Ingredients: 250 gm unsalted cashew nuts 3-4 tbsp gram flour 2-3 tsp kashmiri chilli powder ( adjust to your spice level) a pinch of asafoetida salt to taste oil for frying Preparation: In a mixing bowl, add the cashew nuts, gram flour, chilli powder, asafoetida and salt and mix well. Sprinkle little water and mix […]
Month: October 2015
Ari Murukku / Rice Chakli
Ingredients: 1 cup rice flour ( I used pathiri podi) 1/4 cup urad dal flour 1 tbsp butter, softened 1 tsp cumin seeds 1/2 tsp sesame seeds 2 pinch asafoetida salt to taste warm water as needed oil for frying Preparation: Roast 1/2 cup urad dal in a pan till it turns light brown and […]
Apple – Basil Seed Drink
Ingredients: 2 cup milk 2 heaped tsp custard powder 2 tbsp condensed milk 3-4 tbsp sugar 1 tbsp basil seeds/ kaskas 1/2 tsp vanilla essence 1/4 cup apple, finely chopped 1 tbsp cashew nuts, chopped Preparation: Soak the basil seeds in 1/2 cup of water. In a pan, add milk, condensed milk, sugar and custard […]
Muttamala and Pinjanathappam / Egg Garlands with Egg Pudding
Ingredients: For Egg Garlands/ Muttamala: 8 egg yolks 1 cup sugar 1 1/2 cup water For Egg Pudding / Pinjanathappam: 8 egg whites sugar syrup (left over sugar syrup from muttamala) 1/4 tsp cardamom powder 1 tbsp milk powder Preparation: Separate egg yolks and whites in separate dry bowls and […]
Chicken / Kozhi Varavu
Ingredients: 1/2 kg chicken 2 onions, thinly sliced 1 big tomato, chopped 2 green chillies, chopped 5 garlic cloves, crushed 1″ piece ginger, crushed 1 1/2 tbsp chilli powder 3 tbsp coriander powder 1/2 tsp turmeric powder 1/4 tsp pepper powder 1 1/2-2 tsp garam masala 1 cup grated coconut salt to taste oil few […]
Mutta Thenga Aracha Curry / Egg in Coconut Gravy
Ingredients: 4 hard boiled eggs, cut each into half 1 big onion, finely chopped 1 green chilly, slit 1 cup grated coconut 3 tsp chilli powder 1/2 tsp turmeric powder 5 shallots 1 tsp ginger, chopped 1/4 tsp tamarind 2 sprig curry leaves 2 tbsp oil salt to taste 1 cup water Preparation: Grind grated […]
Therada / Thera Ada / Coconut Filled Rice Crepes
Ingredients: 2 cups raw rice/ pachari 1 1/2-2 cup grated coconut 1/2 cup cooked rice 2-3 tbsp sugar ( add to your taste) water as required a pinch of cardamom powder salt Preparation: Soak raw rice in water for 3-4 hours. Grind it with 3/4 cup grated coconut, cooked rice and salt by adding water […]
Mussels / Kallummakaya Puttu
Ingredients: 1 cup small mussels/ kallummakaya, cleaned 1 1/2 cup puttu podi / rice flour 1/4 cup + 1 tbsp grated coconut 2 onions, finely chopped 1 tsp garlic paste 1 tsp ginger paste 1-2 green chillies, finely chopped 1 tsp kashmiri chilli powder 3/4-1 tsp turmeric powder 1/4 tsp pepper powder 1 tsp fennel […]
Kozhikkal / Tapioca Fritters
Kozhikkal / Koyikkal is a delicious Malabar / Thalassery special tea time snack..It is a vegetarian snack and when fried it resembles like chicken legs, hence the name “Kozhikkal”.. Ingredients: 1/2 kg tapioca/ kappa/ kolli kizhangu 3/4 -1 cup gram flour 1/4 cup rice flour 1 green […]
Chakkakuru Unda / Jackfruit Seed Balls
Ingredients: 25 chakkakuru / jackfruit seeds 1 1/2 cup grated coconut 3/4 -1 cup jaggery, powdered 1/4 cup roasted rice flour (add more or less as needed) 1/4 tsp cardamom powder salt Preparation: Peel the chakkakuru and cook it adding little salt and enough water. Then drain the water and grind it / mash it […]
Vegetable Chicken Rice
Ingredients: 2 cups basmati rice 1 cup chicken, cooked and shredded 1 cup cabbage, finely chopped 1/2 cup carrots, finely chopped 1/2 cup beans, finely chopped 3 onions, sliced 1 tomato, finely chopped 1/2 tsp ginger, crushed 1 tsp garlic, crushed 3-4 green chillies, chopped 1/2 tsp garam masala 1/2 tsp pepper powder 1/4 tsp […]
Sweet and Sour Raw Mango / Kadumanga
Ingredients: 1 big raw mango 3 garlic cloves 5-6 dried red chillies 1/2 tsp mustard seeds small piece jaggery, grated few curry leaves salt to taste oil Preparation: Chop raw mango into small pieces. Crush garlic and 4 dried red chillies together. Mix this crushed mixture and salt with mango pieces and keep it aside […]