Bread Salad / Fried Bread Chaat
- 10
- March
- 2008
Fried Bread Salad: Bread Salad. One fine day, I invented this recipe in my Hostel(back there at Hyderabad) I had leftover brown bread….so just tossed veggies and yogurts. Made like raita and enjoyed like healthy breakfast. Now I thought about it….anything made during the hostel days….was so perfect, tasty and felt good! Maybe coz the […]
Pavakkai Mor Kuzhambu
- 10
- March
- 2008
Bitter Gourd Mor-Kuzhambu: This is my own recipe. I always try too many ways to get-rid of that bitter taste from the bitter-gourd. One such way is leaving them in yogurts! Frying makes it not only crispier but less bitter again. So thought of making ‘mor-kuzhambu’ just the way to make me happy! It turned […]
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 […]
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 […]
Vengaya Pachadi – Biriyani Pachadi
- 13
- November
- 2007
Purple Onion Pachadi: Spanish Onion Pachadi. Ingredients: Large purple onions 1-2Green chilies 2Lemon juice 1 spoonSaltYogurts 2 cups. Method: Peel the skin and thinly slice onions. Crumble them to fine threads. Add salt and lemon juice. Set aside for a while. Now add sliced chilies and yogurts to it, mix well. Serve chilled to go […]
Cucumber Raitha
- 13
- November
- 2007
Other Names Cucumber Raita. Vellarikkai Thayir Pachadi. Ingredients Cucumber 2(peeled, cored and finely chopped) Green chilies, 3 – chopped Few Cilantro leaves, chopped Yogurts 2-3 cups Salt to taste Method Mix all the above together and chill the same. Serve to go with your spicy meals as a relish.
Beet Root Greens Pachadi
- 09
- November
- 2007
Beet Root Leaves Pachadi: Beet Greens Pachadi. Beet Root Greens Raita. Ingredients: Beet Root Leaves 1 bowl full(along with its tender stems)Yogurts 2-3 cupsOil 1-2 spoons. Wet-Grind These: Fresh 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 […]
Potato Thayir Pachadi
- 09
- November
- 2007
Urulai Kizhangu Thayir Pachadi: Ingredients: Potatoes 1-2 (boiled, cubed & fried)Yogurts 2-3 cupsOil 1-2 spoons. Wet-Grind These: Fresh 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: Heat oil in a pan, fry the potato cubes […]
Cucumber Thayir Pachadi
- 12
- September
- 2007
Cucumber Thayir Pachadi :Ingredients: Cucumber 1 bowl(peeled & cored)Yogurts 2-3 cupsOil 1-2 spoons. Wet-Grind These: Fresh 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: Peel and core cucumber and fienly chop them. Now wet grind […]
Dhum Aloo – Kashmiri Style
- 12
- September
- 2007
Ingredients Baby potatoes 6-8 Onion paste 1 cup Ginger-garlic paste 2spoons(freshly prepared) Tomato puree 1 cup Cashew nuts paste 2-4 spoons Salt Turmeric powder 1/4 spoon Chili powder 1 spoon Gram masala powder 1/2 spoon Yogurd 2 spoons(optional) Ghee few spoons Cilantro leaves to garnish Method Peel the baby potatoes skin and make a deep […]
