30 Jan 2014

Potato Bonda / Masala Bonda / Aloo Bonda

Ingredients:
1. Potato - 4
2. Green Chilli - 4 (thinly chopped)
3. Garlic cloves - 4 (thinly shopped)
4. Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
5. Pepper powder - 1 tsp
6. Onion - 1 (thinly chopped)
7. Coriander leaves - 1/2 cup (chopped)
8. All Purpose Flour/Maida - 3 tbsp
9. Gram Flour/Besan - 3 tbsp
10. Salt to taste
11. Oil for frying
12. Water as required

Chilli Padavalanga / Chilli Snake Gourd

Ingredients:
1. Snake Gourd - 2 (medium)
2. Green Chilli - 4 (thinly chopped)
3. Garlic cloves - 10 (chopped)
4. Ginger - 1 inch piece (chopped)
5. Onion - 1 (big - chopped )
6. Soy Sauce - 2 tsp
7. Chilli Sauce - 1 tbsp
8. Tomato Sauce - 1 tbsp
9. All Purpose Flour/Maida - 3 tbsp
10. Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
11. Pepper powder - 1 tbsp
12. Salt to taste
13. Oil for frying
14. Coriander leaves to garnish
15. Bell Peppers (green, red, yellow) - 1/2 cup

Lemon Pickle / Naranga Achar

Ingredients:
1. Lemon - 8
2. Gingelly oil - 1/2 cup
3. Red Chilli powder - 2 tbsp
4. Turmeric powder - 2 tsp
5. Asafoetida/Hing/Khaya Podi - 1/2 tsp
6. Mustard Seeds - 1 tbsp
7. Fenugreek Seeds - 1 tsp
8. Salt to taste

29 Jan 2014

Raw Plantain in Yogurt Curry / Raw banana in Yogurt Coconut Curry / Vazhakka Pulissery - Kerala Dish

Ingredients:

1. Curd/Yogurt or Buttermilk - 1 cup
2. Thick Coconut milk - 1 glass
3. Oil - 1 1/2 tablespoon
4. Cumin seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
5. Fenugreek seeds - A pinch
6. Mustard seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
7. Dry Red chilli - 2
8. Shallots (small onions) - 4 (thinly sliced)
9. Turmeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon
10. Curry leaves - 4-6
11. Raw Plantain - 1 (chopped into small cubes)
12. Green Chilli - 2 (cut into slits)
13. Salt to taste

Tomato Curry in thick coconut milk / Thakkali Curry

Ingredients:
1. Tomato - 3  (chopped)
2. Green chilli - 2 (cut into slit)
3. Onion - 1 (chopped)
4. Dry Red Chilli - 2
5. Red Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
6. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
7. Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
8. Thick Coconut milk - 1/2 cup
9. Curry leaves - 1 sprig
10. Coconut oil - 1 tbsp
11. Salt to taste

28 Jan 2014

Olan - Kerala Dish


Ingredients:
1. Ash Gourd (kumbalanga) - 1 cup (cut into small pieces)
2. Coconut milk - 1 cup
3. Coconut oil - 1 tsp
4. Green chilies - 4
5. Curry leaves - 4-5 leaf
6. Salt to taste

Palak Puri / Spinach Puri / Deep Fried Spicy Spinach Puffed Bread

Ingredients: 
1. Whole Wheat Flour / Atta -2 cups
2. Salt - 1/2 tsp
3. Spinach - 1 cup (chopped)
4. Garlic - 6 cloves
5. Ginger - 1 inch piece
6. Green Chilli - 4
7. Oil for deep frying
8. Ajwain / Carom seeds - 1/2 tsp
9. Water as required for kneading
10. Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

27 Jan 2014

Kadala Curry / Black Chickpeas Curry / Black Chana Curry - Kerala Style

Ingredients:
1. Kadala/Black Chana - 1 cup
2. Onion - 1 (thinly sliced)
3. Green Chilli - 4 (cut into slits)
5. Curry leaves - 2 sprigs
6. Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
7. Garlic - 5-6 cloves ( sliced)
8. Coriander powder - 1.5 tsp
9. Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
10. Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
11. Dry Red Chilli - 3
12. Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
13. Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
14. Salt to taste

