Aam Panna Recipe / Aam Ka Panna Recipe / Raw Mango Panna / Raw Mango Drink - A Summer Drink

Aam Panna

Ingredients
Raw green mango - 1 medium size
Fresh mint leaves - a handful
Salt to taste
Black salt - 1/2 tsp
Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
Roasted and powdered jeera / cumin - 3/4 tsp
Cardamom crushed - 2
Sugar - 1/2 cup
Water as needed

Aam Panna

Method
Wash and cut mango into half,pressure cook till soft.
Cool & remove the pulp,blend the pulp to a smooth paste.
Grind mint leaves,salt,black salt,pepper powder,cardamom,jeera powder to a smooth paste.
Take a jar add the mango pulp along with the cooked water add the sugar,mint mixture ans add water as needed.
Mix well add the ice cubes & serve them cold.
Note:
a) Add sugar according to the sourness of the mango.
b) Crushed saffron can be added for extra flavour

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Potato Papad Recipe / Aloo Papad Recipe / Aloo ka Papad Recipe - How to make Aloo papad at home

Aloo Papad

Ingredients
Aloo/Potato - 3 medium size
Salt to taste - around 3/4 tsp
Red chilly flakes - 1 tsp
Jeera/Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Method
Wash and boil the potatoes in a pressure cooker till soft.
Cool & peel the skin,now finely grate the boiled potato make sure there are no lumps.I got around 3 cups of mashed potato.
Take a bowl add the grated potato,red chilly flakes,salt & jeera,Mix well to make sure everything is well combined.Divide the portion into 22 small balls.
Take a plastic sheet grease it with oil place a potato ball keep another sheet on top & gently roll it out to a thin papad.
Remove this & place it on a big plastic sheet & dry it in sun for 2 to 3 days or till they are completely crisp dry.After one day i turned all the papad other side.
Store it in a container & deep fry in oil when needed.
Note:
a) If you don't have a grater then use your palm to mash the potato.Make sure there are no lumps then rolling will be difficult.
b) Chopped coriander leaves can also be added to the mixture.
c) Do not cut & then boil that way the potatoes will absorb too much water.

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Vettu Cake Recipe / Fried Tea Cake Recipe - A Kerala Tea Stall Snack

Vettu Cake

Ingredients
Maida / All purpose flour - 1 cup
Roasted Rava / Semolina - 1 tbsp
Egg - 1
Sugar - 1/2 cup
Cardamom -3
Baking soda - 1/8 tsp
Salt a pinch
Nutmeg - 2 pinch
Oil to deep fry
Method
Sieve maida, rava ,salt & baking soda,keep it aside.
Powder sugar along with cardamom to a fine powder.
Take a bowl add the egg,nutmeg & powdered sugar beat it with a fork.
Now add the maida mixture & knead it to a soft non sticky dough.
( If your dough is sticky then add 1 or 2 tsps of maida to get the right texture )
Cover & rest the dough for 5 minutes.
Dust your kitchen counter with little flour,roll out the dough into a rectangle log.
Cut the log into 1" thick piece, on each piece make a cross ( x ) mark on top.
Heat oil in a pan deep fry these pieces in batches till light brown.
Remove them onto a kitchen paper.
Enjoy this snack with tea.
Note:
a) To get a non sticky dough add 1 or 2 tsp of flour if needed.
b) Temperature of the oil is very important while frying.If fried in too hot oil then the inside will be uncooked & the outer will become brown fast.So each time fry in medium hot oil.
c) Some add a pinch of turmeric powder for colour.

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Karuvepillai Podi Idiyappam / Curry leaf Podi Idiyappam

Karuvepillai Podi Idiyappam

Ingredients
Oil -3 tsp
Mustard- 1/2 tsp
Urad & Channa dal - each 1 tsp
Chopped cashew nuts - 5
Hing a pinch
Chopped onion - 1 tbsp
Curry leaves few
Slit green chillies - 2
Salt to taste
Cooked Idiyappam - 3 cups
Curry leaf podi - 3 tsp or as needed
Ingredients for Curry Leaf Podi
Ingredients roasted & ground to a semi smooth powder
Channa dal - 1tbsp
Urad dal-1tbsp
Coriander seeds - 1/2 tsp
Methi seeds-10
Jeera/Cumin - 1tsp
Whole pepper - 1tsp
Red chillies-3
Coconut-1tbsp
Curry leaves - 2 cups
Turmeric powder-1/4tsp
Hing - a generous pinch
Tamarind - a small gooseberry size
Jaggery or brown sugar - 1/8tsp
Oil-1/2 tbsp

Karuvepillai Podi Idiyappam

Method
Heat oil in a pan temper it with mustard,urad,channa dal and cashewnuts.
Add the onion,green chillies,curry leaf & hing saute till onions are transparent.
Now add the cooked idiyappam,needed curry leaf podi & salt in low flame mix them well.
Switch off the store & serve them hot with chips & raita.

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Bagara Rice Recipe / Bagara Annam Recipe / Hyderabadi Bagara Khana Recipe / Hyderabadi Bagara Rice

Bagara Rice

Ingredients
Basmati rice - 1 & 1/2 cups
Water - 2 cups
Salt to taste
Tempering
Cloves 3
Cardamom-3
Cinnamon - a small stick
Kadal pasi / Black stone flower- 1
Shah jeera - 1/2 tsp
Marati mogga -1
Star anise -1
Bay leaf - 1
Ginger & garlic paste - 1/4 tsp
Sliced onion - a handful
Mint leaves - a handful
Slit green chillies -2
Oil - 1 tbsp
Ghee - 2 tsp

Hyderabadi Bagara Rice

Method

Heat oil and ghee in a pan add the whole garam masala saute for a minute.
Now add the onion,chillies and mint fry till its light brown.Add the ginger /garlic paste & saute till raw smell has disappeared.
Now add the washed rice and saute till its well coated with the spices.
Add water & salt cover it with a lid and cook in low flame till rice is cooked.
Switch off the flame & gently mix the rice.
Best served with Mutton curry/Chicken curry, Vegetable kurma or any spicy curry

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