Friday, August 30, 2013

Mushroom peas and spring onion fry recipe

                                                                   










Ingredients:


  • Oil
  • 1tbsp cumin powder
  • 1/4 cup chopped onion
  • Salt as per taste
  • 1tbsp ginger garlic paste
  • 1/4tbsp turmeric powder
  • 1/2 cup tomato puree
  • 4tbsp cashew nut fine paste
  • 1tbsp chilli powder
  • 1tbsp coriander powder
  • 1 cup mushroom pieces
  • 1/2 cup green peas
  • 2 green chilli, finely chopped
  • 4tbsp cream
  • 1/2tbsp garam masala
  • 1/2 cup spring onion, for garnishing.



Procedure for preparation:


Step 1: Keep the pan on the stove, pour 2tbsp oil, put chopped onion, salt fry it nicely, then add ginger garlic paste, turmeric powder, tomato puree and fry it nicely for 5 minutes.

Step 2: Following that add cashew nut paste, chilli powder, cumin powder, coriander powder and fry it, then add little water. After 3 minutes, add the mushroom pieces and cook for 7 to 8 minutes, then add boiled green peas, green chillies and fry for few minutes.

Step 3: Then add 4tbsp cream and boil for 2 minutes, then sprinkle some garam masala powder. Once it is cooked, garnish with spring onion and serve it hot.

If the gravy is very thick, you add water while cooking to get in right consistency.


 

Dry mushroom manchurian recipe

                                                    







Ingredients:


  • 1 cup mushroom
  • 1/2 cup boiled grated potato
  • 1tbsp chilli powder
  • Salt as per taste
  • coriander leaves
  • oil
  • 2tbsp ginger garlic, finely chopped
  • 1/4 cup chopped onion
  • 2 chopped green chillies
  • 1/4 cup spring onion
  • 1tbsp soya sauce
  • 1/2tbsp chilli powder
  • a pinch aginamoto
  • 1tbsp chilli sauce
  • a pinch sugar


Procedure for preparation:


Step 1 : Remove the stem of the mushroom gently, you can find small space in that part.

Step 2: Chop the removed mushroom stem finely.

Step 3: Take a bowl, put chopped mushroom stem, grated boiled potato, salt, chilli powder, coriander leaves and mix it nicely. This is stuff masala

Step 4: Stuff this mixture in the space below the mushroom, where we removed the stem of the mushroom.


Procedure for batter:


Step 1: Take a bowl, put all purpose flour, corn flour, water mix it nicely and add egg and mix it along with that.

Step 2: Then dip the stuffed mushroom in batter and fry it in the oil and keep aside.


Procedure for manchurian:


Step 1: Keep the pan on  the stove, pour 2tbsp oil, add 2tbsp chopped ginger garlic, chopped onion, chopped green chillies and fry it.

Step 2: Then add spring onion, soya sauce, chilli powder, aginamoto, chilli sauce, and fry it nicely, then add a pinch of sugar, chopped coriander leaves and fry it. Then add the fried mushroom and saute it for few minutes. Then garnish with spring onion and serve it hot.









Ingredients for batter:

1/2tbsp all purpose flour
1/2tbsp corn flour
water
egg ( optional )
 

cheese sticks recipe


                                                       





Ingredients:


  • 1 cup maida
  • 3tbsp corn flour
  • a pinch baking soda
  • Salt as per taste
  • 1tbsp chilli powder
  • 2tbsp bread crumbs
  • 1/4 cup bread crumbs for coating
  • oil
  • 1/4 cup cheese


  • Procedure for preparation:

    Step 1: Take a bowl, put maida, corn flour, baking soda, salt, chilli powder, bread crumbs, cheese and pour some water and mix it nicely like batter. The batter should be thick like dough.

    Step 2: Keep the batter in oven for 1 minute.

    Step 3: Then roll the batter like sticks, and coat it in bread crumbs and deep fry in oil and serve it hot with tomato ketchup.

     

    Onion rings fry recipe


                                                      





    Ingredients:


    • 1 large onion, cut it as rings
    • 1 cup maida
    • 3tbsp corn flour
    • a pinch baking soda
    • Salt as per taste
    • 1tbsp chilli powder
    • 2tbsp bread crumbs
    • 1/4 cup bread crumbs for coating
    • oil


    Procedure for preparation:


    Step 1: Take a bowl, put maida, corn flour, baking soda, salt, chilli powder, bread crumbs and pour some water and mix it nicely like batter.

    Step 2: Dip the onion rings in the batter and coat in bread crumbs and deep fry it in oil, until it turn golden colour. Then serve it hot with tomato ketchup.



     

    Paneer egg roll recipe


                                                                  








    Ingredients:



    • 1 egg
    • 1/4 cup all purpose flour
    • 1/4 cup corn flour
    • Salt as per taste
    • 1 cup grated paneer
    • 1/4tbsp spring onion
    • 1tbsp chilli powder
    • 1tbsp soya sauce
    • 1tbsp ginger garlic paste
    • 1tbsp oats
    • oil



    Procedure for preparation:


    Step 1: Take a bowl, put all purpose flour, corn flour, salt, water mix it nicely, then add egg and mix it as batter. It should be in pouring consistency.

    Step 2: Keep the pan on the stove, pour 2tbsp oil, put grated paneer and fry it, following that add spring onion, salt, chilli powder, soya sauce, ginger garlic paste and oats, then fry it nicely until it gets cooked. This is the mixture, that we are going to keep in roll.

    We are adding oats in this recipe, because it absorbs the moisture in the mixture, so it will be dry.


    Preparation for roll:


    Step 1: Heat the base bottom pan, to medium heat, then pour the prepared batter in the pan and make it as a layer.

    Step 2: Once the layer cooked, it will look like dosa, remove that batter layer and keep it on corn flour, to avoid stickiness.

    Step 3: Then put the paneer mixture in the layer and fold it like a roll, and seal it with flour.

    Step 4: Keep it in freezer for few minutes and deep fry it in oil, until it turn golden colour and serve it hot.



