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Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Hainanese Chicken Rice Recipe / Hainan Chicken Rice Recipe / One Pot Hainanese Chicken Rice Recipe

 
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Hainanese Chicken Rice

For Hainanese chicken

Water as needed to get a good broth

Chicken bread - 2

Salt to taste

Soy sauce - 1 tsp

Spring onions - 1 tbsp

Ginger cut into slices - 4

( Boil all the above ingredients together for 20 minutes in low flame to get a tasty broth. Remove the chicken from the broth and slice them.)

For Hainanese rice

Long grain rice - 2 cups

( I used Basmati rice in this recipe)

Salt to taste

Garlic chopped - 2

Ginger chopped - 1 tsp

Sesame oil - 2 tsp

Chicken broth - 3 & 1/2 cups

( Pour the broth in a pan add the salt, ginger, garlic and oil give a boil. Lower the flame and add the washed rice cover and cook in low flame till rice is cooked)

For Chilly sauce

Red chilly sauce/ Siracha- 2 tbsp

Soy sauce - 1 tbsp

Salt to taste

Sugar - 2 tsp

Ginger/Garlic paste - 1/2 tsp

Vinegar - 2 tsp

Sesame oil - 1 tsp

( Mix all above ingredients together. You can adjust the ingredients according to your taste)

Assembling

Place rice on a plate arrange the sliced chicken and sliced cucumbers. Place the dipping sauce and some broth to the side and enjoy!

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Saturday, December 16, 2023

Gottu Rasam Recipe / Kottu Rasam Recipe / Goddu Rasam Recipe / Easy Rasam Recipe / Pathiya Rasam Recipe

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Gottu Rasam
Tempering

Ghee - 1 tsp

Red chillies - 2

Curry leaves few

Mustard - 1 tsp

Hing - 1/4 tsp

Ingredients for rasam

Tamarind - a small gooseberry size

( soak it in warm water and remove the extract)

Water to dilute as needed

Rasam powder - 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Thur dal - 1 tsp

Chopped curry and coriander leaves for garnish

Method

Take a pan add the tamarind extra pour water as needed, add salt, turmeric powder and thoor dal, in low flame boil for 5 minutes till raw smell has disappeared , switch off the stove.

Heat ghee in a pan and temper it with above ingredients.

Pour it into the hot  rasam and garnish with chopped curry and coriander leaves.

Enjoy with rice or drink it like a soup!

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Saturday, December 9, 2023

Tamilnadu Style Bisi Bele Bath / Sambar Sadam Recipe / Sambar Rice Recipe - Rice Recipes

 

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Sambar Sadam

Tempering Ingredients

Ghee - 2 tbsp

( add more or less)

Chopped cashew nuts - 15

Curry leaves few

Mustard - 1 tsp

Urad dal - 1 tsp

Red chillies - 4

( Heat ghee and temper the above ingredients and keep it aside)

Other Ingredients

Sona masoori rice - 2 cups

Thur dal -1 cup

Salt to taste

Water - 12 cups

Tamarind water - 2 cups

Turmeric powder - 1 tsp

Small onion - 15

Drumstick pieces - few

Ingredients fried and powdered

Coriander seeds - 3 tbsp

Channa dal -2 tbsp

Urad dal - 1tbsp

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tbsp

Methi seeds -1/2 tbsp

Red chilly - 12

Hing - 1 tsp

Curry leaves - few

Dry coconut ( Kopra) - 3 tbsp ( fry them separately till golden brown )

Sesame oil - 2 tsp

( Heat oil in a pan and fry all above ingredients till light brown. Cool and grind to a smooth powder)

Garnish

Chopped coriander leaves - few

Method

Take a pressure cooker add the rice, thur dal, turmeric powder, drumstick ,small onions water and salt.

Pressure cook till rice is cooked, cool and open the lid.

Pour the tamarind juice the powdered ingredients and switch on the stove , cook in low flame till well combined and raw smell has disappeared. 

Switch off the stove and pour the tempering into the rice mixture , garnish with coriander leaves mix and enjoy hot.

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Note:

Adding different vegetables are your choice

Courtesy: My friend's mom.

