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Glazed Carrots |
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Gobi Matar |
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Mango Custard |
Whole milk - 2 cups
Homemade custard powder - 3 tbsp
( If using store bought custard powder then use 2 tbsps)
Sugar - 1 tbsp
( use more or less according to the sweetness of the mango)
Fresh mango pulp - 1/2 cup
Chopped fresh mangoes few for garnish
Cream 1 tsp to drizzle on top (optional)
Cherry for garnish
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Thatte Idli |
Idly rice - 2 cups
Urad dal - 1 cup
Poha/Aval/Beaten rice - 3/4 cup
Salt to taste
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Raw Banana Pakoda |
Raw banana / Vazhakai - 1 medium size
( remove skin and grate,do not steam or cook the raw banana )
Chopped onion - a handful
Chopped curry leaves - few
Ginger and Garlic paste - 1 tsp
Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
Red chilly powder - 1 & 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Hing - 1/8 tsp
Rice flour - 3 tsps (heaped)
Besan / Kadalai Mavu - 3 tsps (heaped)
Oil to deep fry as needed
Take a wide bowl add all the above mentioned ingredients and 1 tbsp of hot oil.
Mix with your fingers to combine, sprinkle very little water if needed to form a sticky dough.
Do not add too much water then your pakoda will become soggy and will consume too much oil while frying
Heat oil in a pan pinch small portion of the mixture and drop it into the oil,deep fry till light golden brown and crisp on all sides.
Remove it on a kitchen tissue to remove excess oil.
Enjoy!
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Purple Cabbage Soup |
Ingredients
Red cabbage chopped - 1/2 of a medium sized cabbage
Chopped onion - 1/2
Chopped garlic - 3
Bay leaf - 1
Jeera/ Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Oil - 3 tsp
Salt and pepper to taste
Water or Vegetable stock - 6 cups
(add more or less according to the thickness you want)
Cream - 2 tbsp
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Purple Cabbage Soup |
Heat oil in a pan add bay leaf, cumin, onion and garlic sauté till the onions are transparent.
Add the cabbage and sauté for a minute, pour 4 cups of water/stock and cook till cabbage is soft.
Switch off the flame and let them cool completely. Remove the bay leaf and grind the mixture to a very smooth mixture.
Pour the ground mixture into a pan add remaining stock, salt to taste and bring it to a boil.
Switch off the stove add pepper powder mix in cream and serve hot.
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Tofu Tikka In Air Fryer |
Mango Mint Mojito |
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Korean Mango Milk |
Fresh sweet mango finely chopped - 1/2 cup
Sugar as needed
Chopped mango pieces - a handful
Cold milk - 1 & 1/2 cups
Method
Take a microwave safe bowl add the finely chopped mangos and sugar.Cook the mixture for a minute and mash it well using a spoon. You can even cook the mixture on stove top.
Cool the mixture completely and add it into a glass or glass bottle pour cold milk and top it with chopped mangoes.
Mix or shake and serve immediately.
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Steamed Dahi Vada |
Ingredients for vada batter
Yellow moongh dal - 1/4 cup
Urad dal - 1/4 cup
Salt to taste
ENO fruit salt - 1/4 tsp
Other ingredients
Boondhi - as needed
Chopped coriander leaves - 1 tbsp
Chopped green chillies - 2
Red chilly powder,Black Salt,Roasted jeera powder - as needed to sprinkle on top.
Thick beaten curd with some salt,a pinch of hing and 1/8 tsp of sugar - 3 cups
Imli chutney/ Sweet Tamarind chutney few drops
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Steamed Dahi Bhalla |
Wash both the dals well and soak together in fresh water for about 4 hours.
Drain the water out and add the dals into a mixi jar, grind to a fluffy smooth semi thick batter. Do not add too much water while grinding.
Pour the batter in a bowl and using a spool beat for a minute,add ENO fruit salt and gently mix till combined.
Pour 1 or 2 teaspoons of the batter into a greased small stainless steel bowls/katori.
Steam immediately till cooked,cool and gently remove the vadas from the katori and drop it into warm water and leave it for few minutes.
Gently squeeze out excess water and place it on a plate.Pour the thick curd on top till the vadas are well immersed.
Sprinkle the red chilly powder,black salt,jeera powder,green chillies,coriander leaves,imli chutney and boondhi.
Keep in fridge for 30 minutes and serve chilled.
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Mani Puttu |
Coconut milk - 1/2 cup
Cardamom powder a generous pinch
Sugar - as needed
( mix everything well and sugar is dissolved, keep it aside )
Ingredients for the dough
Idiappam flour - 1/2 cup
Boiling water - 1/2 cup ( add more or less because each rice flour variety is different)
Salt - a generous pinch
Other ingredients
Ghee - 1 tsp
Grated coconut - 1 tbsp
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Mani Puttu |
Take a wide bowl add the rice flour and salt, slowly add the boiling water little by little to form a soft dough. Roll the dough into small tiny balls.
Take the puttu maker spread some coconut at the base arrange all the ball on top. Close it with the lid and steam till cooked.
Switch off the stove and unmold from the puttu maker on to a plate pour the coconut milk and drizzle some ghee and serve hot.
