My experiments in cooking…
Ingredients: 3 cups (375 gm) plain flour 1 tbsp baking powder 3/4 cup (165 gm) firmly packed soft brown sugar 125 gm unsalted butter, melted 2 eggs, lightly beaten 250 ml (1 cup) milk 185 gm fresh or thawed frozen blueberries Preparation: Preheat the oven to 210 degree celcius. Lightly grease 12 hole muffin tin. […]
Ingredients: 4 pieces of chicken leg portions (1 kg) 2 tsp chilly powder lemon juice ( 1 lemon) 1/2 cup yoghurt 2 tbsp fresh cream 1 tbsp garlic paste 1 tsp ginger paste 1 tsp garam masala red colour (optional) salt Preparation: Wash and […]
I was recently introduced to this Asparagus thoran recipe by one of my neighbour/friend’s mom. Easy to prepare and tasty thoran… Ingredients: 1 bunch of Asparagus 3 shallots,thinly sliced 2-3 green chillies chopped 1/4 cup grated coconut curry leaves 1 tsp mustard seeds oil salt Preparation: Cut asparagus into small pieces. Heat oil in […]
My favourite breakfast combination- Puttu and Kadala curry…. Ingredients: 2 cups rice flour/ puttupodi (I used store-bought) 1 cup grated coconut water as required salt Preparation: Mix the salt in water and add this water little by little to the rice flour till it becomes wet /moist. Mix well with hand without […]
Ingredients: 1 large beetroot ,finely chopped 2 shallots,thinly sliced 2-3 green chillies,slit 1/4 cup grated coconut curry leaves 1/2 tsp mustard seeds oil salt Preparation: Peel the beetroot and chop it into small pieces. Heat oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds. Add curry leaves, finely chopped beetroot, shallots, green chillies and salt and […]
Neer dosa is the most popular breakfast dish in our area (Kasaragod). It is easy to prepare-just soak raw rice for 4-5 hours, grind it to a thin watery batter and prepare dosa. No need of fermentation. It goes well with any vegetarian or non-vegetarian curries. Ingredients: 2 cup raw rice 1/2 cup grated […]
Ingredients: 3 large crabs ( approximately 1 kg) ,cut into pieces 3 onions, sliced 2 chopped tomatoes 2 tsp garlic, chopped 2 tsp ginger, chopped 3 green chillies, slit 3 tsp chilly powder 2 tsp coriander powder 1/2 tsp turmeric powder 1/2 tsp fennel powder 1/2 crushed pepper curry leaves few coriander leaves salt […]
Here, I would like to share a recipe which I have tried frequently over last couple of years. I got this Chemmeen Muringa Curry recipe from one of my dear friend’s blog. She is a true inspiration for my cooking experiments. I have […]
Ingredients: 1/2 kg netholi /anchovies 1 cup grated coconut 4 green chillies 1 small piece ginger 6 cloves garlic 1/2 tsp chilly powder 1/2 tsp turmeric powder 1 lemon size tamarind 1/2 tsp cumin seeds curry leaves 1/2 tsp mustard seeds 2 tbsp oil salt Preparation: Cut and clean the anchovies/ netholi. […]
Ingredients: 2 cup rice flour (used store-bought idiyappam rice flour ) water as required salt oil for greasing Preparation: Boil water in a pan with enough salt. Pour the required amount of boiling water to the rice flour and mix thoroughly with continuous stirring. Then knead it with your hands until the dough becomes soft. […]