Andhra Kitchen

Ladys Finger Fry(Bendakaya Vepudu)

2011-02-05T00:58:00.004-05:00

Ingredients :

1.Ladys finger - 1kg

2.Cashews - 15

3.Red Chilli Powder - 1 to 1 1/2 spoon

4.Turmeric Powder - pinch

5.Salt - to taste

6.Oil - deep fry

7.Curry leaves - 8

Procedure :

1.Wash ladys finger and cut them into slices and fry it in oil until little fried then take it out(ladys finger will be sticky fry them until that sticky goes).

2.In the same oil fry cashews then take it out.

3.Take pan add 2 tbl spoon oil and heat it.Now add curry leaves fry it.Then add ladys finger,cashews,red chilli powder,tumeric powder and salt now mix it well.

4.Now serve with hot rice and sambar...

Dal and Tomato(Pappu Tomato) - (Delicious Dals)

2010-04-11T06:25:00.011-04:00

Ingredients:

Toor Dal - 1 tea cup

Tomatos(Medium Size) - 5 (Chopped)

Green chillies - 5

Tamarind Paste - 1 tea spoon (tamarind - little)

Turmeric Powder - Pinch

Salt - to taste

Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tea spoon

Urad dal - 1/4 tea spoon

Red Chillies - 2

Curry Leaves - 8

Garlic Cloves - 5

Water - 2 cups

Oil - 1 to 2 tea spoons

Ghee - 1 to 2 tea spoons

Procedure :

1. Take bowl add toor dal and wash it. Now add tomato pieces, tamarind paste, green chillies and water. Pressure Cook 3 whistles.

2. Take that bowl and keep on stove add turmeric powder, salt and mix it. Keep that for 5 to 10 minutes.

3. Now take pan add ghee, oil and heat it. Then add garlic cloves,urad dal, mustard seeds, red chillies, curry leaves and fry it. Add this in dal.

4. Serve it with hot rice.

This goes to Suma who is hosting this event of Delicious Dals.

Potato Fry

2009-12-17T10:19:00.003-05:00

Ingredients :

Potatos - 250 gms

Onions - 2 (medium)

Green Chillies - 2

Red Chilli Powder - 1 to 1 1/2 spoon

Turmeric Powder - pinch

Salt - To Taste

Cashews - as you wish

Garlic - 6

Lavang - 2

Jeera - 1/2 tbl spoon

Curry Leaves - 2 stems

Oil - for deeping frying

Procedure :

1.Peel potato cut into pieces and deep fry in oil and remove it.

2.Grind garlic,jeera and lavang make it powder.And then add onion pieces make it paste.

3.Take pan add oil - 3 tbl spoons and heat it.Then fry cashsews and remove it.

4.Now add curry leaves,onion paste,green chillies and fry it.Then add red chilli powder and fry it for 2mins.

5.Now add fried potato pieces,cashews,turmeric powder,salt and mix it.Fry for 5mins and remove from flame.

6.Serve with hot rice.

Mango Desert for Mango Mela

2009-07-06T14:07:00.006-04:00

Ingredients :

1.Mango Pulp - 1 Can - 30 oz(850 gms)

2.Sweet Condensed Milk - 14 oz(396 gms)

3.Cool Whip(Whipped Topping) - 8 oz(226 gms)

4.Elachi Powder - 1/2 tbl spoon

Procedure :

1.Take bowl add mango pulp,condensed milk,cool whip and mix it well with large spoon.

2.Garnish with elachi powder and freeze it.

3.After 2 to 3 hours have it.

This is my entry to Mango Mela hosted byCooking 4 all Seasons

Corainder Rice(Kothimera Rice)

2009-04-28T08:23:00.009-04:00

Ingredients :

Basmati rice - 1 Cup (250 Gms)

Corainder Leaves - 1 1/2 bunch (only leaves)

Mixed vegetables - 1 cup

Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbl spoon

Cloves - 2

Cinnamon - 2

Onion - 1(slices)

Green Chillies - 4

Oil - 2 tbl spoon

Cashews - 5

Ghee - 2 tbl spoon

Tomato - 1 (sliced)

Chaat Masala - 1/2 tbl spoon

Water - 1 1/2 cup

Procedure :

1.Take Pan and add heat ghee and fry cashews.

2.Take out the cashews and add oil.

3.Fry cloves and cinnamon.

4.Then fry ginger garlic paste and add onion and fry it well.

5.Then add half spoon chat masala(it gives good taste).

6.Now add half sliced tomato and fry well. Then add mixed veg and fry it well.

7.Grind green chillies then add corainder leaves only and grind it. Now add this paste and mix it well.

8.Then add rice and mix it.

9.Now take electric rice cooker add this fried rice,water,salt and mix it.

10.Serve hot Corainder rice with raita or curd.

Note : We can do corainder rice in cooker also.In cooker after adding water and rice let it boil for 5 mins in high flame. Then close with cap (without whistle) keep it in very low flame and cook until rice cooks.It will take around 20 to 30 mins to cook rice.

This is my entry to "JFI: Jhiva For Cilantro" hosted by Cilantro.

Sooji Sweet (Goduma Nooka Sweet) - Mithai Mela

2009-04-22T10:20:00.011-04:00

Ingredients :

Sooji - 1 cup

Sugar - 1 1/4 cup

Water - 1/2 cup

Ghee - 5 tbl spoon

Procedure:

1.Take pan add ghee - 1 tbl spoon and heat it.In that add sooji and fry it for sometime and take it out.

2.Now add sugar and water.Allow sugar to dissovle in water.

3.As it boils it reaches it consistency of a syrup.

4.Now add sooji in that.

5.Add ghee - 4 tbl spoons in that.

6.Take plate and apply ghee on that and add this sooji mix.

7.Now let it cool and cut into pieces.

This goes to Srivalli who is hosting a wonderful event of Mithai Mela.

Gulab Jamun

2009-04-09T21:16:00.003-04:00

Ingredients :

For Sugar Syrup :

1.Sugar - 700 gms

2.Water - 700 gms

3.Elachi - 4 ( slightly crushed )

To make gulab jamun :

1.Gulab Jamun Packet - 1 (200 gms)

2.Water - 3/4 cup ( 120ml )

3.Oil - deep frying

Procedure :

Preparation Of Sugar Syrup :

1.Dissovle sugar in equal quantity of water and boil it for 5mins.

2.Flavor the syrup with crushed elachi .

To prepare gulab jamun :

1.Add 3/4 cup (average size) 120 ml water to the mix and make it into a soft dough by gentle mixing.

2.Add water in steps while mixing.

3.Make small round shaped jamuns.

4.Fry them over low heat in oil ( or ghee) till golden brown jamuns develop.The frying should not be done at very high heat.

Meal Maker Curry

2009-03-26T17:41:00.008-04:00

Ingredients :

1.Meal Maker - 100 gms

2.Onions - 4 (slices)

3.Cashews - 50 gms (soak in water for 30mins)

4.Masala Paste - 3 tbl spoons

5.Red Chilli Powder - 1/2 tbl spoon

6.Turmeric Powder - pinch

7.Salt - to taste

8.Green Chillies - 2

9.Oil - 8 tbl spoons

10.Garam Masala Paste - 3 tbl spoons

(Garam Masala Paste)

Procedure :

1.Take bowl add water (1/2 of that bowl)and boil water for sometime.It must be warm.Remove from frame and then add salt - 1/4 tbl spoon and mix it.Now add meal maker in that and mix it.It must become little soft until that press meal maker with hand. Now wash it in separate water.Then cut it into small pieces.

2.Now take pan add 3 tbl spoons oil and heat it.Add meal maker in that and fry it until it change into light brown colour and remove it.

3.Then add remaining oil - 5 tbl spoons.Now add onions,green chillies and fry it.

4.Add cashews and mix it.

5.Now add red chilli powder,turmeric powder and salt mix it.

6.Then add meal maker in that and fry for sometime.

7.Now add water - 2 tea cups and boil for 5mins and then add garam masala paste - 3 tbl spoons in that mix it.

8.Boil curry until meal maker cooks.

Garam Masala Paste

2009-03-26T17:09:00.006-04:00

Ingredients:

Dhaniya - 1tbl spoon

Lavang - 2

Elachi - 2

Cinnamon stick - 1

Jeera - 1/4 tbl spoon

Gasagasa - 1 tbl spoon(Poppy Seeds)

Ginger - 2 inches

Garlic cloves - 4

Procedure :

1.Dhaniya, Lavang, Elachi, Cinnamon stick, Jeera and Gasagasa grind it as powder.

2.Now add Ginger and Garlic cloves in that and grind it into paste.

(This can be used for all masala curries both veg and non-veg.)

Chicken Fry

2009-03-18T22:28:00.004-04:00

Ingredients :

Chicken (boneless) - 1/2 kg

Dhaniya - 4 tbl spoons

Red Chillies - 20

Garlic - 1

Ginger - 2 inches

Salt - to taste

Oil - 1 tea cup

Procedure :

1.Grind dhaniya, red chillies, ginger and garlic into paste.

2.Take pan add oil and heat it.Now add in that boneless chicken and fry for sometime(until it turns little brown colour).

3.Add in that grinded paste and salt.

4.Now deep fry chicken for sometime.

Groundnut Sweet

2009-02-25T11:13:00.005-05:00

Ingredients:

Groundnuts - 1 cup

Jaggery - 1 cup

Water - 1/2 cup

Procedure :

1.Take pan and fry groundnuts.Make it cool.

2.Once groundnuts is cool separate the skin from the nut.

3.Put jaggery in one large pan and add water to it. Keep the flame at medium low.

4.Allow the jaggery to dissolve in the water.

5.As it boils it reaches the consistency of a syrup.

(The way to check if its done is to take a small drop of the syrup and drop it into a cup filled with water. If the syrup does not spread and sticks then its done.)

6.Now add groundnuts in that and remove from flame and mix it.

7.Keep it to cool and make it balls.

Pongal (Pongali)

2008-12-24T14:46:00.007-05:00

For Powder :

Ingredients :

Toor dal - 1cup

Chana dal - 1/2 cup

Dhaniya - 4 tbl spoons

Red Chillies - 15

Pepper - 3 tbl spoons

Lavang - 10

Elachi - 5

Cinnamon stick - 2

Procedure :

1.Fry them separately in pan without oil.Make them cool and grind it as powder.

For Pongal :

Ingredients :

Rice -1 cup

Toor dal - 1/4 cup

Water - 2 1/2 Glasses

Pongal Powder - 1 to 1 1/2 tbl spoon

Salt - to taste

Tarmarind Paste - lemon size (soak in water)

Mustard Seeds - 1/4 tbl spoon

Red chillies - 4

Curry Leaves - 5

Procedure :

1.Take cooker add rice, toor dal and wash it.Now add water in that and pressure cook 3 whistles.

