prawn

Prawn Masala

11:21 AM Chandra Karthikeyan 0 Comments

Ingredients:
  • Prawn - 250gm
  • Onion - 1
  • Tomato - 1
  • Ginger-garlic paste - 2 tbsp
  • Coriander powder - 1 tbsp
  • Sambar powder/chilli powder - 1 tbsp
  • Garam masala - 1/4 tbsp
  • Turmeric powder - 1/2 tbsp
  • salt as required.
Method:
  • Clean prawn nicely and keep it aside.
  • Grind onion and tomato, keep this aside.
  • In a pan, add oil and ginger garlic paste, saute till raw smell disappears.
  • Now add ground onion-tomato paste, saute this until raw smell disappears.
  • Add turmeric powder, sambar powder, coriander powder, and salt.
  • Finally add prawn and half-a-tumbler water.
  • Close the pan with the lid, cook in a medium flame, check once in a while when cooking.
  • Prawn masala gets ready in 15 minutes, serve it hot with rice.

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ghee,

Ghee Rice

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Ingredients:
  • Basmati rice - 1 cup
  • Cinnamon - 1
  • Onion - 1
  • Cardamon - 1
  • Bay leaves - 1
  • Star anise - 1
  • Ghee -2 tbsp
  • Cashew nuts - 10
  • Salt as required
Method:
  • This is the quick and easiest of all recipes.
  • Wash and soak rice for 10 minutes.
  • In a pressure cooker, add ghee, then cinnamon, cardamon, bay leaves, star anise, and chopped onion.
  • Saute until onion becomes transparent, now add the rice, salt, and 2 cups of water.
  • Cook for one whistle and garnish it with coriander leaves.
  • Serve it with aloo matar.

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green peas,

Aloo Matar

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Ingredients:
  • Potato - 4
  • Peas- 1 cup
  • Onion - 1
  • Green chillies- 2
  • Ginger - small piece
  • Cumin seeds - 1 tbsp
  • Tomato - 2
  • Sambar powder/Chilli powder - 1 tbsp
  • Coriander powder - 1 tbsp
  • Garam masala - 1/2 tbsp
  • Salt as required
Method:
  • Boil potatoes, peel skin, and cut into cubes.
  • Cook peas and keep it aside.
  • Grind onion, green chillies, and ginger into fine paste.
  • In a pan, heat oil, add cumin seeds, then add the ground paste, saute until the raw smell disappears.
  • Now add chopped tomatoes, sambar powder, coriander powder, and garam masala, saute it for 2 minutes.
  • Then add cubed potatoes, peas, 1/2 cup water. and salt.
  • Close the pan with the lid, let it cook for 5 minutes in medium flame so that the potato blend well with the masala.
  • Serve hot with chappati or ghee rice.

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baby corn,

Baby corn fry

11:08 AM Chandra Karthikeyan 0 Comments

Ingredients:
  • Baby corn - 1 cup
  • Carrot - 1
  • Potato - 1
  • Onion - 1
  • Sambar powder/chilli powder - 1 tbsp
  • Salt as required
  • Coriander powder - 1 tbsp
Method:
  • Cut baby corn, carrot, and potato into 1" lengthwise.
  • Boil the vegetables in one cup water along with salt.
  • In a pan, add oil, then chopped onion, saute until it becomes transparent.
  • Then add sambar powder and coriander powder, saute it for two minutes.
  • Now add boiled vegetables, sprinkle little water and close it with a lid.
  • Cook this in low flame for five minutes.

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Chutneys/Pickles,

Kothamalli Thuvaiyal/ Coriander leaves Thuvaiyal

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Ingredients:
  • Coriander leaves - one bunch
  • Red chillies - 5 or 6
  • Ginger - one small piece
  • Tamarind - little
  • Urud dal - 1 tbsp
Method:
  • In a pan, add urud dal, saute for one minute and add red chillies, tamarind, and ginger.
  • Saute this for 2 minutes.
  • Now add chopped coriander leaves and saute it for 7 to 10 minutes in a medium flame.
  • Now grind all the ingredients.
  • Your thuvaiyal is ready, serve it with idli, rice, or dosa.

