Moongh Dal Idli / Yellow Moongh Dal Idli / No Rice Moongh Dal Idli / Pasi Paruppu Idli

Moongh Dal Idli

Ingredients

Yellow moongh dal -1 cup

Urad dal - 1 cup

Salt to taste

Eno -1 tsp

Pasiparuppu Idli

Method

Wash well and soak moongh dal and urad dal together for 3 to 4 hours.Using a grinder or mixi grind to a smooth thick batter.Add salt mix and leave it to ferment for 8 hrs.

Just before making Idli add ENO fruit salt mix and pour immediately into the greased Idli plates.

Steam for 7 to 8 minutes or till cooked.

Serve hot with any chutney you like.

To make it more colorful today i added some vegetables poured it into a round shape pan and steamed it.

Cut into desired shape and serve hot with chutney of your choice.

Yellow Moongh Dal Idli

Ingredients

Mixed vegetables - 1 cup

( I used finely chopped capsicum,carrot,peas)

Chopped green chillies - 6

Chopped coriander leaves and red chilly flakes for garnish
Tempering
Oil - 2 tsp
Mustard seeds,urad dal -each 1/2tsp
Hing-a pinch
Curry leaves chopped-little
Method
Heat oil in a pan and temper it with above ingredients.

Add the vegetables and saute for a minute. Cool the mixture and add it into the batter.

Just before making idly mix the ENO fruit salt mix the batter well.

Pour it in greased idli plate or any shape greased contained and steam immediately till cooked.

Garnish with chopped coriander leaves,red chilly flakes and serve hot with any chutney you like.

Note:

Tempering with mustard seeds and pouring on top of the Idli as a garnish is optional.

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Ashgourd Pomegranate Salad / Ashgourd Salad / Simple Salad Recipes

Ashgourd Pomegranate Salad

Ingredients

Ash gourd grated - 1 cup

( peel skin grate the ash gourd and squeeze out the water.Do not discard the juice add little salt and drink or add it to any gravy)

Pomegranate - 1/4 cup

Chopped coriander leaves - few

Salt and pepper to taste

Curd - 1/2 cup

Crushed roasted peanuts - 2 tsp

Ash Gourd Salad

Method

Take a bowl mix all above ingredients together and serve immediately!

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Malabar Special Aval Milk / Aval Milk / Avil Milk / Sweet Poha Milk / Rice Flakes Milk Shake / Flattened Rice Milk Shake

 

Aval Milk

Ingredients

Aval /Poha  - 1/4 cup

( roast the poha till they are crisp)

Cold milk - 1 cup

Sugar as needed

Mashed ripe banana - 1

Raisins - 1 tsp

Roasted peanuts - a handful

Cherry for decoration

Sweet Poha Milk

Method

Take a tall glass add the mashed banana at the bottom sprinkle the roasted aval add needed sugar next add the roasted peanuts and raisins lastly pour the cold milk.

Repeat the same till you reach the top,garnish with cherry and serve immediately as a refresher.

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Pink Lemon Juice / Malabar Special Pink Lemon Juice - Summer Drink Recipe

Pink Lemon Juice

Ingredients

Cold water - 2 cups

Basil seeds / Sabja seeds - 1 tbsp

( soaked in water for 10 minutes)

Lemon juice - 1/2 of a big lemon

Sugar as needed - around 4 tsp

( instead of sugar honey can be used)

Salt a tiny pinch

Red grapes - 1/4 cup or a handful

Pink Lemon Juice

Method

Add the grapes into a blender and grind smooth.Filter the mixture to get a clear juice.

Take a wide bowl pour the lemon juice,grape juice,cold water,salt and sugar,mix well till sugar is dissolved.

Just before serving mix the soaked sabja seeds and serve cold.

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How to Make Homemade Edible Glitter / Glitter Recipe With Cornflour / Edible Glitter Recipe / Vegan Glitter

Edible Glitter

Ingredients

Water - 1 cup

Cornflour - 1 tbsp

Food colours of your choice

Vegan Glitter

Method

Pour water in a pan add the food colour and cornflour mix till they dissolve.

Switch on the stove and in low flame keep mixing till the mixture turns thick.

Switch off the stove while still hot using a brush spread this mixture evenly on a thick plastic sheet.

The spread should be slightly thick,if too thin they will stick to the sheet and you can't remove them.

Dry it inside the house for 10 to 15 hours or till completely dry.

