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Maasi Sambal Recipe | Masi Karuvadu | Maldives Fish Sambol

2021-07-31T22:49:00.006+04:00

Maasi sambal or masi karuvadu fry is very popular among fish lovers. Masi dry fish is made from Tuna fish. Its delicious taste is very popular among non-vegetarians.

Required ingredients

Masi powder - 3 tbsp

Dry chillies - 4 or 5

Large onion - 1

Grated Coconut - 1 cup

Salt - to taste

For seasoning

Oil - 3 tsp

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Urad dal - 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves - 1 sprig

Masi Powder

Recipe

Chop the onion.

Add maasi powder, red chillies and required salt to a mixer jar and make a coarse powder. Add a little salt as there will already be salt in the maasi powder.

With the ground powder, add grated coconut and grind for a minute. Finally, add chopped onion and grind coarsely.

Do not add any water.

Pour oil into the frying pan and season with mustard, urad dal and curry leaves.

Once the mustard has spluttered, add the ground mixture to it.

Put on medium heat and fry for 5 to 6 minutes till the raw smell goes.

Turn off the heat once the maasi mixture becomes crispy.

Serve with rice.

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Chutney for Idli Dosa

2021-07-09T20:43:00.006+04:00

Tasty chutney recipe for idli, dosa, vada and pongal.

Required Ingredients:-

Coconut (grated) - 1 cup

Peanuts without skin - a handful

Green chillies - 3 or 4

Garlic - 1 clove

Ripe tomato - 1

Salt - as needed

For Seasoning...

Oil - 1 tbsp

Shallot - 1

Urad dal - 1/2 tsp

Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp

Curry leaves - few

Method

Add the grated coconut, peanuts, green chillies and salt to a
mixer grinder and grind for a minute.

Then add little water and grind well.

Finally, add chopped tomatoes, add a clove of garlic and grind for few seconds.

Season with Urad dal, mustard seeds and curry leaves.

Healthy and tasty coconut tomato chutney is ready.

Serve with idli dosa and enjoy!

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Egg Podimas | Muttai Poriyal | Scrambled Eggs with Potatoes

2021-05-08T22:51:00.003+04:00

South Indian style Muttai Podimas recipe with Potatoes and frozen peas. we can prepare this recipe in less than 20 minutes and we can have this spicy egg preparation with chapathi, bread, or rice.

Ingredients

Eggs - 2

Onion - 1

Potato - 1

Frozen green peas - 1/4 cup (optional)

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp

Pepper Powder - 1/4 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves - 1 sprig

Oil - 2 to 3 tbsp

Method

Chop the onion & potatoes into small pieces.

Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds.

Once the cumin seeds start to splutter, add onion, green chillies and curry leaves.

Saute for a minute. Add chopped potatoes.

After the potatoes cooked half, add frozen green peas (optional).

Add turmeric, chilli powder and salt.

When the vegetables cooked well, add the eggs.

Mix well and cook for 2 to 3 minutes and turn off the stove.

Serve hot with rice or chapathi.

You can find more side dish recipes below...

Spicy Raw Banana Fry

Spicy Potato Fry

Snack Gourd Poriyal

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How to Cook Red Rice in Pressure Cooker | Red Rice Recipe

2021-03-11T11:17:00.010+04:00

Eating red rice or brown rice is healthier than taking polished white rice. In this post, we are going to see how to cook Red Rice / Kerala Matta Rice in a pressure cooker. Matta rice/Red Rice contains fiber and minerals like magnesium, iron, calcium and it is very nutritious than white rice.

Cooking this rice is a little time-consuming but the health benefits are great. For cooking this Red rice, we have to soak it beforehand. I have soaked this rice one hour prior to cooking. Now, let's see how to cook.

Ingredients

Red Rice/ Matta rice - 1 cup

Water - 3 Cups

Salt - 1/2 tsp

Sesame Oil - 1/2 tsp

Method

Wash the rice twice and add it to the pressure cooker.

