Atukula Vadiyalu / Aval Vadam / Andhra Style Aval Vadam / Poha Fryums - Vadam / Vathal Recipes

Atukula Vadiyalu / Aval Vadam

Ingredients
Thin Aval/Poha/Atukulu - 2 cups
Tomato juice - 1 cup
( Grind 2 large tomatoes)
Red chilly powder - 1 tsp
Salt to taste ( around 1/2 tsp)
Jeera - 1 tsp
Chopped onion - a handful
Method
Take a wide bowl add all the above mentioned ingredients .
Mix well to make sure the poha is soaked well.add very little water if needed.
After 20 minutes shape it into flat disc or make small balls from the dough and place it on a thick plastic sheet or clean white cloth.
Dry these vadam in sun till its dry and crisp.
Store it in a container and deep fry in batches and enjoy with rice.

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Egg Fingers Recipe / How to Make Egg Fingers / Crunchy Egg Fingers

Egg Fingers

Ingredients

Eggs - 3
Milk - 2 tsp
Salt to taste
Red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Italian seasonings - 1/2 tsp
Bread crumbs - as needed
All purpose flour / Maida - 2 tbsp
( add some water and dilute to a semi thick smooth paste)
Oil to shallow fry as needed

Method
Take a bowl add the eggs,milk,salt,Italian seasonings,red chilly powder and turmeric powder.
Whisk the ingredients well,pour this mixture into a greased aluminium container and steam for 3 minutes or till they are hard.
Once cooked cool the egg ,using a knife loosen up the edges and unmold. Use a sharp knife to cut into fingers /semi thick strips.
Dip each egg fingers into the diluted maida paste and roll it into the bread crumbs.Make sure all sides are well coated.
Heat oil in a pan and shallow fry the egg finger in batches till all sides are golden brown colour in medium high flame.
Take it on a kitchen tissue to remove excess oil .
Enjoy these egg fingers with ketchup or chilly garlic sauce.


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Tandoori Prawns / Tandoori Shrimp

Tandoori Prawns

Ingredients
Large Shrimp/ Prawns - 15
( peeled,deveined and cleaned)
Salt to taste
Thick curd - 1/4 cup
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Red chilly powder - 1 tsp
Kashmiri chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Homemade Tandoori masala -  1 tsp ( heaped)
( or use garam masala)
Jeera powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
Besan - 1/2 tsp
Oil - 1 tsp + Oil as needed to grill
Ginger and garlic paste - 1 tsp ( heaped)
Lemon juice - 1 tsp
Chopped mint leaves - 10
Chaat masala to sprinkle on top just before serving

Method
Take a wide bowl add all the masala ingredients mentioned above,add the shrimp and mix well,
Add the chopped mint and lemon juice too and give a quick mix, make sure the prawns are well coated with the masala.
Let it marinate for 2 hrs minimum.Insert a tooth pick to all the prawns its optional.
Heat a iron pan add some oil arrange the marinated prawns and cook in high flame till golden brown and cooked on both sides.You can also grill the prawns in the oven.
Remove on a plate sprinkle chaat masala and serve hot.


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Chicken Biriyani / Chicken Dum Biriyani / Hyderabad Dum Biriyani / Chicken Dum Biriyani

