Egg Tulips / Egg Bouquet

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Egg Tulip

Egg Bouquet

Ragi Moongh Dal Dosa Recipe / Moongh Dal Ragi Dosa Recipe / Ragi Mung Bean Dosa / Finger Millet Moongh Dal Dosa / Healthy Weight Loss Dosa Recipe / Ragi Pachai Payaru Dosa - Easy Dosa Recipes

 

Ragi Moongh Dal Dosa

Ingredients

Green moongh dal - 1 cup

Ragi Flour / Finger Millet Flour - 3/4 cup

Green chilly - 1

Ginger - a small piece

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves - 6

Salt to taste

Method

Wash and soak green moongh dal in water for 8 hours. Next day drain out the water and add it into a blender, add green chilies, ginger . curry leaves add water and grind to a smooth semi thick batter.

Transfer the batter into a bowl add the ragi flour , salt and jeera mix well. Fermentation is not needed for this dosa.

Heat a dosa pan pour a ladle of batter and spread, pour oil around the dosa and cook both sides till light brown. Remove to a plate and enjoy with any chutney.

Ragi Pachai Payaru Dosa

Note:

If using whole ragi soak them overnight and grind.

Yellow moongh dal can also be used instead of green whole moogh dal.

Sprinkle some chopped onions on top of the dosa this gives an extra taste.

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Fish Perattu Recipe / Fried Fish Roast / Kerala Style Fish Perattu / Meen Perattu Recipe / Meen Varattiyathu Recipe

 

Ingredients for marinating the fish

Boneless fish - 12 medium size pieces

( use any kind fish i have used Tilapia)

Kashmiri chilly powder - 2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

Lemon juice - 1 tsp

Ginger and Garlic paste - 1 tsp

( Mix all the above ingredients together, make sure all the fish pieces are well coated with the masala. , Cover and rest it for 15 minutes. Shallow fry the fish till brown on all sides in coconut oil or fry them in Airfryer. Use the fried fish oil for the tempering.)

Ingredients ground to a smooth paste

Small onions - 20

Red chillies - 6

Tamarind soaked in water - a small gooseberry size

( Traditionally kudampuli /kerala tamarind is used)

( Dry roast chilies and onions in a pan till color changes. Cool and grind it along with the tamarind to a smooth paste. Keep it aside)

Tempering

Coconut oil - 1 tbsp

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Thinly sliced ginger - 1 tsp

Chopped garlic - 4

Curry leaves few

Chopped small onions - 10

Red chilies - 3

Green chilies 2

Kerala Fish Roast

Method

Heat oil in a pan and temper it with red chilly, green chilly and mustard. add onions, ginger, garlic , few curry leaves fry till onions are light brown. 

Add the ground paste and sauté well, add salt as needed pour very little water and arrange the fried fish pieces.

Gently mix well till fish is well combined with the masala.

Switch off the stove garnish with chopped curry leaves and enjoy with rice.

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Southekayi avalakki Recipe / Cucumber Avalakki Recipe / Avalakki Recipe / Kakdi Poha Recipe / Karnataka Special Cucumber Avalakki

 

Cucumber Avalakki

Tempering

Oil - 2 tsp

Peanuts - a handful

Mustard/ Urad dal/ Channa dal - each - 1 tsp

Chopped green chilies - 2

Curry leaves few

Other ingredients

Thick poha - 1 cup

( wash the poha once and put it in a strainer to drain out the water completely)

Grated cucumber - 1 cup

Grated coconut - 2 tbsp

Chopped coriander leaves - 1 tbsp

Salt to taste

Sugar - 1/4 tsp

Lemon juice - 1 tsp

Method

Take a bowl add the poha and cucumber mix and keep it aside.

Heat oil in a pan temper it with above ingredients , lower the flame and add the poha mixture and gently mix.

Add sugar, salt, coconut and mix till combined. Switch off the flame add lemon juice and coriander leaves, mix and enjoy for breakfast!

Note:

Usually thick white poha is used for this recipe. Do not use thin variety poha.

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Khamang Kakdi Recipe / Maharashtrian Cucumber Salad Recipe / Cucumber Salad Recipe / Healthy Salad Recipes

Khamang Kakdi

Tempering

Oil - 1 tsp

Mustard - 1/2 tsp

Jeera - 1/4 tsp

Chopped green chilies - 1

( Heat oil in a pan and temper it with above ingredients)

Other ingredients

Chopped cucumber - 2 cups

Roasted and crushed peanuts - 1/4 cup

Chopped coriander leaves - 1 tbsp

Grated coconut - 1/4 cup

Salt to taste

Sugar - 3/4 tsp

Lemon juice - 1 tsp

Khamang Kakdi

Method

Take a wide bowl add all the above ingredients and the tempering.

Gently mix till combined, garnish with chopped coriander leaves and enjoy!

