Idly with tomato chutney

                                Idly with tomato chutney

                        My North Indian friends used to ask me about idly batter preparation.Yesterday my neighbor asked me the same question.So I decided to post it.Every week I have to prepare idly and tomato chutney for my Kannan.

Ingredients:

Raw rice:2 cup

Boiled rice :1 cup

Or

Idly rice :3 cup

Urad dal: 1 cup

Fenugreek seeds:1/4tspn

Cooked rice:1/4 cup

Salt

Water

Milk powder barfi

                                            Milk powder barfi

                      I got this recipe from a cookery show. First time I couldn’t make it perfect because I forgot to keep my stove in low flame while frying the milk powder. Second time barfi came just like bubble gum. This time it came okey.So I think the consistency is important.Easy to prepare but need full concentration.

Ingredients:

Milk powder:1 cup(I used Every day)

Sugar:1 cup

Ghee:1/2 cup

Water:1/2 cup

Veg Roll

                                                   

I love to take veg rolls as an evening snack .especially with tomato sauce and  hot coffee and 

Beetroot Halwa

                                    

Beetroot is a good source of folic acid and it is rich in iron too.beetroot is well known for its power to lower blood pressure.

                                          Even diabetic persons can take beetroot.sugar present in it is fat free and has a medium glycemic index.I used to prepare beetroot thoran(stir fry), juice ,Pachadi ,koottu etc..But I think Halwa is more delicious than any other recipe.

Ingredients:

• Beetroot grated:2 cup
• Ghee:1/2 cup +1tspn
• Milk:1cup
• Sugar:1/2 cup
• Cardamom powder/elakka podi:1/4tspn
• Cashew nuts:2tspn (chopped)

Beef fry

                                          Beef fry

                                                               

I can’t say NO to any beef dishes. Whenever booking ticket to Kerala my hubby used to say that, aah.., after reaching home first I will go to “thattukada”(a small road side shop providing tasty porotta and beef fry).Then I will give a short lecture about health but secretly love his statement. Because I know sure, he will bring a parcel for me. Still I’m not good in making soft Kerala porotta. My hubby used to say that your porotta is not like what we are getting from “thattukada”, but your beef fry is same as “thattukada” style ! .Here I’m sharing the same recipe with you.

                       My mom in law is a beef roast specialist.Her beef roast!!!!!!!!Ohh drooling!!!!!Sure I will post that recipe too. 

Cherupayar thoran/Green gram stir fry

                     Cherupayar thoran/Green gram stir fry

          Rice porridge (kanji)with green gram stir fry(cherupayar thoran) is a healthy combination. Green gram is rich in vitamin A, B ,C and E and it is a low fat food with high protein content. We used to prepare it for our dinner if we had a heavy lunch.

Veg momos

                                 Veg momos

                                             

                It is a Nepali recipe.Here I used vegetables for filling. You can use wheat flour instead of maida.This is my first attempt but came super..(please excuse me for the shape)

Ingredients:

Maida:1/2cup

Water

Salt
Oil

Nadan mathi curry/Kerala sardines curry

                  

        Nadan mathi curry/Kerala sardines curry

                                         

    It is a traditional and simple kerala style recipe.It is one of the cheapest fish available in kerala but are rich in vitamine D, and proteins.It is a good source of Omega 3 fatty acid which lowers bad cholestrol LDL.

Eggless Coffee Cake With Butter Cream Icing

                  Eggless Coffee Cake With Butter Cream Icing

                         It is a different cake with super taste.I tried butter cream frosting also.Actually this is my first trial with coffee.

 Ingredients:

Maida:1 cup

Coffee powder:1 tspn(I used Sunrise)

Powdered sugar/icing sugar:1cup

Butter:3/4 cup(I used Amul salted butter)

Milk:1/2 cup

Baking soda:1/4 tspn

Vanilla essence:1/4 tspn

Paneer Fry For Toddlers

                           Paneer Fry For Toddlers

                                   My kids favourite dish! and I’m very happy to prepare it.So easy to    prepare and highly nutritious too..

Special Wheat pancake for kids

                           Special wheat pancake for kids

                                               

                      It is a toddler recipe.My 21 month old kid like this pancake very much.My super active boy need extra calories. So I used to make this pancake for him.Jaggery is rich in iron,egg,dry fruits powder,milk etc are good for kids.

Ingredients:

• Wheat flour:1 cup
• Milk :1 cup
• Grated coconut:1/4 cup
• Egg :1
• Dry fruit powder:1tspn(optional)
• Jaggery/sarkkara:To taste
• Cardamom/Elakkay powder:1/4 tspn
• Salt
• Ghee

Paneer Manchurian

                                    Paneer Manchurian

                                                         

                                                         Whenever I’m  preparing Chinese dishes my hubby will finish it soon.So it is my pleasure to try new Chinese dishes. Paneer is a great source of calcium ,protein,fat,vitamins and minerals.It is a good side dish for chapathi and fried rice

Kerala style meen curry/Kerala style fish curry

          Kerala style meen curry/Kerala style fish curry   

                                 

                       

