Simply...Delicious!!!

"Onion Thokku"

2013-05-23T09:37:00.001-07:00

"Onion Thokku"

Quantity:2-3 members

About this Food!

"Onion Thokku", is a special and tastier thokku variety made from onions and garlic as main ingredients , I love this dish very much because of its glossy look and the mouth watering taste, you will keep on eating it till you get scoldings from your mom;-) .

Best side dish for Idly, dosai ,curd rice , chapati and white rice.

This dish can be taken for your family picnics...you will really enjoy it.

"Onion Thokku"

Recipe

Ingredients

1. Big Onions - 1/2 kg

2. Gingely Oil - 150 ml

3. Garlic - 6-7 pieces chopped into two halves.

4. Chilly powder - to your taste

5. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tspn

6. Tamarind water - 1/4 cup thick consistency

7. Dry roasted fenugreek powder (Vendhayam powder) - 1/4 tsp

8. Salt - To taste

9. Sugar - 1 pinch

Method

1. Take a pan and add gingely oil allow it to get heated up lightly and then add chopped garlic and cook till you get an aroma and then add chopped onions and nicely cook till onions become tender and soft consistency.

2. Now add chilly powder and turmeric powder and cook for 2 mins.

3. Then add tamarind water and cook for few minutes say 3-4 mins approximately and add salt and vendhayam powder and finally add a pinch of sugar and allow it to cook for 5 mins in medium flame by closing the lid of your pan.

4. After 5 mins open the lid and check wheather oil got separated nicely and if its separated then finish your cooking or else cook till oil gets separated.

Try it and you will love it.

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"Sweet Pongal"

2013-04-16T06:45:00.000-07:00

"Sweet Pongal"

Quantity:2-3 members

About this food!

"Sakkarai(Vellam/Jaggery) Pongal" is a simple to make and very special traditional sweet rice dish variety made in special occasions in South India like Pongal festival or any traditional festivals using jaggery as main sweet ingredient some use white sugar also that's another type, this dish was made for this "Tamil New Year" recently by my mom, she is good at this dish especially I love it the way she does it.Its taste and consistency will be awesome and flavor really stays in your taste buds even after you finish your eat.

"Sakkarai(Vellam) Pongal"

Recipe

Ingredients

1. Pachai arisi (raw rice) - 1 cup

2. Jaggery powdered - 2 cups

3. Pasiparuppu(split moong dal) - 1/4 cup

4. Cardamom - 4 nos

5. Cooking oil - 100 ml

6. Ghee - to your requirement

7. Cashew nuts - to your requirements

8. Raisins - to your requirements

Method

1. Dry roast pasiparuppu first in a frying pan till you get an aroma (don't roast till dark brown ).

2. Now in a pressure cooker add rice , roasted pasiparuppu and 4 cups of water and pressure cook for 5 whistles so that the rice and dal gets nicely cooked.

3. Now after the whistle settles down open the cooker and add cooking oil then add powdered jaggery , powdered cardamom and nicely stir till the jaggery gets well mixed with the rice.

4. In a frying pan add 1 tblsp of ghee and roast the cashew nuts and raisins and add them to the rice in cooker and finally pour some melted ghee over the rice to give an aromatic finish and serve hot.

Try it and you will love it!

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" Sooji Bread Toast "

2013-04-02T09:43:00.003-07:00

" Sooji Bread Toast "

Quantity: 2 - 3 members

About this Food!

"Sooji Bread Toast" is one colorful and tastier bread toast snack recipe that has good flavor and aroma, it came out well thanks to "Sharmis Passions". The taste of this sooji bread toast will be really good and its toasted spicy batter coating is treat to your taste buds. It is quite simple to make and serve.

Best when eaten independently or with tomato sauce.

"Sooji Bread Toast"

Recipe

Ingredients

1. Bread Slices - 4 slices

2. White Rava (Sooji) - 1/2 cup

3. Big Onion - 1/2 no chopped

4. Red chilli powder - 1 tsp

5. Yogurt - 1/2 cup

6. Coriander leaves chopped - 2 tsp

7. Turmeric powder - a pinch

8. Ghee to toast

9. Salt - to taste

Method

1. Take a mixing bowl and add white rava , chopped onion , red chilli powder , yogurt , coriander leaves , turmeric powder , salt and mix all the ingredients and bring it to a batter form and keep it ready.

2. Now take a spoon full of batter and spread over one side of the bread and keep it ready.

3. Then add 1 tsp of ghee to the heated tawa and gently place coated side of the bread on the tawa and toast it till mild golden brown color and flip the bread and spread the batter to other side of the bread and again toast till mild golden brown color , while doing this keep your flame in medium mode for best results.

4. Thats it our tasty Sooji bread toast is ready and serve it hot with tomato sauce .

Try it and you will Love it!

