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Amla Shrimp Biryani: Lip smacking recipe Ingredients:  Jeera rice – 1.5 cups  Fresh shrimp – 300 gm, deshell and devein  Red Onions – 2 medium size, finely chopped  Red Tomato – 1 medium size, finely chopped  Fresh amla/ Indian goose berry – 3 big size, finely grated  Green chillies – 6 medium size, vertically slit  Ginger garlic paste – 1/2 tbsp  Cumin seeds – 1 tsp  Shahi jeera – 1 tsp  Coriander powder – 1⁄2 tbsp  Red chilli powder- 1⁄2 tbsp  Turmeric powder – 1 1/2 tsp  Biryani masala powder – 3⁄4 tbsp  Garam masala powder – 1 tsp  Chaat masala powder – 1 tsp  Fennel seed powder – 1/4 tbsp  Black pepper powder – 2 tsp  Cumin powder – 1 tsp  Dry coconut powder – 2 tbsp  Kasuri methi – 1⁄4 tbsp, crushed  Fresh yogurt/ curd – 3 1/2 scoops  Fresh coriander leaves – 1 small bunch, finely chopped  Food color – 1 pinch ...

Tips and tricks to make spongy & soft idlis at home  Ingredients:  Idli rice – 4 cups  Dosa rice – 1 cup  Urad dal/ Split black gram – 1.5 cups  Flattened rice/ Thick Poha – 1/2 cup  Cooking soda – 1 tbsp  Salt as per taste  Oil for greasing  Idli stand  Instructions:  Batter preparation:          Add idli rice, dosa rice and urad dal into a big container. Rinse them in water and wash thoroughly to get rid of any dust or dirt. After rinsing well, soak them in water for atleast 6 to 8 hours. Drain the water and add the soaked grains into a grinder/ blender and grind/ blend them into nearly fine paste or coarse paste depending upon your preference. While grinding, add little water whenever required but make sure that the batter is thick and not runny in texture. Dish out this batter into a large container with ample space for fermentation process. ...

Quick & Easy Onion Sambar for Idli, Dosa or Rice Ingredients:  Tur dal – 1 cup  Red Onions – 2 big size, finely chopped  Red Tomatoes – 4 medium size, finely chopped  Garlic cloves – 10 medium size, finely chopped  Coriander powder – ¼ tbsp  Red chilli powder – ½ tbsp  Turmeric powder – 1 tsp  Sambar powder – ¼ tbsp  Garam masala powder – 1 tsp  Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp  Coriander leaves – 1 small bunch, finely chopped  Mustard seeds – 1 tsp  Curry leaves – 2 sprigs  Salt as per taste  Oil for tempering Instructions:         Wash and rinse Tur dal to get rid of any dirt or dust. Add enough water, 2 tea spoons of oil and pressure cook the dal for 3 whistles or until it softens to 90%. Switch off the flame and let it cool down.          In a kadai, add some oil for tempe...

Paal Poli/ Haalu holige: Forgotten recipe Ingredients:  Poppy seeds – 50 gm  Green cardamom – 8  Chiroti Rava – 25 gm  White flour/ Maida – 3 cups  Fresh coconut – ½ shell, sliced  Sugar – 200 gm or as per taste  Ghee – 1 tbsp  Milk – ¼ litre  Salt as per taste  Oil for deep frying   Instructions:           In a thick bottomed kadai, add Chiroti rava and saute until it gets warm or slightly changes the color. Dish it out. Add poppy seeds and saute until they slightly turn brown. Add poppy seeds, little sugar and green cardamom into the blender and blend well. Add water and make it into a fine paste. Add fresh coconut and blend it well into a fine paste. Dish out the poppy seeds paste, coconut paste into a big container. Into this mixture, add sugar, milk, water (optional) and cook on low flame until the bubbles form on the surface....

