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Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Instant Pot Recipes

Vegetable Pulao / Easy Vegetable Pulao / Pulao Recipe / Instant Pot Vegetable Pulao

A quick & easy vegetable pulao for lunch box.


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Vegetable Pulao
Ingredients
Basmati rice or KaliJeera rice -1 cup
Water-1 & 1/2  cups ( If using Kalijeera rice then water is 1 & 3/4 cup for 1 cup rice)
Mixed vegetables-3/4 cup
(carrot,peas,beans,turnip or any vegetable of your choice)
Green chillies-2
Ginger & Garlic paste-1tsp
Turmeric powder-1/4 tsp
Salt to taste
Chopped onion-1/4
Chopped tomato-1
Mint - a hand full
Tempering
Cinnamon-1
Cardamom-2
Cloves-3
Jeera /cumin-1/2tsp
Star anise - 1
Marati mogu - 1
Oil-2tsp
Ghee-2 tsp


Method
Wash and soak rice in water for 20 minute.
Heat oil and 1 tsp ghee in a pressure cooker /Instant pot,add the whole spices & saute.
Add onions and green chillies fry till its light brown.
Add ginger garlic paste saute till raw smell has disappeared,add the cut vegetables,tomato and some mint leaves.Add salt, drain out the water from rice and add,saute for a minute.
Pour water & pressure cook for 4 minutes (vent closed).
Let pressure release and then open the lid.
Add mint leaves and 1 tsp of ghee mix and serve hot.



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Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Pepper Fish Fry / Milagu Meen Varuval / Fish Pepper Fry/ Fish Fry

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Pepper Fish Fry
Ingredients for marination
Crushed black pepper-1 tbsp
Red chilly powder -1 tsp
Curry leaves-a handful
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder-1/8tsp
Coriander powder-1/4tsp
Methi powder - 1/8 tsp
Ginger & Garlic paste-1tsp
Lime juice or Tamarind Juice-1tsp
Other ingredients
Fish slices - 4 big slices
Oil-to shallow fry


Method
Mix all the marinate ingredients together.
Apply evenly to all the fish pieces and rest it for 30 minutes or longer if you have time
Heat oil in a pan shallow fry the fish in medium flame in batches till cooked,light brown on all sides and  crisp.
Serve it with some lemon and onion rings.
   

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Saturday, April 27, 2019

Poosanikai Mor Kootu / Ash Gourd Mor Kootu / Mor Kootu / Vellai Poosanikai Mor Kootu

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Poosanikai Mor Kootu
Ingredients ground to a smooth paste
Fresh grated coconut - 1/4 cup heaped
Green chillies - 2
Jeera / Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Rice flour - 1/2 tsp
( Pour some water & grind it to a smooth paste)
Tempering ingredients
Coconut oil - 1 tbsp
Mustard - 1/2 tsp
Methi / fenugreek seeds - 5
Hing - 1/8 tsp
Red chillies - 2
Curry leaves few
Other ingredients
Chopped white pumpkin/poosanikai/ash gourd - 1 & 1/2 cups
Salt to taste
Beaten curd - 1/2 cup


Method
Cook the pumpkin with salt & little water.
When half cooked add the ground coconut paste & cook till everything is well combined.
Switch off the stove,cool & add the beaten curd & mix it well.
Once curd is added do not boil the kootu.
Heat oil in a pan & temper it with above ingredients.
Pour it into the kootu mix,serve as a side dish for rice.

Note:
a) You can add cabbage,chow chow,valaithandu,instead of pumpkin for this recipe.


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Thursday, April 25, 2019

Garlic Hair Dye / Natural Hair Dye using Garlic Skin / How To Make Garlic Peel Hair Dye / Homemade Hair Dye

Ingredients

Garlic skin
Olive oil
( There is no measurement for this recipe)
Method
Take a pan and dry roast the garlic skin still black.
Cool and dry grind to a fine powder,sieve the powder.
Put this powder in a jar add olive oil till it forms a smooth paste.
Cover and keep it in dark place for 1 week and then use.
Do not keep it in sun or fridge.

Note:

Some add tea powder too in this recipe. Dry roast tea powder and grind along with the roasted garlic peel.

How to use?

Use a brush or cotton and apply it to your grey hair as you apply your regular dye.
Leave it for 2 or 3 hours and wash your hair.( Do not use shampoo at least for a day).
Keeping the dye longer gives better result. ( Applied for 1 day and washed the next day)

Courtesy: My friend who shared this recipe is been using it for many years now.


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Vegetable Egg Fried Rice / Chinese Fried Rice / Chinese Egg Fried Rice Recipe

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Vegetable egg Fried Rice
Ingredients
Basmati rice-1 cup
(cook till 3/4 th done with salt &1 tsp of oil)
Chopped Mixed vegetables-1/2 cup
( I used frozen,use any kind you like)
Egg scrambled -2
Spring onions chopped-1 bunch
Soy sauce-3tsp
Salt & pepper to taste
Oil or chilly oil-3tsp
Chopped garlic & ginger-2tsp
Chopped onion-1/4


Method
Heat oil in a pan add onions ,ginger & garlic fry it till light brown.
Add vegetables,scrambled egg,seasoning & soy sauce,saute in high flame till its cooked.
Add the rice and toss it well.
Garnish with chopped spring onions & serve it hot.

