Tofu Rice Paper Wrap / Crispy Pan-Fried Tofu Wraps / Tofu Seaweed Rice Paper Wrap Recipe

 

Fried Tofu Rice Paper Wraps

Ingredients

Tofu slices -8

( in a pan add few spoons of soy sauce , 1tsp sesame oil and salt , fry the tofu slices till coated)

Cucumber strips as needed

Carrot strips as needed

Cooked rice as needed

Nori/ Edible seaweed sheets -8

Rice paper - 8

Japanese Mayo as needed

Black and White Sesame seeds as needed to sprinkle on both sides of the wrap

Sesame oil as needed to fry on a pan

Rice paper, sesame seeds, veggies, nori, fried tofu and cooked rice

Assembling

Dip the rice paper wrap in water quickly remove and place it on a sheet or wooden board.

Place the seaweed sheet top it up with the vegetables and drizzle the mayo.

Gently fold all four sides to make a wrap.

Sprinkle sesame seeds on both sides both.

Heat a pan add a teaspoon of oil and in low flame fry till light brown and crisp.

Enjoy with any dip of your choice.

Note:

Meat eater can add their choice of meat or seafoods.

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Kambu Idli Dosai Recipe / Bajra Idli Dosa Recipe / Pearl Millet Idli Recipe - Healthy Idli Recipes - Millet Recipes

 

Kambu Idli

Ingredients

Kambu / Pearl millet - 1 cup

Idli rice - 1 cup

Whole urad dal with skin - 1/2 cup

Methi seeds - 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Method

Wash and soak kambu, methi, rice and urad dal together for 4 hours.

Grind the ingredients to a smooth batter add salt mix well.

Cover and let to ferment overnight or at least for 8 hours.

Next day mix the batter well , grease the idly plates pour a ladle of batter into the plates & steam them till cooked.

Serve it with any chutney you like.

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Varagu Pongal / Varag Arisi Pongal / Kodo Millet Ven Pongal / Kodo Millet Pongal - Millet Recipes

Varagu arisi Pongal

Tempering ingredients

Oil - 1 tsp
Ghee - 1 tbsp
Whole pepper - 1/2 tsp
( I usually crush and add )
Jeera - 3/4 tsp
Cashew nuts - 8
Grated ginger - 1 tsp
Chopped green chillies - 1
Curry leaves few
Hing - a generous pinch

Other ingredients

Varagu arisi / Kodo millet - 1/2 cup
Yellow moongh dal -  3 tbsp
Water - 3 cups
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder - 1/8 tsp

Method

Add moongh dal to a pressure cooker and dry roast till nice aroma comes out.
Add the kodo millet and saute till its just hot.
Pour water add salt and turmeric powder, pressure cook till cooked.
Heat ghee/oil in a pan and temper it with above ingredients.
Pour the tempering into the pongal mix and serve hot with any chutney you like.

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Nellikai Rasam Recipe / Gooseberry Rasam Recipe / Amla Rasam Recipe / Goosberry Soup Recipe

 

Nellikai Rasam

Ingredients ground to a smooth paste

Fresh amla - 3 

( remove the seed and chop the flesh )

Whole black pepper - 1/2 tsp

Cumin seeds -  1 tsp

Chopped ginger - 1 tsp

Green chilly - 1

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Salt to taste

( Grind all above ingredients to a semi coarse mixture , add water and dilute to the needed consistency )

Tempering Ingredients

Ghee - 1 tsp

Mustard - 1 tsp

Red chilly 1

Hing - 1/4 tsp

Curry leaves few

Other Ingredients

Cooked and mashed thur dal - 1/4 cup

Chopped coriander and curry leaves for garnish

Method

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

Pour the amla mixture and the cooked dal, give a boil and switch off the stove.

Garnish with curry and coriander leaves.

Enjoy with hot rice or drink like a soup.

Note:

Some add chopped tomatoes to this rasam.

You can also add garlic instead of ginger.

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Homemade Mudakathan Oil Recipe / Balloon Vine Oil Recipe / Homemade Mudakathan Pain Relief Oil Recipe

 

Homemade Mudakathan oIL

Ingredients

Fresh mudakathan / Balloon Vine leaves - 1/2 cup

( wash the leaves and wipe well to make sure there is no water )

Sesame oil - 1 cup

Crushed garlic - 4

Method

Take a pan pour the oil add the mudakathan leaves and garlic, in medium low flame boil till the leaves become crisp and garlic is light brown.

