My experiments in cooking…
Ingredients: 2 cups pineapple, finely chopped ( 1/4 part of big pineapple) 4 eggs 8 tbsp plain flour / maida 7 tbsp sugar 1/4 tsp vanilla essence/ cardamom powder a pinch of salt 1 tbsp ghee Preparation: Cut pineapple into small pieces and cook it adding 2 tbsp sugar on low flame till all the […]
Pazham Pori / Kaayi porichathu is the popular tea time snack of Kerala..It is a very tasty and easy to prepare snack prepared with ripe nendrapazham… Ingredients: 3 ripe bananas / nendrapazham 1 cup maida/ plain flour 2-3 tbsp sugar a pinch of salt water as required oil for frying Preparation: Peel and cut banana […]
These fruit skewers are healthy and ‘fun treat’ for kids. They will enjoy assembling the fruits and marshmallows in the skewers and it will encourage them to eat more fruits….. Ingredients: 10 marshmallows -5 pink and 5 white […]
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup raw rice/ pachari 1 big karikku/ tender coconut 10 tbsp sugar 1/4 tsp baking soda oil Preparation: Soak raw rice in water for 3-4 hours. Grind the rice with flesh/ pieces of karikku, 1/2 cup karikku/ tender coconut water and sugar to a smooth paste. Then add baking soda and mix […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Ingredients: 3 semi ripe plantains/ nendrapazham 3-4 eggs 2 tbsp sugar 1 tbsp cashew nuts 2 tsp raisins 1/4 tsp cardamom powder 1 tbsp ghee oil for frying Preparation: Cut the bananas/ plantains into pieces and steam cook until it turns soft. Remove its skin and mash/ grind into smooth dough without adding water. In […]
Ingredients: 2 apples, peeled 3 large eggs 4 tbsp sugar 4 tbsp milk powder 1 tsp plain flour/ maida a pinch baking soda a pinch salt 1/4 tsp vanilla essence/ cardamom powder 1-2 tbsp ghee Preparation: Peel and chop apples into pieces. In a blender, add chopped apples, eggs, sugar, milk powder, plain flour, baking […]
” Nulliyittathu” means dropping the batter into hot oil using hand. It is similar to banana fritters, but here the bananas are mixed/mashed well with the batter…. Ingredients: 1/2 kg ripe bananas 1 cup plain flour/ maida 2 tbsp grated coconut a pinch of cardamom powder a pinch of […]
Ingredients: 2 bread slices 1 egg 1 tbsp sugar 1 1/2 tsp semolina/ rava ghee/ oil for frying/ toasting Preparation: Cut each bread slices into four pieces. In a bowl, beat the egg with sugar until sugar dissolves. Add semolina to the egg mixture and mix well. Heat a frying pan and add 1 tbsp […]