Lima beans curry

Ingredients:

Soak dry lima beans-1 cup (for around 8 hours) or use fresh lima beans or double beans

ginger garlic paste

green chilly - 2

curry leaves

onion -1

tomato-1

coriander powder-1 and half tbspn

chilly powder - 1 tbspn

turmeric powder

Salt to taste

coriander leaves

Method:

Pressure cook lima beans to 3 sounds with turmeric powder.

store this water for later use.

Now saute the seasonings, and dry powders and mix with the pressure cooked water.

let it boil. then add the cooked beans to absorb masala.

let it cook till the mixture turns little moisture.

Ready to serve!

Microwave cooked potato chips

Potato (sliced)

pepper, salt and other seasoning,

oil

place the seasoned potato slices in a plate separately (one doesn't touch another)

Let them cook in a microwave for 4:30 minutes or before it turns brown.

Tasty healthy snack is ready :)

Biitter guord curry from a frnd - Veenu

Boil bittergourd in salted water till tender. Prepare masala -> paste of garlic-ginger + onion paste + Tomato puree .
Heat mustard oil in a pan. Fry ginger+garlic paste, onion paste till light brown. Add salt, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder, mustard seeds powder. After 5 mts. add tomato puree . Fry till oil separates in the pan. Slice the boiled bittergourd and take out the bittergourd seeds ( u can add these seeds to the pan ).
Fill bittergourd with this cooked masala and bake the same on a tawa adding little mustard oil

Asparagus masala

Ingredients
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Asparagus - 8 or 9
onion-1/2
mustard seeds(optional),fennel seeds, cumin seeds -few
lemon - 7 to 8 drops
Garam Masala-1/2 spoon
coriander powder-1/4 spoon
oil,salt - as required

Method
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The soft portion of the asparagus is what I used for cooking. I started to this after a word from 'Kmalar'-one of our family friends.
Saute the spices in oil for few minutes. then let the onion and salt to fry for sometime.
Now add the round cut asparagus . It smells like a herb. after it's cooked for sometime, add the garam masala, lemon juice and coriander powder and now it's ready to eat :)

Smelt Fish Fry Masala

Bisibellabath (Sambhar Rice)

Badam Halwa

Idly Flour (using long grain rice)

Ingredients
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Long grain rice 2 and half cups (As the idly rice become very demanding-"M" mami idea)
U.dal- 1 cup soaked for 2 to 3 hours
fenugreek-1teaspoon
Water - Very less needed after grind while mixing other than soaking.

Method
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Let 2 cups of rice soaked for 6 hours. Meanwhile cook the 1/2 cup of remaining rice.
Grind all the above finely and let it stand overnight so that the flour comes up buffing.

Red kidney beans (as temple prasad or eve snacks)

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Ingredients
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Rajma(red kidney beans)- 1 cup - soaked overnight
red chilly -4
mustard, cumin seeds, urad dal,hinge,oil,turmeric powder, salt-3/4 tblspn

Method
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Pressure cook the soaked rajma with salt for 15 sounds - so that it's little mushy inside.
then drain and keep aside.

Saute the spices and mix well.

Groundnut Chutney

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Ingredients
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Groundnut-1/2 cup
salt-to taste
red chilly-5
onion(small)-1
Garlic-1 piece
water,oil, tamarind paste- as needed.
mustard, urad dal, cumin seeds, curry leaves

Method
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Let the groudnut saute for few mins . Remove the skins.
Keep aside.
Saute the onion, red chillies and garlic also.
Then grind the above well with less water.

Finally, saute the spices in oil and mix well. Now you're ready to eat chutney with Idli or dosa :)

Gulab Jamun

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Method
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Milk-3/4 cup
jamun packet-1
Water-4cups
Sugar-half to 3/4 cup(as you want the sweet to be)

Make small round of balls as after the process, it gets big after absorbing jeera.

Jeera as was told in rawa laddoo(One of my previous sweets dish)

Tip: As shown behind the jamun packet, but in some packets they ask to mix water.
It tastes better when the dough is made out of milk.

Here, in this picture you could see the jeera fully absorbed. As I liked this consistency, I dint mix further with jeera.

Chicken Tikka (chicken in foil)

Method
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Been thinking to try this for long-this foil method. But never tried.
It's after Meen's house lunch tht I wanted to try it out immediately @ home and it came out well!