Gently peel the sheet from the plastic sheet , break into pieces and dry grind to a fine powder.

Sieve the powder and your edible glitter is ready to sprinkle on top of cakes or cup cakes.

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Aloo Palak Fry / Aloo Palak Vepudu / Potato Spinach Fry / Potato Palak Fry / Aloo Palak Stir Fry / Aloo Palak Sabzi

Aloo Palak Fry

Tempering

Oil - 4 tsp

Mustard - 1 tsp

Urad dal - 1/2 tsp

Jeera - 1/2 tsp

Red chillies - 2

Hing - a generous pinch

Other ingredients

Large potato - 1

( skin peeled and cut into cubes)

Chopped Palak - a small bunch  

Chopped onion - a handful

Crushed garlic - 3

Red chilly powder - 1 tsp

Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Jeera powder - 1/4 tsp

Garam masala - 1/8 tsp

Salt to taste

Chopped curry and coriander leaves for garnish

Method

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

Add chopped onion,garlic and the cubed potatoes saute for a minute.Add turmeric powder and salt in low flame fry till potatoes are cooked.

Add the red chilly powder,coriander powder,jeera powder and the chopped palak saute till raw smell has disappeared and everything is well combined.

Switch off the stove add the garam masala,chopped curry and coriander leaves.

Mix and best served as a side dish for rice or roti.

Note:

Replace with any greens of your choice in this recipe.

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Crispy Corn Chaat In Air Fryer / Crispy Corn Chaat Recipe / Crispy Non Fried Sweet Corn Chaat

Crispy Corn Chaat

Ingredients

Sweet corn - 1 can ( 15.25oz)

( Squeeze and remove the water)

Corn flour - 3 tsps (heaped)

Rice flour - 1 & 1/2 tsp

Red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp

Soy sauce - 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Oil - 2 tsp

Chopped onion. tomato, coriander leaves - as needed

Chaat masala, Black Salt and Jeera powder - as needed

Lemon juice - 1 tsp

Method

Take a wide bowl add the sweet corn,rice flour,corn flour,salt,chilly powder,oil and soy sauce,mix well till combined.

Pre. heat the air fryer at 350 deg.F then place a foil on top of the inner plate of the Gourmia air fryer , spread the corn even in a single layer.

Air fry for 15 minutes shake the basket after 5 minutes. Each air fryer is different so temperature and time may vary.

Once done cool for a minute and add the chopped onion,tomato,coriander leaves,lemon juice and seasonings,toss well and serve immediately.

Note:

Fresh corn can be used in this recipe instead of canned corn.

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Broccoli Leaf Soup / Healthy Broccoli Leaf Soup - Easy Soup Recipes

Broccoli Leaf Soup

Ingredients

Broccoli leaf - 1 large

( remove vein and stalk,chop the leaves finely)

Chopped garlic - 4

Chopped onion - a handful

Olive oil - 1 tsp

Salt and Pepper powder to taste

Crushed Italian seasonings - 1/4 tsp

Butter - 1 tbsp

All purpose flour - 1 tsp (heaped)

Milk - 3 cups

Stock - 1 cup

Cream - 1/8 cup

Cheese of your choice for garnish

Chilly flakes as needed for garnish

Method

Heat 1 tsp of olive oil in a pan fry onion,garlic and chopped broccoli leaves until leaves are wilted.

Switch off the stove and cool then put it into a blender and grind to a smooth mixture,keep it aside.

Heat a pan add butter once its melted add the flour and in low flame fry till raw smell has disappeared.

Pour the water,stock and the ground mixture,keep stirring continuously and cook in low flame till well combined.Give a boil and switch off the stove.

Filtering the soup is optional , add the salt,pepper powder,Italian seasonings and the cream mix and serve hot garnished with some chilly flakes and cheese on top.

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Broccoli Keerai Chutney / Keerai Chutney Recipe

Broccoli Keerai Chutney

Ingredients

Oil - 1 tsp

Broccoli leaf - 1 large

( remove vein and chop finely)

Chopped onion - a handful

Garlic - 4

Green chillies - 5

Salt to taste

Tempering

Sesame oil - 2 tsp

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Urad dal - 1 tsp

Jeera - 1/4 tsp

Red chillies - 3

Curry leaves few

Hing - 1/4 tsp

Turmeric powder - a generous pinch

Crushed garlic - 1

Method

Heat oil in a pan saute onion,garlic,green chiilies and broccoli leaves till the leaves shrink.Do not over cook and loose the nutrients.

