Brinjal Raita / Kathirikkai Thayir Pachadi / Baingan Ka Raita Recipe / Eggplant Raita Recipe / Roasted Brinjal Raita

Brinjal Raita

Ingredients
Long purple thin brinjals-1
(Apply 1/2tsp of oil & roast the outer skin in oven or on stove till well roasted & black.Cool the brinjal & scoop out the pulp.Mash it well)
Salt to taste
Curd-1 cup
Ingredients for grinding to a smooth paste
Coconut-2tsp
Chopped coriander leaves-1tbsp
Green chillies-1
Ginger a small piece
Jeera-1/4tsp
Tempering
Oil-1tsp
Mustard,jeera,uraddhal-each 1/4tsp
Red chillies-1
Curry leaves-little
 Hing-1/4tsp
Method
Beat the curd with salt.
Add the mashed brinjal & ground paste to the curd,mix it well.
Heat oil in a pan & temper it with above ingredients,pour it into the curd mixture.
Mix & serve them with rice or roti.

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Masala Grilled Fish Recipe / Grilled Fish Recipe

Masala Grilled Fish

Ingredients for marinating the fish
Fish fillets-4
(I used frozen tilapia)
Ground onion paste-2tsp
Ginger & Garlic paste-1/2tsp
Crushed curry leaves-1tsp
Salt to taste
Red chilly powder-1tsp
Turmeric powder-1/4tsp
Pepper powder-1/2tsp
Jeera/cumin powder-1/4tsp
Fennel powder-1/2tsp
Cinnamon powder-a pinch
Cloves powder-a pinch
Oil-1tsp
Method
Mix all above ingredients in a bowl,apply the masala to both sides of the fish.
Marinate the fish for 20 minutes.Grill the fish in oven till cooked & light brown on both sides.
Serve it with some lime juice squeezed on top.

Note:You can also shallow fry the fish if you like.

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Rainbow Cup Cake Recipe / Colourful Cupcake Recipe

Rainbow Cup Cake

Ingredients
Maida/All purpose flour-1 & 1/2 cups
Sugar-1/2 cup + 1tbsp
Eggs-2
Vegetable oil-1/2 cup
Buttermilk-1/2 cup
Salt-1/4tsp
Baking powder-1 & 1/2 tsp
Vanilla essence-1/2 tsp
Food colours of your choice-few drops
(I used red,yellow & green)
Method
Sieve maida ,salt & baking powder,keep it aside.
Beat oil,eggs,essence,butter milk & sugar till sugar is dissolved.
Slowly mix in the dry ingredients,gently stir until just combined.
Divide the batter into 4 equal parts,mix 3 colours separately in the bowl & keep one bowl as plain.
Mix the colours well so no streaks of plain batter remain.
Pour a tablespoon of yellow batter in a non stick muffin pan,on top green batter,next white & end it up with red batter.
Preheat the oven at 350 deg & bake for 15 minutes or till done..
Cool & serve them.

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Curd Rice Recipe / Thayir Sadam Recipe/ Bagala Bath Recipe /South Indian Curd Rice Recipe /Perugu Annam Recipe /Daddojanam Recipe

Curd Rice

Ingredients
Rice -1/2 cup
( Cook the rice with 3 cups of water & little salt).
Butter-2tsp
Warm milk-1/4 cup
Thick curd-3/4 to 1 cup
Tempering
Oil-1tsp
Mustard -1/2tsp
Chopped green chillies-2
Grated ginger-1/4tsp
Curry leaves-few
Hing-1/4tsp
Method
Once your rice is cooked,allow it to cool a bit,add milk & butter.
Mash the rice well & keep it aside.Heat oil in a pan & temper it with above ingredients.
Pour this tempering into the rice & add the curd to the warm rice.
Mix everything well,garnish it chopped coriander leaves.
Serve the curd rice with any pickle you prefer.

Note:
a) Do not add curd to hot rice,make sure its warm.
b) If serving for any party adding fruits gives a great look for your curd rice.I prefer to add pomegranate,grapes,raisins,grated carrot,bits of raw mango & grated cucumber.
Do not add these in advance,add them just before serving.
c) While tempering cashew nuts can also be added.
e) Milk is added to avoid sourness when packing it for a lunch box.
f) Curd rice can be served warm or cold.
g) Instead of green chillies some people add crushed mor milagai or dry red chillies.
h) For a rich curd rice always use whole milk curd,if you are using fat free curd then add 1 or 2 tbsp of sour cream.While preparing for partys i always use sour cream.