     

    Dry chilli paneer recipe

                                                                  



    Ingredients:


    • 1 cup paneer cubes
    • 1/2tbsp ginger garlic paste
    • 1 and half tbsp corn flour
    • 1egg
    • oil
    • 1/2tbsp cumin seeds
    • 1tbsp chopped garlic
    • 4 green chillies, finely chopped
    • 1/2 onion, cut into cubes
    • 1tbsp coriander powder
    • 1tbsp chilli garlic sauce
    • 1/2 cup red bell pepper ( capsicum )
    • 1/2 cup yellow bell pepper ( capsicum )
    • 1/2tbsp chilli paste
    • 1tbsp soya sauce
    • curry leaves
    • 1tbsp lemon juice
    • Salt as per taste
    • coriander leaves
    • 1tbsp maida


    Procedure for preparation:


    Step 1: Take a bowl, put corn flour, ginger garlic paste, salt, maida, little water, egg and mix it nicely and put the panner and nicely mix it in batter and keep it in refrigerator for few minutes.

    Step 2: Then keep the pan on the stove, pour oil and fry the paneer and keep it aside.

    Step 3: Keep another pan on the stove, pour 3tbsp oil, put cumin seeds, chopped garlic and fry it for 1 minute, then add the ginger garlic paste, chopped green chillies and fry it, then add onion cubes and fry for few minutes, then add coriander powder and fry it for 2 to 3 minutes.

    Step 4: Then pour 1/4 cup water and allow it to boil, until the masala smell goes off, then add chilli garlic paste, a pinch aginomoto, red capsicum, yellow capsicum, chilli powder, soya sauce, curry leaves, salt, lemon juice and fry it nicely.

    Step 5: Then put the fried paneer and saute it, then garnish with coriander leaves and serve it.


     

    Thursday, August 29, 2013

    Mixed vegetable coconut gravy recipe , ( vegetable avial recipe)


                                                               


     





    Ingredients:


    • 1/2 cup carrot pieces
    • 1/2 cup beans pieces
    • 1/2 cup snake gourd or pumpkin
    • 1/2 cup drumstick pieces
    • 1/2 cup potato pieces
    • Any vegetable you like, cut int little big, lengthwise
    • coconut pieces (50g)
    • 4 green chillies
    • 1/2tbsp cumin seeds
    • 1/2tbsp mustard seeds
    • 3tbsp oil
    • curry leaves
    • coriander leaves
    • 1/4 cup curd


    Procedure for preparation:


    Step 1: Keep the pan on the stove, put all the vegetables and pour one cup of water, then add salt and turmeric powder . Then close the pan, until vegetables to get cooked nicely.

    Step 2: Take a food processor, put coconut pieces, cumin seeds, green chillies and grind it coarsely.

    Step 3: Put the grinded coconut mixture in the boiled vegetable pan and stir it for 3 minutes. Add curd and stir for 2 minutes.

    Step 4: Keep the pan on the stove, pour 3tbsp oil, put mustard seeds, after spluttering, add curry leaves and then put it in the cooked vegetable. Then  garnish with coriander leaves and serve it hot.




     

    Wednesday, August 28, 2013

    Paneer butter masala recipe

                                                        






    Ingredients:


    • 1 cup paneer pieces
    • 1tbsp coriander powder
    • 1/4tbsp garam masala
    • 1/4tbsp chilli powder
    • 1/4tbsp  kasturi methi
    • 1tbsp tomato ketchup
    • 3tbsp tomato puree
    • 1 cup milk
    • ginger garlic paste
    • 1tbsp fried onion, (optional)
    • 2tbsp butter



    Procedure for preparation:


    Step 1: Take a bowl, put coriander powder, garam masla, chilli powder, kasturi methi, tomato ketchup, tomato puree mix it nicely by adding milk as like thin paste.

    Step 2: Keep the pan on the stove, put 2tbsp butter and melt it, then add ginger garlic paste and fry it for one minute, then add the thin paste and fried onion and stir it.

    Step 3: Close the pan and simmer it for 3 minutes, then add salt, if the masala is thick, add milk.

    Step 4: Then add paneer pieces and cook it, once the paneer cooked and masala becomes thicker serve it hot.







      



    Kadai paneer masala recipe


                                                                       






    Ingredients:



  • 4 Red chillies
  • 1/4tbsp pepper corns
  • 1/2tbsp coriander seeds
  • 1/4tbsp fennel seeds
  • 1/4tbsp cumim seeds
  • 1tbsp fenugreek leaves
  • 1/2tbsp garam masala powder
  • 1/4 cup green bell pepper ( capsicum)
  • 1/4 cup diced onion
  • 1 cup tomato puree
  • salt as per taste
  • 1 cup paneer pieces
  • coriander leaves.
  • 2tbsp butter



  •  Procedure for preparation:

    Step 1: Roast the red chillies, pepper corns, coriander seeds, fennel seeds, cumin seeds for few minutes, atlast add fenugreek leaves and fry it for half minute and  allow it cool.

    Step 2: Divide the masala, into two portions, grind corsely as one part, and grind finely as the other part and keep separately. This is kadai masala.

    Step 3: Keep the pan on the stove, put 2tbsp butter, add finely grinded masala and fry it, then  add the garam masala  bell pepper, diced onion and fry it, then add the fresh tomato puree and stir it for 5 minutes.



    Tomato puree preparation:

    •  Blanch the tomato
    •  Remove the skin
    •  Grind it nicely


    Step 4: Then add the paneer pieces and fry it for few minutes, then sprinkle some coarsely grinded kadai masala.

    Step 5: Once the paneer cooked, garnish with coriander leaves and serve it hot with naan, roti, chapati, rice etc..

