Chikkus Kitchen

Moringa - Chickpea Vegetable Soup / Healthy Soup / Diet Soup

2014-03-29T23:33:00.000+05:30

Hi friends, this is exam time....my son is preparing for his 10th board exams...all mom's and kids are so busy in preparing for exam...and cooking during this period seems so difficult but the kids need good nutritional food and also the food should be lite and at the same time tasty...much care is needed on the health of the kid at this time...mom's also stressed and they also need good food...soup is very ideal and good alternate at this time...but preparing healthy soup is a must...there is lot of varieties branded soup mixes in the shop...i tried some of them but I am afraid of using at the hour of exam..

My son and me have less time for eating and after teaching him I too feel exhausted...going for cool fruit juices also risky at this time but the kid need energy for long hours and I feel hot nutritious soup will be better...I tried varieties of soups and its easy for me also...we have plenty of time for studies and prepare lite food and somehow manage...

my friend vimala announced "5 INGREDIENT FIX CHALLENGE"FOR MARCH MONTH...

The Ingredients are:
VEGETABLES OR MEAT,ONE GREEN LEAFY VEGETABLE(KEERAI),HOMEMADE STOCK,ANY KIND OF PULSES,OLIVE OIL...have to prepare a HEALTHY SOUP using all these 5 ingredients... For this March month challenge , iam posting my son's favorite moringa chick pea soup which is delicious and nutritious...I used moringa leaves, Homemade Vegetable Stock, chickpea, potato/broccoli and olive oil... the 5 ingredients given for the contest...the soup not only nutritious but delicious too...preparing and refrigerating the vegetable stock in large quantity will be easier to make soup at the exams time... but daily fresh preparation of stock will be better. please try and feed back me.

Moringa - Chickpea Vegetable Soup

Soak the chick pea for over night and cook for 1 whistle.

Prepare vegetable stock using available vegetables.

Blanch potato and tomato . Peel off the skin.

Mince the garlic and deep fry it in 2 tspn of olive oil.

Add sliced onion and saute well.

Add blanched tomato and saute well.

Add the cleaned moringa leaves and salt. Fry for 2 mints.

Add half of the boiled chickpea, 1 piece of the boiled smashed potato and saute well and grind all the ingredients into smooth paste (Add Vegetable Stock water instead of water while grinding).

Add balance stock water, mix well and strain the liquid.

Add Diluted corn flour and boil.

Meantime prepare small sized broccoli florets.

Coat the florets with batter mix , deep fry and keep ready.

Smash the remaining cooked potato and keep ready.

Moringa - Chickpea Vegetable Soup

Add remaining chick pea ,smashed potato and broccoli fried florets to the soup.

Add spring onions, roasted minced garlic and roasted moringa leaves to garnish.

Sprinkle pepper and salt to taste.

Healthy tasty diet moringa chickpea vegetable soup is ready.

Moringa - Chickpea Vegetable Soup

Broccoli Peacock

Moringa - Chickpea Vegetable Soup

Ingredients :

Moringa leaves/Drumstick leaves- 1/2 cup

Homemade Vegetable Stock - 2 cups

Chickpea - 2 tblspn

Olive oil - 2 tspn

Potato - 1 no

Tomato - 1 no

Broccoli - 10 small florets

Onion - 1 no

Garlic - 2 pod

Corn flour - 1/2 tspn

Pepper powder needed

Salt to taste

Spring onion to garnish

Besan flour,ragi flour, asafoetida ,

chilli powder and salt ( batter mix) - 1/4 cup

Method :

Soak the chick pea for over night and cook for 1 whistle.

Prepare vegetable stock using available vegetables.

Blanch potato and tomato . Peel off the skin.

Mince the garlic and deep fry it in 2 tspn of olive oil.

Add sliced onion and saute well.

Add blanched tomato and saute well.

Add the cleaned moringa leaves and salt. Fry for 2 mints.

Add half of the boiled chickpea, 1 piece of the boiled smashed potato and saute well and grind all the ingredients into smooth paste (Add Vegetable Stock water instead of water while grinding).

Add balance stock water, mix well and strain the liquid.

Add Diluted corn flour and boil.

Meantime prepare small sized broccoli florets.

Coat the florets with batter mix , deep fry and keep ready.

Smash the remaining cooked potato and keep ready.

Add remaining chick pea ,smashed potato and broccoli fried florets to the soup.

Add spring onions, roasted minced garlic and roasted moringa leaves to garnish.

Sprinkle pepper and salt to taste.

Healthy tasty diet moringa chickpea vegetable soup is ready.

Notes: For extra taste and flavor to the soup , I added one spoon of roasted moringa leaves and half spoon of roasted minced garlic.

I used roasted broccoli florets instead of fried bread and it tastes good.

Sending this to "lakshmi's 5 Ingredient fix challenge"

Vegetable Stock Recipe / How to prepare Homemade Vegetable Stock / Homemade Vegetable Stock

2014-03-28T23:21:00.000+05:30

Homemade Vegetable Stock

Cut all the vegetables in to slices.

Add 4 cups of water and salt.

Crush the garlic and add.

Add pepper corns.

Boil the content in a low flame for 40 - 45 mints.

Smash the cooked vegetables and strain the liquid.

Vegetable stock is ready.

