Tuesday 19 March 2013

Yeri kolli [ kerala recipe ]









 Ingredients :

  • Sour thick curds - 3 cups
  • [ one day old is ideal ]
  • Turmeric powder - 1 / 2 tsp
  • Salt - as required
  • Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
  • Curry leaves - to garnish

Vegetables suggested :
Any one of the following:
  • Drumsticks, potato, chow -chow, colocaesia, white pumpkin etc.

Grind together :

  •  Red chillies - 10
  • Fenugreek - 1 / 2 tsp
  • Urad dhal - 1 tbl. sps.
[ dehusked black gram ]
[ fry the above spices to golden brown using coconut oil, add 1 / 2 cup grated fresh coconut at the end, fry till golden and grind to smooth paste with  water. ]

Method :
First whip curds without water. Chop and cook the vegetables adding salt, and turmeric. Then add ground paste to curds and cooked vegetables. Cook in medium flame for few minutes. [ do not boil for long time ] Finely fry curry leaves in coconut oil along with mustard seeds and add to gravy just before removing from fire. Serve with hot steamed rice and roasted curry.







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Friday 15 March 2013

Raw banana peanut masala curry





Ingredients :

  • Raw banana - 2 [ scrape outer skin and dice into medium cubes. ]
  • Onion - 2 [ finely cut into lenth wise ]
  • Tamarind paste - 1 tsp
  • Fried peanuts - 1 hand full [ pound to coarse powder. ]
  • Salt - as required
  • Turmeric powder - 1 / 2 tsp
  • Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
  • Oil - as required
  • Curry leaves - little

Fry and powder :
  • Coriander seeds - 1 tsp
  • Red chillies - 3 to 4
  • Black gram dal - 1 tsp
  • Bengal gram dal - 1 tsp
  • Peanuts - 1 / 4 tsp
  • Black pepper - 3 to 4

{ fry all these ingredients in little oil till it turns golden  and pound to coarse powder. ]

Method :

Keep cut banana cubes in water. Then boil in water along with salt, tamarind paste, and turmeric till it become soft. Drain the water. Then heat oil in a pan,add mustard, curry leaves, and little peanuts. When the peanuts change into brown, add the boiled banana. Fry for 3 minutes and then add powder masala, penut powder and mix well. Allow to fry in low flame for 5 minutes till all masala is  well  coated  and subji becomes dry. Remove from the gas and serve with roti, sambhar rice,and rasam rice. 

Thrunelvali type morekulumbu








Ingredients :
  • Ladies finger [ bhindi ] - 7 to 8 [ cut into 2 inch long piece ]  fry in oil till light brown in colour .
  • Sour thick curd - 3 cups
  • Turmeric powder - 1 / 2 tsp
  • Salt - as required

Grind together :
  • Grated fresh coconut - 1 / 2 cup
  • Green chillies - 10 to 12
  • Coriander seeds - 1 tsp
  • Cumin seeds - 1 / 4 tsp
  • Thuar dal - 1 tbl. sp. [ level ]
  • [ soak in water for an hour ]
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For seasoning :
  • Coconut oil - 2 tsp
  • Mustard seeds - 1 / 2 tsp
  • Fenugreek - 1 / 4 tsp
  • Red chillies - 2
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For garnishing :
  • Curry leaves, coriander leaves

Method :

First fry ladies finger in hot oil till it change brown in colour and keep  aside. Whip curd and mix with ground paste, salt, and turmeric powder. Add fried ladies finger and boil for few minutes. Heat coconut oil, add seasonings and mix with kulambu. Garnish with coriander and curry leaves.

Variations :

Reduce green chillies and add few red chillies while grinding. Add little chutney dal also while grinding. Omit thuar dal and add chutney dal while grinding.

Tuesday 12 March 2013

Katta bajji







Ingredients :

  • Cabbage - 1 / 2 cup [ chopped ]
  • Iddli batter or 
  • handuva batter - 1 cup
  • Onion - 1 big [ chopped ]
  • Crushed pepper - 1 / 2 tsp
  • Coriander seeds - 1 tsp [ crushed ]
  • Asafoetida - 1 / 4 tsp
  • Salt - as required
  • Turmeric powder - 1 / 2 sp
  • Green chilli - 2 [ chopped ]
  • Ginger- 1 / 2 inch piece [ chopped ]
  • Coriander leaves - little
  • Sour curd - 2 tabl. sp
  • Cooked rice 1 / 4 cup
  • Oil - for deep frying

Method :
Except oil mix all the other ingredients in a mixing bowl. Make a thick dough, and make small round balls the size of a big gooseberry. Deep fry in hot oil till golden on all sides. Remove from the oil using jalli spoon. Keep over a colander for the excess oil to drain. Serve hot with sauce, chutney etc.