Moringa Chicken Soup: Tasty and healthy soup Ingredients:  Chicken with bones – 300 gm  Fresh Moringa leaves – 1 cup  White radish – 2 medium size, diced  Green chillies – 5, vertically slit  Fresh Coconut – 1/5 cup  Garlic cloves – 20 medium size  Ginger – 2 ½ inch  Pepper corns – 35  Cumin seeds – 1/5 tbsp  Cinnamon stick – ¼ inch  Cloves – 4  Lemon – ½ slice (optional)  Onion leaves/ Chives – small bunch for garnish  Salt as per taste  Oil for stir frying Instructions:        Take fresh moringa leaves and separate the stem. Wash them well and drain the water. Use young moringa leaves for this preparation.       In a blender, add cumin seeds, pepper corns, cinnamon stick, cloves, ginger, garlic, fresh coconut, water and blend into fine paste.       In a deep-frying pan add some...

Mushroom Masala curry: Simple and tasty recipe Ingredients:  White button mushrooms – 400 gm  Coriander powder – 1/2 tbsp  Red chillie powder – 1/2 tbsp  Turmeric powder – 1 tsp  Roasted peanuts – 1/2 tbsp  Red onion – 1 medium size, diced  Garlic cloves – 6 big size  Fresh coconut – 1/5 cup  Cinnamon stick – 1/4 inch  Cloves – 3  Coriander leaves – 1 small bunch  Mustard seeds – 1 tsp  Curry leaves – 2 sprigs  Salt as per taste  Oil for tempering Instructions:         Cut the white button mushrooms into halves or quarters and set aside. Add all the spices like coriander powder, red chillie powder, turmeric powder, roasted peanuts, cloves, cinnamon stick, coriander leaves, onions, garlic cloves and coconut into a blender. Add water and blend them into fine paste.         In a thic...

Dal Makhani : Easy, Restaurant Style Dal Makhani at home Ingredients:  Black gram – 1 cup  Rajma – 1/2 cup  Butter – 2 tbsp  Cream – 1.5 tbsp  Red tomatoes – 3 medium size, chopped  Red Onion – 1 big size, 1/2 diced, 1/2 thinly sliced  Garlic – 15 medium size  Ginger – 2 inch  Cloves – 3  Cinnamon – 1 small piece  Green cardamom – 1  Bay leaf – 2  Cumin seeds – 1 tsp  Cashew nuts – 8  Coriander powder – 1/2 tbsp  Red chillie powder – 1/2 tbsp  Turmeric powder – 1 tsp  Garam masala – 1/2 tsp  Orange food color – a pinch (optional)  Green chillies – 3 medium size, slit open  Coriander leaves – 1 small bunch for garnish  Salt as per taste  Oil for saute Instructions:       In a bowl, add black gram, rajma and wash thoroughly. Add sufficient water and soak the grains overnight. Then...

Pepper Rasam: How to make Andhra style pepper rasam in 5 min? Ingredients:  Tamarind – medium lemon size  Pepper powder – ½ tbsp  Cumin powder – ½ tbsp  Fenugreek powder – ½ tsp  Coriander powder – ¼ tbsp  Garlic cloves – 8 to 10 medium size, minced  Dry red chillies – 7 to 9, broken into halves  Mustard seeds – 1 tsp  Curry leaves – 2 sprigs  Coriander leaves – small bunch for garnish  Asafoetida – pinch (optional)  Salt as per taste  Oil for tempering   Instructions/ Procedure:         Add tamarind into a bowl filled partially with fresh water and let it soak for about 20 minutes. Once the tamarind gets softer, squeeze the pulp and remove the fibre.         Add oil into a thick bottomed kadai and let it heat. Once the oil is heated, add mustard seeds. When the mustard seeds start splut...

