Vanjiram Fry / King Fish Fry – Kerala Style
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- September
- 2008
Vanjiram Fry using Banana Leaves: Actually its a bake/steam cooking recipe! But my brother insisted on frying them….as he liked the idea of plantain leaves giving a smoky odour to your fish. Well…we both were experimenting in my Mom’s kitchen(back home). We steamed the fish first(well-wrapped in plantain leaves) and saved it for calorie counters! […]
Paneer Tomato Curry
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- September
- 2008
Paneer Thakkali Kuzhambu: Ingredients: Indian Cottage Cheese 100 grams cubes/slicedOnion grated 1 cupTomatoes pureed 2 cupsGinger-garlic paste 1 spoonTamarind paste 1/4 spoonSaltTurmeeric /4 spoonCHili powder 1 spoonButter Few cubes. Method: In a wide wok, melt butter. Add ginger-garlic paste and fry for 2 minutes. Followed by onion paste. Fry real good, maybe until its golden […]
Mor Koozh / Ragi Porridge
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- September
- 2008
Mor Koozh: Raagi-Buttermilk Soup. Kezhvaragu Koozh. Finger-Millet Cold Soup. I just don’t know….how to explain this recipe. See…you could consider this as ‘Cold Soup’….If you want! This is simple man’s food, back there. I don’t thing….its till in practice tho’. Maybe in some parts! Yeah…..this soup/kanji is prepared a day early in the evening. It […]
Chakara Valli Kizhangu Payasam
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- September
- 2008
Chakara-Valli-Kizhangu Payasam: Indian Sweet Potato Payasam. Lousiana Yam Brulee’. Ingredients: Sweet potatoes 4 Milk 1 cupCoconut milk 2 cupsCardamom pods 6 crushedSugar 1/4 cupGrated coconut 1 cupGhee few spoons. Method: Cook sweet-potatoes till tender, Peel the skin off. Cube them. Heat sugar with milk. Let the sugar get dissolved and milk reduces. Add coconut milk, […]
Duck Pepper Curry
- 09
- September
- 2008
Other Names Duck Curry. Duck Stew. Duck Kuzhambu. Duck Meat in Indian way. Vaathu Kari Kuzhambu. Tharavu Milagoottal. Duck or goose meat is much gamier is taste. However, it shouldnt stop you from exploring(just in case, if you haven’t tasted it, yet)…I better warn you, one could get quite addicted to it very easily. Yep, […]
Goat’s Liver Fry / Eeral Varuval
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- September
- 2008
Ingredients Goat’s liver 1/4 kilo(cubed) Garlic 1 whole head crushed along with skin Salt Turmeric powder 1/4 spoon Chili powder 1 spoon Pepper powder 1 spoon Mustard seeds 1/4 spoon Cmin seeds 1/4 spoon Chana-Urad dal 1/2 spoon Curry leaves few Oil few spoons Method Pressure cook goat’s liver till tender. Maybe for about 3 […]
Sundaikai Thuvaiyal / Turkey Berry Chutney
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- September
- 2008
Sundaikkai Thuvaiyal: Ingrdients: Turkey berries 1 cupCoconut 1 piece – gratedGarlic 5 beadsGreen chilies 4SaltTurmeric 1 pinchOil few spoons. Method: In a wok, heat oil. Add all the ingredients and saute them. Wet-grind it to thick paste. Serve to go with your rice.
Stuffed Kozhukattai – Festival Food
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- September
- 2008
Stuffed Kozhukkattai: Ingredients: For Filling: Black/Brown Sesame seeds 1 cupJaggery 1/2 cupCarmamom powder 1/2 spoon For Dough: Rice flourSaltLuke warm water. Method: Mix all the filling ingredients together and set aside. Maybe coarsely grind it. Spread the rice flour in a clean cheese cloth and fold them. Now steam the same for 10 minutes. Transfer […]
Ramzaan Nombu Kanji
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- September
- 2008
Ramzaan Kanji: Ramadhaan Soup. Meat-Basmati Soup recipe. Kaima/Kyma/Keema Kanji. Kaima/Kyma/Keema Soup. Ingredients: Basmati rice 200 gmsSplit green gram 200 gms (moong dal without skin/pasi paruppu in Tamil/Split lentils)Fenugreek seeds 3 spoonsMinced meat/Mutton keema 200 gms(its good to use goat’s minced meat here or lamb if you dont find it)Mint 3 twigsCoriander leaves 1 handfulOnion 1 […]
Mudakkathaan Keerai Puli Kuzhambu – Baloon Vines Greens!
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- September
- 2008
Mudakkathaan Keerai Kara-Kuzhambu: Mudukku-Atraan = Mudakkathan. Mudukku – Rickets, Atraan – remover. As the name says the greens could be good for one’s bone and promotes bone stegthenning! Tamil name of this greens is Mudakkatran keerai. The Sanskrit name is Indravalli. English common name is Balloon Vine….as its pods are in triangle shape, air-filled with […]
