Thengai Thuvayal – Coconut Chutney
Coconut thuvayal is a very simple recipe. Instead of using green chillies, we use red chillies in this chutney and it will be very tasty too. I like to have with idli, upma and even I love to have with curd rice :). Preparation time: 15 minutes No of Servings: 4 Spice level: 3 out of 5 Ingredients: Coconut – 1/2cup(grated) Urad dhal – 1tsp Red chillies – 2(according to spice level) Tamarind – very little(a little bigger than pepper size) Hing – a pinch Oil – 1tbsp Mustard seeds – 1/4tsp Method of Preparation: Heat 2tsp of oil in a pan. Add hing and fry the red chillies, urad dhal and coconut for 3 minutes. Grind it coarsely with the tamarind by adding very little water. Season it with the mustard seeds Enjoy it with idli, dosa, upma...
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Mooli Paratha/Radish Paratha
My mom used to make mooli parathas. Last week, when I tried methi paratha I remembered about this mooli paratha. I wanted to try it since then and I have tried immediately :). It is very easy to make will be tasty too. Preparation time: 30 minutes No of Servings: 2 Spice level: 2 out of 5 Ingredients: Radish-1(grated) Green chillies-2(finely chopped) Red chilli powder-1 tsp(according to spice level) Cumin powder-1/2 tsp Garam masala-1/2 tsp Coriander-1 tbsp Salt-to taste Wheat flour-2 cups Oil 2 tsp Method of Preparation: Mix all the ingredients except for the wheat flour and oil and cover the mixture for 15 minutes. Radish will leave some water. Remove that water and keep it aside. Now take the wheat flour and use the water taken from radish and make a smooth dough just like that for...
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Spicy Egg Korma – Spicy Egg Curry
This is again an recipe from my sister’s (Kavitha) kitchen. She shared this recipe with me. My mom used to make this and she makes the perfect egg korma. Recently when I was speaking to my sis and it reminded me of this curry and I couldn’t wait to make it. Egg korma is always easy to make and it tastes so good. The tricky part in this recipe is adding the egg in the curry. Because you shouldn’t stir the curry once you’ve added the egg. It came out very well for me. Try this recipe and lemme know how it turns out for you? Preparation Time : 35 minutes No of servings : 3-4 Spice Level : 3 out of 5 Ingredients : Eggs : 4 Onion : 1 (medium) (Finely chopped) Tomato : 2 Ginger &...
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Methi Paratha
Methi leaves are rich in calcium, phosphorus and iron and its mineral and vitamin contents are also high and this is easily assimilated by our body. I like methi leaves in any form..especially I loveee Methi paratha. My cousin used to make this recipe and now I am making it whenever I buy methi leaves 🙂 I like this to have with raitha or pickle. Preparation time: 30 minutes No of Servings: 2 Spice level: 3 out of 5 Ingredients: Wheat flour-2 cups Methi Leaves-1 bunch(chopped) Onions-1 cup(finely chopped) Ginger garlic paste-1 tbsp Green chillies-2(finely chopped) Coriander powder-1 tsp Red chilli powder-1/2 tsp(according to spice level) Garam masala-1/4 tsp Salt-to taste Oil-2 tsp Method of Preparation: Take 2 cups of flour in a round bottom vessel and add a little salt and 3/4 cup of water or more and...
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Potato masala and Spinach Dal Curry
I almost make this curry once in two weeks. I love the combo of keerai kozhambhu (spinach dal) with potato masala. My husband is not a big fan of greens, but he love this spinach dal. Adding lots of garlic into this spinach dal makes it different and tastes sooo good. There is something about this combination that’s so tasty for a south Indian Palette. And the potato curry also makes a great combination for dishes like sambar, paruppu urundai kozhambhu and yogurt rice. Spinach Dal: Preparation Time: 30 mins No of servings : 3-4 Spice level : 2 out of 5 Ingredients: Spinach : 1 Bunch Onions : 1 (medium)(Chopped) Tomato : 1 (chopped) Garlic : 4 cloves (pressed) Turmeric powder : 1tsp Green chilies : 5-6 (according to your spice level) Curry leaves : 4-5 Toor Dal...
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Idli Podi – Spicy Chilly Powder
Idli podi or Idli Milagai podi is made of dry red pepper and a perfect blend of spices which is served with idli or dosa. You can make this and store it in your pantry which comes for a long duration. When you are in a hurry or if your chutney or sambar is over, this always helps. I always like to have idli podi though I have other side dishes. Idli podi with Sesame oil gives a nice aroma. When you spread this in idlis and leave it for two to three hours, it absorbs the oil and flavor of the powder and just melts in your mouth. My mouth waters when I say that. I am sharing my version of idli podi here… Preparation time: 30 minutes Spice level: 4 out of 5 Ingredients: Split chickpeas/Channa dal...
