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Black Rice Dosa |
Black rice - 1 cup
Idli rice - 1 cup
Whole urad dal with skin - 1/2 cup
Methi seeds - 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Wash and soak all the above ingredients together for 6 hours or overnight.
Next day grind to a semi smooth batter, add salt mix and leave the batter to ferment for 8 hours.
Your batter is ready to use.
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Black Rice Dosa |
Mozzarella cheese as needed
Finely chopped garlic - 6
Red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Chopped spring onions or coriander leaves for garnish
Oil - 3 tsp
( Heat oil add salt and chopped garlic fry in low flame till crisp and brown. Cool and add the red chilly powder and mix, keep it aside)
Heat a dosa pan when hot pour a ladle of the dosa batter and spread it , pour few drops of oil around the dosa. Once brown on one side sprinkle the garlic mixture and some cheese fold it like a triangle.
Remove it to a plate garnish with spring onions , cheese and garlic mixture and enjoy hot!
To make cheese garlic you can use any kind of dosa batter.
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Thai Chicken Massaman |
Massaman curry paste - half of 14 oz can
Oil - 3 tbsp
Cubed potato - 1 large
Cubed coloured bell peppers - 1 cup
Diced onion - a handful
Carrots diced or slices - 1 medium size
Chicken breast - 1 medium size cubed
Coconut milk - 2 cups
Ginger / garlic paste - 1 tsp
Fish oil - 2 tsp
Coconut aminos - 1 tbsp
Salt to taste
Red chilly paste - 1 tsp (heaped)
Kefir leaves - 3
Bay leaf - 1
Cinnamon stick - 1 '' stick
Tamarind paste - 1 tsp
Lemon juice - 3 tsp
Basil leaves - few (optional)
Lemon grass chopped - 1 tsp
Peanut butter - 1 tsp (heaped)
Brown sugar - 1 tsp
Heat 2 tbsp coconut milk and add the cinnamon, bay leaf , red chilly paste and massaman paste , fry till oil separates.
Now add all the above ingredients and sauté well.
Pour the coconut milk and cook in low flame till chicken and vegetables are cooked.
Switch off the stove add lemon juice top it with crushed peanuts, garnish with chopped coriander leaves and enjoy with rice.
a) If you don't have massaman paste replace it with 1 tsp of curry paste.
b) Adjust all the above ingredients according to your taste buds.
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Kerala Style Vendakka Pachadi |
Coconut oil - 3 tsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 1/4 tsp
Red chilly - 1
Curry leaves few
Methi seeds - 5
Coconut - 1/4 cup
Green chillies - 3
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Jeera - 1/2 tsp
Curd - 6 tsp
Salt to taste
( Do not add water grind above ingredients together to a smooth paste)
Thick curd - 1/2 cup
Thinly sliced okra - 1/4 cup
Whisk the curd along with the ground paste and keep it aside.
Heat oil in a pan and temper it, add the sliced okra. In low flame fry till okra turns crisp and brown.
Switch off the stove and let it cool, then add it into the curd mixture.
Mix and enjoy with rice.
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Greek Lemon Rice |
Basmati rice - 1 cup
Broth - 1 & 1/2 cups
Olive oil - 1 tbsp
Salt and pepper powder to taste
Chopped parsley - 1/4 cup
Grated garlic - 1
Lemon zest - 1/8 tsp
Lemon juice - 1 medium size extract juice
Heat oil in a pan add garlic and sauté for a minute, pour the broth and give a boil.
Lower the flame add the washed rice, salt and pepper powder, cover and cook till rice is done.
Switch off the stove pour lemon juice drizzle a teaspoon of olive oil add lemon zest and parsley, mix well and enjoy hot.
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Dahi Tadka |
Ghee or Mustard oil - 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Ajwain - 1/4 tsp
Red chilly - 2
Hing - a generous pinch
Thick curd well whisked
Salt to taste
Red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Kashmiri chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Kastoori methi - 1/4 tsp
Chopped onion - a handful
Chopped green chillies - 2
Chopped ginger and Garlic - each 1 tsp
Curry leaves few
Heat mustard oil or ghee in a pan temper it with above ingredients.
Add onion, garlic, ginger, green chillies, curry leaves and hing, fry till light brown.
Lower the flame add the dry masala powders and mix well.
Switch off the stove cool completely and mix this into the curd.
