Kuska Biriyani
My husband is a huge fan of Kuska Biriyani and I wanted to make it for him. Kuska is cooked only with onions and tomatoes without any veggies or meat. For the flavor of non veg we can add chicken broth and mutton masala powder for extra spice. For vegetarians, we can add vegetable broth instead of chicken broth. The biriyani tasted spicy and delicious and my husband loved it :). Time of Preparation : 30 minutes Spice level : 5 No of Servings : 1 to 2 Ingredients: Basmathi rice – 1 cup Chicken broth / Vegetable broth – 1 cup Water – 3/4 cup Onion (large) – 1 (finely chopped) Tomato (large) – 1 (finely chopped) Ginger garlic paste – 2 tsp Green chillies – 4 Red chilli powder – 1 tsp Coriander powder – 1/2 tsp...
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Stuffed Bread Rolls
My friends visited my place for the long weekend. I got two packets of bread which I did not use. I did not want to waste them. One of my friends make bread rolls often. So I tried these bread rolls and they are as tasty as cutlets. They are really a wonderful snack with tea :). Time of Preparation : 45 minutes Spice level : 4 Number of pieces : 20 Ingredients: Bread – 20 slices Potato (medium size) – 4 (boiled and mashed) Peas – 1/2 cup (boiled) (optional) Onion (medium size) – 1 (finely chopped) Green chillies -4 (finely chopped) Garlic – 3 cloves (finely chopped) Ginger – 1 tbsp (grated) Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp Sambar powder – 1 tsp (adjust according to spice level) Red chilli powder – 1 tsp Coriander powder – 1/2 tsp...
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Indian Yellow Cucumber Curry / Dosakaya Dal
I got this yellow cucumber from one of my friends. It was there in my refrigerator for a long time. I wondered what to make and my sister gave the idea of making dal with that. It is very simple to make but it is too good with chapati as well as rice. Time of Preparation : 30 minutes Spice level – 3 No of Servings – 2 to 3 Ingredients: Indian yellow cucumber (medium size) – 1 (chopped) Onion (medium size) – 1 (finely chopped) Tomato – 1(chopped) Green chillies – 4 (slitted lengthwise) Garlic – 4 cloves (crushed) Ginger (finely chopped) – 1 tbsp Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp Toor dal / Red gram lentil – 1/2 cup Oil – 2 tbsp Salt – to taste For Seasoning: Oil – 2 tsp Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp...
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Breakfast Korma
My mother-in-law makes some unique dishes which will be very tasty. This is one of that kind. This korma is made from the black chickpea stock. The stickiness from the chickpea stock gives taste to the korma. My mother-in-law said that it will be good with idly. I guess it will be good with chapati too. Time of Preparation : 45 minutes Spice level : 4 No of Servings : 3 Ingredients: Black Chick pea / Kala Chana – 200g Onion (medium size) – 1 (finely chopped) Tomato – 1 Green chillies – 4 (slit lengthwise) Garlic – 4 cloves Ginger – 1 tbsp Coconut – 1/3 cup Split dalia – 2 tbsp Black pepper – 1 tsp Fennel seeds – 2 tsp Bay leaves – 1 Cinnamon stick – 1″ Cloves – 2 Sambar powder – 1 tsp...
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Bagara Baingan
Bagara Baingan is a simple and delicious recipe. Usually if I buy Eggplants, I will make Ennai kathrikkai. This time I wanted to try something different and I made this Bagara Baingan. It came out really good. This goes well with roti, Biryani… Time of Preparation : 40 minutes Spice level : 4 No of Servings : 2 to 3 Ingredients: Small Brinjals – 6 (slitted into 4 halves till the middle) Onion (medium size) (finely chopped) – 1 Cumin seeds -1/2 tsp Ginger garlic paste – 1 tbsp Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp Coriander powder – 2 tsp Cumin powder – 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder – 1 tsp (according to spice level) Garam masala – 1/2 tsp Tamarind – Pebble size Salt – to taste Oil – For shallow frying the brinjals Coriander leaves – For garnishing...