2.Now keep that cooked rice on stove in low flame and add tarmarind paste with water,salt and pongal powder and mix it.

3.Take pan add oil and heat it.Then add mustard seeds,red chillies,curry leaves and fry it.Add this fried mustard seeds to cooked rice.

4.Serve Pongal with fried vadiyam.

Cauliflower Pickle

2008-12-10T09:53:00.011-05:00

Ingredients :

1.Cauliflower - 4 cups

2.Red Chilli Powder - 1 cup

3.Mustard Seeds powder - 1 cup
(Grind mustard seeds)

4.Salt - to taste ( little less then 1 cup )

5.Lemon Juice - 1 cup

6.Garlic (full) - 2

7.Oil - 1 Cup

Procedure :

1.Separate cauliflower into small flowers then wash it and make it dry without water.It must be dry while preparing pickle.

2.Take glass bowl then add cauliflower,red chilli powder,mustard seeds powder,salt,lemon juice,garlic cloves(remove garlic layers),oil and mix it.
We have to keep 2 days and we can use from 3rd day.

Note:If we keep outside we can use this pickle for one week otherwise we have to keep this pickle in fridge and we can use it.

Bottle Gourd Gravy (Sorakaya Pulusu) (Anapakaya Pulusu)

2008-11-25T21:03:00.006-05:00

Ingredients :

Bottle Gourd - 1(take upper layer and cut into pieces as you wish)

Onions - 2

Green Chillies - 6

Red Chilli Powder - 1 1/2 tbl spoon

Turmeric Powder - Pinch

Salt - To taste

Oil - 4 tbl spoon

Tarmarind - lemon size(soak in water)

Lavang - 2

Jeera - 1/2 tbl spoon

Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tbl spoon

Procedure :

1.Grind jeera and lavang.Now add in that chopped onions and grind it.

2.Take pan add oil and heat it.Now add in that grinded onion paste,green chillies and fry it for sometime.Then add ginger garlic paste and fry it.

3.Now add Bottlegourd pieces and fry it.Then add turmeric powder,red chilli powder,salt and mix it.

4.Then add soaked tarmarind water and boil until bottlegourd boiled.

5.Garnish with coriander leaves.

6.Serve bottle gourd gravy(sorakaya pulusu) with hot rice.

Coriander Chutney(Kothimeera Pachadi)

2008-11-10T15:05:00.006-05:00

Ingredients :

Coriander Leaves - 1 bunch(chopped)

Tomatos - 3 large(chopped)

Green chillies - 6

Daniya - 1/2 tbl spoon

Jeera - 1/2 tbl spoon

Red Chillis - 2

Salt - to taste

Procedure :

1.Take Pan add oil and heat it. Now add daniya,jeera,green chillis,red chillis and fry it.Now add coriander leaves and add tomato,salt then fry it for sometime.

2.Graind it fried coriander leaves.

3.Serve Coriander chutney with idly or dosa.

Fish Fry(Chepala Vepudu)

2008-10-21T21:57:00.009-04:00

Ingredients :

Fish Pieces - 6

Onions Large - 4

Green Chillies - 6

Red Chilli Powder - 1 to 1 1/2 tbl spoon

Salt - to taste

Turmeric Powder - pinch

Garlic Cloves - 3

Jeera - 1/4 tbl spoon

Oil - 5 to 6 tbl spoons

Procedure :

1.Wash fish pieces and keep it side.

2.Now grind garlic,jeera,chopped onions. In that add red chilli powder,tumericpowder,salt and mix it.

3.Then marinate fish pieces in that grinded onion paste.

4.Now marinate that for 30mins.

5.Take pan add oil and heat it.In that add fish pieces and fry it.

6.It have to change into little brown colour.

7.Then add remaining onion paste and fry it until it fish pieces is cooked.

Lady Finger Gravy (Bendakaaya Pulusu)

2008-09-18T12:05:00.015-04:00

Ingredients :

1.Lady fingers - 15(cut lady fingers like this)

2.Onions - 4 (small)

3.Green chillies - 4

4.Tomatos - 2 (small)

5.Tarmarind - 1/2 lemon size

6.Red Chilli Powder - 1/2 to 1 tbl spoon

7.Turmeric Powder - pinch

8.Salt - to taste

9.Sugar - 1/4 tbl spoon

10.Oil - 3 tbl spoons

Procedure :

1.Take Pan and add lady finger pieces,turmeric powder - pinch and salt - 1/4 tbl spoon and fry for sometime.

2.Until that sticky goes (it means it will stick for pan.check the picture).

3.Remove fried lady fingers from pan and wash that pan.

4.Now take pan add oil and heat it.Now add onion pieces,green chillies and fry it.

5.Add fried lady fingers,red chilli powder,salt and fry it.Now add tomato pieces and fry it.

7.Add tamarind waterand little water also.Now boil for sometime.Until lady finger boils.

Beet Root Fry

2008-08-20T11:31:00.004-04:00

Ingredients :

1.Beetroot - 2 (chopped or grated)

2.Onion - 1 (chopped)

3.Red Chillies - 2

4.Mustard Seeds - 1/4 tbl spoon

5.Curry Leaves - 5

6.Chana Dal - 1/4 tbl spoon

7.Urad dal - 1/4 tbl spoon

8.Salt - to taste

9.Oil - 2 tbl spoons

10.Water - little

11.Coconut - 5 tbl spoons(grated)

Procedure :

1.Take Pan add oil and heat it.Now add mustard seeds,red chillies,curry leaves,chana dal,urad dal,chopped onion and fry it.

2.Now add beet root grated (chopped or grated).Then add salt and fry it.

3.Add little water and fry it until that water done.

4.Now add grated coconut and fry it.

5.Serve it with hot rice.

Rasam

2008-07-24T15:03:00.012-04:00

Ingredients :

1.Toor dal - 1/2 tea cup

2.Tomatos (chopped) - 4

3.Tarmarind - Lemon size

4.Garlic cloves - 4(Paste)

5.Salt - to taste

6.Rasam Powder - 3 tbl spoons
(Rasam Powder)

7.Coriander Leaves - to garnish

8.Ghee - 1 1/2 tbl spoon

Procedure :

1.Pressue cook toor dal,tomato pieces,tarmarind and add 1 1/2 tea cup water with 3 whistles.

2.Now take that from cooker and grind that.

3.Take pan add garlic paste,grinded dal paste,rasam powder,coriander leaves,salt,ghee mix it.

4.Now keep it on stove and boil for 10mins and serve it with rice.

Rasam Powder

2008-07-24T14:51:00.004-04:00

Ingredients :

Toor Dal - 1 tea cup

Jeera - 1 tea cup

Dhaniya - 1/2 tea cup

Pepper - 1/2 tea cup

Red chillies - 8

Procedure :

1.Fry all separately in pan without oil and grind it.

Gongura Pachadi

2008-07-14T17:47:00.004-04:00

Ingredients :

Gongura bunches - 1 lb(1/2 kg)

Tarmarind - 1/4 to 1/2 size of lemon

Green chillies - 6 to 8

Red chilli - 1

Curry leaves - 4

Garlic cloves - 15(small)

Jeera - 1/4 tbl spoon

Mustard seeds - 1/4 tbl spoons

Chana dal - 1/2 tbl spoon

Oil - 5 tbl spoons

Salt - to taste

Onion - 1 (chopped)

Procedure :

1.Separate gongura leaves from the stems. Wash gongura leaves and keep in cooker and then add green chillies,garlic cloves - 5,Jeera,tarmarind and add little water in that(1/2 tea cup).Pressue cook for 2 whistles.

2.Now take that from cooker drain the water add little salt and graind that cooked gongura leaves.

3.Take pan add oil and heat it.Now add mustard seeds,chana dal,red chilli,garlic cloves- 10,curry leaves for 2mins.

4.Now add grainded gongura and fry for 15 to 20mins.

5.Add chopped onions in that and have with hot rice. Add little oil in rice and have it.

Yummy Blog Award

2008-07-01T11:23:00.005-04:00

This award was given to me by Uma.Thank you so much Uma.....

Coconut Sweet

2008-06-16T15:04:00.007-04:00

Ingredients :

Grated Coconut - 2 cups(250 gms)

Sweetened Condensed Milk - 150 gms

Badam - 8

Procedure :

1.Take pan and add condensed milk in that just heat it or take one bowl add condensed milk in that and heat it.

2.Now add grated coconut and mix it.When it is warm make them balls and keep each badam for each ball.

3.Take each ball and keep in both hands and press that ball slowly.

4.Now Coconut Sweet ready.

Duration Time : 10mins.

Quantity : 8

This goes to Suganya who is hosting a wonderful event “AFAM – Coconut”

Rasam

2008-06-12T10:53:00.005-04:00

Ingredients :

1.Tomato - 1

2.Garlic cloves - 3(Paste)

3.Rasam Powder (MTR) - 1 1/2 tbl spoon

4.Red chilli - 1

5.Curry Leaves - 4

6.Tarmarind Paste - 2 to 2 1/2 tbl spoon

7.Salt - to taste

8.Oil - 1 tbl spoon

9.Mustard Seeds - pinch

10.Asafoetida - pinch

11.Coriander leaves - to garnish

Procedure :

1.Take bowl add tarmarind paste,water,salt and mix it.

2.Now take pan add oil and heat it. Add mustard seeds,asafoetida,curry leaves,red chilli,garlic paste,tomato pieces,rasam powder fry it.

3.Add in that already mixed tarmarind water and boil for 5mins.

4.Garnish with coriander leaves.

Janthikalu/Murukulu

2008-06-05T10:21:00.004-04:00

Ingredients :

1.Rice Flour - 1 cup

2.Butter - 1 1/2 tbl spoon

3.Vaamu (Ajman Seeds) - 1/4 tbl spoon

4.Salt - To taste

5.Water - little

6.Oil - For Deep Frying

Procedure :

1.Take bowl add rice flour,vaamu,butter,salt and little water. Add just enough water to make a soft dough.

2.Take muruku maker and fill it with dough.

3.Now heat oil in pan.Put the dough in muruku maker and press into hot oil.

4.Fry till janthikalu turn golden brown. Fry them on both sides.

Coconut Chutney

2008-05-29T10:26:00.009-04:00

Ingredients :

Coconut (grated ) - 250 gms ( 2 tea cups)

Red chilies - 3

Mustard Seeds - pinch

Salt - to taste

Tarmarind Paste - 1/4 tbl spoon

Curry Leaves - 4

Water - Little

Oil - 1 tbl spoon

Procedure :

1.In grinder add 3 red chillies,grated coconut,salt,tarmarind paste and water.Now grind it.