Merinate chicken, onion, red pepper with olive oil, corn flour-1tbspn,chilly powder-2 tbspn,coriander powder-1tbspn, ginger-garlic-(2)green chilly paste, curd-2tspn,lemon juice -1tspn like for fish fry . It's better to let them stand for about 2 hours inside fridge.
Later put them individually in a pan covered with foil paper.

In the convectional oven, Keep it for 400degrees for 15 mins and turn to the other side and let it be for another
15-20 mins and now this tender and juicy item is ready to eat!

Chicken Kuruma

Ingredients
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Chicken-1/2 kg
curd-3 tblspoons
cashew-4,gr.chilly-4,poppy seeds,fennel seeds,onion-1/2, ginger-garlic-- to grind
Cinnamon, Cardamom,clove,bay leaf-spices
tomato-2
onion-2
coriander leaves,lemon
Ghee-1 1/2 tbspn
coconut(shredded)
turmeric-1/2 tspn, coriander-2 tbspn, chilly powder-1 1/2 tbspn
water-1 cup

Method
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Let the spices splutter in ghee with turmeric powder and saute the chopped onion, tomato till they get cooked completely , then mix the ground mixture and saute well .

Now add the chicken-curd mixture and let it cook till the chicken raw colour changes.
Now some water should have come from chicken - along with that add water and let it be in cooker for a sound.

Now add coconut and let it be simmer for another 5 mins and finally add lemon juice and coriander leaves. Now it's ready to serve. Enjoy!

Curd Rice

Ingredients
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Cooked rice- 1cup
Spices-mustard,urad dal,channa dal,curry leaves,hinge,gr. chilles-3
Curd, Milk-1/4 cup each, little water
salt, oil

Method
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Splutter the spices and mix well with the cooked rice.

Peerkangai thol (Ridge Gourd skin) chutney

Ingredients
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Ridge Gourd Skin of 2
onion-1
tomato-1
mustard, urad dal,salt, cumin,curry leaves,oil- as needed.


Method
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Saute the ridge gourd skin first along with onion and tomato like for other chutneys.
then grind well.
Finally take a pan separately- splutter the spices and mix it.

Palak paneer

Ingredients
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Paneer-1/2 packet
Spinach-1/2 packet
Onion-2
tomato-2
Salt, oil,garam masala- 1 tblspoon
ginger garlic paste,mustard, cumin,red chilly

Method
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Heat oil in a pan and fry the paneer pieces on 'medium' heat till they turn slightly brown.
Keep aside.

Saute the onion, tomato, and spinach and grind to a fine paste.
Let the mustard, cumin to splutter , then add red chilly, chopped onion and let them cook till they are well roasted.

Mix the spinach and add garam masala n let cook for 5 mins.
Now add paneer and cook for another 3-4 mins.

Now its ready to serve. :)

Fish(Tilapia) fry

Ingredients
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Fish(Tilapia)
Ginger,Garlic,green chilli paste
coriander powder,
chilly powder,Curd, lemon,
salt


Method
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Let the fish merinated(mixed well with powders) for 15 mins to 2 hours and then fry in little oil.

Chicken kuzhambu (curry)

Ingredients
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Chicken- 1/2 kilo
red chilli -5,fennel,cumin-black pepper powder,fenugreek,curry leaves-spices
Onion- 1 1/2
Garlic-6 pieces
Coriander leaves,
yoghurt-2 spoons
Tamarind Juice
oil, salt
Tomato-2

Method
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Wash the chicken with water and let it be with 2 spoons of curd .

let the spices splutter with garlic, onion, tomato, and let the chicken to saute for sometime and then keep in cooker for 15-20 mins . Finally garnish wish coriander and serve.

Kaju Katli (Cashew katli)

Method
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Same as like Rawa laddoo recipe.

Rawa Laddoo

Ingredients
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Sooji Wheatlets(rava)- roasted -1 cup and a 1/4
sugar- 1/2 cup
raisins,cashew, clove,1/2 spoon cardamom powder, 3/4 cup water,ghee

Method
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Roast the rava in ghee and keep aside.
Roast the raisins, cashew and clove also.

Add water, Sugar n sweet and boil for 5 mins.
Add sooji, raisins, cashew, clove . Close the lid and let it sit for 15-20 mins.