Pour 3 cups of water.

Let it soak for 30 to 45 minutes in the pressure cooker.

After soaking, add salt and sesame oil.

Turn on the flame. Cover and keep the whistle on.

Keep the flame on high and cook for 5 minutes.

After 5 minutes, reduce the flame to medium and cook for 3 whistles.

After 3 whistles, reduce the flame to low and cook for 3 minutes.

Turn off the flame and let it cools down for 10 to 15 minutes and open the cooker. Transfer the rice immediately to a wide pan.

Cooking time and water quantity will be vary depending on the rice quality. If the rice is undercooked, cover and cook for 1 more whistle.

This red matta rice goes very well with Paruppu kuzhambu and Fish Curry.

Rava Paniyaram | Instant Rava Appam with Jaggery

2020-12-23T22:18:00.016+04:00

Quick teatime snack recipe which we can prepare in 15 to 20 minutes. For this recipe, we are using jaggery powder for sweetness. Instead of jaggery, you can add sugar or palm jaggery also.

You can also try,

Banana Kuzhi Paniyaram

Sweet Potato Paniyaram

Wheat Flour Paniyaram

Oats Paniyaram recipes from our blog.

Ingredients

Rava / Sooji - 1 cup

Powdered Jaggery - 1/2 cup (approximately)

Ripe banana - 1

Ginger powder - 1/2 tsp

Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp

Sesame seeds - 2 tsp

Baking soda (optional) - 1/4 tsp

Salt - 2 pinch

Water - 1/4 cup

Oil for frying

Method

Add rava, jaggery & salt to a mixer grinder.

Slice the banana and it to the mixer grinder.

Add 1/4 cup of water & grind well.

The batter is ready now. Transfer the batter to a bowl.

Add ginger powder, cardamom powder, baking powder, and sesame seeds.

Mix the ingredients nicely.

Heat oil in a kadai and add a ladleful of batter. Fry in medium flame.

Cook both sides until golden colour.

A quick and delicious snack is ready!

You can make this recipe in a kuzhi paniyaram pan also.

Weight Loss Breakfast Recipe | Oats Kozhukattai

2020-12-06T23:12:00.005+04:00

This Oats recipe is rich in protein and fiber and keeps you fuller for a long time. This is a simple and wholesome recipe for weight watchers and diabetics. This recipe is suitable for kids as well as adults. Oats is easily available in all shops and online stores now.

Ingredients

Oats - 1 cup

Rava( semolina) - 2 tbsp

Moong dal - 1 1/2 tbsp

Onion - 1

Carrot - 1 small

Green chili - 1

Curry leaves - few

Oil - 1 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

Method

For this recipe first, boil 1 1/2 cup of water.

Chop the onion, green chili & curry leaves. Grate the carrot.

Dry roast 1 1/2 tbsp of moong dal. Once the dal gets roasted, add a cup of oats and 2 tbsp of rava/semolina. Roast for two minutes. Transfer to a plate and keep aside.

In the same pan, add 1 1/2 tsp of oil and season with urad dal, mustard seeds & asafoetida. Once the mustard splutters add onion, green chilies and curry leaves.

Once the onions become translucent add the roasted rava mixture, grated carrot & salt. Mix well.

Add grated carrot and enough salt.

Add the boiled water little by little to this mixture and make a thick dough. Cover & rest for five minutes.

Make kozhukattais from the prepared dough. For this quantity, we can make 8 to 9 kozhukattais.

In the meantime, boil 2 cups of water in a steamer or idli cooker.

Place the Kozhukattais into the idli cooker and steam for 8 to 10 minutes on medium flame.

A healthy and tasty breakfast is ready. This kozhukattais are very soft and smooth.

We can have this kozhukattai without any side dish or with any chutney or sambar.

