Welcoming a new Fren on board

I know itz a late post.. but better be late than never… Our recent on board fren is Chitra.. whom we met by chance and then became very close… who also shares the same passion and love towards cooking… SO i thought why not i invite her to contribute here on the blog.. n she [...]

Groundnut Coconut Chutney

Ingredients:
Groundnut - one handful
Red chillies – 3- 4
Coconut – half cup grated
Curry Leaves – 3-4
Method:

Dry roast groundnut, add red chillies, curry leaves and then add coconut on sim…
Allow to cool. Grind and season with mustard seeds n curry leaves.

Egg Masala – 2

Required:
Boiled Eggs : Sliced into halves
Onion : thinly sliced
Tomato : Thinly sliced
Kuruma masala/
Chicken masala : 1 tblsp
Chilli Powder : ½ tsp
Coriander Powder : ½ tsp
Curry leaves; few
Salt to taste
Oil as reqd
To make the Paste:
1. Ginger              – 1 inch
2. Garlic              – 5-6 Shallots
3. Black Pepper    – 5- 6
4. Cloves             – 2
5.Cinnamom       – 1 inch
Method:

Pour oil in [...]

Potato Stir Fry

Potato Stir fry

 Peel the potatoes and cut into small cubes and wash it.
Add Chilli powder and lil turmeric powder along with coriander powder and salt and marinade for a while
 Add oil in a non-stick pan , add the marinated potatoes and cover cooked..every few minutes open and stir..no water required!

Mixed Dhall Rice

Mixed Dhall Rice:
 This is one of the most common recipes from Coimbatore.
The actual name is “ARISI PARUPPU SADAM” in my mother tongue
More a simplified version of Bisibellabath I shd say!!!
Required:
 Rice                             : 1 cup
Toor Dhal                    : ¾ cup
Small onion                 : 10 -12 shallots (thinly sliced)
Tomato                        : 1 small (thinly sliced)
Grated coconut           : 1 tbsp – sauté [...]

Adai

Adai
To make the batter:
Ingredients:
 1. Rice                                     : ¾ cup
2. Toor Dhall                           : ¼ cup
3. Channa Dhall                      : ¼ cup
4. Urad Dhall                          : ¼ cup
5. Small Onion                        : 10 shallots
6. Big onion                            : 1 big
7. Dry red Chilli                      : 4-5
8. Zeera                                   : 1 tbsp
9. Curry leaves                        : few   
10. Coriander leaves               : few
 Method:
 1. Soak ingredients from 1 [...]

Chicken Biriyani

Chicken Biriyani:
This is one of the recipes I learned from my mom and I jus love it..though I make other
 Kinds of chicken biriyani too..
 I just freak on this when I go to India…with my Mom’s love sprinkled all over her
Biriyani!
Required:
 Zeera rice or Basmati rice                   : 2 cups
Onion (Big)                                         : 2
Coriander leaves                                 : 1 [...]

Pizza

Pizza
 This one I tried a long time back and I have posted my first try in my blog “suheezbrainwaves”…
 Now I make it often…
These Pizza’s were made specially for Yuvan n Sam…
 Required:
 Ready Made pizza base          – cut the circular base into 4
Chilli sauce                              – as required (I use Maggi sauce)       
Tomato sauce                          – as required [...]

Vegetable Biriyani – I

I learned this recipe from my Mom.
Required:
1. Basmati / zeera rice : 2 cups
2. Onion : 2 big (sliced)
3. Tomato : 1 small (sliced)
4. Ginger : 2 inch
5. Garlic : 10 Shallots
6. Cloves : 2
7. Cinnamon : 1 inch
8. Chilli powder : 1 tbsp
9. Salt n oil n Ghee : As reqd
10. Coriander leaves : [...]

Chicken Masala

This Chicken recipe is a combo derived from my and my preparation. And then a variation added from my dear friend Bhony’s Mom.
It goes well with rice, Chappathi n Biriyani.
Required:
1. Chicken : ½ kg
2. Onion : 2 big
3. Ginger : 2 inch
4. Garlic : 10 Shallots
5. Cloves : 2
6. Cinnamon : 1 inch
7. Pepper Corn [...]