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Neer Mor Recipe / Neer More Recipe / Spiced Butter Milk - Sri Rama Navami Recipe

Sri Rama Navami Recipe

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Neer Mor/ Spiced Buttermilk

Ingredients

Curd-1/4 cup
Water -1 cup
Chopped curry & coriander leaves- 1tsp
Grated ginger-1/2 tsp
Chopped or crushed green chillies-1
Salt to taste

Method

Whisk water ,curd & salt to make sure there are no lumps.
Now add all above ingredients to the buttermilk.
Serve it cold!

Note:

You can temper it with some mustard & hing.
Some people squeeze little lime juice for extra taste.
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Panagam Recipe / Panakam Recipe /Traditional Indian Drink (Summer Cooler) - A Sri Rama Navami Recipe

Sri Rama Navami Recipe

Panagam

Ingredients

Water-2 cups
Grated jaggery -2tbsp
Crushed cardamom-2
Pepper powder-a pinch
Edible camphor -a pinch
Salt a pinch
Grated ginger -1/4tsp
(Use can also add dry ginger powder/sukku/chukku)
Lemon juice-1/4tsp

Method

Mix all above ingredients together.
Filter if you like,but usually i don't.
Serve them cold!
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Vada Paruppu Recipe / Vadapappu Recipe / Vada Pappu Recipe / Moongh Dal Salad - Sri Rama Navami Recipe

Sri Rama Navami Recipe

Vada Paruppu

Ingredients

Yellow moongh dal -1/4 cup
(soak in water for 1 hour & drain out the water completely)
Salt to taste
Grated coconut-2tsp
Chopped green chillies-1 or 2
Chopped coriander leaves-few
Lime juice-1tsp

Method

Mix all above ingredients together.
Adjust chilly & salt according to your taste.
Serve!

Note:

Chopped cucumber or raw mango can also be added.
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Kerala Parippu Curry / Cheru Parippu Curry / Traditional Kerala Parippu Curry Recipe / Paruppu Curry Recipe

Kerala Parippu Curry

Ingredients pressure cooked till soft
Yellow split moongh dhal / pasi paruppu/cheru parippu-1/2 cup
Water-1 & 1/2 cups
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder-1/4tsp
Ingredients ground to a smooth paste
Grated coconut- little less than l/4 cup
Small onions-1
Green chillies-1
Jeera/cumin-1/2tsp
Tempering
Coconut oil-1tbsp
Mustard-1/2tsp
Jeera-1/4tsp
Red chillies-2
Curry leaves -few
Chopped small onion-1
Method
Mash the cooked dhal,add the ground masala, in low flame cook till raw smell disappears.Add water to get the required consistency.
Heat oil in a pan & temper it with above ingredients.
Pour this into the dhal ,stir & serve with rice.

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Pineapple Pachadi Recipe /Kerala Pineapple Pachadi Recipe / Kaithachakka Pachadi Recipe

Ingredients ground to a smooth paste
Fresh coconut-1/4 cup
Mustard seeds-1/2tsp
Jeera/cumin seeds-3/4tsp
Green chillies-1
Tempering
Coconut oil-1tsp
Mustard-1/2tsp
Red chillies-1
Curry leaves-few
Other ingredients
Fresh pineapple cubed-1 cup
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder & Red chilly powder-each 1/8tsp
Sugar/Jaggery-1/4tsp
(add this only if your pineapples are not that sweet,i added )
Curd-1/2 cup
Method
Cook the pineapple,salt,turmeric & red chilly powder with very little water till soft & water has almost evaporated.
Add the ground paste & give a nice stir,switch off the stove & let it cool.
Heat oil in a pan & temper it with above ingredients.
Pour this tempering & curd into the cooked & cooled pineapple,mix & serve as a side dish.

This is a sweet & tangy side dish served in onam sadya.

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Watermelon Avocado Smoothie Recipe - A Summer Drink Recipe

Watermelon Avocado Smoothie

Ingredients
Chopped seedless watermelon-4 cups
Avocado-1 small
Ginger-1tsp
Lemon juice-2tsp
Sugar/honey to your taste(optional,I did not use)
Ice cubes
Method
Blend all above ingredients together to a smooth liquid.
Serve it cold with ice cubes.

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