My experiments in cooking…
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 […]
Ingredients: 2 ripe bananas/ Nendrapazham 1/2 cup maida/ plain flour 1/4 cup cornflour 1 egg a pinch of baking soda a pinch of turmeric powder 2 tsp sugar Preparation: In a bowl, add plain flour, cornflour, baking soda, turmeric powder, sugar, egg and little water (if needed) and make a batter of coating consistency and […]
It is a quick ,simple and easy recipe..Kids will enjoy it… Ingredients: 2 ripe bananas ( ethapazham) 1-2 tbsp ghee 1/4 cup grated coconut 2-3 tsp sugar Preparation: Slice bananas into round pieces. Heat ghee in a pan, add sliced bananas and saute for 5-6 minutes or until slightly golden in […]
Poriyappam is a snack usually prepared during Eid. It can be stored in a container and will last for few days. Ingredients: 1/4 kg Pori/ Puffed Rice 3/4 kg jaggery 3-4 cups of grated coconut 1 cup raw rice/ pachari 1 egg salt oil Preparation: Soak the raw rice in water for 2-3 hours. […]