Mint/ Pudina Ghee rice : How to make quick & easy Pudina Ghee Rice using Pressure cooker? Ingredients:  Rice – 1.5 cups  Red onion – 1 medium size, thinly sliced  Mint leaves – 1 big bunch, finely chopped  Coriander leaves – 1 medium bunch, finely chopped  Green chillies – 5, vertically slit  Fresh green peas – 1⁄4 cup  Ginger garlic paste – 1⁄2 tbsp  Cumin seeds – 1⁄4 tbsp Pepper powder – 1⁄2 tsp  Garam masala powder – 1⁄2 tsp  Cashewnuts – 8, split open  Green cardamom – 2 to 3, crushed  Cinnamon stick – 1⁄4 inch  Cloves – 3  Bay leaf – 2  Marati moggu – 3  Star anise – 3 petals  Clarified butter/ Ghee – 1.5 tbsp  Salt as per taste  Oil for sauteing  Instructions/ Procedure:         Wash the rice and pre-soak it in water for about 20 minutes. Water used to cook this dish will gen...

Crispy Bread crumbs: Easy, fresh and quick to make  Ingredients: Bread slices – 3 Blender Instructions:        Tear open the fresh white bread slices into smaller pieces, add them to a blender and make fine bread powder. Use a thick bottomed pan and add the powdered bread. Under medium flame, stir fry the powder until they turn crisp. Easy, fresh and simple bread crumbs are ready to use for crispy dishes like chicken fry, potato fries, cheese fritters etc. Once it cools down, you can store them in an air tight container and can be used whenever required.

Semiya bath/ Vermicelli: Easy and healthy breakfast or snack Ingredients:  Vermicelli/ Semiya – 2.5 cups  Carrots – 1 big size, chopped  Tomatoes – 1 big size, chopped  Red onion – 1 medium size, thinly sliced  Baby corn – 2 medium size, chopped  Fresh beans – 1/2 cup, diced  Fresh green peas – 1/4 cup  Cashew nuts – 7, split open  Green chillies – 4 medium size, vertically slit Dry red chillies – 3, broken into halves  Mustard seeds – 1 tsp  Cumin seeds – 1 tsp  Curry leaves – 2 sprigs  Coriander leaves – 1 small bunch for garnish  Salt as per taste  Oil for tempering  Instructions:         In a thick bottomed kadai, add vermicelli, 2 tablespoons of oil and stir fry the vermicelli until they slightly change the colour to brown. Dish it out to a plate and spread evenly so that the vermicelli cools down. In a bowl a...

French Beans palya/stir fry: Very easy and healthy recipe Ingredients:  Fresh green beans – 500 gm  Fresh grated coconut – 2/3 cup  Red onion – 1 medium size, finely chopped  Green chillies – 3 medium size, finely chopped  Coriander leaves – 1 small bunch, finely chopped  Split black gram – ¼ tbsp  Split bengal gram – ¼ tbsp Mustard seeds – 1 tsp  Curry leaves – 2 sprigs  Salt as per taste  Oil for tempering Instructions:       Wash the fresh beans thoroughly and finely chop them. Add them into a pressure cooker along with salt and water and cook them well. Drain the water if any and set the cooked beans aside.         In a thick bottomed kadai, add some oil and heat it. When the oil is heated, add mustard seeds and let it splutter. Add split bengal gram, split black gram and saute until they slightly turn brown. Add curry ...

Pudina/ Mint Chutney: Easy to cook, very healthy and tasty chutney Ingredients:  Fresh mint leaves – 1 big bunch  Coriander leaves – 1 small bunch  Shallots/ Red onions – 1 1/4 cup  Fresh Green/ Red chillies – 25, medium spice  Soaked tamarind – 1 big lemon size  Roasted peanuts – 1/4 cup  Cumin seeds – 3/4 tbsp  Mustard seeds – 1 tsp  Curry leaves – 5 sprigs  Salt as per taste  Oil for tempering and sauteing  Instructions:         In a thick bottomed kadai, add fresh green/red chillies along with a teaspoon of oil and saute under medium flame. Add shallots/ red onions, 1 teaspoon of oil and saute until they turn translucent. Add coriander leaves and saute until they start to wilt. Now, add mint leaves and saute well until they wilt. Add roasted peanuts, cumin seeds, salt into a blender and blend them into coarse powder. Into this mixture, ad...

