Noi Arisi Upma
- 25
- September
- 2006
Noi Arisi Upma, Broken Rice Upma, Arisi Rawa Upma.Ingredients Cracked rice 2 cups Onion 1 large finely chopped Curry leaves 1 cup Dry red chilies 6-8 Chana dal 1 fistfull Urad dal 1 fistfull Mustard seeds 1 spoon Cumin seeds 1 spoon Asafoetida 1/4 spoon Salt to taste Oil 4 Tsp Method In a […]
Veg Pockets – Indo-Chinese Style
- 25
- September
- 2006
Pan Fried Veg-Pocket: Vegetable Parcel. Pan-Fried Veg Roll. Vegetable Wrap. Its pretty much like making egg-roll(veg or chicken roll) the only difference is….here I pan-fried it, instead of deep frying. One can even buy egg-roll sheets commericially! Ingredients: For Making Egg-Roll Sheets: All purpose flour – 1 cupSaltSodaWarm water 1/4 cupButter few spoonsDry flour for […]
Guava Salad
- 15
- September
- 2006
Guava Salad: Guavava fruit / Koiyya Pazha Salad. Ingredients:Guava fruit 2-3Lemon juice 2 spoonsCoconut oil/olive oil 3-4 spoonsSalt 1/2 spoonChili powder 1 spoon Select medium size guava for salad. Never go for ripe ones…..let it be like ‘about to ripe stage’…..in dull green color. So, slice them thinly with skin, Spread them in a tray. […]
Sakaravalli Kizhangu Urundai
- 15
- September
- 2006
Starchy Sweet Potato Balls: (3 versions after few steps) Chakarai Valli Kizhangu Urundai/Laadu.Sakaraivalli Kizhangu Laadu. Sakaraivalli Kizhangu Inippu urundai. This recipe was prepared by my late aunty(my Dad’s sister). When Daddy was a little kid, there was severe famine in the country. His older sister used tapioca to preapare this laddu. The tapioca was the […]
Maangai Saadham
- 08
- September
- 2006
Mango Rice: Mango Rice, Maangai Saadham, Maamidukaya Annam. Kacha Aam Ka Chaawal. Ingredients: Grated raw mangoes- 3 cups Fresh ginger 3-4″ inch size peeled and finely chopped Salt Turmeric powder 1/4 spoon Green chilies 6 slitted Mustard seeds 1/2 spoon Cumin seeds 1/2 spoon Asafoetida Chana dal 1 fistfull 1/4 spoon Urad dal 1 fistfull […]
Double ka Meetha
- 07
- September
- 2006
Double Ka Meetha:(Hyderabadi dessert) Shahi Tukda or Shahi Tukre. Double Ka Meeta. Rich Bread Halwa. Its one of the rich dessert, heavy in cream and ghee. Its kind of traditional Mughal dessert in Hyderabad. It is generally served after a heavy Mughal biriyani. Its delicious and very easy to make. Ingredients:White Bread slices 8- each […]
Hot Chocolate
- 01
- September
- 2006
Hot Chocolate: Chocolate Milk. Warm Cocoa Milk. Ingredients:(serves 1)Dark chocolate squares 4Farm fresh milk 2 cupsFresh Cream 1 spoonfull Method:Boil milk…..until it reduces 1/4 of its portion. In a seperate deep boiling pan…..break in 4 squares of dark chocolate. When it melts really well…..add well boiled milk to this. Let it boil over low to […]
Beet Root Pilaf
- 30
- August
- 2006
Beet Root Pilaf:Ingredients:Fresh Beet roots 300 gramsLong grain rice 1 cupMilk few spoonsCloves 3Cinnamon 2 sticksBlack cardamon 3 crushedGreen cardamon 3 crushedBay leaves 2-3Saffron 1 pinchSugar 1/2 spoonSalt as per tasteOnion 1 large chopped finely 1 cupGinger-garlic paste 1/2 spoonAlmonds 10 silvered/unsilvered sliced lengthwiseCashewnuts 10 halvedDark Raisins/Dry grapes 1 fistfulGhee/butter 1 cup + 1 cupFresh […]
Ven Kadugu Kara Kuzhambu
- 29
- August
- 2006
Kadugu Kara-Kuzhambhu:(Yellow Mustard Gravy) Yellow/Black mustard are antibacterial and can also help to clear nasal passages when one is suffering from a cold or other sinus malady. The mustard oil is good for chapped lips or cracked foot! Actually Mustard, pepper and cumin plays key role in digestion. Maybe thats why we season the rasam […]
Muzhu Meen Polichadhu
- 27
- August
- 2006
Baked Whole Fish Wrapped in Banana Leaves:Ingredients:Whole Fish bone-in, skin-on(scaled and deveined) 4Banana leaves 4 (stem trimmed)Ginger paste 1/2 spoonGarlic paste 1/2 spoonSaltTurmeric powder 1/2 spoonChili powder 1/2 spoonLemon juice from 1 fruitSesame oil few spoons. Method:Mix…..salt, turmeric, chili, lemon juice and ginger-garlic paste. Rub this over fish. Leave it overnight in your refridgerator. The […]
