Peanuts Pakoda: (Country Style) Groundnut’s Pakoda. Phalli Ki Pakodi. Peanuts Pakoda. Verkadalai Pakoda. Nilakkadalai Pakoda. Ingredients:Groundnuts/Peanuts – dry 1 bowl fullChana flour – 1 fistfulRice flour – 1 fistfulSaltBaking soda – 1/4 spoonGhee/Dalda/ Clarified butter/Vanaspathi – few spoonsGinger paste 2 spoonsGarlic paste 2 spoonsCorsiander seeds – toasted and powdered 2 spoonsCurry leaves – toasted & […]
read moreSoya Milk Shake:Soya-Banana Shake. Ingredients:Soya milk – 2 cupsChopped banana – 1 cupBanana essence 1/2 spoon(or vanilla essence)Sugar 3 spoons. Method:In a blender….bring sugar + banana and beat them well. Then add soya milk and beat them real good, till foamy. Transfer the content to tall glass-tumblers. Serve chilled.
read moreKamarkat – India’s Own Hard Candy!
- 06
- December
- 2006
Also Known As: Hard caramelized Candy. Home-Made Candy. Coconut Candy. India’s own hard-candy. Childhood treats – Kamarkat, Kamarkattu. Old Fashioned Candy. Country Style Candies. Olden days Candies from 70′s & 80′s. During my childhood, late 80′s & early 90′s…all those children’s treats were evolving ( candies, chocolates and biscuits). So, I never had a chance […]
read moreRava Laddu:Ingredients: Bombay rawa – 1 cup Sugar 1 cup Grated Coconut 1/2 cup Finelt chopped cashewnuts 1 fistful Cardamon seeds powder 1 spoon Ghee 1 cup. Method: Toast rawa till golden color and set aside. In a blender…..blend togather toasted rawa and sugar togather. In a small pan, heat ghee and fry the chopped […]
read moreVengayam-Malli Chutney
- 04
- December
- 2006
Onion Dhaniya Chutney:Vengaya-Malli Chutney. Piyaz ki Chutney. Ulli Chutney. Ingredients:Onion 2 large chopped into chunksGarlic 6 cloves choppedFresh red chilies 3-5 choppedCoriander seeds 1 fistfulTamarind paste 1/4 spoonSaltSesame oil few spoons For Sesonning:Sesame oil few spooonsMustard seeds 1/2 spoonCumin seeds 1/2 spoonChana dal 1 spoonUrad dal 1 spoonDry red chilies 3Curry leaves fewAsafoetida 1/2 spoon […]
read moreEgg Chettinad / Muttai Chettinad Masala
- 01
- December
- 2006
Egg Chettinad Gravy:(Chettinad Style)Muttai Chettinad Kuzambu. Anda in Spicy hot gravy. Gudilu Masala. Ingredients: Hard-boiled Eggs 6 – shelled and poked with needle at 4-6 pointsSaltTurmeric powder 1/2 spoonChili powder 1 spoonSesame oil 1 small cup.To be Roasted Each Seperately and Powdered Togather:Cloves 3Cinnamon sticks 2Black pepper 1 spoonCumin 1 spoonFennel seeds 1 spoonPoppy seeds […]
read moreSukku-Malli Kaapi
- 01
- December
- 2006
Also Known as: Sukku-Malli Coffee, Tamizhar StyleSukku Kaapi. Sukku Coffee. Sukku Tea. Sukku Chaya. Ginger-Dhania Tea. This recipe goes to Priya Mitharwal’s event : Healthy Me & Healthy Us Ingredients Ingredients: Dry ginger(sukku) 1/2 cup Black pepper 1/2 cup Coriander seeds 1 cup Cardamon seeds 1/4 cup Serving – Ingredients: Sugar/palm sugar(karuppati)2 spoons Milk 1 […]
read moreSelam Dosai Kadai Special – Podi Dosai
- 01
- December
- 2006
Ellu Podi:Gingeli Powder. Sesame Powder/Podi.Ellu Podi. This powder can be used as a side dish for idly and dosai. But here, it is sprinkled on dosai, yeah no biggie…but very tempting. Selam and Coimbatore areas are filled with lots of ‘Dosai Kadai’ (literally means Dosa Shop). Yes, there one could find one and only dosas […]
read moreKappa Bonda:Topiaca Bonda. Maravalli-Kizhangu Bonda. Masala Bonda. Ingredients set 1: Topiaca 1 large – cooked and mashedOnion 1 small choppedGarlic 3 cloves choppedGreen chilies 3 finely choppedCurry leaves few choppedMustard seeds 1/2 spoonCumin seeds 1/2 spoonTurmeric powder 1/4 spoonSaltGhee few spoons. Ingredients set 2:Gram flour 1 cupSaltTurmeric powder 1/4 spoonChili powder 1 spoonCoriander seeds powder […]
read moreUrulaikizhangu Bonda / Aloo Bonda
- 01
- December
- 2006
Aloo Bonda:Potato Bonda. Urulai-Kizhangu Bonda. Masala Bonda.This is the only snack I like, when I was studying in Madras University. I hate mess food on the whole. Most of months, my mess comes as ‘NIL’! I managed myslef eating out! Thanks to Ponnusamy, Anjappar, Atlantic, Residency, Naidu Mess….. Generally…..in the hotel/mess, they used to make […]
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