      

    Fried Egg plant curry recipe, ( Fried brinjal curry recipe), (ennai kathirikai kolambu recipe)

                                                           


                                                       





    Ingredients:


    • Egg plant (Brinjal) 250g, small in size
    • 2 large onion, cut into big pieces
    • 2 large tomato, cut into big piecs
    • 7 pods garlic
    • curry leaves
    • coriander leaves
    • 1/2tbsp mustard seeds
    • 1/2tbsp fenugreek seeds
    • 1 small lemon size tamarind, dissolved in water
    • 2tbsp chilli powder
    • 1tbsp coriander powder
    • 1/4tbsp turmeric powder
    • Salt as per taste
    • oil
    • 5tbsp grinded coconut
    • 5 pepper corns



    Procedure for preparation:


    Step 1: Slit the small eggplant at bottom, into quarters, should not cut fully.

    Step 2: Keep the pan on the stove, pour 4tbsp oil, put the eggplant and fry it nicely for 10 to 15 minutes, and keep it aside on the plate.

    Step 3: Keep the pan on the stove, pour 2tbsp oil, put onion pieces and fry for 2 minutes, then add tomato pieces and fry it for another 2 to 3 minutes, then add turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander, salt and continue fry for 2 minutes, then add the grinded coconut and fry for another 2 minutes. And keep the mixture in plate and allow it to cool.

    Step 4: After cooling, grind mixture to paste in food processor.

    Step 5: Keep the pan on the stove, pour 4tbsp oil, put mustard seeds, after popping, put the fenugreek seeds and pepper corns and fry for 2 minutes, then add curry leaves and garlic pods and continue frying for 1 minute, then add the grinded mixture and stir it. Then add the tamarind water and allow it to boil for 5 to 7 minutes.

    Step 6: Then add the fried egg plant in the pan and allow to boil for 5 to 7 minutes, once the egg plant cooked, garnish with coriander leaves and serve it hot with white rice.






     

    Mint chicken curry recipe

                                                                 



    Ingredients:


    • Chicken (250g)
    • 2 cups mint leaves
    • 1/2 cup coriander leaves
    • 1tbsp ginger garlic paste
    • 1 cinnamom
    • 2 cloves
    • 2 cardamom
    • 3 green chillies
    • 1 onions, finely chopped
    • salt as per taste
    • turmeric
    • 1/4 tbsp garam masala
    • 1/2tbsp chilli powder
    • 1/2tbsp coriander powder
    • oil
    • 1tbsp lemon juice

    Procedure for preparation:


    Step 1: Take a food processor, put mint leaves, coriander leaves, cinnamom, cardamom, cloves, green chillies, grind this mixture nicely and keep aside.

    Step 2: Take a bowl, put the chicken pieces, chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala, turmeric , salt, lemon juice, ginger garlic paste mix it nicely and marinate for 1 hour.

    Step 3: Keep the pan on the stove, pour 2 tbsp oil, and put the marinated chicken pieces, just fry it in medium flame, until it turns golden brown colour and keep aside. The chicken need not to be cooked fully.

    Step 4: Keep another pan on the stove, pour 2tbsp oil, put onion and fry it for few minutes, then add the grinded mint mixture and fry it nicely, until the oil comes out from it.

    Step 5: Then add the fried chicken pieces in the pan fry it for few minutes, then add little water for the chicken to get cook nicely. Close the pan for some time, until chicken to get cooked. Then serve the hot mint chicken.


     

    Tuesday, August 27, 2013

    Cheese bread toast recipe

                                                               





    Ingredients:

    • 2 bread, cut the edges
    • 2tbsp butter
    • 1 cheese layer


     
    Procedure for preparation:


    Step 1: Apply butter in one side of the bread, and toast it in butter side.

    Step 2: Keep the cheese layer inbetween two bread and toast it for 1 minute, until the cheese melt. Then serve it hot
     

    Fish balls fry recipe


                                                







    Ingredients:



    • 1/4 cup red bell pepper, ( capsicum), deseeded.
    • 2 cloves, garlic crushed
    • 1tbsp cilantro, finely chopped
    • 1tbsp thyme, finely chopped
    • 1/2tbsp black pepper powder
    • 2 large eggs
    • 1/2 cup all purpose flour
    • 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
    • 1 cup bread crumbs
    • fresh fish, without bones (200g)
    • oil for frying
    • Salt as per taste

    Procedure for preparation:


    Step 1: Take a food processor, first put the fish and grind it nicely, then add red bell pepper, crushed garlic, cilantro, thyme, black pepper powder, salt, eggs, cheese, bread crumbs and grind it nicely.

    Step 2: The grinded mixture will look like dough, now you can make the fish mixture into small balls and keep it in a plate.

    Step 3: Then coat the balls with all purpose flour and deep fry it in the oil

    Crispy fries with cilantro and chilli recipe


                                                    






    Ingredients:


    • 1 large potato, cut into strips
    • 1 onion, thinly sliced
    • 1 chilli, finely chopped
    • 1/2tbsp pepper powder
    • Salt as per taste
    • Cilantro, finely chopped
    • olive oil
    • tomato ketchup


    Procedure for preparation:


    Step 1: Take a bowl, put the potato strips, pour 2tbsp olive oil, pepper, salt and mix it nicely.

    Step 2: Then keep it oven for 30 minutes in grill mode, the grilled potato should be golden colour.

    Step 3: Then transfer the grilled potato into a bowl, add some more salt, pepper and mix it nicely, then add cilantro, sliced onion and chopped chillies, mix it nicely.

    Step 4: Then serve  the potato strips with toamto ketchup.

    creamy garlic mushroom with roasted potatoes recipe

                                               






    Ingredients



  • 2 boiled potato
  • 1 cup of mushroom
  • 1/2 cup cream
  • Salt as per taste
  • 1tbsp finely mashed garlic
  • 1/2tbsp pepper powder
  • olive oil
  • 2tbsp finely chopped onion



  • Procedure for preparation:


    Step 1: Cut the boiled potato into big pieces, do not remove the skin, then put in bowl, just shake it twice, it will look like skin peeling, but should not peel the skin of potato.

    Step 2: Sprinkle salt and pepper on the potato pieces, then pour 2tbsp olive oil mix it nicely and keep it oven for 30 minutes in grill mode for 350 f and keep it in oven for some more time, until it turns golden colour. Remove the potato from oven and keep it in plate.

