Ramadan Kareem to all my friends and readers…Wish you all a happy and blessed Ramadan ! Ingredients: 4 chikku/ chikkoo/sapota 1 banana 2 cups chilled milk sugar as required Preparation: Peel and chop chikkoos and banana into pieces. In a blender, add the chopped chikkoos, bananas and sugar and blend well until smooth adding little […]
Ramadan/ Iftar Recipes
Methi/ Fenugreek Leaves – Cabbage Pakoda
Ingredients: 1/2 cup gram flour/ kadalapodi 1/2 tsp chilli powder 1/2 tsp garam masala 1/2 cup fenugreek leaves/ methi, finely chopped 1/2 cup cabbage, finely chopped 1 green chilly, finely chopped 1 tsp ginger, finely chopped 1 tbsp coriander leaves, chopped 1 tbsp ghee a pinch of baking powder salt to taste water as required […]
Meen Ada (Fish Ada)
Ingredients: 250 gm fish pieces 2 cup rice flour/ pathiri podi 1 onion, finely chopped 1 big tomato, chopped 3 green chillies, chopped 1 small piece ginger, chopped 2-3 shallots, chopped 1 1/2 tsp chilli powder 1/4 tsp turmeric powder 1/4 tsp coriander powder 1/4 tsp fennel seeds 1/2 cup grated coconut few curry leaves […]
Dates Vada
Ingredients: 1 cup dates, finely chopped 2 cups rava/ semolina 2 eggs 3-4 tbsp sugar few cashew nuts, chopped oil for frying Preparation: In a bowl, beat the eggs well. Add rava, sugar, chopped dates and cashew nuts to the beaten eggs, mix well and make a thick batter. Make vada’s with this batter and […]
Banana Fingers
Ingredients: 2 big ripe bananas, nendrapazham 1 cup grated coconut 2 tbsp cashew nuts, chopped 2 tbsp raisins 1 cup plain flour/ maida 2 tbsp sugar a pinch baking soda oil for frying Preparation: Cut the bananas into pieces and steam cook until it turns soft. Remove its skin and mash well. Mix the mashed […]
Jeeraka Kanji
Ingredients: 1/2 cup kaima / jeerakashala / basmati rice 1 cup grated coconut 3 shallots 1/4 – 1/2 tsp cumin seeds a pinch turmeric powder salt Preparation: Clean rice and cook it in a pressure cooker adding enough water ( about 3-4 cups of water) till rice is very soft. Grind grated coconut, shallots, cumin […]
Chicken Pakora/ Pakoda
Ingredients: 1/2 kg boneless chicken, cut into thin strips 1 tsp ginger paste 1 tsp garlic paste 3-4 green chillies, finely chopped 3/4- 1 tsp chilli powder 1/4 tsp fennel seeds 1/4 tsp cumin seeds 1/2 tsp vinegar 1/2 cup gram flour/ kadalapodi 2 tbsp rice flour few curry leaves, chopped few coriander leaves, chopped […]
Ripe Banana Cutlet/ Sweet Cutlet
Ingredients: 3 ripe bananas/ plantains/ nendrapazham 1 cup grated coconut 4-5 tbsp sugar 1/2 tsp cardamom powder 1/2 cup maida/ plain flour 1 tsp ghee 1 cup bread crumbs oil Preparation: Steam cook the ripe bananas and mash well or grind it to a paste. Heat 1 tsp ghee in a pan and fry the […]
Chicken Curry
Ingredients: 1/2 kg chicken 3/4 cup grated coconut 1 tbsp coriander powder 1 tsp chilli powder 1/4 tsp turmeric powder 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste 3 green chillies, chopped 6 shallots, chopped 1/4 tsp fennel seeds 2 sprig curry leves salt to oil Preparation: Clean chicken pieces and cook it with coriander powder, chilli powder, turmeric […]
Poovada
Ingredients: 2 cups rice flour 250 gm jaggery grated coconut of 1 coconut ( about 2 cups) 1/4 tsp cardamom powder Preparation: Boil 2 cups of water with salt in a saucepan. In a bowl, add rice flour and the boiled water and mix well using a wooden spoon. Then knead it well to a […]
Erachi Pathiri/ Meat Pathiri
Fried Rotis stuffed with meat masala…. Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup plain flour/ maida 1/2 cup wheat flour/ atta lukewarm water, as requied 250 gm meat (chicken/beef/mutton) 1 tsp chilli powder 1/2 tsp turmeric powder 1″ ginger, chopped 10-12 […]
Chicken Puttu
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup puttu podi water, as required 3/4 cup grated coconut 200 gm chicken, boneless 1 big onion, finely chopped 1 tsp ginger paste 1 tsp garlic paste 1 small tomato, chopped 1 tsp kashmiri chilli powder 1/2 tsp pepper powder 1/2 tsp garam masala 1/4 tsp turmeric powder few curry leaves salt […]