Kollu Idli Podi for Weight Loss | Horse Gram Chutney Powder

2020-10-02T13:15:00.010+04:00

In this recipe, we are going to prepare a healthy idli podi/ Chutney powder, with whole black urad dal and horse gram. We can eat this chutney powder or idli karam with rice and idli, dosa.

For this recipe, we are using two types of red chilies. Hot round chilies and few long chilies.

You can also try these,

Traditional Pepper Sambar for Idli, Dosa

and,

Simple Tomato Chutney for Idli, Dosa & Adai Dosa.

Ingredients

Black Urad dal - 1 cup

Chana Dal - 2 tbsp

Horse gram/ Kollu - 1 tbsp

Sesame seeds / Ellu - 1 tbsp

Round chilies - 5

Long chilies - 5

Asafoetida - 1 piece

Curry leaves - 1 handful

Garlic - 2 cloves

Sesame/Gingelly oil - 1 tsp

Salt - to taste

Method

Remove the seeds from the long chilies and keep aside.

For this recipe, I'm using sesame oil for roasting.

First, add the asafoetida in oil and roast for a minute and remove it from the oil. If you have asafoetida powder add it in the last.

Add round chilies and roast for few seconds and add the seedless long chilies. Remove from oil and keep aside.

Then add Whole black gram, Chana dal, and Horse gram.

Roast the dals for 6 to 8 minutes till the aroma comes.

Then add the sesame seeds and roast. Once it starts to splutter add the curry leaves and garlic cloves and roast for 30 seconds and switch off the stove.

Allow it cool for 15 to 20 minutes.

Add the roasted ingredients with enough salt and grind coarsely.

Once it is cool down, store it in an airtight jar for up to two months.

For eating with rice add the powder and a teaspoon of ghee and serve with some papad/fryums.

Mix with sesame oil and eat with idli, dosa.

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Bread Omelette Recipe | Easy Breakfast Recipe

2020-09-26T21:21:00.006+04:00

Simple and tasty breakfast recipe, which we can prepare in 5 minutes. This is the best breakfast recipe for kids as well as adults.

Ingredients

Egg - 1

Bread slices - 2

Chopped onion - 2 tbsp

Green chilli - 1

Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp

Oil -2 tsp

Salt to taste

Method

Beat the egg with onion, green chilli, pepper powder, and salt.

Heat a tawa on medium-low heat and add 2 teaspoons of oil.

Pour the egg mixture and cook for a minute.

Place a bread slice on the egg omelette.

Cook for 30 seconds. Flip the omelette and cook the bread till golden brown. Keep the flame low to medium-low.

Once it's done remove it from the pan.

Toast one more bread slice on the tawa till golden brown with little oil or butter.

Place it on the omelette and serve.

Delicious breakfast is ready. Serve with a cup of coffee or tea.

Try this delicious and kids favourite Potato salad Bread sandwich also.

Ragi Kali Recipe | Ragi Health Benefits

2020-09-19T18:52:00.005+04:00

Ragi / Finger millet is gluten-free and rich in calcium, iron, and fiber. Fiber-rich foods make us feel fuller for a long time because they will get digested slowly. This will help with weight loss. Calcium helps us to get strong bones and teeth and iron help to get rid of anemia.

We can prepare this simple ragi dish in 10 minutes. We can take this kali as breakfast or lunch. You can also try this instant Spicy Oats pancake for breakfast.

Ingredients

Ragi flour - 1/4 cup

Shallots - 5 or 6

green chilli - 1

Curry leaves - few

Sesame oil - 3 teaspoons

Water - 3/4 cup

& Salt to taste

Method

Chop the shallots, green chili & curry leaves. Instead of shallots, you can use 3 tbsp of chopped onion.

Add the ragi flour to a bowl and add 3/4 cup of water. Mix well without any lumps.

In a heavy-bottomed pan, add a tsp of oil and pour the flour mixture.

Add salt.

Add chopped onion, green chili & curry leaves.

The batter will get thicker in 1 or 2 minutes. Cook for 2 more minutes mixing continuously.