    Step 3: Keep the pan on stove, pour 2tbsp olive oil, put chopped onion and fry it for 2 minutes, then add mashed garlic and fry it, then add the mushroom and continue frying, then add salt, pepper, continue frying. Once the mushroom cooked, add cream and stir it for 5 minutes. Let the creamy mushroom bit thicker.

    Step 4: Then transfer the creamy mushroom in a bowl, then dip the roasted potatoes in the creamy mushroom and taste it. It wil be yummy,,,, delicious...........

    Cluster beans fry recipe, ( Kothavarangai fry recipe)

                                                 




    Ingredients:


    • Cluster beans (250g), cut into small pieces
    • 1 large onion, finely chopped
    • 1 medium size tomato, finely chopped
    • 1tbsp ginger garlic paste
    • 1/2tbsp mustard seeds
    • curry leaves
    • coriander leaves
    • 1tbsp chilli powder
    • 1/2tbsp coriander powder
    • a pinch turmeric powder
    • Salt as per taste
    • Oil



    Procedure for preparation:


    Step 1: Keep the pan on the stove, pour 3tbsp oil, put mustard seeds, after popping add onion, curry leaves, ginger garlic paste and fry it for few minutes, then add tomato and fry it, until onion and tomato merge together.

    Step 2: Then add cluster beans pieces and fry it for 5 minutes, then add chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, salt and continue frying.

    Step 3: Then pour some water for cluster beans to get cooked, close the pan for some time, ocassionally stir it.

    Cluster beans will take extra time to get cooked.

    Step 4: Once the cluster beans gets cooked and masala smell goes off, garnish with coriander leaves and serve it.

    Garlic aioli recipe



                                                                      






    Ingredients:


    • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
    • 2 cloves grated garlic
    • 2tbsp lemon juice
    • salt as per taste
    • 1/4tbsp pepper


    Procedure for preparation:


    Step 1: Take a bowl, put mayonnaise, garlic, lemon juice salt, pepper and mix it nicely.

    Step 2: Cover it with plastic wrap and refrigerate for few minutes and serve it with any dish which u like.


    For frittata recipe Click here

    Red pepper frittata recipe

                                                                     





    Ingredients:


    • 3tbsp olive oil
    • 1 onion, thinly sliced
    • 8 large eggs
    • 2 red peppers, (capsicum), finely sliced
    • 1 cup grated cheese
    • Salt as per taste
    • pepper powder
    • 2tbsp chopped fresh basil
    • 1 green onion, finely chopped, for garnishing.



    Procedure for preparation:


    Step 1: Preheat the oven.

    Step 2: Take the oven pan, apply the olive oil in it, then add the onoion and capsicum and cook it for 7 minutes, stirring occasionally and  remove the oven pan from oven.

    Step 3: Meanwhile, beat the eggs, and mix it with cheese, basil, salt, pepper powder nicely, until it gets mixed in the eggs, then pour the egg mixture in the oven pan and mix it nicely, and sprinkle the few cheese on the top and keep it in oven for 20 minutes, until it turns golden colour.

    Step 4: Then serve it hot with garlic aioli

     
    For Garlic aioli recipe click here

    Aloo kurkure recipe, ( Potato kurkure recipe)

                                                              





    Ingredients:


    • 1 cup boiled, peeled and mashed potatoes
    • 1/2 cup chopped mint leaves
    • 1/2tbsp finely chopped green chillies
    • 1/2tbsp roasted cumin seeds powder
    • 1/2tbsp lemon juice
    • Salt as per taste
    • 1/ cup plain flour ( maida )
    • 1/2 cup rice flakes, coarsely grinded
    • oil for deep frying


    Procedure for preparation:


    Step 1: Take a bowl, put mashed boiled potato, mint leaves, green chillies, cumim powder, lemon juice, salt and mix it nicely.

    Step 2: Make the content into small round shapes and keep it on a plate.

    Step 3: Take another bowl, put the maida and pour water and mix it nicely to saucy form.

    Step 4: Take the round balls and dip in the maida mixture and coat it with rice flakes keep it in a plate.

    Step 5: Then keep the frying pan, pour oil and deep fry the potato balls, filter the oil and serve it with tomato sauce.


     

    Monday, August 26, 2013

    Coriander chutney recipe, ( Kothamalli chutney recipe)

                                                          







    Ingredients:


    • 1 Big bunch of coriander leaves, cut into pieces
    • 4 green chillies
    • 5tbsp black gram
    • a marble size, tamarind
    • Salt as per taste
    • 1/2inch ginger
    • 1/2tbsp mustard seeds
    • 50g, coconut pieces
    • Salt as per taste
    • oil



    Procedure for preparation:


    Step 1: Keep the pan on the stove, pour 2tbsp oil, put black gram and fry for 1 minute, then add coriander leaves, tamarind, green chilli, ginger, salt and fry for 5 to 7 minutes and keep aside to cool it

    Step 2: Then grind the fried content with coconut pieces to paste in a food processor and transfer it to bowl.

    Step 3: Keep the small frying pan, pour 2tbsp oil, put mustard seeds, after popping, pour it in the chutney bowl.

    You can have this chutney for idly, dosa, vada etc....





     

    Onion chutney recipe




                                                             





    Ingredients:


    • 2 large onion, cut into big pieces
    • 2 large tomato, cut into big pieces
    • 8 dried red chilli
    • 1/2tbsp mustard seeds
    • 1/2tbsp black gram
    • 1/2tbsp bengal gram
    • curry leaves
    • Salt as per taste
    • oil



    Procedure for preparation:


    Step 1: Keep the pan on the stove, pour 2tbsp oil, put the dried red chilli fry for 30 seconds, then add the onion and tomato piece, salt and fry it for 10 to 12 minutes and keep aside.

    Step 2: Keep the small frying pan, pour 3tbsp oil, put the mustard seeds, after popping, add black gram, bengal gram fry it for 1 minutes, then add the curry leaves and put off the stove.

    Step 3: Grind the fried onion, tomato, dried red chilli into a paste and transfer into a bowl.

