Mes preparations

Raw mango pachadi

2011-07-10T09:48:00.000-07:00

Raw mango pachadi

Ingredients:

Raw mango - 1 cup

Sugar - 1/4 cup

oil - 1 tsp

musturd seeds - 1/2 tsp

curry leaves - 1 spring

red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp

water - 1/4 cup

salt - a pinch

Add oil in the kadai,musturd seeds,curry leaves,raw mango,

salt,red chilli pwd,water.Then cover it and cook for few

min.Then add sugar and cook till thik. (don't smash)

Dal keerai (murungai keerai)

2011-01-12T00:25:00.000-08:00

Dal keerai (murungai keerai)

Ingredients:

murungai keerai 1 big cup

toor dal 1/4 cup

onion 1

green chilli 2

garlic 5 cloves

tomato 1

salt to taste

oil 2 tbsp

mustard seeds 1/2 tsp

urad dal 1/2 tsp

jeera 1/4 tsp

red chilli 2

hing (optional) a pinch

water 1/2 cup

Directions:

In a presure cooker, add dal, chopped onion, gr.chilli, garlic, tomato, water.

Let them cook for atleast 3 wistle.

When the dal is cooked add keerai, then cook for 2 wistle.

Then add salt and smash it well by using blender.

In another cadai, add oil, mustard seeds, urad dal, jeera, red chilli, hing one by one fry and add to the keerai.

Prawn fry

2011-01-07T03:05:00.001-08:00

Prawn fry

Ingredients:

Prawn 200g
salt to taste
chilli pwd 1/2 tsp
tandoori pwd 1 tsp
ginger garlic paste 1/2 tsp
lime juice 1/2 tsp
red colour(opt) few drops
oil for fry

Directions:

Marinate the prawn with all the ingredients.(Except oil). Then deep fry in a cadai.

Tips:
Do not over cook the prawn . Else it will become like rubber.

Chayote (sow sow) poriyal

2010-12-14T00:12:00.000-08:00

Chayote (sow sow) poriyal

Ingredients:

Chayote (sow sow) 1 cup
oil 2 tbsp
mustard seeds 1/2 tsp
fennel (sombu) 1 tsp
garlic 6 cloves
green chilli 2
curry leaves 2 springs
turmeric pwd 1/4 tsp
salt to taste
water 1/4 cup
coconut milk 4 tbsp

Directions

First in a blender put the garlic, green chillies, fennel seeds, little water.Make a fine paste.
In a cadai,add oil, mustard seeds, curry leaves,then add the above paste and add turmeric pwd,cook till the raw smell gone,and add the chayote (sow sow) and add salt, mix well. Then add some water. And cover it with a lid then cook it for a few min. Then add the coconut milk and cook till the water dry.

Venn Pongal

2010-12-05T18:47:00.001-08:00

Venn Pongal

Ingredients: Quantity Unit

Raw rice 1 cup

gram dal 1/4 cup

Cashew nuts 2 tsp

Black pepper 1 tsp

Jeera 1 tsp

ginger 1/2 tsp

hing a pinch

curry leaves 1 spring

gee 4 tbsp

salt to taste

water 4 cup

Directions:

Wash the rice and the gram dal then add in a presher cooker , pour the water,salt,little bit of jeera &1 tbsp of gee. Then cook till the rice smashe .In other cadai, add gee,jeera,pepper,cashew nuts,curry leaves, hing, then add it to the smashed rice.Mix well & serve hot with coconut chutney.

Canava meen thokku

2010-12-05T08:05:00.002-08:00

Canava meen thokku

Ingredients Quantity Unit

Canava meen (squid) 1/2 k

oil to fry

curry leaves 2 spring

onion 2 numb.

salt to taste

ginger garlic paste 2 tsp

tomato 2 numb.

turmeric pwd 1/2 tsp

cumin pwd 1 tsp

chilli pwd 1 & 1/2 tsp

water 1/2 cup

fennel 1 tbsp

coriander few

In a cadai, add oil to fry,add curry leaves, add 2 medium sliced onion, add salt to taste, 2 tsp ginger garlic paste, 2 med. sliced tomato, add 1/2 tsp turmeric pwd, 1 tsp cumin pwd, 1 and 1/2 tsp chilli pwd, add 1/4 cup of water. Then switch off the flame add 500 g of canava meen, mix well then transfer the mixer into a cooker, let it cook 4 some time ( at least 2 or 3 wistle) . In another cadai pour 2 tbsp oil add 1 tbsp fennel, add some curry leaves, then add above mixer and cook till the gravy get thick and the sauce will loose out the oil. Then garnish with coriander leaves.