Switch off the stove and filter the oil. Store it in a clean glass jar.

Warm needed oil and massage gently to your body joints or knee. Massage twice a day to get best result. This oil removes pain from joints and knee pain. Use regularly for best result.

Note:

To make this oil you can use a combination of mustard, coconut and castor oil.

You can add cinnamon powder and camphor too.

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Surati Ghari Recipe / Surat Ghari Recipe / Surti Ghari Recipe / Gujarati Ghari Recipe - Gujarati Recipes

Surati Ghari

Ingredients for the Filling

Homemade Mawa/Khoya - 1 cup
Sugar - 4 tbsp
( add more sugar if needed)
Almonds - 20
Pistachio - 20
Cardamom - 4
Besan - 2 tbsp
Semolina - 1 tbsp
Ghee - 2 tsp
Crushed saffron

Surati Ghari

Method

Heat 1 tsp of ghee in a pan add besan and fry till raw smell disappears and the colour changes.

Dry roast rava till colour changes.

Take a food processor or blender add the cardamom, nuts, sugar and dry grind to a fine powder.

Heat ghee in a pan add khoya and roast till its light pink.

Take a bowl and mix all the ingredients and the crushed saffron.

If your mixture is dry fry for a minute, switch off the stove.

Sprinkle few drops of milk to the mixture.

While warm divide the portion into equal portion.

Ingredients for the outer covering

Maida / All purpose flour - 1 cup
Ghee - 3 tsp
Salt a pinch
Milk - 1/2 cup add more if needed

Surati Ghari

Method

Take a bowl add maida,salt & ghee.Mix to resemble bread crumbs.
Now add milk little by little to form a soft dough.
Cover and rest for 10 minutes.
Divide the portion into small equal balls.

Ingredients for the coating

Melted ghee - 6 tbsp
Powdered sugar - 6 tsp

Method

Add the powdered sugar to the melted ghee and beat it well and keep it aside.

Other Ingredients

Oil as needed for deep frying
Ghee- 1 tbsp
Chopped pistachio and almonds chopped - each 5

Surati Ghari

Method

Roll out each ball of dough into a thick circle and slightly flatten.

Place the filling ball mixture in the middle of the dough.

Cover the dough completely make sure its well sealed ( see the above picture).

Heat oil and ghee in a pan when hot drop the ghari slowly into the oil.

In medium low flame fry till light brown on all sides.

Remove it on a kitchen paper , cool them completely.

Once cooled dip the fried ghari into the ghee/sugar mixture, make sure both sides are well coated.

Place it on a plate & sprinkle the chopped nuts.

Allow the ghari to set for 12 hours to become firm then cut and enjoy !

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Fermented Ragi Dosa Recipe / Fermented Finger Millet Dosa Recipe / Ragi Dosa Recipe /Kezhvaragu Dosa Recipe . - Dosa Recipes

 

Fermented Ragi Dosa

Ingredients

Urad dal - 1 cup

Ragi flour - 2 cups

Salt to taste

Method

Wash and soak urad dal for 3 hours then grind to a smooth fluffy light batter.

Remove the batter into a bowl add the ragi flour and salt mix well till combined , cover and let the batter to ferment for 8 hours or overnight.

Next day mix the batter well add water if needed to get a semi thick dosa batter consistency.

Heat a tawa take a ladle of batter and spread it to the thickness you want. Pour a teaspoon of oil around the dosa , When light brown at the bottom flip and cook till done.

Serve it hot with any chutney.

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Edamame Sundal Recipe / Navaratri Special Sundal Recipes- Easy Sundal Recipes

Edamame Sundal

Ingredients

Edamame - 1/2 cup

( boil them with little salt and keep it aside)

Oil - 1 tsp

Urad dal and Mustard seeds - each 1/2 tsp

Chopped green chilies - 1

Curry leaves few

Hing - a generous pinch

Salt add if needed

Grated coconut - 1 tbsp

Chopped coriander leaves for garnish

Lemon juice - few drops

Method

Heat oil in a pan and temper it with mustard, urad dal, curry leaves, chilies and hind.

Add the cooked edamame toss well till combined, add salt if needed.

Lastly add the coconut mix and switch off the stove.