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Thengai Therattipal Recipe / Thengai Therattupal Recipe / Thanjavur thengai Therattupal Recipe / Coconut Thirattipal Recipe /A Traditional Thanjavur Special Sweet

 

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Thengai Therattipal

Ingredients

Grated coconut - 1 cup

Grated jaggery - 1 cup

( Make sure it's clean other wise dissolve in water and filter to remove any impurities)

Yellow moongh dal - 1/4 cup

( Dry roast the dal till light brown, do not over fry. Cool and grind to a fine powder)

Ghee - 1 tbsp

Coconut oil - 1 tsp

Coconut bits - 1 tbsp

Chopped cashew nuts - 8

Cardamom crushed - 2

Method

heat ghee in a pan and fry coconut bits and cashew nuts till light brown, keep it aside.

Add the grated coconut , jaggery, powdered moongh dal and very little water , grind till well combined. Transfer this into a thick bottomed pan.

In low flame keep mixing till the mixture thickens and starts to leave the sides of the pan.

Now add the fried cashew nuts , coconut bits and cardamom powder mix well and switch off the stove.

Add the coconut oil mix and enjoy warm.

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Eggplant with Tomato and Mozzarella Recipe / Oven Roasted Eggplant With Tomato and Mozzarella Cheese

 
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Roasted Eggplant with Tomato and Mozzarella Cheese

Ingredients

Long eggplant cut it into thick slices - 4 slices

Sliced onions few to add on top

Coriander or Parsley leaves for garnish

Sumac powder - 1 tsp

Olive oil as needed for brushing the vegetable

Ingredients for the topping

Chopped Mozzarella cheese - 1 cup

Chopped tomato - 1 cup

Chopped green chilies - 2

Bread crumbs - 1/2 cup

Salt to taste

Chopped garlic - 3

Dry Italian seasoning as needed

( Mix everything in a bowl and keep it aside)

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Eggplant with Tomato and Mozzarella Cheese
Method

Score the flesh with a knife on each eggplant slices brush olive oil on both sides ,sprinkle some salt on top. Broil in low till the eggplant is half cooked

Remove from the oven add the topping on top of each eggplant slices sprinkle some sumac powder and arrange some onion slices on top. 

Brush some oil on top and broil in low till the top is golden brown.

Garnish with coriander leaves and enjoy hot !

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Thursday, November 16, 2023

Healthy Gongura Sorrel Flower Tea Recipe / Sorrel Flower Tea Recipe / Gongura Puvvu Tea Recipe / Rosella Flower Tea Recipe

 
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Rosella Flower Tea

Ingredients

Sorrel flower - 4

Water - 1 & 1/2 cups

Honey (optional )

Method

Remove the petals and discard the middle part, place the petals in a bowl pour water and boil in low flame till the water reduces.

Filter the tea add honey mix and drink hot or warm.

Medicinal benefits

This tea is used for treating of  on going swelling, pain , inflammation of nasal passages and has lot more medical benefits.

Consult doctor before consuming.

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Adathodai Herbal Tea Recipe / Vasaka Tea Recipe / Adathoda Tea Recipe / Adatoda Tea Recipe

 

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Adhatoda Tea

Ingredients

Adhatoda leaves / Adathoda leaves / Adatoda leaves - 2 chopped

Water - 2 cups

Honey ( optional)

Method

Take the leaves in a bowl pour water and boil in low flame till the water reduces to 1 cup.

Filter the tea add honey mix and drink. hot or warm.

Medicinal benefits

This tea is used for treating of cold, cough, wheezing, asthma, tuberculosis.

Consult doctor before consuming.

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Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Instant Badam Halwa Recipe / Easy Badam Halwa Recipe / Almond Halwa Recipe / Badam Halwa Using Almond Flour

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Easy Badam Halwa

Ingredients

Super fine Badam flour /Almond Flour - 1 cup heaped
( I bought it from Costco)
Sugar - 1 cup
( If you think its too sweet then add 3/4 cup)
Milk - 3/4 cup
Ghee - 3 tbsp
Cardamom crushed - 6
Saffron strings few
(soak them in 1 tbsp of warm milk)

Method

Take a heavy bottom pan or non stick pan add sugar ,milk and almond flour.
In medium low flame cook the mixture till it gets thick.
Now add the ghee, cardamom powder and saffron mix till the mixture leaves the sides of the pan.
Switch off the stove and serve them warm.