Note:
Instead of coconut milk you can have it with any spicy curry.
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Air Fried Badusha |
Sugar - 1 & 1/4 cup
Water - 1 cup
Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp
Saffron Strings - few
Lemon juice - 3 drops
Yellow food colour - a pinch ( optional)
( Dissolve sugar in water add food colour and cook till the syrup reaches to a sticky consistency, no need to wait for any string consistency. Switch off the stove add cardamom powder,lemon juice and saffron strings mix and keep it aside)
Ingredients for the dough
Maida / All purpose flour - 1 cup
Salt - a generous pinch
Ghee - 1/4 cup
Water - 1/4 cup
Baking powder - 1/2 tsp
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Air Fried Badusha |
Take a wide powder sieve maida, baking powder and salt together,
Add ghee and mix till they look a crumbled texture. Slowly add water and make a soft flaky dough.
Pull the dough into 2 parts and mix, repeat this process for about 6 times to give a flaky texture.
Cover and rest for 10 minutes.Divide the dough into small balls and gently between your palms roll and flatten them. Using your thumb make an impression in the middle.
Brush both sides with oil and air fry at 350 deg. for 16 minutes till light brown on both sides and inside is well cooked.
Dip each air fried badusha both sides into the syrup and rest for few seconds and arrange it on a plate.
Sprinkle nuts on top as decoration and enjoy!
Note:
I have used Gourmia air fryer each air fryer is different so temperature and time may vary.
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Steamed Fish with Lime Garlic Coriander |
Crushed coriander leaves with the stems - a handful
Crushed green chillies - 2
Ripe red chilly - 1
Crushed garlic - 4
Fish sauce - 2 tbsp
Vegetable stock - 2 cups
Salt to taste
Lemon juice - 1/2 of of medium size lemon
Sugar - 1 & 1/2 tsp
( Take a bowl mix the above ingredients and keep it aside)
Ingredients for steaming
Fish fillet - 1 medium size
Lemon grass stalks - 2
Salt to taste
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Steamed Fish With Lime And Garlic |
Place the fish and lemon grass in a bowl sprinkle some salt and steam for 5 minutes.
Remove the lid and pour the sauce on top of the fish cover again and steam for a minute and switch off the stove.
Remove the lemongrass stalks and serve hot with rice.
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Mughlai Egg Curry |
Tomato - 2
Fried onions - 1 cup
Green chillies - 4
Ginger and garlic paste - 3/4 tsp
Whole black pepper - 3/4 tsp
Shajeera - 1/2 tsp
Cloves - 3
Cardamom - 2
Cashew nuts - 1 & 1/2 tsp, Almonds -12 , Poppy seeds - 1 tsp ( soaked in water for 30 minutes)
( Grind the above mixture to a smooth paste)
Tempering
Oil - 2 tbsp ( add more if needed)
Ghee - 1 tbsp
Jeera - 1/2 tsp
Bay leaf - 1
Cinnamon - a small piece
Other ingredients
Boiled eggs - 4
( Saute in oil with little red chilly powder,salt and turmeric powder till the outer skin is light brown)
Cream - 2 tbsp
Crushed kastoori methi - 1 tsp
Garam masala - 1 tsp
Cumin powder - 1/4 tsp
Red chilly powder - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 3/4 tsp
Salt to taste
Method
Heat oil and ghee in a pan temper with bay leaf, cinnamon and jeera.
Add the ground paste, salt and dry masala powders, saute till oil separates the masala.
Add the eggs and pour some water cover and cook in low flame till thick.
The masala will splutter so be careful when stirring in between.
Switch off the stove and add the kastoori methi, cream and garam masala,mix well.
Serve hot with Naan,Roti,Poori or with Rice.
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Paneer Bhatura |
Ingredients
All purpose flour / Maida - 1 cup (heaped)
Salt to taste
Homemade fresh paneer - 1 tbsp (heaped)
( boil 1 cup of milk reduce the flame and add 2 tbsp of sour curd and mix, Once curdled switch off the stove,filter to remove paneer from whey water. To curdle the milk DO NOT add vinegar or lime juice. )
Whey water as needed to make the dough
Oil to fry bhatura - as needed
Method
Take maida and salt in a bowl add the fresh paneer and mix.
Slowly add the whey water and make a soft dough.Cover the dough and rest for 30 minutes.
Divide the dough into equal size balls and dust with dry flour and roll it out into semi thick circle.
Heat oil in a pan gently side the bhatura into the hot oil press with a ladle for the bhatura to puff.
Flip and fry till both side also puffs up and slight brown.
Remove from oil and place it on a kitchen tissue for excess oil to get absorbed.
Enjoy with your favorited gravy!
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Bun Dosa |
Idli Rice - 1& 1/2 cups
Thin Aval / Poha - 3/4 cup
Freshly grated coconut - 3/4 cup
Fenugreek seeds - 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Tempering
Oil - 2 tsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 1 tsp
Finely chopped green chillies - 4
Method
Wash and soak rice and fenugreek seeds together for 4 to 5 hours and poha seperately for 30 minutes.
