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Easy Tasty Pepper Chicken

Ingredients Chicken (bone or boneless) – 500 gm Ginger (slivered) -1 tsp Garlic pods(sliced and finely chopped) – 1tsp Green Chillies (finely chopped) – 4 Coriander powder – 2 tsp Garam masala – 1 tsp Curry leaves Cloves – 2 Cinnamon – 1 cardamom – 2 Dried red chilli – …

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Milk Peda/ Doodh Peda – Quick and Easy

I recently tried this easy and quick Milk Peda recipe,thanks to my friend Moumita, who is an expert in making sweets, especially milk sweets. It turned out to be super yum without much hassle and hard work, which of course is the basic criteria for someone like me who is …

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Prawns/Shrimp Roast – Eral varuval

Ingredients Prawns (shells removed and cleaned )- 300 gm Chilli powder -1 teaspoon Turmeric powder – 1/2 teaspoon Pepper powder – 1 teaspoon lemon juice – 1 teaspoon Onion – 1 chopped Tomato – 1 chopped Garlic – 1 tablespoon ( julienned ) Ginger – 1 tablespoon ( Julienned ) …

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Chilli Chicken

Indian style Chinese cooking takes popular Chinese dishes and adds simple Indian ingredients to it. The recipe given is below is one of the most popular Indo-Chinese recipes and is a most loved dish by many. After referring to various recipes, I made this dish with my own additions and …

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Basic Cooking Methods

Matching the appropriate methods for different ingredients will allow you to: Bring the best flavors and goodness out of the  ingredients Preserve the maximum nutrients in the ingredients Save time and effort Reduce waste and maximize usage of all your ingredients Save money and stretch your budget. Types of cooking methods …

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Sauteed Tapioca – Kerala Style

Ingredients Tapioca(Also known as Yuca Root. Maravalli Kilangu/Maricheeni Kilangu (Tamil) Kappa (Malayalam))  – Skin peeled off Cleaned and cubed  –  1 no. Whole Pepper Corns – 4 nos Turmeric powder Mustard Seeds – 1/ tsp split urad dal – 1/ tsp Shallots – 10 to 12 (sliced) Red Chillies – …

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Puttu, Nethili Fry and Nandu masala – (Puttu,Fish Fry and Crab Masala)

புட்டு , நண்டு கறி , வெளமீன் பொரியல் , நெத்திலி பொரியல்…….. Basically hailing from the Southernmost part of Tamilnadu, closer to Kerala, our cuisine is a combination of several authentic recipes from both the states. Puttu is one of our favourite breakfast items. It is a common item in Southern India …

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Spicy Egg Masala Roast

Ingredients: Eggs – 6 Onions (medium size) – 2 Tomatoes (small size ) – 2 Green Chillies – 3 Ginger garlic paste – 2 tsp Chilli powder – 1.5 tsp Coriander powder – 2 tsp Garam masala – 1 tsp Jeera/Cumin powder – 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp …

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Cucumber Kosambari

Ingredients: Cucumber – 1 Split Green gram (Paasi Parupu) – 1 tbsp Mustard seeds – 1 tsp Urad Dal – 1 tsp Green chillies – 2 nos Grated coconut – 1 tbsp Curry leaves Salt to taste Method: Peel off the  skin and chop the cucumber  into small pieces. Soak …

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South Indian Full Meals

Once when our friend family visited our home, we had a sudden desire to make a complete south Indian meal with a variety of Kootu (side dish), poriyal (fried items), curries and desserts. And both me and my friend ended making all these food items,  including non-veg items. Indeed it …

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