Carrot Methi Thogayal – Carrot and Green Chutney
Carrot Methi Thogayal – Carrot Fenugreek leaves Chutney is a simple and tasty dish which I made recently. You can serve this as a side with white rice and curry or sambar/rasam. You can also mix it with white rice and eat it with papad or chips. I wanted to prepare something quick and tasty for lunch and my friend told me about this recipe which she tried from Sailusfood. Now this has become one of our favorite. Here you go… Preparation time: 25 minutes No. of servings: 5 Spice level: 2.5 out of 5 Ingredients: Oil – 2 tsp Mustard seeds – 1 tsp Cumin seeds – 1 tsp Channa dal – 1 tbsp Urad dal – 1 tbsp Dry red chili – 4 Garlic cloves – 4 Green chilies – 2 Shredded carrot – 2 cups Fresh...
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Karamani Poriyal – Yard Long Bean Stir Fry
This is a simple stir fry and can be served with rice and also as a dry subzi with roti. Yard long beans are good source of protein, vitamin A, thiamin, riboflavin, iron, phosphorus, and potassium, and a very good source for vitamin C, folate, magnesium and manganese. This is a tasty and nutritious vegetable but most of us seldom cooks it. I am going to be a regular user of this vegetable from now on. You can simply blanch this vegetable and add it to your curries or stir fry. Ingredients: Karamani or long beans – 1 lb (1/2 kg) Oil – 2 tsp Mustard seeds – 1 tsp Urad dal – 1 tsp Few curry leaves Shredded coconut – 3 tbsp Ginger – 1/2 inch piece Garlic cloves – 3 Fennel seeds – 1 tsp Dry red chilies...
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Punjabi Chole – Chick Peas Curry
No matter which part of India we are from, we all share a liking for 2 things. AR Rahman’s music and Punjabi dhaba food. 🙂 Dhaba food like bhel puri, pani puri, channa kachori are like my most favorite food in the world. We had bought some frozen kachori from an Indian grocery store so I set out to make the perfect chole combination for it. And here is the Punjabi chole recipe I tried. Karthik (and I) loved it so much he even had it for dinner! The preparation for Punjabi Chole is different from the regular Channa Masala recipe but it tastes heavenly. Preparation Time: 60 minutes No of servings : 3-4 Spice Level : 3 out of 5 Ingredients: Kabuli Channa (Chick peas or Garbanzo beans) : 3 cups ( soak it overnight or soak it...
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Indo-Chinese Vegetable Fried Rice
This recipe is from my sister’s kitchen. I wanted to try this recipe for a very long time and finally tried it and it came out so yummy. In my college days I was very addictive to Indo-chinese Cuisine. Hot and sour soup, Fried rice, Manchurian thees are my favorite dishes and I still love those yummy food. My sister makes so yummy and delicious Indo-chinese fried rice and Manchurian. I’ve always used to wonder how she make this recipe so perfect and Finally I’ve got the nerve to try it and it came out so good. If you are a Chinese, Indo-chinese food lover you should definitely try this recipe. Easy and a comfort food. Preparation Time: 60 minutes No Of Servings : 3-4 Spice Level : 2 out of 5 Ingredients: Vegetables : 1 cup(Carrots, Mushrooms, peas,...
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Spicy Okra Fry
Spicy Okra Fry is yet another simple side dish in Indian Cuisine. Okra fry can be made in so many different ways and this is one among them. Okra/vendakkai/bhindi is my favorite vegetable. When I was pregnant with Vinay I ate okra almost every single day. It has some very good nutritional value. When we were kids my mom used to say “If you eat okra/vendakkai your brain development will be good and you will get good marks in maths”. That’s how I started eating okra… to get good marks in maths 🙂 My math scores were a different story. Try this recipe and let me know you like it. Also try some other okra recipe s from our kitchen here. Preparation Time: 30 minutes No of servings : 2-3 Spice Level : 3 out of 5 Ingredients: Okra/Vendakai/Bhindi : 2 cups...
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Cabbage Stir Fry
This is one of the easiest south Indian Side dishes. You can make it with so few ingredients and in such less time. There are lot of ways to make cabbage fry and this is one among them. My mother-in-law made this fry and it tasted soo good. I just love the flavor of cabbage. Try this simple cabbage fry recipe and let me know how it turned out for you. Preparation Time: 30 minutes Spice level : 2 out of 5 No Of servings : 2-3 Ingredients: Cabbage : 1 small head (washed and chopped in to small pieces) Onion : 1 small ( chopped) Chana dal : 1/2 tbsp Mustard seeds: 1 tsp Urad dal : 1 tsp Green Chilies : 3-4 (according to your spice level) Tomato : 1/2 (chopped into pieces) Method Of Preparation...