    Step 4: Then put the curry leaves oil content on the top of  the onion chutney and serve it with idly, dosa etc...












     

    Beetroot fry recipe

               
                                                                  





    Ingredients:


    • Beet root (200g), cut into small pieces
    • 1 onion, finely chopped
    • 3 green chillies, slit it
    • 1/2tbsp mustard seeds
    • 1/2tbsp black gram
    • 1/2tbsp bengal gram
    • curry leaves
    • coriander leaves
    • 4tbsp grated coconut
    • oil
    • a pinch turmeric powder
    • Salt as per taste.



    Procedure for preparation:


    Step 1: Keep the pan on the stove,  pour 2 tbsp oil, put mustard seeds, after popping, add bengal gram, black gram and fry for 1 minute, then add curry leaves, onion, green chillies and fry it for 5 minutes.

    Step 2: Then add the beet root and fry for few minutes, then add little water, salt, turmeric powder stir it, and close the pan for 5 minutes, stir it occassionaly, once the beet root cooked, add the grinded coconut and stir for 2 minutes.

    Step 3: Then garnish with coriander leaves and serve it.

    Ground nut chutney recipe, ( verkadalai chutney recipe)

                                                  






    Ingredients


    • Roasted groundnuts (150g)
    • 1/2tbsp mustard seeds
    • 1/2tbsp bengal gram
    • 1/2tbsp black gram
    • curry leaves
    • 2 pieces coconut, cut into small pieces
    • 5 dried red chilli
    • coriander leaves, finely chopped
    • a marble size tamarind
    • 2 cloves, garlic
    • Salt as per taste
    • oil


    Procedure for preparation:


    Step 1: Take a food processor, put roasted ground nuts, coconut pieces, dried red chilli, salt, tamarind, garlic, salt and grind it to paste and transfer the content to a bowl.

    Step 2: Keep the small pan on stove, pour 2tbsp oil, put mustard seeds, after popping, add bengal gram, black gram and fry it for 2 minutes, then add curry leaves and coriander leaves and put off the flame. Put the content to a ground nut chutney bowl.

    You can have ground nut chutney with idly, dosa, pongal, chapati etc....
     

    Vermicelli milk sweet recipe, ( Semiya pal payasam recipe)

                                           




    Ingredients:


    • 1 cup roasted vermicelli
    • 1 cup boiled milk
    • 1/4 cup sugar
    • 5 cashew nuts
    • 5 almond nuts
    • 5 raisins
    • 2 cardamom, crushed
    • 2tbsp ghee


    Procedure for preparation:


    Step 1: keep the pan on the stove, pour 1 cup of water, allow it to boil, then add the roasted vermicelli and stir it.

    Step 2: Pour some water, if it is thick, the vermicelli should be immersed in boiling water, then add sugar and stir it, until vermicelli gets cooked completely.

    Step 3: Then add the boiled milk, allow it to boil for 2 minutes and put off the flame.

    Step 4: Keep the small pan on stove, pour ghee, put all the nuts and fry it for 2 minutes and put it in sweet and serve it hot.

    If you want to be more sweeter, add sugar accordingly.

    Radish fry recipe, ( Mullangi poriyal recipe)

                                                 




    Ingredients:


    • Radish (250g)
    • 1 onion, finely chopped
    • 1 tomato, finely chopped
    • 1tbsp ginger garlic paste
    • curry leaves
    • coriander leaves
    • 1tbsp chilli powder
    • 1/2tbsp coriander powder
    • a pinch turmeric powder
    • 1/4tbsp mustard seeds
    • Oil


    Procedure for preparation:


    Step 1: Cut the radish into small pieces and keep aside.

    Step 2: Keep the pan on the stove, pour 2tbsp oil, after popping, put curry leaves, ginger garlic paste, choped onion fry it for 5 minutes. Then add the chopped tomato and fry it, until onion and tomato merge together.

    Step 3: Then add the radish pieces and stir it for 5 minutes, then add chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, salt and continue frying.  Then add little water for radish to get cooked.

    Step 4: Close the pan for 5 to 7 minutes, ocassionally stir it, once the radish cooked and masala smell goes off, garnish with coriander leaves and serving it as side dish.

     

    Sunday, August 25, 2013

    Radish curry recipe, ( Mullangi kolambu recipe)

                                                                






    Ingredients:


    • 2 Radish, cut into round shape
    • 2 onion, finely chopped
    • 2 tomato, finely chopped
    • 1 green chilli, slit it
    • 1/2tbsp mustard seeds
    • 1tbsp ginger garlic paste
    • 1 and half tbsp chilli powder
    • 1tbsp coriander powder
    • a pinch turmeric powder
    • Salt as per taste
    • curry leaves
    • coriander leaves
    • 1/2 cup grinded coconut paste
    • oil


    Procedure for preparation:


    Step 1: Keep the pan on  the stove, pour 2tbsp oil, put mustard seeds, after popping, add onion, green chilli, curry leaves, ginger garlic paste and fry it and add chopped tomato and fry it, until onion and tomato merge together.

    Step 2: Then add the radish pieces and fry it for 5 minutes, then add chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, salt and continue frying then pour water and allow it boil.

    Step 3: Close the pan for few minutes, until radish to get cooked, and masala smell goes off, then add the grinded coconut paste and allow it to boil for 4 to 5 minutes.

    Step 4: Then garnish with coriander leaves and serve it hot with white rice.

     

    Bengal gram curry recipe, ( vada curry recipe)


                                                           





    Ingredients:


    • Bengal gram (100g), soaked for 2 hours
    • 2 large onion, slice it
    • 2 tomato, finely chopped
    • 3 green chilli, slit it
    • 1/2 tbsp mustard seeds
    • curry leaves
    • 2tbsp chilli powder
    • 1tbsp coriander powder
    • 1/4tbsp turmeric powder
    • Salt as per taste
    • coriander leaves
    • 2tbsp ginger garlic paste
    • 1 small onion, finely chopped
    • 2 small green chilli, finely chopped
    • Oil



    Procedure for preparation:


    Step 1: Grind  the bengal gram coarsely in food processor and keep it in a bowl, add chopped onion, green chilli, finely chopped curry leaves, salt and mix it nicely with bengal gram.

