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Chettinad Spicy Chutney Recipe

Chettinad spicy chutney

Chettinad Kara ChutneyIngredients:1 Tomato: Ripe and flavorful, it forms the base of the chutney. 1 Onion (medium size): Adds sweetness and texture to the chutney. 10 Dried Red Chillies: Provides the chutney with its spicy kick. 10 Garlic Pods: Enhances the chutney’s flavor with its pungency. Pinch of Asafoetida: Adds a subtle, savory note to the chutney. Salt to Taste: …

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Butter beans masala

Butter beans masala is an easy to make, tasty side dish, serves as a perfect accompaniment with rice and curry. This can be served with rotis or chappathis too. Rich in protein, B vitamins, iron and fiber, butter beans are a great source of nutrition. Half cup of butter beans has around 17g of carbohydrates and 4g of fiber.They contain just …

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Coconut Rice

Coconut rice – South Indian stylE, is a yummy, tasty, rice recipe with grated coconut as the main ingredient. Ingredients Cooked Rice – 2 cups Coconut – 1/2 coconut (6oz or 3/4 cup) Freshly grated Mustard seed – 1 tsp Urad dal – 1 tsp seeds, urad dal, bengal gram dal, Bengal gram dal (Channa dal) – 1 tsp Dried red …

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Vengaya Venthaya Kulambu

Vengaya Vendhaya Kulambu is a traditional South Indian curry recipe. It is healthy and very helpful in flushing away the toxins in the digestive system, while reducing body heat. Trust me, this recipe isn’t bitter as you imagine.:) Ingredients: Coriander – 2 tablespoon Cumin/Jeera seeds – 2 teaspoon Peppercorns – 1 teaspoon Fenugreek/Methi seeds (Vendhayam) – 1/4 teaspoon Dried red …

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Tomato Pulao

  Easy and step by step recipe to make tomato pulao Ingredients: Basmati Rive – 250 ml ( 1 cup ) Tomatoes – 400 gm (3 to 4 Nos medium sized) Onions – 1 no (thinly sliced) Ginger garlic paste – 1 tbsp Green Chillies – 4 nos. ( slit) cloves, cinnamon and cardamom – 2 nos each Curd – …

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Poondu Kulambu

Ingredients ————— To grind ———- Gingelly Oil -2 tbsp Fenugreek (Methi) seeds – 1/4 tsp Cumin seeds- 1 tsp Black pepper corns – 2 tbsp Garlic cloves – 8 to 10  Onion – 1 (chopped) Tomatoes 2 (chopped) Kulambu milagai thool or Sambar podi – 1.5 tbsp Shredded coconut – 4 tbsp Curry leaves For Sautéing and gravy ——————————- Tamarind …

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Spicy Veg Biriyani

Ingredients Basmati Rice – 1 cup Chopped and cubed carrot, green peas, corn, green beans – 1 cup cubed potato pieces  – 1/2 cup caulifower florets – 1/2 cup cinnamon – 1 piece Cardamom/Elaichi  – 2 Fennel seeds – 1/2 tsp Cloves – 4 Oil and sal – as required To grind Onion – 1 chopped Ckriander/Cilantro leaves – 1/2 …

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Kale Apple Salad

Ingredients Kale greens- 1 bunch (Finely chopped) Apple (diced to 1/4 inch) – 1 no. Cheddar cheese (diced to 1/4 inch)- 2 tbsp Almonds – 2 tbsp (whole or coarsely chopped) Virgin Olive oil – 2 tbsp Lemon juice – 2 tbsp Garlic herb seasoning (as per requirement) Grated Parmesan Cheese Craisins (optional) Salt to taste Method In a large …

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Appe/ Kuzhi Paniyaaram and Kaara Chutney

Instant snack alert! My new found passion in food photograpy and the ever existing taste for good food drives me to jump into action to try out variety in cooking. Yesterday when my kids demanded a quick snack, my eyes fell on this left over dosa flour and pat came the idea which resulted in this kuzhi paniyaaram and kaara …

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Rice tikki

Recipe and Photo by Swathi Ganeshkumar This is yet another delicious snack recipe recipe from my friend’s kitchen.  She has a great passion towards cooking and in trying out novel recipes apart from being a very creative person who has expertise in quilling and jewellery making. Ingredients: 1/2 cup left over mashed cooked rice 1/2 cup mashed potato 1/4 cup …

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