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 – 1 Onions – 2 (finely chopped) Coriander leaves/Cilantro for garnishing …
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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 lazy to try out cumbersome recipes. 🙂 Ingredients Dry Milk …
Read More »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 ) Green chilli – 2 ( slit lengthwise ) Coriander powder …
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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 variations and the end-product turned out to be really delicious. …
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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 Dry-heat Cooking Method Utilize air or fat. Broiling, roasting, grilling, …
Read More »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 – 3 Grated Coconut – 1/2 cup Curry leaves Oil Salt …
Read More »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 and SriLanka. Interestingly while surfing the internet, I found that …
Read More »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 Fennel Seeds Curry leaves Oil Salt to taste Masala for …
Read More »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 split green gram in water for 10 – 15 minutes. …
Read More »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 was a tiresome process, but definitely a delectable one too!! …
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