Fish fry

2010-12-05T08:05:00.000-08:00

Fish fry

Ingredients: Quantity Unit

Fish 500 g

salt to taste

turmeric pwd 1/4 tsp

chilli pwd 1/2 tsp

cumin pwd 1/2 tsp

coriander pwd 1 tsp

garam masala pwd 1/4 tsp

lime juice 2 tsp

kasoori methi pwd 1/2 tsp

red color (optional) few drops

oil for fry

Directions:

Make marination with coriander powder, cumin powder, red chilies, kastoorimethi ,turmeric garam masala pdr red color, salt, lime juice, make a smooth paste. Add to the fish.Then fry in the oil.

Pepper chicken chettinad

2010-12-05T08:04:00.001-08:00

Pepper chicken chettinad


Ingredient :	Quantity	Unit

cardamom	piece	2
chicken	grams	250
cinnamon	stick	2
cloves	piece	3
coriander pdr	grams	5
crushed pepper corns	grams	5
cumin	grams	4
cumin pdr	grams	5
curry leaves	springs	2
fresh chopped coriander	grams	5
ginger garlic paste	grams	5
gr chillies	number	3
mustard	grams	3
oil	ml	25
onion	large	1
red chilli pdr	grams	5
salt	grams	5
tomatoes	number	2
Directions:

Heat the oil in a lpan. add mustard seeds, cumin seeds. Add the onions, turmeric, ginger garlic paste, curry leaves, and green chillies.And saute for a while add tomatoes .Cook till the tomatoes smashed . Then, add the coriander pwd, cumin pwd or garam masala ( optional) and salt and mix well. Add the chicken to the frying pan and mix well, and cover and cook over a low-medium heat for 10-15 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. When the chicken is almost done, add the ground pepper into the mixture and mix well.

Prawn thokku

2010-12-05T08:03:00.001-08:00

Prawn thokku


Ingredient:	Quantity	Unit

chilli pwd	tsp	1
cumin pwd	tsp	1/2
garlic	number	1(hole)
ginger garlic paste	tsp	1
oil	to fry
onion	number	2(med)
prawn	grams	200
salt	to taste
tomato	number	2(med)
turmeric pwd	tsp	1/4
Directions \| How to make Prawn Thokku

In a bowl,200g of prawns,2 medium chopped onions, 2(med)chopped tomato,1 (hole)chopped garlic, 1 tsp of ginger garlic paste,salt, ¼ tsp turm powd,1 tsp chilli powd, ½ tsp cumin powd,mix it well. In a cadai, add 50ml oil n then add the above mixture, cover n let it cook for a few min in slow flame, n then cook in high flame without the lid , till oil comes out. And garnish with coriander leaves.
Recipe Tips
Do not add water.

Parotta

2010-12-05T07:55:00.000-08:00

Parotta

Ingridients:

Maida (all purpose flour) 3 cups
egg 1 num.
Backing pwd 1/4 tsp
backing soda 2 pinches
salt to taste
gee 2 tbsp
oil 4 tbsp
water

Directions:

To the maida add backing pwd,salt,backing soda, beaten egg,gee and mix well.

Pour some water and make a soft dough.Add 5 tbsp of oil and keep aside for 20 min.

And after make the dough into small balls , and roll it as thin as u can.If it tears no problem.Apply some oil and flit it.Then beat the flits dough it will longer.Then roll it and press it gently and keep aside.Make the same thing for rest of the though.

Heat the pan add some oil,put the dough and cook both sides till golden brown.

And take ur parotta beat the sides with ur hands for seperate the layer.

And serve with korma.

Murungai Keerai Thuvattal

2010-12-05T07:53:00.001-08:00

Murungai Keerai Thuvattal

Ingredients Quantity Unit

Murungai Keerai 1 cup

Onion 1 numb.

green chilli 1 numb.

Shredded coconut 2 tsp

oil 2 tsp

garlic 4 cloves

salt to taste

water 4 tbsp

Directions :

In a cadai add oil,add garlic,green chillies,onion and fry for 2 min.then add murungai keerai mix well,add salt & water and cover with a lid.cook for 5 min. then open the lid add shredded coconut. then serve.

