Noi Arisi Puliyodharai
- 10
- March
- 2008
Noi Arisi Puliyodarai: Cracked Rice Puliyodarai. Broken Rice Puliyodare. My Grandma’s Recipe! Hope you’ll know how I intensify the flavour of my Puliodari…(quick refresh – make it previous day night, pack tightly in a narrow vessel…serve minimum 7 hours later) The same thumb rule is followed here, only thing is we are using ‘cracked rice’ […]
Kaju Chawal / Cashewnuts Rice
- 23
- February
- 2008
Cashew Rice: Just like that….one day I invented this recipe! I had leftover, cashew puree and fried cashews. I tried to finish it! The recipe turned great. So here it is…Enjoy! Ingredients: Basmati Rice 1 cupCashew nuts 25 – halvedCashew nuts 25 – pureedSaltTurmeric 1 pinchGinger 2″ peeled & gratedWhole pepper 1 spoonCumin 1 spoonAsafoetida […]
Dry Fruits Kheer – Muslim Style
- 16
- February
- 2008
Nuts Kheer: Arcot Muslim Style Kheer. Ingredients: Almonds 15Cashew 20Pista nuts 15Whole milk 2-4 cupsCondensed milk 1 cupSugar 1/4 cupKewra essence few dropsSaffron few strandsGhee 1/4 cup Make puree using milk: Almond 10 – paste 2 spoonsCashew 10 -paste 2 spoonsPista 10 – paste 2 spoons Method: In a wide, deep, non stick pan….heat ghee. […]
Mango Kheer / Mango Payasam
- 14
- November
- 2007
Mango Payasam:Ingredients: Mango ripe, juicy and large 1-2 Jaggery 1 cup Cashew nuts 10-15(split ted) Raisins 15-20 Green cardamom seeds powder 1 spoon Milk 300 ml(optional) Fresh coconut first milk 1 litre Ghee 1 cup Grated coconut few spoons. Method: 0. Cook mago pulp for about 7 minutes and mash it. Do not blend to […]
Kaju Peda / Munthiri Halwa
- 14
- November
- 2007
Also Known As: Munthiri Halva. Cashew Nuts Halwa. Kaju peda. Ingredients: Cashew nuts 1 bowl full Milk 1 cup Sugar 1 bowl full Saffron 1/2 spoon(optional) Ghee 1/4 cup Method: 1. Soak cashew nuts in warm milk for 20-30 minutes. 2. Blend this soaked cashew to thick puree. One should add only milk while grinding […]
Corn Raitha / Sweet Corn Thayir Pachadi
- 14
- November
- 2007
Corn Raita: Ingredients: Corn 1 small cup (fresh/frozen)Yogurts 2-3 cupsOil 1-2 spoons. Wet-Grind These: Cashewnuts 4-6Fresh grated coconut 3-5 spoonsGreen chilies 2-3Salt Yogurts 1/4 cup. For Tempering:(optional) Oil few spoonsMustard seeds 1/2 spoonCumin seeds 1/4 spoonAsafoetida 1/4 spoonUrad dal 1/2 spoonCurry leaves few. Method: Steam cook corn for about 5-7 minutes. Add little salt tot […]
Prawn’s Biriyani
- 14
- November
- 2007
Prawn Biriyani Shrimps Biriyani. Iral Biriyani. Yera Biriyani. Roiyalu Biriyani. Tryptopan-shrimps: Shrimps Biriyani: Iral Biriyani. Era Biriyani. Roiyalu Biriyani. Prawn Biriyani. Shrimps:Shrimps contain sleep promoting amino acids – tryptopan in them. So if you’re suffering from insomnia….fix shrimps for dinner. Or sea food namely, cod, tuna and trout are also abuntant in this amino acid. […]
Green Peas Raitha
- 14
- November
- 2007
Green Peas Raita: Ingredients: Green Peas 1 small cupYogurts 2-3 cupsOil 1-2 spoons. Wet-Grind These: Cashewnuts 4-6Fresh grated coconut 3-5 spoonsGreen chilies 2-3Salt Yogurts 1/4 cup. For Tempering:(optional) Oil few spoonsMustard seeds 1/2 spoonCumin seeds 1/4 spoonAsafoetida 1/4 spoonUrad dal 1/2 spoonCurry leaves few. Method: Steam cook fresh/frozen green peas for about 5-7 minutes. Maybe […]
Nuts Cutlet
- 14
- November
- 2007
Nuts Cutlet: Ingredients: Almonds 20 choppedCashew nuts 25 choppedPistachios 25 choppedPotato 1 small – boiled, peeled and mashedGreen chilies 3-5 finely chopped(deseed, if you hate hot food)Onion 1-2 large finely choppedCoriander leaves 1 fistful – finely choppedSaltCumin seeds powder 1-2 spoonsGaram masala powder 1/2 spoonCorn flour 2 spoonsEgg whites from 2 eggsBread crumbs 2-4 spoonsSemolina […]
Lime Rice
- 14
- November
- 2007
Lime Rice: Kacha Neembu Ka Chaawal. Elimichankkai Saadham. Green lime’s Rice. Ingredients: Raw rice 1 cupSaltTurmeric powder 2 pinchLime juice 1/2 cupMustard seeds 1/2 spoonCumin seeds 1/2 spoonChana dal 1 spoonUrad dal 1 spoonAsafoetida 1/4 spoonGreen chilies 6-8 slitted or choppedGinger skinned and chopped from 4-5 inch sizeCurry leaves 1 cupCashew nuts 1 cupSesame oil […]