2.Take Pan add oil and heat it.Now add mustard seeds,1 red chilli,curry leaves and then add in that grinded coconut.

3.Now serve with hot rice.

Cauliflower Manchuria (Monthly Mingle 21 - Appetizers & Hors'Doeuvres)

2008-05-21T11:23:00.001-04:00

Ingredients :

Cauliflower - 1 ( cut into flowers )

Onions - 2 onions ( chopped finely )

Ginger garlic paste - 2 tbl spoons

Red Chilli Powder - 2 tbl spoons

Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tbl spoon

Salt - to taste

Green Chilli Paste - 3 tbl spoons

Corainder Leaves - 1/2 bunch ( chopped finely )

Red Food Colour - a pinch

Soya Sauce - 2 tbl spoons

Corn Flour - 2 tbl spoons

( in that 1 1/2 tbl spoon corn flour, dissolved in water )

Wheat flour - 1 tbl spoon

Rice Flour - 1/2 cup

Baking Powder - 1/2 tbl spoon

Lemon juice - 2 tbl spoons

Oil - for deep frying

Procedure :

1. In a large bowl mix wheat flour, rice flour, 1/2 tbl spoon corn flour, baking powder, salt, 1 tbl spoon soya sauce, 1 tbl spoon ginger garlic paste, 1 tbl spoon red chilli powder, turmeric powder and 1tbl green chilli paste. Mix them well with water.

2. Now add caulifower flowers in that.

3. Heat oil in deep frying pan. Now fry cauliflower flowers in oil and take it ou and keep aside.

4. Take pan and add oil 3 tbl spoons and add oinions and fry it well. Now add 1 tbl spoon ginger garlic paste, 2 tbl spoons green chilli paste in this and fry it.

5. Now add 1 tbl spoon soya sauce and fry it. Put the flame in low and add corn flour water paste and red colour and mix it well.

6. The mixture will start to thicken. Keep on mixing them for 1min and add lemon juice and mix it and garnish with corainder leaves.

7. Now add cauliflower and mix it and remove from the flame and serve it hot.

This goes to Meeta and Mansi who is hosting a wonderful event of Monthly Mingle 21 - Appetizers & Hors'Doeuvres.

Chicken Fry

2008-05-19T09:41:00.003-04:00

Ingredients :

Chicken - 1/2 kg (Boneless)

Ginger Garlic Paste - 2 tbl spoons

Salt - 1 tbl spoon

Vinegar - 2 tbl spoons

Onions - 3 (chopped)

Red Colour - Pinch

Oil - 3 tbl spoons

Coriander Leaves - to garnish

Procedure :

1.Take bowl add chicken, ginger garlic paste, salt, vinegar and red colour mix it and marinate for 30mins.

2.Take Pan add oil 3 tbl spoons and add chopped onion and fry it .

3.Now add marinated chicken in that and fry it until it chicken cooks.

4.Garnish with coriander leaves.

You Make My Day Award

2008-05-15T12:27:00.005-04:00

This award was given to me by Uma.........A very sweet person with a wonderful blog......... You really really make my day!!

Arusuvai Friendship Chain ( Coconut Sweet and Punugulu )

2008-05-08T13:57:00.010-04:00

I received the much eagerly awaited packets of Arusuvai Surprise Ingredient from dear Uma just the proceeding week she had made the announcement!

The packet I received was

1. It is coconut powder.

2. It is the mixture of rice flour + urad dal (dosa mixture).

I'm pretty comfortable with this ingredient and decided to come up with Coconut sweet and Punugulu.

Here goes the recipes.......

Coconut Sweet

Ingredients :

Grated Coconut - 2 cups(250 gms)

Sweetened Condensed Milk - 150 gms

Badam - 8

Procedure :

1.Take pan and add condensed milk in that just heat it or take one bowl add condensed milk in that and heat it.

2.Now add grated coconut and mix it.When it is warm make them balls and keep each badam for each ball.

3.Take each ball and keep in both hands and press that ball slowly.

4.Now Coconut Sweet ready.

Duration Time : 10mins.

Quantity : 8

Punugulu

Ingredients :

Flour - 2 cups ( Rice flour+Urad dal flour)

Salt - to taste

Onion - 1 (chopped)

Green chillies - 2 ( chopped)

Water - 1/2 to 1cup

Procedure :

1.Take bowl add flour,salt,onion pieces,chopped green chillies,water and mix it thick.

2.Heat oil in pan.Make round balls and fry in oil.Once it become little brown take it out.

Prawns Biryani

2008-05-05T13:02:00.014-04:00

Ingredients :

Prawns - 50 gms

Tomatos - 2 (chopped)

Ginger garlic paste - 2 tbl spoon

Lavang - 4

Elachi - 2

Bay Leaves - 4

Onion - 1

Green Chillies - 10

Red Chilli Powder - 1 tbl spoon

Tumeric Powder - pinch

Salt - to taste

Curry Leaves - 15

Coriander leaves - 1 bunch (chopped)

Basmati Rice - 400gms

Coconut Milk - 4 cups (500gms)

Ghee - 2 tbl spoons

Oil - 5 to 7 tbl spoons

Procedure :

Prawns curry :

1.Take pan add oil 3 tbl spoons and heat it.Now add ginger garlic paste,prawns,curry leaves,red chilli powder,tumeric powder,salt,coriander leaves,tomato pieces and fry it for 5 mins.

For Biryani :

1.Take pan add ghee and remaining oil and heat it. Now add lavang,elachi,bay leaves,onion slices,green chillies slices and fry it.

2.Wash rice and add it in that pan.

3.Now add coconut milk,salt and cook for 10 mins.

4.Then add Prawns curry in that and keep that until rice cooks.

5.Garnish with coriander leaves.

Lemon Juice

2008-04-30T14:25:00.009-04:00

Ingredients :

Lemon - 1

Sugar - 6 tbl sppons

(if we want we can add half sugar and half honey)

Salt - 1/2 tbl spoon

Elachi - 1

Procedure :

1. Cut lemon and take juice.Now add in that suagr,salt,water and mix it.

2.Now crush elachi and add it in lemon juice and mix it well.

3.Then filter that lemon juice and have it.

This goes to Fun ’n’ Sun being hosted by Easycrafts

Serves : 2 Persons

Tomato Pickle

2008-04-26T23:36:00.007-04:00

Ingredients:

Tomatos - 5 (Large) (chopped)

Red Chilli Powder - 2 tbl spoons

Lavang - 2

Cinnamon - 3

Salt - to taste

Oil - 3 tbl spoons

Procedure :

1.Take pan add oil and heat it.In that add lavang,cinnamon fry it.

2.Now add chopped tomatos,red chilli powder and salt mix it
well.Fry them until oil separates.

3.Have it with rice or dosas or idlis.

(We have to keep this in fridge.Whenever we want we can use it.)

Bitter Gourd Fry

2008-04-14T14:53:00.019-04:00

Ingredients:

Bitter gourd - 2 (finely chopped)

Onion - 1 (finely chopped)

Red chilli powder - 1/2 to 1 tbsp

Jaggery - A little

Turmeric Powder - pinch

Curry leaves -3

Red Chillies - 1

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Oil - 2 tbsp

Salt - to taste

Procedure :

1.Heat oil in a frying pan.

2.Add mustard seeds,red chillies,curry leaves fry them. Then add chopped onions and fry till brown.

3.Now add the chopped bitter gourd and stir for sometime.

4.Add chilli powder,salt and turmeric powder and fry it.

5.Then add jaggery and keep the pan closed.

6.Now fry until bitter gourd fried well.

This goes to Pooja who is hosting a wonderful event of vegetable of the week-Bitter Gourd.

Chikidukaaya Curry

2008-04-09T11:38:00.011-04:00

Ingredients:

Chikidukaaya - 1Cup (250 gms)

Onion -3 (chopped)

Green Chillies - 3

Tomato - 1 (chopped)

Red Chilli Powder - 1/4 to 1/2 tbl spoon

Salt - to taste

Turmeric Powder - pinch

Oil -3 tbl spoons

Procedure :

1.Take Pan add oil and heat it.In that add chopped onions and green chillies and fry it well.

2.Now add chikidukaaya in that and fry it well until that raw smell goes.

3.Then add chopped tomato and fry it.

4.Now add red chilli powder,salt,turmeric powder and mix it well.

5.Then add water in that and boil for sometime until chikidukaaya cooks.

6.Serve chikidukaaya curry with hot rice.

Simple Egg Curry

2008-03-31T11:16:00.006-04:00

Ingredients :

Boiled Eggs - 3

Onions - 2

Green Chillies - 3

Tomato - 2

Ginger garlic paste - 2 tbl spoons

Red chilli powder - 2 tbl spoons

Coriander/dhania powder - 2 tbl spoons

Turmeric powder

Salt - 1 to 1 1/2 tbl spoon

Oil - 4 tbl spoons

Coriander leaves

Procedure :

1. Hard boil eggs, remove the shell and keep aside . Take pan and heat oil - 1 tbl spoon and keep turmeric powder in that and fry eggs and take it out.

2. Now add still more oil - 3tbl spoons and heat oil and keep chopped onions, green chillies,ginger garlic paste and fry for few minutes .

3. Then add chopped tomatoes and fry for few minutes . Then add eggs along with red chilli powder, corainder powder and salt . Add little water and Cook the curry until the oil separates .

4. Then garnish with coriander leaves and serve.

Fish Gravy

2008-03-24T12:20:00.005-04:00

Ingredients :

Fish Pieces - 4

Tamarind - 1/2 lemon size
(Soak in water)

Cumin Seeds - 1 tbl spoon

Lavang - 4

Elachi - 3

Ginger - small piece

Garlic - 1/2

Small Onions - 2

Green Chillies - 4

Red Chilli Powder - 1 1/2 tbl spoon

Turmeric Powder

Salt

Corainder leaves

Process :

1. First jeera,lavang,elachi,ginger,garlic grind it.Then add onion pieces in that and grind it.

2. Take pan add oil and heat it. Now add green chillies and grinded onion paste and fry it well until it turns brown.

3. Now add redchilli powder,turmeric powder,salt and fry for sometime.

4. Now add fish pieces and fry it.Now add tamarind paste and water and boil the curry until the fish boils.

5 . Then Garnish with corainder leaves and serve with hot rice.