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Flower art - Made Lord Krishna with Parijatham Flowers

 Flower art - Made Lord Krishna with Parijatham flowers plucked from my garden


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Parijatham Flowers

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Parijatham flower art - Krishna Flute

Krishna flute made with Parijatham Flowers - Flower Art

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Krishna feather made with Parijatham flowers


Feather design with Parijatham flower - Flower art

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Tulasi Madam 

Tulasi madam made with Parijatham flowers - Flower art- 


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Parijatham Krishna Butter Pot

Krishna's butter pot and flute made with Parijatham flowers - Flower art

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Parijatham Krishna

Made Lord Krishna with Parijatham flowers - Flower art

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Parijatham Conch


Conch made with Parijatham flowers - Flower Art

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Parijatham flower art

Parijatham flower art 

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Parijatham Krishna with Flute - Flower art


Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Golgappa Salad Recipe / Salad on Golgappa Puri Recipe / Easy Party Recipes / Quick Kids Recipe

 

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Golgappa Salad

Ingredients

Golgappas - as needed

( gently cut into half using a sharp knife)

Salad of your choice

Method

Gently cut the golgappas into half using a sharp knife.

Place in on a tray and fill them with any salad of your choice.

Drizzle the dressing on top and serve immediately.

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Yemeni Rotti Recipe / Malawah Recipe / Flat Multi Layered Bread Recipe / Layered Flat Yemeni Bread / Yemani Roti Recipe / Yemani Roti Recipe / Roti With Leftover Cooked Rice

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Yemeni Rotti

Ingredients

Cooked rice - 1 cup

( use any kind i have used Sona masoori rice)

Water - 1/2 cup 

All purpose flour / Maida - 2 cups

Salt a generous pinch

Oil - 1 tsp

Other ingredients

Maida for dusting as needed

Oil to apply on roti and to cook as needed

Extra water to knead the dough

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Yemeni Rotti / Yemani Rotti
Method

Take a mixi jar add the rice and water , grind it to a smooth paste.

Pour the ground mixture into a bowl add salt and maida, mix well to form a soft dough.

Add extra water if needed to form a soft non sticky dough. Apply oil cover and rest for 10 minutes.

Stretch and knead the dough for couple minutes, divide the dough into equal size balls.

Dust your work area with maida roll out one ball to a semi thick circle, apply oil on top evenly and sprinkle maida.

Fold the rotti into half  again apply oil sprinkle maida and fold again to get a small square.

Roll out this into a semi thick square rotti.

Heat a tawa add the rotti and cook it both sides with little oil till light brown on both sides.

Enjoy with any gravy you like.

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Monday, October 30, 2023

Kashmiri Chai Recipe / Pink Tea Recipe / Pink Chai Recipe / Kashmiri Pink Chai Recipe / Noon Chai Recipe

 

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Kashmiri Pink Tea

Ingredients for the kehwa

Water - 4 cups

Iced cold water - 2 cups

Kashmiri tea leaves - 4 tsp

Star anise - 1

Crush cardamom - 4

Cinnamon - 1/2 '' inch stick

Cloves - 3

Baking soda - 1/4 tsp

Salt - 1/4 tsp

Ingredients to make tea

Milk - 2 cup or according to your taste

Kehwa as needed

Chopped pistachio and almonds - 1 tsp together

Sugar - 1 tsp or as needed

Method

Pour 4 cups of water in a pan add the tea leaves and spices, in low flame keep boil till they are reduded to 2 cups.

Occasionally use a ladle to aerate the tea ( scooping out the tea using a ladle and pouring back into the pot).

Add the ice cold water and boil for few more minutes. Pour the milk and just give a boil and switch off the stove immediately.

Add the sugar mix well and pour into individual cups garnish with nuts and enjoy hot!

Note:

a) Use regular tea leaves if you don't have kashmiri tea leaves but you may not get the right colour tough. I used regular tea leaves in this recipe so unable to get the right colour.

b) Once milk is added do not boil too much.

c) For extra richness half and half milk can be used.

d) Kashmiri tea is mostly saltish and not sweet.

e) Kehwa can be stored in fridge and when needed add milk , nuts and enjoy!

