Enchilada sauce
We (my husband & I) love mexican Food. I always love to make anything spicy. Enchilada is one of our fav dishes in Mexican Cuisine. I have always wanted to make that. Last sunday was our anniversary, I was gonna make a cake but decided why bake cake all the time let’s do something new & different and something favorite for my husband. I knew enchilada was one of them so I made this for my husband from scratch. It came out well. And you know what? He loved it and of course I was extremely happy, when you get compliments from your loved one. Enchilada Casserole is coming soon. Preparation Time: 45 minutes No of cups : 4 cups Ingredients: Red chilies : 5 Chicken Stock : 1 cup (low-sodium) Tomatoes : 4 (large) Poblano Pepper :...
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Spicy Chicken Biryani
A lot of people are put of by the thought of making biryani because it is usually so involved and time consuming. This recipe will change their mind when they find out how easy it is to cook some delicious spicy biryani. I got this recipe from my good friend Neeru who made this for us and it was so delicious. Unlike Dum Biryani this is made with pressure cooker and it is the kind of biryani our moms would make on weekends and we would eat it at watching our favorite movies. Hope you like this recipe and if it comes out well let us know and I’ll let Neeru know. Preparation Time : 60 minutes Spice Level : 4 out of 5 No of servings : 3-4 Ingredients: Chicken : 500gms Basmati Rice : 2 cups...
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Muffin-Pan Potato Gratins
I recently saw this recipe in a TV show and fallen in love with this recipe. Super easy and it tastes soo good and yummy too. Never tried potato gratins before so I wanna try it this time for thanksgiving and it came out really good. My family members loved it. If you are looking for easy and quick appetizers, this is one of them. This will make a perfect Thanksgiving appetizer. Let me know if you try this recipe. Preparation Time : 45 minutes No Of Servings: 6-7 Ingredients: Unsalted Butter : 1/2 stick (room temperature) Russet Potatoes : 2 (medium) Ground pepper : for seasonings Salt : for seasonings Heavy Cream : 6 tbsps Method Of Preparation: Preheat Oven to 400 degrees. Grease the muffin pan with butter. Now thinly slice the potatoes. Place 2...
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Kuzhi Paniyaram(Sweet)
Kuzhi Paniyaram is one of the most popular South Indian festival delicacies. I still remember those childhood days my mother used to make this as an evening snack for us. It’s a perfect evening snack with some hot tea. Paniyaram can be made in different types. There are two types of panityaram one is Kara kuzhi paniyaram and other one is sweet kuzhi paniyaram. If you have a sweet tooth try this recipe you will love it. Prepration Time : 30 minutes No of servings : 7-8 Ingredients: Maida : 2 cups (You can also use rice flour instead of this) Ripe Banana : 2 (Mashed) Baking soda : 1 tsp Powdered Jaggery : 1 cup water : 11/2 cups Cashews : 7 to 8 Coconut : 1/2 cup (optional) Ghee : 2 tbsp cardamom pods : 8 nos...
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Peanut Butter Cookies
Who says peanut butter cookies have to be a favourite for just the kids? This easy peanut butter cookies recipe will help you expand your appetizer/dessert menu for Thanksgiving dinner. I really liked how it turned out and I am probably never going to buy these from a store now that I found out how easy it is to make these! This is especially good since you know what goes into making the cookies that yours kids are eating. Everyone likes their cookies in various forms of chewy, crispy, etc. Just adjust the baking time to lower for chewy cookies and higher for crispy. You can put a saran wrap and put the sheet in the fridge to cool completely. Preparation Time : 45 minutes No of cookies : 20-25 Ingredients: Unsalted Butter : 1/2 stick (room temperature) Brown...