    Step 2: Keep the tawa on the stove, pour 2tbsp oil, spread the bengal gram mixture evenly on tawa, slightly roast it for 5 minutes in both sides and keep aside in a plate.

    Step 3: Keep the pan on the stove, pour 4tbsp oil, put mustards seeds, after popping, add curry leaves, sliced onion, green chilli, ginger garlic paste and fry it nicely,  then add chopped tomato and fry it until onion and tomato merge together.

    Step 4: Then add chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, salt and continue frying, then pour 2 cups of water and allow it to boil nicely, until the masala smell goes off.

    Step 5: Now smash the bengal gram mixture nicely into small pieces and put it in the boiling masala water and stir it.

    Step 6: Close the pan for 5 to 7 minutes, then the bengal gram curry will be thicker, if it is very thick, you can add little water, it should be in gravy form.

    Step 7: Then you can garnish with coriander leaves and start serving it hot with, idly, dosa, chapati, poori etc.. Its an very tasty side dish.

    Banana stem fry recipe, ( valzhathandu porial recipe)

                                                              
     





    Ingredients:


    • 1 Banana stem, finely chopped
    • 1 onion, finely chopped
    • 1/2 tbsp mustard seeds
    • 1tbsp crushed garlic
    • curry leaves
    • 1/2tbsp bengal gram
    • 1/2tbsp black gram
    • 3 green chillies, slit it
    • coriander leaves
    • oil
    • Salt as per taste
    • 5tbsp grinded coconut


    Procedure for preparation:

    Step 1: Keep the pan on  the stove, pour 2tbsp oil, put mustard seeds, after popping add black  gram, bengal gram and fry iy for 2 minutes, then add curyy leaves, garlic, chopped onion, green chilli and fry it.

    Step 2: Then add the chopped banana stem and fry it, then add salt and continue frying, then pour little water for banana stem to get cooked.

    Step 3: Once the banana stem cooked, put the grinded coconut and stir it for 4 minutes, then garnish with coriander leaves and start serving hot.


     

    Mixed vegetable semolina upma recipe, ( Vegetable semiya upma)

                                                                




    Ingredients:


    • 1 cup vermicelli, roasted
    • 1/2 cup beans, finely chopped
    • 1/2 cup carrot, finely chopped
    • 2tbsp boiled corns
    • 1/4 cup grean peas
    • curry leaves
    • coriander leaves
    • 1 large onion, finely chopped
    • 1 tomato, finely chopped
    • 1 green chilli, slit it
    • 1tbsp chilli powder
    • 1/2tbsp coriander powder
    • a pinch turmeric powder
    • Salt as per taste
    • 4tbsp oil
    • 1/2tbsp mustard seeds


    Procedure for preparation:


    Step 1: Keep the pan on the stove, pout oil, put mustard seeds, after popping add curry leaves, chopped onion, green chilli and fry it for 5 minutes, following that add chopped tomato and fry it, until onion and tomato merge together.

    Step 2: Then add the chopped vegetable and fry it, then add chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, salt and continue frying, then add 2 cups of water and allow it boil nicely, until the raw masala smell goes off and vegetable gets cooked for 75 percent.

    Step 3: Then add the roasted vermicelli and stir it, and close the pan for 5 to 7 minutes in medium flame, then garnish with coriander leaves and start serving. 

    Saturday, August 24, 2013

    Rava upma recipe

                                         This dish is very easy to prepare in few minutes. It is an south indian break fast. It is most commomly prepared in all houses.






    Ingredients:


    • 1 cup rava
    • 1 onion, finely chopped
    • 3 green chilli
    • curry leaves
    • coriander leaves
    • 1/2 cup beans, finely chopped
    • 1/2 cup carrot, finely chopped
    • 1/2tbsp mustard seeds
    • 1/2tbsp black gram
    • 1/2tbsp bengal gram
    • oil
    • 2tbsp ghee
    • Salt as per taste



    Procedure for preparation:


    Step 1: Roast the rava for 5 minutes and keep aside.

    Step 2: Keep the pan on the stove, pour 2tbsp oil, put mustard seeds, after popping, add black gram, bengal and fry for 2 minutes, then add curry leaves, chopped onion, green chillies and fry it.

    Step 3: Then pour 2 and half cup of water and allow it to boil, then add the roasted rava, slowly by stiring.

    Step 4: Reduce the flame and close the pan for 2 to 3 minutes, then pour ghee and garnish with coriander leaves and start serving it hot with coconut chutney or sambar.
     

    Friday, August 23, 2013

    Elephant foot yam masala recipe, ( karunakilangu fry recipe)

                                          




    Ingredients


    • Elephant foot yam (250g)
    • 1 large onion, finely chopped
    • 1 large tomato, finley chopped
    • 1tbsp ginger garlic paste
    • 1/2tbsp mustard seeds
    • curry leaves
    • coriander leaves
    • 1tbsp chilli powder
    • 1/2tbsp coriander powder
    • a pinch turmeric powder
    • Salt as per taste
    • Oil


    Procedure for preparation:


    Step 1: Remove the upper skin of elephant foot yam, and cut into bigger pieces, and cook it in cooker for 5 whistle and keep aside.

    Step 2: Keep the pan on the stove, pour 3tbsp oil, put mustard seeds, after popping add, chopped onion, curry leaves and fry it, then add chopped tomato and fry it, until onion and toamto merge together.

    Step 3: Open the cooker, take the elephant foot yam, cut into small pieces.

    Step 4: Then add chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric, salt in the pan and fry it and little water to it.

    Step 5: Then add the elephant foot yam pieces and fry it for 7 minutes, now the masala looks in gravy form, then garnish with coriander leaves and serve it hot.