Homemade Vegetable Stock

Ingredients :

Carrot -1 no

Beans - 50 gms

Cabbage - 3 to 4 leaves

Tomato - 1 no

Onion - 1 no

Garlic pods - 2 nos

Pepper corns - 1 /2 tspn

Salt to taste

Water - 4 cups

Method :

Cut all the vegetables in to slices.

Add 4 cups of water and salt.

Crush the garlic and add.

Add pepper corns.

Boil the content in a low flame for 40 - 45 mints.

Smash the cooked vegetables and strain the liquid.

Vegetable stock is ready.

U can refrigerate it and use.

Notes : U can use this stock to prepare variety of soups as you wish.

Chicken Curry (Kerala style)

2014-03-22T19:02:00.000+05:30

Chicken Curry

Heat a mud pot with coconut oil add cinnamon,cloves and saute well.

Add onion, green chillies, ginger garlic paste, curry leaves and saute well.

Add tomato and salt to taste and saute till it is mushy.

Add cleaned chicken and pepper powder and saute well.

Add thin coconut milk and close the lid and cook in a medium flame.

Meantime roast chilli powder, coriander powder with little oil in a pan.

Add the above to the chicken and stir well.

Add the thick coconut milk and mix well.

Cook in a low flame for about 10 mints till the oil separates.

Kerala chicken curry is ready .

Chicken Curry

Ingredients :

Chicken - 500 gms

Small Onion(sliced) - 1/2 cup

Tomato (sliced)- 1/2 cup

Ginger garlic paste - 1 tspn

Chilli powder- 1 tspn

Coriander powder - 1 tspn

Pepper powder - 1/2 tspn

Cloves, cinnamon for sauting

Thin coconut milk - 1 cup

Thick coconut milk - 1 cup

Curry leaves needed

Green chilli - 1 nos

Coconut oil needed

Salt to taste

Method :

Heat a mud pot with coconut oil add cinnamon,cloves and saute well.

Add onion, green chillies, ginger garlic paste, curry leaves and saute well.

Add tomato and salt to taste and saute till it is mushy.

Add cleaned chicken and pepper powder and saute well.

Add thin coconut milk and close the lid and cook in a medium flame.

Meantime roast chilli powder, coriander powder with little oil in a pan.

Add the above to the chicken and stir well.

Add the thick coconut milk and mix well.

Cook in a low flame for about 10 mints till the oil separates.

Kerala chicken curry is ready .

Ideal for idly/Appam/chapatti.

Chocolate Cup Cakes

2014-03-16T13:56:00.001+05:30

Chocolate cup cakes

Boil hot water and add cocoa powder and mix well. Let it cool down.

Beat the butter and add sugar. Beat well.

Add egg and mix well.

Add sieved flour ,vanilla mix and stir well.

Add cocoa batter and mix well.

Pour the cake batter in greased cup cake moulds.

Bake for 20-25 mints in 200 C.

Insert a tooth pick on the surface of the cake to check whether the cake is fully baked.(If the tooth pick comes out clean without any substance that indicates, the cake is fully baked. If it is not allow bake for 5 more minutes)

Remove from oven and let it cool on a wire rack.

Soft chocolate cup cakes are ready.

Chocolate cup cakes

Recipe Source -here

Ingredients :

All purpose flour / Maida flour -1 1/3 cups

Cocoa powder - 1/2 cup

Baking powder - 2 tspns

Butter - 1/2 cup

Sugar - 1cup

Eggs - 2

Vanilla extract - 2 tspn

Hot water - 1 cup

Salt - 1/4 tspn (optional) I didn't add salt

Method :

Preheat oven to 200 C for 10 mints.

Sieve maida,baking powder twice and mix well.

Boil hot water and add cocoa powder and mix well. Let it cool down.

Beat the butter and add sugar. Beat well.

Add egg and mix well.

Add sieved flour ,vanilla mix and stir well.

Add cocoa batter and mix well.

Pour the cake batter in greased cup cake moulds.

Bake for 20-25 mints in 200 C.

Insert a tooth pick on the surface of the cake to check whether the cake is fully baked.(If the tooth pick comes out clean without any substance that indicates, the cake is fully baked. If it is not allow bake for 5 more minutes)

Remove from oven and let it cool on a wire rack.

Soft chocolate cup cakes are ready.

Note :You can use any mould and i used teddy bear mould too. Its so attractive and kids will love it.

Orange Chiffon Cake / Soft Orange Spongy Cake

2014-03-10T13:05:00.000+05:30

Orange Chiffon Cake

Seive maida,baking powder twice.

Add salt and beat the egg with the beater.

Add sugar and beat well.

Add orange juice and mix well.

Add orange zest.

Add oil and vanilla essence.

Add maida flour and mix thoroughly.

Grease the butter paper and place it in a mould.

Pour the cake batter and place it in a preheated oven.

Bake for 35-40 mints at 200 C.

Insert a tooth pick on the surface of the cake to check whether the cake is fully baked.(If the tooth pick comes out clean without any substance that indicates, the cake is fully baked. If it is not allow baking for 5 more minutes)

Soft spongy orange chiffon cake is ready.

