My experiments in cooking…
Ingredients: 2 cup rice flour 1 cup gram flour 1 1/2-2 tsp chilli powder (adjust to your taste) 1/2 tsp asafoetida/ hing 2 tsp oil salt to taste oil for frying few curry leaves Preparation: In a bowl, add rice flour and gram flour and mix together without any lumps. Add salt, chilli powder, asafoetida […]
Ingredients: 1/2 kg squid / koonthal, cut into round pieces 1 cup shallots, chopped 3 green chillies, chopped 1/2 tsp ginger paste/ crushed 1/2 tsp garlic paste/crushed 1- 1 1/2 tsp chilli powder 1 1/2 tsp coriander powder 1/2 tsp turmeric powder a pinch of fennel seeds few curry leaves coriander leaves, chopped salt to […]
Ingredients: 250 gm prawns, cleaned 1 medium breadfruit/ kadachakka/ sheema chakka 1 medium onion, chopped 1 large tomato, chopped 2 green chillies, slit 1 1/2 tsp chilli powder 1 tbsp coriander powder 1/2 tsp turmeric powder 1 tsp pepper powder 1 cup grated coconut 1/4 tsp fennel seeds 1-2 tsp tamarind extract 3 shallots 1/2 […]
Ingredients: 1 cup kumbalanga / ash gourd/ winter melon, chopped 1/2 cup grated coconut 1 cup yoghurt 3 green chillies 1/2 tsp cumin seeds 1 tsp mustard seeds 1 sprig curry leaves 2 dry red chillies salt oil Preparation: Peel and chop kumbalanga into small pieces and cook it in a pan adding 2 slit green […]
Ingredients: 1 kg tapioca / kappa 1 1/2 cup kadala / black chickpeas 1 1/2 cup grated coconut 3-4 green chillies 1 tsp cumin seeds 4 garlic cloves 1 tsp turmeric powder 1 tsp mustard seeds 1-2 sprig curry leaves 2 dry red chillies salt to taste 1 1/2 tbsp oil Preparation: Soak black chickpeas/ […]
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup kadala/ black chickpeas 1 1/2 cup rice flour 1 1/2 cup wheat flour 1 tsp turmeric powder 1 tbsp chilli powder 1 cup grated coconut 3-4 garlic cloves, crushed 1 tsp garam masala few coriander leaves, chopped 1 sprig curry leaves 1 tsp mustard seeds 2 tsp urad dal 2-3 dry […]
Ingredients: 1 bunch malabar spinach / basale 20-25 medium prawns, cleaned 1 onion, chopped 1 small tomato, chopped 1 cup grated coconut small gooseberry sized tamarind 2 tsp chilli powder 1 tsp coriander powder 1/4 tsp turmeric powder 1/4 tsp cumin seeds 3-4 shallots, chopped salt to taste 1 tbsp oil Preparation: Separate the leaves […]
Ingredients: 2 cups drumstick leaves/ muringayila, cleaned 1 small onion, finely chopped 3 green chillies, chopped 1 tsp ginger, finely chopped 1 cup yoghurt 1 tsp urad dal 1/2 tsp mustard seeds 2 dry red chillies salt to taste 2 tbsp oil Preparation: Heat oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds , urad dal […]
Ingredients: 250 gm rice flour 1- 1 1/2 cup grated coconut 200 gm jaggery 2-3 cardamoms, crushed salt to taste boiling water as required Preparation: Boil water in a pan with enough salt. Add the required amount of boiling water little by little to the rice flour and mix thoroughly with a wooden spatula. When it […]
Ingredients; 1 1/2 cup rice flour/ puttupodi 1 medium carrot, chopped 3/4 cup spinach, chopped 1/4-1/2 cup grated coconut salt to taste Preparation: In a sauce pan, add the chopped carrots and cook until soft adding enough water. Then puree the carrots to a smooth paste adding 1-2 tbsp of water in a blender. Heat a […]
Ingredients: 8-10 medium sized sardines / mathi 1 cup grated coconut 1 piece ginger, finely chopped 4 green chillies, slit 6 shallots, chopped 2 tbsp kashmiri chilli powder 1 1/2 tsp coriander powder 1/2 tsp turmeric powder 1/4 tsp fenugreek powder 3-4 gambooge/ kudampuli pieces few curry leaves salt to taste 2- 2 1/2 tbsp […]
Ingredients: 1 kg chicken 2 1/2 tsp kashmiri chilli powder 1/4 tsp turmeric powder 1/2 tsp coriander powder 1/2 tsp garam masala 2 tsp ginger-garlic paste 1/4 tsp rice flour 4 kashmiri dry red chillies, crushed 1 1/2 tsp ginger, crushed 1 1/2 garlic, crushed 2 tbsp curry leaves, crushed juice of a small lime […]