Avial - Kerala Dish

Ingredients:
1. Fresh Vegetables - 1 1/2 cup (chopped lengthwise)
       - Raw Plantain, Carrot, French Beans, Elephant Yam, Snake Gourd, Ash Gourd
 (You can use drumsticks also, i have not used it here as i dint get it)
2. Grated Coconut - 1/2 cup
3. Curry leaves - 1 sprig
4. Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
5. Green chillies - 3
6. Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
7. Curd/Yogurt - 1 cup
8. Shallot/Small onions - 4
9. Coconut oil - 1.5 tbsp
10. Salt to taste

Mussels Fry / Kallumakkaya Fry

Ingredients:
1. Mussels / Kallumakkaya - 1 pound / 0.45 kg
2. Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
3. Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
4. Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
5. Green chilli- 1
6. Shallots / small onion - 2
7. Curry leaves - 3-4 leaf
8. Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
9. Ginger - 2 small peeled pieces
10. Garlic cloves - 5-6 (big)
11. Salt to taste
12. Oil to fry

Crispy Chicken Drumsticks / Breaded Chicken Drumsticks

Ingredients:

1. Chicken Drumsticks - 4 pcs (cleaned & skin removed)
2.  Egg - 1 (large)
3. All Purpose flour / Maida - 1/2 cup
4. Bread Crumbs - 1/2  cup
5. Pepper - 2 tsp
6. Ginger-garlic paste - 1 tbsp
7. Salt to taste
8. Oil for deep frying

Wheat - garlic Naan

Ingredients:
1. Whole Wheat Flour / Atta - 1 1/2 cup
2. Active Dry Yeast - 2 tbsp
3. Salt - 1 tsp
4. Sugar - 2 tsp
5. Curd / Yogurt - 3 tbsp
6. Warm water - 3/4 cup
7. Oil / ghee - 1/4 cup
8. Garlic paste - 3 tbsp
9. Melted Butter for brushing (optional)

Butter Naan

 Ingredients:
1. All Purpose Flour / Maida - 1 1/2 cup
2. Active Dry Yeast - 2 tbsp
3. Salt - 1 tsp
4. Sugar - 2 tsp
5. Curd / Yogurt - 3 tbsp
6. Warm water - 3/4 cup
7. Oil / ghee - 1/4 cup
8. Melted Butter for brushing (optional)

24 Jan 2014

Spring Onion and Tomato Curry

Ingredients:
1. Spring Onion - 1 cup (Chopped)
2. Tomato - 1 cup (chopped)
3. Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp
4. Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
5. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
6. Hing / asafoetida / Khayam podi - 1/2 tsp
7. Coriander powder - 1 tsp
8. Cumin powder - 1 tsp
9. Red Chilli powder - 1 tsp
10. Oil - 1.5 tbsp
11. Coriander leaves to garnish
12. Salt to taste

Tawa Paratha

Ingredients:
1. Whole Wheat Flour - 1 cup
2. Salt -  A pinch
3. Ghee / Oil - 2 tbsp
4. Warm water as required

23 Jan 2014

Chicken Fried Rice

Ingredients:
1. Basmati rice (long grain) - 3 cups
2. Boneless Chicken - 1/2 lb
3. Egg - 2
4. Soya Sauce - 2 tsp
5. Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
6. Onion - 1/2 cup (chopped)
7. Chopped vegetables - 1 cup
    (here i have used carrots, green peas, broccoli, cauliflower) - i used frozen green peas
8. Salt to taste
9. Lime juice - 1 tsp
10. Olive oil - 2 tbsp
11. Tomato Sauce - 1 tbsp
12. Chilli Sauce - 1 tbsp

Cabbage Thoran - Kerala Recipe

Ingredients:

1. Cabbage -Half of one medium sized (shredded)
2. Shallots / Small onions - 1/2 cup (sliced)
3. Green chilli - 3-4 (cut into slits)
4. Curry leaves - 1 sprig
5. Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
6. Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
7. Urad dal - 1/4 tsp
8. Grated coconut - 1 cup
9. Turmeric powder - A pinch
10. Oil - 2 tbsp
11. Ginger - 1 tiny piece (crushed)

Bottle Gourd Fry / Churakka Thoran / Lauki Subzi (Kerala Style)

Ingredients:
1. Bottle Gourd - 1 (medium size - chopped)
2. Curry leaves - 1 sprig
3. Green chilli - 3 (chopped)
4. Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
5. Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
6. Urad dal / White lentil - 1/4 tsp
7. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
8. Grated coconut - 3 tbsp
9. Salt to taste.
10. Oil - 1.5 tbsp

