Spice Rack

Murungaikkai Poricha Kuzambu (Drumstick fried curry)

2012-01-21T11:19:00.001+04:00

Ingredients :-

Drumstick - 2 nos
Small onions - 5 nos
Grated coconut - 2 table spoons
Fennel seeds - 1 teaspoon
Dry chilies - 8
Coriander seeds - 2 teaspoons
Turmeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon

For seasoning...
Oil - 2 table spoons
Mustard seeds- 1/2 Teaspoon
Urad dal - 1/2 Teaspoon
Curry leaves - 10 nos

Method :-

Slice the onions.

Cut the drumstick into 2 inch pieces.

Dry roast chillies, coriander and fennel seeds and grind with coconut.

Heat oil in a pan, and add the seasoning.

Add onion slices and drumstick pieces one by one and fry for a minute.

Add the ground masala with enough water.

Allow the mixture to boil for 5 more minutes and when the gravy becomes thick, remove it from the fire and serve hot with rice and papad.

Mix Vegetable Kurma

2011-09-26T21:21:00.001+04:00

Ingredients :-

Potato( small) - 2

Onion - 1

Green chilies - 2

Tomato(big) - 1

Capsicum -1

Beans - 15

Carrot -1

Green Peas- 1 cup

Turmeric Powder - 1/2 Teaspoon

Chili Powder - 1 Teaspoon

Garam masala - 1/2 Teaspoon.

Ginger Garlic paste - 1 Teaspoon.

For grinding...

Grated coconut -1 cup

fennel seeds -1 teaspoon

cashew -2

For Seasoning...

Cinnamon- 1 inch

Cloves - 2

Curry Leaves - 10

Method :-

Grind the coconut with fennel seeds and cashew and keep aside.

Cut the vegetables into small pieces.

Heat Oil in a pan and season with cinnamon, cloves and curry leaves.

Add Onion and green chilies.

When Onion became translucent add the ginger garlic paste, and saute for a while.

Then, Add potato and saute for three minutes.

After that, add the remaining vegetables and saute.

Add enough water and allow the vegetables to cook.

Finally, add the coconut mix and the masala powders.

Adjust the salt.

Cover the pan and cook for another five minutes in low flame.

Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with roties or parathas.

Easy chana masala (Kadalai Curry)

2011-01-07T00:17:00.001+04:00

Ingredients

Black chana (Soaked overnight) - 1 cup

Tomato - 1

Onion - 1

Green chillies - 2

Chilli powder - 1 teaspoon

Grated coconut -2 tablespoon

Coriander powder - 1 teaspoon

Turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon

Garam masala - 1/2 teaspoon

Ginger - 1/2 inch piece

Garlic - 3 cloves

Coriander leaves ( chopped) - 1 table spoon

Oil- 3 teaspoons

Salt to taste

Method

1. Pressure cook the chana.

2. Grind all the ingredients except chana with enough water to make a paste.

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

4. Add the masala to the above seasoning and saute till the oil separates.

5. Mix the cooked chana with this mixture.

6. Add 1/2 a cup of water and salt to taste and cook for 5 mins.

7.Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.

Easy Wheat Payasam

2010-11-15T22:57:00.002+04:00

Ingredients:-

Wheat Rava -1 cup
moong dal - 1/2 cup
sugar - 1 1/4 cup
coconut milk - 1 cup
cashew nuts - 15
cardamom powder -1/2 teaspoon
ghee - 2 teaspoons

Wash rava and dal and presure cook until 3 whistles.

Fry chashew nuts in ghee and keep aside.

Open the cooker and add sugar in the mixture and cook on slow flame.

Add one glass of water and allow it to boil.

Add coconut milk,cardamom powder and cook for another 3 minutes.

Garnish with fried cashew nuts and serve hot or cold.

