My experiments in cooking…
Sadhya special yoghurt based curry of Kerala…. Ingredients: 2 raw plantain/ bananas 1-1 1/2 tsp pepper powder 1 tsp turmeric powder 1 cup grated coconut 2 cup yoghurt 1 tsp cumin seeds 3-4 green chillies 1 tsp mustard seeds 1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds 2 dry red […]
Ingredients: 4 eggs 2 onions, chopped 1 big tomato,chopped 3-4 garlic cloves, crushed small piece ginger, chopped or crushed 2 green chillies, chopped 1 1/2- 2 tsp kasmiri chilli powder 1 tsp coriander powder 1/2 tsp garam masala 1/2 tsp turmeric powder curry leaves salt oil Preparation: Boil the eggs, remove the shell, slice it […]
Popular South Indian Breakfast Item…. Ingredients: 2 cups of raw rice 3/4 cup urad dal 1/2 cup cooked rice 1/2-1 tsp fenugreek seeds salt water for grinding Preparation: Soak raw rice,urad dal and fenugreek seeds for 4-5 hours. Wash and grind to a smooth batter by adding cooked […]
Ingredients: 500 gms prawns, cleaned 2 onions, chopped 1 tomato, chopped 2 green chillies, slit 1 tbsp ginger -garlic paste 2-3 tsp chilli powder 1/2-1 tsp pepper powder 1 tsp turmeric powder 1/2 tsp garam masala curry leaves oil salt Preparation: Marinate prawns with 1 1/2 tsp chilli powder, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder and salt […]
Ingredients: 6 crabs, cleaned and cut into pieces 1 cup grated coconut 1 onion, chopped 4 green chillies, slit 2 tsp coriander powder 1 tsp chilli powder 1/2 tsp turmeric powder 1 tsp ginger paste 1 tsp garlic paste 1/2 tsp fennel seeds 1/2 tsp cumin seeds 1/4 tsp pepper powder 2 tbsp shallots,chopped 3 […]
Ingredients: 1/2 -3/4 cup dried prawns/ Unakka chemmeen 8-10 pieces drumsticks/ Muringakka 2 green chillies 2-3 shallots, sliced 3/4 cup grated coconut 1 tomato 1- 1 1/2 tsp chilly powder 1/2 tsp turmeric powder 1/4 tsp coriander powder gooseberry sized tamarind salt water 1 tsp mustard seeds 2 dry chillies curry leaves 2 shallots for […]
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: 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 […]
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. […]
Ingredients: 250 gm kovakka / ivy gourd 1 onion chopped 1 tsp chilly powder 1/4 tsp turmeric powder curry leaves oil salt Preparation: Cut kovakka into thin round pieces and keep aside. Heat oil in a pan ,add chopped onion and curry leaves and saute till the onion is soft. Then add chopped kovakka, chilly […]
Easy to prepare and healthy breakfast… Ingredients: 1 cup roasted rava (semolina) 1 small onion chopped 1/4 tsp chopped ginger 1/2 tsp chopped green chilly 1 finely chopped carrot curry leaves 2 cup water 1 tsp mustard seeds 1 tsp urad dal (black gram dal) salt oil/ghee Preparation: Heat oil/ghee in a pan ,splutter mustard […]
Ingredients: 500 gm chicken 3 big onion, thinly sliced 1 tsp ginger, finely chopped 1 tsp garlic, finely chopped 4-5 green chillies 1 carrot chopped into small pieces 4-5 small pieces of cinnamon 4 cloves 2 cardamons 7 whole black pepper 1 3/4 -2 cup thin coconut milk 1 cup thick coconut milk […]