Parippu Mulakku Kachiyathu / Simple Dal Curry - Kerala Style / Lenthil Curry - Kerala Style

Ingredients:

1. Lenthils / Toor Dal / Sambar Dal - 100 gm
2. Dry Red Chilli - 5 - 6 ( u can add more as per your choice)
3. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
4. Curry leaves - 2 sprigs
5. Shallots / Small onions - 6-8 (thinly sliced)
6. Oil - 2 tsp
7. Salt to taste
8. Coriander leaves to garnish (optional)

Muthira Varutharacha Curry - Kerala Style / Horse Gram Curry

Ingredients:

1. Horse Gram / Muthira - 3/4 cup
2. Green Chilli - 3-4 (cut into slits)
3. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
4. Grated Coconut - 1/4 cup
5. Salt to taste

For Tempering:
1. Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp
2. Cumin seeds - A pinch
3. Dry Red Chilli - 2
4. Curry leaves - 5-6

22 Jan 2014

Kothu Poratha / Kothu Parotta

Ingredients:

1. Kerala / Malabar Poratha - 3 (chopped into bite size pieces)   Kerala/Malabar Poratha recipe
2. Onion - 1 (thinly sliced)
3. Tomato - 1 (thinly sliced)
4. Green Bell Pepper - half (cut into thin matchsticks)
5. Red Chilli powder - 1 tsp
6. Black pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
7. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
8. Green chillies - 2 (cut into slits)
9. Garlic cloves - 3 (chopped)
10. Carrot - 1 (cut into thin matchsticks)
11. Salt to taste
12. Oil - 2 tbsp

Kerala Paratha / Kerala Porotta / Kerala Parotta / Malabar Paratha / Malabar Porotta / Malabar Poratta

Ingredients:

1. All Purpose Flour / Maida - 1 cup
2. Egg - 1 (optional)
3. Curd - 1 tbsp
4. Sugar - 1 tsp
5. Salt to taste
6. Milk as required to form a dough
7. Ghee / Oil - 1/2 cup

21 Jan 2014

Mint-Coriander Chutney / Cilantro-Mint Chutney / Cilantro-Mint-Yogurt Dip / Mint-Coriander-Yogurt Dip

Ingredients:
1. Fresh Mint leaves - 1/2 cup (firmly packed)
2. Fresh Cilantro/Coriander leaves - 1/2 cup (firmly packed)
3. Lime juice - 1 tbsp (can substitute with Vinegar)
4. Thick Curd / Yogurt - 1 cup (lightly whisked)
5. Green chilli - 1or 2 (alter as per spiciness needed)
6. Salt to taste

Italian White Cream Sauce (like an Alfredo or Bechamel)

Ingredients
1. Butter - 1 tbsp
2. All Purpose Flour / Maida - 1 tbsp
3. Heavy cream - 1 cup
4. Ground Black Pepper - 1/2 tsp
5. Salt to taste
6. Garlic powder / minced garlic - 1 tsp

Pasta with tuna and Italian white cream sauce

Ingredients:
1. Penne pasta - 2 cups
2. Parmesan cheese - 1/2 cup, grated (if you like more cheese, you can add more)
3. Canned Tuna Fish - 1 1/2 cup
4. Red Chilli powder - 1 tsp
5. Black Pepper powder - 1 tsp
6. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
7. Onion - 1 (small, thinly chopped)
8. Salt to taste
9. Oregano - 1/2 tsp
10. Olive oil - 1 tbsp

15 Jan 2014

Ghee Rice / Neychoru

Ingredients:
1. Basmati Rice - 1 cup
2. Water - 1 cup
3. Ghee - 2 tsp
4. Salt to taste
5. Cilantro to garnish
  Whole Spices
1. Cinnamon  - 2 sticks
2. Cardamon pods - 2
3. Star Anise - 2
4. Bay Leaf - 1 big
5. Cloves - 2

Chicken Pizza

Ingredients :

For Pizza Base / Crust:
1. Dry Active Yeast - 700 gms
2. White Sugar - 1 tsp
3. Warm water - 1 cup
4. Bread Flour / All Purpose Flour - 2 and 1/2 cups
5. Olive Oil - 2 tbsp
6. Salt - 1 tsp
7. Baking Powder - 2 tsp

Shallots Pickle / Onion Pickle/ Pickled Shallots / Pickled Onions/ Ulli Pickle / Ulli Achar