Cool the mixture add salt and grind to a semi smooth paste,transfer into a bowl.

Heat oil in a pan and temper it with above ingredients and pour the hot tempering on top of the ground mixture and mix.

Best mix with hot rice and enjoy!

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Sweet Potato Kheer / Sweet Potato Payasam Recipe / Sakkarai Valli Kizhangu Payasam - Easy Kheer Recipes

Sweet Potato Kheer

Ingredients

Sweet potato boiled and mashed - 1 cup

Whole milk - 4 cups

Sugar - 1 tbsp

( Add according to the sweetness of the sweet potato)

Fried cashew nuts in ghee - 1 tbsp

Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp

Crushed saffron strings - a generous pinch

Method

Bring the milk to a boil reduce the stove and add the mashed sweet potato and sugar.

Quickly mix well and cook in low flame for few minutes or till the consistency you want.

 Switch off the stove add the fried nuts , saffron and cardamom powder mix and serve hot!

Note:

a) Add nuts of your choice and any colour sweet potato can be used.

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Almond Gulkand Rolls Recipe / Gulkand Roll Recipe / Badam Gulkandh Roll - Diwali Sweet Recipes

Almond Gulkand Roll

Ingredients
Almond flour - 3/4 cup
( I used store bought almond flour from Costco)
or (If you don't have store bought almond flour then soak almonds in hot water for 30 minutes.Peel the skin and pat it dry.Then dry grind to a fine powder and its ready to use)
Milk powder - 1/4 cup
Sugar - 1/2 cup
Water - 1/4 cup
Cardamom powder - a generous pinch
Ghee - 1 tsp + Extra few drops of ghee to grease plastic sheet and your palm
Gulkand as needed
( Store bought or homemade,click HERE for Gulkand recipe)
Method
Take sugar and water in a non stick pan bring it to a boil.
Once the sugar reaches to one string consistency( this process will not take too long) lower the flame and add the almond flour,milk powder and cardamom powder.
Keep mixing till it comes to a soft ball.Do not over cook then your mixture will become dry.
Switch off the stove and add 1 tsp ghee and mix.
Once its warm to handle slightly knead with your greased palm to get a soft dough.
Take a greased plastic sheet and spread this mixture using a rolling pin to a semi thick sheet.
Place gulkand on top of the almond sheet and roll it to form a log.
Keep it in fridge for 10 minutes and cut into thin slices.
If you want to make ladoos then take a small portion of almond mixture fill it up with little gulkand and roll it into balls
Your Gulkand roll is ready to serve!

Note:
a) You can also use some nuts in your filling.
b) If you don't have store bought almond powder then soak almonds in hot water for 30 minutes.Peel the skin and pat it dry.Then dry grind to a fine powder and its ready to use.
c) Do not over cook the mixture till its dry.

d) If mixtures turn dry add few drop of milk.

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Ragi Sarva Pindi / Ragi Pindi Sarva Pindi / Sarvapindi /Tapala Pindi

Ragi Sarvapindi

Ingredients
Ragi flour - 1 cup
Chopped drumstick leaves - 1/2 cup
Salt to taste
Crushed peanuts - 1/4 cup
Sesame seeds - 1 tbsp
Red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1/4 tsp ( optional)
Chopped green chillies - 2
Chopped onion - 1 tbsp
Ginger/garlic paste - 1 tsp
Jeera - 1 tsp
Soaked yellow moongh dal - 3 tsp
Oil to cook
Method
Take a bowl add all the above ingredients and mix.
Pour water little by little to form a soft dough.Divide the portion into 6 balls.
Heat an iron tawa wet your fingers take a ball and press it directly into the tawa and with wet fingers spread it into semi thick disc.Make some holes and pour some oil around and inside the holes.
If you are a beginner then take a plastic sheet apply some oil and press the ball to a semi thick disc and gently lift it from the sheet and place it in the tawa.
In low flame cook till crisp at the bottom,gently flip the other side and cook.
Remove it to a plate and enjoy this hot crispy snack with tea,

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Attukal Soup Recipe / Mutton Leg Soup / Lamb Trotters Stew / Aatu Kaal Soup / Attu Kaal Soup / Attukaal Soup / Attukaal Paya Soup - Soup Recipes

Attukal Soup

Ingredients to be pressure cooked

Mutton legs chopped - 2

Whole black pepper - 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Fennel powder - 1/4 tsp

Chopped ginger - 1 tsp

Chopped garlic - 10

Curry leaves few

Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp

Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Water as needed

( I used 5 cups water)

Chopped onions - a handful

Tomato chopped - 1 small ( optional)

Sesame oil - 1 tsp

Other ingredients

Crushed pepper powder to taste

Mint leaves chopped - 6

Coriander leaves chopped few

Curry leaves - few

Method

Heat oil in a pressure cooker saute onion,ginger,garlic,few curry leaves tomato till colour changes.