Squeeze lemon juice garnish with coriander leaves and enjoy!

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Homemade ​Makhan Mishri Recipe / Makhan Mishri Recipe / Mishri Makhan Recipe /Janmashtami Recipes / Gokulashtami Recipe / Krishna Jayanthi Recipes

 

Makhan Mishri

Ingredients

Ghee - 2 tbsp

Mishri / Crystalized Sugar / Rock Sugar powdered- 2 tsp or as needed

Saffron strings - few

Ice cubes

Method

Add ice cubed and ghee in a bowl using hand or whisk mix till butter forms.

Discard the ice cubes add sugar mix well.

Garnish with saffron strings. Serve it to Lord Krishna.

This prashad is served at Shri Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan

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Broken Matta Rice Upma / Red Rice Upma Recipe / Kerala Matta Rice Upma Recipe / Matta Rice Upma Recipe / Kerala Red Rice Upma Recipe

 

Kerala Matta Rice Upma

Tempering ingredients

Coconut oil - 3 tsp

Mustard - 1 tsp

Urad dal - 1/2 tsp

Channa dal - 1/4 tsp

Red chilly -1

Chopped onion - a handful

Chopped green chilly - 2

Chopped ginger -  1/2 tsp

Curry leaves few

Other ingredients

Kerala matta rice - 1/2 cup

Water - 2 cups

Salt to taste

Grated coconut - a handful

Curry leaves few for garnish

Method

Wash the rice and drain out the water, add the wet rice into a pan.

In medium high flame roast the rice till they splutter. Make sure you don't over fry and burn the rice then the upma will taste bitter.

Cool the mixture and dry grind to a coarse rava consistency and keep it aside.

Heat coconut oil in a pan and temper it with above ingredients.

Add onion , green chilly, ginger and curry leaves fry till onion changes it's colour.

Now pour the water add salt and grated coconut when it starts to boil reduce flame and add the ground rice rava stir it to make sure there are no lumps.

Close it with a lid and in low flame cook till it's done, switch off the stove.

Garnish with few curry leaves mix and serve hot with any chutney or pickle.

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Mutton Soup Recipe / South Indian Style Mutton Soup / Soup Recipes / South Indian Style Mutton Soup

Mutton Soup

Ingredients for the broth

Mutton with bones - 250 gms
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
Ginger and Garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
Water - 7 to 8 cups

Method

Take all the ingredients in a pressure cooker or Instant pot and cook for 30 minutes.
Once cool remove the mutton from the broth. your broth is ready to use.
Don't throw away the mutton use it in making mutton kurma / fry or  gravy.

Other ingredients

Sesame oil - 2 tsp
Fennel seeds / Somph - 1/2 tsp
Barley - 2 tsp
Thur dal - 1 tsp
Pepper powder - 1 & 1/2 tsp
Jeera/cumin powder - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
Chopped onion - a handful
Chopped tomato - 1 small
Chopped mint.curry and coriander leaves - 1 tbsp
Ginger and garlic paste - 1/2 tsp

Method

Heat oil in a pressure cooker temper it with fennel seeds.thur dal and barley fry till its light brown.
Now add onion,tomato,mint,curry leaves,ginger and garlic paste.Fry till raw smell has disappeared.
Add the dry masala powders and saute for couple more minutes.
Pour the broth and in low flame cook for 10 minutes.Once cooked mash the ingredients well.
Filter the soup this step is optional garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.
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Cabbage Momos Recipe / Purple Cabbage Momos Recipes / Healthy Vegan Momos / Healthy No Flour Momos Recipe / Tofu Stuffed Cabbage Momos Recipe

 

Steamed Purple Cabbage Tofu

Ingredients for the stuffing

Shredded firm tofu - 1 cup

Finely chopped capsicum - 1

Chopped onion - a handful

Ginger/ Garlic paste - 1 tsp

Chilly sauce - 1 tsp

Soy sauce - 1/2 tsp

Pepper and Salt to taste

Chopped basil leaves - a handful

Oil - 1 tsp

( Heat oil in a pan in high flame sauté everything till combined, too much cooking not needed as we are going to steam or fry the momos. Switch off the stove and let it cool )

Other ingredients

Purple cabbage leaves

( Any colour cabbage can be used but make sure no tears . Boil the leaves in hot water with little salt till they are soft to handle. Remove from water and let the leaves cool)

Fried Purple Cabbage Momos

Assembling

Take a leaf place 2 tsps of the tofu filling and close it all four sides. Make sure they are folded well otherwise the filling will come out.

