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Monday, June 10, 2019

Spot Idli Recipe / Crispy Podi Idli Hyderabadi Recipe / Famous Hydrabadi Spot idli / Crispy Podi Idli

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Spot Idli
Ingredients for tempering
Butter - 2 tbsp
Oil - 2 tsp
Mustard - 1/2 tsp
Jeera/Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Chopped garlic - 1
Chopped onion - 1/2 cup
Chopped tomato - 2
Curry and coriander leaves - few
Chopped green chillies - 1
Other Ingredients
Idli batter - as needed
( I used 3 big ladle of batter)
Salt to taste
Kashmiri chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Idli podi / Idli Milagai podi / Gun Powder - as needed
( I used 3 tsp heaped )

Method
Heat butter and oil in a iron skillet temper it with mustard and jeera.
Now add onion,tomato,green chillies,garlic and few curry leavese,fry till tomatoes are soft.
Add the salt,idli podi and red chilly powder mix it well,divide the portion into 3 equal parts and spread it slightly.
Add a ladle of batter on top of each masala,make sure the masala is coved, sprinkle some idli powder on top cover it with a lid.
In low flame cook this till the idli is well cooked.Gently flip the Idli ,pour some oil and cook the other side till its crisp.
Garnish with coriander and curry leaves and serve them hot.


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Sunday, June 9, 2019

Gulkand Tea Recipe / Gulkand Chai Recipe / Rose Flavoured Tea / Rose Petals Tea

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Gulkand Tea
Ingredients for a cup of tea
Water - 1/2 cup
Milk - 1/2 cup
Homemade Gulkand - 1/2 tbsp
( For Gulkand recipe click HERE )
Tea powder - 1 tsp
Sugar add if needed
Method
Take a sauce pan pour water add tea powder and gulkand boil for a minute.
Now pour the milk and give a boil.
Switch off the stove and filter it using a tea strainer.
If sugar is needed add to your taste mix and serve them hot.

Rose Petals Tea
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Instead of Gulkand use a big red rose petals and a crushed cardamom and follow the same instruction.

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Rose Petal Tea
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Thursday, June 6, 2019

Mango Salad Dressing / Sweet and Spicy Mango Salad Dressing - Mango Recipes

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Mango Salad Dressing
Ingredients
Ripe mango - 1 small
Green chillies - 1 small
Fresh basil leaves - 5
Salt and Pepper to taste
Sweetener of your choice or honey - 1 tbsp
Cumin powder - 1/4 tsp
Lemon juice - 1 tbsp
Garlic - 1 clove
Olive oil - 2 tbsp


Method
Add all above ingredients into a mixi jar and blend till smooth.Lastly add the olive oil and blend.
Do not add water,your dressing is ready.
Pour this on any salad and enjoy!

Note:
a) Instead of basil you can replace it with coriander leaves.
b) Leftover dressing can you stored in a glass bottle in fridge for 1 or 2 days.


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Wednesday, June 5, 2019

Cheese Samosa / Jalapeno Cheese Samosa / Easy Cheese Samosa / Cheese Samboosak

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Cheese Samosa
Filling ingredients
Cream cheese - 4 tbsp
( I used Jalapeno cream cheese)
Mozzarella cheese - 1/4 cup
Chilly flakes - 1/2 tsp
Chopped fresh parsley - a handful
Salt to taste

Method
Take a bowl put all the above mentioned ingredients,mix well till everything is well combined and keep it aside
Other Ingredients
Samosa sheets - 16
All purpose flour/Maida - 2 tsp
( pour some water and make a paste,this is used for sealing the samosas)
Oil to deep fry

Method
Take a samosa sheet place a teaspoon of the filling at one corner and fold it like a triangle( see picture).
Apply some maida paste at the end to seal the samosas.Repeat with all the sheets.Keep it covered till frying to avoid drying.


Heat oil in a pan and in medium high flame deep fry till crisp and golden brown on all sides.
Remove it on a kitchen paper for excess oil to get absorbed.
Enjoy them with tea or as a starter.