Palak Dal (Pappu Palakura)(Spinach Dal)

2008-03-21T09:39:00.006-04:00

Ingredients :

Palak - 1 bunch

(pluck the leaves and wash them and cut it )

Toor dal ( kandipappu ) - 1 cup

Onions (small) - 2(chopped)

Green chillies - 10

Turmeric Powder

Oil - 1 tbl spoon

Salt - to taste

Mustard seeds - 1 tbl spoon

Jeera - 1 tbl spoon

Garlic cloves - 2

Red chillies - 1 or 2

Curry leaves

Tamarind Paste- 4 to 5 tbl spoons

Process :

1. Wash and pressure cook dal,palak,tamarind,chopped onions,green chillies,turmeric together with 3 cups of water till 3 whistles .

2. When the pressure is released,remove the lid add salt .

3. Heat oil in a Pan add crushed garlic cloves,mustard seeds,jeera,red chillies,curry leaves and fry them to turn brown .

4. Now add dal to this and cook in low heat with lid covered for 5 minutes.

5. Serve hot with rice,ghee and mango pickle.

Prawn Fry

2008-03-18T00:03:00.004-04:00

Ingredients :

Prawns - 1/4 kg

Onions - 3

Green chillies -5

Jeera - 1 tbl spoon

Garam Masala - 1 tbl spoon

Ginger Garlic paste - 1 to 1 1/2 tbl spoon

Red chilli powder - 1 tbl spoon

Turmeric Powder

Salt - to taste

Coriander leaves - 1/2 bunch

Process :

1 . First Grind jeera and add onion pieces and grinde it.

2. Take pan and heat oil in that and add onion paste,green chillies and fry it well. Then add ginger garlic paste, garam masala and fry it .

3. Then add Prawns in that and fry it for sometime. Now add red chillipowder, turmeric powder, salt and fry it.

4. Now close with cap (if you close the cap of that pan prawn will boil soon) and fry it until the prawn boiled.

5. Now garnish with coriander leaves. And serve with hot rice.

Cabbage Chutney

2008-03-12T11:25:00.007-04:00

Ingredients :

Cabbage - 1/2 (finely chopped)

Green Chillies - 10

Oil - 5 tbl spoons

Cumin Seeds - 1 tbl spoon

Mustard Seeds - 1 tbl spoon

Red chillies - 3

Urad dal - 1 tbl spoon

Chana dal - 1 tbl spoon

Garlic Cloves - 3

Salt - 1 or 1 1/2 tbl spoon

Curry Leaves

Tamarind - 2 inch

Onion - 1( finely chopped )

Process :

1. Take Pan and add 2 tbl spoons oil and heat it . Keep cabbage , green chillies in that and fry until it comes to brown colour.

2. Now make the cabbage cool.

3. Grind jeera , garlic cloves . And add in that fried Cabbage , green chillies and salt , tamarind and grind it. ( If u need water u can add less than 1/2 glass)

4. Now heat the pan and add oil 3 tbl spoons and keep mustard seeds , urad dal , chana dal , red chillies , curyy leaves and fry it. Now add grinded cabbage mix in that and fry it untill it becomes thick.

5. Now garnish onion pieces and serve with Hot Rice and Ghee.

Potato Fry

2008-03-07T11:51:00.002-05:00

Ingredients :

Potato - 2 ( Small sliced pieces )

Onions - 2

Red Chillies - 6

Jeera - 1 tbl spoon

Garlic Cloves - 2

Red chilli powder - 1/2 to 1 tbl spoon

Turmeric Powder

Salt - to taste

Curry Leaves

Oil - 5 to 7 tbl spoons

Mustard Seeds - 1 tbl spoon

Process :

1 . First Grind jeera , garlic , 5 red chillies and add onion pieces and grind it.

2. Take pan and heat oil in that and add mustard seeds , curry leaves , 1 red chilli fry it . Now add onion paste and fry it well . Then add potato and fry it .

3. Now add red chilli powder , turmeric powder , salt and fry it .

4. Now close with cap ( if you close the cap of that pan potato will boil soon ) and fry it until the potato boiled .

5. And serve with hot rice .

Dal Ridge Gourd

2008-03-03T14:02:00.006-05:00

Ingredients :

Toor dal ( kandipappu ) - 1 cup

Ridge gourd (Beerakaya) - 1

Meal Maker - 10 to 15

Green Chillies - 12

Jeera - 1 tbl spoon

Tumeric Powder

Salt - to taste

Oil - 4 tbl spoon

Mustard Seeds - 1 tbl spoon

Red Chillies - 3

Curry leaves

Garlic Cloves - 3

Process :

1. Take top of ridge gourd and cut into pieces. Wash and pressure cook dal, ridge gourd pieces,jeera together with 2 cups of water till 4 whistles .

2. When the pressure is released,remove the lid,add salt,turmeric powder.

3. Heat Oil 2 tbl spoons in a Pan and fry meal maker and fry them to turn brown .

4. Heat oil in a Pan add crushed garlic cloves,mustard seeds,red chillies, curry leaves and fry them to turn brown.

5. Now add dal to this and fried meal maker (atleast 15mins before meal maker if you add in dal,meal maker will be good). And cook in low heat with lid covered for 5 minutes.

6. Serve hot with rice,ghee and mango pickle.

Egg Sweet Potato Curry

2008-02-28T23:53:00.004-05:00

Ingredients :

Eggs - 2 ( boiled )

Sweet Potato - 2 ( cut it to round slices )

Onions - 2 ( chopped )

Green chilies - 5

Red Chilli Powder - 1/2 to 1 tbl spoon

Turmeric Powder

Salt - to taste

Sugar - 1/2 tbl spoon

tamarind - 1/2 lemon size ( soak in water )

Oil - 5 tbl spoons

Process :

1. Take Pan add oil 2 tbl spoons and heat it. Now add turmeric powder, eggs. Fry them and take it out.

2. Now in that Pan add 3 tbl spoons Oil and add onion pieces, green chillies and fry it well.

3. Now add red chilli powder, salt and mix it.

4. Take tamarind paste and add in that. And add some water, sugar and boil until sweet potato boils.

Kima Curry

2008-02-26T11:58:00.007-05:00

Ingredients :

Kima (Keema) - 1/2 kg

Onions - 3

Green Chillies - 5

Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 1/2 tbl spoon

Garam Masala - ½ tbl spoon

Chilli Powder - 1 tbl spoon

Salt - to taste

Turmeric Powder

Corainder Leaves - 1 bunch

Oil - 5 tbl spoons

Process :

1. Take Pan and keep oil in that. Now heat the oil. Then add in onion pieces, green chillies and fry it.

2. Add ginger garlic paste and garam masala then fry it.

3. Now add Kima in that and fry it. Then add red chilli powder, salt, turmeric powder and fry it.

4. Add water in that and boil until Kima cooks. After sometime when you are ready to remove from the stove garnish coriander leaves in that.

4. Now serve Kima Curry with hot rice.

Cauliflower Tomato Curry

2008-02-21T23:07:00.003-05:00

Ingredients :

Cauliflower - 1

Onions - 2

Green Chillies - 6

Tomatos - 2 to 3

Red Chilli Powder - 1 to 1 1/2 tbl spoons

Turmeric Powder

Salt - To taste

Oil - 3 tbl spoons

Mustard Seeds - 2 tl spoons

Process :

1. Taken Pan add oil and heat it. Now keep mustard seeds,onion pieces, green chillies and fry it well.

2. Now add cauliflower pieces ( Separate them into small flowers ) and fry it. Now add tomato pieces and cover with cap and fry it for sometime .

3. Add red chilli powder , turmeric powder, salt and fry it. Now add some water and boil for sometime until cauliflower cooks .

Raw Banana Fry

2008-02-19T11:43:00.003-05:00

Ingredients :

Raw Banana - 1 ( Small sliced pieces )

Onions - 2

Red Chillies - 5

Jeera - 1 tbl spoon

Garlic - 2

Red chilli powder - 1/2 to 1 tbl spoon

Turmeric Powder

Salt - to taste

Curry Leaves

Oil - 4 to 6 tbl spoons

Mustard Seeds - 1 tbl spoon

Process :

1 . First Grinde jeera , garlic , 4 red chillies and add onion pieces and grinde it.

2. Take pan and heat oil in that and add mustard seeds , curry leaves , 1 red chilli fry it . Now add onion paste and fry it well . Then add raw banana and fry it .

3. Now add red chilli powder , turmeric powder , salt and fry it .

4. Now close with cap ( if you close the cap of that pan raw banana will boil soon ) and fry it untill the raw banana boiled .

5. And serve with hot rice .

Chicken Curry

2008-02-15T11:23:00.006-05:00

Ingredients :

Chicken - ½ kg

Onions - 4

Green Chillies - 5

Ginger Garlic Paste - 2 tbl spoon

Garam Masala - 1 tbl spoon

Chilli Powder - 1 ½ tbl spoon

Salt

Turmeric Powder

Corainder Leaves

Oil

Process :

1.Take Pan and keep oil in that. Now heat the oil. Now keep in that onion pieces, green chillies and fry it .

2.Now keep ginger garlic paste, garam masala and fry it.

3.Now add chicken pieces and fry it. Now add red chilli powder, salt, turmeric powder and fry it.

4.Now add water in that and keep until the chicken boils. After sometime when you are ready to remove from the stove keep coriander leaves in that.

Cake

2008-02-13T13:19:00.007-05:00

Ingredients :

Eggs - 3

(Beat eggs with blender.If u get egg juice 1cup , count the remaining items as like egg juice.)

Sugar - 1cup

Maida - 1cup

Butter - 1cup

Baking Powder - 1/4 tbl spoon

(For how many eggs also you have to use less baking powder.Then cake will be soft otherwise it will become very hard.)

Cashews

Process :

1. Break the eggs and make it juice . Then add sugar and mix well.

2. Then heat butter and add in that mix .

3. Then add maida, baking powder and mix well.

4. Now heat Oven 360degrees and after sometime reduce to 320 degrees. Now take one bowl and apply ghee for that and Keep that mix in that bowl and keep in Oven.

5. After 10mins add cashews in that . After 20mins you have to check carefully. then Cake is ready.

Potato Curry (Masala)

2008-02-11T10:41:00.001-05:00

Ingredients :

Potatos - 2

Onions - 2

Green Chillies - 4

Ginger Garlic Paste - 1/2 tbl spoon

Garam Masala - ½ tbl spoon

Chilli Powder - 1 tbl spoon

Salt

Turmeric Powder

Corainder Leaves

Oil - 3 tbl spoons

Process :

1. Take Pan and keep oil in that. Now heat the oil. Now keep in that onion pieces, green chillies and fry it .

2. Now keep gingergarlic paste, garam masala and fry it. Now add Potato pieces and fry it. Now add red chilli powder, salt, turmeric powder and fry it .