Ingredients
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For Marination
Chicken-1 &1/2 pound
Curd-2 tbsp
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
Chilly powder-1 tsp
My Biriyani masala-3 tsp
Ginger/Garlic paste-2 tsp
For Rice
Basmati rice - 4 &1/2 cups
( uncooked)
Salt to taste
Ghee-1tsp
Cardamom -2,Cloves - 2,Cinnamon stick - a small piece
Water as needed ( around 10 cups)
Method
Take around 8 to 10 cups water in a large wide vessel add salt,ghee and the spices mentioned.
When the water starts to boil add the washed rice and cook till its 75 percent cooked.
Drain out the water and put it on top the gravy you have prepared.
For Gravy
Sliced onion-1/2
Chopped tomato-2
Ginger/garlic paste-2 tsp
Chopped mint & coriander leaves-1/2 cup
Slit green chilies-6
Whole garam masala
(black whole pepper - 6,cardamom - 4,cloves - 4,bay leaf -1,cinnamon - a small piece,shajeera -1/4 tsp)
Oil-1 &1/2 tbsp
Ghee-3 tsp
For Garnish
Lime juice 3 tsp mixed with little yellow food colour 
(colour is optional)
Fried onions-1/4 cup
Chopped mint & coriander leaves-1/2 cup
Method
Marinate the chicken with all above ingredients for 1hr. in the fridge.
Pour oil in a heavy bottom pan,add the whole garam masala,add onions & fry till golden brown,then add all the other ingredients one by one of the gravy.
Fry till oil separates the masala.now add the marinated chicken ,cook it till cooked and water as evaporated the the gravy is thick.
Now add the cooked rice on top of the gravy,garnish it with mint,fried onions & lime juice,close it with a tight lid.
Keep it in medium low heat for 10 minutes.
Your Biriyani is ready,give a gentle mix and serve it with raita.

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Cinnamon Roll Recipe / Homemade Cinnamon Rolls

Cinnamon Rolls

Ingredients for the rolls

Maida / All purpose Flour -3 & 1/2 cups

Whole Milk-1 cup

Dry yeast -2 & 1/4 tsp

Salt-1 tsp

Beaten egg -1

Butter-3 tbsp

Ingredients for the Filling

Brown sugar-3/4 cup

Raisins-1/3 cup

Pecan chopped-1/3 cup

Butter -1/2 stick

Salt a pinch

Cinnamon powder-1 tbsp

Ingredients for the Glaze

Powdered sugar - 4tsp

Corn flour / Corn Starch -1/2tsp

Milk to dilute as needed

Vanilla essence -2 drops

(Mix above ingredients together pour milk little by little to get a semi thick paste.consistency)

Method

Take milk & butter in a bowl microwave for 45 sec.
In another bowl mix flour,egg,salt & yeast, pour the milk mixture into it and knead to form a soft dough.Cover & rest it for 2 hours for the dough to rise.
Mix the filling ingredients together in a bowl except the butter,keep it aside.
Roll the dough into a rectangle semi thick sheet, apply the butter on top, sprinkle the filling ingredients evenly. Roll it tightly like a tight log ,cut into 1/2'' circles.
Arrange these on a greased tray, bake it for 15 minutes at 375 deg.C. or till light brown.

Each oven is different so baking time can vary.

Cinnamon Rolls

Pour the glaze on top while still warm.
Best served warm.

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Dill Lemon Rice / Lemon Dill Rice / Dill Rice / Dill Lemon Chitranna

Dill Lemon Rice

Ingredeients
Oil - 3 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Urad dal and Channa dal - each 1 tsp
Green chillies - 4
Hing - 1/8 tsp
Curry leaves few
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Lemon juice - 1 tbsp
( add more if you want too sour)
Chopped dill leaves - 1 cup
Cooked rice 2 cups
Method
Heat oil in a pan temper it with mustard,urad dal,channa dal,hing and curry leaves.
Next add the green chillies,dill leaves,salt and turmeric powder in low flame fry till raw smell has disappeared and the dill leaves are cooked.
Add rice and give a quick mix.
Lastly squeeze out the lemon juice toss well till everything is combined.
Switch off the stove and enjoy with papad .

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Gulkand Lassi / Gulkand Lassi Recipe / Dried Rose Petals Lassi - Summer Drinks

Gulkand Lassi

Ingredients
Cold milk - 1/2 cup
Thick curd - 1 cup
( Curd should not be sour)
Sugar - 1tsp
( As my gulkand was not sweet so i added sugar)
Rose syrup/Rooh Afza - 1 tsp
Chopped pistachio  - 1tsp
Crushed cardamom - a generous pinch
Gulkand - 1tbsp
( I used homemade gulkand, click HERE for the recipe)

Method
Take a blender add sugar,gulkand,curd and milk,blend until smooth
Pour into a glass, top it with chopped nuts,few edible dried rose petals ( optional) and Rooh Afza.
Serve them immediately!



