Ann's Spice Junction

Dal Curry (Parippu Curry)

2015-09-15T12:52:00.003+08:00

Ingredients : -

1) Moong dal - 1 cup
2) Green chillies - 2
3) Ghee/Oil - 1 tbl spoon
4) Shallots sliced - 2
5) Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
6) Cumin seeds - 1 pinch
7) Dry red chilli - 1
8) Curry leaves
9) Salt to taste

* You can add a garlic clove which is optional while boiling the dal.

Method Of Preparation :

* Dry roast the moong dal in a pan for 2 mins.
* Wash the roasted dal in water and start cooking by adding water, green chillies, garlic, curry leaves and 1 spoon of oil.
* In the mean time, grind grated coconut and cumin seeds to a fine paste.
* Once the dal is cooked, mash it and then add the ground mixture of coconut and cumin seeds.
* Add salt at this point of time.
* Let it boil and then turn off the heat.

Seasoning :

* Heat oil and add the sliced shallots, dry red chilli and curry leaves in to it.
* Saute well until the shallots become transparent.
* Pour this to the curry.

Puli inji - A Tamarind Ginger combo

2015-09-14T19:38:00.001+08:00

Ingredients:

1) Ginger - 1/2 cup finely chopped
2) Tamarind juice - 3 tbl spoon
3) Jaggery - 1 small piece
4) Fenugreek powder - 1 pinch
5) Asafoetida powder - 1 pinch
6) Chilli powder- 2 tbl spoon
7) Salt to taste

Seasoning :

1) Oil - 3 tbl spoon
2) Mustard seeds - 1 tbl spoon
3) Dry red chillies - 2
4) Curry leaves

Method of preparation :

* Heat oil in a pan. Splutter mustard seeds and then add dry red chillies and curry leves in to it.
* Add Ginger in to the oil and saute until brown.
* Add fenugreek powder, asafoetida powder and chilli powder to it and mix well. Do not let the powder burnt.
* Now add tamarind juice and salt. Allow it to boil.
* Once the gravy becomes thick, add jaggery and mix. Turn off the heat.
* Puli inji is ready to serve.

Chicken Tapioca (spicy)

2015-09-10T13:35:00.000+08:00

Ingredients :

Boneless Chicken - 300 gm
Tapioca (Small Pieces)- 2 cups
Sliced Onion - 2
Chopped Onion - 1
Tomato Chopped -1
Ginger Garlic crushed - 2 tbl spoon
Curry Leaves
Salt to taste
Oil

Masala Powders :

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tbl spoon
Coriander power - 1/2 tbl spoon
Chilli powder - 1 tbl spoon
Garam masala - 1 tbl spoon
Meat masala - 1 tbl spoon

Chicken Marination & Preparation :

* Marinate chicken with powders 1, 2, 3, 5 and salt. Keep it aside for 10 mins.

* Heat some oil in a pan and add sliced onion and ginger garlic paste.

* Saute well and then add chopped tomato.

* Add garam masala. Then cover it and cook for a minute.

* Its time to add the chicken. Mix it well with the masala.

* Add salt and a little water to the mixture and cook well.

Tapioca Preparation & Mixing :

* Pressure cook the tapioca pieces by adding some salt and turmeric powder.

* Mash the cooked tapioca and add it to the chicken curry. Add some curry leaves as well.

* Mix the tapioca and chicken curry well and cook for 2 mins.

* The dish must not be too watery nor too dry. Consistency should be thick.

* Spread some chopped onion on the top of the dish while serving. It enhances the taste of the dish.

Pakavada (Ribbon Fritters)

2015-09-07T13:10:00.000+08:00

Ingredients :

* Rice flour - 2 cups
* Besan flour - 1 cup
* Salt - 1/4 tbl spoon
* Turmeric powder - 1/4 tbl spoon
* Asoefatida powder - a pinch
* Chilli powder - 1/2 tbl spoon
* water to make dough
* Oil

Dough Preparation :

* Mix rice flour and besan flour in a bowl.
* Add salt, turmeric powder, Asoefatida poder and chilli powder in to the flour.
* Kneed the flour by adding water little by little until you get a smooth dough.
* Fill the seva/idiyappam mould with dough. Make sure you change the disc of seva to the narrow slit one.

Making Pakavada :

* Heat oil in a pan.
* Press the dough in to the hot oil and deep fry.
* Turn over the Pakavada to other side when it's cooked.
* Drain out the excess oil and serve.

Yummy Pakavada is ready to eat !!! Enjoy the snack.

Chana Dal Pancake ....For Sweet Lovers !!!!