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Snake Gourd Fritters / Pudalangai Varuval
When I was a kid I used to have snake gourd only in this form..It is a easy and yummy snack. I like to add little ajwain in this as it has so much of medicinal value and gives a wonderful flavor. Ingredients: Snake Gourd – 2 cups (thinly sliced) Besan Flour – 2 cups Rice Flour – 1 cup Red Chilli Powder – 3 tsp (according to spice level) Salt – to taste Ajwain Seeds -2 tsp Oil – for frying Method of Preparation: Cut the snake gourd to thin round slices and keep it aside. Mix the besan flour, rice flour, red chilli powder, salt and ajwain seeds with water and make a thick paste. Heat oil in a wide vessel. Dip the sliced snake gourd pieces in the batter and deep fry till they become golden...
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Tres Leches Cake
A tres leches cake, or pastel tres leches, is a sponge cake soaked in three different kinds of milk. This cake is popular in Latin America. It is really a delicious dessert and we can add Dulce de leche and it is called Cuatro leches (four milk) cake. Thanks to my friend Pari who made this cake for us. OMG!! Believe me it is “The Best”..It is really very simple and very easy to make. Try this dessert and you will die for this :). Time of Preparation : 1 hr 15 minutes + overnight refrigeration No of Servings : 20 Ingredients: For the cake : All purpose flour (Maida) – 2 cups Baking powder – 1 1/2 tsp Salt – 1/2 tsp Sugar – 1 1/2 cup Eggs – 4 Vanilla Extract – 1 1/2 tsp Skimmed Milk...
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Idly Upma
During my school and college days, Idly upma will be there atleast twice a week in my breakfast menu. I loveee Idly upma that too my mom’s..We can make Idly upma in different ways by adding different masalas. For spice, we can add green chillies or pepper powder or even red chilli powder. We can add even tomatoes, fennel seeds or any other masalas. But I love Idly upma in simple way with more urad dal for the crunchy taste. Here is the recipe… Time of Preparation : 15 minutes Spice level : 3 No of Servings :1 Ingredients : Leftover Idly – 4 Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp Channa dal – 1/2 tbsp Urad dal – 1 tbsp Red chillies – 2 Onion (finely chopped) – 1/4 cup Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp Salt – to taste Curry...
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Peerkangai Thol Thogayal / Ridge Gourd Peel Chutney
My mom used to make this ridge gourd peel chutney. I wanted to try this for a long time but never did till recently. One of my friends here had a craving for this thogayal and finally I tried it. It was really tasty. We can have it for idly or dosa or even with rice and ghee 🙂 Time of Preparation : 20 minutes Spice level : 3 No of Servings : 2 to 3 Ingredients: Ridge Gourd Peel – 1 1/2 cup Urad Dal – 2 tsp Channa Dal – 2 tsp Red Chillies – 4 Tamarind – small pebble size Coconut (grated) – 2 tbsp Curry leaves – a few Oil – 1 tbsp Salt – to taste Method of Preparation: Heat oil in a pan and the channa dal followed by urad dal and red...
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Methi Malai Matar
I have tasted this Methi malai matar in my friend’s place and I loved it. Methi has so much of medicinal value and methi with malai is really delicious to eat. This is a very easy and simple dish. Time of Preparation : 25 minutes Spice level : 3 No of Servings : 3 Ingredients: Methi leaves – 1 bunch Green Peas (boiled) – 1 cup Fresh cream – 1 cup Onion (finely chopped) (medium size) – 1 Ginger garlic paste – 1 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder – 1 tsp Garam masala – 1/2 tsp Salt – to taste Dry Mango powder – 1 tsp Oil – 3 tbsp Method of Preparation: Chop the methi leaves and soak them in salt water for 10 minutes so that the bitterness will be removed. Heat...
