Semiya Biriyani / Vermicelli Pilaf – Grandma’s Recipe
- 09
- December
- 2010
Masala Semiya Bath Ingredients 1 c vermicelli 3 chilies onion 1 slice curry leaves mint leaves 5 garlic pods Salt 2 tomatoes 1/8 turmeric 1/4 chili 1/4 c ghee 3 cloves 1 cinnamon 1 bay leaf 1 tsp fennel Method In a wide pan, heat ghee. Add all the spices, chilies and curry leaves. Followed […]
Kezhvaragu Kozhukattai / Raagi Modhak / Finger Millet Dumplings
- 06
- December
- 2010
Kezhvaragu Kozhukattai: Ingredients: Ragi flour 1 cupJaggery 1/2 cupCoconut – finely sliced 1/2 shellCardamom 5-7 crushedSalt 1 pinchGhee few spoons. Method: Steam the dry flour, and set aside. Heat jaggery in a pan, with a cup of water, filter the same, add cardamom and salt to it. Run this hot sweet concoction to the flour, […]
Aval Dosai / Avalakki Dosa / Poha Dosa / Rice Flakes Pancake
- 01
- December
- 2010
Aval Dosai: It has been a very looooong due for me to fix this particular recipe. As you know…I don’t have any nearby Indian grocery stores around. Anyway, when I visited my motherland…tried every possible unavailable ingredient(in U.S) in my cooking and food:) Yep, happy:) Well, coming to the point…I believe this is one of […]
Restaurant Style Ven Pongal – Secrets of Hotel Recipe
- 24
- November
- 2010
Ingredients: 1 c raw rice 1/4 c mung dal 1 c milk 1 chili chopped 2″ ginger grated few curry leaves 2 tsp pepper 2 tsp cumin seeds 1 pinch asafoetida salt to taste 10 cashew nuts 1/4 cup ghee Method Soak rice and lentil for about 40 minutes; Add just enough salt and cook the […]
Thakkali Adai Dosai – Spicy Treat
- 23
- November
- 2010
Also known as: Thakkali Paruppu Adai, Tomato Dosa, Tamatar Dosa. This recipe is shared by my family friend, back home. The whole time, I stood next to her and carefully watched as she cooked. She happily conversed and cooked a big batch of menu with so much ease!!! This particular recipe was quite interesting to […]
Ramzaan Nombu Kanji – Vegetarian Version
- 21
- November
- 2010
Ramadan Kanji: Though personally I never appreciate the meatless version of Nombu Kanji, this was prepared for my relatives…who overwhelmingly asked me for a vegetarian version. I am glad that they liked it. So, here you go… Ingredients: Basmati rice 1/2 cupMung dal 1/4 cupFenugreek seeds 2 spoonsGreen chilies 6 slicedOnion 1 slicedGinger-garlic paste 1 […]
Iddiyappam / String Hoppers / Sandhagai / Sevai
- 23
- October
- 2010
Iddiyappam:(Kerela Style) Idiyappam. Sevai. Semiya. Sandhagai. Coimbatore Special Sandhagai. Sri Lanka String Hoppers. Ceylon Hoppers. Ingredients: Mill Ground Fresh Rice Flour – 1 cup Salt as per taste Warm water Ghee few spoons. Traditional ‘Iddiyappam-Pressing Mold’ Steam Cooker – with Iddiyappam plates/Idly plates. Method: Steam the raw rice flour for about 10 minutes. In an […]
Kothu Roti – Leftover Magic
- 26
- September
- 2010
Ingredients Chappathis 4-6 Green chilies 3 finely chopped Curry leaves 1 cup Onion 2 finely chopped Tomato 1 finely chopped Ginger-garlic paste 1 spoon Salt Turmeric powder 1/2 spoon Chili powder 1 spoon Garam masala powder 1/2 spoon Coriander powder 1 spoon Cumin seeds 1/2 spoon Eggs 3 boiled and sliced Cooked minced meat/Mutton keema […]
Semolina Pudding / Sooji Kheer / Rawa Payasam
- 03
- August
- 2010
Semolina Kheer: Ramzan Payasam. Ramzan Kanji. Sweet Porridge-Ramzan special. Thari Kanji. Sometimes, its very easy for me to be a terrible cook…no, its not a joke. I make blunders, okay some huge blunders, simply irrevocable mistakes while fixing even good old simple recipes. The each time, I tried to whip this sooji kheer, I was […]
Pongal:(Dry Version) On the other day, I was just goofing around, totally jobless(Yes, you guessed it right)…but was not in the mood for cooking! Somehow, forced myself to create an edible meal…threw few things together, and guess what? The lazy version or adult version whatever you can call it…but the Dry Pongal (which eventually turned […]
