How to Make Curd at Home? How to making Dahi Indian Yogurt at Home? Homemade Indian Yogurt / Homemade Curd

 

How to make curd at home

Ingredients

Whole milk - 2 cups

Curd - 1 to 2 tsp ( beaten)

( curd must be in room temperature)

Method

Pour milk in a pan and boil, simmer it for 2 to 3 minutes. Switch off the stove and let it cool down.

When milk is luke warm transfer to the bowl in which you are going to set the curd..

Add the beaten curd / culture and mix evenly.

Cover and set it in room temperature for 8 hours or overnight.

Next day your curd is ready to serve,

Keep it in fridge and enjoy cold!

Homemade Curd

Note:

a) Thickness of the curd depends upon the quality of the milk. So use whole milk if possible.

b) Make sure the culture is fresh and good quality.

c) Mix the culture evenly into the luke warm milk to get get good result.

d) Keep the milk in warm place to set curd, warm environment helps for best result.

e) Do not mix the culture in hot milk.

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Vegetable Pan Fried Noodles Recipe / Pan Fried Vegetable Noodles Recipe / Pan Fried Noodles Recipe / Crispy Pan Fried Noodles Recipe

Pan fried vegetable noodles

Ingredients

Cooked any kind thin noodles - 2 cups

( drizzle some oil gently mix and keep it aside)

Finely chopped vegetables of your choice - 2 cups

( I used spinach, carrot, broccoli, cauliflower, tofu, bell peppers I balanced the cauliflower, carrot and broccoli)

Chopped ginger and garlic - together 2 tsp

Chopped spring onion - a handful

Chopped onion - a handful

Chopped green chilly - 1

Salt and pepper powder to taste

White vinegar - 1 tsp

Sugar - 1/2 tsp

Corn flour - 2 tsp 

( diluted in water)

Soy sauce - 2 tsp

Vegetarian oyster sauce - 2 tbsp

Vegetable broth - 1 cup

Oil - 1 tbsp

( Add all sauces according to your taste)

Pan fried noodles

Method

Heat a heavy pan or non stick pan spread the oiled noodles and in low flame cook till crisp and light brown. Gently flip the other side and cook till crisp. Switch off the stove.

Heat oil in a pan fry green chilly, ginger, garlic, onion and spring onions fry till transparent.

Now add the vegetables and sauté in high heat for few minutes.

Reduce flame and add the seasonings and sauces sauté for a minute and pour the stock.

When it starts to boil pour the diluted corn flour cook till thick and switch off the stove.

Garnish with spring onions , pour this mixture on top of the pan fried noodles and enjoy hot.

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Coconut Spaghetti Recipe / Thengai Spaghetti Recipe / Edamame Spaghetti With Coconut

Coconut Spaghetti

Tempering

Oil - 1 tbsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
Urad dal and Channa Dal - 1 tsp each
Jeera/Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
Chopped cashew nuts - 10
Chopped green chilliest - 2
Hing - 1/8 tsp

Other Ingredients

Cooked Edamame spaghetti - 2 cups
( cook according to the direction on the pack)
Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
Pepper powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste
Chopped Curry and Coriander leaves - few

Method

Heat oil in a pan and temper it with above ingredients.
Add the grated coconut and fry for a minute, add pepper powder and salt mix well.
Reduce flame add the cooked edamame spaghetti and toss well till well combined.
Garnish with curry and coriander leaves and serve hot!
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Brinjal And Nuts Poli / Brinjal Poli Recipe / Eggplant Poli Recipe / Poli Recipes

Brinjal Poli

Yields: 15 Poli

Ingredients for the stuffing

Cashew nut - 1/4 cup
Almond - 1/4 cup
Peanuts - 1/4 cup
Sesame seeds -  1/4 cup
Fresh coconut - 1/4 cup
Powdered jaggery - 1 & 1/4 cup
( If your jaggery is too sweet then reduce)
Cardamom -10
Ghee - 1 tbsp
Eggplant - 1 big
( Cut the eggplant into half cover and microwave it for 2 minutes or till soft. Cool and grind to a smooth paste along with the skin. You can steam them too)

Method

Dry roast all the nuts, sesame and coconut separately till light brown. Do not  burn them.
Cool them and powder the ingredients along with cardamom to a fine powder.
Take a non stick pan add the eggplant paste, ground powder and powdered jaggery.
In low flame cook the mixture till it leaves the sides of the pan and forms into a mass.
Switch off the stove add the ghee and mix it well.
Cool the mixture and divide the portion into equal size balls.