2014-03-19T20:56:00.000+08:00

Ingredients :-

Chana Dal : 1/2 cup
Sugar : 200 gms
Milk : 1/2 cup
Egg : 3
Salt
Cardamom Crushed : 3

Raw Cashew and Raisins

Method :-

* Cook chana dal in a pressure cooker with a pinch of salt.
* Blend well the ingredients (dal, sugar, cardamom,egg and milk)
* Heat a pan and fry the cashew and raisins.
* In the same pan pour the blended mixture, cover it and cook for 15 minutes in a low flame.
* Spread cashew and raisins on the top once it start rising up.
* Transfer the pancake in to serving plate and cut in to small pieces.

Dried Prawns Chammanthi

2014-03-17T21:25:00.001+08:00

Ingredients :-

Dried Prawns : 50 gm
Grated Coconut : 1/2 cup
Shallots : 3
Dry Red Chillies : 4
Ginger chopped : 1 tbl spoon
Tamarind : 1 small piece
Oil : 1 tblspoon
Curry leaves
Salt

Method of preparation :-

Heat oil in a pan and add dry red chillies, shallots, ginger and at last prawns. Saute for 2 minutes. Grind all the ingredients together without water. Prawns chammanthi is ready to eat. It goes well with rice.

New Year Cake @ Home

2011-01-04T11:15:00.000+08:00

Ingredients :-

2 cups of all purpose flour
1 cup of corn flour
1 tb sp of baking powder
1 tb sp of vanilla essence
3 cups of powdered sugar
1/4 cup of melted butter
3 Eggs

Method :-

Seperate the egg white and yolk in to two different bowls
Beat egg yolk by adding sugar and vanilla essence using a mixer or whisk until it turns to a consistent dough. set aside
Beat egg white by adding a little sugar until it forms a snow texture.
Add beaten yolk, mixture of all purpose flour and baking powder, corn flour and melted butter to the egg white.
Mix gently. Do not over mix.
Pour the batter to the cake mould and bake.

Icing :-

2 egg white
1 cup of powdered sugar
1 cup of butter
1/2 cup of cocoa powder

Beat egg white by adding sugar until it makes a snow texture.
Mix butter.
For chocolate icing, mix cocoa powder with sugar and melted butter.

Happy New Year

2011-01-04T10:49:00.000+08:00

Bell pepper Curry

2010-12-07T15:54:00.000+08:00

Ingredients :-

1 Red Bell pepper chopped
2 Tbsp of tamarind juice
1 chopped onion
3 Dry red chillies
1/2 cup of chopped tomato
1 Tbsp of turmeric powder
Cumin seeds

Method :-

Heat oil in a pan. Splutter mustard seeds, then add cumin seeds, dry red chillies, curry leaves and onion. Fry it.
Add chopped tomatoes, turmeric powder, bell pepper, salt and tamarind juice. Allow it to cook by adding a little water.
Once it is done, allow it to cool. Blend the mixture.

Masala Bread Snack

2010-12-06T15:42:00.000+08:00

Ingredients :-

4 loaves of bread
1 Sliced Onion
1 Chopped Tomato
I Tbsp of Grated Ginger
Chopped Garlic
Chilli powder
Turmeric powder
Coriander powder
Meat masala
Oil
Salt

Method :-

Heat oil in a pan. Add ginger, garlic, onion and tomato. Saute well.
Add all the powders and salt. Mix it.
Spread this masala on one loaf of bread and cover with another loaf.
Cut the bread diagonally and serve.

Snow White Pudding

2010-11-26T21:20:00.000+08:00

Ingredients :-
1 cup of Whip cream
1 cup of Sugar syrup
1/2 cup of sugar
1 table spoon of vanilla essence
1 table spoon of strawberry essence
4 loaves of bread without crest
cashew nut

Method :-

Seperate equal amount of whip cream in to two bowls. Add sugar if required.
Add vanilla essence in the first bowl and strawberry essence in the second bowl.
Dip the bread loaves in sugar syrup and place it in the pudding tray.
Spread both the creams on the top of bread and decorate using cashew nuts.
Keep the tray in the freezer for half an hour.

Coconut Chicken Dry

2010-11-19T15:23:00.004+08:00

This recipe would be a good side dish for veg fried rice.

Ingredients :-
500 gms of chicken
1 cup of grated Coconut
1 Onion chopped
1 table spoon of oil
3 dry red chillies
Curry leaves
Salt

One table spoon
Turmeric powder
Chilli powder
Coriander powder
Garam masala powder
Ginger garlic paste

Method :-

Add all the powders to the chicken including salt and set aside.
Heat oil in a pan. Add curry leaves, ginger garlic paste and onion. Saute well.
Put the chicken pieces and mix well. Do not add water. Allow to cook in low flame.
Grind coconut and dry red chillies in to a paste and add to the cooked chicken.
Heat for 5 minutes. Garnish with curry leaves.