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Coriander Leaves,

Coriander Juice

11:03 AM Chandra Karthikeyan 0 Comments

Ingredients:
  • Coriander leaves - one bunch
  • Ginger - small piece
  • Salt - 1/4 tbsp or as you prefer
Method:
  • Chop coriander leaves and wash it nicely.
  • In a bowl, add coriander leaves, one cup water, salt and ginger, boil this nicely.
  • Allow it to cool for few minutes and strain the juice into a glass.
  • Serve cold.
Coriander improves the functioning of digestive system and prevents digestive disorder. This reduces blood sugar and also improves the glow on your skin.

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Carrot,

Carrot Juice

10:50 AM Chandra Karthikeyan 0 Comments

Ingredients:
  • Carrot - 2
  • Lemon juice - 2 tbsp
  • Water - 1 cup
  • Sugar - 2 tbsp
  • Salt - a pinch
  • Ginger - small piece
Method:
  • Grind chopped carrot, salt, sugar,and ginger along with water in blender.
  • Now strain the juice and extract it the glass.
  • Add lemon juice and serve cold.
Carrot Juice helps to remove toxins and waste from the body, also improves digestive system.

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Maida

Maida Burfi

11:03 AM Chandra Karthikeyan 0 Comments

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Ingredients:
  • Maida/All purpose flour - 1 cup
  • Sugar - 11/2 cup
  • Milk - 1 cup
  • Ghee - 1/3 cup
  • Cardamom powder - 1/2 tbsp
  • Saffron - 3 or 4 strands
Method:
  • Boil milk along with sugar until it reaches two string consistency and add cardamom powder and saffron.
  • Fry maida in ghee till nice aroma comes out.
  • Now switch off the stove, in the boiled milk add fried maida slowly, stir it continuously until it becomes thick enough without any lumps.
  • Now pour this mixture in a greased plate and cut it into desired shape.

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Mango

Mango Pachadi 2

10:55 AM Chandra Karthikeyan 0 Comments

Ingredients:
  • Mango - 1
  • Salt- a pinch
  • Jaggery - 50gm
  • Chilli powder - 1/2 tbsp
Method:
  • Grate mango and keep it aside.
  • In a pan, add 1/2 tbsp oil and add grated mango, saute this for 3 minutes.
  • Then add salt, chilli powder, and jaggery.
  • Mix it well and keep it in heat for 5 minutes in low flame, stir it often.
  • This recipe is especially for pregnant women

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Sambar/Kulambu,

Toor Dal - Tomato Rasam/ Thuvaram Parupu - Thakkali Rasam

10:45 AM Chandra Karthikeyan 0 Comments

Ingredients:
  • Tomatoes - 3
  • Toor dal - 3/4 cup
  • Tamarind juice - 3/4 cup
  • Pepper - 1/2 tbsp
  • Cumin seeds - 1/2 tbs
  • Garlic pods - 5
  • Red chillies - 3
  • Curry leaves - few
  • Mustard seeds - 1/2 tbsp
  • Coriander leaves - few
  • Turmeric powder - 1 tbsp
  • Salt as required
Method:
  • Pressure cook tomatoes along with toor dal nicely. (Both should blend and mashed well)
  • Grind cumin seeds, garlic, and pepper coarsely.
  • In a pan, add oil, mustard seeds, curry leaves, and red chillies.
  • Then add tamarind juice, turmeric powder, salt, and cooked toor dal- tomatoes.
  • When the rasam starts boiling, add coriander leaves and switch off the stove,
  • Serve this with rice and potato fry.

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Kabul Channa,

Channa Masala

10:28 AM Chandra Karthikeyan 0 Comments

Ingredients:
  • Kabul Channa - 1 cup
  • Onion - 1
  • Tomato -2
  • Green chillies - 2
  • Turmeric powder - 1 tbsp
  • Ginger - 1 small piece
  • Garlic pods - 2
  • Sambar powder/Chilli powder - 1 tbsp
  • Coriander powder - 1 tbsp
  • Salt as required
Method:
  • Grind green chillies, ginger, and garlic pods in to a paste.
  • Cook channa well and keep it aside.
  • In a pan, add oil and add chopped onion, saute until it becomes transparent.
  • Now add chopped tomatoes and ground paste, saute this for 3 to 4 minutes until the raw smell disappears.
  • Then add turmeric powder, sambar powder, coriander powder, and salt, along with the cooked channa.
  • Add 1/2 cup water to the gravy so that the channa blend well with the masala.
  • Heat the gravy in a medium flame.
  • Serve this with chappati or roti.