Steam these momos for 2 to 3 minutes or fry them on a pan with little oil till they are crisp on all sides.

Enjoy them with any spicy dip you like.

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Seeraga Samba Biryani Rrecipe / Seeraga Samba Rice Vegetable Biryani Recipe / Jeera Rice Vegetable Biryani Recipe - Variety Rice Recipes

Seeraga Samba Vegetable Biriyani

Ingredients

Seeraga samba rice - 1 cup

Hot Water -1 & 3/4 cup

Mixed vegetable - 1 cup

Sliced onions - a handful

Sliced tomato - 1

Tempering

Kalpasi / Black stone flower - a small piece

Bay leaf - 1

Fennel seeds - 1/4 tsp

Oil - 2 tbsp

Ghee - 1 tbsp

Biriyani masala - 2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

Red chilly powder - 1/4 tsp

Ingredients ground to a smooth paste

Coriander and mint leaves together - 1/4 cup

Green chillies - 4

Ginger and Garlic paste - 1 tsp

Method

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

Add sliced onion and sauté till light brown. Add the ground masala and fry till oil separates the pan.

Add the vegetables, tomato, spice powders and salt fry for couple minutes and add the washed rice.

Sauté for a minute pour water mix well, cover with a lid and in low flame cook till done.

Switch off the flame and gently fluff it up with a fork and enjoy with raita.

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Rail Palaharam Recipe / How to make Rail Palaram Recipe? / Telangana Popular Tiffin Rail Palaharam / Railu Palaram Recipe

 

Rail Palaharam

Ingredients for the rice balls

Rice flour - 1/2 cup

Water - 3/4 cup

Red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste 

Oil - 1 tsp

( Pour water into a pan add oil, salt, red chilly powder and bring it to a boil. Reduce flame and add the rice flour, mix well to avoid lumps. Switch off the stove cover and let it rest for few minutes. When it's still warm knead the dough using your palm to form a smooth dough. Pinch small portion of the dough and roll it into tiny balls. Steam all the rice balls for 2 to 3 minutes and keep it aside. )

Other ingredients

Oil - 6 tsp

( add more if needed)

Salt to taste

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Mustard - 1 tsp

Jeera - 1/2 tsp

Chopped onions - a handful

Chopped green chilies - 3

Grated coconut - 2 tbsp

Yellow moogh dal - 1/4 cup

( Wash and soak the dal in water for 1 hour, drain out the water save 2 tsp separately and grind the remaining to a thick mixture. Do not add too much water to grind)

Chopped curry and Coriander leaves few

Method

Heat oil in a pan temper it with mustard and jeera. add onion, few curry leaves and green chilly sauté till onion changes it's colour.

Now add the saved soaked moongh dal , salt ,turmeric powder and the ground dal mixture, in low flame keep mixing till the dal is cooked and resembles like bread crumbs.

Add the grated coconut and the steamed rice balls, gently mix  cover and cook for few minutes in low flame.

Switch off the stove garnish with coriander and curry leaves and enjoy hot!

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Instant Idli Mix Recipe / Idly Ready Mix Recipe / Instant Idli Mix Recipe / Easy Instant Idly Premix Recipe

 

Instant Idli Premix

Ingredients

Idli rava - 1 cup

Urad dal or Urad dal powder - 1/2 cup

Beaten rice / Poha powdered - 1/2 cup

Salt - 1/4 tsp

Method

Dry roast urad dal until hot, cool and grind to a fine smooth powder sieve it well. If using urad dal flour then just dry roast and no need to sieve.

Blend poha , idli rava and urad dal once in a blender to combine.

Store it into a clean bottle.

Instant Idli Premix

How to use?

Take needed amount of the mixture pour water till you get a lump free semi thick batter. This will be little thinner than the regular Idli batter.

Cover and let it ferment for overnight or till batter has raised , next day add the salt , beat the batter with a ladle.

Grease idli plates with oil pour a ladle of batter and steam till cooked.