After 2 minutes, reduce the flame fully and add 1 or 2 spoons of oil.

Mix well and cover the pan with a lid. Cook for 5 minutes in low flame.

The kali will be cooked soft and it will not stick to your fingers.

Serve with raw onions, green chilies, or any curries.

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Mutton Pepper Masala | Easy Mutton Curry Recipe

2020-09-14T08:00:00.005+04:00

Simple mutton masala with very few ingredients. This pepper flavored mutton curry is best for idli, dosa, roti, chapati & rice also.

For Marination...

Mutton - 200 grams

Turmeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon

Chili powder - 1/2 teaspoon

Garam masala - 1/2 teaspoon

Salt - 1/2 teaspoon

Other Ingredients

Onion - 2

Tomato - 1

Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tsp

Crushed Pepper powder - 1 tsp

Oil - 3 tbsp

Cinnamon 1 inch

Cloves - 3

Salt to taste

Method

Slice the onions and chop the tomato.

Marinate mutton with turmeric powder, chili powder, garam masala, and salt and keep aside for 30 minutes.

After 30 minutes, add onion, tomato, ginger-garlic paste, and 1/4 cup of water to the marinated mutton and cook for 3 whistles.

Heat oil in a pan and season with cinnamon and cloves.

Add the cooked mutton mixture. Add coriander powder, chilli powder and cook till the raw smell goes.

Finally, add the crushed pepper powder and simmer for 5 minutes in low flame.

Turn off the flame, once the masala reached the desired consistency.

Delicious mutton pepper masala is ready!

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Pesarattu Recipe | Green gram Dosa Recipe | Pachai Payaru Adai

2020-09-12T21:22:00.003+04:00

Healthy and tasty traditional pesarattu / moong dal dosa recipe for breakfast.

Ingredients

Green gram - 1 cup

Boiled Rice - 1/2 cup

Green chilies - 3

Ginger 1 inch

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Grated coconut - 2 tbsp (optional)

Salt to taste

Method

Soak the green gram and rice together for at least 4 hours.

Grind the rice and gram together with green chilies, ginger, cumin seeds, and salt. The batter should be thick like idli batter.

Add grated coconut and mix well.

Grease the tawa and make thick or thin dosas. Sprinkle 1/2 tsp sesame oil/ghee. You can add some sliced onions on top.

Serve hot with any chutney or with jaggery powder.

A very healthy breakfast recipe is ready!

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Yellow Pumpkin Curry | Pumpkin Erissery | Poosanikai Kootu

2020-09-10T09:53:00.007+04:00

This pumpkin recipe is very popular in Kerala. In this recipe, we are cooking pumpkin with black-eyed beans or cowpeas.

Ingredients

Black-eyed beans - 1/4 cup

Yellow pumpkin - 500 grams

Coconut 1/4 - cup

Cumin seeds- 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1 pinch

Chili powder - 1/2 tsp

Sugar - 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

For seasoning

Coconut oil - 3 tsp

Mustard - 1/2 tsp

Red chilies - 3

Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp

Curry leaves - few

Method

Remove the skin and cut the pumpkins.

Dry roast black-eyed beans for 2 - 3 minutes and pressure cook for 2 whistles.

Grind the coconut with cumin seeds and keep aside.

Heat 3 teaspoons of coconut oil and season with mustard Red chilies, asafoetida, and curry leaves.

Add pumpkin pieces. Add a pinch of turmeric and 1/4 cup of water.

Cover and cook for 3 minutes.

The pumpkin is half cooked now. Add chili powder, ground coconut paste, and little water. Mix well and cook till the raw smell goes or for 3 to 5 minutes.

Once the pumpkin pieces cooked well, add cooked black-eyed beans.

Adjust salt and add half a teaspoon of sugar for taste.

Mix well and cook for a minute and turn off the flame.

Delicious pumpkin cowpeas curry is ready!