They'll become thick . So let it cool.
Then make small laddoos and finish them off the shelf within a week.

Tamarind Rice

Ingredients
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mustard seeds, urad dal, cashew, red chilly, curry leaves, tamarind juice, hinge-spices, gingelly oil, salt - spices
Cooked rice.


Method
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Saute the spices and mix well with the cooked rice.

Vegetable masala

Simple, Healthy,tasty and a Colourful dish!

Ingredients
Cauliflower- few florets
Peeled Potato-1 or 2
Peeled Carrot-1
Peas- few
Mustard, urad dal, cumin seeds- as required
Coriander Powder-1 tbspn
Chilly Powder-1tbspn
Salt-to taste.
Ginger -Garlic paste-1tspn
Turmeric powder-1/4 tspn

Method
Cut the potato carrot into small sizes. Saute ginger-garlic paste, then the spices and add the rest of the ingredients.
Only sprinkle water , if required.
Keep on mixing well. After about 15-20 mins kept in simmer flame, Tasty veg. masala is ready! :)

(Tasty) paruppu Vadai

Ingredients
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channa dal - 1/2 cup
toor dal- 1/4 cup
moong dal - 1/8 cup

red chilly - 7
fennel seeds- 1tbspn
cumin seeds - 3/4 tbspn
garlic- 2 small pieces,
salt- 1tbspn
banana flower - optional

Method
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Soak the dal for around 1hour. then grind the dal with less water so that it should not be grounded so nicely. Few dal not grinded properly doesnt matter.
Then add finely chopped onion to the mixture . Can add banana flower petals chopped if wanted.
then finally add fresh cilantro to the mixture.

Now you're ready to make a super tasty vadai in the oil by frying on both sides. Be careful that u don't burn it.
This serves 2 people.

Plantain masala

Ingredients
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Plantain-1
Spices-curry leaves,urad dal,salt,pepper,fennel seeds,oil,turmeric powder

Method
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Saute the spices in oil , then let the plantain cook till it's cooked.

Bitterguord curry

Mushroom Pulao

Cucumber Raita

'M' mami special- It's after her making for pulao- this idea seemd cool!

Onion-tomato Gravy

Baingan Bharta

Kheer

Vermicelli Semiya

Chinese Okra Koottu

Channa curry masala

Watercress(spinach) curry

Tindora(Kovakkai) Fry

Simply tasty Rasam(tamarind soup)

Tuna-Egg Salad

Mackerel(Ayirai) fish curry

Rosagullah

(Peerkangai)- Chinese okra skin chutney

Cabbaga masoor Dal

It could be done with Broccoli also.
Masoor Dal is the item that we usually do when it's almost time for lunch during weekends after some work or grocery purchase as it can be done easily and cooks faster.

Veg. Pulao

Lemon Rice

Tofu masala

Recipes to try out some day

ennai kathirikkai kuzhambu(Amma Special),
Pav's bhaji,
Appam,
bajji,
Baked potato,
Akkaravadisal,
cutlet,
Groundnut laddo,

Wheat bread,
Carrot muffins,
barota,
lollipop chicken,

Chappathis

Ingredients
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Atta Flour - 2 1/2 cups (around 12 chappathis)
Salt - 1 tbspn
Oil - 3 tbspn
Warm water - as reqd. - (approx. 11/2 cup)

Method
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Flour preparation is the most important step as the chappathi softness depends on how we make our dough.

Mix warm water and salt over the flour with constant stirring.
While stirring , you'll note @ a point that the dough is kind of forming.
Note that it shouldn't be sticky with more water or flour without water.
Squeeze and mix well that it's been finely prepared with mixing thoroughly.

After getting dough let the oil over the dough and let it stand for an hour or so.
Then make some small lemon-size balls - make them flat using some flour(to avoid sticking).

Put in pan .After it's cookd a little- turn other side n then only pour little oil and cook well.

Hot chappathi or rotis are ready!

Poori's kizhangu masala

Ingredients
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Potato-3
Mustard, cumin seeds ,curry leaves,urad dal,turmeric powder,cashew-few
red chilly-4
onion-1 (Cut into pieces)
Salt-1 tbspn

Method
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Boil the potatoes in turmeric powder.
Saute the spices and then onion till it gets brown
Finally mix well with mixture along with salt.