Keerai Kootu / Moong dal Spinach
I love keerai kootu..especially with Amaranth leaves(mulai keerai). We could not find it in U.S. But even with the spinach kootu is very tasty. Spinach has a high nutritional value and is extremely rich in antioxidants, especially when fresh, steamed, or quickly boiled. It is a rich source of all most all the vitamins, iron and calcium. Preparation time: 35 minutes No of Servings: 3-4 Spice level: 3 Ingredients: Spinach – 4 cups (Roughly chopped) Moong dal – 1/3 cup Onion – 1/2 (finely chopped) Tomato – 1/2 (chopped) Green chilly – 1 Sambar powder – 1 1/2 tsp (according to spice level) Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp Seasoning vadagam – 1 tsp Asafoetida – a pinch Oil – 1 tbsp Salt – to taste Method of Preparation: Pressure cook the moong dal for 3 whistles with a pinch...
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Grilled Chicken Fajita
Chicken Fajitas are one of our favorite Mexican dishes. There is something about the juicy grilled chicken in combination with sauteed bell peppers and onions wrapped in warm flour or corn tortilla. It is heavenly. We just bought a new grill this summer and have been cooking on it a lot lately. I’ve bought some fresh tortilla at the store the other day and decided to make Chicken Fajitas. What other dish could scream summer like colors of the bell peppers and the grilled chicken. You could also use the same recipe to make Steak fajitas too. Preparation Time : 30 mins No of servings: 3-4 Ingredients: Chicken Breasts/Thighs : 1 1/2 pounds Salt and pepper Onion : 1 ( large) ( cut into 1/4 inch strips) Bell peppers : 3 ( yellow, red and green) ( cut into...
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Veggie Sub Sandwich
Veggie Sub Sandwich is very easy to make and a delicious simple sub for veggie lovers. You can make it at home easily with vegetable patty along with your favorite veggies wrapped in your choice of bread. I just love the veggie delight sub from Subway. After I started making this sub at home, believe me our visit to subway has gone down. Here you go… Preparation time: 10 to 15 minutes Spice level: 2 out of 5 No. of servings: 2 Ingredients: French bread loaf – 1 Veggie patty – 2 Cheese slices – 4 Sliced cucumber – 1/2 cup Sliced tomatoes – 1/2 cup Chopped onions – 1/2 cup Jalapeño pickle – 1/4 cup Lettuce – 1 cup Mustard sauce – 1 tbsp Mayonnaise – 2 tbsp Salt and Pepper Method of Preparation: Preheat oven to 350 degree Fahrenheit....
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Dill Rice
I have never tried anything with Dill leaves until recently till I had in my sister’s place. Dill leaves give a nice flavor and now I like using Dill leaves in many of my dishes. This rice is very easy to make and will be tasty too. Preparation time: 40 minutes No of Servings: 2 Spice level: 3 Ingredients: Basmathi rice – 1 cup Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp Dill leaves – a bunch Onion – 1(medium size)(finely chopped) Lima beans – 1 1/2 cups Green chillies – 4 Red chilli powder – 1/4 tsp(according to spice level) Coriander powder – 1 tsp Ginger – 1/2″(grated) Garam masala – 1/4 tsp Bay leaves – 2 Oil – 2 tbsp Salt – to taste Method of Preparation: Soak the basmathi rice for 20 minutes and drain it. Heat ghee in a...
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Strawberry Milkshake
If you are craving for a refreshing cool drink that is healthy as well in the summer, this strawberry milkshake will hit the spot. You could make it a little decadent if you add a scoop of fat free vanilla or strawberry icecream at the top. This is a perfect refreshing summer drink! Preparation Time : 10 minutes No of servings: 2 Ingredients: Fresh Strawberry or Frozen strawberry : 8 ounces, hulled and sliced Granulated Sugar : 2 tbsp (according to your sweet level ) Fat free milk or 1% organic milk : 1/2 cup Vanilla extract : 1tsp Fat free Vanilla ice cream : 1/4 cup Ice cubes : 1 cup ( crushed) Method Of Preparation: In a bowl add sliced strawberries, sugar, vanilla extract and combine them all well. Set it aside for 10-15 minutes. After that add...
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Sprouted Moong Salad
Sprouts are always healthy and even tasty when it’s done right. It contains proteins and vitamins. I love sprouts and make it atleast once in two weeks. It’s very easy to make and you can serve it as a lunch or even a snack. It can make a healthy alternative to any oily snacks. Also if you are dieting you should definitely consider this for one of your meals. It’s a very refreshing and healthy salad. Preparation Time for salad: 30 mins No of servings : 2-3 Spice level : 1 out of 5 Ingredients: Moong sprouts : 2 cups Onion : 1(medium) Tomato : 1/2 Carrot : 1 cup (shredded) Curry Leaves : 4-5 Lime juice : 1 tbsp Whole red chilies : 2-3 For Seasonings : Oil : 1/2 tbsp Mustard seeds : 1 tsp Urad dal...