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"Thai Tom Yum Soup"

2013-04-02T04:27:00.001-07:00

"Thai Tom Yum Soup"

Ingredients

1. Lemongrass - 1 to 2 stalks chopped.

2. Kaffir lime leaves- 3 to 4 leaves

3. Garlic cloves - 3 to 4nos

4. Fish sauce - 3 tbsp

5. Fresh lime juice - 1 tbsp

6. Red chilly - 1 no

7. Normal Mushrooms - 12- 15 nos

8. Coconut milk - 1/2 can

9. Fresh coriander leaves - 1/2 cup

10. Brown Sugar -1 tsp

Method

1. Pour vegetable stock with low sodium content into a deep cooking pot and wait till it gets boiled up.

2. Add lemongrass to the stock and boil for 1-2 minutes and add 3-4 whole kaffir lime leaves to the soup pot and reduce heat to medium and add 3-4 cloves garlic, pressed or finely chopped/minced.

3. Add fish sauce, fresh-squeezed lime juice,brown sugar and red chili.

4. Now add the sliced mushrooms to the pot allow it cook for 2-3 mins and then reduce heat to low, add 1/2 can coconut milk and cook for 3 mins and taste the soup if not salty enough, add more fish sauce, cook for few mins and finish your cooking and serve hot!

Try it and you will Love it!

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"Peanut Chutney"

2013-04-02T03:49:00.005-07:00

"Peanut Chutney"

Quantity:2-3 members

About this Food!

"Peanut Chutney" is a simple and tastier chutney variety made from peanuts which is well know for its flavor and rich in vitamins and minerals that are necessary for us. Its taste and flavor will be very elegant.

Best side dish for hot Idly and Dosa

"Peanut Chutney"

Recipe

Ingredients

1. Peanuts - 1/2 cup

2. Red chilly - 2 nos

3. Garlic - 2 nos

4. Coconut scraps - 1/4 cup

5. Tamarind - small quantity as shown.

6. Salt - to your taste

7. Mustard seeds , Uradh dhal/White bengal gram - 1/4 tsp each

8. Oil - 2 tbsp

9. Curry leaves - 6 - 7 nos

Method

1. Add peanuts, red chilly , coconut scarps , tamarind , garlic to a mixer grinder and add required quantity of water and salt to it and grind to smooth paste and keep it a bowl separately.

2. Now in a pan add 2 tbsp of oil and when oil gets heated up add mustard seeds and uradh dhal and when mustard seeds crackle put curry leaves and add to the chutney in the bowl and nicely stir it, peanut chutney is ready to serve.

Try it and you will Love it.

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"Easy Thai Shrimp Saute"

2013-04-01T22:43:00.001-07:00

"Easy Thai Shrimp Saute"

Quantity:2-3 members

About this Food!

"Easy Thai Shrimp Saute", is a simple to make and a classic Thai dish and its one of my favorite appetizer made for my hubby's birthday dinner party which came out excellently well and you know he just loved it...!:-) the taste was very different as it had a flavor mixture of salty,lemony, little bit sweet and the consistency of the shrimp was awesome..you have to try to feel it.

Best for a candle light dinner, when served with thai sticky rice, naan, or crusty french loaf.

"Easy Thai Shrimp Saute"

Recipe

1. Medium to large shrimp or prawns, butterflied (shells can be removed or left on, as desired) - 12- 15 nos.

2. Thai Oyster sauce - 1 1/2 to 2 tbsp

3. Soy sauce - 1 tbsp

4. Fish sauce - 1 tbsp

5. Brown sugar- 1 tbsp

6. Cloves minced garlic(to taste) - 5 to 6 nos

7. Lemon juice - 2 tbsp

8.Oil for stir-frying - 2-3 tbsp

9. Fresh red chili, minced - 1 no (OR) dried crushed chili - 1/2 tsp or to your taste

10. Lime or lemon wedges - To your needs

11. Coriander leaves - To your needs or 1 handful

Method

1. Marinade/sauce preparation: Oyster sauce, soy sauce, fish sauce, brown sugar, garlic, lime juice, chilli in a mixing bowl and nicely mix all.

2. Nicely mix shrimp in the sauce and so that the sauce gets evenly coated on all sides of the shrimp.

3. Heat some oil in a frying pan, when oil becomes hot, add the shrimps along with the sauce.

4. Stir-fry 2-3 minutes, or until shrimp becomes plump and pink. They will also be lightly browned from the sauce. (Don't overcook, shrimp will turn rubbery.)

5. Garnish with coriander leaves and lemon wedges as shown or to your creativity.

Try it and you will enjoy like anything especially when its a Candle light dinner with your special ones:-)

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"Mixed Vegetable Upma"

2013-04-01T03:36:00.001-07:00

"Mixed Vegetable Upma"

Quantity:2-3 members

About this Food!

"Mixed Vegetable Upma" , is another simple and tastier dish from South India, the combination of vegetables and the peanuts gives us a mix up flavor and the taste of peanuts in between the bites gives us one complete eating feel and ofcourse its look will be very colorful and it has its own aroma when served hot!

Best when taken along with lemon pickle or mango pickle also you can try with any other pickles too.

"Mixed Vegetable Upma"

Recipe

Ingredients

1. White rava / sooji - 2cups

2. Beans(finely chopped)-1/2 cup

3. Carrot(finely chopped)-1/2 cup

4. Peas - 1/4 cup

5. Peanuts - 2tbsp

6. Medium size onion(finely chopped) - 1

7. Green chilly(finely chopped) - 2nos

8. Turmeric powder -1/4tsp

9. Salt -To your taste

10. Mustard seeds -1/4 tsp

11. Broken urad dhal -1/4 tsp

12. Oil -2tbsp

Method

1. First step is to dry roast the ravai/sooji till its colour changes slightly in medium heat ,once its done keep it seperately .

