Potatoes with green stem

INGREDIENTS:
1. Potato – 1 large diced into small cubes
2. Green stem – (Keerai thandu – cut from the lower part of the greens) – chopped into small pieces
3. Garlic – 2 pods (crushed)
4. Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
5. Salt – 1 tsp
6. Oil – 1/2 tbsp
7. Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
8. Chilli powder – 1/2 [...]

Shark fry

INGREDIENTS:
1. Shark – 2 pieces ( each with 1″ thickness)
2. Onion – 1 finely chopped
3. Green chilli – 4 finely chopped
4. Garlic – 10 to 12 pods
5. Turmeric powder – 1 tsp
6. Salt to taste
7. Oil – 1 tbsp
8. Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
9. Curry leaves – few
10. Corriander leaves – 4 or 5 twigs, [...]

Dhal Biriyani

INGREDIENTS:
1. Rice – 1 cup (Basmati rice can also be substituted)
2. Toor dhal – 1/2 cup
3. Moon dhal – 1/2 cup
4. Onion – 1 big (slit lengthwise)
5. Carrot – 1 big (cut legthwise)
6. Beans – 10 to 15 pods
7. Tomato – 2
8. Chilli powder – 2 tsp
9. Turmeric pwdr – 1 tsp
10. Spices – (Cardomon-2, [...]

Dhall keerai curry

 
INGREDIENTS:
1. Dhall - 1/2 cup
2. Greens (keerai ) – 1 Bunch ( any keerai)
3. Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
4. Dry red chilli – 5 or 6
5. Curry leaves – few
6. Garlic – 5 or 6 pods
7. Ghee – 1 tbsp
8. Oil – 1 tbsp
9. Salt – as reqd
10. Red chilli pwdr – 1/2 tsp
11. Onion – [...]

Pasta Alfredo !

 

 
INGREDIENTS:
1. Macroni – 1/2 cup
2. Milk – 1.5 cups ( Full cream is optional)
3. Corn flour – 1 tbsp
4. Pepper – 1tsp
5. Garlic powder – 1/2 tsp
6. salt – to taste..
7. Corriander leaves – 3 twigs
8. Olive oil – 1 tbsp
METHOD:
1. Boil water in a vessel, add 1 tsp salt to it and toss the Macroni [...]

Fish Curry

INGREDIENTS:
1. Fish – 3 big pieces. ( Batang, kingfish)
2. Shallots (small onions) - 10 nos( to grind), 10 nos (to season)
3. Grated coconut – 2tbsp
4. Ginger – 1″ piece
5. Garlic – 8 pods
6. Fennel seeds – 1tsp
7. Cumin seeds – 2 tsp
8. Corriander seeds – 1 tsp
9. Chilli pwdr – 1tbsp
10. Corriander pwdr – 3 tbsp
11. [...]

Chilli Chicken 65

INGREDIENTS:
1. Chicken – 1/4 kg cut into small pieces
2. Curd – 1 tbsp
3. Corn flour – 2tbsp
4. Salt – 1tsp
5. Turmeric pwdr – 1/4 tsp
6. Chilli pwdr – 1/4 tsp
7. Chilli chicken pwdr – 1 tsp
8. Ginger garlic paste – 2 tsp
9. Food color – 1 pinch
10. Oil as reqd
METHOD:
1. In a bowl add the [...]

Chicken Biriyani – II

INGREDIENTS:
1. Chicken – 1/2 kg
2. Basmati rice – 3 cups
3. Onion – 2 med size
4. Tomato - 1 med
5. Ginger – 1 inch
6. Garlic – 6 to 8 pods
7. Mint leaves – 1/4 cup chopped
8. Corriander leaves – 1/4 cup chopped
9. Spices – 2 Cloves, 1 star aniseed, 1″cinnomon stick, 2 cardomon
10. salt to taste
11. Oil [...]

Dry red chilli chutney

INGREDIENTS:
1. Dry red chilli – 3 nos ( if u need too spicy, else add 2)
2. Grated coconut – 2 tbsp
3. Garlic – 3 pods
4. Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
5. Gram dhall – 2 tbsp
6. Salt – 1 tsp
METHOD:
1. Grind together all the ingredients with little water to a smooth paste.
2. Season it with 1 [...]

Ragi porridge ( 6 to 12 months)

INGREDIENTS:
1. Ragi flour – 1 tbsp
2. Jaggery – 2 tsp or 1″ cube crushed
3. Milk – 50 ml
4. Water – 50 ml
METHOD:
1. Boil the 50 ml water and add jaggery to it.
2. When the jaggery is completely melted, filter it and add it to the ragi flour.
3. Also add the milk and mix well.
4. Heat [...]