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Classic Three Cheese and Vegetable Lasagna
Lasagna is a wide and flat type of pasta. This Lasagna is filled with various vegetables, pasta sauce and three types of cheese. If you are looking for a simple and delicious recipe for lasagna, you are at the right place. Specially for the vegetarians and veggie lovers. Try this recipe for a special occasion or a weekend dinner and enjoy. Preparation time: 60 minutes No of servings: 10 Spice level: 2.5 out of 5 Ingredients: Lasagna noodles – 9 Chopped onion – 1/2 cup Chopped vegetables – 1/4 cup each (mushroom, red peppers, green peppers, zucchini, broccoli) Chopped oregano – 1 tbsp Chopped basil – 1 tbsp Frozen spinach – 1 cup (thawed) Ricotta cheese – 8 oz Parmesan cheese – 1/2 cup Shredded mozzarella cheese – 2 cups All purpose flour – 3 tbsp Butter- 2 tbsp...
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Thanksgiving Vegetarian Gravy
This vegetarian gravy for thanksgiving is very easy to make and it goes well with the mashed potatoes. Usually they add nutritional yeast for the vegetarian gravy recipe. But I did not add that. Still it tasted good. Time of Preparation : 15 minutes Spice level : 3 No of Servings : 2 Ingredients: Oil – 3 tbsp Chopped Onion – 1/4 cup Garlic – 3 cloves (finely chopped) All purpose flour – 1/3 cup Soy sauce – 1 tbsp Salt – to taste Black pepper – 1/2 tsp (crushed) (according to spice level) Dried sage – 1/4 tsp Method of Preparation: Heat oil in a pan and add the onion and garlic and fry them until translucent. Add the flour and soy sauce to form a smooth paste. Add some water, sage, salt, and pepper. Boil it till...
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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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Puri Masala / Indian Puffed Flat Bread with Potato Curry
In general everyone loves puri. When I was a kid I love to have puri on every sunday. The best combo is puri and potato masala. Potato masala is very easy to make and still I like to have it for sunday breakfast :). Time of Preparation : 45 minutes (for poori and masala) No of Servings : 3 Spice level : 3 Ingredients: For Puri: Wheat flour – 2 cups Rava – 1 tbsp (optional) Salt – 1/2 tsp Water – 1/2 cup (aprroximately) Oil – For frying For Masala: Potatoes (boiled) – 3 Onion (thinly sliced lengthwise) – 1 Tomato (small roma tomato) – 1 (finely chopped) Green chillies (slitted lengthwise) – 3 (according to spice level) Ginger – 1 tbsp (grated) Garlic – 2 cloves (pressed) Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp Channa dal – 2 tbsp...
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Methi Pulao / Fenugreek Pulao
Today I was little lazy to cook for the lunch. I wanted to make something quick. Then I found a couple of bunches of methi leaves in my fridge. I tried this methi pulao and it came out so well. Time of Preparation : 30 minutes Spice level : 3 No of Servings : 2 Ingredients: Methi leaves – 1 bunch Basmathi rice – 1 cup Onion (finely chopped) – 1 (medium size) Tomato finely chopped) – 1 (medium size) Green chillies (finely chopped) – 4 Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp Red chilli powder – 1/2 tsp Coriander powder – 1 tsp Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp Bay leaves – 1 Cinnamon 1/2″ stick – 1 Cloves – 2 Salt – to taste Oil – 1 tbsp Cumin seeds – 1 tsp Method of Preparation: Cut the roots...
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Chickpeas Sundal / Kondai Kadalai Sundal
Navarathri is a festival that is celebrated for nine days. In this festival we will arrange different idols on steps called Golu. On these nine days we will make different sundal on each day. Generally the procedure for making any sundal is same. Here is the recipe for the chickpeas sundal. Time of Preparation : 20 minutes Spice level : 3 No of Servings : 2 Ingredients: Chickpeas – 1/2 cup Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp Salt – to taste For Seasoning: Oil – 2 tbsp Mustard seeds – 1 tsp Urad dal – 2 tbsp Asafoetida – a pinch Green chillies – 2 (finely chopped) Red chillies – 2 Curry leaves – a few Coconut – 1 tbsp (shredded) Method of Preparation: Soak the chickpeas for 6 to 7 hrs or soak them in hot water for 2...