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Potato Tamarind curry

2010-09-26T20:34:00.004+04:00

Potato( big) - 1

Small onion - 5 nos

Garlic - 2 cloves

chilli Powder - 1 teaspoon

coriander powder - 2 teaspoons

Tamarind - 1 lemon sized ball

sambar powder - 1 teaspoon

oil - 2 tablespoons

salt to taste

For seasoning

mustard seeds - 1/2 teaspoon

fenugreek seeds - 1/2 teaspoon

chana dal -1 teaspoon
asafoetida - 1 pinch

curry leaves -10 nos

Method:-

Cut the potatoes in to thin strips.

Chop the onions and garlic cloves.

Soak tamarind in 1 cup of water and extract 2 cups of juice from it.

Mix all the masala powders with tamarind juice.

Heat oil in a pan and add chana dal,mustard, fenugreek,asafoetida and curry leaves one by one.

Add onion and garlic pieces.

Then add the potato strips.

Saute till golden colour.

Then add the tamarind, masala mix and allow it to boil for five minutes.

When the oil separates, remove from fire and serve hot with rice and papad.

Thuvaram Paruppu Thuvaiyal

2010-09-24T22:37:00.000+04:00

Ingredients :-

Thuvar Dal - 1/2 cup

Red chillies - 5 Nos

Grated Coconut - 1/2 cup

Garlic - 1 clove

Curry Leaves (washed) - 10 leaves

Tamarind - little

Salt to Taste

Method :-

Dry roast the dal, chilli and curry leaves one by one and allow it to cool.

Add enough water and grind it with salt,coconut, and garlic to a coarse paste.

Serve with rice and "Rasam"

Mixed dal Gravy

2010-09-21T15:04:00.000+04:00

Ingredients:-

Chana dal - 1 cup
Moong dal -1/2 cup
Tomato - 2
Onion -1
Green chilies - 2
Garlic - 3 cloves
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tea spoon
Chili powder - 1/2 teas poon
Cumin seeds - 1 tea spoon
Curry leaves - 10
salt to taste

Method :-

Pressure cook the dals with chopped onion, tomato, turmeric and green chilies.
Slice the garlic cloves.
Heat oil in a pan .
Add cumin seeds and allow it to splutter.
Add garlic pieces and curry leaves.
Mix half tea spoon chili powder, and immedietly pour the dal mix in it.
Allow the dal mix to boil for three minutes.
Serve hot with chapathi or roties.

Village Rasam

2010-09-17T15:27:00.000+04:00

Tamarind - 1 lemon sized ball

Pepper - 1 tea spoon

Cumin seed - 1/2 tea spoon

Garlic - 3 cloves

Curry leaves - 20

Dry chili - 4

Asafoetida - 1 pinch

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tea spoon

Chopped coriander,

and salt to taste.

Method:-

Soak tamarind in water, and extract 3 cups of juice.

Mash the tomatoes and mix it with the juice.

Crush pepper, cumin, 10 curry leaves and garlic to a coarse mix.

Heat oil in a pan, cracle mustard seeds and add curry leves and asafoetida.

Shift the coarsely crushed mix and saute it.

When the aroma comes, add the tamarind tomato juice.

Add turmeric and chopped coriander leaves.

Bring to a boil and serve hot with rice.

Chapathi Roll

2010-09-17T15:07:00.003+04:00

See 'this page'
and make potato capsicum Fry.

Make chapathis and roll it with the gravy inside.
Tasty chapathi rolls ready.

Potato Capsicum Fry(Aloo Simla Mirchi)

2010-09-16T15:30:00.006+04:00

Ingredients:-

Onion (big) -1

Potatos -2

Capsicum - 3

turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon

Chili powder - 1 teaspoon

Coriander (finly chopped) - 1 tablespoon

Oil - 3 Teaspoons

and salt to taste.

Method :-

Boil the potatoes, peel and cut into small pieces.

Heat oil in a pan.

Add sliced onions and saute it.

Add the capsicum pieces and fry two more minutes.

Mix chili and turmeric powders.

Finally add the boiled potato piecess and cook for 2 more minutes.

Garnish with fresh coriander leaves.