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Saturday, October 28, 2023

Tanka Torani Recipe / Rice Water Coolant Recipe / A Refreshing Drink From Jagannath Dham / Lord Jaganath’s Mahaprasad / Summer Drink of Orissa / Rath Yatra Special Drink

 

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Tanks Torani

Ingredients

Leftover rice - 1 cup

Water - 2 to 3 cups or as needed

Curd - 3 tbsp.

Salt to taste

Slit green chilies - 3

Ripe green chilly - 2

Chopped curry leaves few

Chopped coriander leaves ( optional)

Lemon leaves - 4

Sliced lemons - 8

Cumin powder - 1tbsp

Chopped mango ginger - 1 " inch

Lemon juice - 2 tsp

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Tanks Torani / Summer Drink Of Orissa
Method

Take a bowl add the leftover rice and pour water, slightly crush the rice using your finger.

 Cover and leave the mixture to ferment for 1 to 2 days , strain to remove the liquid.

Take a wide bowl pour the strained water to this add all the above mentioned ingredients.

Gently crush and massage the ingredients by this method all the flavours will get into the liquid.

Pour them into individual cups and enjoy this refreshing summer drink.

Note:

a) Use chopped regular ginger if you can't find mango ginger.

b) Do not skip lemon leaves it's a must for this recipe.

c) Pour water according to the consistency you need, usually this drink is watery.

d) adjust all the above ingredients according to your taste.

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Thursday, October 19, 2023

Green Gram Sweet Sundal Recipe / Pachai Payaru Sweet Sundal Recipe / Whole Moong Dal Sweet Sundal Recipe / Pachai Payaru Vella Sundal Recipe / Sweet Payar Sundal / Navarathri Sundal Recipes

 
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Moongh Dal Sweet Sundal

Version - 1

Ingredients

Cooked whole green gram dal / Pachai Payaru - 1/2 cup

( Do not cook till they are mushy)

Jaggery - 2 to 3 tbsp

( make sure its clean without any impurities)

Salt as needed

Oil - 1 tsp

Mustard - 1/2 tsp

Hing a generous pinch

Curry leaves few

Grated coconut - a handful

Method

Heat oil in a pan and temper it with mustard, hing, curry leaves.

Add the cooked moongh dal, salt, jaggery and coconut mix in low flame till well combined.

Switch off the stove and enjoy!

Version - 2

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Pachai Payaru Sweet Sundal
Ingredients

Cooked whole green gram dal / Pachai Payaru - 1/2 cup

( Do not cook till they are mushy)

Jaggery - 1/4 cup

( make sure its clean without any impurities)

Grated coconut - less than 1/4 cup

Salt a pinch

Crushed cardamom - 2

Chopped fried cashew nuts (optional) for garnish

Method

Heat a pan add jaggery and very little water and dissolve, in low flame cook till slightly sticky.

Add the cardamom, salt, coconut and cooked moongh dal, in low flame gently mix till combined and dry.

Switch off the stove garnish with cashew nuts and enjoy!

For more Sundal and Navarathri recipes click HERE

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Egg Salna Recipe / Muttai Salna Recipe / Egg Salna In Instant Pot / Instant Pot Salna Recipe - Side Dish for Aapam

 

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Egg Salna

Ingredients fried in 1 tsp oil till light brown and ground to a smooth paste 

Grated coconut - 1/4 cup heaped
Peanuts - 2 tsp
Pottukadalai - 1 & 1/2 tsp
Ginger and garlic paste - 1 & 1/2 tsp
Kalpasi/Black stone flower - a small piece
Cloves - 1
Cinnamon - a tint piece
Green chilies - 2
Fennel seeds - 1 tsp heaped
Bay leaf - 1
Cashew nuts - 10
Poppy seeds - 2 tsp
Chopped onion - a handful
Red chilly powder - 3/4 tsp
Kashmiri chilly powder - 1/4 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 & 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste

Tempering ingredients

Oil - 6 tsp
Cinnamon - a small piece
Cloves - 2
Cardamom - 1
Kalpasi - 1/2 tsp

Other ingredients

Chopped onion - 1/2
Chopped tomato - 1
Mint leaves few
Curry and coriander leaves few
Boil eggs and make slits on them- 4
Beaten egg - 1
Water as needed

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Muttai Salna
Method

Heat oil in a instant pot and temper it with above ingredients.