2. Now in a deep bottom pan heat oil and add mustard seeds , urad dhal , curry leaves and when the mustard seeds crackle add peanuts and roast them a little bit n then add finely chopped onions , green chillies and saute them nicely add salt and all the veggies(peas,beans,carrots) ,turmeric powder and little water for the veggies to get cook , cover the pan and cook for 3-4 mins or till the veggies are 3/4th cooked.

3. Then add 4cups of water to pan and wait for it to boil, meanwhile check the salt, when the water starts boiling add the ravai little by little and simultaneously mix the water also , otherwise there will be lumps , once all the rava is mixed with water cover the pan and cook for 2-3 mins.

4. Finally open and see if the water is fully soaked and the upma is dry, now stir it again and again so that it becomes dry, thats it finish your cooking and serve hot it with lemon or mango pickle.

Try it and you will Love it.

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"Masala Idly Fry"

2013-03-30T16:11:00.003-07:00

"Masala Idly Fry"

Quantity: 2-3 members

About this Food!

"Masala Idly Fry" , is another simple , easier and tastier snack item that can be done faster. This dish has its own flavor and it will be delicious when eaten independantly too. The consistency will be crunchier because of the bread crumbs which is added finally in this dish.

Masala Idly Fry

Recipe

Ingredients

1. Mini idly or full idly cut into small pieces 10-15 pieces.

2. Onion medium size - 1 no.

3. Tomato small size - 1 no.

4. Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp

5. Chilli powder -1 tsp

6. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

7. Salt

8. Bread crumbs (optional) - 1tbsp

Method

1. This recipe can be made from left over idly , heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds , urad dhal and when it starts to crackle add curry leaves and then add chopped onions and saute till it turns golden brown and then add ginger garlic paste and saute for 1 more min.

2. Now add tomatoes , turmaric powder, chilli powder , salt and saute it till it gets cooked .

3. You can add little water if u feel the mixture is too dry , next add the ldly in to it and mix it properly n close it with a lid n let it cook for 3min , so that all the flavour get into the idlies.

4. Then open the lid and add bread crumbs and mix it till it gets little dry , garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves and serve hot .

Note:For extra flavour you can add grtaed carrot or chopped dcapsicum .

Bread crumbs are added atlast to give a crunchy flavour to the dish.

Tri it and you will Love it.

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"Peanut Chaat"

2013-03-30T13:30:00.003-07:00

"Peanut Chaat"

Quantity: 2-3 members

About this Food!

"Peanut chaat" , is a simple , healthier and tastier snack that can be made easily and faster . Peanut in general has many health benefits as they are rich in vitamins and minerals , you will like this snack very much for its health benefits as well as the taste along with our ingredients, you can browse internet for more information.

This is a good evening snack or good for any potluck as an appetizer.

"Peanut Chaat"

Recipe

Ingredients

1. Raw peanuts - 1cup

2. Medium sized onion (finely chopped) - 1 no.

3. Small size tomato (finely chopped) - 1 no.

4. Green chillies(finely chopped) - 1 no.

5. Coriander leaves (finely chopped) - 2 tbsp

6. Salt - 1/2 tsp

7. Chaat masala - To your needs

8. Lemon - 1/2 fruit

Method

1. Pressure cook the peanuts with salt for 3-4 whistles and drain the water completely and put it in a bowl .

2. Add the onions , tomatoes , green chillies , coriander leaves , chaat masala n mix it well.

3. Squeeze half lemon and check the taste , you can always add extra lemon or chilli according to your taste buds.

Note : For extra taste you can add grated carrots and also raw green mango,some people like it very spicy and some like it lemony , so add chaat masala and lemon according to your taste.

Try it and you will love it .

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"Vazhakai Varuval"

2013-03-28T07:18:00.001-07:00

"Vazhakai Varuval"

Quantity: 2-3 members

About this Food!

"Vazhakai varuval" , is another tastier and spicy dish variety made in South India . Vazhakai varuval has its own flavor and crunchy consistency when cooked properly however you will get to that consistency eventually , if your trying it for the first time.

Best side dish with sambar rice, curd rice , rasam rice .

"Vazhakai Varuval"

Recipe

Ingredients

1. Raw green banana (Vazhakai) - 2 nos medium sized

2. Saunf - 1 tsp

3. Chilly powder - 1 tsp or to your taste

4. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

5. Oil - To fry to your needs

6. Coriander powder - 1 tsp

7. Salt - To taste

Method

1. Slice the vazhakai into pieces like shown in the picture or to your desired shapes , wash it nicely and and keep it ready.

2. Now in a bowl add these sliced vazhakai and add chilly powder , turmeric powder , coriander powder , salt , saunf and nicley mix the contents and keep it aside for 5 mins so that the masala gets nicely stick to sliced vazhakai.

3. Now take a frying pan and add 3-4 tblspn of oil and add vazhakai and nicely fry it , while cooking periodically flip the vazhakai so that both the sides of vazhakai gets evenly fried and finish your cooking ,serve it hot.

Try it and you will love it.