Serve with chapaties.

Easy Chicken Curry

2010-09-16T14:36:00.004+04:00

Ingredients:-

Fresh Chicken - 1/2 Kg

Curd - 1 tablespoon

ginger Garlic paste - 2 teaspoons

Onions - 2

Tomato - 1

Potato (big) - 1

Coconut milk - 1 cup

Chili powder - 2 teaspoons

coriander powder - 4 Teaspoons

Turmeric Powder- 1/2 Teaspoon

Garam masala - 1/2 Teaspoon

oil - 3 tablespoons

mustard seeds - 1/2 teaspoon

Curry leaves - 10 leaves

Finely chopped coriander leaves

and salt to taste.

Method:-

Mix the chicken pieces with curd, turmeric and 1/2 teaspoon salt and keep aside for 15 minutes.

Grind the onions and tomatoes.

Heat oil, in a vessel.

Add musturd, and curry leaves and allow it to splutter.

Add ginger garlic paste and fry for a while.

Shift the chicken pieces and saute for three minutes.

Add a cup of water and mix all the masala powders.

Add diced potatos and onion tomato mix.

Cover the vessel and cook for 5 minutes.

Finally add the coconut milk and cook two more minutes.

Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with rice.

Easy Fish Fry

2010-05-26T21:54:00.006+04:00

Ingredients :-

King Fish (cleaned) - 1/2 kg

chilli powder - 2 teaspoons

turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon

sambar powder- 1/2 teaspoon

salt to taste

Oil for frying.

Method :-

Mix all the powders and salt with little water and make a thick paste.

Apply the paste on the fish pieces and keep aside for 30 minutes.

Heat Oil in a pan, and add the marinated fish pieces.

Fry both the sides till fully cooked.

Serve hot with rice and curry.

Oats Rava Dosa

2010-05-16T22:59:00.005+04:00

Ingredients :-

Wheat Flour - 1/2 Cup

Semolina (Rava) - 1/2 Cup

Oats - One hand full

Onion(chopped) - 1

green chilies(chopped) - 2

Curry leaves - 2 Stalks

Oil - 2 tea spoons

salt to taste

Method :-

Mix flour semolina and oats in a bowl.

Add enough water and make a thick batter.

Keep aside for 15 minutes.

Heat 2 spoons of oil in a pan.

Add mustard and urad dal and allow it to splutter.

Add curry leaves, onions and green chilies one by one and saute for 2 minutes.

Add this mixture to the batter and adjust salt.

Heat a thick tawa, and pour a ladle full of batter in it.

Pour little oil on it.

Cook both the sides and serve hot with chutney or sambar.

Tomato chutney

2010-05-11T21:12:00.005+04:00

Ingredients :-

Tomato -3
Onion big -1
Red chillis -8
Garlic -3 pods
Curry leaves - 3 stalks
Tamarind - small pea size
Oil - 2 teaspoons
Salt to taste

Method :-

Heat oil in a pan.

Add all the ingredients except tamarind, and saute for three minutes.

Remove from fire and allow it to cool.

Add tamarind and grind it to a fine paste.

If required add little water when grinding.

Serve with idli or dosa.

Wheat rava Pongal

2010-04-29T11:08:00.010+04:00

Ingredients:-

Wheat rava-3/4 cup

Moong Dal 1/4 Cup

Black Pepper - 1/2 teaspoon

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Ginger (grated) 1 Tsp

Onion- 1

Tomato -1

Green chilies -2

Chili powder -1/4 teaspoon

Turmeric powder - one pinch

Curry leaves- 2 stalks

Oil- 3 teaspoons

Cashew- 5 Nos

Water -2 Cups

Salt to taste

Method:-

Heat oil in a pressure cooker.

Add pepper, cumin and cashew nuts , and fry for a minute.

Then add ginger, onion, green chillies and curry leaves one by one.

Add chili and turmeric powders.

Saute it for 2 minutes, and add 2 cups of water in it.

Allow it to boil.