Add the mutton legs and saute till the legs are slightly roasted.

Add the salt,whole pepper,jeera powder,coriander powder,turmeric powder and fennel powder,pour needed water and pressure cook till one whistle and simmer for 30 minutes and Switch off the stove.

Add pepper powder,mint,curry and coriander leaves and serve hot!

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Coriander Prawn Curry / Coriander Prawns / Shrimp Coriander Leaves Curry

Coriander Prawn Curry

Ingredients  ground to a smooth paste

Ginger & Garlic paste - 1tsp

Fresh coriander leaves - a small bunch

Cashew nuts - 6

Poppy seeds - 1 tsp

( grind to a fine paste)

Ingredients to marinate

Shrimp / prawns - 1 & 1/2 cups

Red chilly powder-1tsp
Coriander powder-1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder-1/2tsp
Garam masala-1/2tsp
Salt to taste

( Marinate the shrimp with above ingredients for 15 minutes)

Other ingredients

Chopped onions - 1/2 
Chopped tomato-1 small
Chopped coriander leaves few

Lime juice - 1/2 tsp
Ingredients for tempering

Oil - 2 tbsp

Cinnamon stick - a small piece

Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp

Bay leaf - 1

Shrimp Coriander Curry

Method

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

Add chopped onions and fry till color changes, next add the chopped tomatoes and sauté till tomatoes are mashed.

Add the ground paste and saute till oil separates the pan.

Add the marinated shrimp and fry till well combined.

Pour little water cover and in low flame cook till the gravy is thick and shrimps are cooked.

Switch off the stove add lemon juice and garnish with fresh coriander leaves .

Best served with roti or rice.

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Ragi Ladoo / Finger Millets Ladoo / Millets Ladoo / Ragi Ladoo With Jaggery / Ragi Sesame Ladoo - Healthy Easy Ladoo Recipes

Ragi Ladoo

Yields: 22 ladoos

Ingredients

Ragi flour / Finger Millets Flour - 1 & 1/4 cup

Powdered jaggery - 1 cup

( make sure its clean with no impurities, add more or less according to your taste)

Melted ghee - 3/4 cup

( add more or less or as needed for binding)

Roasted chopped cashew nuts in ghee - 20

(or  add any nuts of your choice)

Roasted white sesame seeds - 3 tsp ( heaped)

Cardamom powder - 3/4 tsp

Method

Heat 1/2 cup of ghee in a pan add ragi flour and roast in low flame till raw smell has completely disappeared.

Switch off the stove and add the powdered jaggery, sesame seeds,cardamom powder and cashew nuts mix well.While still warm add remaining ghee if needed little by little to form tight balls.

Enjoy!

Note:

a) Instead of jaggery powdered sugar can be added. Make sure your jaggery is clean without any impurities.

b) Instead of sesame seeds you can add  roasted and coarsely powdered ground nuts.

c) Add ghee little by little to form balls,do not add the whole ghee at once.

d) Make sure Ragi flour is well roasted otherwise ladoos will have a raw smell and taste.

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Kambu Pongal / Pearl Millets Pongal / Kambu Ven Pongal / Bajra Pongal /Millets Pongal

Kambu Pongal

Tempering ingredients

Oil - 1 tsp
Ghee - 1 tbsp
Crushed pepper - 1 tsp
Jeera - 1 tsp
Cashew nuts - 8
Chopped green chillies - 2

Grated ginger - 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves few
Other ingredients
Kambu / Pearl millet - 1 cup

(pulse once to break the millets into half)
Yellow moongh dal -  1/2 cup
Water - 4 cups
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Method
Dry roast kambu till colour changes keep it aside.In the same pan dry roast moongh dal till hot and slightly changes its colour.