Note:
You can also bake these samosas instead of deep frying.
A all time kid's favorite snack.


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Monday, June 3, 2019

Mutton Kola Urundai / Kola Urundai / Mutton Keema Balls


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Mutton Kola Urundai
Ingredients to be pressure cooked
Finely minced mutton keema-1 pound
Ginger & Garlic paste - 1 tsp heaped
Green chillies - 10
Channa dal - 1/8 cup
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Water - 1/4 cup



Method
Take a pressure cooker add washed mutton keema,green chillies,channa dal,ginger/garlic paste,salt,turmeric powder and very little water.
Pressure cook till keema is cooked.Open the lid once cooled if there is little water cook till they evaporate.Make sure there is no water.



Ingredients to grind
Fennel seeds / Somph - 1 tsp
Khus khus / Poppy seeds - 1 tsp
Whole pepper - 10
Cinnamon stick 2 medium size
Cloves - 4
Cardamom - 1
Coconut - 1 tbsp
Method
Take a mixi jar and powder the above ingredients then add the cooked keema and grind till everything is combined.Do not add any water while grinding.Transfer to a plate.
Other ingredients
Chopped onion - a handful
Chopped mint - 10 leaves
Chopped curry and coriander leaves together - 2 tbsp
Beaten egg - 1
or powdered pottu kadalai as needed
Oil to fry


Method
Add onion,mint,curry,coriander leaves and egg.Mix it well and shape it into small balls.If your mixture is loose and unable to make balls add powdered pottu kadalai for binding,
Heat oil in a pan and deep fry in batches till light brown or fry them in paniyaram pan.
Best served as starters,enjoy the kola urundai hot.



Mutton Kola Urundai Version 2
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Ingredients
Finely minced mutton keema-1 pound
Onion chopped-1
Curry & Coriander leaves-little
Pottu Kadalai powder-1/4 cup
( Split chick peas powder just for binding if required)
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder-1/2tsp
Oil -to deep fry
Egg beaten-1
Grind to a fine paste
Ginger & Garlic paste-2tsp
Fennel seeds-2tsp
Green chillies-4
Khus Khus/poppy seeds-1tbsp
Cloves-3,Cinnamon-1stick,Cardamom-1
(grind above ingredients without water)
Method
Wash the kheema and pat it dry.Mix all above ingredients together to form a dry mixture.Roll it into small balls and deep fry them till light brown.If you think your Kola urundai is breaking add some more of the pottu kadalai.This is a very tasty appetizer.

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Saturday, June 1, 2019

Quick Mor Kulambu / Majjiga Pulusu / Easy Mor Kulambu

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Mor Kulambhu
Ingredients ground to a smooth paste
Pottukadalai/Roasted gram dal-3tsp
Green chillies-3
Fresh grated coconut-6tsp
(Do not use dessicated coconut,the taste will change)
Ginger-a small piece
Other ingredients
Beaten curd-2 cups
Salt to taste
Coriander leaves for garnish
Tempering
Oil-3tsp
Mustard,Channa & Urad Dal-each 1/2tsp
Jeera/cumin seeds-1tsp
Red chillies-2
Methi/Fenugreek seeds - 5
Hing-1/4tsp
Turmeric powder-1/2tsp
Curry leaves few
Method
Mix the ground paste into the beaten curd.
Heat oil in a pan & temper it with above ingredients.
Pour the curd mixture into the tempering mix it well and switch off the stove.Do not give a boil.
Garnish with coriander leaves and serve it with plain rice.

Note:
This is a quick version of making Mor Kulambhu,we do not boil the curd here.