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Oats Pancake | Spicy Oats Adai | Weight Loss Breakfast Recipe

2020-09-04T22:25:00.012+04:00

Healthy, instant pancake recipe with fiber-rich oats.10 Minute spicy oatmeal pancake with a lot of vegetables. This quantity is enough for 2 people.

Ingredients:-

Oats - 5 tbsp

Wheat flour - 2 tbsp

Besan/gram flour - 1 1/2 tbsp

Potato - 1 small
Carrot - a small piece
Shallots - 2 to 3
Green chili - 1
Curry leaves - few

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1 pinch

Chili powder - 1/2 tsp

Asafoetida/Hing - 1/4 tsp

Salt to taste

Method

Chop shallots and green chili into small pieces.

Grate the carrot and potato.

Add oats and flours together.

Add water and prepare a thick batter.

Rest for 5 minutes.

Add shallots, green chilies, curry leaves, and grated carrot and potato.

Add cumin seeds, turmeric powder, chili powder, salt, and asafoetida and mix well.

adjust the consistency by adding enough water. The batter should be thick.

Pour a ladleful of batter and spread evenly.

Sprinkle half teaspoon oil.

Flip and cook both sides till golden.

Healthy 10-minute oats breakfast is ready!

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Pepper Sambar | Traditional Sambar Recipe

2020-09-03T21:54:00.005+04:00

Flavourful Pepper Sambar recipe from Food Crib. This traditional Milagu Sambar recipe is suitable for idli, dosa & rice. This is a simple and healthy sambar recipe without adding sambar powder & other spice powders.

Ingredients

Toor dal - 1/4 cup

Tomatoes - 2

Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tsp

Tamarind - gooseberry size

Shallots - 6

Garlic - 4 cloves

Green chilies - 2

Pepper - 1/2 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp

For seasoning...

Oil - 3 tsp

Shallot - 1

Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp

Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp

Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tsp

Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp

Method

Pressure cook toor dal with tomatoes, fenugreek seeds, and a pinch of turmeric powder.

Soak the tamarind and keep aside.

Cut the onion, garlic & green chilies.

Heat oil in a pan and season with a shallot, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, mustard seeds, and asafoetida.

Add onions, green chilies, garlic, and curry leaves.

Saute for 2 minutes and add tamarind juice.

Add turmeric powder & cook till the raw smell goes.

Add cooked dal mixture.

Adjust the consistency by adding enough water. Add salt.

Dry roast 1/2 teaspoon pepper & 1/4 teaspoon cumin seeds and grind coarsely.

Add the ground powder to the sambar and cook for 3 minutes.

Finally, add 1 teaspoon of ghee and turn off the flame.

Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with idli or dosa.

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How to Roast Peanuts | Salted Peanuts in 10 Minutes

2020-09-02T22:26:00.008+04:00

In India, traditionally, we roast peanuts with sand. In that method, we will get peanuts with good aroma and taste. This recipe also gives us the same flavour and additionally the lightly salted taste. For this recipe, we need a heavy-bottomed pan and a strainer.

Ingredients

Raw peanuts - 1 cup

Table salt - 3/4 cup

Method

We are going to use table salt for roasting peanuts.

Add the salt and peanuts together. Start roasting in low flame.

Roast for 3 to 5 minutes.

You will hear popping sound at one stage. Roast the peanuts for one or two minutes and turn off the stove.

Transfer the peanuts immediately from the pan with the strainer

Otherwise, it will get over-roasted.

We can reuse the salt for roasting peanuts again in the future.

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Dal Chutney Recipe | Paruppu Thuvaiyal

2020-08-27T13:48:00.005+04:00

Simple and delicious side dish recipe...Dal chutney recipe for idli, dosa & rice.