Add the roasted kambu and moongh dal into a pressure cooker.
Pour water add salt,ginger and turmeric powder,pressure cook till done.
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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Vadagam Chutney Recipe / Thalippu Vadagam Chutney / Vadavam Chutney- Easy Chutney Recipe

Vadagam Chutney

Ingredients
Vadagam/Vadavam - 1 tbsp heaped
( For vadagam recipe click HERE)
Coconut - 1/4 cup heaped
Red chillies - 3
Tamarind - a small piece
Salt to taste
Oil - 1 tsp
Method
Heat oil in a pan and fry the vadam till its light brown .
Now add the red chillies and tamarind fry for a minute.
Switch off the stove add coconut and salt.
Cool and grind to a smooth paste
Best served with Idli or Dosa

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Aval Egg Puttu / Poha Egg Puttu / A Quick Breakfast Recipe Egg Aval Puttu

Aval Egg Puttu

Ingredients

Egg - 2

Red Poha / Aval - 1 cup

( You can use any colour poha but thick variety is better. Rinse once in water and put it into a strainer to remove excess water)

Chopped onions - a handful

Chopped curry and curry leaves - few

Chopped green chilies - 2

Red chilly powder - 1/4 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Salt to taste

Pepper powder - 1/4 tsp

Oil - 1 tbsp

Mustard - 1/2 tsp

Poha Egg Puttu

Method

Heat oil in a pan temper it with mustard seeds.

Add onions,green chilies and few curry leaves sauté till onions slightly changes its color.

Add the turmeric powder,salt,red chilly powder and break the eggs into it, quickly scramble them.

Add the washed poha and in low flame mix till everything is well combined.

Lastly add pepper powder, coriander and curry leaves, mix.

Switch off the stove and serve hot.

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Malai Chum Chum / Bengali Malai Chumchum / Chomchom / Chamcham / Bengali Sweets

Malai Chum Chum

Ingredients to make Paneer/Indian cottage cheese (You will get 12 Malai Chum Chums )
Whole milk - 8 cups
White vinegar - 2 tbsp ( add if needed more)
( You can also add lemon juice or sour curd to curdle the milk)

Malai Chum Chum

Method
Boil the milk in a deep heavy bottom vessel.
When the milk rises to the top,lower the flame.Immediately add the vinegar,stir it with a ladle.
The milk will break & curdle.Boil it for a minute,you will see the panner has separated from the water.Switch off the stove.
Place a clean muslin cloth on a strainer & pour the curdled milk on the cloth.
Rinse this panner once in cold water to get rid of the sour taste of the vinegar.
Wait till all the water has drained out.Tie the cloth tightly and hang it.
Leave it for 1 hours till the water is out from the paneer.

Malai Chum Chum

Now your homemade panner is ready to make chum chum.Place this paneer on a clean surface or on a plate,using your palm knead it for 15 minutes to a smooth soft dough.divide this in 12 balls and roll it into oval shape.
Ingredients for Syrup
White sugar - 2 cups
( Today i have used turbinado raw sugar so the syrup looks little brown)
Water - 6 cups
Cardamom powder - 1/8 tsp

Malai Chum Chum

Method
Dissolve the sugar in water add some cardamom powder and bring it to boil.
Lower the heat to medium high flame and slowly drop the oval shaped paneer rolls into the syrup.
Cover it with a lid and boil for 30 minutes ,do not mix the chum chums they may break as they are too soft to handle when hot.
Switch off the stove and let it cool.When serving slightly squeeze out the syrup from the chum chum and add it to the prepared malai.
Ingredients for the Malai / Milk mixture
Whole milk - 2 & 1/2 cups
Dry milk powder - 1/2 cup
Cardamom powder - a generous pinch
Sugar - 1 tbsp ( add if you want it more sweeter)

Malai Chum Chum

Method
Dissolve milk powder in 1/2 cup of milk,keep it aside.
Boil 2 cups of milk in a heavy bottom vessel and reduce,now add the diluted milk powder and reduce it to the consistency you need.Keep mixing to avoid burning.
Add the cardamom powder and sugar cook for a minute and switch off the stove.
Other ingredients
Powdered pistachio- 1 tbsp
Cherries for decoration
Rose essence few drops ( optional)

Malai Chum Chum

Assembling
Take a square glass tray pour the malai place the chum chum,sprinkle the powdered pistachios and place cherry on top.Keep it in refrigerator for 1 hour and serve them cold.

Malai Chum Chum

Note:
a) You can use the whey water to any gravy or for kneading chapathi dough
b) To curdle the milk you can also use curd or lemon juice.
c) Make sure you rinse the paneer to remove the sourness before you tie the cloth.
d) Always use only whole milk with full fat.
e) If vinegar/lime juice is added before milk is boiled then your paneer will break.always make sure they are added to boiling milk.
f) For extra richness cream and condensed milk can be added to the milk.