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Stir Fried Noodles with Vegetables
I love Stir Fried Noodles with lots of vegetables in it. Whenever I think of Stir Fried Noodles, it just reminds me of a Chinese fast food near my place. Their noodles and fried rice are the best. There are many versions of Stir Fried Noodles. My version contains a lot of veggies and it’s spicy. You can adjust according to your spice level. When I first tried it I just threw in some sauces, pepper flakes, vegetables, oil and noodles and it was so tasty. Next time I made sure I keep track of the right amount of ingredients and here is the recipe for you. Preparation time: 30 minutes No. of Servings: 3 to 4 Spice level: 3 out of 5 Ingredients: Stir fry sauce: Vegetable stock – 2/3 cup Soy Sauce – 4 tbsp Lime juice –...
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Mysore Rasam
One of my cousins used to make different varieties of rasam. I wanted try all the varieties since a long time and atlast I did. This Mysore rasam is very much different when compared to the other rasam varieties as you pressure cook all the ingredients. This is very simple to make and it will be very tasty. Preparation time: 25 minutes No of Servings: 4-5 Spice level: 3 out of 5 Ingredients: Toor dhal – 1/4 cup Coriander seeds – 1/2 tbsp Red chillies – 5 Garlic – 4 cloves Cumin seeds – 1 tsp Peppercorn – 7 or 8 Turmeric – 1/4 tsp Asafoetida – a pinch Tamarind – 1/2 lemon size(take the extract by soaking in the water) Salt – to taste For Seasoning: Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp Curry leaves- a few Coriander leaves –...
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Bean Burrito
Bean Burrito is one of my favorite from Taco Bell fast food restaurant. Bean along with cheese, sour cream, rice, etc. are wrapped in a grilled tortilla which is so comforting. My version of burrito is with vegetables and bean, a less guilt version. I have used the ready made tortillas. You can also use homemade tortilla. Please find the recipe below. Here you go… Preparation time: 30 minutes No. of servings: 3 to 4 Spice level: 2.5 out of 5 Ingredients: Flour Tortilla: All purpose flour – 1 cup Wheat flour – 1 cup Baking powder – 1/2 tsp Vegetable shortening – 1/4 cup Hot water – 1 cup Salt – 1/2 tsp (adjust to taste) Stuffing: Flour tortillas – 4 Chopped onion – 3/4 cup Garlic cloves – 3 Jalapeños pepper – 3 tbsp Tomato – 1 Corn kernels...
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Spicy Shrimp Curry
Shrimp or prawn curry is one of the most popular south India non-vegetarian dishes. I’ve learnt this recipe from aspecial person in my family. Her shrimp curry has to be the tastiest shrimp I’ve had. It goes very well chapathi, sambar rice and rasam. You can make this in different consistencies depending on your taste. You could make it as a gravy so it goes well with chapathi or naan or you could make it as a dry dish by leaving it in low heat for a long time. Have fun cooking this spicy shrimp curry and let me know if you try this recipe. Preparation Time : 45 minutes No of servings : 3-4 Spice level : 3 out of 5 Ingredients: Shrimp : 500gms (washed and cleaned) (deshelled) Onion : 1(large)(finely chopped) Tomatoes :2 (finely chopped) Ginger...
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2010 Sizzling Summer Contest Winners + Recipes RoundUp
We want to extend our heartfelt thanks to all of you, who participated in the Spicy Tasty Sizzling Summer Contest. We were thrilled by your response and loved all 82 Entries we’ve received for the contest. Even though we are announcing just two winners we appreciated every recipe you all shared with us. It’s time to announce the winners. Drum rolls please!!!!!!! Sizzling Summer Photo Contest Winner We hope you had a fun week voting in the photo contest watching different recipes stay at different spots. It was a close race in the photo contest voting and we are happy to announce that “Yummy Team’s Fried Ice Cream” Photograph won the contest with 221 votes, with just a difference of 5 votes over Hari Chandana’s “Tomato Flavored Sago Papad” Photograph. Thank you everyone for voting! Congratulations Yummy Team!!!!! We...