For video recipe in Tamil, check the link HERE

Ingredients

Coconut oil - 1 tsp

Toor dal/ Thuvaram paruppu- 3 tbsp

Chana dal/ kadalai paruppu - 2 tbsp

Red chilies - 3

Asafoetida/ Hing - small piece (or) 1/4 tsp

Curry leaves - 1 handful

Garlic - 2 cloves

Method

Roast the dals in coconut oil for 2 minutes in medium flame

Add red chilies and asafoetida (If you add asafoetida powder you can add that with curry leaves and garlic)

Once the dals well-roasted add curry leaves & garlic.

Fry for 30 seconds & turn off the flame.

Allow it too cool.

Transfer the ingredients to the mixer grinder.

Add salt.

Add a quarter cup of coconut and a small piece of tamarind.

Dry grind for a minute.

Add 3 to 4 tbsp water and grind coarsely.

Tasty dal chutney is ready!

Brinjal Dal | Kathirikai Dal Recipe | Brinjal Curry Recipe

2020-08-01T00:28:00.006+04:00

Simple and tasty dal recipe for chapati & rice.

Curry Ingredients

200gm brinjal (white/purple) - Cubed
1 medium-sized onion - chopped
6 cloves of garlic - peeled
1 large tomato - chopped
¼ cup toor/masoor dal
¼ tsp fenugreek seeds
½ tsp turmeric powder
2 pinches asafoetida
Water
3 tsp oil
½ tsp cumin seeds
2 dried red chilies (long)
2 sprigs curry leaves
¼ tsp turmeric powder
½ tsp red chili powder
¼ tsp garam masala
¼ tsp sugar
Salt to taste
Chopped coriander leaves for garnishing

Preparation

Wash the brinjal and dice them. Keep them soaked in water until you cook.
Wash the toor/masoor dal and add it to a pressure cooker, along with fenugreek seeds, ¼ tsp turmeric powder, 1 pinch of asafoetida, chopped tomatoes, and ¾ cup water.
Pressure cook for 2-3 whistles. Once the pressure releases, open the pressure cooker and mash the dal mixture.
In a pan, heat 3 tsp oil. Add cumin seeds, red chilies, and a pinch of asafoetida. Let the cumin seeds splutter.
Then add the chopped onion, garlic cloves, curry leaves, and salt. Saute till the onions are translucent.
Add ¼ tsp turmeric powder, ½ tsp red chili powder, ¼ tsp garam masala. Cook for a minute.
Drain the brinjal from the water and add it to the kadai. Saute for 2 mins.
Add ¼ cup water, cover, and cook for 5 mins.
After 5 mins, brinjal should be well cooked. Add the cooked dal mixture and ¼ cup water.
Add ¼ tsp sugar and salt to taste. Cook for 3 mins and turn off the stove.
Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot with chapati or rice.

Oats Paniyaram | Sweet Paniyaram Recipe

2020-01-21T15:36:00.003+04:00

Healthy and tasty oats paniyaram recipe. This sweet paniyaram is a perfect evening snack for kids as well as adults.

Ingredients

Oats - 1/2 cup
Wheat flour - 1/4 cup

Rice flour - 1/2 tbsp

Sugar - 5 tbsp

Diced almonds - 2 tbsp

Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp

Baking soda - 1/4 tsp

salt - 1 pinch

Method

Mix oats with wheat flour and rice flour.

Add a pinch of salt and water to make a thick batter and rest for 30 minutes.

After 30 minutes, add sugar, baking soda, cardamom powder, almonds, and mix well.

In a paniyaram pan, add half tsp ghee or oil in each hole, and fill each hole up to 3/4th with batter.

Cook both sides till golden in medium flame.

Adding ghee will enhance the taste of the paniyaram.

If you don't have a paniyaram pan you can fry the paniyaram directly in oil.

Delicious oats paniyaram is ready!

For video recipe, Check Here...

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Yellow Pumpkin Adai | Poosanikai Adai Recipe

2019-01-22T23:08:00.003+04:00

Yellow pumpkin adai is a spicy pancake which is a healthy option for a weekend breakfast. Yellow pumpkin contains antioxidants and vitamins which gives a lot of health benefits to the body.