Enjoy with Roti or Rice.
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Varuthu Aracha Mor Kuzhambu |
Coconut oil - 1/4 tsp
Channa dal - 1 tsp (heaped)
Thur dal - 1 tsp (heaped)
Methi seeds - 1/4 tsp
Red chilly - 2
Grated coconut - 2 tbsp
Jeera - 1/4 tsp
(Heat oil in a pan fry both the dals , methi and red chilly till light brown. switch off the stove and add the coconut and fry well. Cool the mixture and add jeera and grind to a smooth paste)
Coconut oil - 1 tsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
Red chilly - 1
Hing a pinch (optional)
Curry leaves few
Curd - 1/2 cup
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
( Whisk the curd with salt, turmeric powder and the ground paste)
Heat oil in a pan and temper it with above ingredients.
Reduce the flame and pour the curd mixture mix well.
Switch off the stove when it forms froth and about to boil. Do not boil the mor kulambhu there are chances of curdling.
Garnish with curry leaves and enjoy with rice.
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Shrimp Lettuce Wraps |
Large Shrimp/ Prawns - 15
( peeled,deveined and cleaned)
Salt to taste
Thick curd - 1/4 cup
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Red chilly powder - 1 tsp
Kashmiri chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Homemade Tandoori masala - 1 tsp ( heaped)
( or use garam masala)
Jeera powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
Besan - 1/2 tsp
Oil - 1 tsp + Oil as needed to grill
Ginger and garlic paste - 1 tsp ( heaped)
Lemon juice - 1 tsp
Chopped mint leaves - 10
Chaat masala to sprinkle on top just before serving
Small ripe mango - 1
( skin removed and cut into small cubes)
Chopped onion - 2 tbsp
Chopped tomato - 1 small
Chopped coriander leaves - 2 tsp
Red bell pepper/Capsicum - 2 tbsp
Chopped Jalapeno chilly or any kind chilly -1
Lemon juice - 1/2 of a lime
Salt to taste
Olive oil - 1tsp
Cumin powder - a generous pinch
Take a wide bowl add all the above ingredients.
Mix gently till everything is well combined.
Lettuce leaves as needed
Vegetarians can make this recipe with Paneer Or Tofu.
Take a lettuce leaf place some mango salsa arrange the tandoori shrimp on top and serve immediately!
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Chicken Bulgogi |
Chicken breast - 2
(cut into any size or shape you want)
Salt to taste
Gochugaru/ Korean Chilly flakes - 2 tsp
Gochujang / Koprean Chilly paste - 1 tbsp (heaped)
Rice wine vinegar - 3 tsp
Soy sauce - 1 tbsp
Honey - 2 tbsp
Ginger/Garlic paste - 2 tsp
(Mix all above ingredients together and rest for 30 minutes. Adjust ingredients according to your taste)
Chopped spring onions - 1/4 cup
Toasted sesame seeds - 1 tsp
Sesame oil - 3 tsp
Heat oil in a pan add the marinated chicken and in high flame stir fry the chicken till cooked
Switch off the stove mix spring onions sprinkle sesame seeds on top and enjoy with hot rice.
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Carrot Modak |
Idiappam flour - 1/2 cup
or store bought rice flour
Carrot juice-1/2 cup boiling hot
Salt a pinch
Sesame oil-1/2 tsp
Grated carrot - 1/2 cup
( i used the pulp from which juice was extracted )
Grated jaggery-1/2 cup
Coconut-1/4 cup
Cardamom-3 crushed
Water -1 tbsp
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Carrot Modak |
Take a wide bowl put the flour, salt & oil. slowly pour the boiling carrot juice mix it with a spatula , Mix till it forms to a soft dough.
Do not use hand it will be very hot.
Cover & rest it for 5 minutes. Now knead the dough well, divide the dough into equal size balls.
Take a pan add the grated jaggery, cardamom powder, grated coconut, carrot pulp and water.
Keep mixing in low flame till the mixture thickens & leaves the sides of the pan.
Switch off the flame cool the mixture, while still warm divide it into equal size balls.
Grease your fingers shape like a small cup with the outer dough, Place the poornam ball cover it & shape it out like a modakam. Make sure there are no cracks.
Steam these modakam in a greased idli plates for 5 to 7 minutes or till done.
Cool the modakam & serve them.
Adding nuts and dry fruits to the mixture are optional.
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