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Cranberry and Orange Relish
Thanksgiving turkey is not delicious without cranberry sauce. It is a must have with any Thanksgiving meal. It is one of the easiest things to make and enjoyed by most people at the table. This is one of the items you can make it in advance and keep it in the fridge and it will taste even better. Preparation Time : 15 minutes No of Servings : 4 Ingredients: Cranberries : 8 ounces (fresh or frozen) Orange Marmalade : 3 tbsp Unsalted Butter : 2 tbsp Grated Fresh Ginger : 1 tbsp Brown sugar or Granulated regular sugar : 1/2 cup Orange Juice : 1/2 cup Black Pepper : 1/4 tsp (crushed) Minced Cilantro : 1 tbsp ( optional) Method Of Preparation : In a saucepan melt the butter in medium heat. After that add grated ginger, stir it for...
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Goat Cheese Spread
Thanksgiving is here on us. I am sure everyone is planning for get togethers and potlucks. We are planning on bringing you a variety of recipes that you can make for this special occasion. I am going to start with a very easy to make yet an awesome appetizer- Goat Cheese Spread. If you are looking for an easy to make yet scrumptious appetizer for your Thanksgiving table here is a perfect one for you. Enjoy this recipe. Preparation Time : 15 minutes No of servings : 10-20 Ingredients: Goat Cheese : 4 0unce (1) Parsely : 2 tbsp Chives : 1 tbsp Pepper powder : 1/4 tsp Crackers : 20 Method Of Preparation : In a food processor, pulse the cheese, parsley, chives, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper until creamy or you can just pulse this mixture in a...
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Black & Decker JE2100 10oz Fruit and Vegetable Juice Extractor for $14.99 plus Shipping
Thanksgiving is coming so is the awesome deals. SpicyTasty is gonna post awesome Kitchen deals for this Thanksgiving. I just came across this super deal in DailySteals. They have this Black and Decker JE@100 10 oz Juice Extractor for 14.99$ plus shipping. That’s $30 less from the original price. Amazon has a very good reviews for this product. So check it out. Hurry up this offer ends in 13...
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Ambur Mutton Biryani
I know we posted a lot of Diwali sweets and savories recipes but what is Diwali without some idlies, mutton gravy and briyani, right? (Veg fans – we love sambar and chutney equally with Idlies. 🙂 ) My mother-in-law surprised us with this easy-to-make yet heavenly delicious Mutton briyani! Ambur is a town in Tamilnadu and is really famous for their spicy dum briyani. Here is a blurb from Wikipedia Ambur Biriyani is one of the famous biriyani recipes of South India which emerged during the Nawab of Arcot’s regime. Prepared mainly in Basmati Variety of rice, both chicken and Mutton are used for this. A full plate of Biriyani with Brinjal curry (Khattay Baigan or Yennai Kathrika) and Onion Raitha (Vengayam Pachidi) makes our feast a delightful one. Such is its very delicious taste, which makes many thousands of passers by in this Golden Quadrilateral track...
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Adhirasam – A Traditional Indian Sweet
Adhirasam is a traditional South Indian Sweet which is usually made in Diwali times. It’s very popular sweet which is almost made in every single south Indian home during diwali festival. And adhirasam is popular as an offering to God for Diwali nonmbhu (prayer) time. It’s really very tricky to make adhirasam, because you need to know the correct proportions. My mother-in-law showed me how to make this recipe. It came out really well. From wikipedia: Adhirasam is a type of Indian sweet from Tamil cuisine. The doughnut like pastry has a long history of popularity in Tamil civilization. They are similar in shape to vadai, but are not savoury and are eaten as a dessert. Adhirasam is a popular as an offering to the gods during puja prayers, both at home and in temples in Tamil Nadu. According...
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Happy Spicy and Tasty Diwali 2011
Wish you all a very Happy and Prosperous Diwali. This diwali is special for us because we are celebrating it with our little one Vinay. This year I’ve made lot of savories and sweets for Diwali. Obviously I didn’t make everything by myself my mother-in-law is here visting us so she helped me a lot. And for the past couple of weeks we (arthi, nithu & shriya) were doing a marathon Diwali recipes in spicytasty. I am sure you all made some delicious sweets and snacks for Diwali too. Thank you for all your encouragement. Spicytasty is sparkling with a new look this Diwali. WE hope you like it and we look forward to your continue love ands upport. Don’t forget to check our recent Diwali recipes. From wikipedia: Deepavali is an important five-day festival in Hinduism, Sikhism, and...