Orange Chiffon Cake


Orange Chiffon Cake

Recipe Source - here

Ingredients :

Maida flour / All purpose flour - 2 1/4 cups

Castor sugar - 1 1/2 cups

Eggs - 4 nos

Baking powder - 1 tbspn

Grated orange zest(outer orange skin) -2 tbspn

Refined oil - 1/2 cup

Squeezed orange juice -3/4 cup

Vanilla essence -1 tspn

Salt - 1/2 tspn

Method :

Seive maida,baking powder twice.

Add salt and beat the egg with the beater.

Add sugar and beat well.

Add orange juice and mix well.

Add orange zest.

Add oil and vanilla essence.

Add maida flour and mix thoroughly.

Grease the butter paper and place it in a mould.

Pour the cake batter and place it in a preheated oven.

Bake for 35-40 mints at 200 C.

Insert a tooth pick on the surface of the cake to check whether the cake is fully baked.(If the tooth pick comes out clean without any substance that indicates, the cake is fully baked. If it is not allow baking for 5 more minutes)

Soft spongy orange chiffon cake is ready.

Cut them in to slices and serve.

Note : I reduce the quantity of the eggs as prescribed by original recipe but the cake was so soft and spongy.

Thenga Pal Kuzhambu Recipe / Potato Pal kuzhambu / Kerala Recipe

2014-03-07T12:28:00.000+05:30

Thenga Pal Kuzhambu

Thenga Pal Kuzhambu With Appam

Peel off the skin of potato and cut into cube shapes as shown in the picture.

Cut the onion to the same size as potato.

Prepare coconut milk thick and thin milk as required.

Cook potato ,onion in thin milk for 3 whistles.

Saute mustard,urud dhal ,curry leaves and fennel seeds.

Add this to potato onion .

Add chilli powder, coriander powder,salt,turmeric powder and mix well.

Add first thick milk and boil for 2 to 3 mints in a low flame.

Tasty yummy potato pal kuzhambu is ready.

Thenga Pal Kuzhambu With Appam

Thenga Pal Kuzhambu

Ingredients :

Potato - 4 nos

Onion - 2 nos

Fennel seeds - 1 tspn

Coconut milk thick - 1 cup

Coconut milk thin - 1 1/2 cups

Red chilli powder - 1 tspn

Coriander powder - 1 tspn

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tspn

Mustard, urud dhal - 1 tspn

Curry leaves needed

Salt to taste

Coconut oil needed

Method :

Peel off the skin of potato and cut into cube shapes as shown in the picture.

Cut the onion to the same size as potato.

Prepare coconut milk thick and thin milk as required.

Cook potato ,onion in thin milk for 3 whistles.

Saute mustard,urud dhal ,curry leaves and fennel seeds.

Add this to potato onion .

Add chilli powder, coriander powder,salt,turmeric powder and mix well.

Add first thick milk and boil for 2 to 3 mints in a low flame.

Tasty yummy potato pal kuzhambu is ready.

Ideal for Appam and Idiyappam.

Notes :

Optional: You can add boiled eggs too.

I will post that recipe ( Muttai pal kuzhambu) later.

Don't over boil the gravy after adding thick milk.

Left Over Recipe - Idly Upma / Easy Recipe

2014-03-01T02:05:00.000+05:30

After plentiful of tasty morning break fast "Pepper Idly", i and my son sit together to prepare for his exams. As i planned ,I decided to prepare "Idly Upma" for the evening. My son hate upma. When i told him to have upma he refused initially and after tasting a spoon, he loved the idly upma and emptied everything. It is a tearful job to peel small onion and thinking of the taste its nothing.

Idly Upma

Slice small onion into thin round slices.

Crumble the refrigerated left over idly with mixie in to coarse form.

Saute mustard ,urad dhal, red chillies and curry leaves.

Add generous pinch of asafoetida.

Add sliced onion and saute well till it golden brown.

Add crumbled idly and add salt to taste.

Saute well.

Tasty yummy upma is ready.


Idly Upma

Ingredients :

Left over idlis - 5 nos

Small onion / shallots - 250 gms

Red chilli - 2 nos

Asafoetida - generous pinch

Curry leaves needed

Salt to taste

Gingelly oil needed

Mustard, urad dhal - 1tspn

Method :

Slice small onion into thin round slices.

Crumble the refrigerated left over idly with mixie in to coarse form.

Saute mustard ,urad dhal, red chillies and curry leaves.

Add generous pinch of asafoetida.

Add sliced onion and saute well till it golden brown.

Add crumbled idly and add salt to taste.

Saute well.

Tasty yummy upma is ready.

Note :

Gingelly oil, small onions and red chilli makes the upma more tastier.
U can crumble the idlis with hands if the idlis are a day old and not refrigerated.

For the left over idly upma i prefer small onion only.
U can use big onion also but the taste varies.

Sending this to Left Over Make Over Event @ Cutchi Kitchen.

Left Over Recipe - Pepper Idly / Spicy Idly / Kids Recipe

2014-02-28T13:07:00.001+05:30

Yesterday my friend with her family visited me and for them i prepared chapatti and idly with chicken kuzhambu. Some of idlis were left over as they prefer chapatti. I refrigerate the idlis for later use. Today i decided to prepare "Pepper Idly"for break fast and idly upma for evening with the left over. As already i tried "Idly Idiyappam" "Idly Manchurian" "Podi Idly" and " "Chilli Idly" with left over idlis.