                                It is a delicious dish and I have no words to explain! I got this recipe from my sister in law Seesa shabu.I tried it long back and got super comments. Now I’m sharing the same recipe with you. Here I used Vatta(trevally fish) fish but you can replace it with any fish. It is a good side dish for rice and boiled tapioca (kappa puzhungiyathu)

Ribbon Pakkoda

                               Ribbon Pakkoda

                           

                  It is an easy snack recipe.I’m trying this for first time.It came super and both my kid and hubby enjoyed it.It will be a good tea time snack for your kids(for adults too)

Ingredients:

Rice flour:1 cup

Basen flour/Bengal gram flour/Kadala mavu:1/2 cup

Chilly powder:1tspn

Sesame seed/Ellu:1/2 tspn

Asafoetida:A pinch

Butter:1tablespoon

Water

Salt

Oil

Eggless Dates Chocolate Cake

                         Eggless Dates Chocolate Cake

                                      Again a cake recipe.I had no confidence to do any experiments in baking. But my friend, food blogger Tinku Shaji(Daily chores recorded) encouraged me a lot..she is the person behind this blog as well as my confidence.This is my first experiment with dates but came superb. Dates are rich in minerals vitamins and dietary fiber. It is an excellent source of iron too. Hope you all will try it.

Ingredients:

Maida:1 cup

Unsweetened cocoa powder:3/4 cup

Powdered sugar:1/4 cup

Butter:1 cup(I used Amul salted butter)

Dates:3/4 cup

Milk:1/2 cup+1 cup

Baking soda:1/4 tspn

Vanilla essence:1/4 tspn

Nuts(chopped ):1 table spoon

Chicken kebab

                             Chicken kebab

                                     

                                         It is a flavored and aromatic appetizer,really a tasty and easy to prepare dish.I used to make it for guests and got good comments.

Egg roast

                                      Egg roast

                    Egg roast is a tasty dish and you can take  it with Appam chapathi or porotta

Chilly idly

                                    Chilly idly

                             

                            When I tried chilly idly it was a super hit at home.It is very easy to prepare.You can use left over idlys for this dish.

Fish fry

                                            Fish fry

                                 It is one of my favorites dishes.My hubby doesn’t like fish that much. So I tried different masala  and finalized this one .I’m sure you too will like the flavor and taste

Uzhunnu vada/Urad dal fritters

                                Uzhunnu vada/Urad dal fritters

Thayiru vada/Dahi vada

                   Thayiru vada/Dahi vada

             I searched so many recipes  for thayiru vada.And finalised this one without adding coconut(I think in south side coconut is using).Hope you all will try and let me know the result

Ingredients:

For uzhunnu vada:

• Urad dal/uzhunnu:1cup(I used 200ml cup)
• Cooked rice:1/4 cup
• Fenugreek :1/4 tspoon
• Onion:1 big
• Ginger:small piece
• Green chilly:3
• Pepper:1/4 tspoon
• curry leaves
• coriander leaves
• salt
• oil

Rajma masala/Red kidney bean masala

                            Rajma masala/Red kidney bean masla

Appam

                                     Appam

A yummy breakfast...Did you see my Potato stew recipe

              

Ingredients:

• Raw rice:1 cup
• Cooked rice:1/4 cup
• Grated coconut:1/4 cup
• Yeast:1/4 teaspoon
• Sugar:1/2 teaspoon
• Water :1/2 cup
• Cumin/Jeerakam:Apinch (optional)
• Baking soada:A pinch
• Salt

Onion Dosa

                                    Onion Dosa

                                                                                                                                                                        It is a simple recipe but so tasty.After coming to chennai  I tasted it for the first time.

Masala Dosa

                                      

I love to eat masala dosa but dont like red colour masal.If you are going to Kerala you can see many hotels are serving red colured masala filled dosa.I dont like it .I love the traditional masala dosa ie,with potato masala..yes only potato!

Chocolate cke with chocolate frosting

                        

Ingredients:

For cake

• Maida:1 cup
• Unsweetened cocoa powder: 3/4 cup
• Powdered sugar: 1 cup
• Butter: 3/4 cup(i used Amul salted butter)
• Egg: 2 
• milk: 1 table spoon
• baking soda: 1/4 spoon
• Vanilla essence: 1/4 spoon

For icing

• Butter:100gm(I used un salted butter)
• Cocoa powder:4teaspoon
• powdered sugar:6teaspoon
• Milk:3 teaspoon

Chicken Dum Biriyani /malabar biriyani with fried chicken

                       

 It is my Hubby's favourite dish .So i tried different methods and collected recipes from net,friends and even from collegues.But I couldnt make a perfect restaurent style Biriyani.After doing lots of experiments I finalized this recipe for that i got super compliments from my hubby and also from others.I can promise you if you are trying this recipe result will be colourful.Hope you will like it

Morru curry/Butter milk seasoned

          

                     When my Mom in law prepares moru curry I finish it of within seconds with plain rice.Though my Mom and sister in law prepares delicious delicious moru curries I prefer my MIl's curry.May be because of the "manchatty"(clay pot) she used to prepare  this dish.Here I'm sharing with you the recipe for moru curry-my mom in law's style!