You will get 12 Malai Chum Chums

Check out for Rasmai recipe HERE
Check out for Chum Chum recipe HERE
Check out of Instant Bread Rasmai recipe HERE
Check out for Rasgulla recipe HERE

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Chocolate Chai Recipe / Chocolate Tea Recipe - How to make Chocolate Tea

Chocolate Chai

Ingredients
Water - 1/4 cup
Whole milk - 3/4 cup
Sugar - 1 tsp
( add more if you want it sweet)
Tea powder - 1 tsp
Cocoa powder - 1 tsp
( Use any brand i have used Hershey's)
Cinnamon - a tiny piece
Cardamom - 1
Cloves -1

Method
Crush the spices and keep it aside.
Boil water in a pan add the crushed spices,tea powder and sugar boil for a minute.
Pour the milk and give a boil.Switch off the stove.
Add cocoa powder into a mug and filter the tea into the mug.
Mix it well and serve the chocolate tea hot.

Note:
a) For extra richness you can add cream on top and serve.
b) Instead of putting the cocoa powder into the mug you can add it to the boiled tea mix it and then filtered it into the mug.


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Cheesy Rice Paper Crisps / Cheesy Rice Paper Puffs / Cheesy Fried Rice Papers / Crispy Rice Puffs / Cheesy Rice Puffs

Cheesy Rice Paper Crisps

Ingredients

Rice paper wrappers - 6

( use a scissor to cut into 4 pieces, you can get it from any Asian store )

Oil to deep fry

Spice powder to sprinkle on top

Salt to taste

Red chilly powder - 1 tsp

Grated cheese - 1 tbsp

( I used dry parmesan cheese)

Garlic powder - 1/4 tsp

( mix all these ingredients in a bowl and keep it aside,This is a basic spice powder ,use your imagination to eat it in a more interesting way )

Method

Heat oil in a pan and deep fry each rice paper wrappers till they puff up.

Plate all the fried rice papers in a plate and sprinkle the spice powder generously on top.

Enjoy as a quick snack.

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Paneer Lababdar / Dhaba Style Paneer Lababdar - Paneer Recipes

Paneer Lababdar

Ingredients fried in oil and ground to a smooth paste

Chopped onion - 1 /2

Ripe tomatoes - 2 large

Chopped ginger - 1 tsp

Garlic - 4

Almonds - 10

Cashew nuts - 10

Melon seeds - 1 tsp

Oil - 3 tsp

( Heat oil in a pan fry all the above ingredients till raw smell has disappeared. Cool and grind to a smooth creamy mixture.)

Other ingredients

Paneer cubes - 1 & 1/2 cups

( Frying in butter till light brown on all sides is step is optional)

Cream - 1 tbsp for garnish

Crumbled panner - 2 tbsp for garnish

Butter - 1 tbsp

Oil - 1 tbsp

Red chilly powder - 1 tsp

Coriander powder - 3/4 tsp

Jeera powder - 1/2 tsp

Garam masala - 3/4 tsp

Crushed kastoori methi - 2 tsp

Salt to taste

Method

Heat butter and oil in a pan add the red chilly powder, coriander powder and jeera powder in low flame cook till raw smell has disappeared.

Pour the ground masala add salt and sauté for few minutes. Pour 1 cup of water lower the flame and cook till the gravy is slightly thick.

Add the paneer cubes and crushed kastoori methi and cook for few more minutes.

Switch off the stove granish with cream,crumbled paneer,mix and serve hot with Roti or Jeera rice.

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Maa Ladoo Recipe / Maaladoo Recipe / Maladu Recipe / Pottukadalai Ladoo / Roasted Gram Laddu / Porikadalai Urundai

Maa Ladoo / Pottukadalai Ladoo

Ingredients
Pottukadalai / Roasted gram dal-1 cup
(Slightly dry roast,do not burn them , cool & grind it to a fine powder)
Sugar-1 cup
(Blend it to a very fine powder)
Cardamom-8
(Powder cardamom along with sugar)
Chopped cashew nut fried in ghee - 20
Melted warm ghee as required amount (approximately 1/4 cup )
Method
Mix all above ingredients together in a wide bowl or plate.
Pour warm ghee little by little & form into small balls.
Store it in an air tight container.

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