Ingredients for outer covering

Wheat flour - 1 cup heaped
Maida / All purpose flour - 1 cup heaped
Salt a pinch
Turmeric powder - 2 generous pinches
Oil - 2 tbsp
Water as needed
Ghee as needed to cook the poli

Method

Take a bowl add maida, wheat flour, oil, salt mix to resemble bread crumbs.
Now slowly add water little by little till you form a soft dough.
Cover & rest it for 10 minutes. Divide the dough to equal size balls.
Grease a plastic sheet place the covering ball on top flatten it slightly place a filling ball on top & cover it. Make sure its sealed well.
Apply oil to your fingers and evenly flatten it to a thin disc. You can also use a rolling pin to roll. Make sure the stuffing doesn't come out.
Heat a tawa cook the poli with ghee till slight brown on both sides.
Serve them warm.

Note:

a) If you think the jaggery you are using is very sweet then reduce the quantity.

b) As the jaggery was sand free and clean i used it directly otherwise dilute it in water filter and then use.

c) I have used one large eggplant you can make this even with small or medium size brinjals.

d) If you don't have microwave just steam the brinjals.

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Kaipola Recipe / Ripe Plantain Egg Cake Recipe / Malabar Plantain Egg Cake / Malabar Kaipola Recipe - Kerala Sweet Recipes

 

Kaipola

Ingredients

Ethapazham / Ripe Kerala plantains / Nendrapazham - 1 large chopped

Eggs - 2

Sugar - 1/8 cup

( add more if needed)

Milk powder - 1 tbsp

( dilute it in some milk)

Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp

Salt a pinch

Cashew nuts - a handful

Raisins - a handful

Ghee - 1 tbsp

Method

Heat ghee in a pan and sauté the plantain for few minutes remove to a plate. In the same pan add some ghee and sauté cashew nuts and raisins till color changes. Let everything cool.

Take a blender add eggs, cardamom powder, salt, milk powder and sugar bend till smooth.

Transfer to a bowl add the fried nuts and banana mix till combined , sprinkle some on top.

Grease a non stick pan pour the mixture cover it with a tight lid and in low flame cook till cooked, switch off the stove.

Cool completely flip it on to a plate , cut and enjoy with tea !

Note:

a) If using a cake pan pour the mixture inside the pan take a vessel keep a metal  trivet inside. 

Place the cake pan on top of the trivet and cover it with a tight lid and in low flame cook till done. This way the base of the cake will not burn.

b) If you don't have milk powder replace it with just milk.

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Bread Pizza recipe / Heart Shaped Bread Pizza Recipe / Heart Shaped Pizza / Quick Bread Pizza Recipe / Kids Party Recipes

Bread Pizza

Ingredients

Bread slices - 2

Pizza sauce - 4tsp

Salt to taste

Italian seasoning a pinch

Finely chopped vegetables of your choice -2tsp

(I used yellow bell peppers, onions, tomatoes and olives)

Mozzarella cheese to sprinkle on top as needed

Method

Take a heart shaped cookie cutter and cut the bread.

On top spread the pizza sauce and sprinkle all the chopped vegetables.

Sprinkle the seasonings and top it with cheese.

Bake it in oven till crisp or bake in airfryer at 375. deg for 2 minutes.

Enjoy hot!

Note:

If you don't have a cookie cutter then using a rolling pin gently roll the bread to make it flat. Then cut diagonal to get 2 triangles. Bend 2 ends of the bread to form a heart shape and use a tooth pick to secure the fold. This way you can eat the bread along with the crust instead of discarding them.

