Velakkaya Perugu Pachadi | Wood Apple Yogurt Chutney Recipe

October 1, 2012

Wood Apple / Elephant Apple Yogurt Chutney Recipe

Preparation & Cooking Time : 15 mins

Serves: 4 persons

Ingredients :

Wood Apple / Elephant Apple: 1
Fresh Yogurt: 1 cup
Chopped Ginger : 1 tsp
Green Chillies : 4
Turmeric Powder: ¼ tsp
Mustard Seeds: ¼ tsp
Chana Dal : ¼ tsp
Urad Dal : ¼ tsp
Cumin Seeds: ¼ tsp
Cilantro : 2 sprigs
Oil: 2 tsp
Salt to taste

Method:

1. Break the wood apple and scoop out the pulp.

2. In
a pan, cover the wood apple pulp with water and cook for 5 minutes.
Switch off the heat and after it cools grind into a paste.

3. Heat oil in a
pan for tempering. Add the mustard seeds, chana dal, urad dal and cumin
seeds and let them splutter. When the seeds stop tossing, add the
chopped green chillies and chopped ginger and fry for another few
seconds. Switch off the flame and allow it to cool.

4. Combine the tempered
ingredients, salt, turmeric powder, wood apple paste, yogurt and
chopped cilantro in a mixing bowl.

5. Mix very well and serve with hot steamed rice or roti.

Apple Cinnamon Milkshake Recipe

September 25, 2012

If you are looking for more apple recipes then do check this apple jam, spiced apple jam, apple custard, apple kesari, apple almonds milkshake and apple rabri.

Apple and Cinnamon Milkshake Recipe

Preparation & Cooking Time : 10 mins

Serves: 2 persons

Recipe adapted from: Tarla Dalal

Ingredients :

Chopped Apple : 1 cup
Milk : 1 cup
Cinnamon Powder : 1 tsp
Sugar : 2 tablespoon or to taste
Ice Cubes

Method:

1. In a blender, combine the chopped apple, sugar and cinnamon powder and blend until smooth.

2. Then add the milk and crushed ice cubes and blend it again for a few seconds. Add more milk if you want a thinner consistency.

3. Pour the milkshake into glasses and serve immediately.

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Methi Poha Recipe | Beaten Rice with Methi Leaves (Fenugreek Leaves)

September 24, 2012

Methi Poha |Flattened Rice with Fenugreek Leaves Recipe

Preparation & Cooking Time : 15 mins

Serves: 3 persons

Ingredients :

Thick Poha / Thick Flattened Rice : 2 cups
Methi / Fenugreek Leaves : 1 cup
Onion : 1 big sized
Green Chillies : 3- 5
Curry Leaves : 1 sprig
Lemon : 1
Turmeric Powder : ½ tsp
Peanuts : 1 tbsp
Mustard Seeds : 1 tsp
Chana Dal : 1 tsp
Urad Dal : 1 tsp
A pinch of hing
Salt to taste
Oil : 1 tbsp

Method:

1. Wash the poha with plenty of water. Drain and set aside.

2. Peel and chop the onion into small pieces and keep them aside.

3. Heat a
tablespoon of oil in a pan. Add the mustard seeds, chana dal, urad dal
and peanuts and let them splutter.

4. Then add the slit green chillies,
curry leaves and hing and fry for a few seconds. Add the

chopped onions and fry till the onions are translucent.

5. Now add the
fenugreek leaves and turmeric powder. Fry until the leaves wilt. Add the
soaked poha and salt and mix well.

6. Switch off the flame and add the
lemon juice to it. Combine well and serve.

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Pudina Mullangi Pachadi | Radish and Mint Chutney for Tiffins

September 21, 2012

Mullangi Pudina Pachadi ~ Mint and Radish Chutney Recipe

Preparation & Cooking Time : 20 mins

Serves: 4 persons

Ingredients :

Grated Radish / Mooli : 1 cup
Fresh Mint Leaves : 1 cup, packed
Green chillies : 3- 5
Tamarind : 1 inch piece
Salt to taste
Oil : 2 tsp

For Tempering :

Mustard Seeds : ¼ tsp
Urad Dal : ¼ tsp
Oil : 1 tsp
A pinch of hing (optional)

Method :

1. Soak
the tamarind in water for 10 minutes and set aside.

2. Heat oil in a
pan and add the slit green chillies and fry for a minute. Now add the
grated radish and mint leaves to it and fry for 3 - 5 minutes till the
raw smell disappears. Remove from the heat and let it cool.

3. Grind the
radish mix, soaked tamarind and some salt to a smooth paste by adding little water. Transfer
the chutney into a bowl and keep it aside.

4. Heat a teaspoon of oil in a
pan for seasoning. Add the mustard seeds and urad dal and let them
splutter. When the seeds stop popping, add the hing and stir for a few
seconds and turn off the heat.