Pepper Idly

Cut the left over idlis into pieces.

Saute pepper and salt without oil and crush to powder.

Saute mustard,urud and curry leaves in ghee.

Add idly pieces and pepper salt powder.

Mix well.

Flavored spicy pepper idly is ready.

Pepper Idly


Pepper Idly

Ingredients :

Left over idly - 10 pcs

Pepper - 1tbspn

Mustard , urad dhal -1tspn

Ghee - 2 tspn

Curry leaves needed

Salt to taste

Method :

Cut the left over idlis into pieces.

Saute pepper and salt without oil and crush to powder.

Saute mustard,urud and curry leaves in ghee.

Add idly pieces and pepper salt powder.

Mix well.

Flavored spicy pepper idly is ready.

Easy and quick recipe.

Sending this to Left Over Make Over Event @ Cutchi Kitchen.

Left Over Recipe - Chilli Idly / Kids Recipe / Spicy Chilli Idly

2014-02-27T14:43:00.002+05:30

Converting left over idlis to different form depends on the ingredients we use. Normally idly best suited for conversion. We can make varieties and i tried many items and all taste good. I have tried and posted some of my favorite "Idly Idiyappa Upma " "Idly Manchurian" "Podi Idly"

Chilli Idly

Cut the left over idlis into cubes.

Deep fry to golden brown.

Saute mustard, urud, fennel seeds, green chillies and curry leaves.

Saute onion and add ginger garlic paste, saute well.

Add tomato and saute till it is mushy.

Add capsicum and saute well.

Add chilli powder, coriander powder, salt to taste and soya sauce.

Add fried idlis and mix well in low flame for few mints.

Garnish with spring onions.

Yummy spicy tasty chilli idli is ready to serve.

Chilli Idly

Ingredients :

Left over idly - 1/2 cup

Onion - 200 gms

Tomato - 150 gms

Capsicum - 1/2

Ginger garlic paste - 1 tspn

Green chilli - 2 nos

Red chilli powder - 1 tspn

Coriander powder - 1 tspn

Spring onion to garnish

Mustard,urud dhal - 1 tspn

Fennel seeds - 1 tspn

Curry leaves needed

Oil needed

Soya sauce - 1/2 tspn

Salt to taste

Method :

Cut the left over idlis into cubes.

Deep fry to golden brown.

Saute mustard, urud, fennel seeds, green chillies and curry leaves.

Saute onion and add ginger garlic paste, saute well.

Add tomato and saute till it is mushy.

Add capsicum and saute well.

Add chilli powder, coriander powder, salt to taste and soya sauce.

Add fried idlis and mix well in low flame for few mints.

Garnish with spring onions.

Yummy spicy tasty chilli idli is ready to serve.

Sending this to Left Over Make Over Event @ Cutchi Kitchen.

Sending this recipe to Cook N Share What u Like Event & Giveaway.

Banana ChoCoffee Mousse

2014-02-26T18:03:00.000+05:30

Hi friends,

The idea of mousse strike me when my friend "Vimala Lakshmi"Announced an event with 5 ingredient fix namely MILK/MILK PRODUCTS,SUGAR,NUTS(ANY KIND OF NUTS),FRUIT(ANY ONE KIND OF FRUIT),BUTTER.

Mousse is a foamy, creamy, fluffy dish, French origin with ingredients like cream and fruit.

Banana ChoCoffee Mousse

Separate egg yolk and white.

Cream egg yolk and sugar well.

Melt 20gms butter and add chocolate and coffee powder. Mix well.

Fold into the egg yolk and sugar.

Add milk and mix well.

Beat egg white.

Fold in.

Add 1/2 tspn of crushed nuts and sliced banana.

Refrigerate for 1 hour.

Mix maida, icing sugar,1/2 tspn of nuts,10gms of butter and orange juice.

Mix well.

Spread out in a greased cup and bake in a preheated oven at 280 C for 10 mints.

Base is ready.

Now place the refrigerated mousse into the base.

You can decorate as you wish.

Serve immediately.

Banana ChoCoffee Mousse

Ingredients :

Cocoa powder - 100 gms

Butter - 30 gms

Egg -2 nos

Sugar - 2 tbspn

Milk - 1 tspn

Coffee powder - 1 tspn (I used bru instant)

Crushed Nuts - 1 tspn (Cashew ,badam ,pista)

Banana - 1/2 piece

Orange juice - 10 ml

Maida flour - 1 tbspn

Icing sugar - 1 1/2 tspn

Preparation for the mousse :

Separate egg yolk and white.

Cream egg yolk and sugar well.

Melt 20gms butter and add chocolate and coffee powder. Mix well.

Fold into the egg yolk and sugar.

Add milk and mix well.

Beat egg white and fold in.

Add 1/2 tspn of crushed nuts and sliced banana.

Refrigerate for 1 hour.

Preparation for the base :

Mix maida, icing sugar,1/2 tspn of nuts,10gms of butter and orange juice.

Mix well.

Spread out in a greased cup and bake in a preheated oven at 280 C for 10 mints.

Base is ready.

Now place the refrigerated mousse into the base.

You can decorate as you wish.

Serve immediately.

