Muttai puli kuzhambu/ Poached egg gravy with tamarind

Ingredients Egg- 2 Onion-1 Green chilly-1 Chilly powder-1teaspoon Coriander powder-1teaspoon Turmeric powder-1/4teaspoon Coconut milk powder -2teaspoons Tamarind juice-1/4cup Mustard seeds-1/2teaspoon Cumin seed-1/2teaspoon Few curry leaves Salt Sugar-1/2teaspoon Oil Method Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds, let them pop up, then add cumin seeds and curry leaves, let them sizzle.  Add the chopped onion, green chilly and sauté them. Once he onion turns pink, add the chilly powder- coriander powder and...

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Shrikhand

Ingredients Greek yogurt (or) Strained Yogurt - 1 cup (see notes) Powdered Sugar-1/4cup Elaichi-1 Few drops of food color (purely optional, see notes) Method Gather all the ingredients. Powder the elaichi and keep it ready. Take the curd and beat it with a hand whisk. Whisk the yogurt just until creamy..Don't beat too much. Add the powdered sugar/ icing sugar and mix it. Add in the cardamom powder, food color and give a stir. Transfer it to another bowl and refrigerate overnight or 5-6 hours. Creamy n yummy shrikhand...

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Murukku/Chakli - புழுங்கலரிசி முறுக்கு/பொட்டுக்கடலை முறுக்கு

Ingredients Boiled rice - 1 cup Pottukadalai/Daliya -little more than 1/2cup Ajwain-/2 teaspoon Black sesame seeds-1teaspoon Butter-1tablespoon Salt Oil - to deep fry Method Wash and soak the rice for 4-5 hours. Grind it with little water to a smooth paste. Powder the pottukadalai/daliya in a mixer and sieve it. Combine all the ingredients, except oil, and knead it to a smooth ball. Take some dough in the murukku press/chakli press and press it into spirals. Meanwhile heat the oil on medium heat. Carefully drop 4-5 murukkus...

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Raitha with Mint Powder / Dry Mint -Cucumber -Onion Raitha

Tasty and aromatic raitha to go with Biriyani & Parathas... I added some dry mint leaves to the raitha and it turned out delicious. As I grow mint in my patio I don't buy them from stores. But once DH went to shopping and came home with a big bunch of mint leaves. I didn't wanna waste them so tried drying it up and preserved it. Got the idea from one of my North Indian friend here and tasted this raitha first at her place. :)   Here are some pictures of the mint leaves I preserved.. Clean the mint, wash it well. Remove...

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