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Mango Dal
I had raw mangoes sitting in my fridge for a long time. I was wondering what to make and one of my friends here make this mango dal often. I like this a lot and it is easy to cook. So I tried this Mango Dal and it came out really good. Time of Preparation : 25 minutes Spice Level : 3 No of Servings : 2 to 3 Ingredients: Raw Mango (cut into small cubes) – 1 Onion (medium size)(roughlychopped) – 1 Tomato (chopped) – 1/2 Garlic (crushed) – 2 Green Chillies (long)(slit lengthwise) – 2 Split Pigeon Peas / Toor dal – 1/2 cup Oil – 2 tbsp Salt – to taste For Seasoning: Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp Curry leaves – a few Asafoetida – a pinch Red chillies – 1...
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Winner’s Recipe of Quick and Easy Recipe Mela
Thank you all for your participation in our Quick and Easy Recipe Mela. All the recipes we have received are really wonderful but the lucky winner is Reva from Kaarasaram.com for her Egg Florentine Sandwich. Â We have featured the winner’s recipe and here is the link for the detailed recipe of Egg Florentine Sandwich. We would like to award this badge for the winner: Congratulations...
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Sorakaya Mor Kootu / Bottle Gourd Yogurt Curry
Bottle gourd mor kootu is very easy to make and it is very tasty too. We can make Mor kootu with Pumpkin or Ash gourd or with Plantain stem too. We can serve it as a side for rice or chappati. Time of Preparation : 25 minutes Spice level : 1 No of Servings : 3 Ingredients Bottle gourd (cut into small cubes) – 1 Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp Grated coconut – 1/2 cup Cumin Seeds – 1 1/2 tsp Green chillies – 2 Curd – 1 cup Salt – to taste For Seasoning: Mustard Seeds – 1/2 tsp Red chilly – 1 Curry leaves – a few Asafoetida – a pinch Oil – 1 tsp Method of Preparation: Boil the bottle gourd with turmeric powder in a vessel or pressure cook it for 2 whistles. Make a...
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Marie Biscuit Chocolate Sandwich
When I was a kid, my aunt used to make this biscuit sandwich. I got a huge pack of swissmiss long back. I wanted to try this biscuit sandwich with that and it came out yummy!!!. If you don’t have any chocolate flavored powder there is another option using cocoa powder and sugar. Definitely kids will love this biscuit sandwich :). Time of Preparation : 20 minutes No of Servings : 5 Ingredients: Marie Biscuits – 20 Unsalted Butter – 4 tbsp Swissmiss / Drinking Chocolate – 5tbsp Instant Coffee Powder – 1/2 tsp Powdered Sugar – 1/2 tsp Milk – 1/4 Cup Method of Preparation: Make a paste with butter and the Swiss miss (chocolate drink powder). Warm the milk and mix the coffee powder and sugar. Take 4 biscuits in the milk and spread the paste between...
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Paneer Cutlet
All my friends here met in my place last week. I wanted to try this Paneer cutlet for a long time. It came out really good and my friends liked it a lot. It is real easy and tasty too. Time of Preparation : 1 hr Spice level : 3 to 4 No of Pieces : 30 Ingredients: Green Chillies (Finely chopped) – 3 Onion (Finely chopped) – 1 cup Ginger (Grated) – 2 tbsp Carrots, Beans and Peas (Boiled) – 1 Cup Potatoes (Boiled and mashed) – 2 Cups Paneer (Grated) – 1 Cup Red chilli powder – 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp Coriander powder – 1 tsp Pepper powder (Freshly ground) – 1/2 tsp Garam masala – 1/2 tsp Salt – to taste Oil – for frying All purpose flour / Maida – 1 cup...