Then add the washed wheat rava, dal mix and add salt to taste.

Close the lid and pressure cook upto 5 to 8 minutes. (2 Whistles)

Tasty, spicy rava pongal ready.

Curry leaves Chutney (Karivepilai Thuvaiyal)

2009-09-10T16:25:00.004+04:00

Ingredients :-

Curry leaves (cleaned) - 1 cup

urid dal (Black Gram dal)- 1 table spoon

red chilies - 6

coconut(grinded) - 1/2 cup

garlic - 1 clove

oil - 1 teaspoon

tamarind - small pea size

salt to taste

Method :-

Roast urid dal, and chilies in one teaspoon oil.

Finally add curry leaves , and saute until it becomes crisp.

Allow it to cool.

Grind the ingredients with salt,garlic and piece of tamarind to a smooth paste.

Ghee Rice

2009-07-22T09:46:00.003+04:00

Ingredients:-

Basmathi rice - 2 cups

grated coconut - 2 cups

cardamom - 2 nos

cloves - 5 nos

cinnamon - 1 inch

bay leaves - 2

cashew nuts - 15 nos

ghee - 2 teaspoons

oil - 2 teaspoons

water - 4 cups

salt to taste

Method :-

Wash the rice and soak for 20 to 30 minutes.

Grind the coconut and extract the milk .

Add water and make 4 cups of milk from that.

Heat oil and ghee in a pressure cooker and add cloves, cardamoms and Cinnamon pieces.

Saute and add the cashew nuts. After the cashews turn golden brown, add the bay leaves.

Pour the coconut milk in it.

When the milk begins to boil, add the soaked rice and enough salt.

Pressure cook it for ten minutes.

Serve hot with chicken,mutton or any Vegetable kurma.

Diet Paruppu thuvaiyal (Tuvar dal chutney)

2009-07-01T17:07:00.007+04:00

Ingredients:-

Tuvar dal - 1/2 cup

dry chilli - 6 nos

garlic - 1 clove

tamarind - small piece

salt to taste.

Method :-

Dry roast the dal and chillies.

Grind them with salt, tamarind,garlic and adequate water.

Serve with rice and sambar or curd rice.

If you are not in diet , you can add 1/4 cup coconut also.

Easy chana masala (kadalai kootu)

2009-07-01T08:51:00.000+04:00

Ingredients

Black chana (Soaked overnight) - 1 cup
Tomato - 1
Onion - 1
Green chillies - 2
Chilli powder - 1 teaspoon
Grated coconut -2 tablespoon
Coriander powder - 1 teaspoon
Turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Garam masala - 1/2 teaspoon
Ginger - 1/2 inch piece
Garlic - 3 cloves
Coriander leaves ( chopped) - 1 table spoon
Oil- 3 teaspoons
Salt to taste
Method

1. Pressure cook the chana.
2. Grind all the ingredients except chana with enough water to make a paste.
3. Heat oil in a pan and season with cinnamon and cloves.
4. Add the masala to the above seasoning and saute till the oil separates.
5. Mix the cooked chana with this mixture.
6. Add 1/2 a cup of water and salt to taste and cook for 5 mins.
7.Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.

Sambar (without sambar powder)

2009-06-29T15:56:00.005+04:00

Ingredients :-

Tuvar dal - 1 cup

small onion - 20 nos

tomato( big) - 1

brinjal (small)- 2

Drumstick - 1

green chilli - 2

chilli powder - 1/2 teaspoon

coriander powder - 1/4 teaspoon

grated coconut - 1/2 cup

cumin seed- 1/2 teaspoon

tamarind - 1 small lemon size

asafoetida _ 1 pinch

For seasoning...

oil - 2 teaspoons

fenugreek seeds - 1/2 teaspoon

mustard - 1/2 teaspoon

curry leaves - 10 nos

Method :-

Pressure cook the dal with turmeric powder and asafoetida.

Wash and cut the vegetables.

Grind the coconut with cumin seeds.