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"Vendaikkai Mandi"

2013-03-27T11:32:00.001-07:00

"Vendaikkai Mandi"

Quantity:2-3 members

About this Food!

"Vendaikkai(Lady's Finger) Mandi" , is a traditional South Indian dish vareity made with the combination of lady's finger and tamarind juice, the flavor of tamaraind juice when mixed with the lady's finger gives out a wonderful sour taste and juicy consistency.

Best side dish with curd rice , dhal rice and chappati.

"Vendaikkai Mandi"

Recipe

Ingredients

1. Vendaikkai(Lady's Finger) - 150 gm

2. Onions (big) - 1 no

3. Ripe Tomato - 1 no

4. Tamarind juice - 2 tblspn

5. Green chilly - 2 nos or to your taste

6. Salt & Oil -To your taste

7. Mustard seeds , Bengal Gram(Ulunthum paruppu ) - 1/4 tsp each

8. Curry leaves - 4-5 nos

9. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

10. Sugar or jaggery - 1 pinch

Method

1. Wash the lady's fingers and cut into small pieces and keep it ready.

2. Now in a frying pan add 2-3 tblspn of oil and when oil is heated up add mustard seeds , ulunthum paruppu , curry leaves and saute.

3. Then add chopped onions , turmeric powder and green chillies and cook till raw smell of onions goes off and now add chopped lady's finger and chopped tomatoes to the pan and nicely cook for 5-7 mins and finally add salt a pinch of sugar or jaggery and tamarind juice to the pan and cook for 10 mins in medium flame with the lid of the pan being closed.

4.Finish your cooking and serve hot.

Note: Use non-stick pan while doing this dish or else if you use regular pan , you should be careful that the contents do not get stick to the frying pan and you should periodically stir the dish while cooking.

Try it and you will Love it!

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"Bread Pizza"

2013-03-01T13:27:00.001-08:00

"Bread Pizza - Processed"

Quantity: 2-3 members or as per your bread slices.

About this Food!

"Bread Pizza" , is a simple and easy to make variety snack dish prepared with very little ingredients and its faster to make and whenever there are surprise guests at your home this dish plays a good foodie for them and they will definitely like it.

This dish can be served independently.

"Bread Pizza"

Recipe

Ingredients

1. Bread slices - 6 nos

2. Onion - 1 no

3. Tomato - 1 no

4. Basil leaves chopped - To your needs

5. Cheese - To your needs

6. Salt and pepper - To your needs

7. Capsicum - 1 no

8. Tomato Sauce - To your needs

"Toppings - before Heating up in Oven"

Method

1. In a bowl add chopped onion , tomato , capsicum , basil leaves , salt , pepper and nicely mix it and top up to your bread slices and then spread some tomato sauce and then add cheese scraps and heat in oven for 5-10 mins at 300 degree centigrade or till cheese becomes hardened.

"Bread Pizza - Processed"

Try it and you will love it , its that simple!!

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"Egg Kebab"

2013-02-28T02:01:00.003-08:00

"Egg Kebab"

Quantity:3-4 members

About this Food!

"Egg Kebab" , is a typical classy dish made from egg and with little oil , this dish is variety dish taken independently with tomato sauce as its side dish ...this dish when done in your house party it will definitely make your guests feel awesome and will remember you for sure when they do this dish at their place.

Note:This dish can be cooked either in non stick pan or grill with little oil coating over the dish.

"Egg Kebab"

Recipe

Ingredients

1. Egg - 2 nos

2. Big Onions - 1 no

3. Green chilly - 2 nos or to your taste

4. Kadalai maavu / chick pea flour batter - 2 tblspn

5. Salt - to taste

6. Saunf - 1/2 tsp

7. Pav bhaji masala or garam masala - 1 tsp

8. Soya sauce - 1/2 tsp

9. Sugar - 1 pinch

10. Black pepper powder - 1/4 tsp

11. Bread crumbs - To your needs or 3/4 cup

12. Curry leaves - 5-6 nos

13. Coriander leaves - 1/4 cup or to your needs

15. Oil - To fry

"Egg Kebab with Tomato Sauce"

Method

1. In a frying pan put some oil and add chopped onions , green chillies , curry leaves , saunf and cook till onions gets golden brown and then kadalai maavu batter (add some water to 2 tblspn kadalai maavu and make to semi liquid state) and cook for 2-3 mins .

2. Now add salt, pav bhaji masala or garam masala to the pan and then add soya sauce and nicely cook for 2 -3 mins and a pinch of sugar and then add eggs,black pepper and nicely stir the mixture and finish your cooking and allow the mixture to get cooled and now add chopped coriander leaves to this mixture and make to desired shapes or as shown in picture and dip both sides well in bread crumbs and keep it aside.

3. Now in a non stick pan just leave few drops of oil and fry the cutlet shaped egg mixture both sides and finish your cooking and serve hot.

Try it and you will Love it!

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"Thakkali Thokku"

2013-02-27T15:17:00.001-08:00

"Thakkali Thokku"

Quantity: 2-3 members

About this Food!

"Thakkali(Tomato) Thokku" , is a tasty and special variety thokku made in South India with simple ingredients and its especially prepared during trips and you will really enjoy this thokku while in your trip , this thokku can be used for 3 - 4 days together when packed in air tight containers.

