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Amavasai Lunch |
1.Plain rice
9.Rasam
10.Vadam
11.Aval payasam
12.Curd
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Wheat Naan |
Wheat flour - 2 & 1/2 cups
Salt - to taste
Sugar - 1 tsp
Baking powder - 1 tsp
Baking soda - 1/4 tsp
Curd - 3 tbsp
Warm water - as needed
Oil - 2 tsp
Onion seeds /Kalonji as needed
Crushed coriander leaves or kastoori methi leaves - as needed
Butter to brush on top
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Nagpur Saoji Mutton |
Ginger/ Garlic - together 2 tsp
Sliced onion - 1 medium size
( fry the onions till light brown)
Oil - 1/4 cup
(lots of oil is needed to prepare this recipe, you can reduce if you wish)
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Red chilly powder - 1 & 1/2 tsp
( Add according to your spice level)
Chopped coriander leaves - a handful
Mutton - 1 kg
( i cooked the mutton with little salt till soft just to save time)
Saoji Masala - 2 tbsp or as needed
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Saoji Mutton |
Take a mixi jar add ginger/garlic paste , saoji masala ,salt, turmeric powder, red chilly powder , few coriander leaves and fried onion, pour very little water and grind to a smooth paste.
Heat oil in a pan add the ground paste and the cooked mutton , do not add the stock.
In low flame sauté for 5 minutes till oil separates the pan.
Pour the stock and in low flame cook for 20 minutes till gravy is thick.
Switch off the stove and garnish with coriander leaves.
Enjoy with rice or roti.
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Saoji Masala |
Oil - few drops
(Usually all the spices are dry roasted)
Cinnamon - a medium size stick
Green cardamom - 3
Black cardamom - 2
Cumin - 1 tbsp
Coriander seeds - 1/8 cup
Caraway seeds - 1 tsp
Black Pepper - 1 tsp
Anise seeds - 1/2
Black stone flower / Dagad Phool - 1/2 of a handful
Poppy seeds - 1/2 tbsp
Mace - 1
Nutmeg - a generous pinch
Cloves - 6
Sesame seeds - 1/2 tbsp
Rice - 1/2 tbsp
Roasted gram dal - 1 tbsp
Dry coconut - 2 tbsp
Byadgi chilly - 6
Bay leaf - 1 large
Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp
Heat few drops of oil add all the above ingredients and in low flame roast till light brown.
Cool completely and dry grind to a smooth powder, store it in fridge and add to your dish as needed.
Saoji Mutton recipe click HERE
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Sayur Asem |
Onion - a handful
Galangal - a small piece
Bird's eye chillie - 1
Ripe red chilly - 3
Garlic - 3
Ginger - 1 tsp
Water / Broth / Stock - 6 to 8 cups
Green beans - a handful
Corn - 1/4 cup
Bok choy or any spinach variety (optional) - 1/4 cup
Diced tomato - 1
Cubed chayote - 1 small
Bay leaf - 1
Brown sugar - 1 tbsp
Tamarind paste - 2 tsp
Raw peanuts - 2 tbsp
Salt to taste
Fish sauce - few drops
Sesame oil - 2 tsp
( adjust all the above ingredients according to your taste)
Heat oil in a pan and fry the crushed ingredients till raw smell has disappeared.
Pour the water and add the peanuts and cook till soft.
Add the remaining ingredients and cook in low flame for 10 minutes.
Switch off the stove and enjoy with rice.
Adding turmeric powder is optional.
Usually shrimp paste is used instead i have used fish sauce.
For extra taste you can add soy sauce.
Made this soup with available ingredients from my pantry.
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Arachivitta Milagu Kulambhu |
Whole black pepper - 1 tbsp
Jeera - 1 tsp
Coriander seeds - 2 tsp
Red chilly - 2
Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
Poppy seeds - 1 & 1/2 tsp
Cashew nuts - 2
Grated coconut - 1 tbsp
Curry leaves few
Mustard - 1/2 tsp
Methi seeds - 1/4 tsp
Hing - a generous pinch
Oil - 1 tsp
( Pour oil in a pan add all the above ingredients and fry till light brown. Cool and grind to a smooth paste)
Sesame oil - 2 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Curry leaves few
Small onions - 10
Chopped garlic - 6
Small pavakkai / Bitter gourd - 15
( adding vegetable to this recipe is optional)
Chopped tomato - 1
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Jaggery - 1/4 tsp
Semi thick tamarind juice - 1 cup
Heat oil in a pan and temper with above ingredients.
Add onion, garlic, small bitter gourd, curry leaves and tomato, fry till light brown.
Add the ground paste, salt and tamarind juice mix well. Cover and cook till the gravy is thick and oil separates the pan.
Switch off the stove add jaggery mix and enjoy with rice.
