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Korean Broccoli Banchan |
Blanched broccoli florets - 3 to 4 cups
Salt as needed
Sesame oil - 2 tbsp
Minced garlic - 4
Sesame seeds for garnish
Soy sauce or Gochugaru flakes - as needed
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Korean Broccoli Banchan |
Blanched broccoli florets - 3 to 4 cups
Salt as needed
Sesame oil - 2 tbsp
Minced garlic - 4
Sesame seeds for garnish
Soy sauce or Gochugaru flakes - as needed
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Banana Oatmeal |
Quick oats - 1/2 cup
Milk - 2 & 1/2 cups
Brown sugar - 2 tbsp
( add more or less according to your taste)
Cinnamon powder - 1/4 tsp
Ripe banana - 1
( cut into semi thick slices)
Butter - 1 tsp
Heat butter in a pan add the banana slices and toss, add the brown sugar and cook for 1 or 2 minutes till caramelized, remove to a plate.
In the same pan add the milk and oats cook till oats are cooked.
Switch off the stove and add the cinnamon powder mix well.
Transfer the oatmeal to a bowl and top it up with the caramelized banana and enjoy hot!
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Congress Kadlebeeja |
Skinless roasted peanuts - 1 & 1/2 cups
Red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Hing - 1/4 tsp
Pepper powder - 1 tsp
Sugar - 1/8 tsp ( optional)
Curry leaves - a spring
Coconut oil - 3 tsp
Heat oil in a pan lower the flame and add the spice powders and curry leaves, sauté till curry leaves are crisp, do not burn the masala.
Add the peanuts and sugar mix well till combined and switch off the stove.
Cool and store it in a air tight container and enjoy!
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Green Masala Fish Biriyani |
Boneless fish pieces - 8
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Red chilly powder - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Ginger and Garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
( Mix all the masala ingredients together, apply to both sides of the fish pieces and leave them to marinate for 10 minutes. Pour some oil in a pan and fry the fish till light brown on all sides. Save the fried oil and use it while preparing the biriyani.)
Basmati rice - 2 cups
Salt to taste
Shajeera - 1 tsp
Cardamom - 2
Cloves - 2
Cinnamon - a small piece
Mint leaves few
Water as needed to boil the rice
( Boil water add the spices, salt and mint leaves. add the washed rice and cook till they are 3/4 th cooked. drain out the water and keep the rice aside)
Ghee - 1 tbsp
Oil - 2 tbsp
Cardamom - 1 small piece
Cardamom - 1
Cloves - 2
Bay leaf - 1
Whole black pepper - 1/4 tsp
Sliced onions - a handful
Mint leaves - a handful
Coriander leaves - a handful
Cashew nuts - 5
Green chilies - 6
Ginger and Garlic paste - 1 tsp
Kastoori methi - 1/2 tsp
Tomato - 1 small
Coconut milk - 1/4 cup
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste
(Grind above ingredients to a thick smooth paste)
Lemon juice - 1 tbsp
Fried onions - a handful
Mint leaves few
Heat oil and ghee in a same pan where you fried the fish add the tempering ingredients. Add the onions and fry till colour changes.
Add the ground green masala and fry till raw smell as disappeared and oil has separated the masala.
Add some water and arrange the fish pieces and spread the cooked rice evenly. Cover it with a tight lid and in low flame cook till the rice is cooked completely ( keep in DUM for above 15 minutes)
Switch off the flame and add the lemon juice, fried onions, mint leaves, gently mix and serve hot with raita.
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Cucumber Idli |
Slightly roasted Idli rava - 1 & 1/2 cups
( roasting is optional)
Water - 1 & 1/4 cup
( add more or less to get the right consistency)
Grated cucumber - 1 cup
Grated coconut - 1/4 cup (heaped)
Salt to taste
Grated ginger - 1/2 tsp
Chopped green chillies - 2
Chopped coriander leaves - 1 tbsp
ENO fruit salt - 1/4 tsp
Oil - 2 tsp
Mustard - 1/2 tsp
Urad dal - 1/4 tsp
Hing - a pinch
Mix all the above ingredients together in a bowl except the ENO fruit salt.
Add the tempering too and mix, add water if needed. Cover and rest the batter for 1 hour, if the batter is too thick then add little water to get a thick dropping consistency batter.
Do not add more water and no fermentation needed for this idli.
Just before making Idli add the ENO salt mix well, immediately pour a ladle of the batter into the greased Idli mould and steam till cooked.
Enjoy with any chutney you like.
