Ingredients: 50 gm butter 1 cup milk powder 1/4 – 1/2 tin condensed milk pistachios for garnishing Preparation: Heat a non stick pan and melt butter on low flame or melt it by double boiling method. When it melts, remove it from flame and add condensed milk and milk powder and mix it well carefully […]
Month: September 2015
Watermelon Granita – My 2nd Guest Post for Maha’s Lovely Home
Today’s recipe is a guest post for another lovely co- blogger Usha, with whom I started communicating through facebook. She shares variety of yummy recipes in her space Maha’s Lovely Home…I have bookmarked some of her baking recipes to try out soon…Please do check her space for yummy […]
Chicken Crispy Strips
Ingredients: 1/2 kg boneless chicken 2 tsp pepper powder 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste 1 tbsp white sesame seeds 2 tbsp tomato sauce 3 tbsp finely chopped spring onion 2 tbsp cornflour 1 egg salt to taste oil for frying Preparation: Clean and cut chicken into thin strips. In a bowl, add the chicken strips, pepper […]
Prawns – Mushroom Roast
Ingredients: 1 cup small prawns, cleaned 1 cup mushrooms, chopped 1 onion, finely chopped 1 green chilly chopped 1 small tomato, chopped 3/4 tsp chilli powder 1/4 tsp turmeric powder 1 tbsp coriander leaves, finely chopped salt to taste oil Preparation: Heat little oil in a pan and add cleaned prawns and chopped mushrooms and […]
Mango Pickle / Kaduku Manga Achar
Ingredients: 1 raw mango / pacha manga 1 tbsp chilli powder 1/4 tsp fenugreek powder 3 pinch of asafoetida/ kayapodi 1 1/2 -2 tbsp sesame oil 1/2 tsp mustard seeds 1 sprig curry leaves 2 tsp vinegar (optional) salt to taste Preparation: Chop mango into small pieces and mix it with chilli powder, asafoetida powder, […]
Seafood Biriyani / Mixed Seafood Biriyani
Ingredients: 2 cups basmati rice 3 cups of hot water 1 cup prawns, cleaned 5-6 king fish pieces 1/2-1 cup squid , cut into rings 4-5 onions, sliced 1 tbsp ginger paste 1 tbsp garlic paste 6-7 green chillies, crushed 2 big tomatoes, chopped 1/2 cup coriander leaves 1/4 cup mint leaves 1 1/2-2 tsp […]
Banana – Dates Balls
Ingredients: 2 bananas / plantains/ nendrapazham 10 dates 10 cashew nuts white poppy seeds for rolling oil for frying Preparation: Cut the bananas/ plantains into pieces and steam cook until it turns soft. Then remove its skin and mash / grind into smooth dough without adding water. Remove the seeds of the dates by making […]
Fresh Fig and Pear Milkshake
Ingredients: 1 pear, peeled and chopped into pieces 4-5 ripe fresh figs 2 cups of chilled milk 2-3 tbsp sugar or as required Preparation: Remove the skin of fresh figs and cut each into pieces. In a blender, add the chopped pear, figs, chilled milk and sugar and blend well until smooth. Pour the prepared […]
Cooker Chicken
Ingredients: 1 big whole chicken 4 big onions, sliced into cubes 8 green chillies 2 medium tomatoes, cubed 12-15 small garlic cloves 1 tbsp crushed pepper 3/4 tsp turmeric powder 1/2-1 cup chopped coriander leaves 2 tsp cornflour 1/2 cup water salt to taste Preparation: Clean the whole chicken and make slits on it and […]
Ayakoora Pollichathu ( King Fish Roasted In Banana Leaves)
Ingredients: 250 gm / 3 pieces of king fish/ ayakoora/ neymeen 1 1/2 tsp chilli powder 1/4 tsp turmeric powder 50 gm shallots 3 garlic cloves 2-3 dry red chillies 1 1/2 tsp vinegar salt to taste few curry leaves oil banana leaves Preparation: Clean king fish pieces and marinate it with chilli powder, turmeric […]
Saffron Rice
Ingredients: 2 cups basmati rice 3 cups of water 1/4 tsp saffron 1/2 cup milk 1 tsp rose water 2 cardamoms 1 bay leaf 1/2 tsp cumin seeds 3 cloves salt to taste 2 tbsp ghee Preparation: Wash the basmati rice, drain it and keep it aside. In a bowl, mix saffron and rose water […]
Chakka / Jackfruit Chips
Ingredients: 2 cups raw jackfruit/ chakkachula 1/4 tsp turmeric powder (optional) 1/2 tsp salt 2-3 tbsp of water oil for frying Preparation: Clean and cut raw jackfruit into thin strips. In a bowl, mix turmeric powder and salt in 2-3 tbsp of water. Heat oil in a deep pan and add the sliced jackfruit in […]