Dosai

2010-12-05T07:52:00.001-08:00

Dosai


Ingredient :	Quantity	Unit

channa dal	cup	1/4
Fenugreek seeds	tbsp	1/2
Oil	0	as needed
Rice	cup	2
salt	0	as needed
ural dal	cup	1
water	0	as needed
Directions:

In a bowl add rice,ural dal, channa dal,fenugreek seeds, wash and soke for 6 hrs. After 6 hrs blend it into a fine paste and keep it for ferment over night. next day add salt and mix well. Heat the tava pour the batter and spread it applie oil remove once it is gloden brown colour.

Channa dal mixture

2010-12-05T07:50:00.000-08:00

Channa dal mixture


Ingredient:	Quantity	Unit

chilli pwd	tsp	1
curry leaves	springs	3
garlic (with scin)	clove	10
hing	pinch
oil	to fry
salt	to taste
Split channa dal	grams	200
Directions \| How to make Channa Dal Mixture

Soak the channa dal in the water for 1/2 an hour. strain the water.put it in a cloth to absorb water. In a cadai heat the oil fry the channa,til crispy, seperatly fry the crushed garlic & curry leaves.Then add it to the mixer.Put it in a bowl immediately add salt, chilli pwd & hing pwd. Let it cool and store in a container.

Masala vadai

2010-11-28T23:50:00.001-08:00

Masala vadai


Ingredient :	Quantity	Unit

besan , channadal flour	0
channadal	grams	200
cinnamon sticks	piece	3
curry leaves	leaf	4
gr chilli	number	1
jeera	tsp	1
oil	to fry	1
onion fine chopped	small	1
red chilli whole	number	4
salt	to taste	1
Directions:

In a bowl,soak channa dal ,first blend cinnamom,red chilli and cumin then add channa dal and coarsly blend .Add the rest of the ingredients ,make into flat dumplings and deef fry in medium heat till golden color and crispy.

Snake gourd kootu

2010-11-28T23:48:00.001-08:00

Snake gourd kootu

Ingredients:

Chopped snake gourd 2 cups
channa dal 1/4 cup
onion 1 medium
green chillies 3
garlic 8 cloves
turmeric pwd 1/2 tsp
salt to taste
ground coconut paste 2 tbsp
water 1 & 1/2 cups
coriander leaves

For the tempering:

oil 2 tbsp
mustard seeds 1 tsp
urad dal 1 tsp
fennel (sombu) 1 tsp
curry leaves 2 springs
hing a pinch
red chillies 2

Directions:

In a cooker, add channa dal & water and cook for at least 3 wistle.
Then open it ,add the snake gourd,onion,green chillies,salt,turmeric pwd and cook for another 2 wistles.
In a cadai, add oil,mustard seeds, urad dal, fennel,crushed garlic,curry leaves,red chillies, hing pwd.
Then add the cooked snake gourd.Add the coconut paste and cook till the water dry.
Then garnish with coriander leaves.

Chocolate cake

2010-11-28T23:47:00.001-08:00

Chocolate cake


Ingredient	Quantity	Unit

All purpose flour	grams	250
backing pwd	tsp	1
butter	grams	250
cashew nuts	grams	50
cocoa pwd	grams	50
egg	number	4
milk	cup	1/2
salt	pinch
sugar	grams	300
vennila essence	tsp	2
Directions \| How to make Chocolate Cake

Sift the cocoa powder, flour, baking powder. Beat the eggs & salt. Powder the sugar. Method: Preheat the oven at 180 degree celsius. In a bowl,add butter & sugar together and mix it well. Then add the beaten eggs, the flour mix little by little then pour milk & the essence, mix it well. Grease the the tray with butter. Pour the cake mixture & decorate it with the cashew nuts. Bake the cake for about 35 min. Let it cool & serve.

Chilli chicken

2010-11-21T21:37:00.000-08:00

Chilli chicken

Ingredient:

Quantity

Unit

ajinamoto

pinch

bell pepper

number

caswnuts

number

celery

number

Chicken

grams

500

chilli garlic paste

tbsp

chillis

number

corn strach

tbsp

egg

number

oil

tbsp

onions sliced

number

pepper powder

tsp

1/2

salt

as per taste

Soy Sauce

tbsp

spring onions

number

sugar

tsp

1/2

In a bowl add chicken cornflour,salt,ajinamoto,egg mix well and add pepper powder mix again.
Deep fry these chicken and keep aside.
In another pan add little oil, red chillies, chopped ginger and garlic slices mix well then add onions, bell pepper cubes, celery, spring onion, chilli powder, pepper pwd, soya sauce, chilli garlic paste mix well then add ajinamoto, sugar, salt mix well and then add chicken stock or water bring it a boil and then add chicken mix well then add the cornflour mixed in water about 4tps cook for few mins and the chilli chicken is ready.