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Pepper Mutton Curry
Diwali for non vegetarians usually start with a mutton dish. As you will see it is a great dish for those who crave hot food and pretty simple to follow. Go ahead and try it may be it will become your favorite to as it has become mine. Preparation Time : 45 minutes No Of servings : 3-4 Spice Level : 4 out of 5 Ingredients: Mutton : 500gms Oil : 3 tbsp Fennel seeds : 2 tsp Onions: 1 (large) (chopped finely) Tomatoes : 3 Ginger & Garlic Paste : 1 1/2tbsp Black Pepper Powder : 1 tbsp (Freshly and coarsely ground) Red chili powder : 2 tsp Coriander Powder : 1 tbsp Cloves : 3 Bay leaves : 1 Cinnamon sticks : 1 inch Cardamom : 2 Coriander leaves : 2tbsp Water : 2 cups Salt :...
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Besan-Rava Laddu
I think recently I am posting a lot of besan recipes. But you know what I love the flavor of besan. I had planned to make ladoos for diwali. But I wanted to cook something different so I ended up making this besan rava ladoo. It’s really easy and simple to make for lot of us when we don’t have the time or patience to make something elaborate. This will make a great festival sweet. Preparation Time: 45 mins No of Ladoos : 15-20 Ingredients: Besan/Chickpeas Flour : 1 1/2 cup Sugar : 3/4 cup Sooji/Semolina coarse : 4 tbsp Ghee/Clarified Butter : 1/2 cup Cardamom Powder : 1/4 tsp Almonds : 3 tbsp (chopped finely) Raisins: 1 tbsp Method Of Preparation: Dry roast the besan for 10 minutes in simmer flame till you smell a nice aromatic flavor(make...
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Quick Microwave Doodh Peda (Milk Fudge)
Doodh Peda is one of the most popular North Indian desserts. I love all kind of milk sweets like rasagolla, Rasamalai, Gulab jamun, Basundhi and doodh peda. The main ingredients for Doodh peda are khoa, sugar and traditional flavorings, including cardamom seeds, pistachio nuts and saffron. The color varies from a creamy white to a caramel colour. The word pera is also generically used to mean a blob of any doughy substance, such as flour or (in the case of the sweet) khoa. Pedas are sometimes used as prasad in religious services. Doodh peda is made out of paal kova. Paal kova recipe is coming soon in Spicytasty. I always thought it takes lot of time to make pedas. But I recently learnt this quick microwave cooking peda from my sister. Believe me this is one of the easiest methods and it takes less than 30 minutes....
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Cashew Besan Burfi (Chick pea and cashew nut Fudge)
It’s the Diwali season and I am sure you can smell it in the air. We certainly can here at SpicyTasty as we bring you delicious Diwali recipes all week. As I mentioned earlier, my mother-in-law is here visiting us. While we were talking about mine and my husband’s childhood Diwali days, Karthik fondly remembered a ‘green cake’ his mom used to make for him. My MIL jumped at that and started to make it for him after so many years! The ‘green cake’ is in fact Cashew Besan Burfi with green coloring but we used orange (kesari) color instead this time. It is rich and soft (yet crispy) in taste similar to Mysore Pak but with the cashew flavor taking over. We hope you enjoy making it for your family as my MIL enjoyed making it for us....