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Thursday, May 30, 2019

Vegetable Hakka Noodles / Vegetable Noodles / Hakka Noodles Recipe / Veg Hakka Noodles - Indo Chinese Recipe

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Vegetable Hakka Noodles
Ingredients
Hakka noodles - 1 small packet
( Cook it according to the instruction on the packet)
Shredded cabbage - 1/2 cup
Sliced or Shredded carrots - 1
Sliced capsicum - 1/2
Cut beans - 1 cup
Chopped onion - a handful
Chopped spring onion - a handful
Ginger/Garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
( or add chopped ginger and garlic)
Chilly oil or sesame oil - 1 tbsp
Vinegar - 2 tsp
Soy sauce - 1 tbsp
Salt and pepper to taste


Method
Cook noodles according to the instruction on the packet and keep it aside.
Heat oil in a pan add onion and fry next add ginger/garlic paste and saute.
Now add vegetables one by one and saute in high flame.
Add soy sauce,salt & pepper,cooked noodles and  toss well till everything is combined.
lastly add vinegar mix well,garnish with spring onions and serve hot.


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Monday, May 27, 2019

Green Apple thokku / Apple Thokku / Spicy Apple Thokku / Indian Style Spicy Relish

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Green Apple Thokku
Tempering
Sesame oil - 1/2 cup
Mustard - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 1 tsp
Red chillies - 2
Curry leaves few
Methi powder - 1/2 tsp
Hing - 1/2 tsp
Other ingredients
Green sour apples - 6 small
( Organic apples from my friend's garden)
Lemon juice few drops
Salt to taste
Red chilly powder - 1 tsp
Kashmiri chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
(I add this to give colour to my dish)
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Jaggery - 1 tsp


Method
Wash and wipe the apples,cut into slices and remove seeds.
Put the apples into a pressure cooker add few drops of lemon juice,turmeric powder,salt and 1/2 cup water.Close and pressure cook till soft,keep it aside.


Heat oil in a pan add the tempering,next add hing and methi powder now add the cooked apples and mix well.Add red chilly powder and cook till oil has separated from the pan.
Switch off the stove add jaggery mix well,cool and put it in a glass bottle and store in fridge.
Best served with rice or spread it on roti and enjoy!


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Monday, May 20, 2019

Fruit & Nut Chia Salad / Chia Seed Fruit Salad - Healthy Kid's Recipes

This is an easy recipe even a small kid can make this as there is no cooking involved.There is no measurement for this recipe use your imagination and make it more interesting.

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Fruit And Nut Chia Salad
Ingredients
Chia seeds - 6 tsp
Water as needed to soak chia seeds
Fresh fruits as needed
( Use seasonal fruits or any combination of fruits of your choice)
Whole milk /Almond milk/Light Coconut milk - 1 cup
Agave/Honey/Maple syrup - as needed
Chopped nuts of your choice - 1 tbsp
Cardamom powder or Vanilla essence - few pinch or drops
( I did not add )


Method
Put chia seeds into a bowl pour water and soak it for 20 minutes till they swell.
Take a mason jar or a tall glass add some raspberries then some soaked chia seeds then layer the fruits in any order you like and chia seeds as the last layer.
Pour the milk and top it with chopped nuts and drizzle agave syrup.If you are adding any flavouring ingredient then mix it with milk.
Decorate with some more fruits on top and enjoy cold!


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Sunday, May 19, 2019

Pickled Banana Peppers / Easy Pickled Banana Peppers / Quick and Easy Refrigerator Pickled Banana Peppers

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Pickled Banana Peppers
Ingredients
Banana peppers - 10 small size
( plucked from my garden)
White vinegar - 1 cup
Apple cider vinegar - 1/4 cup
Water - 1/2 cup
Salt - 1/2 tsp
Sugar - 1/4 tsp
Chopped garlic 1
Method
Wash and wipe the peppers with a clean towel.
 Remove the stem and cut into thin circles.
Put the chopped garlic and the peppers in a clean dry jar.
Boil the water, both the vinegars,sugar and salt.Remove from heat and let it cool completely.
Now pour this into the pepper jar,make sure the peppers are immersed in the liquid.
Close it with a lid and store it in fridge.
Use it after 1 or 2 days.
Best served as topping on pizza,burger or sandwich

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