Ingredients:
1. Shallots / Sambar Onion - 500 grams (peeled) 
2. Gingelly oil - 1/2 cup
3. Tamarind Pulp - 1/4 cup
4. Red Chilli powder - 2 tbsp
5. Turmeric Powder - 2 tsp
6. Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi - 1/2 tsp
7. Salt to taste

White Chickpeas Curry / Kabuli Chana Curry / White Kadala Curry

Ingredients:
1. White Chickpeas / Kabuli Chana - 1 and 1/2 cups (soaked overnight in water)
2. Onion - 1 (thinly sliced)
3. Tomato - 1 (thinly sliced)
4. Green chilli - 2
5. Dry Red Chilli - 2
6. Curry leaves - 1 sprig
7. Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
8. Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
9. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
10. Red Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
11. Cilantro / Corainder  leaves - A few
12. Oil - 1 tbsp
13. Coconut milk - 1 cup
14. Garlic cloves - 2 (chopped)
15. Salt to taste

Palak Subzi / Tomato & Palak / Green Spinach & Tomato Subzi / Spinach subzi


Ingredients:
1. Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
2. Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
3. Green chilli - 2
4. Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
5. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
6. Onion - 1 (small - thinly chopped)
7. Tomato - 1 cup (chopped)
8. Green spinach / Palak - 2 cups (chopped)
9. Oil - 1 tbsp
10. Salt to taste
11. Curry leaves - 1 sprig
12. Cumin seed powder - A pinch
13. Grated coconut - 2 tbsp (optional)

14 Jan 2014

Cabbage Paratha

Ingredients:

1. Cabbage - 1 cup (shredded)
2. Whole Wheat flour / Atta - 2 cups
3. Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
4. Chilli powder - 2 tsp
5. Garam masala powder - 1 tsp
6. Salt to taste
7. Water as required
8. Ghee / Oil - 2 tbsp
9. Cilantro / Coriander leaves - few (chopped)

Cheese Broccoli

Ingredients :
1. Broccoli - 1 cup
2. Onion - 1 (finely chopped)
3. Green Chilli - 3 (thinly sliced)
4. Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp
5. Oil - 2 tbsp
6. Salt to taste

10 Jan 2014

Lamb Rice

Ingredients:

For Lamb: 
For Marinating:
1. Lamb - 1/2 kg (boneless, trimmed of fat, cleaned & cut into thin strips)
2. Ginger garlic paste - 1  tbspn
3. Yogurt / Curd - 1/2 cup
4. Lemon juice - 2 tbspn
5. Salt - 1/2 tbspn
6. Black Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
7. Cumin Seed powder - 1/2 tsp
8. Nutmeg powder - 1/8 tsp
9. Ground Cloves - 1/8 tsp
10. Mace Powder - 3/4 tsp

9 Jan 2014

Carrot Bitter gourd Fry / Carrot Bitter gourd Thoran / Carrot Kaipakka Thoran / Carrot Kaipakka Fry


Ingredients:
1. Carrot - 2 (thinly chopped into small squares)
2. Bitter gourd - 2 (thinly chopped into small squares)
3. Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
4. Green chilli - 3
5. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
6. Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
7. Onion - 1 (thinly chopped)
8. Salt to taste
9. Oil for frying

Kovakai Fry / Ivy Gourd Fry / Kovakai Poriyal

Ingredients:


1. Kovakai / Ivy Gourd - 1/2 kg (sliced vertically)
2. Onion - 1 big (thinly sliced)
3. Green Chilli -3-4
4. Curry Leaves - 4
5. Chilli powder - 1 tsp (increase or reduce depending on the spiciness required)
6. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
7. Salt to taste
8. Oil to fry

Coriander Rice / Cilantro Rice / Malli Choru / Kothamalli Sadam

Ingredients:
1. Basmati Rice (small grain or long grain) - 1 cup
2. Coriander leaves - 1 cup (tightly packed)
3. Cardamon pods - 3
4. Cloves - 4
5. Cinnamon stick - 2
6. Black Pepper - 5-6
7. Green Chilli - 5
8. Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
9. Onion - 1
10. Ghee - 2 tbspn
11. Salt to taste

Poori / Puri / Deep Fried Indian Puffed Bread

Ingredients: 
 1. Whole Wheat Flour / Atta -2 cups
2. Salt - 1/2 tsp
3. Milk - 3/4 cup (or as much as needed to make a tight dough)
4. Oil for deep frying
5. Ajwain / Carom seeds - 1/2 tsp

