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Whole wheat Banana Cake (Microwave method) Ingredients Please use same measuring cup to measure flour and sugar. 4 well ripe bananas (130 g) mash well 1 ½ cup whole wheat flour (Aashirvaad atta) Please measure in Indian standard measuring cup of 100 ml / ½ cup / 4 oz capacity) 1 cup po
Pumpkin Pachadi / Mathanga Pachadi - An easy and tasty side dish with rice in Kerala cuisine. No added coconut paste !! Serves: 2 Ingredients 150 g pumpkin (mathanga / dudhi), gently peel off the outer skin and cut into ½ - inch thin slices 2 green chillies, slit lengthwise ¾ teasp
Biscuit Ambado – A delicious deep fried snack in Mangalorean cuisine !! Soaking time: 2 hours Makes: 16 - 20 Ingredients 200 ml / 1 cup urad dal (Indian standard measuring cup of 1 cup / 200 ml / 8 oz capacity 2 1/2 cup water ( for soaking ) 2 green chillies. finely chopp
Chena Mezhukkupuratti (Pressure cooker method. No added onion and garlic) – A less spicy tasty side dish with rice in Kerala cuisine !! Serves: 2 Ingredients For chena / yam: 150 g chena (yam), gently peel off the outer skin, wash thoroughly and cut it into ¼ - inch cubes 3/4 cup water (
Muringakka Mulakushyam – A delicious main curry with rice in Kerala cuisine. Recipe from Manorama online !! Serves: 3 - 4 Ingredients For parippu (dal): Leftover 1 cup boiled turdal or 1/3 cup / 80 g (Indian standard measuring cup of 80 ml / 6 oz capacity) tur dal / arhar dal
Spicy Boiled Egg Fry – A spicy side dish with rice or rotis !! Serves: 2 Ingredients For the paste: 10 shallots (chuvannulli / small onion / sambar onion) 1 level teaspoon red chilli powder Method Make a smooth paste of shallots and red chilli powder in a small mixer bowl.
Kele Mulik / Banana Fritters - A delicious deep fried snack in Konkan cuisine, made of well ripe bananas, rice flour, sooji, coconut paste and cardamom powder !! Makes: 12 – 16 Ingredients 4 well ripe / 130 g small size bananas 4 tablespoon rice flour 2 tablespoon sooji (rawa)
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Paruppu Thogayal – A tasty side dish with Idli / Dosa in Tamil cuisine !! Serves: 3 - 4 Ingredients ½ cup tur dal (Indian standard measuring cup of ½ cup / 100 ml / 4 oz capacity) 3 medium size dried red chillies ½ cup / 4 tablespoons grated coconut ½ teaspoon salt (or to taste)
Homemade Fresh Grape Juice - Easy method !! Serves: 1 Ingredients 1 ¼ cup grapes (Indian standard measuring cup of 1cup / 200 ml / 8 oz capacity) ¼ cup water 2 teaspoon sugar (optional) A clean sieve and a thick ladle or a thick tablespoon Method Wash grapes an
Chena Thoran – A tasty side dish with rice in Kerala cuisine !! Serves: 2 Ingredients For the coconut (thenga thirummiyathu): 5 tablespoons grated coconut ½ teaspoon red chilli powder ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder Mix all the ingredients with finger tips. Do not add water.