Note : I tried two patterns, one with normal base with spread mousse and another molded base with decorated mousse. Serve immediately as the mousse will melt fast.

sending this to "5 Ingredient Fix Challenge"

Sending this recipe to Cook N Share What u Like Event & Giveaway.

Left Over Recipe - Podi idly / Kids recipe / Easy Recipe

2014-02-25T02:54:00.001+05:30

After preparing "Idly Manchurian", i tried "Podi Idly" with the remaining left over. The dish came out well and the preparation time is just 5 mints. Kids will enjoy this for its spicy taste. We can transform left over idlis into variety, tasty, innovative dishes.

Podi idly

Saute mustard,urad dhal and curry leaves add minced garlic, cumin seeds and saute well.

Saute idly podi for 1 minits.

Add left over idlis and switch off the flame.

Mix evenly.

Tasty podi idly is ready.

Podi idly

Ingredients :

Left over mini idly - 10 nos

Idly podi / Idly milagai podi -1 tbspn

Minced garlic - 1 tspn

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tspn

Mustard, urad dhal - 1 tspn

Salt to taste

Oil needed

Curry leaves needed

Method :

Saute mustard,urad dhal and curry leaves add minced garlic, cumin seeds and saute well.

Saute idly podi for 1 minits.

Add left over idlis and switch off the flame.

Mix evenly.

Tasty podi idly is ready.

Quick and easy kids friendly recipe.

Sending this to Left Over Make Over Event @ Cutchi Kitchen.

Sending this recipe to Cook N Share What u Like Event & Giveaway.

Left Over Recipe - Idly Manchurian (Dry) / Fried Idly Manchurian / Kids Recipe

2014-02-24T17:36:00.001+05:30

This Sunday my son asked me "Mini Sambar Idlis" for dinner. Sambar idlis are his favourite and mine too. Some of the idlis were left over. Today morning i decided to use the left over for break fast and so prepared Idly Manchurian and Podi Idly. To my surprise both dishes were delicious and tasted good. On tasting the idlis my son hugged me and said "wonderful ma" .

Its an easy quick kids friendly recipe and u can change left over idlis to yummy idli manchurian.

To all my loving friends please try and let me know.

Idly Manchurian (Dry)

Cut the left over idlis in to slices.

Mix corn flour ,ginger garlic paste,besan flour, red chilli powder,garam masala,cumin powder, kesari powder and salt to taste.

Sprinkle little water and mix well.

Add idly pieces and coat the mixture evenly.

Deep fry to golden brown.

Idly Manchurian (Dry)

Ingredients :

Left over idly - 10 pcs

Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tspn

Corn flour - 1 tspn

Besan flour/Kadala maavu - 1tbspn

Kashmiri chilli powder - 1 tspn

Garam masala - 1/4 tspn

Cumin powder - 1/2 tspn

Kesari powder - a pinch (optional)

Salt to taste

Oil needed

Curry leaves to garnish

Method :

Cut the left over idlis in to slices.

Mix corn flour ,ginger garlic paste,besan flour, red chilli powder,garam masala,cumin powder, kesari powder and salt to taste.

Sprinkle little water and mix well.

Add idly pieces and coat the mixture evenly.

Deep fry to golden brown.

Garnish with fried curry leaves.

Crispy crunchy idly manchurian is ready.

Easy and tasty recipe done within 5 mints.

Notes : For crispy oil free manchurian ,make sure that the oil is at its optimum boiling point so that idly won't absorb oil.

Sending this to Left Over Make Over Event @ Cutchi Kitchen.

Sending this recipe to Cook N Share What u Like Event & Giveaway.

Left Over Recipe - Left over Idly Idiyappa Upma / Idly Idiyappam Recipe

2014-02-21T12:45:00.000+05:30

Left over Idly Idiyappa Upma

Ingredients :

Left over idly - 3 nos

Onion - 1/2 cup

Green chilli - 1 no

Chopped ginger - 1/2 tspn

Mustard seeds - 1/4 tspn

Urud dhal - 1/4 tspn

Curry leaves needed
Oil needed

Method :

Soak the left over idly in a boiled water.

Drain it and using idiyappam maker press to form idiyappam.

Cook it for 5 mints.

Saute onion, chilli, ginger, mustard ,urud dhal and curry leaves.

Add shredded idiyappam and saute well.

Idly idiyappa upma is ready.

Easy and quick recipe.


Left over Idly Idiyappa Upma

Ingredients :

Left over idly - 3 nos

Onion - 1/2 cup

Green chilli - 1 no

Chopped ginger - 1/2 tspn

Mustard seeds - 1/4 tspn

Urud dhal - 1/4 tspn

Curry leaves needed
Oil needed

Method :

Soak the left over idly in a boiled water.

Drain it and using idiyappam maker press to form idiyappam.

Cook it for 5 mints.

Saute onion, chilli,ginger,mustard ,urud dhal and curry leaves.

Add shredded idiyappam and saute well.

Idly idiyappa upma is ready.

Easy and quick recipe.

Note :No need to add salt to the dish as idly contains salt

Sending this to Left Over Make Over Event @ Cutchi Kitchen

Sending this recipe to Cook N Share What u Like Event & Giveaway.

