Posted on July 3rd, 2008 by prajusha
Usually I make bhaji with onions. This time i tried with the bell peppers. This is quick and easy to make and iam sure you all will enjoy this spicy snack .
Ingredients:
- Capsicum(big) - 4
- Besan(chick pea flour) - 1 cup
- Baking powder - 1/4 tsp
- Red chilly powder - 1 tsp
- Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
- Jeera powder - 1/4 tsp
- Garam Masala powder - 1/4 tsp
- Ginger-garlic paste - 1 tsp
- Lime juice - 1 tsp
Preparation
- Cut capsicum into medium pieces and mix with salt and keep aside.
- Mix besan,baking powder,salt,red chilly pdr,coriander pdr,jeera pdr,garam masala pdr,ginger garlic-paste,lime juice and sufficient amount of water to make a thick batter.
- Heat oil in a pan.when it is hot, dip each capsicum pieces in the batter and deep fry till golden brown.
- Serve with ketchup or chilly sauce.
Awards
My Blogger friend Maheswari has passed me two awards and Iam so thankful to you..
Now i would love to pass on these to :
Asha of Foodieshope
Priyanka of Asankhana
Vijaya of Dailymeals
Bharathy of Spicychilly
Lakshmi of Taste of Mysore
Thanks a lot Lakshmi for the good chat blog award
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Filed under: Recognitions, Snacks
Posted on July 1st, 2008 by prajusha
This is a traditional curry of kerala..For Puttu, kadala curry is a must .This curry also goes well with appam,Chappathis….Enjoy!
Ingredients:
- Black chick peas(kadala) - 1 cup
- Green chilly - 2
- Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
- Coriander seeds - 2 tsp
- Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
- Shallots - 5
- Garlic - 2
- Ginger - a small piece
- Cloves - 2
- Bayleaves
- Cinnamon stick -2
- Fennel seeds - 1/4 tsp
- Mustard seeds -1/4 tsp
- Dry red chilly - 2
- Salt
- Coconut oil
- Curry leaves
Preparation:
- Soak kadala overnight. Pressure cook with little turmeric powder, green chilly(cut into lengthwise) salt and keep aside.
- Heat oil in a pan.Fry grated coconut,coriander seeds, shallots, clove,cinnamon,bayleaves,fennel seeds,ginger,garlic till light brown in color.once it is cool, grind it into a fine paste.
- Add the coconut paste to kadala mix and boil.
- Heat oil in a pan . Splutter mustard seeds, dry red chilly and add the seasoning to the curry.
- Garnish with curry leaves.
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Filed under: Kerala recipes, Kerala Breakfast, Vegeterian
Posted on June 26th, 2008 by prajusha
This is an easy and quick recipe.It goes well with rice as side dish.
Ingredients:
- Eggplant (big,cut into round pieces) - 2
- Chilly powder - 1 tbsp
- Turmeric powder -1 tsp
- Rice flour - 1/2 tsp
- Salt
- Coconut oil
Preparation:
- Mix well chilly powder,turmeric powder,rice flour,salt without adding water.
- Marinate the eggplant pieces with the mix and keep aside for 1 hr.
- Heat oil in a pan. Shallow fry till both sides are brown in color.
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Filed under: Vegeterian
Posted on June 23rd, 2008 by prajusha
Ingredients:
- Raw Mango - 1
- Shallots - 8
- Dry red chilly - 3
- Salt
- Coconut oil - 1 tsp
Preparation:
- Cut mango into small pieces.
- Grind together mango,shallots,dry red chilly and salt into a paste.
- Add coconut oil to it and mix well
- Serve with rice or kanji.
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Filed under: Kerala recipes, Vegeterian
Posted on June 20th, 2008 by prajusha
Chicken is my daughter’s favourite and once in a while i prepare some variety of chicken dish.Normally she likes non-spicy food,but when it comes to chicken she wanted it more spicy.hope you all will enjoy this yummy chicken fry..
This goes to Chicken My favourite hosted by Vandana
Ingredients:
- Chicken Drumsticks - 1/2 kg
- Tandoori chicken masala - 2 tsp
- Ginger-garlic paste - 2 tsp
- Curd - 4 tsp
- Kashmiri chilly powder - 1tsp
- Lime juice - 2tsp
- Pudina leaves - 1 tbsp
- Salt
- Food color (optional) 1 pinch
- coconut oil
Preparation:
- Using a Knife,Make fine slits on chicken drumsticks.
- Make a paste with the ingredients numbered 2 to 9 and marinate the chicken with the masala paste.Keep aside for atleast 6 hrs.