Udupi Sambar – A fantastic sweet & sour sambar in Upupi cuisine. This sambar is totally different from normal South Indian sambar !! Serves: 3 - 4 Ingredients For dal : 1/2 cup ( 100 g ) tur dal (Indian standard measuring cup of 100 ml / 4 oz capacity) 300 ml water 1 teaspoon oi
Thenga Varutharacha Egg Curry (Mutta Curry) - A fantastic main curry with rotis / parotta / appam / idiyappam / pulao .., made of dry roasted coconut paste !! Serves: 4 Ingredients For dry roasted coconut paste: 2 cups (Indian standard measuring cup of 200 ml / 8 oz capacity) / or 1/2
A quick Fruit Salad with Vanilla Ice cream !! Serves: 2 Ingredients 1 cup fruits, any fruits (or 10 grapes (each of green and purple), 1 tablespoon chopped banana, 1 tablespoon chopped papaya, 1 tablespoon chopped mango, 1 tablespoon chopped pineapple ..) ½ cup or 3 tablespoons vanilla ice crea
Chocolate Sponge Cake – Basic recipe from Aashivaad Facebook Like page !! Procedure Please use same measuring cup to measure flour, butter, milk and powdered sugar. Here I used is Indian standard measuring cup of 100 ml / 1/2 cup / 4 oz capacity. Mix together 1 cup milk, ½ cup butter, and 1 teaspoon
Creamy Paneer Curry (2nd recipe) – A delicious paneer curry, goes well with Naan, Rotis , Phulkas , Puris, Pulao … Serves: 2 - 3 For tomatoes: Or avoid microwave method and use 2 tablespoon tomato puree. Microwave method: Poke 2 tomatoes ( if you don’t poke the tomatoes; they may explod
Theek Puri / Spicy Puris - A delicious deep fried Indian bread, goes well with Chole, Potato curry, Dal.. !!! Makes: 12 Ingredients Please use same measuring cup to measure flour and water. 1 cup (200 ml) whole wheat (atta) Indian standard measuring cup of 200 ml / 8 oz capacity 1
Received a free packet of Gits Rawa Dosa mix from BBC GoodFood India Magazine, May, 2013 !!!
Onion and Garlic Stew – A delicious main dish with Appam (Hoppers) & Idiyappam (String hoppers) !! Serves: 2 – 3 Ingredients 1 tablespoon oil 3 onions, cubed (separate each layers) 3 green chillies, slit lengthwise 1 – inch ginger, thinly sliced 12 garlic cloves, th
Ripe Mango Curry / Mambazha Curry – A tasty curry with rice in Kerala cuisine!! Serves: 2 Ingredients For coconut paste: 5 tablespoon grated coconut ½ teaspoon jeera (cumin seeds) A pinch of turmeric powder 2 tablespoon water Make a smooth paste of above ingredients i
How to make cone dosa? Heat a heavy - bottomed wrought iron griddle or non stick dosa pan on a medium heat. Grease with little oil / ghee.
Sago Kheer / Sabudana Kheer – A delicious kheer, made of sago, milk and sugar. Basic recipe from Sanjeev Kapoor !! Serves: 3 – 4 small serving bowls Ingredients 3 tablespoon Sago (sabudana), soak for one hour 500 ml / ½ litre milk (do not dilute with water) 5 almonds (optional), blanched
Homemade Fresh Mango Juice Makes: 2 servings Ingredients Please use same measuring cup to measure mango and water 1 cup / 200 ml chopped ripe mango (Indian standard measuring cup of 200 ml / 8 oz capacity) 1 ¾ cup water (1 ¾ to 2 cups) depending upon quality of the mango) 3 tea
Banana Honey Milkshake – A delicious milkshake, made of minimum ingredients !! Serves: 2 Ingredients 2 well ripe small size bananas (60 g), chopped 1 ½ cup / 300 ml milk (cool or normal temperature) Indian standard measuring cup of 200 ml / 8 oz capacity 2 tablespoon fresh curd (please do not us
Sprouted Chawli / Red beans / Kilirpicha Vanpayaru Ingredients 1 cup / 100 ml (Indian standard measuring cup of 100 ml / 4 oz capacity) red beans / vanpayaru 2 cups water 1/4 metre muslin cloth (or suitable clean / hygienic cotton cloth) Method Wash and soak moon in 2 cups
Quick Fruit Cake (Microwave method) – Basic recipe from Vanitha Magazine 15- 30, Nov 2011 !! Ingredients 4 tablespoons all purpose flour (maida), sieve flour Extra 1 tablespoon flour (for dry fruits) 4 tablespoons sugar 3 tablespoons butter (@ normal room temperature) 1 egg
Mixed Dal Vada (with urad dal, tur dal & chana dal) - A crispy deep fried evening snack, made of mixed dals and seasoning. Makes: 8 Ingredients Please use same measuring cup to measure dals. 1/3 cup / (Indian standard measuring cup of 80 ml / 3 oz capacity) channa dal (Bengal gram dal
Homemade Fresh Orange Juice Makes: ¾ cup - 1 cup Ingredients 5 - 6 orange Citrus Juicer Method Extract orange juice with the help of a citrus juicer. Consume immediately.