3. Now add water in that and keep until the potato boils. After sometime when you are ready to remove from the stove keep coriander leaves in that.

Potato Beans Fry

2008-02-07T11:50:00.000-05:00

Ingredients :

Potato - 2

Beans - 250 gms

Onions - 2 ( finely chopped )

Garam Masala - 1/4 tbl spoon

Dania Powder - 1/4 tbl spoon

Red Chilli Powder - 1/4 tbl spoon

Turmeric Powder

Salt - to taste ( 1 to 1 1/2 tbl spoon )

Oil - 4 to 5 tbl spoons

Red Chillies - 2

Mustard Seeds - 1 tbl spoon

Curry Leaves

Process :

1. Take Pan add oil and heat it . Now add mustard seeds, red chiilies, cuury leaves, curry leaves and fry it.

2. Add onion pieces and 2 mins in high flame . Add beans pieces and fry for 2mins. Then add potato pieces and fry 2 mins and close lid for 3 min.

3. Now add dania powder, garam masala, karam, turmeric powder, salt and fry it .

4. Now close with cap ( if you close the cap of that pan beans, potato will boil soon ) and fry it untill beans,potato boiled.

Vermicelli Payasam

2008-02-05T11:09:00.000-05:00

Ingredients :

Milk - 1 Lt ( 10 tea cups)

Vermicelli - 1 Cup

Sabudana (saggubiyyam) - 1 Cup

Sugar - 2 cups

Cashew Nuts - 2 tbl spoons

Ghee - 2 tbl spoons

Elachi - 3 (make it powder )

Process :

1. Take pan and add 1 tbl spoon ghee and add vermicelli in that and fry it light brown.

2. Now add 1 tbl spoon ghee and fry cashew nuts.

3. Boil the milk in a vessel . Add sabudana cook until soft.

4. Now add vermicelli cook until soft.

5. After cooked add sugar and cook for few more minutes.

6. Now add cashew nuts in this to the payasam.

7. Also add elachi powder . Now payasam is ready.

Chicken 65

2008-01-31T11:37:00.000-05:00

Ingredients :

Chicken - 1 kg ( Boneless chicken cut in to small pieces )

Corn Flour - 16 tbl spoons

Maida - 8 tbl spoons

Eggs - 4

Ginger Garlic Paste - 8 tbl spoons

Garam Masala - 2 tbl spoons

Azinomotto - 2 tbl spoon ( china salt )

Red Chilli Powder - 4 tbl spoons

Salt - 2 to 2 1/2 tbl spoons

Red Food Colour - 1/4 to 1/2 tbl spoon

Curd - 1/2 to 3/4 cups

Oil - For Deep Frying

Green Chillies - 15

Curry Leaves - 20

Lemon juice - 4 tbl spoon

Process :

1. Take one bowl and keep chicken, cornflour, maida, ginger garlic paste, garam masala, red chilli powder, salt, red colour, egg ( juice ), curd, red colour and mix it and marinate it for 45 mins .

2. Deep fry the chicken pieces in oil and drain .

3. Now take 5 tbl spoons oil in pan and fry sliced green chillies, curry leaves. Now add fried chicken pieces and add lemon juice and fry 2 mins and serve it .

Bottlegourd Tomato Curry (Sorakaya Kura)

2008-01-30T10:35:00.000-05:00

Ingredients :

Bottlegourd(Sorakaya)- 1

Onions - 3 to 4

Green Chillies - 4

Tomato - 2

Red Chilli Powder - 1/2 to 1 tbl spoon

Turmeric Powder

Salt - To Taste

Oil - 3 tbl spoons

Mustard Seeds - 2 tbl spoons

Process :

1. Take Pan add oil and heat it . Now add mustard seeds , onoin pieces , green chillies and fry it well .

2. Now add bottlegourd pieces ( take the upper layer of bottlegourd and cut into small pieces ) and fry it .

3. Now add red chilli powder , turmeric powder , salt and fry it well .

4. Now add tomato pieces and fry it well . And cover with lid for 3mins and fry it .

5. Now add some water and boil for sometime until bottlegourd boils .

Egg Tomato Curry

2008-01-29T16:10:00.000-05:00

Ingredients :

Raw Eggs - 5

Onions - 3

Green Chillies - 4

Tomatoes - 2

Red Chilli Powder - 1/2 to 1 tbl spoon

Turmeric Powder

Salt - To Taste

Oil - 3 tbl spoons

Mustard Seeds - 2 tbl spoons

Corainder Leaves - 1 bunch

Process :

1. Take Pan add oil and heat it . Now add mustard seeds, onoin pieces, green chillies and fry it well .

2. Now add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt and fry it well.

3. Now add eggs juice ( break the raw eggs and mix that as juice in one bowl ) and fry it well .

4. Keep tomato pieces in that and fry it . Cover with lid and fry for sometime .

5. Now garnish with corainder leaves.

Mysore Pak

2008-01-27T21:05:00.000-05:00

Ingredients :

Gram Flour - 1 cup

Sugar - 2 1/2 to 3 cups

Elachi - 4 ( powdered )

Ghee,Butter - 1 1/2 cup

Cooking Soda - 1 tbl spoon

Process :

1. Take Pan and add besan powder and fry it for sometime and take it out.

2. Now take one bowl and add sugar in that and add 1cup of water in that and boil it . Bring them to boil till the sugar syrup as sticky . Reduce the heat.

3. Now pour the besan flour , elachi powder and ghee into the sugar syrup while stirring .

4. Cook until the ghee starts to leave the sides of the pan and add soda in that and the mixture starts to thicken and turns to become light gold in color .

5. Immediately pour into a plate . When it is still hot , cut into diamond shapes.

Drumstick Tomato Curry

2008-01-27T20:58:00.000-05:00

Ingredients :

Drumsticks Pieces - 8 to 10

Onion - 2

Green Chillies - 4

Tomatos - 2

Red Chilli Powder - 1/2 tbl spoon

Turmeric Powder

Salt - To taste

Oil - 2 tbl spoons

Process :

1. Take Pan and heat oil . Add onion pieces , green chillies and fry it .

2. Now add drumstick pieces and fry it well .

3. Add tomato pieces in that and fry it . Now cover with lid and fry for sometime .

4. Now add red chilli powder , turmeric powder , salt and fry it .

5. Now add some water and boil for sometime until drumstick boils .

Dal Tamotilos

2008-01-27T20:54:00.001-05:00

Ingredients :

Toor dal ( kandipappu ) - 1 cup

Tomatilos - 5 ( Small )

Green chillies - 5

Turmeric Powder

Salt - to taste

Mustard seeds - 1 tbl spoon

Garlic cloves - 2

Red chillies - 2

Curry leaves

Oil - 2 tbl spoonsProcess :

1. Wash and pressure cook dal, tomatilos pieces with 1 1/2 cups of water till 3 whistles.

2. When the pressure is released, remove the lid then add turmeric powder and salt .

3. Heat oil in a Pan add crushed garlic cloves, mustard seeds, jeera, red chillies, curry leaves and fry them to turn brown .

4. Now add dal to this and cook in low heat with lid covered for 5 minutes.

5. Serve hot with rice, ghee and mango pickle.

Bread Bonda

2008-01-22T12:13:00.000-05:00

Ingredients :

Bread Slices - 8 to 10

Potatos - 2

(Boiled)

Green Peas - 1/2 cup

Onions - 2

Lemon juice - 1 tbl spoon

Red Chilli Powder - 1/4 tbl spoon

Salt - to taste

Tumeric Powder

Garam Masala - 1/4 tbl spoon

Ginger Garlic Paste - 1/4 tbl spoon

Chaat Masala - 1/4 tbl spoon

Mustard Seeds - 1 tbl spoon

Curry leaves - 4

Corainder laves

Oil - 3 tbl spoons

Process :

1. Take Pan add oil and heat it. Now add mustard seeds, curry leaves and fry it.

2. Add onion pieces and fry it. Ginger garlic paste, garam masala, chaat masala and fry it.

3. Fry well till golden brown.

4. Add mashed potatos, green peas mix well and fry it.

5. Now add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, salt,lemon juice and mix well.

6. Garnish corainder leaves.

7. Take from fire, mix well and cool it. Make small balls and keep it.

8. Take one slice of bread and make it wet with milk and put one aloo ball in the bread and cover it nicely.

9. Boil oil in a frying pan. Now fry bread bonda in oil untill it becomes golden brown.

10.Serve hot with tomato ketchup.

Sliced Egg Curry

2008-01-22T12:08:00.002-05:00

Ingredients :

Boiled Eggs - 5

Oinons - 5

Green Chillies - 3

Garlic Cloves - 3

Ginger - small piece

Cinnamon sticks - 2

Red Chilli Powder - 1 tbl spoon

Salt - to taste

Corainder Powder - 1 tbl spoon

Garam masala - 1/4 tbl psoon

Corainder Leaves - 1 bunch

Process :

1. Graind Green chillies, garlic cloves, ginger pieces, dalchin chekka.

2. Take Pan add oil and heat it. Now add onion pieces and fry it.

3. Now add grainded paste in that and fry well.

4. Add red chilli powder, garam masala, corainder powder, salt and fry for 2mins. Now add half glass of water.

5. When masala gets cooked well add coriander leaves(cut it into small pieces).

6. Then slit boiled eggs.

7. Mix well and fry for 2mins.

Vegetable Samosa

2008-01-22T12:03:00.000-05:00

Ingredients :

For samosa dough :

Maida - 1 cup

Ghee - 1/2 cup

Baking powder - 1/4 tbl spoon

Salt

water

For filling :

Potatoes - 2 ( large boiled, peeled, mashed )

Onion finely chopped - 1

Green peas - 1 tea cup

Green chillies- 2

Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbl spoon

Coriander leaves finely chopped

Lemon juice - 2 tbl spoon

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tbl spoon

Garam masala - 1/2 tbl spoon

Coriander seeds - 1/2 tbl spoon

Red chilli powder - 1 tbl spoon

Salt - to taste

Oil - to deep fry

Procedure :

For the dough :

1. In flour add salt, baking powder and ghee. Mix well.

2. Add cold water and mix into a smooth dough.

3. Keep the dough for half an hour, covered with wet cloth.

For filling:

1. Heat oil in a pan. Add chopped onions and green chillies and fry over medium heat, until light brown.

2. Add green peas, ginger paste, coriander leaves, fenugreek leaves, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt.

3. Add mashed potatoes and stir well. Fry for about 5-6 minutes and remove from flame.

4. Now take the mixed dough then mix it once again.

5. Make small balls of almost equal size. Press these balls to make flat round shape (like chapati). Later cut these into two halfs.