Best side dish with chapati, Idly , Dosa and curd rice.

"Thakkali Thokku"

Recipe

Ingredients

1. Ripe Tomato - 6 nos

2. Mustard seeds , curry leaves - 1/4 tsp , 5-6 nos

3. Chilly powder - 1 tsp

4. Sambar powder - 1/2 tsp

5. Gingely Oil - 5 tsp

6. Salt - To Taste

7. Fenugreek powder (Vendhaya podi)- 1 pinch (In a pan add 1 tsp oil and when oil gets heated up add 1 tspn fenugreek and roast it till they become brown color and then make to powder)

8. Jaggery - 1 small piece

Method

1. In a frying pan add 5 tsp of gingely oil and add mustard seeds , curry leaves , chopped tomatoes and cook for sometime till tomatoes gets nicely cooked up(while cooking nicely smash the tomatoes)

2. Now add red chilli powder, vendhaya podi, salt and sambar powder to tomatoes and again cook for sometime and finally add jaggery and cook till thokku consistency and finish your cooking.

Try it and you will Love it!

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"Gravy Chicken Fry"

2013-02-24T09:45:00.001-08:00

"Gravy Chicken"

Quantity:2-3 members

About this Foodie!!!

"Gravy Chicken Fry", is one of the variety chicken fry made with flour mixture as well as with onions for the formation of the juicy gravy consistency rather to be made as dry one,its look will be glossy and its taste will be mouth watering juicy flavor .

Best side dish for chicken chettinad kuzhambu rice , idly , curd rice and especially good with parotta , naan , roti , and chappati.

"Gravy Chicken Fry "

Recipe

Ingredients

1. Chicken - 1/2 kg

2. Maida flour - 1 1/2 tblspn

3. Corn flour - 2 tspn

4. Ginger garlic paste - 2 tspn

5. Egg white - 1 egg's

6. Cinnamon - 1 inch sized 1 no

7. Big Onions - 1 no

8. Green chilly - 1-2 nos

9. Garam masala - 1 tspn

10. Salt - To taste

11. Oil - To taste

12. Curd - 1 tspn

13. Water - Required quantity

14. Soya sauce - 2 tspn

15. Butter - 2 tblspn

16. Black pepper powdered - 1/2 tspn

Method

1. Nicely clean the chicken and cut to medium pieces and put in a bowl and add maida flour , corn flour , egg white , ginger garlic paste(1 tspn) , curd , salt and nicely mix the contents and soak for minimum 20 mins.

2. In a frying pan add 4 tblspn of oil and add chopped onions , green chillies , curry leaves, ginger garlic paste(1 tspn) and cook till onions become golden brown and then add soya sauce to it and again cook for 2-3 mins and then add that soaked chicken pieces and add some water , black pepper and salt (To taste) to this pan and cook the chicken till it nicely get cooked and finally add 2 tblspn of butter and serve it hot!!!

Try it and you will love it!

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"Kos-Kadalai Paruppu Kootu"

2013-02-23T06:24:00.000-08:00

"Kos-Kadalai Paruppu Kootu"

Quantity: 2-3 members

About this Foodie!

"(Cabbage)Kos- Kadalai Paruppu Kootu" , is a favorite and simple to prepare tasteful dish variety of South India made with cabbage , since cinnamon is added in this dish it subsidizes the raw smell of cabbage and this dish has a good flavor and consistency will be semi-gravy.

Best side dish with any Puzhikuzhambu rice , dosa and chappati.

"Kos-Kadalai Paruppu Kootu"

Recipe

Ingredients

1. Cabbage - 1/4 kg

2. Kadalai Paruppu(Split Chick peas) - 1/4 cup

3. Coconut - 1/2 cup

4. Cinnamon - 1 inch sized 2nos

5. Saunf - 1/2 tsp

6. Green chilly - 2 nos

7. Big Onion - 1/2 no

8. Mustard seeds , ulunthum paruppu - 1/4 tsp each

9. Curry leaves - 4-5 nos

10. Oil and Salt - To your needs

Method

1. Now chop the cabbage into small pieces and put in cooker along with kadalai paruppu , chopped onions green chilly and little salt and cook for 3-4 whistles till kadalai paruppu gets nicely boiled up.

2. In a frying pan add little oil and saute mustard seeds , ulunthum paruppu , curry leaves and add them to the boiled cabbage mix in cooker .

3. Now in a mixer grinder add the coconut pieces , cinnamon , saunf and grind them to smooth paste consistency with required water and add to the cabbage mix in cooker and nicely stir the contents and add some water and cook till water gets dried off and serve it.

Try it and you will Love it!

Note:This recipe can be even made with "Snake Gourd"(Podalangai)

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"Chutney Kuzhambu"

2013-02-20T03:28:00.002-08:00

"Chutney Kuzhambu"

Quantity:2-3 members

About this Food!

"Chutney Kuzhambu" , is a simple and easy to make dish influenced from French rulers in Karaikal district of Tamil Nadu during independence period as told by my grand mother and its famous dish till date, in this same dish we can add cinnamon and cardamom to give extra flavor ...however if you like that taste, its optional only.It has a mild taste and its color looks mild French origin and its aroma will be pleasant .

