Paneer Sandwich
Paneer is my favourite and I love to try any Paneer recipes. My sister-in-law gave the recipe for this paneer sandwich. I love this paneer sandwich and now I am making this often. It is very easy to make as a quick snack and we can enjoy it for the breakfast too. Preparation time: 20 minutes No of Servings: 2 Spice level: 3 out of 5 Ingredients: Bread-8 slices Paneer-100g(grated) Onion-1/2(finely chopped) Ginger garlic paste-1 tbsp Tomato-1/2(finely chopped) Capsicum-1/4 cup(finely chopped) Red chilli powder-2 tsp(according to spice level) Garam masala-1/2 tsp Salt- to taste Masala to grind: Coriander-1/2 cup Green chilli-2(according to spice level) Salt-to taste. Method of Preparation: Grind coriander, green chillies and salt with very little water and keep it aside. Heat oil in a pan and fry the oninon till they become translucent. Add the ginger...
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Potato Stew
Potato stew is a typical Keralite dish and it is very easy to make. It will be very tasty and it goes well with Aapam and Idiyappam. In a typical stew, they wont add tomatoes. My husband is not a big fan of stew. So I tried making the stew by adding tomatoes. It came out well and now he likes to have it. Preparation time: 15 minutes No of Servings : 3-4 Spice level: 2 out of 5 Ingredients: Coconut milk-1 1/2 cup Potato-1(boiled) Green chillies-5(according to spice level) Garlic-6 cloves Onion-1(finely chopped) Tomato(small size)-1(finely chopped)(optional) Cinnamon-1/2″ Cloves-2 Curry leaves Oil-2 tsp Salt-to taste Method of Preparation: Heat oil in a pan and add cinnamon, cloves,curry leaves, garlic, green chillies followed by the chopped onions and salt. Fry them till they become translucent and add the chopped tomatoes....
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Masala Vada – Spicy Lentil Dumplings
I was wondering what to cook on saturday because I felt like eating some spicy snack with hot tea. I soaked some chana dal to make some urundai kozhambhu but suddenly I remebered this uber-popular South Indian that goes great with tea – Masala vada. Masala vadai is a staple food in all breakfast menu as well in a lot of festival platters. It is even more popular as street food and is usually available in any street corner tea shop. Having Masala vada with hot tea on a rainy day is pure bliss. Ingredients: Oil : 2 cups ( for deep fry) Chana dal/Black gram dal : 11/2 cup Dry red chilies : 7-8 (according to your spice level) Urda dal : 1 tbsp Cumin seeds : 2 tsp Garlic : 3-4 Onion : 1 1/2 cups (Finely...
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Mint (Pudhina) Chutney
I love to make dishes with mint leaves because it always gives such an mouthwatering flavor to the dishes. And Mint has such awesome qualities like it could be used as a refreshing and a cleansing facial wash. In South India, we call this recipe as “Pudhina Thoghayal”. It goes great with a lot of dishes like Dosa, Idlies, or even with rice and sambhar, rice and vathakuzhambu, etc. Ingredients: Mint Leaves : 1 bunch (separate the leaves from stem) Coriander Leaves : 1/2 bunch Vegetable Oil : 1 tbsp Red Chilies : 6-7 (According to your spice level) Grated Coconut : 3 tbsp Urad dal : 1tbsp Asafoetida : 1/4 tsp Ginger : 1tbsp Tamarind Juice: 1/2 cup Method Of Preparation: Heat oil in a pan add Urad dal and asafoetida, fry them till urad dal turns light...
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Mutton Liver Fry
First of all I want to say sorry to all my readers for the late post. I am still on my India vacation and I couldn’t find time to post recipes but I promise when I come back I’ ll post variety of mouthwatering recipes in ST. “Mutton Liver fry” or “Eeral varuval” is very popular dish in south india. And its one of my favorite too. My mom used to make this every weekends in my chilhood days. She says it’s good for health. And cooking mutton liver is little tricky. It should be soft and juicy. If you overcooked it it will turn out into rubber-like texture. So its all with the trial cooking and practice. So do get the right proportion adjust the water and cooking time. My mom usually make this for breakfast, it goes very well with...
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Chole Bhatura
Chole Bhatura is a mouth watering dish and is the bigger cousin of a well-known Indian breakfast dish – Poori. Chole Bhatura is a combination of Chick Peas dish (chole) and the fried bread made from maida flour (bhatura). My memory of Chole Bhatura growing up in South India has been that it is one of those exotic dishes that you can eat at a restaurant. I still remember the big puffed up dish served hot with fresh cut onions and a sliver of lime. It turns out that even though it takes a little bit of time, Chole Bhatura can be made at home! And I am here to share that secret with you. Although I have to give a special mention to our friend Archie, who gave away his secret to making the perfect Bhatura! Read on.....
