Mooli Paratha / Mooli Ka Paratha / Muli Paratha / Radish Paratha / Mullangi Paratha -Indian Bread Recipe

Mooli Paratha

Ingredients
Wheat flour - 2 cups
Grated radish - 1 cup
( squeeze out the water completely)
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Jeera/Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
Dry mango powder/Amchur powder - 1/4 tsp
Grated ginger - 1/2 tsp
Chopped red chillies - 2 small
Chopped coriander leaves - 1 tbsp
Water as needed
Oil as needed
Method
Grated the radish and squeeze out the water completely.
Do not throw out the liquid use it in gravy or soup.
Take all the ingredients in a bowl and make a soft dough by sprinkle very little water if needed.
Divide the dough into equal size balls.Take a ball and flatten it well with your palm,gently roll the parathas by dusting some flour to a semi thick disc.
Heat a tawa/griddle and cook these parathas in medium low flame till its light brown on both sides with little oil smeared both sides of the parathas.
Serve it hot with any gravy or raita of your choice.

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Teriyaki Chicken / Easy Teriyaki Chicken / Chicken Teriyaki Recipe

Teriyaki Chicken

Ingredients for marination
Boneless chicken fillet - 4
( cut into medium size pieces)
Salt to taste
Orange - 1 large
( Squeeze out the juice)
Honey - 3 tbsp
Soy sauce - 6tbsp
Grated ginger - 1 tsp
Sesame oil - 1 tbsp
Method
Take a wide bowl marinate the chicken with the above mentioned ingredients for 30 minutes.
Heat an iron skillet place the chicken pieces only and in medium high flame cook both sides.
Remove the pieces on a plate add 1 tbsp of butter to the same pan pour the marinate and cook till its thick.Now add the fried chicken pieces and toss well.
Switch off the stove garnish with roasted sesame seeds and spring onions..
Serve hot with plain rice.

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Easy Thakkali Kuzhambu Recipe / Thakkali Kulambu / Tomato Kulambu Recipe / Tomato Gravy / Coimbatore Style Thakkali Kuzhambu - Kulambu for Idly/dosa

Thakkali Kulambu

Ingredients ground to a smooth paste
Grated coconut - 1/4 cup
Pottu kadalai/Roasted gram dal - 1 tbsp
Fennel seeds - 3/4 tsp
Poppy seeds - 3/4 tsp
Byadagi chillie or regular red chillies- 2
Cinnamon - 1/4 " stick
Cloves -2
Garlic cloves -2
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder - 1/4tsp
Small tomatoes - 3
( add water and grind it to a smooth paste)
Other ingredients
Oil - 4 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Kalpasi / Black stone flower - a small piece
Curry leaves few
Chopped onion - a handful
Slit green chillies - 1 or 2
Coriander leaves for garnish

Thakkali Kulambu

Method
Heat oil in a pan temper it with mustard and kalpasi add curry leaves,green chillies & onion saute till onions are transparent.Pour the ground paste and fry for a minute.
Pour water as needed for the gravy and boil for 5 to 10 minutes till raw smell has disappeared completely and slightly thick.
Switch off the stove garnish with coriander leaves.
Best served with Dosa or Idli.


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Thinai Upuma / Thinai Vegetable Upuma / Thinai Rava Upma / Foxtail Millet Upma / Thinai Arisi Upma

Thinai Upuma

Ingredients
Thinai / Foxtail Millet - 1 cup
Water - 2 & 1/2 cups
Salt to taste
Mixed Vegetables - 1/2 cup
Sliced onion - a handful
Slit green chillies - 3
Curry leaves few
Grated or chopped ginger - 1/4 tsp
Cherry tomato - 4
(use any tomato i used cheery tomato from my garden)
Coconut oil - 1 tsp
Tempering
Oil - 3 tsp
Mustard,Urad Dal.Channa dal - 1/4 tsp each
Red chillies - 1
Cashew nuts chopped -6
Method
Heat oil in a pan and temper it with above ingredients.
Add onion,green chillies,ginger and curry leaves fry till light brown.
Now add the vegetables,tomato and saute for couple more minutes.
Pour the water and needed salt give a boil reduce the heat add the washed thinai.
Mix well cover and cook till done just before switching off the stove add 1 tsp of coconut oil.
Mix and serve them hot with any chutney you like.

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Andhra Chicken Fry / Kodi Vepudu Recipe / Andhra Style Chicken Fry

Andhra Chicken Fry

Ingredients for marination
Chicken - 1 pound
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Red chilly powder - 1 & 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Garam masala - 1 tsp
Thick curd - 1/4 cup
Ginger & Garlic paste - 2 tsp
( Mix all above ingredients together and rest it for 30 minutes)
Tempering
Oil - 1/4 cup
( Reduce if you don't want too much oil.Usually this chicken is cooked in more oil as we don't add much water)
Cinnamon stick 2
Bay leaf -1
Cloves - 2
Cardamom -1
Other ingredients
Chopped onion - 1 small
Chopped tomato - 1
Curry leaves & coriander leaves few
Method
Heat oil in a pan and temper it with above ingredients.
Add onion,tomato and curry leaves fry till onions are light brown.
Now add the marinated chicken and saute for 2 to 3 minutes.Close it with a lid and cook in medium high flame, fry till chicken is cooked and gravy is dry.Sprinkle very little water while cooking if needed.
Garnish it with curry and coriander leaves mix and best served with plain rice or Roti.

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