Best side dish with Idly,Dosai and Chapati but real taste of this kuzhambu will be felt only when poured over your idly,dosai or chapatti while eating instead of just dipping and eating it, in tamil we say "Peratti Adichu Sappiduvadhu":-)

"Chutney Kuzhambu"

Recipe

Ingredients

1. Coconut - 1/2 cup

2. Roasted gram(Pottu Kadalai) - 2 tblspn

3. Green chilly - 2 nos

4. Salt - To taste

5. Onion - 1no

6. Oil- To saute

7. Mustard seeds , ulunthu - 1/4 tsp each

8. Curry leaves - 5-6 nos

Method

1. In a mixer grinder add coconut pieces , pottu kadalai, salt, green chillies and finely grind like our normal coconut chutney consistency.

2. Now in a frying pan add some oil and saute mustard seeds , ulunthu , curry leaves and add chopped onions and cook till onions get cooked up and finally add the coconut chutney mix to this pan and add some water , nicely stir the contents and add salt if needed at this stage and then cook for 4-5 mins in medium flame (in Tamil:Kothivarumvarai) and finish your cooking and serve hot.

Try it and you will Love it!

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"Kollu Gravy"

2013-02-20T02:36:00.002-08:00

"Kollu Gravy"

Quantity:2-3 members

About this Food!

"Kollu Gravy", is a typical South Indian dish variety rich in giving a good stamina for our health condition, so only its name as "Horse gram" in English since its the food variety mainly given for horse, however humans can also take part as we all know it already:-)

Best side dish with rice .

"Kollu Gravy"

Recipe

Ingredients

1. Kollu(Horse gram) - 1 1/2 cup

2. Dry coriander seeds - 1/2 tsp

3. Green chilly - 2 nos or to your taste

4. Salt - To taste

5. Mustard seeds , ulunthu - 1/4 tsp each

6. Curry leaves - 4-5 nos

7. Coriander leaves - To your taste or 1/4 cup

8. Oil - To saute

Method

1. Boil kollu with water in cooker and keep it aside.

2. Now in a mixer grinder add the boiled kollu, coriander seeds , green chilly , coriander leaves and grind to coarse consistency and add some water stir it well and keep it aside.

"In Mixer Grinder"

3. Now in a frying pan add some oil and saute mustard seeds, ulunthu , curry leaves and add to kollu and finish your cooking and serve hot.

Try it and you will Love it!

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"Potato Pizza"

2013-02-18T06:38:00.003-08:00

"Pizza"

Quantity: 1-2 members

About This Foodie!

"Home made Potato Pizza", no need much introduction , its good for a home made type pizza however you can practice it and give it a try with your own creative toppings.

You can try it with non-veg like chicken or even you can try it with mushroom or use any toppings as per your creativity.

"Potato Pizza"

Recipe

Ingredients

Dough(Pizza Base) making

1. Maida Flour - 2 cups

2. Baking powder - 1/4 tsp

3. Salt - to taste

4. Water - required quantity

5. Vanaspathi or Dalda - 1tblspn

6. Oil - 2-3 tsp

7. Egg white - 1 egg's

Method

1. Mix all the ingredients mentioned above in a bowl and make a dough to a soft consistency like we do for poori dough or even a little bit softer than it will be good consistency and keep it aside for atleast 1 hr.

2. Then flatten the dough like we do for chapatti but with minimum thickness of 1/2 an inch as shown in picture.

Ingredients for Toppings

1. Potato - 1/2 no

2. Tomato - 1/2 no

3. Big onion - 1/2 no

4. Chopped Mint leaves - (6-7 leaves)

5. Chopped Coriander leaves - To your required quantity

6. Butter - 2 tblspn or Cheese scraps- for topping

7. Green chilly - 1 no

8. Capsicum - 2-3 slices or to your required quantity

9. Salt - To taste

10. Tomato sauce- 2 tblspn

Method

1. Slice the onions, tomatoes, green chillies , capsicum and using a scrapper thin slice potato and put some salt and black pepper powder and mix all of them in a bowl and keep it aside.

Ingredients for Potato dipping

1. Egg white - 1 tsp

2. Red chilly powder - 1/4 tsp

3. Black pepper powder - 1/4 tsp

4. Salt - to taste

5. Vinegar - 2-3 drops

6. Sugar - 1 pinch

Method

1. Mix all the ingredients and dip the thin sliced potato both sides well and keep it aside.

Final preparation for Pizza

1. Take the base and spread with tomato sauce first and then put the chopped mint leaves and then add the onion , tomato toppings prepared and then place the dipped potatoes and then butter or cheese finally and then place inside oven(pre heat for 2 mins at 700 degree centigrade before placing pizza inside) for 4 mins at 420 degree centigrade and finish your baking and serve hot.

Try it and you will Love it!!!

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"Muttai Kos Poriyal(Violet Cabbage Fry)"

2013-02-11T06:30:00.000-08:00

"Cabbage Fry"

Quantity:2-3 members

About this Foodie!

"Cabbage(Violet) Poriyal(Muttai Kos Poriyal)", is a typical South Indian dish made very easily and tastes good and its color will be different from our regular green cabbage variety.Normally in South Indian hotels you can see this dish frequently , this dish can be done with green colored cabbage also however violet colored cabbage has much less raw smell than green colored cabbage.

