Impossibly Crunchy Yucca Chips!!!
- 23
- January
- 2010
Kappa Kizhangu Chips:(Kerala Style) Yucca Tubers Chips, Cassava Tubers Chips.Manioc Chips Maravalli Kizhangu Chips. Kuchi Kizhangu Chips. Tapioca Chips. Impossibly crunchy homemade chips!!! Manihot esculenta is the Botanical name of this plant. Where they have modified tap root…rich in starch(Yes, like potato). Its eaten in many parts of the world today, but traces its origin […]
Senaikizhangu Chips / Elephant Yams Chips
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- March
- 2008
Senakkizhangu Varuval: Senai-Kizhangu Chips. Senai Kizhangu Pakodi.Senai Chips.Senaikizhangu Chips. Karunai-kizhangu Chips. Yam Chips. Ingreidients: Yam 1/4 kiloSaltTurmeric powder 1/4 spoonChili powder 1 spoonTamarind paste 1/2 spoonOil for depp fryingCurry leaves – crisply fried to garnish. Method: Peel the skin-off! Better apply oil before doing so…the veggie is pricky sometimes. Its rich in potasium and calicium […]
Sepankizhangu Varuval / Sepankizhangu Chips
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- March
- 2008
Chembu Chips: Sembu Chips.Sepankizhangu Chips. Chepang-kizhangu Chips. Arvi Chips. Collacassia / Taro Roots chips. Ingreidients: Sembu/Taro Roots 1/4 kiloSaltTurmeric powder 1/4 spoonChili powder 1 spoonTamarind paste 1/2 spoonOil for depp fryingCurry leaves – crisply fried to garnish. Method: Peel the skin-off from taro roots! Better apply oil before doing so…the veggie is pricky sometimes. Its […]
Vazhikai Chips / Green Plantain Chips
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- March
- 2008
Vazhaikai Chips: Plantain Chips. Arattikaya Pakodi. Kacha Kela Ka Chips. Ingredients: Raw Plantain 1 large and slenderSaltPepper powder(fresh)Oil for deep frying. Method: Slice the plantains into thin slices. Leave them in cold water until cooking/frying. Now heat oil in a frying pan. When the oil is smoky hot…fry few slices till crisp. Fry only few […]
Eggplant Fritters – Bengali Style
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- February
- 2008
Ingredients 5-7 eggplants – sliced salt turmeric 1 tsp chili powder 1/4 tsp garam masala 2 tsp rice flour oil for frying Method Mix all the ingredients with eggplant, except oil. Then deep fry it till crisp and nice. That’s it. Serve warm to go with your meals.
Cucumber – Tomato Salsa
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- November
- 2007
Cucumber-Tomato Salsa: Ingredients: Tomatoes 4 large diced(if needed cored – seeds removed)Green Chilies 3 (if you dont like it hot – cored – seeds removed)Capsicum 1 small fienly choppedCucumber 1(peeled, cored and finely chopped)Banana chilies(beach/bajji milagai) finely choppedLime 1 – juice (lime is raw lemon – green in color)Cilandro/ Coriander leaves few choppedGarlic 2 cloves […]
Salsa Verde
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- September
- 2007
Salsa Verde:(Mexican Style) Ingredients: Tomatillos 6Onion 1 small Green peppers/jalapenos 3Cucumber 1 smallSaltLime juice 1 spoonCilantro leaves few. Method: Chop 50% of tomatillos and cucumbers and set aside. Blend all the remaining ingredients and 50% of cucumber and toamtillo togather in a food processor. Now mix them togather. Serve chilled with tortilla chips as an […]
Mango Salsa – Reminds Me Of Summer:)
- 12
- September
- 2007
Mango Salsa:(Mexican Style) Mangoes are treated for depression in folk remedy! I can’t say I am depressed now! Its just another lousy rainy day here! Felt bored….so looked into my pantry and came up with this idea! Salsa….tangy mangoes can go well into it! What else can make a rainy day perfect…more than a bag […]
Pavakkai Chips / Bitter Gourd Chips
- 30
- June
- 2007
Pavakkai Chips: Bitter Gourd Chips. Bitter Melon CHips. Bitter Melon Fried. Karela Chips. Kakarkai Chips. Ingredients: Bitter gourd 2-4 small thin varietyLemon juice few spoonsSaltChili powderOil for frying. Method: Thinly slice the gourd along with seeds. Sprinkle little lemon juice on the top. Heat oil in a deep frying pan. Whent he oil is smoky […]
Urulaikizhangu Varuval / Thin Potato Sticks Fry
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- November
- 2006
Also Known As Fried Potato Sticks, Urulai Podi-meen pakuvathil Varuval. Potato Poriyal. Aloo thin sticks Fry.This is my own recipe. It comes out like ‘Nethili Meen Varuval’(Fried Anchovies). Vegetarian’s excuse me! But anyway…this neither deep fried in oil nor tempered like a poriyal. Just go through the recipe and give it a try.Ingredients:Potatoes 2 large […]
