Cilantro Chutney / Coriander Leaves Chutney / Kothamalli Chutney
- 11
- December
- 2010
Malli Chutney: Ingredients: Coconut 1/2 shell Cilantro leaves 1 bunch Green chilies 1-3 Salt Ginger 1″ Oil for tempering Mustard seeds 1/4 spoon Cumin seeds 1/4 spoon Asafoetida 1/4 spoon Urad dal 1 spoon Curry leaves few. Method: Heat oil in a pan, toast the chilies, ginger, coconut and cilantro leaves briefly. And wet-grind the […]
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 […]
