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Maida Burfi

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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.

Mango Pachadi 2

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

Toor Dal - Tomato Rasam/ Thuvaram Parupu - Thakkali Rasam

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.

Channa Masala

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.

Paneer Butter Masala

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.

Potato Cauliflower Masala



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.

Kathirikkai Varuval/Brinjal Fry

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.

Lemon Rice


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.