Flower art - Made Lord Krishna with Parijatham flowers plucked from my garden
| Ganesha from Parijatham flowers |
| Parijatham Flowers |
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| Tulasi Madam |
| Parijatham Krishna Butter Pot |
Flower art - Made Lord Krishna with Parijatham flowers plucked from my garden
| Ganesha from Parijatham flowers |
| Parijatham Flowers |
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| Tulasi Madam |
| Parijatham Krishna Butter Pot |
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| Golgappa Salad |
Golgappas - as needed
( gently cut into half using a sharp knife)
Salad of your choice
Gently cut the golgappas into half using a sharp knife.
Place in on a tray and fill them with any salad of your choice.
Drizzle the dressing on top and serve immediately.
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| Yemeni Rotti |
Cooked rice - 1 cup
( use any kind i have used Sona masoori rice)
Water - 1/2 cup
All purpose flour / Maida - 2 cups
Salt a generous pinch
Oil - 1 tsp
Maida for dusting as needed
Oil to apply on roti and to cook as needed
Extra water to knead the dough
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| Yemeni Rotti / Yemani Rotti |
Take a mixi jar add the rice and water , grind it to a smooth paste.
Pour the ground mixture into a bowl add salt and maida, mix well to form a soft dough.
Add extra water if needed to form a soft non sticky dough. Apply oil cover and rest for 10 minutes.
Stretch and knead the dough for couple minutes, divide the dough into equal size balls.
Dust your work area with maida roll out one ball to a semi thick circle, apply oil on top evenly and sprinkle maida.
Fold the rotti into half again apply oil sprinkle maida and fold again to get a small square.
Roll out this into a semi thick square rotti.
Heat a tawa add the rotti and cook it both sides with little oil till light brown on both sides.
Enjoy with any gravy you like.
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| Kashmiri Pink Tea |
Water - 4 cups
Iced cold water - 2 cups
Kashmiri tea leaves - 4 tsp
Star anise - 1
Crush cardamom - 4
Cinnamon - 1/2 '' inch stick
Cloves - 3
Baking soda - 1/4 tsp
Salt - 1/4 tsp
Milk - 2 cup or according to your taste
Kehwa as needed
Chopped pistachio and almonds - 1 tsp together
Sugar - 1 tsp or as needed
Pour 4 cups of water in a pan add the tea leaves and spices, in low flame keep boil till they are reduded to 2 cups.
Occasionally use a ladle to aerate the tea ( scooping out the tea using a ladle and pouring back into the pot).
Add the ice cold water and boil for few more minutes. Pour the milk and just give a boil and switch off the stove immediately.
Add the sugar mix well and pour into individual cups garnish with nuts and enjoy hot!
a) Use regular tea leaves if you don't have kashmiri tea leaves but you may not get the right colour tough. I used regular tea leaves in this recipe so unable to get the right colour.
b) Once milk is added do not boil too much.
c) For extra richness half and half milk can be used.
d) Kashmiri tea is mostly saltish and not sweet.
e) Kehwa can be stored in fridge and when needed add milk , nuts and enjoy!
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| Tanks Torani |
Leftover rice - 1 cup
Water - 2 to 3 cups or as needed
Curd - 3 tbsp.
Salt to taste
Slit green chilies - 3
Ripe green chilly - 2
Chopped curry leaves few
Chopped coriander leaves ( optional)
Lemon leaves - 4
Sliced lemons - 8
Cumin powder - 1tbsp
Chopped mango ginger - 1 " inch
Lemon juice - 2 tsp
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| Tanks Torani / Summer Drink Of Orissa |
Take a bowl add the leftover rice and pour water, slightly crush the rice using your finger.
Cover and leave the mixture to ferment for 1 to 2 days , strain to remove the liquid.
Take a wide bowl pour the strained water to this add all the above mentioned ingredients.
Gently crush and massage the ingredients by this method all the flavours will get into the liquid.
Pour them into individual cups and enjoy this refreshing summer drink.
a) Use chopped regular ginger if you can't find mango ginger.
b) Do not skip lemon leaves it's a must for this recipe.
c) Pour water according to the consistency you need, usually this drink is watery.
d) adjust all the above ingredients according to your taste.
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| Moongh Dal Sweet Sundal |
Cooked whole green gram dal / Pachai Payaru - 1/2 cup
( Do not cook till they are mushy)
Jaggery - 2 to 3 tbsp
( make sure its clean without any impurities)
Salt as needed
Oil - 1 tsp
Mustard - 1/2 tsp
Hing a generous pinch
Curry leaves few
Grated coconut - a handful
Heat oil in a pan and temper it with mustard, hing, curry leaves.
Add the cooked moongh dal, salt, jaggery and coconut mix in low flame till well combined.
Switch off the stove and enjoy!
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| Pachai Payaru Sweet Sundal |
Cooked whole green gram dal / Pachai Payaru - 1/2 cup
( Do not cook till they are mushy)
Jaggery - 1/4 cup
( make sure its clean without any impurities)
Grated coconut - less than 1/4 cup
Salt a pinch
Crushed cardamom - 2
Chopped fried cashew nuts (optional) for garnish
Heat a pan add jaggery and very little water and dissolve, in low flame cook till slightly sticky.
Add the cardamom, salt, coconut and cooked moongh dal, in low flame gently mix till combined and dry.
Switch off the stove garnish with cashew nuts and enjoy!
For more Sundal and Navarathri recipes click HERE
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| Egg Salna |
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| Muttai Salna |
Heat oil in a instant pot and temper it with above ingredients.
Add onion, few curry leaves and tomato fry till colour changes.
Now pour the ground masala and saute for a minute , pour water to the thickness you want.
Close the lid vent closed and pressure cook for 4 minutes. Cool and open the lid.
Switch to saute mode and add the beaten egg ,boiled eggs mix and give a boil, switch off the stove.
Lastly add the,mint and coriander leaves and serve hot with Appam, Barota.Parota Biriyani, Idli or Dosa.
Frying ingredients can also be done in instant pot, but i used a kadai to do so.
For Vegetable Salna click HERE
For Empty Salna click HERE
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| Sweet Poha Chivda |
Thick poha/aval/flattened rice - 1 cup
Whole cashew nuts - 12
Almonds - 12
Raisins - 1 & 1/2 tbsp
Sugar - 3 tbsp
Cardamom -3
Oil to deep fry
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| Sweet Poha Chivda |
Powder sugar & cardamom to a fine powder,keep it aside.
Heat oil in a pan and deep fry cashew nuts,almonds,raisins separately till light brown.
Do not burn them keep it aside now add the poha and fry till crisp.Do not fry till colour changes.
Remove all fried ingredients on a kitchen paper for extra oil to get absorbed.
While still warm sprinkle the powdered sugar/cardamom mixture.
Gently mix till everything is well combined.
Cool and store it in an airtight container.
a) Make sure your oil is hot when deep frying poha,otherwise they will not puff up and will be hard to eat.
b) Add any combination of nuts of your choice.
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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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