- Heat oil in a frying pan.Fry till both sides are deep brown in color.
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Filed under: Non Vegeterian, Chicken
Posted on June 18th, 2008 by prajusha
when sri announced rotimela i was thinking of making something unique.so i ended up making coconut chapathi. This is so simple and easy to make and it tastes good with any veg. curry.hope you all will enjoy it.
Ingredients:
- Grated Coconut - 1 cup
- Sambhar powder - 2 tsp
- Wheat flour(atta) - 2 1/2 cup
- Salt
- Ghee
- Coriander leaves(chopped) - 2tbsp
- Warm Water
Preparation:
- Mix wheat flour ,grated coconut ,sambhar powder, chopped coriander leaves,salt ,required amount of water and Knead it to a soft dough.keep covered with a damp cloth for about 30 mins.
- Make balls out of the dough.Roll out into flat round shapes using chappathi roller.
- Heat tava on medium heat. place the chappathi on the tava and when small bubbles appear turn over.cook until both sides are golden brown.
- Remove from pan and brush up both sides with little ghee.
This Recipe goes to Roti mela and AFAM
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Filed under: Events, Breakfast
Posted on June 11th, 2008 by prajusha
Ingredients:
- Carrot - 1 lb
- Sugar - 3 cups
- Ghee - 3 tbsp
- Milk - 1/2 litre
- Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp
- Raisins - 6
- Cashewnuts - 5
- Water - 1 cup
preparation
- Wash and grate the carrots.
- Bring the water to boil, when it starts boiling add the grated carrots. Cook for 5-7 minutes.
- Add milk and cook on low flame for more than half an hour stirring occasionally.
- Add sugar to it and mix well and cook until all the sugar and milk has absorbed.
- .Add ghee and simmer for 2-3 mins. add fried raisins and cashews and mix well.
- Garnish with grated almonds.
- Serve cold or hot.
This goes to SWC-Uttar Pradesh hosted by Nupur of Cinnamon Hut
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Filed under: SWC, sweets
Posted on June 9th, 2008 by prajusha
- Avil (thick poha/Rice flakes) - 1 cup
- Shallots - 5
- Green chilly - 3
- Carrot - 1
- Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
- urad dal - 1/4 tsp
- Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
- Turmeric powder - a pinch
- Curry leaves
- Salt
- oil
Preparation:
- Wash poha in water and drain immediately.
- Heat oil in pan.Splutter mustard seeds,urad dal,cumin seeds,curry leaves. Add chopped onion,chopped green chilly.chopped carrot and saute well..
- Add poha with turmeric powder and mix well gently and cook for 2 - 3 mins.
- Garnish with curry leaves or coriander leaves.
- Serve hot
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Filed under: Kerala Breakfast
Posted on June 7th, 2008 by prajusha
Ingredients:
- Chana dal - 250 gms
- Green chilly - 10
- Shallots - 12
- Ginger - 2 piece
- Curry leaves
- Salt
- oil
Preparation:
- Soak dal for 2-3 hrs. You can use toor dal instead of chana dal.
- Grind it into a coarse paste.Don’t add water while grinding.The mixture should be thick.
- Add chopped ginger,green chilly,shallots,curry leaves,salt to it and mix well.
- Wet your palms and make small balls with the mix and flatten into round patties.
- Heat oil in a pan. Deep fry vadas till golden brown in color.
- Serve with hot tea and Ketch up.
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Filed under: Kerala recipes, Snacks
Posted on June 7th, 2008 by prajusha
Ingredients:
- Butter Mushroom - 500 gms
- Red Chilly powder - 1 tsp
- Ginger (chopped) 1 tbsp
- Onion (medium,chopped) - 2
- Coriander powder - 1 1/2 tsp
- Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
- Garam Masala Powder - 1/2 tsp
- Coconut milk - 1/4 cup
- Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
- Dry red chilly -2
- Curry leaves - 4 sprigs
- Oil
- Salt
Preparation:
- Clean and wash mushrooms thoroughly.Marinate mushroom pieces with chilly powder,pepper powder,garam masala powder,salt and keep aside for half an hour.
- Cook marinated mushrooms with coconut milk till dry.
- Heat oil in a pan.Splutter mustard seeds,dry red chilly,curry leaves.Add chopped ginger,chopped onions and saute well..once onion turns brown in colour, add the cooked mushrooms to it and stir well..
- Serve with rice as side dish.
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Filed under: Lakshmi nair's recipes, Vegeterian