Best side dish with chappati, dosai , sambar rice , puzhi kuzhambu rice and curd rice too.

"Cabbage Poriyal"

Recipe

Ingredients

1.Violet cabbage - 1/4 kg

2. Big Onions -1 no

3. Green chilly - 2-3 nos or to your taste

4. Coconut scraps - 1/2 cup

5. Mustard seeds , Uluntham paruppu - 1/4 tsp each

6. Curry leaves - 4-5 nos

6. Oil - To saute

7. Salt - To your taste

Method

1. Nicely wash the cabbage and scrap the cabbage as shown using scrapper and keep it aside.

2. Now in a pan add some oil and saute mustard seeds, uluntham paruppu, curry leaves and add chopped onions and green chilles and fry till onions become mild golden color.

3. Now add the scrapped cabbage, coconut scraps and salt to taste and cook for 10- 15 mins in medium flame or till cabbage gets nicely cooked and finish your cooking and serve hot.

Note: While using green colored cabbage use small ginger piece inorder to remove the cabbage's raw smell.

Try it , its simple and tastier.

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"Malai Kofta"

2013-02-11T05:58:00.002-08:00

"Malai Kofta"

Quantity:2-3 members

About this Foodie!

"Malai Kofta", is special dish originated in Middle Eastern countries and widespread across the world eventually this dish is made with vegetables with the touch of Indian spices here,which gives us a replacement for meatballs type of dish specially for vegetarians. Its aroma and thick consistency will really shoot up our taste buds.Here sweet potato is used as main ingredient than our regular potato for better health point of view.

Best side dish with parathas, naan and even with jeera rice.

"Malai Kofta"

Recipe

Ingredients for Kofta

1. Sweet Potato and carrots - 1 cup each

2. Grated Paneer - 1 cup

3. Coriander powder - 2 tblspn

4. Red chilly powder - 1 tsp or to your taste

5. Cumin powder - 1 tsp

6. Chopped coriander - 1 tblspn

7. Chopped green chillies - 1 tblspn or to your taste

8. Salt - To taste

9. Corn flour or Maida - 1 to 2 cups just for binding koftas

10. Cashew nuts , pista or any nuts of your taste - 1/2 cup chopped

11. Oil - To brush

Method for Kofta

1. Boil the carrots and potatoes smash them well and mix together and completly drain the excess water if any using a neat thin cloth or strainer and keep it aside.

2. Now in a bowl add grated paneer, boiled vegetables, coriander powder, cumin powder, red chilly powder , chopped green chillies , chopped coriander leaves, salt , nuts and nicely mix them all and shape it to small balls(Koftas) and brush with little oil on the surface of balls made and roll in corn flour for final binding and keep it ready to fry.

3. Fry in Oven: In an oven set temperature to 450 deg centigrade and cook the ball sized koftas for 30 mins and keep it ready.

(OR)

4. Fry in Oil: Take pan add 1/4 ltr cooking oil and golden fry the balls and keep it ready.

"Kofta - Oven Made"

Ingredients for Gravy :

1. Big onions - 2 nos

2. Tomatoes - 2 nos

3. Ginger garlic paste - 2 tblspn

4. Cumin seeds powder - 1 tsp

5. Black jeera - 1 tsp

6. Cashew nut powder - 1/2 cup

7. Cream - 1/2 cup

8. Coriander powder - 2 tblspn

9. Red chilly powder - 1 tsp or to your taste

9. Chopped coriander - 1/2 cup

10. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

11. Salt - To taste

12. Grated paneer - 1/4 cup

13. Oil - To Fry

Method for Gravy

1. Take a frying pan and add some oil and add chopped onions and fry till it becomes golden brown color and then add ginger garlic paste and cook till raw smell goes off , then add turmeric powder , chopped tomatoes , coriander powder , cumin powder , red chilly powder and cook for 2 mins and some water if your gravy is little dry and cook till contents become tender and allow them to cool little bit and using a blender make them into a smooth paste and keep it aside.

2. Now in a frying pan add some oil and add black jeera and wait till it crackles and then pour the blended smooth paste of gravy to the pan and add some water and cook till it gets bubbles(in Tamil:Kothikavaipathu)

and then add cream and cook for sometime and add cashew nut powder and cook for 2 mins and finally and gently add the fried koftas to this gravy and finish your cooking.

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"Kambu Dosa"

2013-01-30T14:36:00.000-08:00

"Kambu Dosai with Sambar"

Quantity:2-3 members

About this Food!

"Kambu Dosai" is a typical South Indian tiffin variety made with Kambu a highly energy containing traditional ingredient originated from villages of Tamil Nadu.Its very simple to make and tastier as well as healthier to eat.

Best side dishes for this kambu dosai are sambar,chutney.

"Kambu Dosai"

Recipe

Ingredients

1. Kambu - 2 cup

2. Pachai payir - 1 cup

3. Pulungal arisi - 1cup

4. Green chilly - 1 no

5. Ginger - 1 inch sized(small piece)

6. Salt - To taste

Method

1.Nicely soak pachai payir,kambu and pulungal arisi overnight in water and then grind them along with ginger and green chilly in wet grinder to our normal dosai batter consistency and add salt to taste and make it like dosa and serve hot..!!