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Sizzling Summer Contest
It is summer and it’s hot. SpicyTasty is here by announcing an interesting contest for you. We welcome you all to participate in our Sizzling Summer Contest. Share your recipes with us and win exciting prizes for the best food photograph and the best recipe. The name of the contest itself tells you that this contest is to join hands with SpicyTasty and beat the heat by sharing your fine recipes. Make sure you capture the beauty and presentation of your recipe in a lively picture and be the one to win $50 for the Sizzling Photograph of the Event. Also share your wonderful recipe and be the one to win $50 for the Sizzling Recipe of the Event. Sizzling Photograph of the event will be decided by you via a poll. Sizzling Recipe of the Event will be picked by a random draw....
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Aloo Tikki/Potato Cutlets
Aloo tikki is one of the famous chaat items in India. One of my friends in my new place made this aloo tikki for me. I loved it and it is very easy to make. The important thing is we need not deep fry it. Even then they taste really good and now it is my favourite snack for the evening. Here is the recipe for this easy, tasty and quick snack… Preparation time: 30 minutes No of Servings: 2-3 Spice level: 3 out of 5 Ingredients 1: Potatoes-2(medium sized) Onions-1/2(finely chopped) Green chillies-1(finely chopped) Red chilli powder-1/2 to 1 tsp(according to spice level) Coriander powder-1/4 tsp Garam masala-1/4 tsp Chaat masala-1/2 tsp Coriander-2 tbsp(finely chopped) Salt-to taste Ingredients 2: Bread crumbs-4 tbsp Oil-1/4 cup Method of Preparation: Boil the potatoes and mash it completely. Then add all the...
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Shrimp Biryani
In my recent India trip, my sister (sujatha) cooked this biryani for me. Since then I become a big fan of it. The flavors are too good and not overpowering. Recently I’ve tried this recipe and it came out very well. My sister made this biryani with prawn, but I don’t get prawn here. So I made it with shrimp. I love shrimp and I always wanted to try shrimp biryani. This recipe is very easy to make and it tastes as good as chicken biryani. Preparation Time: 45 minutes Serves: 3-4 Spice level: 3 out of 5 Ingredients: Shrimp : 500gms (washed and cleaned) (deshelled) Onion : 2 (medium) (Finely chopped) Basmati Rice : 2 cups (soaked for 20 minutes) Tomato : 2 (finely chopped) Fennel seeds : 2tsp Cinnamon : 1″ Cloves: 3 Bay leaves : 1...
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Chemba Puttu – Brown Rice cake
Puttu is a breakfast dish popular in Kerala and Tamilnadu. Puttu is served with kadalai curry and banana. It can also be served with sugar and banana. It takes very less time to make this dish. Puttu Podi is available in most of the Indian stores here. There are white rice and chemba rice (red rice) podi available. I have used chemba puttu podi for make this dish. Puttu Kutti or Puttu maker is used to make the cylindrical shape puttu. You can also use idli plates to make this dish. Preparation time: 30 minutes No. of servings: 2 to 3 Ingredients: Chemba puttu podi or Brown rice puttu flour – 2 cups Shredded coconut – 1/2 cup Sugar – 4 tbsp Cardamom – 3 nos. Ghee or Clarified butter – 1 tsp Hot water – 1 cup Salt...
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Masala Sodhi/Masala Kozhambu
Sodhi is actually a tirunelveli dish. But this masla sodhi is completely different from that. I got this recipe from my sister. She is a wonderful cook and she is very innovative. She cooks a lot of dishes in her own style and this is one of that kind :). It is very different and I liked it. Here goes the recipe…. Preparation time: 30 minutes No of Servings: 3-4 Spice level: 3 out of 5 Ingredients: Cumin seeds-1/2 tsp Onion-1 cup(finely chopped) Carrot-1/2 Potato-1/2 Chayote squash-1/2 Coconut milk-1/2 cup Tamarind-Pebble size Sambar powder-1/2 tsp(optional) Oil-1 tbsp Salt-to taste Masala to Grind: Channa dhal-1 tbsp Coriander seeds-1 tbsp Red chillies-4(according to spice level) Cumin seeds-1 tsp Method of Preparation: Heat 1 tsp of oil and fry all the masala to grind. Allow it to cool and make it as...
