlic : 8 Curry leaves :6 springs Coriander leaves : 2 tbsp (for garnishing) Coconut : 2 tbsp (Grated) Oil : 2 tbsp For seasonings: oil : 2 tsp Mustard seeds : 1/2 tsp Urad dal : 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds : 1 tsp Method of Preparation : Heat oil in...
Read MoreRaitha
Raitha or Pachadi is an Indian side dish. It is yogurt based and is served along with biryani, rice, vada, etc. There are different types of raitha. Today I am sharing a simple and tasty recipe from one of my aunt. You can serve this along with any biryani, pulao or type of rice. Here you go… Ingredients: Tomato – 3 Onion – 1 Chili powder – 1/4 tsp Oil – 2 tsp Mustard seeds – 1 tsp Coriander leaves – a few Curd – 2 to 3 cups Method: Chop onion and tomatoes. Heat oil in a pan, add onions and toss it till it becomes translucent. Add tomatoes and toss them with a little salt for 3 to 4 mins. Remove from heat. Take 2 to 3 cups of nice and smooth yogurt in a bowl. Add...
Read MoreBrinjal (Eggplant) Kootu
This is one of my favorite recipes at times when we have unexpected guests . It is very easy to make and it usually takes about 15 minutes to do it. Preparation Time : 35 minutes No of servings : 3-4 Spice Level : 3 out of 5 Ingredients: Brinjal/Eggplant : 1(big) Tamarind : lemon size Turmeric Powder : 1/3 tsp Asafoetida : 1/3 tsp oil : 2 tsp Mustard seeds : 1/3 tsp Red chili : 2 Toor dal : 1 tsp Green chili : 2 Curry leaves : few springs Methods of Preparation: Glaze the Brinjal/Eggplant with oil and roast in direct flame by turning side to side so the skin sears a little bit(Try this step if you have a direct flame or Gas stove) Otherwise Heat some oil in a pan and add the brinjal...
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