Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup puttu podi 1/2 cup grated coconut 8-10 jackfruit pieces salt to taste water as required Preparation: Chop jackfruit into pieces. Mix little salt in water and add this water little by little to the puttu podi till it becomes wet/ moist and mix thoroughly without any lumps. To prepare puttu, take […]
Month: July 2015
Crumbled Chicken Cubes
Ingredients: 250 gm boneless chicken 1 tsp pepper powder 1/2 tsp ginger-garlic paste a pinch of garam masala 1 tbsp coriander leaves, finely chopped 1 tbsp grated cheese 1 egg 2-3 tbsp plain flour salt to taste 1/2-1 cup bread crumbs oil for frying Preparation: Cut chicken into cubes and marinate it with pepper powder, […]
Kallummakaya Thenga Aracha Curry / Mussels Curry in Coconut Gravy
Ingredients: 20-25 mussels / kallummakaya, cleaned 1 tbsp chilli powder 1 tbsp coriander powder 1/2 tsp turmeric powder 1 tomato, finely chopped small lemon sized tamarind 3/4 cup grated coconut 1 onion, chopped 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1/2 tsp mustard seeds few curry leaves salt to taste 1 tbsp oil Preparation: Soak tamarind in 3/4 […]
Avocado Dates Milkshake
Ingredients: 1 big ripe avocado 10 dates 2 cups chilled milk sugar as required Preparation: Soak dates in 1/2 cup of milk for 15 minutes. Cut avocado into half and scoop out the flesh. In a blender, add avocado flesh, soaked dates and sugar and blend well until smooth adding little milk. Then add the […]
Beef Roast
Ingredients: 1/2 kg beef 1 big onion, chopped 1 big tomato, chopped 2 green chillies, chopped 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste 1/4 tsp fennel powder 1 tbsp shallots, crushed 1 tsp ginger 1 tbsp coriander powder 1 tsp chilli powder 1/4 tsp turmeric powder few curry leaves salt to taste oil Preparation: Cut and clean beef […]
Cabbage- Muringayila / Drumstick Leaves Thoran
Ingredients: 2 cup cabbage, grated or finely chopped 1 cup muringayila/ drumstick leaves 1 onion, finely chopped 4 green chillies, chopped 1 small piece ginger, chopped 1/2 cup grated coconut 1/2 tsp mustard seeds 1/2 tsp cumin seeds salt to taste 2 tbsp oil Preparation: Wash and drain drumstick leaves/ muringayila and keep it aside. […]
Nan Khatai / Nankhatai Cookies
Ingredients: 1/2 cup all purpose flour/plain flour 1/2 cup wheat flour a pinch of baking powder 1/2 cup sugar 2 cardamom 1/2 cup ghee / melted butter ( add little more or less to make a smooth dough) 2 tbsp pistachios, powdered Preparation: Preheat oven to 180 degree celcius. Grease a cookie sheet with ghee/ […]
Baby Corn Jalfrezi
Ingredients: 1 packet baby corn ( 10-12), chopped lengthwise 1/2 capsicum, chopped lengthwise 1 big onion, sliced lengthwise 1 big tomato 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste 1/2 tsp cumin seeds 1 tsp chilli powder 1/2 tsp coriander powder 1/4 tsp turmeric powder 1/2 tsp cumin powder 1 tbsp tomato sauce 1/2 cup water salt to taste […]
Mango Mousse
Ingredients: 1 large ripe mango/ 2 cups mango puree 1 cup whipping cream 2 tsp gelatin 3 tbsp water sugar as needed Preparation: Peel the mango and puree it in a blender until smooth and keep it aside. Soak gelatin in 3 tbsp water for 5 minutes and then microwave for 30 seconds or melt […]
Tandoori Chicken Biriyani
Ingredients: For Tandoori Chicken: 500 gm chicken, cut into medium pieces 6 tbsp thick yoghurt 1 tbsp lemon juice 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste 1 1/2 tsp chilli powder 1 tsp coriander powder 1 tsp cumin powder 1 tsp garam masala 1 tsp kasoori methi salt to taste butter or oil for basting For Biriyani: 2 […]
Ragi/ Muthari Kinnathappam – My 1st guest post for The Big Sweet Tooth
Eid Mubarak to all my readers…. My today’s recipe is a guest post for my dear co-blogger Rafeeda who shares her lovely recipes and insightful thoughts in her […]
Pink Guava/ Perakka Pudding
Ingredients: 3 ripe pink guavas/ perakka 500 ml milk 1/2 tin condensed milk 8-10 gm china grass sugar, as required Preparation: Soak china grass in 1/2 cup of water for 10 minutes. Peel the guavas and cut it into pieces. Then puree it to a thick paste adding 3/4-1 cup of milk. Strain the pureed […]