5. Pour the tempered ingredients over the
chutney and combine well. Serve with idli, dosa , pongal or upma.

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Custard Powder Halwa Recipe

September 20, 2012

Ingredients:

Custard Powder : 1 cup ( I used vanilla flavour )
Sugar : 3 cups
Water : 4 cups
Ghee : 3 tbsp
Cashews : 10 - 15

Method :

1. Grease
a plate with a little ghee and set aside.

2. Fry the cashews in a teaspoon
of ghee and keep them aside.

3. Mix the custard powder, sugar and water
without any lumps.

4. Heat the pan with the custard powder mixture and stir
it continuously to avoid lumps till it becomes thick.

5. Add the ghee to
it and mix it very well till the mixture becomes jelly and transparent.
Now add the fried cashews and switch off the flame.

6. Pour the mixture
into the greased tray and let it cool down completely. Cut into pieces
and serve.

Pala Thalikalu Recipe for Vinayaka Chavithi / Ganesh Chaturthi

September 17, 2012

If you are looking for more Ganesh Chaturthi recipes then do check rava kudumulu, pala undrallu, peanut modak, pappulo undrallu, kudumulu, undrallu and jowar modak. And here's a full list of Ganesh Chaturthi Recipes.

how to prepare rice flour pala thalikalu for ganesh chaturthi

Palathalikalu Recipe

Hari Chandana PIndianDessert
Prep Time: 10 mins | Cook time: 20 mins | Serves: 4

Ingredients:

4 cups Milk
½ cup + 1 teaspoon Rice Flour
½ cup sugar or as needed
¼ cup grated coocnut
½ teaspoon Cardamom Powder or a pinch of cooking camphor
2 teaspoon Ghee

easy pala thalikalu for vinayaka chavithi, ganesh chaturthi special recipes

Method:

Combine the rice flour and a teaspoon of ghee in a wide bowl. Add boiling water little by little to the flour, mix very well with a spatula and make a soft dough.
Allow it cool for a couple minutes then knead it well.
The dough should be soft and smooth. Grease your hands with little ghee and divide the dough into small balls & shape into long strips.
Take a wide vessel and bring milk to boil. Add the sugar and cardamom powder and allow it to boil for a couple of minutes.
Now add the dough strips to the boiling milk and cook for 10 - 15 minutes.
Dilute a teaspoon of rice flour in a little water and set aside. Now add the coconut and diluted rice flour mixture to the milk and cook for 3 -5 minutes and switch off the flame.

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Vinayaka Chavithi | Ganesh Chaturthi Special Recipes 2012

September 15, 2012

Vinayaka Chavithi Special Prasadam / Naivedyam Recipes

Modakam

Godhuma Kobbari Payasam

Aava Pettina Pulihora

Ela Ada

Banana Appalu

Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chavithi Lunch Menu Recipes:

Curry Varieties:

Dal Varieties:

Sambar / Rasam / Stew varieties:

Chutney / Raita Varieties:

Rice Varieties:

Snack Varieties:

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Rava Vada / Vadai ~ Semolina Fritters Recipe

September 12, 2012

Rava Vada / Ravva Vadai Recipe

Preparation & Cooking Time : 20 - 30 mins

Makes about 15 - 17

Ingredients:

Semolina / Suji : 1 cup
Yogurt : ¾ cup
Onion : 1 big sized
Chopped Green Chillies: 4
Grated Ginger : 1 - 2 tsp
Cilantro / Curry leaves : 2 sprigs
Salt to taste
Oil for deep frying

Method:

1. Peel and chop the onion into small pieces and set aside.

2.
In a mixing bowl, combine the chopped onion, semolina, curd, salt,
chopped ginger, chopped chillies and curry leaves. Mix very well and set
aside.

3.
Meanwhile, heat oil for deep frying the vadas. Apply little oil or
water on palm and take a small amount of semolina mixture, flatten
lightly with fingers and drop it into hot oil.

4. Deep fry them until golden brown color and crispy and remove from the
oil.

5. Serve on a cloudy day with a cup of hot coffee or tea.

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Peanut Kozhukattai ~ Steamed Rice Dumplings with Peanut & Coconut Stuffing ~ Peanut Modak Recipe

August 29, 2012

If you are looking for more Ganesh Chaturthi recipes then do check Modak, Rava Modak, Undrallu, Kudumulu, Pala Undrallu, Wheat Rava Undrallu, Suji Kakara Pitha, Bellam Thalikalu, Paal Kozhukattai and Sooji Ki Kheer.

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Peanut & Coconut Kozhukattai / Modak Recipe

Preparation & Cooking Time : 40 - 50 mins

Makes about 12 -14

Ingredients :

Rice Flour : 1 cup
Peanuts : ½ cup
Grated fresh coconut : ½ cup
Powdered Jaggery : ½ cup
Cardamom Powder: ½ tsp
Ghee : 1 - 2 tsp
A big pinch of salt

Method :

1. Heat
a heavy
bottomed pan on a medium heat, slowly roast the peanuts to golden brown
color. Cool and rub the skins off.