Mutton Cutlet / Kari Cutlet / Valentine's Special

2014-02-14T01:12:00.000+05:30

Dear Friends,Wish You All Very Happy Valentine's Day♥♥

Mutton Cutlet / Kari Cutlet

Ingredients :

Minced mutton -1/4 kg
Chilli powder - 1tbspn
Bread crumbs - 1 cup
Ginger garlic paste - 2 tspn
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tspn
Onion - 3 nos
Potato -2 nos
Curry masala -1 tbspn
Egg - 2 nos
Maida flour - 2 tbspn
Pepper powder - 1 tbspn
Coriander leaves needed
Salt to taste
Lime -1/2
Oil / ghee needed

Method :

Boil potato , peel off the skin and smash well.

Add salt ,turmeric and lemon juice with the minced meat and cook it for 4 whistle.

Fry the cooked meat in a tawa till it becomes dry.

Grind the meat .

In a tawa saute onion, ginger garlic paste, coriander leaves.

Add chill powder, curry masala powder and mix well.

Now add potato and grinded meat.

Mix well and cool it sometime.

Meantime add egg, Maida, pepper powder, salt to taste in a bowl .

Beat the egg maida well.

The Coating for cutlet is ready.

Prepare required shapes of cutlet with the above mixture.

Dip the cutlets in the egg maida batter and coat it with bread crumbs.

Deep fry to golden brown.

Mutton cutlet is ready.

Serve hot with sauce.

Boil potato,peel off the skin and smash well.

Add salt ,turmeric and lemon juice with the minced meat and cook it for 4 whistle.

Fry the cooked meat in a tawa till it becomes dry.

Grind the meat .

In a tawa saute onion, ginger garlic paste, coriander leaves.

Add chill powder, curry masala powder and mix well.

Now add potato and grinded meat.

Mix well and cool it sometime.

Meantime add egg, Maida, pepper powder, salt to taste in a bowl .

Beat the egg maida well. The Coating for cutlet is ready.

Prepare required shapes of cutlet with the above mixture.

Dip the cutlets in the egg maida batter and coat it with bread crumbs.

Deep fry to golden brown.

Mutton cutlet is ready.

Serve hot with sauce.

Mutton Cutlet / Kari Cutlet

Linking this to Starters & Soups

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Egg - Cauliflower Omelette / Cauliflower Egg Omelette

2014-02-12T14:08:00.000+05:30

Egg - Cauliflower Omelette

Ingredients :

Cauliflower - 1 no
Egg -5 nos
Onion - 2 small
Green chilli - 1 no
Pepper powder - 1 tspn
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Salt to taste
Coconut oil needed
Coriander leaves needed

Method :

Cut the cauliflower into small florets and soak for 5 mints in lukewarm water, add little salt and turmeric .

Chop onion, green chillies and coriander leaves in to small pieces.

Add egg, pepper powder,salt,onion,green chillies, coriander leaves and beat well.

Add cauliflower florets to the mixture and mix well.

Spread the mixture in a tawa and toast well.

Finally sprinkle pepper powder and serve hot.

Egg cauliflower omelette is ready to serve.

Serve hot with sauce.

Cut the cauliflower into small florets and soak for 5 mints in lukewarm water, add little salt and turmeric .

Chop onion, green chillies and coriander leaves in to small pieces.

Add egg, pepper powder,salt,onion,green chillies, coriander leaves and beat well.

Add cauliflower florets to the mixture and mix well.

Spread the mixture in a tawa and toast well.

Finally sprinkle pepper powder and serve hot.

Egg cauliflower omelette is ready to serve.

Egg - Cauliflower Omelette

Karunai kizhangu roast Recipe / Yam Roast

2014-02-09T11:21:00.001+05:30

Karunai kizhangu roast

Ingredients :

Karunai kizhangu - 1/2 kg
Tamarind water -100 ml
Chilli powder - 1 tspn
Coriander powder - 1 tspn
Turmeric powder- 1/4 tspn
Garam masala - 1/2 tspn
Salt to taste
Coconut Oil needed.

Method :

Peel off the skin.
Slice the kizhangu in to thin round pieces.
Blanch it in a cooker.
Mean time prepare a paste by mixing chilli powder, coriander powder,garam masala,salt and turmeric powder with tamarind juice.
Coat the blanched slices with the paste.
Refrigerate for 10 mints.
Fry to golden brown using coconut oil.
Tasty yummy karunai kizhangu is ready.
Ideal for rice varieties.

Peel off the skin

Slice the kizhangu in to thin round pieces.

Blanch it in a cooker.

Mean time prepare a paste by mixing chilli powder, coriander powder ,garam masala, salt and turmeric powder with tamarind juice.

Coat the blanched slices with the paste.

Refrigerate for 10 mints.

Fry to golden brown using coconut oil.

Tasty yummy karunai kizhangu is ready.

Karunai kizhangu roast

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Carrot Poriyal Recipe / Carrot Stir Fry

2014-01-31T22:48:00.004+05:30

Carrot Poriyal / Carrot Stir Fry

Carrot Poriyal Recipe / Carrot Stir Fry

Ingredients :

Carrot - 1 cup
Onion - 1/4 cup
Green chilli - 1 no
Grated coconut - 4 tspn
Mustard- 1/4 tspn
Urud dhal - 1/4 tspn
Salt to taste
Oil needed
Curry leaves needed

Method :

Heat a pan add little oil and saute mustard, urud dhal, curry leaves.