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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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Egg adai kozhambu – Omelete curry
I have moved to Arkansas recently. I got some new friends and here is the chance to learn more new dishes. One of my friends here made this Egg adai kozhambu. Usually I will make the egg curry with eggs. When my friend made this, I feel it is very different and I asked her the recipe. It is very easy to make and I tried this. It came out very well and we can have it with rice or dosa. Preparation time: 20 minutes No of Servings: 2-3 Spice level 3 out of 5 Ingredients: Eggs-3 Mustard seeds-1/2 tsp Curry leaves-a few Onion-1/2(finely chopped) Turmeric-1/4 tsp Oil-1 tbsp Masala to grind: Cumin seeds-1 tsp Pepper-1/4 tsp Red chillies-3 to 4 Split roasted gram(Dalia)-2 tbsp Coconut-2/3 cup Method of preparation: Heat 1tsp oil in a pan and fry cumin...
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Curd Semiya/Semiya Bagala Bath
I love curd recipes a lot. This curd semiya is very famous in our place. After I made this here , I came to know that many people don’t know about this curd semiya. Instead of making curd rice we can make this curd semiya. It will take just 15 minutes to prepare this dish. It will be very tasty and different too. Preparation time: 20 minutes No of Servings: 2-3 Spice level: 1 out of 5 Ingredients: Semiya(Vermicelli)-1 cup Curd-1 cup Mustard seeds-1 tsp Urad dhal-2 tsp Green chillies-2 Curry leaves-few Coriander leaves-1 tbsp Cashews-6 Oil-2 tsp Salt-to taste Method of Preparation: Heat oil in a pan and fry the semiya in a low flame. Stop frying before it turns to brown. Heat 4 cups of water and allow it to boil. Add the semiya in the boiling water...
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Rice stuffed capsicum
My husband usually comes for the lunch. When I opened the refrigerator I found nothing except for the bell peppers and tomatoes. I was wondering what to make and I thought I could try something different which is very simple too. I tried this rice stuffed inside the capsicum and it came out very well. The tomato and mint flavored rice along with capsicum gives an awesome taste 🙂 Preparation time : 50 minutes No of servings: 2 Spice level: 3 out of 5 Ingredients: Bell peppers-4 Cinnamon stick-1/2″ Cloves-2 Bay leaves-1 Cumin seeds-1 tsp Onion-1(medium size finely chopped) Tomatoes-3( finely chopped) Mint leaves-1/3 cup Coconut milk-1/2 cup Coriander leaves- 3 tbsp Basmathi rice-1 cup Water-1 1/4 cup Oil-2 tbsp Salt-to taste Ingredients to grind: Green chillies-4(according to the spice level) Ginger-1″ Garlic-3 cloves Method of preparation: Soak the...
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Mirchi Masala – Spicy Chili Curry
My husband is a huge fan of spicy food. We went to a restaurant and we had this Mirchi masala. We both liked it a lot and I wanted to try this since then. I tried it and it came out well. Those who likes spicy food are going to love this Mirchi masala. It goes well with Chapathi and rice. Preparation time: 40 minutes No of Servings: 6 Spice level: 5 out of 5 Ingredients: Long green chillies or Jalapeno: 10(slitted in the middle) Mustard seeds:1 tsp Cumin seeds:1 tsp Fenugreek seeds:1/2 tsp Onion: 1(finely chopped) Turmeric powder:1/2 tsp Gingergarlic paste:1 tbsp Red chilli powder:1/2 tsp Coriander powder:1/2 tsp Cumin powder:1/2 tsp Yogurt: 1/2 cup Tamarind paste:1 tsp Salt: to taste Masala to grind: Cinnamon:1″ Cloves:2 Red chillies:4 Coriander seeds:2 tbsp Peanuts:2 tbsp Sesme seeds:2 tbsp Coconut:2 tbsp Oil:2...
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Potato Podimas – Potato curry
Potato Podimas is a very simple recipe. You can make it in 15 minutes. It’s one of the classic South Indian dish that goes very well with Poori (a fried dough dish) or Chapathis. My mom used to make for all the festivals. I would say it’s one of our family-favorite dish 🙂 Ingredients: Potato : 3 (medium) Onion : 1/2 cup Oil : 2 tbsp Mustard seeds : 1 tsp Urad dal : 2 tsp Chana dal: 1 tsp Cumin seeds : 1 tsp Curry Leaves : 5-6 leaves Green chilies : 3-4 (finely chopped) Garlic Pods : 4 (pressed) Turmeric Powder : 1tsp Coriander Leaves : For garnishing Salt : to taste Method Of Preparation: Boil the potatoes and peel the skin off. Cut half of them into small cubes and slightly mash the remaining potatoes with...
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