My experiments in cooking…
Ingredients: 1/2 cup dried prawns / unakka chemmeen1 small raw mango / pacha manga 1 cup grated coconut5-7 dry red chillies, adjust to your spice level4 shallots3-4 curry leavessalt to taste Preparation: Peel and chop the green mango into small pieces and keep it aside. Heat a pan and dry roast the cleaned dried […]
Ingredients: 1/4 cup coriander leaves1/2 cup grated coconut2 green chillies1/2 inch ginger, chopped1 tbsp roasted channa dalsmall piece of tamarindsalt to taste1/4 tsp mustard seedsfew curry leaves2 tsp oil Preparation: In a blender, add grated coconut, coriander leaves, green chillies, ginger, roasted chana dal, tamarind and salt and grind adding enough water till smooth. Heat […]
Ingredients: 2 carrots ( 1 cup ), chopped8 shallots2-3 dry red chillies2 garlic clovesa small piece of tamarind1/2 tsp mustard seeds1/4 tsp urad dal1 sprig curry leavessalt to taste1 1/2 tbsp oil Preparation: Wash, peel and chop carrots into small pieces. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan and add dry red chillies and saute […]
Ingredients: 1 small ( 1/2 cup) raw mango / pacha manga1 cup grated coconut3 dry red chillies4 shallots2-3 curry leavessalt to taste Preparation: Peel and chop the green mango into pieces and keep it aside. In a blender, add the chopped mango, grated coconut, dry red chillies, shallots, curry leaves and salt and […]
Ingredients: 2 ripe big tomatoes, chopped1 small onion, chopped3 garlic cloves, slicedsmall piece ginger, chopped2 green chillies, choppeda pinch of turmeric powder1 tbsp kashmiri chilli powder1 tbsp roasted gram / pottukadala1 tbsp coriander leaves, choppedsalt to taste1 tbsp oil Preparation: Heat oil in a pan and add garlic, ginger and green chillies and saute till […]
Ingredients: 1 cup grated coconut 6 sprig curry leaves 2 garlic cloves 4-5 dry red chillies small piece of tamarind 1/2 tsp urad dal 1/2 tsp mustard seeds 3/4-1 tsp whole pepper corns 1/2 tsp cumin seeds salt to taste 3 tbsp oil Preparation: Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds and pepper […]
Ingredients: 2 ripe big tomatoes, chopped 1 big onion, chopped 2 medium green chillies, chopped 3 big garlic cloves, chopped 1/2 tsp asafoetida 1 tbsp kashmiri chilli powder 1 tsp mustard seeds 1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds 1 sprig curry leaves 2-3 dry red chillies salt to taste 2 tbsp oil Preparation: Heat 1 tbsp oil […]
Ingredients: 1 cup grated coconut small piece ginger 4 shallots 1 1/2 tsp kashmiri chilli powder 1 green chilli 1 tsp mustard seeds 2 dry red chillies, broken 1 sprig curry leaves salt to taste 1 tbsp oil Preparation: In a blender, add the grated coconut, ginger, 3 shallots, kashmiri chilli powder and salt and […]
Ingredients: Tomato Coconut Chutney ( Saffron Colour) 1/2 cup grated coconut 2 small tomatoes, chopped 1/4-1/2 tsp tamarind 3 dried red chillies 1/2 tsp urad dal 1/2 tsp mustard seeds few curry leaves salt to taste 1 tbsp oil Coconut Curd Chutney ( White Colour) 1/2 cup grated coconut 4 tbsp yoghurt 1/2 inch ginger, […]
Ingredients: 5-6 uppilitta ambazhanga/ brined hog plums 1 cup grated coconut 2 shallots 3-5 green chillies few curry leaves salt to taste Preparation: In a blender, add the hog plums, grated coconut, green chillies, shallots and curry leaves and grind together into a coarse paste adding about 1-2 tbsp water. Adjust the salt and transfer […]
The theme chosen for this month’s Muslim Food Blogger’s Challenge is ” Cooking with ingredient – Cucumber “ in which cucumber is used as one of the main ingredient. Cucumber is my kids favourite vegetable and they usually take it to school as their snack. Some of the cucumber […]
Ingredients: 3/4 cup banana stem/ vazhapindi, chopped 1/4 cup grated coconut 1/4 inch ginger, chopped 5 dry red chillies small piece tamarind 1 1/2 tbsp urad dal 1/4 tsp asafoetida 1 sprig curry leaves 1/2 tsp mustard seeds salt to taste 2 1/2 tsp oil Preparation: Cut the banana stem into rounds and pull the […]