Video Recipe in Tamil...

https://youtu.be/AEuryYF-RcQ
Ingredients

Yellow pumpkin - 50 grams

Onion - 1

Curry leaves - few

Boiled rice - 1/2 cup

Chana dal - 1/4 cup

Urad dal - 2 tbsps

Red chilies - 3

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Salt to taste

Method

Remove skin and scrap the pumpkin.

Chop the onions and curry leaves

Soak the rice and dals separately for four to five hours.

Add the soaked rice to the mixer jar and grind coarsely. Then add the dals, red chilies, turmeric and cumin seeds and grind to a smooth batter.

Mix the chopped onions, scraped pumpkin and curry leaves to the batter and adjust salt.

The batter should be little thicker than the dosa batter.

Heat a tawa and pour a ladle full of batter and spread it evenly.

Sprinkle a teaspoon of oil and cook both the sides till golden.

Serve hot with Onion garlic chutney or powdered jaggery.

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Sweet Potato Paniyaram | Kuzhi Paniyaram Recipe

2018-11-14T12:50:00.006+04:00

Traditional kuzhi paniyaram recipe with healthy sweet potato. Sweet potatoes are rich in vitamins and antioxidants which protect us from chronic diseases.

For Video Recipe in Tamil

https://youtu.be/UsstE41cnaU

Ingredients

Sweet Potato - 1

Wheat flour - 1 cup

Rice flour - 2 tbsps

Grated Jaggery - 1/4 cup

Grated coconut - 1/4 cup

Dry ginger powder - 1/4 tsp

Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp

Baking soda (optional) - 1/4 tsp

Salt to taste

Oil for frying

Method

Remove the skin and grate the sweet potato.

Mix the rice flour with wheat flour.

Add ginger powder, cardamom powder, baking soda (optional), and salt to the flour mixture. Mix well.

Add water little by little and make a thick batter. (Idli batter consistency)

Add the jaggery powder and mix well.

Finally, add the grated coconut and sweet potato.

Mix well and keep aside for five minutes.

Heat the kuzhi paniyaram pan with one teaspoon oil in each hole.

Pour the batter in each hole and cook in medium flame.

Flip over and cook the other side.

If you don't have a paniyaram pan you can fry the paniyaram directly in hot oil.

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Banana Kesari Recipe | Kesari With Tutti Frutti

2018-05-13T22:28:00.005+04:00

For Video Recipe...https://youtu.be/Nk4xAZ8QSo0

You can use any ripe sweet banana for this kesari. I used Nendhiran pazham ( Kerala Banana) in this recipe.

Ingredients

Rava - 1 cup
Banana Big - 1
Milk - 1 cup
Sugar - 3/4 cup
Cardamom - 3
Cashew - 15
Tutti Frutti - 1 Tbsp
Water - 1/2 Cup
Ghee - 3 Tbsp

Method

Cut the bananas into small pieces and keep aside.

Add 1 tbsp ghee in a pan, fry the cashews and keep it aside.

In the same ghee, roast the Rava till it starts to change colour and becomes aromatic. Reduce the flame, add a cup of milk and half a cup of water. Cook the rava in low flame until it's soft.

Once the rava is cooked, add the banana pieces, sugar and crushed cardamoms.

Mash the banana pieces with the back of the laddle.

When the mixture becomes sticky, add one table spoon of ghee and cook for two minutes.

Add the third spoon of ghee, mix well and remove from flame. Spread the kesari in a plate coated with ghee and level it with the back of the spoon.

Garnish with cashews and tutti frutti. This kesari can be served hot or cool.

Wheat Kuzhi Paniyaram | Godhumai Paniyaram

2018-04-29T00:05:00.009+04:00

Wheat Kuzhi paniyaram is a very simple and healthy after school snack for kids.