Thursday 7 March 2013

Allu gravy [ potato gravy ]






Ingredients :

  • Potato 4 to 5 [ boiled peel  and cut in to 4 pieces ]
  • Red tomato - 3 [ cut in to 4 pieces ]
  • Salt - as required
  • Sugar - little
  • Turmeric powder - 1 / 2 tsp
  • Garlic flakes - 2 to 3
  • Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
  • Mustard seeds - 1 / 4 tsp
  • Black pepper - 5 to 6
  • Oil - as required
  • Fresh cream - 2 tabl. sps.
  • Fresh coriander leaves - little

Method :

First grind garlic, pepper, salt, red chilli powder, turmeric, and mustard seeds in mixer to smooth paste and keep aside. Then take one kadai, heat oil and fry the ground paste in low flame till the raw smell goes. Then add required water along with cut potatoes and tomatoes. Allow to boil till the tomatoes become soft, and the gravy becomes thick. Before removing from the gas, add fresh cream, sugar and mix well.Garnish with fresh coriander leaves. Serve with puri, paratha, and rice. 

Saturday 2 March 2013

Fruit Yogurt Recipe





Ingredients :

  • Mixed fruits - 2 cups [ banana, apple, grapes, strawberry, water melon ]
  • Fresh youghrt [ curd ] - 2 cups
  • Powdered sugar or sugar free - 1 / 2 cup
  • Vanilla essence - a few drops
  • Cornflakes - 1 / 4 cup

Method :

Take one bowl, add youghrt, powdered  sugar, essence and beat well. Mean time cut all fruits into small pieces, and keep aside. Pour beat youghrt on the fruits and mix well. Keep it in the fridge to become chill. Before serving garnish with cornflakes.  Your yummy fruit youghrt is ready.

Wednesday 27 February 2013

Mocktail Juice Recipes





 1.                                                            Try Fruit


Take a mixture of mosambi (sweet lime) juice, lemon juice and ginger juice. Serve chill with ice-cubes.
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2.                                                             Summer Queen

Take a mixture of pine apple juice and khus juice. Serve chill with ice-cubes & little chaat masala (for taste).
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3.                                                               Winter Queen 

Take a mixture of green grapes juice, khus juice and phudina juice. Serve chill with ice-cubes.
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4.                                                               Green Coin

Take a mixture of mosambi (sweet lime) juice, lemon juice and khus juice. Serve chill with ice-cubes.
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5.                                                                Rim Jim

Take a mixture of kiwi juice, and strawberry juice. Serve chill with ice-cubes.  
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6.                                                               An Jum  

Take a mixture of kiwi, lichi and apple juice. Serve chill with ice-cubes.
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 7.                                                             Hum Safar

Take a mixture of strawberry, pomogranate and orange juice. Serve chill with ice-cubes.
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8.                                                             Goonj

Take a mixture of pine apple, kiwi and khus juice. Serve chill with ice-cubes.
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9.                                                             Zip Zip 

Take a mixture of lichi and water lemon juice. Serve chill with ice-cubes. 
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10.                                                           Tini Mini

Take a mixture of strawberry, lemon and orange juice. Serve chill with ice-cubes.
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11.                                                            Dil Khush

Take a mixture of kiwi, lichi and strawberry juice. Serve chill with ice-cubes.
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12.                                                          Green Parker

Take a mixture of pine apple, lemon and phudina juice. Serve chill with ice-cubes.
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13.                                                          Yamee

Take a mixture of green grapes, lemon and phudina juice. Serve chill with ice-cubes.
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14.                                                         Blue Coin

Take a mixture of mint, khus juice, pine apple and phudina juice. Serve chill with ice-cubes.
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15.                                                        Tarana

Take a mixture of pine apple, guava and orange juice. Serve chill with ice-cubes.
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16.                                                         Red Parri

Take a mixture of vanilla, rose and water melon juice. Serve chill with ice-cubes.
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17.                                                         Nagina

Take a mixture of lichi and black grapes juice. Serve chill with ice-cubes.
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18.                                                        King Blossom

Take a mixture of strawberry, pine apple, vanilla, and rose juice. Serve chill with ice-cubes.
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19.                                                        Achanak

Take a mixture of rose, pine apple and grape juice. Serve chill with ice-cubes.
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20.                                                       Picnic

Take a mixture of lichi and kiwi juice. Serve chill with ice-cubes.
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21.                                                     Anar (Pomogranate) Melody

Take a mixture of pomogranate and vanilla juice. Serve chill with ice-cubes.
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22.                                                   Dil Bahar

Take a mixture of strawberry, pomogranate and kiwi and grape juice. Serve chill with ice-cubes.
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23.                                                   Friends

Take a mixture of water melon and musk melon juice. Serve chill with ice-cubes. 
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24.                                                  All Rounder

Take a mixture of strawberry, pine apple and lichi juice. Serve chill with ice-cubes.
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