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Mixed Beans Pulao / 9 Beans Pulao / Bean Pulao / Easy Rice Recipes

Mixed Beans Pulao

Ingredients
Basmati rice -1 & 1/2 cups
( wash and soak it in water for 5 minute)
Water- 2 and 1/4 cups
Mixed beans of your choice - 1 cup
( soak it over night and next day pressure cook for 1 whistle,make sure they are not mashed)
Ginger & Garlic paste -1tsp
Salt to taste
Sliced  onion-1/2
Chopped tomato-1 large
Slit green chillies -6
Mint leaves - few
Tempering
Cinnamon-1
Cardamom-2
Cloves-3
Bay leaf - 1
Star anise - 1
Marati mogu - 1
Oil-3 tsp
Ghee-2 tsp

Mixed Beans Pulao

Method
Wash and soak rice in water for 5 minute.
Heat oil and ghee in a pan add the whole spices & saute.
Add onions and fry till its light brown,
Add ginger garlic paste saute till raw smell has completely disappeared,add the tomato and mint leaves saute for a minute.
Add the cooked beans along with the water,salt and fry till everything is combined.
Drain out the water from rice and add,pour hot water mix well.
Cover with a lid and in low flame cook till rice is cooked,
Garnish with mint leaves and serve hot with raita.

Note:
a) I used raw peanuts,black eye bean,black and white channa,horsegram,green moongh dal,rajma,green and yellow dry peas,
b) For extra flavour you can add coconut milk too.
c) Adjust water accordingly as the cooked beans will have some water

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Lauki Raita Recipe / Dudhi Raita Recipe / Lauki ka Raita / Bottle Gourd Raita

Lauki Raita

Tempering
Coconut oil - 2 tsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
Red chillies - 1
Jeera/Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
Hing - a generous pinch
Curry leaves few
Other ingredients
Grated bottle gourd/Sorrakai/Lauki - 2 cups
( squeeze out the water from lauki and use,if you don't want to eat raw then fry it in 1st of oil or steam the lauki and make the raita )
Salt to taste
Thick beaten curd - 1 & 1/2 cups
Ingredients ground to a thick smooth paste
Grated coconut - 1/4 cup
Green chillies - 2 small
Ginger - 1 tsp
Method
Add lgrated lauki, salt and the ground paste to the curd mix and keep it aside.
Heat oil in a pan and temper it with above ingredients,switch off the stove.
Cool and add it to the curd mixture mix it well,garnish with curry /coriander leaves.
Serve cold with plain rice or pulao.

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Karamani Murungai Poo Curry / Thatta Payir Murungai Poo Curry / Black Eye Bean & Drumstick Flowers Curry / Lobia And Drumstick Flowers Curry

Karamani Murungai Poo Curry

Ingredients
Black eye bean-1/2 cup
(soaked overnight and cooked with little salt)
Drumstick flowers / Murungai Poo - 2 cups
Onion chopped -1/2
Chopped Tomato - 1 large
Ginger & Garlic paste-1tsp
Coriander leaves 1 tsp for garnish
Turmeric powder-1/4tsp
Salt to taste
Chilly powder-1tsp
Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
MDM Kitchen king masala or garam masala - 1/2 tsp
Oil - 1 tbsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
Jeera - 1/2 tsp
Method
Heat oil in a pan temper with jeera and mustard seeds.
Add onion,tomato,murungai poo,ginger & garlic paste and fry till light brown & till raw has smell disappeared.
Add all the dry masala powders,fry for 2 minutes,next add the cooked beans along with the water.
Cover it with a lid and in low flame cook till the curry is thick,
Switch off the stove,garnish with coriander leaves & serve it with rice or roti.

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