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Easy Baklava Recipe / Easy Baklava Pinwheel Recipe / No Filling Easy Baklava Recipe / Quick Baklava Recipe / No Filling Baklava Roll

No Filling Baklava

Ingredients

Phyllo Dough 16 oz/ 2 rolls - 1 used only 1 roll 

Chopped pistachios - 15

Melted butter - 1 cup

Syrup ingredients

Sugar -1 &1/4 cups

Water - 3/4 cup 

Rose essence a tiny drop

Lemon juice - 1 tsp 

All spice powder - a generous  pinch 

(or add Cinnamon powder)

Dry rose petals for garnish

( Take a pan add all spice powder , water and sugar , cook till the sugar has dissolved and slightly sticky.  Do not cook till string consistency. Switch off the stove add the lemon juice and rose essence mix and keep it aside)

Quick Baklava

Method

Cut the roll into 1/2 " thick pieces and gently place it into a greased muffin tray.

Brush the butter generously on top of each rolls , make sure all the layers has butter.

Bake this at 350 deg. F for 45 minutes or till crisp and brown.

Each oven is different so temperature and baking time may vary.

Remove from the oven and pour the warm syrup on top of each baklava.

Sprinkle the pistachio on top of the baklava garnish with rose petals and serve.

Note:

This is a quick version of making baklava , for regular baklava recipe click HERE

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Black Rice Dosa Recipe / Kavuni Arisi Dosa / Karuppu Kavuni Arisi Dosa Recipe - A Healthy Dosa Recipe

Kavuni Arisi Dosa

Ingredients

Kavuni arisi / Black Rice- 2 cups

( You can add 1 cup idli ice and i cup kavuni arisi for a variation)

Urad dal with skin - 1/2 cup

( You can add urad dal without skin too)

Methi seeds - 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

Method

Wash and soak kavuni arisi for 6 hours and urad dal and methi together for 3 hours.
Now grind all together to a semi thick smooth batter or grind urad dal and rice separately and then mix both the batters.

Add salt mix and leave it to ferment for 8 hours.
Next day add water if needed to get the right consistency, heat a dosa pan when hot pour a ladle of batter and spread it.
Pour few drops of oil around the dosa once brown on one side flip the other side to cook.
Remove it on a plate and serve with any chutney you like.

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Baked Avocado Omelet Recipe / Avocado Omelet Recipe / Avocado Egg Bake / Baked Eggs In Avocado / Paleo Baked Eggs in Avocado / Baked Avocado Eggs - Avocado Recipes

 

Baked Avocado Eggs

Ingredients

Avocado - 1 large size

(cut it into half remove the pit and scoop very little flesh from both sides of the avocado to give some space for the eggs. Do not use too ripe avocados for this recipe)

Chopped onion, bell pepper, tomato - 1 tsp each

( or any vegetables of your choice)

Egg - 1 

Salt and pepper powder to taste

Chilly flakes to sprinkle on top as needed.

Baked Eggs In Avocado

Method

Take a bowl add the egg , seasonings and the chopped vegetables, beat it well.

Pour the egg mixture into the avocados and bake it at 400 deg. F for 10 minutes or in Airfryer at 375 deg. for 10 minutes till the eggs are cooked. 

Each oven is different cooking time and temperature may vary , so keep an eye while baking.

Sprinkle chilly flakes on top and enjoy hot!

Note:

Use your imagination to serve it interesting like adding cheese, basil leaves, drizzling chilly sauce or chilly oil, etc.

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Tender Coconut Payasam / Elaneer Payasam Recipe / Tender Coconut Kheer / No Cook Tender Coconut Payasam / No Oil No Boil Recipe / Easy Payasam Recipes

 

Tender Coconut Payasam

Ingredients

Evaporated milk - 2 cups

( or boil 4 cups of milk and reduce it to 2 cups)

Tender coconut pulp - 1 cup

Tender coconut water - 1 cup

Coconut milk - 1 cup

Condensed milk - 1 tbsp

( add more or less according to your taste)

Cardamom powder - a very tiny pinch do not add more

Elaneer Payasam

Method

Take a blender add tender coconut pulp and coconut water, grind to a coarse mixture.

Take a bowl mix all above ingredients together, mix till combined.

Refrigerate and serve chill.

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