    Thursday, August 22, 2013

    Banana stem dhall recipe, ( valzhathandu kootu recipe)


                                                             






    Ingredients:


    • 1 Banana stem
    • Bengal gram (50g)
    • 1 onion, finely chopped
    • 1 tomato, finely chopped
    • 1tbsp ginger garlic paste
    • 5tbsp grinded coconut
    • 1/2tbsp mustard seeds
    • 5 green chillies, slit it
    • Salt as per taste
    • a pinch turmeric powder
    • curry leaves
    • coriander leaves
    • 2tbsp oil


    Procedure for preparation:


    Step 1: Soak the bengal gram for 30 minutes, and cook it in cooker for 5 whistle and keep aside.

    Step 2: Cut the banana stem into pieces and put it in water.

    Step 3: Keep the pan on the stove, pour 2tbsp oil, put mustards seeds, after poppping, add chopped onion, green chillies, curry leaves, ginge garlic paste and fry it for 5 to 6 minutes. then add choppe dtomato and fry it, until onion and tomato merge together.

    Step 4: Then add the banana stem pieces and fry it for few minutes, then add, turmeric powder, salt and some water for banana stem to get cooked, close pan for 5 to 6 minutes. Stir it occasionally.

    Step 5: Then add the cooked bengal dhall and stir it for few 5 minutes, then add grinded coconut and stir for 3 to 4 minutes. Then you can garnish with coriander leaves and serve it hot.


                                             
     

    Wednesday, August 21, 2013

    Spinach with moong dhall recipe, ( green leaves with moong dhall recipe) ( keerai kootu)

                                                    





    Ingredients:


    • 1 bunch of spinach leaves,
    • Moong dhall (50g)
    • 1 large onion, finely chopped
    • 4 green chilli, slit it
    • 1 medium size tomato, finely chopped
    • 7 pods of garlic, crushed
    • 1/2tbsp mustard seeds
    • 4tbsp grinded coconut
    • 1/2tbsp black gram
    • 1/2tbsp bengal gram
    • oil


    Procedure for preparation:


    Step 1: Cut the spinach into small pieces, wash it in water and drain the water completely and keep aside. Then cook the moong dhall in pressure cooker.

    Step 2: Keep the pan on the stove, pour 2tbsp oil, put mustard seeds, after popping add black gram, bengal gram, green chilli, garlic, chopped onion and fry it, then add tomato and fry it nicely until onion and tomato merge together.

    Step 3: Then add the spinach pieces and fry it for 2 minutes. After spinach gets cooked for about 75 percent, then add the cooked moong dhall to spinach and stir it.

    Step 4: Once the spinach cooked, add the grinded coconut and stir for 3 to 5 minutes.

    The spinach moong dhall is ready, you can have this dish with rice or chapati.

     

    Sweet pongal recipe, ( sarkarai pongal recipe)


                                                   






    Ingredients:

    • 1 cup rice, soak it for 15 minutes
    • 5tbsp moong dhall, soak it for
    • jaggery (150g)
    • 6tbsp ghee
    • 5 cashew nuts
    • 5 almond nuts
    • 5 raisins
    • 2 cardamom


    Procedure for preparation:


    Step 1: Keep the cooker on the stove, pour 3 cups for water, and put 1 cup rice, moong dhall and allow for 6 whistle.

    Step 2: Break the jagger into small pieces, then keep the pan on the stove pour some water and allow it to boil, then put the jaggery and dissolve it in water.

    Step 3: Open the cooker, smash the rice slightly and pour the dissolved jaggery water and mix it nicely with rice and moong dhall, then keep the cooker in medium flame, stir the sweet pongal.

    Step 4: Then keep the pan on the stove, pour ghee, put cashew, almonds, cardamom, raisins and fry it, and put in the sweet pongal. Then put off the flame, you can serve the hot sweet pongal.

    If you want more sweet taste, youucan extra jaggery to the recipe.

     

    Black gram vada recipe, (ulundhu vada recipe) (urad dal vada recipe)


                                     








    Ingredients:



    • Black gram (150g), soak it for 4 hours
    • 2 onion, finely chopped
    • 6 green chillies, finely chopped
    • 2tbsp ginge rgarlic crushed
    • curry leaves, finely chopped
    • coriander leaves, finely chopped
    • Salt as per taste
    • oil


    Procedure for preparation:


    Step 1: Grind the black gram nicely in food processor.

    Step 2: Take a bowl, put the grinded black gram, chopped onion, green chillies, curry leaves, coriande rleaves, crushed ginger garlic paste, salt and mix it nicely.

    Step 3: keep the pan on the stove, pour oil and heat it, then make the mixture to vada shape and fry it in the oil, until it turns into golden brown colour.

    Step 4: Then you can serve it hot with coconut chutney, sambar, or curd...

    Banana flower vadai recipe

                                         




    Ingredients:



    • Bengal gram (100g), soak in water for 2 hours
    • 1 large onion, finely chopped
    • 1 cup banana flower, finely chopped
    • 1tbsp ginger garlic, crushed
    • 5 green chilles, finely chopped
    • curry leaves, finely chopped
    • coriander leaves, finely chopped
    • Salt as per taste
    • oil


    Procedure for preparation:


    Step 1: Grind the bengal gram coarsely in food processor.

    Step 2: Take a bowl, put the grinded bengal gram, chopped banana flower, crushed ginger garlic, curry leaves, green chillies, coriander leaves, salt and mix it nicely.

    Step 3: Keep the pan on the stove, pour oil, make the mixture into small vada shape and put in the hot oil and fry it, until it turns to golden brown colour.

    Step 4: Then serve the hot banana flower vada.

    Tuesday, August 20, 2013

    Crab masala recipe

                                                                







    Ingredients


    • 1kg crab
    • 2 cinnamom stick
    • 2 bat leaf
    • 1/2tbsp fennel seeds
    • 1/4tbsp turmeric powder
    • 2tbsp chilli powder
    • 1 and half tbsp coriander powder
    • 1tbsp ginger garlic paste
    • Onion (100g), finely chopped
    • 2 tomato, finely chopped
    • 2 green chillies
    • 2tbsp oil
    • Salt as per taste
    • curry leaves
    • coriander leaves
     
    Ingredients for crab masala:

    • 1 cup grated coconut
    • 1tbsp pepper
    • 1tbsp cumin seeds
    • 1tbsp poppy seeds
    • 1/tbsp fennel seeds
    • 3 cashew nuts
    • 1tbsp oil
         ( Grind all these together as paste.)