Grind the rice,poha and coconut together to a semi smooth batter.Batter should be slighlty thinner than Idli batter.
Add salt and mix well,cover the batter and rest to ferment overnight.
Next day heat oil in a pan and temper with above ingredients and pour it into the batter and mix well.Add water to dilute if the batter too thick.
Take a curved kadai or appam kadai smear oil and pour a ladle of batter,do not spread.Pour some oil around the dosa,cover with a lid and cook till light brown at the bottom.Gently flip and cook the otherside.
Remove from the kadai and serve hot with any spicy chutney.
Note:
Adding baking soda is optional.Add only if the batter is not fermented well.
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Mushroom Meatballs |
Finely chopped white mushrooms - 4 cups
Garlic salt - to taste
Onion powder - 1 tsp
Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
Red chilly flakes - 1 tsp
Itallian seasonings - 1 tsp
Bread crumbs - 5 tsp
Fresh shredded Parmesan cheese - a handful
Olive oil - 1 tbsp
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Meatless Meatballs |
Method
Heat oil in a wide skillet add the mushrooms and sauté in high flame.
Add garlic salt,onion powder, pepper powder and red chilly flakes, saute for few more minutes and switch off the stove. Mushrooms will start to leave water if sautéed too much.
Cool the mixture add 3 tsp of bread crumbs and parmesan cheese, mix till extra water is absorbed from the mushroom.
Roll it into small balls and dust with the remaining bread crumbs.
Apply some oil on all sides of the balls.
Pre.heat Gourmia air fryer at 350.deg for 15 minutes. Arrange the ball in a single layer and cook till done, in-between shake the basket once for even browning.
Garnish with freshly chopped parsley and parmesan cheese.
Mix the mushroom meatballs into the pasta sauce and serve with spaghettis or any kind of pasta.
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Ulli Karam |
Thinly sliced onion - 1 large
Garlic - 4
Salt to taste
Red chilly powder - 3 tsp
Roasted whole coriander seeds - 1 tsp
Jeera - 1 & 1/2 tsp
Peanuts - a handful
Curry leaves - few
Oil to deep fry the onions as needed
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Ulli Karam |
Heat oil in a pan add the sliced onions and a pinch of salt in medium high flame fry till brown and crisp,remove to a plate.Do not over fry and burn them
In the same oil fry peanuts and curry leaves and transfer to a plate.
Take a mixi jar add the garlic,jeera,roasted coriander seeds,salt and chilly powder,grind in intervals till crushed.
Add this into the fried onion,peanut,curry leaf mixture and mix well using your hands till well combined or pulse the whole mixture once in a mixi.
Mix with hot rice and enjoy!
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Onion Karam |
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Nannari Paal Sarbath |
Cold milk - 1 cup
Sabja seeds/Basil seeds - 1 tsp
( soak it in water for 10 minutes till they are doubled in size)
Homemade Nannari syrup - 2 tsp or as needed
Ice cubes - as needed
Method
Take a glass add the milk,soaked sabja seeds and nannari syrup,mix well.
Add ice cubes and serve immediately!
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Ponnanganni Keerai Thogayal |
Washed and chopped ponnangani keerai - 1 small bunch
Tamarind - a small gooseberry size
Salt to taste
Grated coconut - 1/8 cup
Urad dal and Channa dal - each 2 tsp
Green chillies - 6
Hing - 1/4 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Ginger - a very small piece
Oil - 2 tsp
Method
Heat oil in a pan fry urad dal and channa dal till light brown.
Add remaining ingredients and fry till keerai is shrunk. Cool the mixture add
very little water and grind to a thick thogayal.
Mix with hot rice and enjoy!
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Mulakushyam |
Yellow moongh dal - 1/3 cup
(washed well)
Avarakai chopped - 2 cups
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Pepper powder - 1 tsp
Slit green chillies - 4
Chopped onion - a handful
Curry leaves few
Coconut oil - 3 tsp
Water as needed ( around 2 & 1/2 cups or according to the thickness you want)
Method
Take a pressure cooker add the washed moongh dal,chopped avaraikai,salt,turmeric powder.pepper powder, 1 tsp oil coconut oil, onions,few curry leaves and green chillies,pressure cook till soft then mash it slightly.
Add remaining coconut oil ,curry leaves mix and serve with plain rice.
Note:
Usually this dish is made with Ash gourd,
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Nannari Sharbath |
Nannari roots - 100 gms
Jaggery - 500 gms ( If the jaggery your using is too sweet then reduce)
( sugar can be used in this recipe)
Crushed ginger - 1 tbsp
Water - 6 cups
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Nannari Sarbat |
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Nannari Syrup |
Using a mortar and pestle break open the roots to remove the white stick from the middle ( see picture).
Then wash the roots couple times and soak it in 6 cups of water for 24 hours or overnight.
Next day transfer to a pan add the jaggery and crushed ginger and give a boil.
In low flame boil till the syrup becomes semi thick consistency,this will take around 30 minutes.
Switch off the stove cool completely, pour it into a clean bottle and store it in fridge.
How to make the drink?
Take 2 tbsp of the syrup in a glass pour chilled water squeeze some lemon juice,mix and enjoy!
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