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Cucumber Curd Rice Recipe / Cucumber Thayir Sadham Recipe / Vellarikai Thayir Sadam Recipe / Summer Special Cucumber Curd Rice / Summer Recipes

 

Cucumber Curd Rice

Tempering

Oil - 1 tsp

Mustard - 1/2 tsp

Urad dal - 1/2 tsp

Jeera - 1/4 tsp

Chopped ginger - 1 tsp

Chopped green chilies - 1

Red chilly - 1

Hing - a generous pinch

Other ingredients

Cooked rice - 2 cups

( cook the rice till soft and mash the rice)

Salt to taste

Beaten curd - 2 cups add more if needed

Chopped coriander leaves few

Grated cucumber - 3/4 cup

Method

Heat oil in a pan temper with mustard, urad dal, jeera , red chilies and hing. Switch off the stove and add the ginger, green chilies and curry leaves.

Add the curd to the cooked and mashed rice , salt, grated cucumber, coriander leaves and pour the tempering. Mix well till combined.

Garnish with coriander leaves and enjoy cold !

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Kovil Pongal Recipe / Kovil Style Ven Pongal Recipe /Koil Pongal Recipe /Temple Pongal Recipe - Temple Prasadam Recipes

 

Kovil Ven Pongal

Ingredients to be pressure cooked till soft

Sona masoori rice - 1/2 cup

Moongh dal - 1/4 cup

Jeera - 1/4 tsp

Chopped ginger - 1/4 tsp

Hing - a generous pinch

Salt as needed

Water - 4 cups  or more if needed

(Pressure cook all the above mentioned ingredients together till soft. I used rice MODE in Instant Pot to cook the rice)

Tempering ingredients

Oil - 6 tsp

Ghee - 2 tbsp

Pepper - 1 tsp

Jeera - 3/4 tsp

Chopped ginger - 1 tsp

Curry leaves few

Chopped cashew nuts - 6

Kovil Style Pongal

Method

Once the rice is cooked mash it well, add boiling hot water if the pongal is thick.

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

Pour it into the pongal mix and enjoy hot with chutney or sambar !

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Malahora Recipe / Marichi Annam Recipe / Cracked Black Pepper Rice Recipe / Tirupati Temple Prasadam Recipe / Tirumala Balaji Ghee Pepper Pongal / Cracked Black Pepper Rice Recipe

 

Malahora

Ingredients

Sona masoori rice - 1/2 cup

(wash and soak the rice for 30 minutes)

Water - 2 & 1/2 cups

Salt to taste

Ghee - 2 to 3 tbsp

Hing - 1/2 tsp

Crushed black pepper - 1 & 1/2 tbsp

( You can reduce if you think it's spicy)

Method

Taka a pressure cooker add the soaked rice ( discard the water), pour water add salt and pressure cook till soft. Once cool open the pressure cooker and slightly mash the rice.

Heat ghee in a pan add hing and the crushed pepper, fry for a minute.

Pour it into the cooked rice, mix and enjoy hot!

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Oatmeal Cake Recipe / Simple Oats Cake / Healthy Oats and Nuts Cake Recipe / Oats Cottage Cheese Cake Recipe / Oatmeal Cottage Cheese Loaf Recipe / Oats Recipes

Oatmeal Cake

Ingredients

Powdered oats - 1 & 1/2 cup

( I used Quaker oats old fashioned oatmeal)

Cinnamon powder - 1/2 tsp

Baking powder - 3/4 tbsp

Baking soda - 1/4 tsp

Salt - 1/8 tsp

Vanilla essence - 1 & 1/2 tsp

Cottage cheese - 1 cup

( original recipe says yogurt )

Egg - 1

Olive oil - 1/4 cup

Honey - 1 tbsp 

Raisins - 1/4 cup

Chopped walnuts - 1/4 cup

Chopped dates - 6

Prunes - 1/4 cup

Other ingredients

Chopped nuts to sprinkle on top as needed

Oats Cottage Cheese Cake

Method

Add all the above mentioned ingredients into a food processor and  pulse till well combined.

Grease a baking tray and pour the mixture and pat, sprinkle some nuts on top and press gently.

Bake this at 350 deg. F for 30 minutes or till cooked. each oven is different so temperature and cooking time may vary.

Cool completely and cut into desire size and enjoy.

Note:

Add any nuts and dry fruits of your choice, I have not used any sugar in this recipe, instead I have added dry fruits for sweetness.

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Simple Cabbage Soup Recipe / Easy Cabbage Soup / Weight Loss Diet Cabbage Soup / Healing Cabbage Soup / Easy Soup Recipes

 

Cabbage Soup

Ingredients

Chopped cabbage -2 cups

Chopped tomato - 1

Chopped basil leaves - 2

Chopped onion - a handful

Chopped celery - 1 tsp

Chopped garlic -3

Italian seasoning - 1/2 tsp

Salt and Pepper powder to taste

Olive oil -1 tsp

Water or stock required amount

Weight Loss Diet Cabbage Soup

Method

Heat oil in a pan sauté cabbage, garlic, tomato , onion, celery till color changes.

Pour stock or water as needed , add the seasonings and boil till vegetables are cooked.

Switch off the flame add chopped basil and enjoy hot.

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