Enjoy with Sambar or Chutney

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Instant Appam Using Idli Dosa Batter / Appam Recipe Using Idli Dosa Batter / Appam from Leftover Idli Batter

Appam using Idli Batter

Ingredient

Idli batter - 4 large ladles

Thick coconut milk - 1 & 1/2 ladle

( I used tinned coconut milk)

Water a needed

Salt to taste

Sugar - 1/4 tsp

Cooking soda - a pinch

Method

Mix all the above ingredients together in a bowl, pour water little by little to get a semi thin consistency.

Do not add too much water then batter will be runny.

Grease a appam pan  (non stick works great) with little oil , when hot pour a ladle of batter and swirl the pan. The center portion should be thick and outer portion must be thin. Pour some oil around cover with a lid and cook till done.

Gently loosen up the edges and remove the appam from the pan.

Enjoy with Paya or sweetened coconut milk with a pinch of cardamom powder.

Regular Appam recipe click HERE 

Wheat Appam recipe click HERE

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Milagu Kuzhambu Instant Mix Recipe / Pepper Curry Premix Recipe / Instant Milagu Kuzhambu / Homemade Instant Milagu Kulambhu Mix Recipe

 

Instant Milagu Kulambhu Mix

Ingredients for roasting

Coriander seeds - 3 tsp

Black pepper - 2 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Thur Dal - 1 tsp

Urad dal - 1 tsp

Methi - 1/ 2 tsp

Rice - 1/2 tsp

Red chilly - 2

Curry leaves - few

Hing - 1/4 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Salt - 1 tsp

( add more when making the gravy)

Tamarind - a small gooseberry size

Tempering

Sesame oil -2 tsp

Talimpu vadagam - 1 tsp ( heaped)

( or add few mustard, jeera, urad dal and channa dal)

Method

Add all the above ingredients under roasting except salt, hing and turmeric in a pan. 

In low flame dry roast all the above ingredients till color changes, switch off the stove and mix salt, hing and turmeric powder..

Cool completely and dry grind to a smooth powder.

Heat sesame oil in a pan and temper it with above ingredients ,  cool and mix this into the ground mixture. Store this in a clean jar.

Now your Milagu Kulambhu instant mix is ready to use.

Homemade Milagu Kulambhu Instant Mix

How to make the Milagu Kulambhu?

Heat 1 tsp of oil in a pan add few garlic ( optional) and curry leaves fry till color changes.

Pour needed water and add 1 or 2 tsp of Milagu Kulambhu mix and give a boil. In low flame cook till gravy is thick.

Switch off the stove add a tiny piece of jaggery and salt if needed and mix.

Mix this with hot rice and enjoy with papad!

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Asian Style Glazed Salmon Recipe / Glazed Salmon Recipe / Salmon Fish Recipes / Easy Asian Salmon Recipe / Simple Asian Glazed Salmon Recipe

 

Asian Style Glazed Salmon

Ingredients for the sauce

Oyster sauce - 2 tbsp

Soy sauce - 1 tbsp

Chilly sauce - 1 tbsp

Grated ginger and garlic - 1 tsp ( heaped)

Salt and pepper powder to taste

Sesame oil - 1 tbsp

Brown sugar - 2 tsp

Fish sauce - 1/2 tsp ( optional)

Rice wine vinegar - 1/2 tsp

Water - 3 tbsp

( Add everything into a bowl and mix. Add ingredients according to your taste)

Other ingredients

Salmon - 2 small fillets

( I used skinless fillets, salmon fish best for this recipe )

Gently crushed lemon grass - 1" sticks ( 2 sticks)

Chopped Thai basil - 6  leaves 

Toasted sesame seeds - 1 tsp

( I used black sesame seeds)

Chopped spring onions as needed

Method

Heat a pan pour the sauce add the lemon grass and few basil leaves, arrange the fish on top cover and cook in low flame till fish is cooked.

Flip the fish gently and cook the other side till done.

Switch off the stove and discard the lemon grass sticks.

Garnish with basil leaves , spring onions and sprinkle the toasted sesame seeds on top.

Serve hot with rice!

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How to grow Microgreens? Growing Microgreens in Clay Pots, How to Grow Microgreens at Home?

 

Another fun way to grow these microgreens outside a clay pot

Home grown microgreens

Ingredients

Chia seeds

Water as needed to spray the seeds

Method

Take a teaspoon of chia seeds in a cup mix some water and let it stay for 5 minutes.

This mixture will be like a sticky paste.

Take a clay pot or a glass apply this chia paste outside the clay pot. Make sure they are evenly applied.