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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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How to clean brass? |
All purpose flour / Maida - 2 tsp
Salt - 2 tsp
White vinegar as needed
Mix the 3 ingredients in a bowl to get a smooth paste.
Wear a gloves and apply the paste all over the brass item, using a soft scrub gently rub.
Wash and wipe the brass item. You will see the magic.
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Pahadi Raita |
Yellow mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Garlic - 2
Coriander leaves - 2 tsp
Salt to taste
Green chilly - 1
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
( crush all the above ingredients to a thick coarse paste, do not add water)
Grated cucumber - 1/2 cup
( squeezing the juice from the cucumber is optional)
Thick curd - 1 cup
Black salt - 1/4 tsp
Roasted and crushed cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
Red chilly powder - 1/8 tsp
Mustard oil - 1/4 tsp
Whisk the curd add the crushed paste, black salt and mustard oil mix well.
Sprinkle cumin powder and red chilly powder on top.
Refrigerate and serve chill.
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Thick or Thin Aval / Poha - 2 cups
( I used thin poha)
Jaggery - 1/2 cup
(add more or less according to your sweetness)
Water - 1 cup
( Water quantity will depend upon the quality of the poha, so add hot water if needed)
Cardamom - 4
Grated coconut - 1/ 2 cup
Roasted gram dal / Pottukadalai - 1/4 cup
Roasted peanuts - 1/4 cup
Ghee - 2 tsp
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Poha Modak |
Dry roast poha till crisp, add the poha, cardamom roasted peanut, gram dal into a blender and powder to a semi smooth powder.
Dissolve jaggery in water and filter to remove any impurities.
Add coconut to the jaggery mixture and cook for a minute. Reduce flame add the powdered mixture and mix well till combined.
Switch off the stove add ghee mix well, cover and let it cool a bit.
Grease the modak mould with ghee while still warm fill the mould with the prepared mixture , press well to get the shape.
Easy Poha modak is ready to serve Lord Ganesha.
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Poha Modak |
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Moroccan Beghrir |
Fine semolina - 1/2 cup
All purpose flour - 1/2 cup
Salt - 1/4 tsp
Sugar - 1/2 tbsp
Dry yeast - 1/ 4 tbsp
Baking powder - 1/2 tsp
Warm water - 1 & 1/4 cup
( add more or less according to the consistency )
Add all ingredients into a blender and grind to a smooth mixture.
Transfer to a bowl cover and rest for 20 minutes till batter appears foamy, light and with lots of bubbles.
Mix well add water if needed consistency must be a bit lighter than regular pancakes.
Heat a non stick pan pour a ladle of the batter in the middle and shake slightly to spread.
Cover with a lid and cook till done, do not flip. Drizzle butter on top this is optional.
Enjoy with maple syrup or any curry!
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Vella Seedai in Air Fryer |
Store bought Rice flour - 1 cup
Store bought urad dal flour - 1 tsp
Salt a pinch
Grated jaggery - 3/4 cup
Water - 1/4 cup
White sesame seeds - 1 tbsp
Grated coconut - 2 tsp
Melted butter or Ghee - 2 tsp
Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp
Coconut oil as needed to brush on top of the seedai
Roast rice flour and urad dal till hot and slightly changes colour and switch off the stove.
Add sesame seeds, grated coconut, cardamom powder , salt and butter/ ghee into the rice flour mixture and mix well.
Melt jaggery in water filter and pour it into the rice flour mixture and using a spoon mix till you form a soft non sticky dough.
Water measurement depends upon the quality of rice. If you need extra water then add few drops of hot water to get the right consistency. Do not add cold water to mix.
Shape the dough into small balls and arrange it inside the air fryer which is lined with a parchment paper. Do not over crowd, spray oil evenly on top.
Air fry at 350 deg for 15 minutes. In between gently flip each pieces and brush with coconut oil.
Air fry till light brown and crisp.
Every air fryer is different so temperature and frying time may vary, so keep an eye.
Cool and store it in a glass jar.
For Baked Uppu Seedai recipe click HERE
For Baked Vella Seedai recipe click HERE
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Selavu Rasam |
Ghee or Sesame Oil - 1 tsp
Mustard - 1/2 tsp
Chopped small onions - 3
Crushed garlic - 2
Curry leaves few
Tomato - 1
Small onions - 4
Garlic - 3
Black Pepper - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Coriander seeds - 1 and 1/2 tsp
Red chilly - 1
Curry leaves - 5
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Water as needed to dilute
Coriander leaves for garnish
Heat oil or ghee in a pan and temper with above ingredients.
Pour the ground paste and saute for a minute, pour water as needed to dilute the rasam.
Boil for 2 to 3 minutes and switch off the stove.
Garnish with coriander leaves and drink like soup or mix with hot rice and enjoy!