Add onion, few curry leaves and tomato fry till colour changes.

Now pour the ground masala and saute for a minute , pour water to the thickness you want.

Close the lid vent closed and pressure cook for 4 minutes. Cool and open the lid.

Switch to saute mode and add the beaten egg ,boiled eggs mix and give a boil, switch off the stove.

Lastly add the,mint and coriander leaves and serve hot with Appam, Barota.Parota Biriyani, Idli or Dosa.

Note:

Frying ingredients can also be done in instant pot, but i used a kadai to do so.

For Vegetable Salna click HERE

For Empty Salna click HERE

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Sunday, October 15, 2023

Sweet Aval Mixture Recipe / Sweet Poha Chivda Recipe / Sweet Chivda Recipe - Easy Diwali Recipe

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Sweet Poha Chivda

Ingredients

Thick poha/aval/flattened rice - 1 cup

Whole cashew nuts - 12

Almonds - 12

Raisins - 1 & 1/2 tbsp

Sugar - 3 tbsp

Cardamom -3

Oil to deep fry

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Sweet Poha Chivda

Method

Powder sugar & cardamom to a fine powder,keep it aside.

Heat oil in a pan and deep fry cashew nuts,almonds,raisins separately till light brown.

Do not burn them keep it aside now add the poha and fry till crisp.Do not fry till colour changes.

Remove all fried ingredients on a kitchen paper for extra oil to get absorbed.

While still warm sprinkle the powdered sugar/cardamom mixture.

Gently mix till everything is well combined.

Cool and store it in an airtight container.

Note:

a) Make sure your oil is hot when deep frying poha,otherwise they will not puff up and will be hard to eat.

b) Add any combination of nuts of your choice.

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Friday, October 13, 2023

Wheat Naan Recipe / Healthy Naan Recipe / Wheat Naan Without Yeast Recipe / Indian Bread Recipe

 

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Wheat Naan

Ingredients for the dough

Wheat flour - 2 & 1/2 cups

Salt - to taste

Sugar - 1 tsp

Baking powder - 1 tsp

Baking soda - 1/4 tsp

Curd - 3 tbsp

Warm water - as needed

Oil - 2 tsp

Ingredients to sprinkle and brush on top

Onion seeds /Kalonji as needed
Crushed coriander leaves or kastoori methi leaves - as needed
Butter to brush on top

Method

Take a wide bowl combine all above mentioned dough ingredients.
Mix it well add water little by little to make a soft non sticky dough.
Apple some oil on top and cover it with a damp towel.
rest it for 2 hours, now divide the dough into equal size balls.
Dust for flour on a clean surface and roll out the dough to a semi thick disc.
Sprinkle some crushed coriander leaves or kastoori methi leaves and onion seeds, gently roll.
Heat a tawa place the naan with topping side facing up,cook till the bottom is slightly brown, lift the naan using a metal tong and show it in direct flame.
When its lightly charred remove it and brush some butter on the hot naan.
Serve the naan hot with any side dish you like.

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Saoji Mutton Recipe / Saoji Mutton Masala Recipe / Nagpuri Saoji Mutton Curry Recipe / Mutton Savji Recipe

 

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Nagpur Saoji Mutton

Other ingredients

Ginger/ Garlic - together 2 tsp

Sliced onion - 1 medium size

( fry the onions till light brown)

Oil - 1/4 cup

(lots of oil is needed to prepare this recipe, you can reduce if you wish)

Salt to taste

Turmeric powder - 1 tsp

Red chilly powder - 1 & 1/2 tsp

( Add according to your spice level)

Chopped coriander leaves - a handful

Mutton - 1 kg

( i cooked the mutton with little salt till soft just to save time)

Saoji Masala - 2 tbsp or as needed

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Saoji Mutton
Method

Take a mixi jar add ginger/garlic paste , saoji masala ,salt, turmeric powder, red chilly powder , few coriander leaves and fried onion, pour very little water and grind to a smooth paste.

Heat oil in a pan add the ground paste and the cooked mutton , do not add the stock.

In low flame sauté for 5 minutes till oil separates the pan.