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Chow Chow (Chayote Squash) Poricha Kuzhambu
Poricha kuzhambu is a traditional dish that we usually make in my place. This is a simple and healthy recipe. The actual recipe is without onion, tomato and fennel seeds. But I have started making this recipe with the addition of these ingredients so that it gives a little masala flavour. Preparation time : 30 min No of Servings : 4-5 Spice Level: 3 Ingredients: Chayote Squash- 2 (cut to small cube size) Onion – 1/4(finely chopped) Tomato-1/4(chopped) Toor dhal – 1/2 cup Sambar powder- 1 tsp Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp Salt – to taste Hing – a pinch Seasoning vadam – 1 tsp Oil – 2 tsp Masala to grind: Grated coconut – 1 tbsp Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp Peppercorn – 1/4 tsp Fennel seeds – 1/2 tsp Method of Preparation: Pressure cook toor dhal with a...
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Mango Pachadi – Mango curry
Mango pachadi is one of those dishes that shouts out summer like no other dish! I’ve learned this recipe from my mom. In back home, every summer our house is filled with lots of raw mangoes which are freshly picked from our garden. My mom used to make this pachadi and I simply love it. I still remember those days begging my mom to make this pachadi. It’s one of my favorite recipes. I am lucky that my husband also love this dish. I made it recently and it came out really good. Preparation Time: 30mins No of servings: 2-3 Spice level : 2 out of 5 Ingredients: Raw Mango : 2 (Shredded) Onion : 1(medium) (Finely chopped) Tomato : 1/2 (finely chopped) Whole red chilies : 4-5 (according to your spice level) Jaggery powder : 4 tbsp water...
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Vote for Best Sizzling Summer Photo Contest
Sizzling summer contest comes to an end. Thanks for everyone sending your entries and making this contest a huge success!! We’ve received over 80 entries for the contest. About the photo contest , we mentioned that we are going to select 10 of our favorite photographs. But the response was so great and we have selected 12 photographs from all your submissions. Please vote for your favorite photograph from the below 12 using the voting option at the bottom of this post. Note : Leaving a comment as a vote will not count. Also lets keep this voting process clean and fair. We have procedures in place to detect vote fraud and it is our sole discretion to eliminate an entry from the contest if we detect an attempt to fraud the system. “We have only published photos of...
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Potato Egg Curry
I wanted to try a different egg recipe and one of my friends here, told about this egg curry. I tried this and it is very simple and it is good to taste too. This egg curry goes well with chappathis. Preparation Time: 30 minutes No of Servings: 3-4 Spice Level: 3 out of 5 Ingredients: Eggs – 4 Potato – 1(large) Onion – 1/2(thinly sliced) Tomatoes – 2(chopped) Coriander powder – 2 tsp Red chilli powder – 1 tsp Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp Green chilli – 1 Cumin seeds – 1 tsp Salt – to taste Oil – 2 tsp Coriander leaves – 1 tbsp Method of Preparation: Heat oil in a pan and fry the onions till they become golden brown. Allow it to cool and grind it with the tomatoes and keep it aside. Boil...
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Thakkali Rasam – Spicy Tomato Soup
Rasam is a comfort food in south India. It’s a very traditional dish and everyone in south India almost used to make it everyday. It is considered as a second main course and can be eaten with white rice. It’s very good for health, because lots of different spices are used in it. You can just drink it like a soup or as an appetizer too. Rasam can be cooked in different ways. Milagu (pepper) rasam, Dal(Lentil) rasam. Preparation Time: 30 mins No of servings : 3-4 Spice level : 2 out of 5 Ingredients : Tomatoes : 2 Coriander Leaves : a handful ( chopped finely) Green chilies : 2-3 Garlic : 2-3 Peppercorns: 10 Cumin seeds : 2 tsp Fennel seeds : 1 tsp Curry leaves : 6-7 Tamarind : lemon sized ball ( if you using...
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Sizzling Summer Contest: Have You Entered Yet?
We have had some excellent entries in the Spicy Tasty Sizzling Summer Contest. Thank you for all the lovely entries so far. We just wanted to send a reminder that this contest will be coming to end on July 6th. There are 2 $50 prizes to be won – one for the recipe and one for the best picture. If you haven’t had a chance to send in your entries yet, please do so this week. You can read all about the contest requirements in the Sizzling Summer Contest...
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Fish Puttu – Shredded Fish Stir Fry
Fish puttu is a traditional kerala dish. It’s usually cooked with shark or king fish. In south India we call it as “sura puttu” and it is most popular in all non-vegeterian cooking. It goes well with fish kuzhambhu and sambar. It can also be a great side-dish for biryani. It’s hard to find shark meat where we live, so I substitute it with Tilapia, which actually taste almost as good as shark puttu. If you are lucky to get shark meat use that instead. It’s very easy to make and tastes awesome. Preparation Time: 30 minutes No of servings: 4-5 Spice Level: 3 out of 5 Ingredients : Fish : 800gms (You can use any fish, I’ve used Tilapia) Onion : 1 (large) (finely chopped) Garlic pods : 8-9 (finely chopped) Green chilies : 6-7 (Finely chopped) (Adjust...
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