Shrimps Manchurian – Restaurant Style
- 15
- June
- 2007
Also Known As Indo-Chinese Style Chili Prawns. Iral Manchoorian. Ingredients: Shrimps 15-25 Lemon Juice – freshy sequeezed from 1 fruit Salt as per taste Chili powder Ginger-garlic paste Peanut oil – for deep fying For Sauce: MSG a pinch Green chilies 1 chopped Shallots 2-3 chopped Garlic 1 head, chopped Green onions, chopped Tomato ketchup […]
Iral Thokku / Prawn Thokku
- 11
- June
- 2007
Also Known As: Shrimps Thokku. Prawns Thokku. Eral or Iral Thokku. Roiyalu Masala. Kekda Masala. Ingredients: Shrimps(small or medium size) Onion 1 finely chopped Garlic 1 whole head – peeled & chopped Tomatoes 1-2 finely chopped Dry Red Chilies 6-8 grated Lemon juice from 1 fruit Salt Turmeric powder Curry leaves 1 cup Mustard seeds […]
Tomato Pilaf
- 28
- May
- 2007
Tomato Pilaf: Thakkaali Saadham. Tomato Rice. Tamatar Ka Pulav. This recipe was inspired by one of classmates lunch box food. Yeah…she is called Madhana. We lost touch….the last time I heard about her…was she have a baby girl named Raagavi and she has settled down at Coimbatore. So whereever she is this post is dedicated […]
Son Papdi
- 20
- February
- 2007
Also Known as Soan Papdi. Son Papdi. Ingredients: Besan/Bengal gram flour ½ cup All purpose flour ½ cup Ghee 1 cup Sugar 1 cup Cardamom seeds powder 1 spoon Pale yellow food color 1 drop(optional) Whole Milk 1 cup Pistachios/Pista nuts few – thinly sliced Almonds few – thinly sliced Method: Sift gram flour and […]
Bahara Baingan
- 06
- February
- 2007
Bagara Baingan:(Hyderabadi Style) Dum ki Baingan. Hyderabad Baingan ki Salan. Dhum ki Baingan. Vengaya Pulusu (Hyderabad Style). Rich Egg Plant Gravy. Egg Plant in Rich Creamy Peanut Sauce. Egg Plant I rich creamy peanut-Sesame Sauce. Brinjal in Groundnut gravy. Rich Brinjal Serwa. Nawab Style Kathirikkai Curry. Bahara Baingan is an other traditional dish, that stole […]
Paruppu Podi / Poondu Paruppu Podi
- 01
- February
- 2007
Also Known As: Paruppu Podi,Chettinadu Paruppu Podi. Poondu Podi. Dal Powder. Lentil’s Powder – to go with Rice. Andhra Gun Powder for Steamed Rice. Ingredients: Thuvar dal 1 cup Raw rice ½ cup Asafoetida 1 tsp Dry red chilies 15 Salt Jaggery a little bit Tamarind paste, 1/4 tsp Method: Heat an iron wok […]
Nellai Idly Podi
- 01
- February
- 2007
Also Known As: Nellai Idly Podi. Thirunelveli Style – Idly Podi. Karuppu-Ulundhu Idly Podi. Black-Gram Powder to go with Rice. Chutney Powder. Taste Powder. Spice powder. Ingredients: Black Gram(Urid) 1 cup Sesame seeds ¼ cup Dry red chilies 25-35 Garlic 15 cloves(optional) Asafoetida 3-4 spoons Curry leaves 2-6 twigs Salt Method: Dry toast black-gram, sesame […]
Whole Wheat Chappathi – Restaurant Style Triple Fold
- 19
- December
- 2006
Also Known As: Triple Fold Chappathi, Hotel Style Chappathi. Folded Chappathi. Layer Chappathi. This is my friend Deepankar Paul’s recipe!!While we were studying in Hyderabad. We used have group study during weekends! On one such occasion…he came to visit me along with his girlfriend Bharti (now they are married and blessed with a kid). So […]
Nei Paruppu / Uppu-Paruppu
- 18
- December
- 2006
Also Known As: Dal Tadka, Dhall Tadka, Nei-Paruppu. Uppu-Paruppu. Mudha Pappu. Ghee and Dhall are two important ingredients in every Indian’s household…a quintessential part of the wedding menu, in South India. With regional variations…there are plenty to serve-upon. Ingredients: Thuvar dal 1 cup Ghee 1 Tsp Salt Curry leaves Dry red chilies 5 Mustard seeds […]
Selam Dosai Kadai Special – Podi Dosai
- 01
- December
- 2006
Ellu Podi:Gingeli Powder. Sesame Powder/Podi.Ellu Podi. This powder can be used as a side dish for idly and dosai. But here, it is sprinkled on dosai, yeah no biggie…but very tempting. Selam and Coimbatore areas are filled with lots of ‘Dosai Kadai’ (literally means Dosa Shop). Yes, there one could find one and only dosas […]
