Savory muffin

Vegetable Muffin  Ingredient 1  onion 1 zucchini 1 carrot 1/2 cup peas 1 cup baby spinach 3 eggs 1 cup plain flour 1/2 cup cooking oil 200 gm of salmon chopped 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp grounded fresh pepper Method Grate onion,carrot and zucchini. Mix all other ingredients together. Bake for 30 minutes on 180degree centigrade. ...

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Lemon pickle

South Indian Lemon Pickle Ingredients 10 Lemons  2 lemon's juice  Rock salt 10tbsp  4 tbsp red chilli powder  1 tbsp mustard  1 tbsp fenugreek seeds  1 tbsp asafoetida powder  10 tbsp gingelly oil  Method Cut lemons into 6 pieces and discard the seeds. In a glass bottle add 1 chopped lemon and 1 tbsp of salt. Follow...

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Rasam Powder

Rasam Powder  1 cup toor dal 1/2 cup cumin seeds 1/2 cup pepper corns 3/4 cup coriander seeds 1 tbsp fenugreek seeds 1 tsp ajwain seeds 1 inch peeled fresh tumeric(optional) 1 cup curry leaves 1 tsp ghee Method Fry all ingredients in hot pan on low flame. It takes at least 20 minutes Remove from heat, allow to cool. Powder the mixture and store it...

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Pineapple Kesari

Ingredients  Rava(semolina) 1 cup Raw sugar 1 3/4 cup Ghee 3/4 cup+1 tsp Pineapple diced 1 cup Cashew nuts 1/2 cup Sultanas 1/2 cup Boiling water 2 1/2 cup Saffron threads 1 tsp Salt 1/2 tsp Cardamon powder 1 tsp   Method  Heat 1 tsp Ghee to fry cashew nuts and sultanas. Transfer cashew nut and sultanas to a small bowl.(see...

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Goat Gravy-muton varuval

  Ingredients 2 cups of shallots or 4 big onions  10 curry leaves 2 inch cinnamon stick 2 cardamon seeds 3 cloves 3 garlic cloves 2 inch ginger 1 tsp turmeric powder 2 tbsp chilly powder 3 tbsp coriander powder 2 tbsp cooking oil salt to taste 1/2 cup coconut milk(optional)  1 kg goat  Method Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan. Add...

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Vegetable fish curry

  Ingredients 1 kg Salmon boneless( or Basa fillets) 1 large potato 2 medium size carrots 5 string beans 1 medium size sweet potato  1 cup peas 1 medium size eggplant 3 tbsp grated ginger(remove skin) 1 tbsp cooking oil 1 tsp red chilly powder 2 tbsp coriander powder 2 cups of coconut milk salt to taste   Peel potato skin and dice the...

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Aloo Paratha -Roti with potato stuffing

Ingredients 2 cups of wheat flour 2 tsp cooking oil Salt to taste water to knead the dough. Extra wheat flour to flat the dough. For stuffing 5 Cooked potatoes -medium size(peel off the skin) 5 green chilies finely chopped 1 tbsp coriander powder 5 garlic cloves(grate it) 1 tsp salt 2 tbsp of finely chopped coriander leaves. Butter to fry the roties. Method Knead...

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Thalkkali thokku- tomato chutney

INGREDIENTS 2 onions 7 tomatoes 10 garlic cloves 10 curry leaves 1 tsp mustard seeds 1 tsp fenugreek seeds 1 tsp asafoetida powder 2 tbsp gingerly oil 1 tsp turmeric powder 1 tbsp chilli power 1 tsp sugar salt to taste coriander leaves finely chopped Method Heat oil in pan Add mustard seeds and allow it to pop. Next add asafoetida powder, fenugreek...

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Poosanikaia halwa-white pumpkin halwa-Kasi halwa

Ingredients 1 big white Pumpkin(Remove skin and seeds) Grate the pumpkin and filter the pumpkin water. For 1 cup pumpkin(without water) 3/4 cup sugar. 1 tsp saffron(for 1 cup pumpkin)  1 tsp salt some shopped cashew nuts 1/2  cup ghee( for 1 cup pumpkin) Method Grate and filter the pumpkin with sieve. Save the filtered water. Boil the pumpkin...

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Ellu thovayal-Sesame seed chutney

Ingredients 1 cup white sesame seeds 1 tsp cumin seeds 1 tsp coriander seeds 3 red chilly 1 inch tamarind  2 tbsp white Dal 1/2 tsp asafoetida powder 1 tsp coconut oil salt to taste 1 tbsp shredded coconut.  Method Fry sesame seeds until it starts to pop. keep it aside. In same pan heat oil. Once the oil is heated add asafoetida powder,...

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Karupatti pongal

Ingredients 1 cup raw rice(or basamathi rice) 1/2 cup moong dal 3/4 cup palm jaggery(karupatti) 5 tbsp clarified butter(ghee) 1 tsp cardamom powder 10 raw cashwenut 10 raisins Salt 1/2 spoon  method Heat pan add moong dal and fry until golden brown. Take away from heat add rice and wash both . Next cook them with 2 1/2 cups of water. Mean time powder...

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