Pour the stock and in low flame cook for 20 minutes till gravy is thick.

Switch off the stove and garnish with coriander leaves.

Enjoy with rice or roti.

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Saoji Masala Recipe / Homemade Saoji masala Recipe / Saoji Nagpur Masala / Saavji Masala Recipe / Saoji Spice Powder Recipe

Saoji Masala
Ingredients for Saoji Masala Powder 

Oil - few drops

(Usually all the spices are dry roasted)

Cinnamon - a medium size stick

Green cardamom - 3

Black cardamom - 2

Cumin - 1 tbsp

Coriander seeds - 1/8 cup

Caraway seeds - 1 tsp

Black Pepper - 1 tsp

Anise seeds - 1/2

Black stone flower / Dagad Phool - 1/2 of a handful

Poppy seeds - 1/2 tbsp

Mace - 1

Nutmeg - a generous pinch

Cloves - 6

Sesame seeds - 1/2 tbsp

Rice - 1/2 tbsp

Roasted gram dal - 1 tbsp

Dry coconut - 2 tbsp

Byadgi chilly - 6

Bay leaf - 1 large

Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp

Method

Heat few drops of oil add all the above ingredients and in low flame roast till light brown.

Cool completely and dry grind to a smooth powder, store it in fridge and add to your dish as needed.

Saoji Mutton recipe click HERE

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Thursday, October 12, 2023

Sayur Asem Recipe / Indonesian Vegetable Tamarind Soup Recipe / Tamarind Soup Recipe - Easy Soup Recipes

 

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Sayur Asem

Ingredients crushed to a coarse paste

Onion - a handful

Galangal - a small piece

Bird's eye chillie - 1

Ripe red chilly - 3

Garlic - 3

Ginger - 1 tsp

Ingredients

Water / Broth / Stock - 6 to 8 cups

Green beans - a handful

Corn - 1/4 cup

Bok choy or any spinach variety (optional) - 1/4 cup

Diced tomato - 1

Cubed chayote - 1 small

Bay leaf - 1

Brown sugar - 1 tbsp

Tamarind paste - 2 tsp

Raw peanuts - 2 tbsp

Salt to taste

Fish sauce - few drops

Sesame oil - 2 tsp

( adjust all the above ingredients according to your taste)

Method

Heat oil in a pan and fry the crushed ingredients till raw smell has disappeared.

Pour the water and add the peanuts and cook till soft.

Add the remaining ingredients and cook in low flame for 10 minutes.

Switch off the stove and enjoy with rice.

Note:

Adding turmeric powder is optional.

Usually shrimp paste is used instead i have used fish sauce.

For extra taste you can add soy sauce.

Made this soup with available ingredients from my pantry.

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Arachuvitta Pavakkai Milagu Kulambhu Recipe / Arachivitta Milagu Pavakkai Recipe / Milagu Kulambhu Recipe / Pavakkai Milagu Kuzhambhu Recipe

 

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Arachivitta Milagu Kulambhu

Ingredients to be fried till light brown

Whole black pepper - 1 tbsp

Jeera - 1 tsp

Coriander seeds - 2 tsp

Red chilly - 2

Fennel seeds - 1 tsp

Poppy seeds - 1 & 1/2 tsp

Cashew nuts - 2

Grated coconut - 1 tbsp

Curry leaves few

Mustard - 1/2 tsp

Methi seeds - 1/4 tsp

Hing - a generous pinch

Oil - 1 tsp

( Pour oil in a pan add all the above ingredients and fry till light brown. Cool and grind to a smooth paste)

Tempering

Sesame oil - 2 tbsp

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Curry leaves few

Other ingredients

Small onions - 10

Chopped garlic - 6

Small pavakkai / Bitter gourd - 15

( adding vegetable to this recipe is optional)

Chopped tomato - 1

Turmeric powder - 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Jaggery - 1/4 tsp

Semi thick tamarind juice - 1 cup

Method

Heat oil in a pan and  temper with above ingredients.

Add onion, garlic, small bitter gourd, curry leaves and tomato, fry till light brown.

Add the ground paste, salt and tamarind juice mix well. Cover and cook till the gravy is thick and oil separates the pan.

Switch off the stove add jaggery mix and enjoy with rice.

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