2. Grind the roasted peanuts into a
little coarse powder and set aside.

3. Combine
the coconut and jaggery in a heavy bottomed pan and allow the jaggery to
melt.

4. Now add the peanut powder and mix very well. Cook on a medium
flame for 3 - 5 minutes. When it thickens,
add the cardamom powder and mix well. Allow it to cool and roll into a
round shape balls.

5. Combine the rice flour and salt in a wide bowl. Add
boiling water little by little to the flour, mix very well with a
spatula and make a soft dough.

6. Allow it cool for 3 - 5 minutes then knead it well. The dough
should be soft and smooth.

7. Grease your hands with ghee.Take a ball of the rice flour dough and flatten it as thin as possible.

8. Place
the coconut ball in the middle and cover it from all sides
towards the middle and shape into a round ball.

9.Place them in a greased
idly plates and steam them for 10 - 15 minutes. Serve and enjoy!

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Easy Recipes for Onam | Onam Sadhya Menu Recipes

August 26, 2012

Onam Sadya Special Recipes ~ Kerala Sadya Recipes

Vendakka Thoran	Avial	Pumpkin Thoran
Cucumber Kichadi	Beetroot Pachadi	Chana dal Payasam
Vazhakka Thoran	Mango sambar	Brinjal Sambar
Cucumber Pulissery	Sarkara Varatti	Wheat Rava Payasam
Drumstick Rasam	Ariyunda	Ela Ada
Parippu Curry	Ada Pradhaman	Homemade Ada
Rava Payasam	Banana Chips	Moong Dal Payasam
Sabudana Khher	Semiya Payasam

Sweet Corn Curry Toast Recipe

August 9, 2012

Curried Sweet Corn Toast / Sandwich Recipe

Preparation & Cooking Time: 15 mins

Makes 4 or 5 - Serves 2

Ingredients :

Bread Slices : 8 -10

Sweet Corn : 1 (approx. 1 cup)

Onion : 1 medium

Lemon : 1

Cumin Seeds : ¼ tsp

Green Chillies : 3 - 4

Red Chilli Powder : ½ tsp

Turmeric Powder :¼ tsp

Grated Ginger : 1 tsp

Garam Masala : 1 tsp

Handful of chopped cilantro

Oil

Method :

1. Grind the sweet corn kernels into a coarse paste and set aside.

2. Heat a table spoon of oil in a pan and add the cumin seeds. Once they start to splutter, add the finely chopped chillies and grated ginger and fry for a couple of seconds. Now add the finely chopped green chillies and grated ginger and fry for a minute.

3. Add thechopped onions and fry till the onions are translucent. Now add the
sweet corn paste, turmeric, salt, garam masala, red chilli powder and
little water and mix well. Cover with a lid and cook for 5 minutes.

4. Switch off the flame and add the lemon juice and chopped cilantro and
combine well.

5. Spread this mixture evenly on the bread slices and toast with a little butter or oil until both sides are golden brown.

6. Serve hot with tomato ketchup.

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August 8, 2012

Krishnar Jayanthi / Gokulashtami / Krishnashtami Special Prasadam Recipes

Poha Peanut Laddu	Thayir Aval	Pori Uundai
Maida Chegodilu	Gathiya	Chegodilu
Putnala Murukku	Daimond Cuts	Gulab Jamuns
Roasted Phool Makhana	Senaga Pappu Payasam	Gur Pare
Microwave Palkova	Ash Gourd Jaggery Halwa	Tambittu
Suji Kakara Pitha	Rajgira Burfi	Makhane Ki Kheer
Sabudana Kheer	Sooji Ki Kheer	Vermicelli Kheer
Jaggery Rava Kesari	Pineapple Kesari	Milk Rava Kesari
Shakarkandi Halwa	Doda Burfi	Mawa Coconut Jaggery Laddu
Gulab Jamuns	Mawa Besan Laddu	Til Mawa Laddu
Microwave Besan Laddu	Khoya Chocolate Burfi	7 Cup Burfi
Kova Kajjikayalu	Kesar Peda	Chekkalu
Puran Poli	Kaju Katli	Coocnut Laddu
Rasgulla	Chenna Ki Kheer	Custard Powder Halwa
Rava Condensed Milk Laddu	Gulab Jamun with rabri	Pumpkin Halwa
Besan Ka Halwa	Besan Butter Burfi	Vermicelli Coconut Burfi
Rava Coconut Laddu	Peanut Murukulu	Rava Appalu
Vermicelli Laddu	Mysore Pak	Rava Kesari
Besan Peda	Peanut Jaggery Laddu	Aava Daddojanam
Aloo Sev	Kara Sev	Namak Pare
Palli Unda	Rava Condensed Milk Laddu	Bellam Sunnundalu
Venna Murukulu	Sweet Poha	Atukula Pulohora
Rava Coconut Laddu	Coconut Poha	Potato Murukku
Sesame Seeds Laddu	Nuvvula Appalu	Sesame Chikki
Pachadara Sunni	Kobbari Chegodilu	Omapodi
Peanut Ladoo	Poha Laddu	Poha Kheer
Palakayalu	Venna Undalu	Pala Munjalu