Pour water inside the glass and keep it on a kitchen counter where there is indirect sunlight.

Every day morning and evening using a spray bottle water them.

After 4 days you will see the seeds have started to germinate.

Once they reach 3 to 4 inches gently using a knife remove them from the pot.

Enjoy on salad, pesto, sandwich, eggs, pasta, pizza ,etc.

Click HERE to see how to grown microgreens in soil.

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Hesaru Kaalu Drink Recipe / Hesaru Kaalu Juice Recipe / Green Gram Juice Recipe / Moong and Coconut Drink / Mung Bean Milk / Healthy Summer Drinks Recipe

Green Gram Juice

Ingredients

Whole green moong dal - 1/2 cup

Grated coconut - a handful

Cardamom - 2

Jaggery - 1/8 cup

( or add according to your sweetness)

Almonds - 5

( soak it in hot water for 30 minutes and remove the skin )

Water as needed

Ice Cubes as needed

Method

In low flame dry roast the green moong dal till light brown. Do not over fry and burn them.

Wash the moong dal and add it into a blender to this add the jaggery, coconut, cardamom and almonds.

Pour some water and grind to a smooth liquid and filter the juice.

Transfer the pulp from the sieve into the blender again , add some more water grind to remove the maximum juice from the green gram dal paste. Discard the pulp.

Add ice cubes and enjoy cold!

Note:

a) Each time you serve mix the juice and pour it into the glass and serve.

b) Remaining milk can be stored in the refrigerator.

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Semiya Kheer Premix Recipe / Semiya Ready-Mix Recipe / Semiya Payasam Premix Recipe / Homemade Vermicelli Kheer instant Mix Recipe

 

Semiya Kheer Ready Mix

Ingredients

Semiya / Vermicelli - 1 cup

Powdered sugar - 1/2 cup

Milk powder - 1/4 cup

Ghee - 2 tsp

Chopped pistachio and almonds - 1 tbsp

Saffron crushed - a generous pinch

Crushed cardamom - 8

( remove the skin use only the seeds)

Semiya Payasam Premix

Method

Heat ghee in a pan add the semiya and in low flame roast till light brown. Add the chopped nut roast for a minute and switch off the stove

Cool the mixture completely and add the sugar , milk powder , cardamom powder and saffron.

Store it in a clean jar.

Vermicelli Kheer Instant Mix

How to use this ready mix?

Boil 1 or 2 cups of milk in a sauce pan add 2 tbsps or as needed of the mix and cook in low flame till semiya is cooked.

Switch off the stove and enjoy hot or cold!

Note:

a) If you like rose essence flavor then add a drop after switch off the stove. Do not cook after adding the essence they may give a bitter taste,

b) Adding milk powder is optional , if added they give a nice thickness to your kheer.

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Green Chutney Cucumber Raita Recipe / Cucumber Raita With Green Chutney / Cucumber Raita Recipe / Refreshing Cucumber Raita

 

Cucumber Raita With Green Chutney

Ingredients

Cucumber cut into cubes - 1 cup

Green Chutney - 1 tbsp

Curd - 1 cup

Salt to taste

( add all above ingredients according to your taste)

Method

Add all above ingredients into a bowl, mix and serve cold.

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Curry Leaf Paneer Recipe / Karuveppilai Paneer Recipe / Curry Leaf With Cottage Cheese Recipe / Paneer Recipes / Easy Paleo Recipes

 

Curry Leaf Paneer

Ingredients

Oil - 2 tbsp

Diced onion - a handful

Diced capsicum - a handful

Chopped green chilly - 3

Crushed Ginger and Garlic - 1 tsp

Paneer cubes - 1 & 1/2 cups

Salt to taste

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Curry leaves few

Cashew nuts - 6

Chilly flakes - 1/2 tsp

Curry leaf Podi click HERE for the recipe as needed

Garam masala - 1/4 tsp

Coconut oil - 2 tsp

Method

Heat oil in a pan and fry onion, capsicum, green chilly, cashew nuts, curry leaves and ginger /garlic paste till slightly colour changes.

Add the paneer, salt and turmeric powder, sauté for a minute. Cover and cook in low flame for 2 to 3 minutes.

Add the chilly flakes, curry leaf powder and garam masala gently mix till combined.

Lastly add coconut oil garnish with curry leaves mix and switch off the stove.