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Diwali Snack Thenkuzhal Murukku (Chakali)
Thenkuzhal Murukku is a popular snack usually made during the popular Indian festival of Diwali. This is one of the most popular savory snacks in southern part of India. There are lot of types of murukku (chakali) – kai murukku, thenkuzhal murukku, meti murukku, mullu murukku and ribbon murukku. And this one is my all time favorite snack. This diwali is bit special for me, because of my 7 months old little one. It’s his first Diwali! The holiday fun starts now. So more Diwali recipes are on the way to SpicyTasty. Ingredients: Rice Flour : 2 cups (sifted) Urda dal flour : 1/4 cup Split chick peas : 2 tbsp Butter : 1/2 stick or 3 tbsp (room temperature) Asafoetida : 1/4 tsp Sesamae seeds : 1 tsp (you can use cumin seeds instead of that too) Salt : required...
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German Chocolate Cake
I am a huge fan of Homemade Cakes and often try my hand at baking different cakes until now I never got a chance to take pictures and write down the recipe. Our little bundle of joy vinay just turned 6 months old and I wanted to celebrate it with a cake. Instead of buying from our favorite German Chocolate cake from a local restaurant (Dusty’s Cellar) I figured may be i’ll make it for him with my own hands and lots of mommy love. German Chocolate cake is a layered cake with coconut and Pecan filling and bittersweet chocolate icing. It came out really good and everyone enjoyed it. Ingredients: For the Filling: Condensed Milk : 1 can Vanilla : 1 tsp Butter : 1 stick Egg Yolks : 4 Shredded Coconut : 2 cups (I’ve used dry...
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Mutton Korma – Lamb Curry
We bought some mutton last week and I wanted to try this recipe Guess what? It turned out simply superb and we enjoyed it with Idlies and chappathis. You can make this mutton curry in an hour and it is indeed pretty simple to make. Preparation Time : 60 minutes Spice level : 4 out of 5 No of servings : 3-5 Ingredients: Mutton/Lamb : 750gm Onion : 2 (medium) Tomato : 3 Cloves : 3 Cinnamon : 1″ cardamom : 2 Fennel seeds : 11/2 tsp Cumin seeds : 1/2 tsp Bay Leaves : 1 Curry leaves : 7-8 Ginger & Garlic paste : 2 tbsp Yogurt : 1/4 cup Coconut pieces : 1/2 cup Turmeric powder : 1/4 tsp Red Chili Powder : 2 tbsp Coriander Powder : 11/2 tbsp Crushed Black Pepper : 1/2 tbsp...
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Gobi Shimla Mirch Ki Sabzi – Cauliflower Capsicum Curry
Bell peppers and cauliflower are very nutritious. They are rich in vitamins and fiber. I love bell pepper’s flavor and taste. So I usually use it in many dishes I make. I had some cauliflower and bell pepper sitting in my fridge for a short while. First, I was gonna make Gobi manchurian but after I saw the bell peppers I decided to make this gobi shimla mirch ki sabzi. It’s very easy to make and a great side dish for roti’s and naan. Let me know if you try this recipe. Preparation TIme: 45 minutes Spice Level : 3 out of 5 No of servings : 3-5 Ingredients Oil : 2 tsbp Onion : 1 (medium) Tomato : 2 Ginger & Garlic paste : 1 tbsp Cumin Powder : 2 tsp Coriander Powder : 2 tbsp Red chili...
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Peruvian Grilled Chicken
One of the main reasons was because of some of the ingredients that are common to Indian cooking. In fact, it came out really good and me and my mom thoroughly enjoyed this grilled chicken. Even though it is Peruvian, it seems that there is a huge Asian influence in their cooking as evidenced by the use of Soy sauce in this recipe. The chicken had a nice spicy flavor with a hint of tangy soy sauce. This recipe is very easy to follow so let me know in the comments if you try it. No of servings : 3-4 Spice level : 2 out of 5 Preparation Time : 60 minutes Ingredients: Soy sauce : 1/3 cup Lime juice : 2 tbsp (freshly squeezed) Garlic cloves : 5 Ground Cumin : 2 tsp Paprika or red chili powder...
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