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Paneer,

Paneer Butter Masala

10:45 AM Chandra Karthikeyan 0 Comments

Ingredients:
  • Paneer - 1 packet
  • Onion - 1
  • Tomato Puree - prepared from two tomatoes
  • Butter - 1 1/2 tbsp
  • Ginger-Garlic paste - 1 tbsp
  • Milk - 1 cup
  • Tomato sauce - 1 tbsp
  • Garam masala - 1/2 tbsp
  • Coriander powder - 1 tbsp
  • Sambar powder/Chilli powder - 1 tbsp
  • Salt as required
Method:
  • Cut paneer into cubes and in a pan add oil, then fry the paneer cubes into light brown. Keep this aside
  • Chop onion finely and keep this aside.
  • In a pan, add butter, when it melts add ginger-garlic paste, saute it until the raw smell disappears.
  • Now add onion until it becomes transparent, then add tomato puree, saute this for 2 minutes.
  • Then add 1/2 cup milk, garam masala, sambar powder, coriander powder, salt, and 1/2 cup water.
  • When the gravy starts thickening add remaining 1/2 cup milk little by little.
  • When the gravy starts thickening, add the fried paneer cubes and allow it to mix with gravy. This will take about 2 to 3 minutes.
  • Serve this gravy with roti, naan, or chappati.

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Cauliflower,

Potato Cauliflower Masala

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Ingredients:
  • Potato - 3
  • Cauliflower - 1 cup
  • Cinnamon - 1
  • Cardamon - 1
  • Star anise - 1
  • Bay leaf - 1
  • Fennel seeds - 1 tbsp
  • Green Chillies - 3
  • Onion - 1
  • Tomato - 1 (optional)
  • Grated Coconut - 2 tbsp
Method:
  • Boil Potatoes and peel off the skin.
  • Boil cauliflower florets in a bowl and keep it aside.
  • Now grind cinnamon, cardamon, star anise, bay leaf, fennel seeds, green chillies, and grated coconut.
  • In a pan, add chopped onion and chopped tomato, saute this for few minutes.
  • Add ground paste, saute it for 2 minutes, now add 1 cup of water.
  • When the water starts boiling, add cauliflower florets and mashed potatoes.
  • Stir it often so that the masala gets mixed, after 5 minutes switch off the stove.
  • Serve it with chappati or rice.

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Brinjal,

Kathirikkai Varuval/Brinjal Fry

12:27 PM Chandra Karthikeyan 0 Comments

Ingredients:
  • Brinjal (small size) - 20
  • Sambar powder/ Chilli powder - 1 1/2 tbsp
  • Salt as required
  • Mustard seeds - 1/2 tbsp
  • Oil for frying
  • Urad dal - 1 tbsp
  • Channa dal - 1 tbsp
  • Curry leaves - few
Method:
  • Cut brinjal into small pieces(lengthwise).
  • In a pan, add oil, mustard seeds, urad dal, channa dal, and curry leaves.
  • Saute this for 2 minutes.
  • Now add brinjal pieces and then add sambar powder and salt.
  • Fry brinjal  for 20 minutes in low flame, close the pan with a lid. 
  • No need to add or sprinkle water.
  • Often stir the brinjal so that the masala gets mixed well.

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lemon,

Lemon Rice

7:13 AM Chandra Karthikeyan 0 Comments


Ingredients:
  • Cooked rice - 2 cups
  • Lemon - 2
  • Channa dal - 1 tbsp
  • Roasted peanuts - 1 tbsp
  • Red chillies - 3
  • Curry leaves - few
  • Hing/asafoetida -  a pinch
  • Turmeric powder - 1 tbsp
  • Ginger - small piece
  • Salt as required
Method:
  • Cook rice such that the grains are separated, keep this aside and let it cool.
  • Now in a pan, add oil and mustard seeds. When it starts spluttering add channa dal, red chillies, peanuts, hing, chopped ginger, curry leaves, and hing.
  • Saute this for 2 minutes, now add cooked rice and lemon juice.
  • Carefully mix all the ingredients such that the rice does not break. (Do this in low flame)
  • Stir fry the lemon rice for 2 minutes in low flame and switch off the stove.

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