Homemade Fresh Mosambi / Sweet Lime / Sathukudi Juice Makes: ¾ cup Ingredients 3 sweet lime (mosambi / sathukudi) Citrus Juicer Method Extract sweet lime juice with the help of a citrus juicer. Consume immediately.
Mangalore Mini Buns – A delicious deep fried snack / breakfast dish !! Makes: 9 Ingredients 1 cup / 200 ml maida (all purpose flour) Indian standard measuring cup of 200 ml / 8 oz capacity Extra 3 tablespoon maida 4 small size well ripe banana (or 3medium size / 130 g) 2 teaspoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon cooking s
Here's the recipe of Phulka Here's the recipe of Curd Rice Here's the recipe of Onion Fry Here's the recipe of Dal fry
Badam Milk / Almond Milk – A delicious milk, made of almond paste. No added essence and pistachios !!! Serves: 4 Ingredients 500 ml boiled milk (do not dilute with water) 1 pinch turmeric powder 15 badam (almonds), soak almonds in 2 tablespoon water for 1 hour and gently remove skin
Tendli with Cashew nuts (Tendli Bibbe) – A perfect side dish with rice / pejje… in Konkan cuisine !! Serves: 3 Ingredients 1 tablespoon oil 1 teaspoon mustard seeds 200 g tendli, please pick tender tendli (kovakka / ivy gourd), cut into thin slices ½ cup fresh cashew nuts
Sadya Dishes are Rice, Kumbalanga Parippu Curry, Aviyal, Moru Kaachiyathu, Rasam, Rice kheer, Beetroot pachadi, Kirilppicha muthira thoran (sprouted horse gram thoran), Ulli theeyal, Vazhuthanga mezhukkupuratti, pickle, pappadam & pazham .
Semiya Payasam / Vermicelli Kheer - A delicious Indian sweet !! Preparation time : 15 minutes Cooking time : 35 minutes Serves : 8 - 12 dessert cups Ingredients Please use same measuring cup to measure semiya and sugar 1/2 cup /4 oz / 100 ml semiya ( vermicelli ) - Indian standard mea
Cabbage ulli Thoran - A tasty side dish with rice in Kerala cuisine & Konkan Cuisine of Cochin GSB's - Piyyavu galnu cabbejache sukke) !! Serves: 2 Ingredients For coconut mixture ( thenga thirummiyathu ): 1/2 cup ( 5 – 6 tablespoon ) grated coconut 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder 3/4 teaspoon
Chattambade – Mangalore style Chana dal Vadas - A deep fried snack. Best with tea / coffee .. Makes: 6 Ingredients 1/2 cup ( 100 ml / 4 oz ) Chana dal (Chone daali / Bengal gram) Indian standard measuring cup of 100 ml / 4 oz capacity 1 1/2 cup water ( to soak dal ) 5 small onion ( c
Unniyappam / Godu Appo (with rice flour) - A very popular South Indian snack (naadan palahaaram in Kerala cuisine) !! Makes: 19 Ingredients 1 cup / 200 ml rice flour (Indian standard measuring cup of 200 ml / 8 oz capacity) 4 tablespoon grated coconut 90 g well ripe bananas (3 small ba
Mixed Vegetable Rice (made of Silky raw rice / Ponni Rice) - A tasty rice, goes well with korma, egg roast / veg or non veg spicy gravy dishes (pressure cooker method) !!! Serves: 4 Ingredients Please use same measuring cup to measure rice and water. Ratio of rice and water 1: 3 Ghee / o