Veg Fried Rice

2010-11-18T15:17:00.003+08:00

Ingredients :-

1 cup of Basmati rice
100 gms of Beans finely chopped
1 Carrot finely chopped
1 Onion finely chopped
3 Green chillies chopped
1/2 of cabbage finely chopped
3 tea spoon of ghee
Cloves and Cardamom
Salt

Method :-

Cook the basmati rice in water by adding salt. Allow the cooked rice to cool.
Heat ghee in a pan and add cloves and cardamom. Fry for a minute and then put the vegetables one by one. Allow it to cook.
Once it is done mix the rice with vegetables thoroughly.Serve hot with raita and Coconut Chicken dry.

Aloo Masala

2010-11-12T21:41:00.000+08:00

Ingredients :-

Aloo/Potato - 2
Sliced Onion - 1 cup
Tomato chopped - 1 cup
Grated ginger - 1 table spoon
Garlic - 4 cloves
Green chillies - 4
Turmeric powder - 1 table spoon
Meat masla/Chicken masala - 1 table spoon
Coriander powder - 1 table spoon
Oil - 2 table spoon
Mustard seeds - 1/2 table spoon
Dry red chilli - 1
Curry leaves
Salt

Method :-

Heat oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds. Add dry red chilli, curry leaves and sliced onion.
Add ginger, green chillies and garlic. Saute well. Then add tomato, turmeric powder, coriander powder, meat masala, salt and potato pieces.
Mix well and add a little water to cook.
Once the mixture is cooked, serve hot with chappathi/rice/puri.

Beetroot Pickle

2010-11-12T21:24:00.000+08:00

Ingredients :-

Beetroot - 1
Ginger grated - 1 table spoon
Green chillies - 4
Garlic - 1/2 table spoon
Vinegar - 1 table spoon
Curry leaves
Salt

Method :-

Cut beetroot in to thin pieces. Mix with salt.
Grind ginger, garlic and green chillies and add it to the beetroot.
Finally add vinegar and mix well.
Garnish with curry leaves.

Coconut Chammanthi

2010-11-08T14:32:00.000+08:00

Ingredients :-

Grated coconut - 1 cup
Green chillies - 2
Dry red chillies - 2
Ginger grated -1 table spoon
Shallots - 2
Tamarind - 1 small ball
Salt

Method :-

Mix all the ingredients and grind it. Make sure this should not be a paste.
Garnish with coriander or curry leaves.

Beans Upperi

2010-11-08T14:17:00.000+08:00

Ingredients :-

Beans - 200gm
Green chillies - 4
Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
Turmeric powder - 1 table spoon
Oil - 1 table spoon
Salt

Method :-

Cut beans in to thin round pieces.
Heat oil in a pan. Add the beans, turmeric powder, salt and green chillies to it. Saute well.
Close the lid and heat in a low flame. Do not add water. Check the mixture in between.
Once it is done add the grated coconut and mix well.

Kaya-Payar (Plantain-Long bean) Mezhukkupuratti

2010-11-08T14:07:00.000+08:00

Ingredients :-

Raw plantain (pachakkaya) - 1
Long bean - 100 gm
Green chillies - 4
Turmeric powder - 1 table spoon
Oil - 1 table spoon
Salt

Method :-

Cut the plantain and long bean to small pieces.
Heat a pan. Add the vegetables with a little water, salt, green chillies and turmeric powder.
Close it with a lid until the water get absorbed.
Once it is done add oil and mix well.

Spicy Crab Curry

2010-11-02T14:33:00.001+08:00

Ingredients :-

Crab - 3
Grated coconut - 1 cup
Grated ginger - 1 table spoon
Garlic cloves - 4
Sliced shallot - 1/2 cup
Chopped tomato - 1/2 cup
Green chilli - 4
Dry red chillies - 2
Oil - 3 table spoon
Curry leaves
Salt

Dry powders :-

Turmeric powder - 1 table spoon
Chilli powder - 1/2 table spoon
Coriander powder - 2 table spoon
Meat masala - 1 table spoon

Method :-

Cut the crab in to pieces and marinate with salt, chilli powder and turmeric powder for 1/2 an hr.
Heat oil in the clay pot/pan and add ginger, garlic, green chillies and sliced shallots. Saute well till it is brown in color. Finally add the tomatoes.
Put the crab pieces in to the above mixture. Add coriander powder, meat masala and a little water, to cook.
Heat oil in another pan and add dry red chillies, 2 cloves of garlic, 2 shallots, curry leaves and coconut. Fry it in a low falme until brown in color.
Grind the coconut mixture after cooling and mix with the crab.
Boil for a minute and garnish with curry leaves.