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Bread Upma
Sometimes we want to cook a quick meal for dinner or lunch and we expect it to be delicious too. Bread Upma is that kind of dish which is easy to make and yummy too. And it sometime helps you to get rid of your bread which is sitting in your kitchen for a long time. Here you go… Ingredients: Bread – 8 slices Chopped onion – 3/4 cup Tomato – 1 Chilly powder – 3/4 tsp Turmeric powder – a pinch Butter milk – 1 cup Green Chilly – 2 Minced garlic – 1 tsp Butter – 1 tbsp Oil – 1 tbsp Mustard seeds – 1 tsp Lemon juice – 1/2 tsp Coriander leaves for garnishing Salt to taste Method of Preparation: Cut the bread slices into 6 pieces each or according to your preference. Take butter...
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Vadakari – Lentil Curry
When I was in India Vadakari used to be in our breakfast menu atleast twice in a month. It is one of my favorite sides with idli . But I never got a chance to get the recipe and live demo from my mom. After I got married I came to know it is my hubby’s favorite too. I tried it a few times but it wasn’t even anywhere close to my moms recipe. My mother-in-law is in town and now she made this last month for us and I was like this is it! It was just my moms recipe and the same restaurant style taste that I used to crave for. And now I got the recipe and tried it last week by myself and it came out really good. It is again one of the famous...
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Aapam – Rice Pancakes Recipe
Aapam is another one of those unique south Indian breakfast dishes. It will come under the same family of “Dosas” except aapam will have a thick spongy center and thin and crispy edges. It’s usually made in a special “Aapam pan/Kadai”. You might find this in the breakfast section of a south Indian restaurant menu. Aapam is my husband’s favorite breakfast of all time. He kept asking me to make this for a long time. But as with many other dishes, I thought this is hard to make. After my mother-in-law showed me once, I found out it isn’t that hard to make. You will find out why in a minute. “Wish you all a Happy Independence Day” Ingredients: Parboiled Rice : 1cup Raw rice : 1 cup Urad dal : 1/4 cup Fenugreek seeds : 2 tsp Coconut...
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Puttu – Steamed Rice Flour Cake
Puttu is one of the most famous breakfast dishes in kerala (southern part of India). Its one of my favorite too. Its been a very long time since I had tasted puttu. Now that my Mother-In-law is here visiting us. she made this for us. I always thought puttu can be made only with puttu kutti (puttu maker). I’ve now learnt how to make this without the help of a tool and with simple kitchen items. Its a very easy breakfast to make and could be served at short notice. It’ll serve as a healthy eat as well as take care of the sweet tooth. I am sending this to EasyCrafts “Think cardamom event” Ingredients: Raw Rice : 2 cups Shredded Coconut: 1/2 cup Elachi powder/ cardamom powder : 1 tsp sugar : 1/4 cup ( according to your...
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Rava Kichadi (Semolina pudding)
This is one of the easiest dinner or breakfast recipe. I would usually used to make this when I am out of any recipes or want to make something very quick. This is a very handy recipes to have with us. It is similiar to upma. I still remember the first time I made kichadi in my hostel room it came out like a gummy paste but my roommates were just nice to me and ate it all. I am entering this recipe to the Meeta’s Monthly Mingle – One-Dish Dinners this month. This is my first entry in any such event and hope to get some exposure with this. Thanks to Pooja letting me know about this event. Ingredients: Rava (Semolina) : 1 cup Onion : 1 (Medium) Oil : 1tbsp water : 2 cup Ghee : 1/2...
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Tomato Chutney
Its a typical south Indian dish which is often consumed with idli or dosa. This is a very good side dish for idli, dosa, and it takes such a short time to make. The best combination for this chutney is idli and chutney (idli) powder. One of my favorite breakfast dishes. Preparation Time:20 minutes No of servings: 4-5 Spice Level: 3 out of 5 Ingredients: Tomato : 3 Onion : 1(Medium) Red chili : 5 to 6 Cumin seeds : 1 tsp Oil : 1tbsp Curry leaves : 4 to 5 Mustard seeds : 1 tsp Urad dal : 1 tsp Method of Preparation: Heat 1 tsp of oil in a kadai add cumin seeds, onions , tomatoes, Red chilies. Fry them untill the onions and tomatoes get soft and onions turn into golden brown. Remove from heat and...
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