Serve as a starter or roll it in roti and enjoy!

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Fresh Neem Flower Rice / Vepampoo sadam Recipe / Veppampoo Rice Recipe / Neem Flower Rice Recipe / Neem Flower Sadam Recipe / Quick Rice Recipes

Fresh Neem Flower Rice

Tempering

Coconut oil - 1 tbsp

Mustard, Urad Dal, Channa dal - each 1 tsp

Jeera - 1/2 tsp

Mor Milagai crushed - 2

Chopped cashew nuts - 4

Curry leaves few

Chopped garlic - 2

Other ingredients

Cooked rice grains must be separate - 2 cups

( Leftover rice works best for this recipe)

Salt to taste

Pepper powder - 1/4 tsp

Fresh neem flowers - a handful

( Do not add more then the rice will be too bitter)

Ghee - 1 tsp

Curry leaves for garnish

Fresh Neem Flowers

Method

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

Lower the flame and add the neem flowers and sauté till light brown.

add salt, pepper powder and the rice gently mix till combined.

Lastly add ghee garnish with curry leaves, mix and enjoy hot with raita!

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Balsamic Bruschetta Recipe / Simple and Easy Bruschetta Recipe / Tomato Bruschetta Recipe / Bruschetta with Tomato and Basil Recipe

 

Balsamic Bruschetta

Ingredients for the topping

Chopped ripe tomato - 1 cup

Chopped red onion - 1/2 cup

Chopped fresh basil leaves - 10

Chopped garlic - 2

Salt and pepper powder to taste

Olive - 2 tsp

Balsamic vinegar - 1 tsp

( Mix all above ingredients into a bowl, gently give a mix )

Other ingredients

French bread / Baguette or any crushed bread - cut into 1/4 " slices as needed

Grated garlic - 1

Grated parmesan cheese - 2 tbsp ( optional)

Olive oil - as needed to brush on top

( Mix garlic with olive oil and brush both sides of the bread. sprinkle some cheese on top and bake it at 400 deg. F for 10 minutes or in Air fryer till the bread is brown. Each oven is different so temperature and baking time may vary. So keep an eye)

Ingredients for the balsamic glaze

Balsamic vinegar - 1/2 cup

Brown sugar - 2 tbsp

Sea salt a pinch

( Add all the ingredients into a sauce pan and in low flame cook till the glaze is semi thick switch off the store. Leftover glaze can be stored in the refrigerator)

Bruschetta

Assembling

Place the toasted bread on a plate place some filling on top. Drizzle the glaze on top and serve immediately.

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Sugarcane Juice Without Sugarcane / Summer Refreshing Sugarcane Juice With Sugarcane / Ganne Ka Juice Without Sugarcane / Summer Refreshing Drink Recipe

 

Sugarcane Juice Without Sugarcane

Ingredients

Mint leaves - 8

Lemon juice from 1 small lemon

Jaggery - 2 to 3 tbsp

Chopped ginger - 1 tsp

Ice cubes

Black salt - a tiny pinch ( optional)

Water as needed

Method

Take a blender add lemon juice, mint, jaggery, ginger and few ice cubes.

Blend till smooth and filter.

Add some water and ice cubes and serve chill.

This juice will taste close to the real sugarcane juice.

Note:

Alter above ingredients according to your taste.

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Andhra Style Papad Dough Recipe / Appadala Pindi Recipe / Papad Dough Balls

Appadala Pindi

Ingredients

Yellow moongh dal - 3 tbsp

Urad dal without skin - 1 tbsp

Red chilly powder - 3/4  tsp

Salt to taste

Hing - 1/4 tsp

Water - 2 tsp ( optional)

Peanut oil - 2 tbsp

( add more or less accordingly )

Method

Dry roast both the dals till just hot, do not fry till colour changes. Usually the dals are kept in sun and removed, dry roasting is optional.

Dry grind to a very smooth fine powder, transfer to a bowl.

Add salt , hing and water mix , slowly add oil and form to a tight dough. Divide it into equal size balls.

Add some ghee to hot rice mix a ball and enjoy!

Papad Dough Balls

Note:

a) You can store this for a week in refrigerator , but i make them fresh each time i need.

b) Usually seema mirapakaya / hot spicy red chilies are used for this recipe.

c) Traditionally only oil is used for binding the dough.

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