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Sunday, August 19, 2012

Kale Rice


Ingredients
Basmati rice-1 cup
Water -2 cups
Salt & Pepper to taste
Chopped Kale leaves-1/2 bunch
Sliced onions-1tbsp
Chopped garlic-4
Sliced chillies-1
Tempering
Butter-3tsp
Jeera/Cumin seeds-1tsp
Shajeera-1/4tsp
Method
Heat butter in a pan temper it.Fry onion,garlic,chillies & kale leaves for 2 minutes.Add rice,salt & pepper.Pour water,cover & cook it till done.

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Masala Egg Gravy / Kodi Guddu Pulusu

Ingredients dry roasted & ground to a smooth paste
Whole pepper-1tsp
Red chillies-2
Coriander seeds-1tsp
Fennel seeds-1tsp
Cumin seeds-1/2tsp
Cinnamon-a small piece
Cloves-2
Methi/fenugreek seeds-5
Coconut-1tbsp
Tomato-1
Turmeric powder-1/4tsp
Other ingredients
Tamarind diluted in water-2 cups
Salt to taste
Eggs-3
Curry & Coriander leaves-1tsp
Chopped onion-1tbsp
Chopped garlic-4
Tempering
Oil-6tsp
Mustard-1/2tsp
Methi /Fenugreek seeds-5
Method
Heat oil in a pan & temper it.Fry the onion,garlic & curry leaves till light brown in colour.Add the ground paste & saute till oil separates the pan.Pour the tamarind juice & in low flame cook the gravy till raw smell disappears & gravy is slightly thick.Now break the eggs into the gravy (do not mix),cover & leave it for 3 minutes.Switch off the stove,garnish with curry & coriander leaves.Serve it with hot rice.


Sunday, August 5, 2012

Apricot & Watermelon Cooler

Ingredients
Apricot(seed removed)-8
Chopped water melon-2 cups
Mint leaves-6
Ginger-a small piece
Salt & Pepper-a pinch
Lime juice-1tsp
Honey(optional)-to your taste
(I didn't use)
Water to dilute
Method
Blend the fruits,mint & ginger to a smooth liquid.Filter it(optional),mix the lime juice,honey & seasoning.Pour water & dilute it.Serve it cold.






Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Avocado Omelet Recipe / Avocado Omelette Recipe

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Ingredients
Egg-2
Salt & Pepper to taste
Chopped onion,tomato,zucchini-together 2tsp
Chopped avocado-1
Grated cheese-for garnish
Oil-1tsp
Method
Slightly beat  the eggs with little salt & pepper.Mix in the vegetables.Heat oil in a non stick pan ,pour the egg mixture & spread it ,cover it with a lid & cook it for a minute in medium low heat.Cook it till the bottom is slightly brown.Sprinkle the chopped avocado,fold it into half.Turn the omelet & cook the other side till done.Remove on a serving plate & sprinkle the grated cheese on top & serve.

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Mint & Curry Leaf Podi (Oil Free)


Ingredients
Dry roasted till crisp Mint leaves-1 cup
Dry roasted till crisp curry leaves-1 cup
Tamarind-a small gooseberry size
Salt to taste
Hing-1tsp
Sesame seeds-1tsp
Urad dhal-1tbsp
Methi/fenugreek seeds-1/8tsp
Coriander seeds-1tbsp
Channa dhal-1tsp
Red chillies-10
Jeera/cumin seeds-1/2tsp
Dessicated coconut-1tbsp
Method
Dry roast all above ingredients separately till light brown.Cool & grind all above ingredients with salt to a smooth powder.Store it in a clean bottle.Mix it with rice with a 1 tsp. of ghee or oil & eat.



Sunday, July 15, 2012

Pulikaichal Recipe / Pulikachal Recipe / Puliyodharai Mix Recipe


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Pulikaichal
Ingredients dry roasted & powdered
Sesame seeds-1 & 1/2 tsp
Coriander seeds-1tsp
Red chillies-1
Methi/fenugreek seeds-1/8tsp
Tempering
Oil-1/3 cup
Mustard-1/2tsp
Urad dhal-1tsp
Red chillies-1
Channa dhal-1tsp
Hing-1/2tsp
Peanuts-a handful
Curry leaves-little
Other ingredients
Semi thick tamarind juice-2 cups
Chilly powder-1/2tsp
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder-1/2tsp
(Mix all above ingredients together & keep it aside)
Method
Heat oil in a pan temper it with above ingredients.
Pour the tamarind juice into the tempering,in a medium high flame cook the liquid till thick & oil separates the pan.
Add the powdered ingredients,mix it well make sure there is no lumps.
Switch off the stove,cool & store it in fridge.
If using it in 2 to 3 days then store it out in a clean glass bottle.
Mix required amount of the paste into the hot rice mix & serve.

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Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Kiwi Raita


Ingredients
Chopped kiwi-2
Curd-1 cup
Red chilly powder-a pinch
Black salt to taste
Dry roasted & powdered coriander & jeera/cumin-together 1/2 tsp
Method
Mix all above ingredients together & serve it cold.

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Palak/Spinach Tofu Gravy

Ingredients
Spinach/Palak-1/2 bunch
(boil it in little water for 2 minutes,immediately remove & rinse it in cold water & chop)
Salt to taste
Coriander powder-1/4tsp
Roasted & powdered jeera/cumin powder-1/4tsp
Turmeric powder-1/8tsp
MDH Kitchen king masala-1/2tsp
Green chillies-4
Chopped onion-1/2
Chopped tomato-1
Ginger & Garlic paste -1/4tsp
Tofu cubed-1 cup
(slightly tossed in butter (optional)
Tempering
Butter-1tbsp
Oil-1tsp
Jeera-1tsp
Crushed kastoori methi
Garnish
Fresh cream -little
Method
Heat 1tsp of oil & fry onion,tomato,green chillies & ginger garlic paste for 2 minutes.Cool it & in a blender add fried onion mixture,chopped spinach & all the dry masala powders,grind it to a smooth semi thick liquid.Heat butter in a pan temper it,then pour the ground liquid & cook till the gravy is thick.Add the tofu give a boil & switch off.Before serving mix the cream & served best with roti or naan.




Friday, June 29, 2012

Simple Jeera Rice /Jeera Pulao

Ingredients
Basmati rice-1 cup
Salt to taste
Frozen peas(optional)-1tsp
Water-2 cups
Tempering
Ghee-1tsp
Jeera/cumin seeds-1tsp
Cardamom-2
(use only the seeds)
Cloves-1
Method
Heat ghee in a pan temper it.Add 2 cups of water,peas,rice & salt and cook rice till done.Fluff it up with a fork & serve it with any gravy of your choice.You can also cook rice in an electric rice cooker too.

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Beetroot Paratha

Ingredients
Grated beetroot-1 cup
Whole wheat flour-2 cups
Besan-2tsp
Curd-3tsp
Oil-1tsp
Salt to taste
Fennel powder-1/8tsp
Chilly powder-1/2tsp
Roasted & powdered jeera powder-1/4tsp
Garam masala-1/4tsp(option)
Oil-to cook the paratha
Method
Mix all above ingredients together.Pour very little water & make a soft dough.Roll it out into semi thick circles.Cook it both sides on a tawa with little oil till light brown on both sides.Serve it with any raita ot gravy.



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