Tawa Pulao

IngredientsCooked Rice -11/2cupsCubed Veggies -1 cup (I have used a carrot, 5 beans,few cauliflower florets, few pieces of capsicums and a fist full of frozen peas.)Tomato -1Turmeric powder-1/4teaspoonCumin Seeds- 1teaspoonChilli powder- 1 teaspoonPav-bhaji Masala - 2 teaspoonsLemon juice - 1 tablespoon Cilantro leaves to GarnishOilSaltMethodWash and cube the veggies into uniform chunks.Chop the tomato into fine pieces. Sprinkle some water and microwave the Carrot-beans-peas for 2 minutes.Heat oil in a kadai and roast the cauliflower..once...

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Puff Pastry Biscuits

Puff pastry is very versatile for a quick n yummy evening snack..when you feel like want to eat something quick, without doing much work, then these biscuits are the best choice! ;) Ingredients Puff pastry sheet -1 Milk-1tablespoon Sugar -1 teaspoon Method Thaw the pastry sheets, roll them slightly with a rolling pin, cut into desired shapes. Mix sugar and milk in a small bowl. Prick holes with a fork evenly on the pastry sheet and brush the milk on the pastry sheets. Arrange them on a lined baking tray.. Pre heat the oven on...

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Tomato Chutney / Thakkali Thokku

For the past few weeks, I am getting fresh roma tomatoes in my veggie market. Tomatoes are so fresh n juicy. The bright red tomatoes are perfect for this tomato thokku, which is a universal side dish for most of the Indian foods! :) Ingredients Tomatoes - 8 Onion(big)- 1 [roughly more than 1/2cup of chopped onion] Green chilly-1 Mustard seeds-1teaspoon Cumin seeds -1teaspoon Chilli powder-2teaspoons(adjust according to your taste) Turmeric powder-1/4teaspoon Sugar-1teaspoon Oil- 2-3 tablespoons Few curry leaves and Cilantro Salt Method Chop...

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Laddu

This recipe is the same as Motichoor laddu, which was posted during the Diwali time. This time I added yellow colour instead of orange! Thats the only difference. Also I didn't add baking soda.IngredientsBesan/Kadalai maavu -1 cupElaichi-2Water -1/2 cup to 3/4cupRice flour -1tablespoonSugar- 1cupWater- 1cupYellow food colour- few dropsOilTo roast separately.. Ghee-1tablespoonCahsew-10Raisins-10Cloves-3Sugar cany-1tablespoonMethod Add sugar and water in a pan, heat till the sugar gets dissolved and you get sticking consistency.Fry...

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Keerai vadai / Vada with Drumstick leaves

IngredientsSplit yellow peas/Mattar ki dal/ Pattaani paruppu-1 cupGinger- 2" pieceGarlic-2 clovesFennel Seeds-1 teaspoonGreen chilly-2Onion-1 (or)Shallots-15Drumstick leaves(washed and cleaned)~~1/2cupSaltOilMethodWash and soak the dal for 2 hours.Drain the water, keep a fist full of dal aside.Take the remaining dal with ginger-garlic-green chillies and grind it to a coarse paste (without adding water).Chop the onion and drumstick leaves finely.Combine the onion,fennel seeds, drumstick leaves, whole dal kept aside, enough salt with...

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Pongal kuzhambu/ 7 kaai kuzhambu/ Kadamba sambar

IngredientsCubed Veggies-11/2cups [I used a small piece of pumpkin,few beans, a small carrot, couple of broccoli florets, few leaves of cabbage, fist full of peas and a small potato]Cooked n mashed thoor dhal - 1/4cupTamarind juice- 1/4cupTurmeric powder-1/4teaspoonSugar-1/2teaspoonSalt- to tasteTo roast n grindCumin seeds-1teaspoonPepper corns-1teaspoonCoriander seeds(Dania)-1teaspoonRed chillies-3Channa dhal-1teaspoonGrated coconut-1tablespoonFor temperingOil-teaspoonMustard seeds-1/2teaspoonCumin seeds-1/2teaspoonFew curry leavesMethod1.Dry...

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Ven Pongal & Vegetable Gotsu

Ingredients for Pongal Raw rice (Basmati Rice(or)Sona masoori Rice) -3/4cup Split moong dhal -1/4cup Ghee-1tablespoon Cashew - 7 pieces Crushed cumin & pepper corns- 2 teaspoons Green chilly-1 Few curry leaves Hing -1/4 teaspoon Salt Water-2 1/2cup Milk-1/2 cup Method Wash and soak the rice n dhal for 20 minutes. Pressure cook it with water,milk and salt for 4-5 whistles and let it cool. Chop the g.chilly and curry leaves into fine pieces. Heat ghee in a small pan, once its hot, add the cashews let them fry for a minute. Then...

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