Dal Snake Gourd Curry / Paripu Padavalanga Kootu

Ingredients:

1. Toor Dal - 3/4 cup
2. Snake Gourd - 1 cup (chopped)
3. Onion - 1 (chopped)
4. Green Chilly - 4
5. Dry Red Chilli - 2
6. Curry Leaves - 1 sprig
7. Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp
8. Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
9. Fenugreek seeds - A pinch
10. Coconut - 1/4 cup (finely grinded adding little water)
11. Salt to taste
12. Oil - 2 tbspn

8 Jan 2014

Chicken Dum Biriyani

Ingredients:


For Rice:
1. Basmati Rice - 3 cups
2. Cinnamon stick - 3
3. Cloves - 4
4. Bay leaves - 2
5. Ghee - 3 tbspn
6. Salt - 1 tsp
7. Water - 3 cups
8. Lime juice - 1 tsp
9. Star Anise - 2
10. Cardamon pods -4-5

6 Jan 2014

Dahi Vada / Curd Vada

Ingredients:

For Vada :
1. Urad Daal - 1 cup
2. Oil - 2 cups
3. Salt to taste

For Dahi:
1. Dahi / Curd / Yoghurt - 1 kg
2. Shallots (small onions) - 6 (thinly chopped)
3. Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
4. Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
5. Fenugreek seeds - A pinch
6. Dry red chillis - 6
7. Urad daal - 1/4 tsp
8. Curry leaves - 1 sprig
9. Salt to taste
10. Oil - 1 1/2 tbspn

3 Jan 2014

Spicy Squid Masala / Koonthal Masala / Kanava Masala

Ingredients:

1. Squid - 1 kg
2. Chilli powder - 1 tsp
3. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
4. Garlic cloves - 3 nos
5. Cloves - 3 nos
6. Cinnamon - 1 stick
7. Curry leaves - 4 sprigs
8. Green chillis - 4
9. Onions chopped - 2
10. Dry chilly flakes - 1/2 tsp
11. Oil - 1 1/2 tsp
12. Ginger & garlic paste - 1 tablespoon
13. Pepper powder - 1 tsp
14. Salt to taste

Morukootaan / Curd Curry / Yogurt Curry

Ingredients:

1. Curd/Yogurt or Buttermilk - 1 cup
2. Coconut milk - 1 glass
3. Oil - 1 1/2 tablespoon
4. Cumin seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
5. Fenugreek seeds - A pinch
6. Mustard seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
7. Dry Red chilli - 4
8. Shallots (small onions) - 4 (thinly sliced)
9. Turmeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon
10. Curry leaves - 4-6
11. Salt to taste

2 Jan 2014

Banana Bread

Ingredients:


1. 1/2 cup oil / unsalted butter (I use canola)
2. 1 cup sugar
3. 2 eggs - beaten
4. 3 very ripe bananas - smashed (Chiquita / Robusta banana)
5. 2 cups all purpose flour (maida)
6. 1 teaspoon baking soda
7. 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
8. 1/2 teaspoon salt
9. 3 tablespoons milk
10. 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
11. 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Bread Pattil

Ingredients:


1. Chicken breast (boneless) - 1/2 kg (thinly chopped)
2. Chilli powder - 2 teaspoon
3. Turmeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon
4. Oil - 1 tablespoon
5. Onion - 3 (thinly sliced)
6. Green Chilli - 2
7. Ginger & garlic paste - 1 tablespoon
8. Pepper powder - 1 teaspoon
9. Garam masala - 1/2 teaspoon
10. Ghee - 1 tablespoon
11. Bread - 10 slices
12. Milk - 1 cup
13. Egg - 4 (beated)
14. Salt to taste
15. Coriander leaves to garnish

Kadala Roast / Black Chana Roast


Ingredients:

1. Kadala (Black Chana)  - 400 gm
2. Green chilli  - 5
3. Ginger  - 1 piece
4. Red Chilli powder  - 2 tspn
5. Turmeric powder  - 1 spn
6. Coriander powder  - 1 spn
7. Coconut oil  - 150 ml
8. Cardamon  - 5
9. Shallots (small onions)  - 7
10. All purpose flour (Maida)  - 1 cup
11. Gram flour  - 1 cup
12. Salt to taste