Jeera rice

Ingredients Basmati rice-1cup Cumin Seeds-1teaspoon Copped Onion (optional) - 2 tablespoons Oil - 1teaspoon Ghee - 2teaspoons Salt Method Wash and soak the rice for half an hour. Heat oil in a pressure pan/ cooker and add in the cumin seeds, let them splutter. Add the onions with salt and fry till they becomes shiny. Drain the rice from the soaked water, add it to the cooker and fry for a minutes. Add 11/2 cups of water, close the pressure cooker, cook on medium heat for 7 minutes. Remove the cooker from the stove, even if the...

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Murungai kai poriyal/ Drumstick Stirfry

During my last trip to India, I had a chance of enjoying fresh drumstick at least twice a week. On top of it, my mother-in-law went to her native, and came back with a good load of fresh drumstick leaves and drumsticks. Of course, drumstick  is a king for sambar, but it would start boring after some time. Hence I prepared this poriyal one day. Its actually a quick and simple dish and tastes heavenly if you are using fresh and tender drumsticks. Ingredients Fresh Drumsticks -3 Shallots - 12 Curry powder- 11/2teaspoon Turmeric...

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Thakkali Dosai /Tomato Dosa

This is a quick and easy version of instant dosa. You can make dosa immediately after grinding the batter, no fermentation required. Ingredients  Boiled rice / Idli rice -11/2cups Raw rice / Basmati rice -1/2cup Tomato -2 Red chillies-5 (adjust to your taste) Small piece of Ginger Few curry leaves & Cilantro Hing/Asafoetida -1/4teaspoon Salt Method Wash and soak the rices for 2-3 hours. Grind it with tomatoes and red chilli. No need to add water, as we are adding tomatoes. If required sprinkle little water. Add the ...

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Shakarpara/ Shankarpali/ Kalakalaa

In Maharastra & Gujarat this snack is very famously known as "Shakarpara/ Shankarpali/". Recently I learnt this recipe from one of my friend's mom here. Aunty was kind enough to explain me the steps in this recipe and cleared my silly doubts very well. Thanks very much for the recipe aunty! :) I love this snack/sweet(?!), we always used to buy it from shops. In Tamilnadu this snack is called "kalakalaa or sweet maida biscuit". Sometimes we tried making this at home, but what ever we make, will have a different taste as the...

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Idli Upma (version 2) & Idli podi

I have already posted a recipe for idli upma here. But this is little bit different than that one. With this I am giving a simple and tasty recipe for Idli podi/chutney powder as well. Ingredients Idli -4 (left over idli will be fine) Onion(small)-1 Few curry leaves Green Chilly -2 (adjust to your taste) Mustard Seed-1/2teaspoon  Urad dhal -11/2 teaspoon gingelly  oil - 1tablespoon Salt - 1/8teaspoon Idli podi - 2 tablespoons Method Cut the idlies into small pieces (or crumble them..which ever is you are convenient...

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Corn Flakes Chivda / Corn Flakes Mixture

  I tasted this chivda in a friend's house.  After coming home googled for the recipe and to my wonder most of the recipes called for deep frying the corn flakes. So called the friend's mom and Aunty told me, deep frying is not required and she told me the recipe. So, here is a quick and healthy as well as delicious version of Corn flakes chivda. Ingredients Corn Flakes - 3 cups [I used Kellogg's (Original) Corn Flakes] Hand full of roasted peanuts Roasted gram /Pottu kadalai - 1tablespoon Few Cashews...

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Pongal Greetings / Sankaranthi Wishes..

Wishing a Very Happy Pongal / Sankaranthi Everyone! Two little blogs of mine are successfully completing three years today! Friends/Readers/Fellow Bloggers,  My Heartfelt Thanks with a sweet from my home town to all of You!... for all your support, comments and encouragements! Thank You! Here are some recipes for Pongal Ven Pongal  Healthy Pongal Ulunthu vadai/Methu vadai Pongal Kuzhambu / 7 kaai kuzhambu  ...

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Tangy Capsicum Curry

  Ingredients Capsicum -2 Onion -1 Cumin seeds-1/2teaspoon Oil Salt To make the spice paste Tomato-2 Red chilly powder-1 teaspoon (adjust to your taste) Coriander powder- 1teaspoon Garam masala powder -1/2teaspoon Turmeric powder- 1/4teaspoon Dry Mango powder -1 teaspoon ( Can be replaced with lemon juice or Tamarind paste) Sesame seeds- 1tablespoon Sugar-1/2teaspoon Salt Oil Method Coarsely mash the sesame seeds in mortar & pestle and keep it aside. Heat oil in a kadai, add the chopped tomatoes...

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Rava Kesari / Sooji ka Halwa

 Let me start this new year with a sweet recipe! :) This is a quick and easy dessert, without any fancy ingredients.  you can fix it within half an hour. Instead of serving it in a bowl, you can cut it into squares, garnish with cashew and raisin, sure its a crowd pleaser! :))) Ingredients Rava/Sooji - 3/4cup Sugar - 11/2 cups Ghee -1/4cup Kesari colour / food colour - few drops Elaichi-3 Cloves(optional)-2 Few Raisins and Cashew Method Heat  a tablespoon of ghee in a wide pan. Fry the cloves-cashews-raisins,...

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