Mandakki Usli/ Puffed rice Upma: How to make simple and tasty snack? Ingredients:  Puffed rice – 150 gm  Red onion – 1 small size, finely chopped  Green chillies – 5, vertically slit  Split bengal gram – 1 tsp  Split black gram – 1 tsp  Mustard seeds – 1 tsp  Cumin seeds – 1 tsp  Curry leaves – 2 sprigs  Coriander leaves – 1 small bunch for garnish  Salt as per taste  Oil for tempering Instructions:         Take a big bowl and fill 1/2 of it with fresh water. Add puffed rice to it. Make sure that they are slightly wet and then dish them out. Please remember that the puffed rice should not be completely soaked which makes the dish soggy. The process of making them bit wet helps them loose the crispness which is ideal for making this dish.         In a thick bottomed kadai add oil for tempering and heat it. Onc...

Chicken Liver Fry: Simple Village style & Spicy version Ingredients:  Fresh chicken liver – 1/2 kg  Ginger garlic paste – 1 tbsp  Turmeric powder – 1 1/2 tsp  Coriander powder – 1/2 tbsp  Red chillie powder – 1/2 tbsp  Pepper powder – 1 1/2 tsp  Fennel powder – 1 1/2 tsp  Lemon - 1 medium size  Red onion – 1 small, thinly sliced  Green chillies – 2, slit  Curry leaves – 1 sprig  Coriander leaves – 1 small bunch for garnish  Salt as per taste  Oil for stir frying  Instructions:  Marination: Wash the chicken liver and rinse it in water mixed with lemon juice (1/2 slice)/vinegar (1/2 tbsp) and salt for about 20 to 30 minutes. Drain out the water and add turmeric powder (1 tsp), coriander powder (1/4 tbsp) , red chillie powder (1/4 tbsp) , ginger garlic paste (1 tbsp) and salt. Mix well so that the chicken liver is coated evenly with the masala. Re...

Mirchi bajji: How to make crispy and spicy bajjis Ingredients:  Bajji chillies – 10 medium to big size  Besan/ Chickpea flour – 1 cup  Cooking soda – 1/3 tsp  Chaat masala – optional  Garam masala – 1 tsp  Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp  Salt as per taste  Oil for deep frying  Instructions:        Make sure that you choose big and bit yellow/pale colored chillies for making bajjis. Otherwise, the green ones would be spicy and you may not enjoy the snack. Wash and pat dry the chillies. Cut them vertically into 2 pieces if they are big or you may use the whole chillies as is.       In a bowl add besan/chickpea flour, salt, cooking soda, garam masala, ginger garlic paste, water and mix well. Make sure that there are no lumps. The mixture has to be prepared such that when you dip your finger into the batter, the batter has to stick to your fing...

Radish Chutney/ Mulangi chutney for idli, dosa, chapati, roti, rice Ingredients:  Red radish/ white radish – 5 medium size  Red onion – 1 medium size  Green chillies – 4 medium size  Coriander leaves – small bunch  Curry leaves – 1 sprig  Mustard seeds – 1 tsp  Tamarind – 1 medium lemon size, wash and pre-soak for 20 minutes  Salt as per taste  Oil for stir frying the veggies + tempering  Masala powder-1 tbsp (Cumin seeds 15gm, split bengal gram 50gm, split black gram 50 gm, fenugreek seeds 15 gm : make a fine powder and store it for usage whenever required)  Instructions:         Cut the radish and onions into small cubes. In a kadai, add some oil, green chillies and stir fry until chillies start to soften. Now, add radish cubes, some oil and stir fry until they look well fried. Add onions into the same mixture and fry until they turn translucent....

Paneer fry: How to make quick, easy and tasty snack?  Ingredients:   Paneer – 1/2 block, medium soft  Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp  Red chillie powder – 1 tsp  Black pepper powder – 1 tsp  Garam masala – 1/4 tsp  Chat masala – 1/2 tsp  Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp  Corn flour – 1 tsp  Salt as per taste  Dry coconut powder – 1 tsp (optional)  Oil for deep frying/ stir fry  Instructions:           Cut paneer into small cuboids. Add turmeric powder, red chillie powder, black pepper powder, garam masala, chat masala, ginger garlic paste, corn flour, salt and mix well. Leave it to marinate in the fridge for 1 hour.          In a thick bottomed pan, add oil and heat it. Now, add the marinated paneer into it one by one. Turn/ flip them on all sides so that they get cooked evenly. Dish out and sprink...