Variation
Vegetarians can omit Eggs.



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Sunday, April 21, 2019

Maida Papad Recipe / Maida Ke Papad Recipe / All Purpose Flour Papad Recipe

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Maida Papad
Yields : 5 big papads
Ingredients
All purpose flour / Maida - 1/2 cup
Water - 3/4 cup or add as required
Salt to taste
Pepper powder - 1/4 tsp
Jeera/Cumin - 1/4 tsp
Method
Take a bowl mix all above ingredients together.
The consistency should be semi thin .
Grease a plate or aluminum tin pour a ladle of the batter,rotate the  plate to spread the batter evenly.
Now steam this for 3 minutes or till its cooked,steaming will not take that long.
Remove it and cool it for a second,using a knife slowly loosen the ends.
Carefully remove the cooked papad and place it on a plastic sheet.
Repeat till all the batter is over.
Dry these indoor or in sunlight till crisp.
Deep fry in hot oil,your crunchy papads are ready to serve.

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Friday, April 19, 2019

Simple Syrup Recipe / How to Make Simple Syrup / Simple Syrup For Beverages

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Simple Syrup
Ingredients
Sugar - 2 cups
( Colour of the syrup is dark because i have used unrefined organic sugar)
Water - 1 cup
Method
Take a sauce pan add sugar and water.
Stir it in medium heat for 3 minutes till the syrup is transparent and slightly thick.
Do not over boil as your syrup will thicken when cooled.
Switch off the stove,cool and filter the syrup.
Store it in a clean jar in fridge.
Note:
a) There are 3 different kinds of simple syrup thin,medium and thick.
For thin syrup the ratio is water - 3 cups and Sugar -1 cup.
For medium syrup water - 2 cups and sugar - 1 cup.
For thick syrup water - 1 cup and sugar - 1 cup.
Today we have made the medium syrup which is added as a sweetener for all juices and beverages.
b) Add required syrup to sweeten your beverages.

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Mutton Biriyani / Mutton Dum Biryani /Hyderabad Mutton Biryani/Goat Meat Dum Biriyani (Hyderabadi/Hyderabad Style Mutton Dum Biryani

Step by step method/picture to make Hyderabadi mutton dum biryani...


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Mutton Biriyani
Ingredients for Marination
Turmeric powder-1tsp
Chilly powder-1tsp
Salt to taste
Chopped tomato-1/2
Slit green chillies-4
Mint/Coriander leaves-1/4 cup
Ginger/Garlic paste-1tbsp
Curd-1/2 cup
Mutton -1 pound
Fried onions-1/4 cup (save little for garnish).
For Gravy
Ghee-1tbsp
Oil-1/4 cup (i used a little more)
Sliced onion-1big
Tomato chopped-1
Ginger/Garlic paste-1tsp
Slit green chillies-4
Mint & Coriander leaves- each 1/4 cup
Lime juice-1/2tbsp
Cinnamon-1,Cloves-4,Cardamom-4,Shajeera-1tsp,Whole pepper-10,Jeera/cumin-1/8tsp,Bay leaf-1
Mutton Biriyani
To cook the rice
Rice-1 pound (around 3 cups)
Water- 4 & 1/2 cups
Salt-to taste
Cinnamon-1,Cardamom-2,Cloves-2,Bay leaf-1,Jeera-1/4tsp,Shajeera-1/2tsp
(This is called whole spice)
Garnish
Fried onions-little
Mint leaves-few
Yellow food colour diluted in 1tsp of lime juice
Mutton Biriyani
Method.
Marinate the mutton with all the above ingredients for 1 hour.
Heat oil & ghee in a pressure cooker add whole spices,add onions fry till golden brown,now add tomatoes,mint,ginger/garlic paste,green chillies fry till the oil separates.
Now add the marinated mutton,don't add any water,cook till the mutton is soft.
Cook the rice with the whole spice till 3/4 done.
In a wide vessel pour the gravy at the bottom,on top spread the rice,garnish with fried onions,lime juice & mint/coriander leaves.
Close it with a tight lid ( use a aluminium foil so the steam does not escape).Keep it in low flame for 10 minutes.Mix & serve it hot with onion raita.
Tips
Biriyani is a dish made for an occasion,Pl. don't compromise for any ingredient,if so you may loose the taste.Onions must be fried golden brown.Keep it in dum for at least 15 mins.Marinate the meat for at least 5 hrs.This will tenderise your meat.These simple tips will give you good result.


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Thursday, April 18, 2019

Avarakkai Poriyal / Broad Beans Curry / Broad Beans Poriyal

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Avarakkai Poriyal
Tempering ingredients
Oil-2 tsp
Mustard-1/2tsp
Urad dal-1/4tsp
Channa dal - 1/4 tsp
Hing-a pinch
Curry leaves-few
Red chillies - 2
Other ingredients
Chopped avarakkai / Broad Beans -2 cups
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder - 1/8 tsp
Grated coconut-2 tbsp
Method
Heat oil in a pan & temper it with above ingredients.
Add the avarakkai,turmeric powder,salt & fry for a minute.
Reduce the flame sprinkle very little water.Cover it with a lid & cook the avarakkai till done.
Sprinkle the grated coconut,toss well.
Switch off the stove garnish with curry leaves & serve as side dish for rice.

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