Ramadan/ Iftar Recipes

Food, Ramadan/ Iftar Recipes, Snacks, Sweet Snacks

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 […]

Food, Ramadan/ Iftar Recipes, Snacks, Sweet Snacks

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 […]

Food, Malabar Recipes, Ramadan/ Iftar Recipes

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, Food, Ramadan/ Iftar Recipes, Snacks

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 […]