6. Shape it into a cone and stuff it with the potato filling. Apply water on the edges and seal the edges.

7. Heat oil in a deep frying pan on high. Deep fry the samosas on medium heat until golden brown.

8. Now serve hot with sauce.

Chicken Fry

2008-01-22T11:58:00.000-05:00

Ingredients :

Chicken - 1/4 kg

Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tbl spoons

Red Chilli Powder - 1 to 1/2 tbl spoons

Salt - to taste

Cloves - 4

Daniya - 2 tbl spoons

Red chllies - 8 ( If it is spicy then add 4 to 5)

Cardamoms - 2

Cinnamon Sticks - 1

Mustard Seeds - 1 tbl spoons

Curry Leaves - 5

Onions - 2 (small)

Oil - 2 to 3 tbl spoons

Procedure :

1. Wash Chicken and add ginger garlic paste, red chilli powder and salt - 1/2 tbl spoon. Pressure cook Chicken mix with 2 whistles ( without adding water ).

2. Take Pan and heat it normally without oil. In that add cloves, cardamoms, cinnamon sticks, daniya, red chillies and fry them well and remove from flame and make it cool.

3. Now add oil- 1 tbl spoons in that Pan and add onion pieces in that and fry it until it becomes golden brown.

4. Now first graind fried items ( cloves, cardamoms, cinnamon stick, daniya, red chillies ) and afterthat fried onion pieces ( without water ).

5. Take Pan and add oil - 2 tbl spoons oil and heat it. Now add mustard seeds, curry leaves and fry it.

6. Now add cooked chicken ( after adding this, fry until the water finish in that ) and then add grainded onion masala paste and fry it well for around 15 to 20mins.

Boondi Laddoo

2008-01-22T11:46:00.002-05:00

Ingredients :

For boondi:

Gram flour - 2 cups ( 250 gms )

Cardamom - 6 to 8

A fine holed utensil

Ghee - 2 tbl spoons

Cashew nuts - 1/4 cup

Dry Grapes - 1/4 cup

Baking Soda - 1/2 tbl spoon

Oil - for frying boondi

For Syrup:

Sugar - 2 to 2 1/2 cups

Water - 1 cup

Procedure :

For syrup:

1.Put sugar and water in a vessel and boil until sugar dissolves.

2.Boil for 5 minutes till bubbles forms on top.

3.Add cardamom powder and mix. Keep aside.

For boondi:

Mix flour,baking powder with water ( as dosa batter ) .
Heat oil in a heavy frying pan.
Hold utensil on top with one hand.
With the other pour some batter all over the holes.
Tap gently till all batter has fallen into hot oil.
Stir with another strainer and remove when light golden.
Keep aside. Repeat for remaining batter.
Now mix boondi in syrup.
Take pan add ghee in that and heat it.Now add cashew nuts, dry grapes and fry them and add that with ghee in that boondi mix.
Cover and keep for 5 minutes.
Now make them as laddoos with your hands.
Cool and keep open to dry, before storing in containers.

Cauliflower Manchuria (Monthly Mingle 21 - Appetizers & Hors'Doeuvres)

2008-01-18T11:45:00.006-05:00

Capsicum Masala Curry

2008-01-18T11:42:00.000-05:00

Ingredients :

Capsicums - 2

(cut into length wise pieces)

Onions - 2

Green Chillies - 5

Red chilly powder - 1 tbl spoon

Coriander seeds - 1 tbl spoons

Sesame seeds - 1/4 cup

Peanuts - 1/2 cup

Grated dry coconut - 1/2 cup

Mustard seeds - 1/4 tbl spoon

Fenugreek seeds - A pinch

Tamarind - 1 lemon size (soaked in water)

Salt - to taste

Oil - 3 tbl spoons

Coriander Leaves

Procedure :

1.Roast coriander, peanuts, sesame seeds and dry coconut.

2.Now graind them into a smooth paste.

3.Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds fry it.

4. Now add onion pieces, green chillies and fry them well.

5. Add capsicum pieces and fry it.

6. Add the ground nut paste and fry well.

7.Add red chilly powder, salt and fry till the oil separates.

8. Add tamarind water and cook till the gravy thickens.

9.Garnish with Coriander leaves.

Tomato Rice

2008-01-17T11:12:00.000-05:00

Ingredients:

Basmati rice - 2 cups( 250 gms )

Tomatos - 4

Green Peas - 1/2 cup

(Soaked and half boiled)

Potato - 1

Onion - 2

Green Chillies - 4

Ginger garlic paste - 1 1/2 tbl spoon

Cloves - 5

Elachi - 3

Bay Leaves - 3

Sambar powder - 1 1/2 to 2 tbl spoon

Salt - to taste

Corainder Leaves - as you wish

Procedure :

1.In a Pressure Cooker heat the oil and add the cloves, elachi, bay leaves and fry them well.

2.Now add onion slices, green chillies and fry it.

3.Add ginger garlic paste and fry it. Then add the chopped tomatoes and fry it well.

4.Now add half cooked green peas, potato pieces, sambar powder and mix them.

5.Then wash basmati rice and add in that and fry it. Add water ( for 1 cup of rice add 1 1/2 to 2 cups of water ), salt and close the cap of cooker.

6. Allow to cook until one whistle. Remove from stove and allow to cool.

7. Garnish with corainder leaves and serve it with potato curry.

Bengalgram - Coconut Curry

2008-01-17T11:08:00.000-05:00

Ingredients:

Grated Coconut - 1 cup ( 125 gms )

Bengal Gram - 1/2 cup

Onions - 1

Green Chillies - 4

Red Chillies - 4

Turmeric Powder - pinch

Currry Leaves - 3

Mustard Seeds - 1/4 tbl spoon

Oil - 2 to 3 tbl spoons

Procedure :

1. Wash and pressure cook bengal gram in 1 cup water . Allow to cook until one whistle. Drain the excess water if any.

2.Heat oil in a Pan and add mustard seeds, red chillies, green chillies, curry leaves and fry it.

3.Now add onion pieces and fry it well. Add bengal gram, turmeric powder, salt. Mix it and cook for 2-3 minutes on a low flame. Add grated coconut and mix it well for 3 minutes and switch off the flame.

4.Serve it with hot rice.

Vegetable Balls

2008-01-16T11:35:00.003-05:00

Ingredients:

Carrots - 4

Beans - 20

Cabbage - half (finely chopped)

Green chillies - 10

Ginger garlic paste - 3 tbl spoons

Corn flour - 10 tbl spoons

Maida - 8 tbl spoons

Salt - to taste

Onions - 4 (chopped finely)

Pepper - 1 tbl spoon

Sugar - 1/2 tbl spoon

Soya Sauce - 2 tbl spoons

Oil - for frying

Procedure :

1. Take one bowl and add carrot pieces, beans pieces, cabbage, greenchillies, ginger garli paste - 2 tbl spoons, corn flour, maida, salt and mix everything together with water and make it into small balls. Fry it in oil.

2. Take pan and then heat 2 tbl spoons oil . Fry 1 tbl spoon of ginger garlic paste.

3.Fry onion pieces. Then add pepper, sugar fry for 2 mins. Then add 2 tbl spoons soya sauce. Add veg balls in that and mix everything for 5 mins and remove from flame.

4.Now serve hot with sauce.

Chicken Biryani

2008-01-10T12:34:00.001-05:00

Ingredients:

Chicken - 4 to 6 Leg Pieces

Basmati Rice - 2 Cups (250 gms)

Onion - 1 (slices)

Green Chillies - 4

Ginger Garlic Paste - 3 tbl spoons

Garam Masala - 1/2 tbl spoon

Biryani Powder - 3 tbl spoons

Red Chilli Powder - 1/4 tbl spoon

Turmeric Powder - Pinch

Salt - to taste

Curd - 1/2 to 1 tea cup

Lavang - 4

Elachi - 3

Biryani Leaves - 3

Water - 3 Cups

Oil - 5 to 7 tbl spoons

Corainder Leaves

To Marinate Chicken :

1.Clean and wash chicken leg pieces.

2.Now add red chilli powder, salt - 1/4 tbl spoon, turmeric powder - pinch, garam masala - 1/2 tbl spoon, biryani powder - 1 tbl spoon, ginger garlic paste - 1 tbl spoon, curd mix them well and marinate for 30 to 45mins.

Procedure :

1.Take Pan and add 5 to 7 tbl spoons oil and heat it. Now add lavang, elachi, biryani leaves, slicely cut onion, green chillies fry it.

2.Now add ginger garlic paste, garam masala, biryani powder fry it.

3.Add chicken pieces in that fry it until it fried well.

4.Then add basmati rice and mix it well.

5.Now add water in rice cooker (for 1 glass of rice add 1 1/2 glass water) and add in that already fried chicken pieces and rice.

(Otherwise Pressure Cook for 1 whistle)

6.Garnish with corainder leaves.

Pav Bhaji

2008-01-09T10:12:00.000-05:00

Ingredients :

Pavs - 8

Butter - to fry pavs.

For Bhaji :

Potato - 3 (boiled and mashed)

Onions - 2

Tomatoes - 2

French Beans - 1/4 cup

Carrots - 1/4 cup

Green Peas - 1/4 cup

Capsicum - 1

Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 to 2 tbl spoons

Butter - 2 tbl spoons

Pavbhaji masala - 2 to 3 tbl spoons

Chilli powder - 1 to 1/2 tbl spoon

Salt - to taste

Lemon juice - 1/2 tbl spoon Water

To Garnish :

Coriander

Onion - 1 (chopped)

Procedure :

1.Take french beans,carrots and Pressure cook with green peas and Mash them after draining.

2.Heat butter in a pan.

3.Add ginger-garlic paste, capsicum pieces, onion pieces, tomatoes pieces and fry them well.

4.Add potato and pav bhaji masala, chilli powder, salt and fry for 2-3 minutes.

5.Add some water and boil for sometime.

6.Remove from the flame and add lemon juice.

7.Garnish with chopped coriander and onion pieces.

For Pavs :

1.Apply butter on the bun-halves, place them on a pre-heated frying pan. Fry until golden brown on both sides.

2.Serve Pavs with hot bhaji.

Corainder Rice

2008-01-09T09:55:00.002-05:00

Ingredients :

Basmati rice - 1 Cup (250 Gms)

Corainder Leaves - 1 1/2 bunch (only leaves)

Mixed vegetables - 1 cup

Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbl spoon

Cloves - 2

Cinnamon - 2

Oil - 2 tbl spoon

Cashews - 5

Ghee - 2 tbl spoon

Tomato - 1 (sliced)

Chaat Masala - 1/2 tbl spoon

Water - 1 1/2 cup

Procedure :

1.Take Pan and add heat ghee and fry cashews.