Mixed Vegetable, Egg and Cheese Frittata – An egg based perfect breakfast dish. Best with fresh salad / fruit juice / milk … Serves: 2 Ingredients 1 tablespoon oil 1 onion, thinly sliced (separate each layer) 1 capsicum, remove seeds and thinly sliced 1 tomato, thinly sliced (res
Tomato Puri - A deep fried Indian bread made of whole wheat (atta) and tomato puree . Good combination with Aloo ki bhaji / dal or any North Indian Dishes !! Makes: 15 - 18 puris Ingredients 1 cups / 200 ml whole wheat flour (gehum ka atta) Indian standard measuring cup of 200 ml / 8 oz
Dosayum Chammanthiyum (Recipe idea – Hotel Lakshmi, Ponnamveli, Cherthala) - A simple and tasty coconut chutney, goes well with Dosa / Idli / Vada / Pakoda … Here's the recipe of Dosa and other photos !! Serves: 3 Ingredients 75 g (5 tablespoons) grated coconut 4 shallots (chuvann
Kumbakonam Kadappa - A tasty & less spicy side curry with Idli / Dosa / Chapatis / Parotta. A popular dish in Tamil Nadu cuisine, made of moong dal, potatoes, coconut paste and lime juice !! Serves: 3 – 4 Ingredients For the coconut paste: 5 cashew nuts (soak cashew nuts in 2 tablespoon water
Chinese style Chicken with Capsicum and Tomatoes – A tasty side dish with fried rice / noodles … Serves: 2 Ingredients 1 tablespoon oil 1 green chilli, finely chopped 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped ¼ teaspoon ginger, finely chopped 1 onion, cubed, separate each layer
Whole wheat Pancakes with Jaggery Filling (Govva Polo / dosa with jaggery filling) – A delicious and nutritious quick energy snack or serve as a breakfast dish !! Makes: 5 - 6 Tip : Take care to mix the dosa batter to even consistency without lumps. This improves the even spreading of dosa. Ingr
Garlic - Pepper Chicken Curry – A tasty main curry, goes well with chapatis / phulkas / appam / pulao / brown breads. No added coconut milk / coconut paste / fresh cream / tomato puree !! Serves: 3 Ingredients For the chicken: 750 g chicken, cut into medium pieces 1/2 teaspoon sal
Pepper Noodles with Mixed Vegetables & Shredded Chicken (No added sauce and MSG (ajinomoto). Best with any Chinese gravy dishes !! Serves: 2 For noodles: Ingredients 100 g vegetable noodles Cook noodles as per the packet instructions. Cover and keep aside. Other ingredien
Hash Brown Omelette - Mashed potatoes with eggs, cheese and milk. Serves : 2 Ingredients 2 eggs , beaten 2 medium potatoes , boiled and mashed 2 cheese cubes, grated 2 teaspoon milk Salt and pepper to taste (or ¼ teaspoon each) 2 teaspoon Butter / oil
Punjabi Bhindi Masala - A tasty bhindi masala / spicy side curry with tomatoes and spices. Serve as a side dish with chapati / phulkas. Serves: 2 Ingredients 1 tablespoon oil ½ teaspoon cumin seeds 2 onions (small size 2 or 1 big size), finely sliced ¾ teaspoon red chilli powder
Pull – apart Jam rolls (Eggless) - A delicious baked snack. This is a basic recipe for Spicy rolls (veg or non veg filling) / Chocolate rolls, Garlic pull - apart rolls ... Here' s the recipe of Garlic Pull - apart Rolls and other photos . Makes: 6 Please use standard measuring cups and spoons. Fresh
