Ingredients: 2 cups plain flour/ all purpose flour 3/4 cup butter 3/4 cup granulated sugar 1/4 tsp salt 1 1/2 tsp vanilla essence 1 large egg For Glazing/ Icing: 1/2- 3/4 cup powdered sugar/ icing sugar 1-2 tbsp milk (add according to consistency) 2-3 drops of vanilla essence (optional) few drops coloring sprinkles Preparation: To […]
Month: September 2013
Green Peas – Methi/ Fenugreek Leaves Pulao
Ingredients: 2 cups basmati rice 1 cup fresh green peas 50 gms fenugreek leaves 1 onion, chopped 1 green chilly, chopped 1/2 ” piece ginger, chopped 1/2 tsp turmeric powder 2 pepper corns 2 cloves 1 cup thick coconut milk 3 cups of water 2 tbsp oil salt Preparation: Wash the rice, drain it and […]
Chemmeen Kadumbu / Chemmeen Pidi (Steamed Rice Dumplings in Prawns Gravy)
Chemmeen Kadumbu is another popular dish in our area which is usually served as a main dish. This is similar to Kozhi Kadumbu, but the gravy is different…. Ingredients: For Kadumbu (Rice dumplings) 2 cups rice flour 1/2 cup grated coconut 1/2 tsp fennel seeds 1 […]
Black Eyed Beans / Vanpayar / Vellapayar Curry
Today’s recipe is a simple and yummy vellapayar curry which I tried from Rafeeda’s space..This curry goes well with rice… Ingredients: 3/4 cup black eyed beans/ vellapayar 1/2 tsp turmeric powder 1/2 cup grated coconut 3-4 shallots, chopped 3 green chillies 1 tsp ginger paste 1/4-1/2 tsp fennel seeds […]
Vanilla Cake
Hi friends and readers, Hope all of you are doing well. I was very busy for the last few weeks, so was not able to update my blog. We moved from New Zealand to Australia now, settling in Perth. InshaAllah I will try to post the recipes from my […]