Plantain -Dal Curry (Pachakkaya-Parippu Curry)

2010-11-01T22:15:00.000+08:00

Ingredients :-

Toor dal - 1 cup
Pachakkaya/Plantain - 1
Grated Coconut - 1 cup
green chillies - 5
Turmeric powder - 1 table spoon
Cumin seeds - one pinch
Oil - 1 table spoon
Mustard seeds - 1 table spoon
Dry red chilli - 1
Curry leaves
Salt

Method :-

Soak dal in water for 1 hr. Pressure cook dal and plantain pieces by adding turmeric powder, salt and green chillies.
Meanwhile grind coconut and cumin seeds with a little water.
Add the ground mixture to the curry.
Season it with oil, mustard seeds, dry red chilli, coconut and curry leaves.

Pazham Pori (Plantain Fry) - All time fav snack !!

2010-10-27T17:58:00.002+08:00

Ingredients :-

Ripened Plantain - 3
Maida(All Purpose Flour) – 1 cup
Sugar - 4 table spoon
Salt - a pinch
Oil - 1 cup

Method :-

Make a dough with the above ingredients by adding water, except plantain. The consistency should be like Idli batter.
Cut the plantain in to 2 from the middle and again cut both the pieces vertically. So you get 4 pieces from one plantain.
Heat oil in a pan. Dip the plantain in the dough and deep fry.

Ginger Chilli Fish Curry

2010-10-25T17:35:00.003+08:00

Ingredients :-

Fish (any kind) - 4 pieces
Shallots - 1 cup
Diced tomato - 1 cup
Crushed ginger - 1 table spoon
Garlic cloves - 4
Green chilli - 5
Tamarind juice - 1/4 cup
Oil - 1 table spoon
Curry leaves

Turmeric powder - 1 table spoon
Chilli powder - 1 table spoon
Salt

Method :-

Marinate the fish pieces with salt, chilli powder and turmeric powder.
Heat the pan and add shallots, green chillies, ginger, garlic and saute well. Then add tomato.
Add the fish pieces and tamarind juice. Add a little water if needed. Check for the salt.
Allow it to cook for 10 mins.
Once it is done garnish with curry leaves.

Green Peas Curry - A Yummy Dish for Chappathi

2010-10-24T22:04:00.002+08:00

Ingredients :-

Green peas - 1 cup
Coconut milk - 1/2 cup
Ginger garlic paste - 1 table spoon
Sliced Onion - 1/2 cup
Chopped tomato - 1/2 cup
Green chillies - 5
Coriander powder - 1 table spoon
Meat masala - 1 table spoon (optional)
Turmeric powder - 1 table spoon
Oil - 1 table spoon
Mustard seeds - 1 table spoon
Curry leaves
Salt

Method :-

Soak green peas in water for 3 hrs. Pressure cook it with salt, 1/2 table spoon of turmeric powder and green chillies.
Heat oil in a pan. Splutter mustard seeds and add sliced onion, ginger garlic paste. Then add chopped tomatoes and allow it to cook for a while.
Add turmeric powder and meat masala and mix well. In this mixture add the cooked green peas.
Once it is boiled add the coconut milk and turn the heat off. Garnish with curry leaves.
Serve hot with chappathi.

Fish Fry

2010-10-23T22:11:00.004+08:00

You can use any kind of fish, according to your choice. I used Batang for this recipe, since its good for frying.

Ingredients :-

Fish - 2 pieces
Oil - 4 table spoon

Dry Powders :-

Chilli powder - 1 table spoon
Turmeric powder - 1 table spoon
Salt

Method :-

Marination - Make a paste of all the dry powders with a little water and apply it over the pieces on both sides as shown in the picture.
Set aside for 15 mins.
Heat oil in a non-stick pan and fry the pieces on both sides carefully. You can put curry leaves in to the oil to avoid sticking.

Kerala Puttu

2010-10-22T21:29:00.008+08:00

Ingredients :-

Rice powder - 2 cup
Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
Salt

Method :-

Put the rice powder in a bowl. Add a little salt water to it, mix with your hand. Repeat the process till you get a powdered form which is wet enough for steaming.
Make sure that the powder should not change to dough.
In the puttu maker, add a little coconut, then the rice powder. Add coconut in the middle and top.
Start steaming. Serve hot with potato stew.