Mushroom Kadai: Restaurant style creamy and delicious kadai Ingredients:  Mushrooms – 500 gm, sliced  Green Capsicum – 1/2 big size, sliced  Cauliflower florets – 3/4 cup  Green peas – 1/4 cup  Tomatoes – 2 small size, chopped  Red onions - 2 small size, 1/2 inch cubed  Green chillies – 5 medium size, vertically slit  Garlic cloves – 10 big size  Ginger – 1 inch  Cashew nuts – 12  Cumin seeds – 1/2 tbsp  Coriander powder – 1/2 tbsp  Red chillie powder – 1/4 tbsp  Turmeric powder – 1 tsp  Bay leaf – 2  Cloves – 3  Cinnamon stick – 1/4 inch  Green cardamom – 3  Pepper corns – 15  Kasuri methi – 1 tsp  Curry leaves – 2 sprigs  Butter – 1 tbsp  Food color – 1 pinch (optional)  Coriander leaves – 1 small bunch for garnish  Salt as per taste  Oil for sauteing Instructions:    ...

Malabar Spinach Dal/ Basale soppina belesaru Ingredients:  Split green gram/ Moong dal – 1 cup  Red lentil/ Masoor dal – 1 cup  Malabar spinach/ basale soppu – 1 big bunch, finely chopped  Red tomatoes – 2 big size, finely chopped  Shallots/ Red Onion – 1/2 cup, finely chopped  Garlic – 15 medium size, finely chopped  Ginger – 2 inch, finely chopped  Soaked tamarind – 1 big marble size  Green chillies – 5, vertically slit  Dry Red chillies – 8, broken into halves  Coriander powder – 1/4 tbsp  Red chillie powder – 1/4 tbsp  Turmeric powder – 1 tsp  Mustard seeds – 1 tsp  Cumin seeds – 1 tsp  Curry leaves – 2 sprigs  Coriander leaves – 1 small bunch for garnish  Salt as per taste  Oil for tempering Instructions:           Add split green gram in a pan and saute it until it slightly change...

Musk melon juice: Summer fruit that prevents dehydration Ingredients:  Fresh musk melon – 1  Sugar as per taste  Water  Blender Instructions:        Cut the musk melon into halves. Then, make more smaller slices. Take a slice, remove the seeds and cut it into smaller pieces vertically. Run the knife horizontally under the pulp in order to remove the skin.       Follow the same procedure for all the slices. Add them into a blender along with sugar and water based on the sweetness and consistency you prefer. Blend well. Pour it into a glass and serve as is or you may add some ice cubes before serving. Very easy and simple musk melon juice is ready.        Enjoy with family and friends. I am sure kids would enjoy having it. Try it out and let me know your comments.

Indian Salmon fry: Easy and tasty fry Ingredients:  Indian Salmon – 450 gm  Dry coconut powder – 2 tbsp  Red chillie powder – 1/2 tbsp  Ginger garlic paste – 1/2 tbsp  Dry ginger powder – 1 tsp  Pepper powder – 1 tsp  Turmeric powder – 1 tsp  Lemon – 1/2 slice  Salt as per taste  Oil for frying  Instructions:         Take a whole cleaned Indian Salmon and cut it into fillets. You may also use readily available steaks to prepare this dish. In a bowl or plate mix all the ingredients well into a fine thick paste. If required, you may sprinkle some water to bind the masala into a small ball. Now, add the fillets and coat them well with the masala. Refrigerate it for 20 mins so that the fillets get marinated. Marination helps to enhance the flavor. Method 1:         Shallow fry: Add 2 table spoons of oil in a pa...