For recipe video in Tamil...Click Here

Ingredients

Wheat Flour 1/ 2 cup
Sugar - 1/4 cup
Baking soda - 1/2 tsp
Grated Coconut - 1/4 cup
Cashew nuts - 15

Salt - 1pinch

Method

Mix the wheat flour with a pinch of salt and enough water to bring it to an idli batter-like consistency. Keep aside for 3 to 4 hours.

After the standing time, add sugar, baking soda, coconut, cashews, and mix well.

Heat the paniyaram pan and add half teaspoon oil in each hole.

Pour the batter and cook the paniyaram in medium flame for around a minute and then flip it to the other side.

Sprinkle little oil on the other side and cook until it becomes golden in colour.

If you don't have a paniyaram pan you can fry the paniyaram directly in hot oil.

Simple and delicious paniyarams are ready to serve.

Kara Pori | Spicy Puffed Rice | Murmura Recipe | Masala Pori

2018-04-14T23:48:00.012+04:00

This is a simple and tasty recipe that would be good as an evening snack with tea or coffee.

Ingredients

Plain puffed rice - 3 cups

Roasted peanuts - 2 tbsps

Coconut Oil - 1 tsp

Turmeric Powder 1/4 tsp

Chilli Powder - 1/2 tsp

Asafoetida (optional) - 1 pinch

Curry leaves - 15

Salt - to taste

Method

Before turn on the flame, add oil, turmeric powder, chili powder, asafoetida and salt to a kadai to form a paste.

Add the puffed rice to the spice paste and mix well.

Place the pan on the stove and stir continuously on medium flame.

Once the puffed rice is hot, add the curry leaves and roast for 30 seconds.

Stop roasting when the puffed rice crumbles when pressed.

Add the roasted peanuts, mix well and turn off the flame.

Capsicum Cauliflower Fry | Gobi Fry Recipe

2018-04-09T09:25:00.004+04:00

This is a simple and easy dish that goes well with chapati and rice.

Ingredients

Cauliflower small - 1

Capsicum -2

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp

Curry leaves - 10

Oil - 2 tbsps

Salt - to taste

To Grind

Coconut shredded - 1/2 cup

Garlic - 4 pods

Dry chilies - 3

Fennel seeds - 1 tsp

Cinnamon - small piece

Cloves - 2

Method

Cut the cauliflower to small florets and soak it in salted water.

Cut the capsicums into big pieces.

Dry grind the coconut, garlic, dry chilies and whole garam masalas coarsely.

Heat oil in a pan and temper with mustard and curry leaves.

Add the cauliflower pieces with turmeric and salt and saute for five minutes.

Add in the capsicum and saute for another three more minutes.

Mix the ground masala and saute in medium flame.

Do not cover the pan.

Cook until the raw smell goes and garnish with coriander leaves,

Serve hot with chapati and dal or rice and sambar.

Jeera rice in Pressure cooker | Variety Rice Recipe

2018-04-07T12:47:00.006+04:00

This recipe was shared with me by a friend many years ago. Jeera rice is said to be popular in Kerala for weddings and special occasions. It is usually paired with coconut milk chicken curry but it goes well with other stews and curries too.

Ingredients

Rice - 2 cups
Curd - 1/4 cup
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Cinnamon - Small piece
Cloves -2
Cardamom - 2
Bay leaves - 2
Cashew nuts - 15
Ghee or Oil - 2 tbsp

Method

Heat two tablespoons of ghee or oil in a pressure cooker.

‎Add cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, and saute for few seconds.

‎Add the cumin seeds, bay leaves, and let the cumin seeds splutter.

‎Add the drained rice and saute for 2 to 3 minutes.

‎Add curd and mix well with the rice.
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Add 3 1/2 glasses of water and enough salt. (I have used jeerga samba rice so I've added 3 1/2 cups of water. Add water according to the rice you use)
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Close the lid and cook for one or two whistles.

After ten minutes open the cooker and fluff the rice.

Serve hot with any veg kurma or chicken curry.