Heat the oil and add onion and green chillies.

Saute for a minute and add all the vegetables one by one.

Add salt and saute for three more minutes.

Add the tamarind juice, chilli, turmeric and coriander powders.

Now add the cooked dal and mix it well.

Pour the cococnut mix and allow it to boil for five miniutes.

Adjust salt and season the sambar with fenugreek, mustard and curry leaves.

Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with rice.

Capsicum Fry (Kudai milagai Poriyal)

2009-06-27T10:09:00.007+04:00

Ingredients :-

Capsicum - 3

grated coconut - 1/2 cup

cumin seed - 1/2 teaspoon

chilli powder - 1 teaspoon

turmeric powder

ginger - 1/2 inch piece South

oil - 5 teaspoons

Mustard seeds ,Urad dal and Curry leaves for seasoning

salt to taste.

Method :-

Cut the capsicums in to small pieces.

Dry grind the coconut with cumin and ginger.

Heat oil in a pan, add mustard , urad dal and some curry leaves.

Allow the mustard to splutter and add the capsicum pices.

Add salt and saute for two minutes.

Reduce the flame and add turmeric and chilli powders.

Add the coconut mix and saute for two more minutes.

Finally adjust salt and remove from flame.

Serve with rice or chappathis.

Tasty Chicken fry

2009-06-26T00:50:00.008+04:00

Ingredients :-

Chicken - 1/2 kg

ginger garlic paste -1/2 teaspoon

chilli powder - 1 teaspoon

turmeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon

egg - 1

oil for frying

Salt to taste.

Method :-

Mix all the ingredients except oil in the chicken and marinate for an hour.

Heat the oil and fry the chicken pieces until it is cooked well.

Soft, tasty chicken fry is ready.

Nellai Fish Curry

2009-06-24T09:02:00.003+04:00

Ingredients :-

King Fish - 1/2 kg

Tomato - 1

Onion (small) - 25

green chilli - 3

Garlic (sliced)- 3 cloves

Chilli powder - 2 teaspoons

coriander powder - 4 teaspoons

turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon

Grated coconut - 1 cup

Tamarind - lemon size ball

Salt - to taste

Oil, mustard, fenugreek seeds and curry leaves for seasoning

Method :-

Clean the fish pieces and marinate with salt and turmeric for 1/2 an hour.

Grind the coconut with cumin seeds and small onions.

Soak the tamarind, and extract 2 cups of juice from that.

Mix all the masala powders in it.

Heat oil and fry fenugreek seeds, mustard seeds and curry leaves. When the mustard seeds start to splutter, add the tamarind masala mix in it.

Add, tomato, green chillies and garlic slices.

When it boils, add the fish and cook for 3 minutes.

Pour the coconut mix in it.

Cover the pan and cook until the oil separates.

Serve hot with rice.

Green tea with lemon

2009-06-23T15:37:00.001+04:00

Ingredients :-

Water - 1 cup

Green tea - 1 teaspoon

lemon juice - 5 drops

Sugar or honey for taste.

Method :-

Boil one cup of water.

When the water boils add the green tea leaves.

Allow it to brew for 30 seconds.

Remove from the flame ,and add the lemon juice.

Filter it and add honey or sugar.

Refreshing, healthy Lemon green tea ready.

Egg parotta

2009-06-22T16:14:00.003+04:00

Ingredients :-

Readymade parotta - 3 Nos

chopped onion- 1 cup

chopped green chilli - 1 tea spoon

chopped tomato - 1 cup

chopped coriander leaves - 1 table spoon

garam masala - 1/2 teaspoon

Egg - 3

pepper powder - 1/2 teaspoon

Method :-

Cut the parottas in to small pieces.

Heat oil in a pan and add the onion and chillies. Saute for 2 minutes and add tomatto.

Add 1/2 spoon salt and add the eggs and stir for 3 minutes.

After the eggs gets cooked add the parotta pieces and mix well.

Add the pepper powder.

Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with onion,cucumber raitha.