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Mushroom Korma
It has been 3 months I posted any recipe because of my fractured finger. I am very excited to cook after a long time. I have tried mushrooms as a dry sidedish. This mushroom korma is a spicy and delicious gravy. I got this recipe from one of my friends here. I loved it and it goes well with chapati or parotta. Time of Preparation : 40 minutes Spice level : 3 out of 5 No of Servings : 4 to 5 Ingredients: Mushroom ( sliced ) – 2 cups Onions ( finely chopped ) – 1 1/4 cup Tomatoes ( finely chopped ) – 3/4 cup Cinnamon stick – 1″ Cloves – 2 Fennel seeds – 1 tsp Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp Sambar powder-1 tbsp Salt – to taste Coconut – 2 tbsp Ginger – 1/2″ Garlic...
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Spicy Baby Potato Fry
I wanted to try the potato fry like Shriya’s Colacasia fry. I loved her colacasia fry. I made this potato fry by marinating the potatoes in the masala similar to her colacasia fry. To give variation I have added so many masalas and it gave a wonderful flavor. It will be tasty with rasam rice or curd rice. 🙂 Time of Preparation : 30 minutes Spice level : 4 out of 5 No of Servings : 4 to 5 Ingredients: Baby potatoes – 24 Red chilli powder – 3/4 tsp Coriander powder -1/2 tsp Cumin powder – 1/2 tsp Garam masala – 1 tsp Red chilli flakes – 1 tsp Crushed pepper – 1/2 tsp Dry Fenugreek leaves / kasoori methi – 1 tsp Gram flour / Besan flour – 2 tsp Garlic powder – 1/4 tsp Salt –...
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Potato Korma / Potato Curry
Potato korma made with coconut milk is a wonderful combination for Idiyappam and Ghee rice. By changing few ingredients and adding them at different times gives us the difference in taste. This is a simple version of korma which gives an awesome taste. I have added few veggies with the potatoes.:) Preparation time : 30 minutes Spice level  : 3 out of 5 No. of  Servings : 4 Ingredients: Onion – 1 (medium size) (finely chopped) Potato -2 (medium size) (cut into large cubes) Roma Tomato – 1 (Chopped) Ginger – 1” Garlic – 5 cloves Green Chillies – 4 Coriander powder – 1 tbsp Cinnamon – 1/2″ stick Cloves – 2 Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp Coconut milk – 2 cups Fennel Powder – 1/2 tsp Salt – to taste Oil – 1 tbsp Coriander leaves – 3...
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Onion Tomato Chutney
I love onion tomato chutney especially for dosa and utthappam. We can make onion and tomato chutney in different ways. By adding and changing few ingredients we can change the taste. This version of onion and tomato chutney is my mother-in-law’s special. This time when I went to India I got the recipe from her. I found it very different as we add the dhals too for grinding. Here is the recipe for this spicy and tasty chutney 🙂 Preparation time : 10 to 15 minutes No of Servings : 2 Spice level : 3 to 4 Ingredients: Pearl onions or (1 medium size onion)- 1 Cup Tomato – 1/2 (chopped) White lentil (Urad dhal) – 1 tbsp Bengal gram (Channa dhal) – 1 tbsp Red Chillies – 3 or 4 (according to spice level) Salt – to taste...
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Sweet Idiyappam (String Hoppers)
We used to make different varieties of  Idiyappam. Already I have posted tomato idiyappam and curd idiyappam. Sweet idiyappam is one of those kind. We can make either with sugar or with jaggery. This time I have made with sugar. This is very simple and tasty recipe. All the sweet lovers will like this for sure. Here is the recipe.. Preparation time: 10 minutes No of Servings: 1 to 2 How to make Idiyappam? Ingredients for Idiyappam: Rice flour – 2 cups Salt – 1/4 tsp Method of Preparation of Idiyappam: Take the rice flour and add the salt. Heat the water. When the water starts boiling add it to the rice flour and mix it with a laddle. The dough should be smooth. Fill it in an idiyappam presser and press it in idli steamer. Steam it for...
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