Add chopped onion, green chillies and saute well.

Add grated carrot,sprinkle salt and little water and cook for 10 minutes till the raw smell goes off.

Add raw grated coconut and mix well.

Saute for few minutes in a low flame and serve hot.

Carrot poriyal is ready to serve.

Heat a pan add little oil and saute mustard, urud dhal, curry leaves.

Add chopped onion, green chillies and saute well.

Add grated carrot, sprinkle salt and little water and cook for 10 minutes till the raw smell goes off.

Add raw grated coconut and mix well.

Saute for few minutes in a low flame and serve hot.

Carrot poriyal is ready to serve.

Carrot Poriyal / Carrot Stir Fry

Carrot Poriyal / Carrot Stir Fry

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Fruit salad / Healthy Fruit Salad

2014-01-31T02:14:00.000+05:30

Fruit salad

Ingredients :

Apple - 15 pieces

Pomegranate - 1/2 cup

Orange - 1/2 cup

Papaya - 10 pieces

Water melon - 15 pieces

Pineapple - 15 pieces

Chat masala - 1/2 tbspn

Lemon juice - 1 no

Sugar - 1tspn

Salt needed

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Fruit salad

Ingredients :

Apple - 15 pieces

Pomegranate - 1/2 cup

Orange - 1/2 cup

Papaya - 10 pieces

Water melon - 15 pieces

Pineapple - 15 pieces

Chat masala - 1/2 tbspn

Lemon juice - 1 no

Sugar - 1tspn

Salt needed

Method :

Mix all the ingredients.

Healthy fruit salad is ready.

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Carrot Melon Juice Recipe / Carrot Water Melon Juice Recipe

2014-01-31T01:00:00.001+05:30

Carrot Melon Juice

Ingredients :

Carrot - 1 no

Water melon - 1 piece

Sugar needed

Lime - 1/2

Salt a pinch

Method :

Peel the skin and grate the carrot.

Clean out the seeds and slice the water melon into pieces.

Grind the grated carrot with watermelon.

Filter it. Add required sugar ,lime juice and salt.

Grind everything with ice cubes for few seconds

Cool carrot melon juice is ready.

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Beetroot Thoran Recipe / Beetroot Stir Fry

2014-01-31T00:12:00.000+05:30

Beetroot Thoran

Peel off the skin and cut the beetroot in to small pieces.

Saute mustard seeds, urud dhal, red chilli and curry leaves.

Add chopped onion and saute well.

Add beetroot and saute well.

Sprinkle salt and little water and cook for10 -15 minutes

For grinding :

Grated coconut - 1/4 cup

Chilli powder -1/2 tbspn

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tspn

Cumin seeds - 1 tspn

Garlic pod - 4 pod

Curry leaves needed

Grind the listed ingredients in to coarse form.

Add grinded masala and mix well.

Saute for few minutes in a low flame and serve hot.

Beetroot thoran is ready.

Beetroot Thoran

Ingredients :

Beetroot - 2 no

Onion - 1 no

Red chilli - 1 no

Mustard seeds - 1/4 tspn

Urud dhal - 1/4 tspn

Oil needed

Curry leaves needed

For grinding :

Grated coconut - 1/4 cup

Chilli powder -1/2 tbspn

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tspn

Cumin seeds - 1 tspn

Garlic pod - 4 pod

Curry leaves needed

Method :

Peel off the skin and cut the beetroot in to small pieces.

Saute mustard seeds, urud dhal, red chilli and curry leaves.

Add chopped onion and saute well.

Add beetroot and saute well.

Sprinkle salt and little water and cook for10 -15 minutes

Grind the listed ingredients in to coarse form.

Add grinded masala and mix well.

Saute for few minutes in a low flame and serve hot.

Beetroot thoran is ready.

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Fruit Punch Recipe / Mixed Fruit Punch

2014-01-30T23:40:00.000+05:30

Fruit Punch

Take juices from apple, pine apple and orange and filter it.

Add lemon juice and sugar mix well.

Refrigerate for half an hour.

Add soda , ice cubes and serve chill.

Fruit Punch

Ingredients :

Apple - 1

Pine apple - 1 piece

Orange - 1 no

Lemon - 1 no

Soda - 1/2 cup

Sugar needed

Ice cubes needed

Method :

Take juices from apple, pine apple and orange and filter it.

Add lemon juice and sugar mix well.

Refrigerate for half an hour.

Add soda , ice cubes and serve chill.

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Tomato Soup Recipe / Microwave Tomato Soup

2014-01-29T01:30:00.000+05:30

Microwave Tomato Soup

Ingredients :

Red riped tomato - 5 nos

Onion - 1 no

Beetroot - small slice

Cloves - 2 nos

Cinnamon - 1 small piece

Corn flour - 1 tspn

Butter - 1tbspn

Pepper as needed

Salt as needed

Bread needed

Oil needed

Method :

Slice the onion, tomato and add beetroot piece, cloves, cinnamon. Add 2 cups of water .

Keep it in microwave high and cook for 10 mints.

Remove cloves,cinnamon and beetroot and let it cool down.

Grind and filter it.

Add butter and mix well.