     
    Procedure for preparation:


    Step 1: Pour oil, add fennel seeds, bay leaf, chopped onions, ginger garlic and fry it, then put chopped tomato, curry leaves and fry it.

    Step 2: Then put crab and fry it, following that add turmeric powder, green chillies, salt and continue frying.

    Step 3: Then add chilli powder, coriander powder, then add some water and allow it to boil. Then add salt and grinded masala and allow it boil and crab has to be cooked.

    Step 4: Once the crab cooked and gravy becomes thicker, garnish with coriander leaves and serve it hot.


     

    karaikudi chicken gravy recipe

                                                            






    Ingredients:
    • Chicken (500g)
    • Onion (200g), finely chopped
    • 2tbsp ginger garlic paste
    • 2tbsp pepper
    • tomato (200g), finely chopped
    • 4 green chillies, slit it
    • 1 inch cinnamom stick
    • 2 cloves
    • 2 cardamom
    • 10 dried small red chilli
    • 3tbsp coriander seeds
    • curry leaves
    • 1tbsp cumin seeds
    • coconut (50g)
    • salt as per taste
    • oil

    Procedure for preparation:

    Step 1: Keep pan on the stove, put dry red chilli, coriander seeds, cloves, cardamom, cinnamom and  roast it.

    Step 2: And then add pepper, curry leaves and roast it. Then transfer the content to a plate.

    Step 3: Pour 3tbsp oil, put cumin seeds, curry leaves, chopped onion, ginger garlic paste and fry it, then add green chilli, chopped tomato and fry it nicely, until onion and tomato merge together.

    Step 4: Then put the chicken pieces and fry it, then add turmeric, salt and continue frying.

    Step 5: Then pour some water for chicken to get cooked.

    Step 6: Grind the masala content along with coconut as paste and put it in the chicken and stir it, then allow it to boil for few minutes, then add coriander leaves and boil it.

    Step 7: Hot karaikudi chicken is ready.

     

    Crumbs chicken recipe

                                            




    Ingredients:


    • 1/2 kg chicken
    • 1tbsp lemon juice
    • 2tbsp ginger garlic paste
    • 1 egg
    • 1/2tbsp cumin powder
    • 2tbsp pepper powder
    • 2tbsp bread crumbs
    • salt as per taste
    • 1/2tbsp chilli powder
    • oil



    Procedure for preparation:


    Step 1: Put the chicken in a bowl, put lemon juice, salt, ginger garlic paste, pepper powder, chilli powder and mix it nicely, then add eggs and mix it.

    Step 2: Coat the chicken with bread crumbs nicely and fry it in oil.

    Step 3: Then serve it hot with tomato sauce.



     

    Monday, August 19, 2013

    Mushroom pulav recipe

                                                                  








    Ingredients:



    • 2 cups of basmati rice
    • Mushroom (200g)
    • Onion, finely chopped (200g)
    • 2tbsp ginger garlic paste
    • 4 green chillies
    • 2 cinnamom stick
    • 2 cardamom
    • 2 cloves
    • 1 bay leaf
    • oil
    • 1/2 cup curd
    • 1/4 cup coriander leaves
    • 1/4 cup mint leaves
    • Salt as per taste.
    • coconut milk (optional for more taste)



    Rice water ratio

    2 cups of rice : 3 cups of water

    This ratio implies only for basmati rice


    Procedure for preparation:


    Step 1:  Keep the cooker on stove, pour 4tbsp oil, put cinnamom stick, cardamom, cloves, bay leaf and fry it. Then add ginger garlic paste, onion and fry it for 5 minutes.

    Step 2: Add coriander leaves, mint leaves and fry it. Add green chillies and continue frying, following that add mushroom and fry it, then add curd and rice, continue frying for 2 minutes.

    Step 3: Then pour water and salt. Then close the cooker and allow for 3 whistle.




     

    Spicy salmon fish fry recipe


                                                                   



    Ingredients:


    • Salmon fish (300g)
    • oil for frying
    • 1tbsp cumin seeds
    • 1tbsp mustard seeds
    • 1 large chopped onion
    • 2 small tomatoes, finely chopped
    • 1 green chilli (optional)
    • Salt
    • red chilli flakes
    • 1tbsp ginger garlic paste
    • 1/2tbsp black pepper
    • coriander leaves


    Procedure for preparation:


    Step 1: Pour 2tbsp oil, put cumin seeds, mustard seeds, chopped onions, green chillies and saute it.

    Step 2: Add little salt and continue frying, then add 1tbsp ginger garlic paste, then add chopped tomato, little red chilli flakes and saute it for 5 minutes.

    Step 3: Then add salmon fish pieces and spread it evenly in the pan and stir it gently. Salmon should not be over cooked. Salmon will be cooked in 5 to 7 minutes.

    Step 4: Add little black pepper and garnish with coriander leaves and serve it hot.

    Sunday, August 18, 2013

    pudina grill prawns recipe, ( mint shrimp recipe), grilled prawn recipe

                                       





    Ingredients:


    • prawns (300g)
    • 2 cups mint leaves
    • 1 inch ginger
    • 6 garlic cloves
    • 2 green chilli
    • 1tbsp lime juice
    • salt as per taste
    • 1/2tbsp pepper powder
    • 2tbsp oil


    Procedure for preparation:


    Step 1: Grind the mint leaves, ginger, garlic, green chilli together in a food processor into a psate.

    Step 2: Transfer the paste to a bowl, then add pepper powder, oil, salt, lime juice and mix it nicely.

    Step 3: put the prawns in the mixture and mix it and refrigerate for atleast 10 minutes.

    step 4: Then put the prawns in the skewers, one after the other and place it on tawa for 5 minutes and turn other side and keep for few minutes. Grill mint prawns are ready.