Try it and you will Love it

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"Crispy Chicken Pakoda"

2013-01-20T00:21:00.002-08:00

"Crispy Chicken Pakoda"

Quantity:2-3 members

About this Foodie!!!

"Crispy Chicken Pakoda" is a special dry variety chicken side dish made experimentally by me:-) don't worry friends it came out well and it is very simple and easy to make ofcourse it was done with guidance from my mom's friend...so you also try it and you will like it! Since it is made with butter milk it is good for health than compared with cream or curd.

Best side dish taken with any kind of chicken kuzhambu or even independently taken with tomato sauce it will be good.

"Crispy Chicken Pakoda"

Recipe

Ingredients

1. Chicken (with or without bone -its your taste) - 1/4 kg

2. Buttermilk(Mor)- 1/2 cup

3. Corn flour - 1/2 cup

4. Powdered black pepper - 1/2 tsp or to your taste

5. Salt - to taste

6. Oil - to fry

7. Kadalai maavu - 1/2 cup

8. Corn flakes or bread crumbs - To your required amount.

9.Vinegar or Lemon juice - 2 tblspn

10. Onion and coriander leaves - to garnish

Method

1. Nicely clean chicken and make it small pieces and give a slight cut over the surface and soak in the buttermilk,salt,pepper(1/4 tsp),(vinegar/lime juice) and corn flour(1/4 cup) mix for 2 hrs .

2. Then in a bowl add kadalai maavu,salt ,pepper(1/4 tsp) , corn flour(1/4 cup) and slightly crushed corn flakes(normal flavored) and nicely mix them all and keep it aside.

3. Now take that soaked chicken pieces and dip in that bowl containing kadalai maavu mix and put in oil and fry(while frying keep the flame in medium level) till chicken becomes golden brown color and then garnish it with onions and coriander leaves.

Try it and you will love it!!!

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"Chicken Schezwan"

2013-01-16T01:42:00.000-08:00

"Chicken Schezwan"

Quantity:3-4 members

About this Foodie!

"Chicken Schezwan" is a tastier dish variety from Chinese origin ...however there are many types of this dish variety and the recipe in our blog is one of the types which can be made in our home with simple ingredients but the flavor and taste will be very special and mouth watering.

Best side dish with Naan, romali roti, plain roti, parotta and even biriyani as well as any type of chicken kuzhambu rice.

"Chicken Schezwan"

Recipe

Ingredients

1. Chicken - 1/2 kg

2. Ginger garlic paste - 1 tblspn

3. Big Onion - 1/2 kg

4. Green chilly - 3 nos or to your taste

5. Corn flour - 1 tblspn

6. Maida flour - 1 tblspn

7. Soya sauce - 1 tsp

8. Capsicum - 1/2 no

9. Oil and Salt - To your taste

10. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

11. Butter - 1 tblspn

12. Black pepper powdered- 1/2 tsp or to your taste

Method

1. Firstly clean the chicken and chop it to small pieces of your required size and boil in cooker for 3 whistles along with turmeric powder, chopped onions , green chilly and little salt.

2. Now in a frying pan add 1-2 tblspn of oil and add the boiled chicken contents from cooker , vertically cut capsicum and cook for 3-4 mins and add ginger garlic paste and cook till raw smell goes off and then add cornflour and maida flour sauce( mix maida and corn flour by adding some water till it becomes a semi liquid state and the sauce is ready) and cook for 2-3 mins and add soya sauce , powdered black pepper and cook for few mins in medium flame and finally add butter ,salt (if needed) and finish your cooking and serve hot.

Try it and you will love it!

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"Avial"

2013-01-12T19:29:00.000-08:00

"Avial"

Quantity:2-3 members

About this Foodie!

"Avial", is a famous South Indian dish variety made from variuos vegetables of our choice and its also one of the famous dish of Kerala, its taste and flavor will be very mild and the colors of vegetables gives us a pleasant look and feel.

Best side dish with sambar rice and rasam rice.

"Avial"

Recipe

Ingredients

1. Carrot - 3-4 nos chopped finger like pieces

2. Butter beans - 5 -6 nos

3. White pumpkin - 50 gms

4. Raw banana - 1no

5. Yam - 8- 10 small pieces

6. Curry leaves - 7-8 nos

7. Coconut scraps - 1/2 cup

8. Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

9. Green chilly - 1 no

10. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

11. Curd - 1/2 cup

12. Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp

13. Salt - To taste

14. Coconut oil or Cooking oil - 2 tblspn or to your taste

15. Red chilly - 1 no

Method

1. Chop all the vegetables to your desired shapes preferably finger shaped cuts would be better and boil in cooker for 1-2 whistles with little amount of water and salt.

2. Now add coconut scraps,cumin seeds and green chilly to a mixer grinder and nicely grind it to smooth paste and keep it aside.

3. Now add the boiled vegetables to a cooking vessel and add 1-2 cups of water and allow to cook for 3-4 mins and then add the coconut paste and nicely stir it and cook for 2-3 mins and add turmeric powder and cook again for 2 mins then add curd and finally add salt to required taste.

4. Now in a frying pan add 1 tsp of oil and saute mustard seeds and red chilly and add to the vegetable contents in the cooking vessel and cook for 2- 3mins and finish your cooking.

Try it and you will love it!

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