Add the corn flour with 2 tbspn of soup and mix well without lumps and pour it into soup mixture.

Again cook in a microwave high for 4 mints.

Meantime slice the bread into cubes and deep fry in oil.

Add salt and pepper to taste.
Serve hot by adding fried bread pieces.

Yummy tomato soup is ready.

Microwave Tomato Soup

Recipe Source : Chef Damodaran

Ingredients :

Red riped tomato - 5 nos

Onion - 1 no

Beetroot - small slice

Cloves - 2 nos

Cinnamon - 1 small piece

Corn flour - 1 tspn

Butter - 1tbspn

Pepper as needed

Salt as needed

Bread needed

Oil needed

Method :

Slice the onion, tomato and add beetroot piece, cloves, cinnamon. Add 2 cups of water .

Keep it in microwave high and cook for 10 mints.

Remove cloves,cinnamon and beetroot and let it cool down.

Grind and filter it.

Add butter and mix well.

Add the corn flour with 2 tbspn of soup and mix well without lumps and pour it into soup mixture.

Again cook in a microwave high for 4 mints.

Meantime slice the bread into cubes and deep fry in oil.

Add salt and pepper to taste.

Add water if required.

Serve hot by adding fried bread pieces.

Yummy tomato soup is ready.

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Left Over Recipe - Rice Veg Pakoda / Left Over Rice Veg Pakoda

2014-01-29T00:32:00.000+05:30

Rice Veg Pakoda (Left Over Recipe)

Ingredients:

Left over boiled rice - 1 cup

Grated cabbage - 1/4 cup

Carrot pieces - 1/4 cup

Onion - 1 no

Green chilli - 2 nos

Besan flour / kadala maavu needed

Ginger small piece

Lime -1/2

Coriander leaves needed

Salt to taste

Oil needed

Method :

In a bowl add grated cabbage, carrot, onion,green chilli,chopped ginger,coriander leaves with left over rice.

Add lime juice salt to taste and mix thoroughly.

Prepare besan flour batter.

Add the flour batter and mix well.

Heat a pan with oil and sprinkle the mixture with the help of ladle.

Deep fry to golden brown.

Rice veg pakoda is ready.


Rice Veg Pakoda (Left Over Recipe)

Rice Veg Pakoda (Left Over Recipe)

Ingredients:

Left over boiled rice - 1 cup

Grated cabbage - 1/4 cup

Carrot pieces - 1/4 cup

Onion - 1 no

Green chilli - 2 nos

Besan flour / kadala maavu needed

Ginger small piece

Lime -1/2

Coriander leaves needed

Salt to taste

Oil needed

Method :

In a bowl add grated cabbage, carrot, onion,green chilli,chopped ginger,coriander leaves with left over rice.

Add lime juice salt to taste and mix thoroughly.

Prepare besan flour batter.

Add the flour batter and mix well.

Heat a pan with oil and sprinkle the mixture with the help of ladle.

Deep fry to golden brown.

Rice veg pakoda is ready.

Serve hot with tomato sauce.

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Left Over Recipe - Veg Bonda Recipe / Vegetable Bonda

2014-01-28T23:05:00.000+05:30

Veg Bonda (Left Over Recipe)

Ingredients :

Left over porial - 1 cup ( preferably carrot beans porial)

Potato -2 nos

Garam masala powder - 1 tbspn

Bajji bonda mix(ready made) -1/2 cup

Salt to taste

Oil needed

Curry leaves needed

Method :

Cook the potato , peel off the skin and smash it well.

Add left over porial with potato,curry leaves and salt to taste.

Add garam masala and mix well.

Blend it and form small lemon size balls.

Prepare bajji bonda mix batter.

Dip the balls in the bajji batter and deep fry.

Veg bonda / Left over vegetable bonda is ready.


Veg Bonda (Left Over Recipe)

Veg Bonda (Left Over Recipe)

Ingredients :

Left over porial - 1 cup ( preferably carrot beans porial)

Potato -2 nos

Garam masala powder - 1 tbspn

Bajji bonda mix(ready made) -1/2 cup

Salt to taste

Oil needed

Curry leaves needed

Method :

Cook the potato , peel off the skin and smash it well.

Add left over porial with potato ,garam masala ,curry leaves and salt to taste.

Blend it and form small lemon size balls.

Prepare bajji bonda mix batter.

Dip the balls in the bajji batter and deep fry.

Veg bonda / Left over vegetable bonda is ready.

Serve hot with sauce.

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Left Over Recipe - Bread Bajji

2014-01-27T23:09:00.000+05:30

Bread Bajji (Left Over Recipe)


Bread Bajji (Left Over Recipe


Bread Bajji (Left Over Recipe)

Ingredients :

Left over bread - 2 slices

Kadala maavu / Gram flour flour batter - 1/2 cup

Rice flour -1 tbspn

Red chilli powder -1/2 tbspn

Asafoetida -1/4 tspn

Turmeric powder - a pinch

Baking soda - a pinch (optional)

Salt to taste

Oil for frying

Method :

Prepare bajji batter by adding all the ingredients except bread and oil.

Cut the breads in to pieces as shown in the picture.

Dip the bread and deep fry to golden brown.

Tasty bread bajji is ready.

Serve hot with tomato sauce.


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