My experiments in cooking…
Ingredients: 12 dates 12 cashew nuts 1/2-3/4 cup plain flour 2 tbsp rice flour 2 tsp sugar a pinch of salt oil Preparation: Remove the seeds of the dates by making a slit on one side of the date and replace with cashew nuts. Make a smooth thick batter of plain flour,rice flour, sugar and […]
Ingredients: 3 cups rice flour 250 gm prawns/ chemmeen 1 tbsp chilli powder 1 tsp coriander powder 1 tsp turmeric powder 3 onions, finely chopped 3 green chillies, finely chopped 4 cloves garlic, chopped 1 small piece ginger, chopped 1 sprig curry leaves, chopped 2 tbsp coriander leaves, chopped 2 cups grated coconut salt oil […]
Pancake with egg filling….. Ingredients: For Pancake: 1 cup plain flour/ maida 1 egg salt to taste water For Filling: 2-3 eggs 3 tbsp sugar 3 tbsp raisins/ kismis 3 tbsp cashew nuts, chopped 1/2 tsp cardamom powder 1-2 tsp ghee For Sugar Syrup: 4 tbsp sugar 4 tbsp water 1 tsp rose water (optional) […]
Ingredients: 2 cans of tuna (185 gms of each) 2 potatoes 3 green chillies, finely chopped 2 medium onions, finely chopped small piece ginger, chopped 1 tbsp curry leaves, chopped coriander leaves, chopped 1 tsp pepper powder 1/2 tsp garam masala 1/4 tsp turmeric powder salt 1 or 2 eggs bread crumbs oil Preparation: Drain […]
Ingredients: 10 chicken lollipops ( 5 chicken wings ) 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste 1 green chilli, chopped into small pieces 1 tsp lemon juice 1 1/2 – 2 tsp kashmiri chilli powder 1/4 tsp turmeric powder a pinch of garam masala a pinch of cumin powder 1 egg 4 tsp cornflour/ plain flour salt oil […]
Ingredients: 6 bread slices, cut into triangle shapes 2 eggs 3/4- 1 cup milk 2 tbsp sugar (add more or less to your taste) 1/4 tsp cardamom powder ghee/ oil for frying Preparation: Beat the eggs well in a bowl, add milk, sugar and cardamom powder and mix well. Heat a frying pan and grease […]
Ingredients: 1 kg chicken pieces 1 tbsp garlic paste 1 tbsp ginger paste 1 tbsp tomato sauce 1 tbsp chilli sauce 1 tbsp soy sauce 1 tsp pepper powder 1 1/2 cup water salt For the batter: 1 1/2 cup plain flour (maida) 1 egg, lightly beaten 1/2 tsp pepper powder 1/2 tsp turmeric powder […]
Ingredients: 1 cup toor dal/ chana dal ( I used 3/4 cup toor dal and 1/4 cup chana dal) 1 onion, finely chopped 2-3 green chillies, finely chopped 1/2 tsp ginger, finely chopped 1 sprig curry leaves, finely chopped 1/4 tsp red chiili powder (optional) a pinch of asafoetida powder salt oil Preparation: Soak the […]
Also known as Arikadukka in Malabar region. It is usually prepared by using parboiled rice (soaking and then grinding). Here I prepared using rice flour. This is served hot as a starter or as a snack for tea. Ingredients: 15-20 fresh mussels with shells 2 cups rice flour ( I used pathiri podi) 1/2 cup […]
I used electric doughnut machine for preparing these donuts. Then used glace icing and sprinkled with coloured sprinkles, chocolate sprinkles and almond flakes.. Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups plain flour 1/2 cup caster sugar 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 125 gm butter, melted 3/4 cup milk 1 egg, lightly beaten Preparation: Preheat Doughnut machine. Combine […]
‘ Kums’ is a soft and spongy textured cake prepared using eggs and plain flour with cardamon flavour. It is very popular in Malabar area.Can be served as a tea-time snack. My brother Sabi’s favourite. Ingredients: 4 eggs 9-10 tbsp sugar 8 tbsp plain flour (maida) 1/2 tsp cardamon powder ghee for greasing the […]
This is an impressive dinner-party dish which can be served as a starter. Large and firm tomatoes are used to fill the minced meat filling. Recipe source: Quick and Easy Simple Indian Cookbook Ingredients: 5-6 large,firm tomatoes 40-50 gm unsalted butter 1 medium onion, finely chopped 1 tsp fresh ginger , finely chopped 1 tsp […]