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Banana-Berry Smoothie
Summer is here and market has long lines of fresh fruits. I am a big fan of berries and I know it has some good nutritional value. Smoothies are a great way to consume these delicious fruits on a hot summer day. In addition to berries, banana always adds a nice twist in flavor to a smoothie. From wikipedia: Berry colors are due to natural plant pigments, many of which are polyphenols such as the flavonoids, anthocyanins, and tannins localized mainly in berry skins and seeds. Berry pigments are usually antioxidants in vitro and thus have oxygen radical absorbance capacity (“ORAC”) that is high among plant foods.[2] Together with good nutrient content, ORAC derived in the laboratory distinguishes several berries within a new category of functional foods called “superfruits”. However, there is no physiological evidence established to date that...
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Green Chili Chicken Curry
Green chili chicken curry is simple and easy dish to make. If you are looking to make a chicken side dish for chapati or Chicken biryani . You should give this recipe a try. When I first saw this recipe name, I thought it’s gonna be too spicy. But it was not that spicy and it depends on how many green chilies and how strong the green chilies are. Adding coconut and fennel gives the dish a rich flavor. My sister Kavitha shared this recipe with me. I tried it last week and it came out awesome and tasty. Thanks to her for sharing this recipe with me. Preparation Time: 45 mins No of servings : 4-5 Spice level : 4 out of 5 Ingredients: Chicken : ½ kg (Boneless or with bone) Oil : 3 tbsp Onion :2...
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Spinach Rice/Palak Pulao
I like Spinach a lot. I usually make kootu or some curry with spinach.I thought I could try this spinach rice for a change. I liked it a lot and it is easy to prepare too. Easy tasty lunch box menu 🙂 Preparation time:40 minutes No of Servings: 2 Spice level: 3 out of 5 Ingredients: Basmathi rice-1 cup Spinach-2 cups(chopped) Onions-1 cup(finely chopped) Bay leaves-2 Cumin seeds-1 tsp Ginger garlic paste-1 tbsp Green chillies-2(slit lengthwise) Coriander-1/2 cup(Grind it to paste) Turmeric powder-1/4 tsp Red chilli powder-1 tsp(according to spice level) Coriander powder-2 tsp Garam masala-1/2 tsp Paneer-1/2 cup(fried)(optional) Peas-1/4 cup(optional) Oil-1 tbsp Ghee-1 tbsp Method of Preparation: Soak the basmathi rice for 20 minutes and drain it. Heat ghee in a pan and fry it for 3-4 minutes and keep it aside. Heat oil in a pan then...
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Chilli Paneer
Recently, I’ve become very fond of paneer. I am either making lot of paneer dishes or I am trying to clean up my refrigerator by cooking all the paneer bags sitting in my fridge 🙂 Chilli Paneer is one of the popular Indian dish you will find in most of the Indo-chinese restaurants. In my college days whenver we go out for dinner I used to order this. It’s one of my favorite dish. Surprisingly, it is also one of the easy-and-quick dishes to whip up when you are short of time. Ingredients: Paneer cubes : 2 cups Oil : 2tbsp Garlic : 2 tbsp (finely chopped) Ginger : 1 tbsp (finely chopped) Green Chilies : 4 (finely chopped) Lime juice : 1 tbsp Coriander Powder : 2 tsp (optional) Onion : 1 (Medium and finely chopped) Corn flour...
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Idly and Indian Hot Sauce
Idly is a South Indian breakfast dish made of parboiled rice and white lentils. You can find Sambar idly in any restaurant or fast food’s breakfast menu. It is one of my favorite dish too. Once I grind the idly/dosa batter, I don’t have to worry about dinner for a week. Idly with Indian Hot Sauce or chutney is another favorite combination of mine. Here you go… Ingredients for Idly: Par-boiled rice – 4 cups (ponni or sona masoori) Whole urad dal (white lentil) – 1 cup Fenugreek seeds – 1 tsp Salt to taste Ingredients for Hot Sauce: Medium size onion – 1 Tomatoes – 2 Garlic pods – 3 Dry red chillies or Chili pepper – 5 (adjust to taste) Tamarind – marble size Curry leaves – 2 tsp Cilantro – 1 cup Sesame oil – 1/4...
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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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Matar Paneer – Cottage Cheese and Peas Curry
Matar (peas) Paneer (cottage cheeses) is one of the most popular North Indian dish. And it’s one of my most favorite dishes too. Back home in India, whenever I go to a restaurant I used to order matar paneer or paneer butter masala and naan without skipping a beat. My family and friends used to tease me for it. I always wanted to try matar paneer in my kitchen. I’ve tried Butter paneer masala so many times but never tried matar paneer. So I tried making matar paneer and it came out awesome, if I say so myself. As usual my best critic (my husband) loved it. Try this yummy recipe and definitely you will love it too. Ingredients: Paneer cubes / Cottage cheese : 2 cups (fried paneer) Green Peas : 1/2 cup (I’ve used frozen green peas)...
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