2.Take out the cashews and add oil.

3.Fry cloves and cinnamon.

4.Then fry ginger garlic paste and add onion and fryit well.

5.Then add half spoon chat masala(it gives good taste).

6.Now add half sliced tomato and fry well. T hen add mixed veg and fry it well.

7.Grind green chillies and add corainder leaves only and mix it well.

8.Then add rice and mix it.

9.Now add water in rice cooker and salt and mix it.

10.Serve hot Corainder rice with raita or curd.

Potato Gravy for Rice

2008-01-08T12:52:00.002-05:00

Ingredients :

Baby Potatos - 6(Boiled)

Onions - 2

Green Chillies - 4

Lavang - 2

Elachi - 1

Red Chilli Powder - 1 to 1 1/2 tbl spoon

Turmeric Powder - Pinch

Salt - to taste

Tarmarind - lemon size(soak in water)

Oil - 3 to 4 tbl spoons

Procedure :

1.Grind Lavang, Elachi. And then add onion pieces and grind it.

2.Take Pan and heat oil and add onion paste, green chillies fry it well.

3.Now add potatos and fry it for 5mins. And add red chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt fry it well.

4.Now add tamarind paste and add some water and boil for sometime.

5.Now serve potato gravy with rice.

This goes to Sia who is hosting a wonderful event of “Ode to Potato”.

Tindora Fry

2008-01-07T15:27:00.000-05:00

Ingredients:

Tindora - 1/2 kg

Onion - 1

Mustard Seeds - 1 tbl spoon

Turmeric Powder - pinch

Red Chilli Powder - 1/4 to 1/2 tbl spoon

Coconut Grated - 1/4 to 1/2 cup

Salt - to taste

Curry leaves - 5

Oil - 3 to 4tbl spoons

Procedure:

1.Cut the tindora in lengthwise.

2.Take Pan and add oil and heat it and add mustard seeds, curry leaves. Add onion slices and fry till golden brown.

3.Now add the tindora pieces, red chilli powder, salt and turmeric powder and fry it in low flame until tindora fried(cooked).

4.Add grated coconut and fry it for 5mins.

5.Serve it with hot rice.

Ginger Pickle(Allam Pachadi)

2008-01-07T15:11:00.000-05:00

Ingredients :

Ginger - 250 gms

Red Chilli Powder - 1 tea cup ( 125 gms )

Tarmarind - 250 gms

Jaggery - 250gms

Garlic - 2

Salt - to taste

Red Chillies - 5

Mustard Seeds - 3 tbl spoons

Chana Dal - 3 tbl spoons

Urad Dal - 3 tbl spoons

Curry leaves - 3

Fenugreek Seeds - 2 tbl spoons

Oil - 200 gms

Process :

1. Wash Ginger and peel ginger and cut into pieces.

2. Add hot water in tamarind and take that as thick juice.

3. Now ginger pieces, tamarind juice, 1 full garlic, jaggery pieces, fenugreek seeds, red chilli powder, salt and grind it.

4. Take Pan add oil in that and heat it. Now add mustard seeds, chana dal, urad dal, 1 full crushed garlic cloves, red chillies, curry leaves and fry it.

5. Now add grinded ginger mix to this.

Ground Nut Chuttney

2008-01-06T23:40:00.000-05:00

Ingredients :

Ground Nuts - 2 cups

Coconut - 1 cup ( Grated )

Roasted bengal gram - 1/2 cup

Green Chillies - 10

Oil - 3 tbl spoons

Cumin Seeds - 2 tbl spoon

Mustard Seeds - 1 tbl spoon

Red chillies - 2

Urad dal - 1 tbl spoon

Chana dal - 1 tbl spoon

Garlic Cloves - 3

Salt - to taste

Curry Leaves

Tarmarind - 3 to 4 inch

Process :

1. Take Pan and add groundnuts and fry it . Now make the groundnuts cool.

2. Now heat pan and add oil 1tbl spoon and cuminseeds , garlic cloves , green chillies and fry it.

3. Now Graind fried jeera , garlic cloves and greenchilles . And add in that fried groundnuts , coconut , roasted bengal gram , salt , tarmarind and graind it. And add 1/2 cup water and graind it . ( If you need still more water you can add )

4. Now heat the pan and add 2 tbl spoons Oil and keep mustard seeds , urad dal , chana dal , red chillies , curry leaves and fry it . Now add grainded ground nut mix in that .

5. Now serve groundnut chuttney with idly or dosa.

Coconut Chuttney

2008-01-06T23:37:00.000-05:00

Ingredients :

Coconut - 1 Cup

( Coconut Pieces or Frozen Coconut )

Green Chillies - 4

Salt - To taste

Curry Leaves - 15

Mustard Seeds - 2 tbl spoon

Oil - 1 tbl spoon

Process :

1 . Grinde Green chillies and 10 Curry leaves . Then add Coconut pieces or frozen coconut , salt and grinde it . Grinde with little water .

2. Take Pan and add oil in that . Heat the oil . In that add mustard seeds , curry leaves and fry it . Now keep that in grinded mix .

Tomato Chuttney

2008-01-06T23:31:00.000-05:00

Ingredients :

Tomatos - 2

Onions - 2

Green Chillies - 6

Salt - To Taste

Oil - 4 Tbl spoons

Mustard Seeds - 2 tbl spoons

Curry Leaves - 5

Process :

1. Take Pan and add oil 2 tbl spoons and heat it. Now add onions pieces , green chillies and fry it well . Now add tomato pieces in that and fry it . And make it cool .

2. Now grind that fried onion , tomato pieces and add salt in that .

3. Take pan and keep 2 tbl spoons and heat it . Now add mustard seeds , curry leaves and fry it . Now keep that in ginded mix.

Mysoor Bonda

2008-01-06T21:42:00.000-05:00

Ingrediants :

Maida - 2cups

Curd ( sour) - 2cups

Rice Flour - 1/2 cup

Onions - 2 (pieces)

Green Chillies - 3

Soda - 1/4 tbl spoon

Salt - to taste

Corainder leaves - 1/2 or 1 bunch

Process :

1 . Maida , Curd , Rice Flour ,Onion pieces , Green chillies , corainder leaves , Salt , Soda and mix it thick .

2 . Take oil in pan and heat . Make round balls with above mixture and fry in oil .

Masala Dosa

2008-01-06T21:33:00.001-05:00

Ingredients :

Boiled Potatos - 2

Onions - 2

Green chillies - 5

Lemon - 1

Salt

Oil

Mustard seeds - 1 tbl spoon

Chana Dal - 1 tbl spoon

Curry leaves - 1 bunch (5 leaves)

Turmeric Powder - pinch

Corainder Leaves

Procedure :

1. Heat oil in pan and keep mustard seeds,curry leaves,chana dal, green chillies and fry for sometime.

2. Now add onion pieces,turmeric powder and fry.

3. Now take the upper layer of potato and smash it and keep in that mix and add salt and fry it.

4. Then take lemon juice and add in that , along with corainder leaves. And now Masala curry is ready.

5. Now prepare dosa on pan and turn back and keep this masala curry and take it out. Then serve with coconut chuttney.

Vada

2008-01-06T21:27:00.001-05:00

Ingrediants :

Urad Dal - 500grams

Onions - 3 finely chopped

Green Chillies - 5

Cumin Seeds - 2 tb spoon

Salt - According to taste

Corainder leaves - 1 bunch

Oil

Process :

1. Soak urad dal for a period of 3 to 4 hours.

2. Once it is well soaked and grind dal with little water until it is well ground .

3. Add salt , cumin seeds , onion pieces , green chillies , corainder leaves and mix well.

4. Now shape the dough into the form of small small vadas . Fry on a low flame until golden brown. And serve hot with coconut chuttney.

Pesarattu - Upma - With Ginger Pickle

2008-01-06T21:11:00.000-05:00

Ingredients For pesarattu (moong dal dosa) :

Moong dal - 2 cups

Ginger - small piece

Green chillies - 10

Salt - 2 tb spoon

Cumin seeds - 2 tbl spoon

Oil/ghee - 4 tbl spoon

Toppings for pesarattu :

Onions - 2 (finely chopped)

Green chillies - 4 (finely chopped)

Process :

1. Soak moong dal 4 to 5 hours and drain the water , add 6 green chillies , ginger piece, salt and grind into smooth paste adding little water.

2. Remove that mix and add jeera (cumin seeds) to the batter.

3. Heat an iron pan till hot . Now prepare as dosa and add chopped onions and green chilies pieces for topping.

4. Add oil/ghee on top and edges of pesarattu.

5. Allow the pesarattu to turn on golden brown colour at the bottom and then turn it back.

6. Allow pesarattu to fry for a minute and then turn it back again. Fold into two halves and serve hot with upma and ginger chutney.

Ingredients For Upma :

Sooji (upma ravva) - 1 cup

Onions - 1 (cut into slits)

Green chillies - 5

Chana dal - 2 tbl spoon

Urad dal - 1 tbl spoon

Mustard seeds - 1 tbl spoon

Ginger - small piece (chopped)

Oil - 2 tbl spoon

Curry leaves

Water - 2 cups

Salt - to taste

Process :

1. Heat oil in a pan . Add chana dal , urad dal , mustard seeds , curry leaves and fry it .

2. Add slit onions , chopped ginger , curry leaves and green chillies . Fry them till onions turn brown .

3. Add 2 cups of water and salt and bring it to boil (you can test if the salt is sufficient or not by tasting the water. If the water is salty to taste , it indicates that salt would be sufficient after adding sooji , otherwise add little more salt to water.)

4. When the water comes to boil , turn the flame to low, slowly pour upma rava while stirring it with another hand to avoid lumps .

5. Turn the flame off and cover with a lid for 5 minutes.

6. And serve hot with pesarattu.

Ingredients For Ginger Chutney :

Chana dal - 2 tbl spoon

Urad dal - 2 tbl spoon

Coriander seeds - 1 tbl spoon

Jeera - 1 tbl spoon

Salt - to taste

Tamarind - small lemon size

Ginger - 3 inch piece (a big piece cut into small pieces)

Green chillies - 12 (slit length wise)

Jaggery - 1 1/2 cubes (alternatively sugar can also be used)

Oil - 3 tbl spoon

Process :

1. Heat oil in a pan and fry chana dal , urad dal , coriander seeds , jeera , green chillies for 3 minutes in high flame

2. Add ginger pieces to it and fry for another 2 minutes in low flame . Switch off the flame.

3. Allow this mixture to cool , add tamarind , jaggery and grind to smooth paste adding water.

4. Serve it with pesarattu - upma.

Ravva Dosa

2008-01-06T21:09:00.001-05:00

Ingredients :

Sooji ( upma ravva ) - 1cup

Rice Flour - 1 cup

Maida - 1/4 cup

Jeera - 2 tbl spoon

Salt - to taste ( 1 to 1 1/1tbl spoon )

Oil - 3 tbl spoon ( at edges of dosa )

Onion - 1 ( finely chopped )

Green chillies - 3 ( finely chopped )

Curd - 1 tbl spoon

Process :

1. Take one bowl and add sooji , riceflour , maida , jeera , salt , curd , water and mix like liquid (it must be very watery ) . And keep that mix aside 30 minutes .