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Methi Mutton Curry |
Mutton cubes -2 pounds
Chilly powder -1tsp
(add more if you want it spicy)
Coriander powder - 1/2tsp
Turmeric powder-1tsp
Salt to taste
Garam masala-1tsp
Bay leaf - 1
Water as needed
( Pressure cook above ingredients till mutton is soft )
Cinnamon - 1 medium size stick
Cloves -2
Cardamom -2
Onion chopped -3
Tomato chopped -2
Green chilly -3 crushed
Ginger, Garlic & fennel seeds paste -2tsp
Fresh methi leaves chopped -1 bunch
Curd - 1 tbsp
Coriander leaves for garnish
Oil -3tsp
(mutton will leave oil too )
Heat oil in a pan temper with above ingredients. Add the onions fry till brown in colour , then add the tomato , crushed green chilies, ginger, garlic , fennel seeds paste and sauté till raw smell has disappeared.
Now add the curd and methi leaves sauté till oil separates the masala.
Add the cooked mutton along with the water and cook till mixture is thick.
Switch off the stove garnish with coriander leaves and enjoy with Roti or rice.
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Do not add more water as this is a dry curry.
For extra flavor you can add crushed kastoori methi at the end
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Arachuvitta Vatha Kuzhambu |
Channa dal - 1 tsp
Coriander seeds - 1 tsp
Black pepper - 1/2 tsp
Jeera - 1/2 tsp
Methi seeds - 1/8 tsp
Red chilies -3
Hing - 1/2 tsp
Oil few drops
( Fry above ingredients in oil till colour changes. Cool and powder the ingredients to a semi smooth powder)
Sesame oil - 2 tbsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
Methi seeds - 1/8 tsp
Chopped onion - a handful
Chopped garlic - 4
Curry leaves few
Tamarind - a small gooseberry size
(soak it in warm water and extract the juice)
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste
Fried vathal of your choice - 1/4 cup
Jaggery - 1/2 tsp
Heeat oil ina pan and temper with above ingredients.
Add onion, curry leaves and garlic fry till light brown. Add the dry masala powders , salt and saute for a minute. Pour the tamarind juice and water as needed add the ground powder mix and in low flame cook till gravy is thick.
Add the fried vathal and jaggery cook for a minute and switch off the stove.
Garnish with curry leaves mix with hot rice and enjoy!
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Inji Thogayal |
Sesame oil - 2 tsp
Red chilies - 3
Curry leaves - few
Hing - 1/2 tsp
Chopped ginger - 3 tbsp
Urad dal - - 2 tbsp
Tamarind - a small piece
Salt to taste
Coconut - 1 tsp
Jaggery - 1/4 tsp
Sesame oil - 1 tsp
Vadavam - 1 tsp
( If you don't have vadavam add mustard ,red chilly and urad dal)
Curry leaves - few
Heat oil in a pan add the all the above ingredients except for coconut and jaggery, fry till light brown. Switch off the stove and add jaggery and coconut, mix well and let it cool
Add the fried mixture into a mixi jar and grind to a thick chutney.
Heat oil in a pan and temper, pour the jot tempering into the chutney mix and enjoy with hot rice or with Idli / Dosa.
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Crab Soup / Nandu Soup |
Whole black pepper - 2 tsp
Jeera - 1 tsp
Fennel seeds - 1/4 tsp
Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
Cinnamon - a very tiny piece
Chopped onion - a handful
Curry leaves - 5
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Heat oil in a pan add the ground paste and sauté till raw smell has disappeared and oil has separated the masala. Add the tomato and crabs fry for couple minute.
Pour water as needed and in low flame boil till crabs are cooked. If using instant pot pressure cook for 10 minutes with vent closed.
Switch off the stove and garnish with chopped curry and coriander leaves and enjoy hot!
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Chilly Tofu Fried Rice |
Chopped coloured bell peppers - 1/2 cup
Frozen peas - 1/4 cup
Chopped garlic - 4
Chopped spring onions for garnish
Cooked basmati rice - 2 cups
( grains separated)
Salt and pepper to taste
Soy sauce - 1 tbsp
Red chilly sauce - 1 tsp
Green chilly sauce - 1 tsp
Vinegar - 1 tsp
Chilly oil - 3 tsp
Fried tofu cubes - 1 cup
Heat oil in a pan saute garlic, bell peppers and peas till colour changes.
Add the sauces , seasonings , tofu and mix well.
Add the cooked rice and gently toss till combined.
Garnish with spring onions and enjoy hot!
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