2. Now take pan and keep that sooji mix as dosa and keep little amount of oil edges of that dosa and keep onions and greenchilies. Turn back and keep 2mins to fry that .

3. Serve Ravva Dosa with coconut chutney or groundnut chutney.

Bambino Upma

2008-01-04T13:37:00.001-05:00

Ingredients :

Bambino ( Vermicelli ) - 2 cups

Onion ( cut into slits ) - 1

Green Chillies - 7

Salt - to taste

Oil - 3 tbl spoon

Mustard Seeds - 1 tbl spoon

Chana Dal - 1 tbl spoon

Urad Dal - 1 tbl spoon

Cashewnuts - 2 tbl spoons

Curry leaves

Water - 3 cups

Process :

1. Heat 1 tbl spoon oil in a pan . Now add bambino vermicelli fry it and take it out.

2. Now add remaining Oil in that and add chana dal , urad dal , mustard seeds , cashew nuts , curry leaves and fry it .

3. Add slit onions , curry leaves and green chillies . Fry them till onions turn brown .

4. Add 3 cups of water and salt and bring it to boil (you can test if the salt is sufficient or not by tasting the water . If the water is salty to taste , it indicates that salt would be sufficient after adding Bambino , otherwise add little more salt to water )

5. When the water comes to boil , turn the flame to low, slowly pour Bambino and mix it .

6. Now cover with a lid for 10 minutes untill its comes hard .

Pulihora ( Tarmarind Rice )

2008-01-04T13:25:00.000-05:00

Ingredients :

Rice - 2 cups ( 250 gms )

Oil - 4 tbl spoons

Green Chillies - 15

Red Chillies - 3

Curry Leaves - 8

Cashew Nuts - 3 tbl spoons

Ground Nuts - 3 tbl spoons

Urad Dal - 2 tbl spoons

Chana Dal - 2 tbl spoons

Mustard Seeds - 2 tbl spoons

Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tbl spoon

Tarmarind Paste - 5 spoons

Salt - to taste

Process :

1. Cook rice and see to it that each grain is separate .

2. Heat oil in a pan . Add mustard seeds , chana dal , urad dal , curry leaves ,redchillies , green chillies , turmeric powder , groundnuts , cashews nuts and fry it well .

3. Now add salt and tarmarind paste and mix it . Now switch off the flame .

4. Add this mixture to the already cooked rice and mix it well .

Puri With Curry

2008-01-04T13:14:00.003-05:00

Ingredients:

For Puri :

Wheat Flour - 1 Cup (125 gms)

Oil - 2 tbl spoons

Salt - to taste

Water - for soft dough

For curry :

Onions - 4 (slices)

Boiled Potatos - 2

Green Chillies - 5

Salt - to taste

Besan Powder - 1/2 to 1 tbl spoon

(mix besan powder with little water)

Turmeric Powder - pinch

Mustard Seeds - 1 tbl spoon

Chana Dal - 1 tbl spoon

Urad Dal - 1 tbl spoon

Red Chillies - 2

Curry Leaves - 5

Oil - for frying puri

Procedure :

For Puri Mix :

1. Take bowl add wheat flour, oil, salt.water and mix it like soft dough. Leave it for 20 to 30 mins.

2.Make small lemon sized balls and roll into a round and flat shape.

3.Heat oil in a Pan and deep fry the puris pressed until golden brown.

4.Serve Puri with Curry.

For Curry :1.Take Pan and add 3 tbl spoons oil and heat it. Now add mustard seeds,chana dal, urad dal, red cillies, curry leaves and fry it well.

2.Add onion slices, green chillies and fry it well.

3.Now add mashed potatos, turmeric powder,salt and fry it.

4.Add water and boil for sometime and then add besan powder mix and keep it upto 5mins and remove from flame.

5.Now serve it with Puri.

Dal Ribbed Gourd

2008-01-04T13:08:00.000-05:00

Ingredients :

Toor Dal - 1 1/2 cup

Ribbed Gaurd - 1

Tomatos - 2

Onion - 1

Green Chillies - 5

Tarmarind - Lemon size

Turmeric Powder - Pinch

Red chilli powder - 1tbl spoon

Salt - to taste

Water - 3cups

Oil - 2 tbl spoons

Mustard Seeds - 1 tbl spoon

Curry Leaves - 5

Red chillies - 2

Procedure :

1.Take bowl and add toor dal and wash.

2.Now add ribbed gaurd (peeled and cut into pieces), tomato pieces, onion pieces, green chillies, turmeric powder, tarmarind, water and pessure cook 2 or 3 whistles.

3.Add salt, red chilli powder and 1/2 cup water and boil for sometime.

4.Take Pan add oil and heat it.Now add mustard seeds, red chillies, curry leaves fry it and add in that dal and mix it.

5.Serve it with hot rice.

Deep Fried Fish

2008-01-02T14:37:00.001-05:00

Ingredients :

Fish Pieces - 4

Red Chilli Powder - 2tbl spoons

Salt - to taste ( 1/2 tbl spoon )

Oil - for deep frying

Procedure :

1. First wash fish pieces and drain water completely.

2. Now add redchilli powder and salt and mix it and marinate it for 30mins.

3. Deep fry the fish pieces in oil and drain . Now serve it.

This recipe is given by my friend Shakeela.

Lemon Rice

2008-01-02T14:23:00.001-05:00

Ingredients :

Rice - 1 cup (250 gms)

Yellow Lemon - 1

Oil – 2 to 3 tbl spoons

Mustard seeds - 1 tbl spoon

Urud Dal - 2 tbl spoons

Chana Dal - 2 tbl spoons

Turmeric powder - pinch

Curry leaves - 5

Green chillis - 5

Red chillis - 2

Cashews - 1 tbl spoon

Ground nuts - 1 tbl spoon

Salt

Procedure :

1.Cook Rice with 2cups water, Separate Grains and keep it aside.

2.Heat oil in Pan. Add the Mustard seeds, Urud dal, Chana dal.

3.Now add Green chillis, Red chillis, Cashews, Ground nuts, Curry leaves and Turmeric Powder mix it well.

Rice Upma

2007-12-24T14:35:00.000-05:00

Ingredients :

Rice - 1 cup

(Grind rice.You can grind rice in mixie or coffee grinder.)

Moong dal - 3 tbl spoons (Soak in water)

Onion (cut into slits) - 1

Green Chillies - 6

Curry leaves

Oil - 2 tbl spoons

Mustard Seeds - 1 tbl spoon

Urad dal - 1 tbl spoon

Chana Dal - 1 tbl spoon

Salt - to taste

Water - 1 1/2 cup

Process :

1. Heat 1 tbl spoon oil in a pan and add chana dal, urad dal, mustard seeds, curry leaves and fry it .

2.Add onion, green chillies. Fry them till onions turn brown .

3.Now add moong dal and fry it.Then add water and salt and bring it to boil (you can test if the salt is sufficient or not by tasting the water . If the water is salty to taste , it indicates that salt would be sufficient after adding grinded rice , otherwise add little more salt to water )

4. When the water comes to boil , turn the flame to low , slowly pour grinded rice and mix it.

5.Now close lid and keep it until rice cooks.

Idly

2007-12-24T14:00:00.002-05:00

Ingredients :

Urad Dal - 1 Cup

Idly Rice (Boiled Rice)

- 7 Cups(Mixie)

- 9 Cups(Wet Grinder)

Fenugreek Seeds - 2 tbl spoons

Cooking Soda - 1/2 tbl spoon

Salt - to taste

Oil - 1 tbl spoon

Process :

1. Soak Dal and Bolied rice separately for 4 hours .

2. Wash Urad dal , add some water and freeze it for 1 hour . Take out the dal from freezer , add fenugreek seeds and grind it with the same cold water .

( If urad dal is freezed before grinding we get more batter . So we can add more rice like 7 cups . If you do not freeze dal , then you have to add only 3 cups of rice for 1 cup of Urad dal )

3. Now grind Rice separately and mix it with dal batter along with salt and cooking soda.

4. Now keep the batter outside till the quantity gets almost doubled ( for about 12 hrs approximately )

5. Now add water in cooker and heat it for about 10 minutes . Apply little oil to the Idly plates and keep idly batter and keep in medium for 20mins.

6. Now Idly is ready . This tastes good with coconut chutney or tomato chutney .

Note : This batter can be used for making Dosas also .

Paniyaram

2007-12-18T21:10:00.003-05:00

Ingredients :

Idly batter (Idly Batter)

Onions - 2(chopped)

Green chillies - 3(chopped)

Chana Dal - 1 tbl spoon

Urad Dal - 1 tbl spoon

Mustard Seeds - 1 tbl spoon

Curry Leaves - 5

Oil - 2 to 3 tbl spoons

Procedure:

1.Heat oil in Pan and add mustard seeds,chanadal,uraddal, curry leaves.And now add chopped onion,green chillies and fry for 3mins.

2.After frying for a few minutes, mix these with the batter (dough).

3.Place the Paniyaram Vessel on the stove, pour smallamounts of cooking oil. After the oil gets hot, using a large spoon, pour the dough mixture into the holesin such a way and in such quantities that the batteris half filled in each hole .

4.The dough begins to get fried in the oil.

5.After a while, using a little stick which is givenfor paniyaram pan, turn around the paniyarams in theholes so that the uncooked portions also get fried. In a few minutes, hot paniyarams will be ready.

Sweet Pongal

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Ingredients:

Rice - 1 tea cup

Milk - 7 tea cups

Grated Jaggery - 2 1/2 to 3 tea cups
(more or less depending on how much sweet you want it)

Cashew Nuts - 2 to 3 tbl spoons

Ghee - 2 tbl spoons

Procedure:

1.Take Pan heat ghee and add cashew nuts and fry it.

2.Wash rice and add milk and pressure cook 3 whistles.

3.After that when it is hot add jaggery and mix it well.

4.Now add cashew nuts and mix it.

5.Have it when it is hot.