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Spinach Dal Soup

Friday, August 19, 2011



Spinach Leaves - 1 cup

Toor dal - 1/2 cup

Tomato - 1 no (chopped)

Ginger - 1/2 inch (chopped)

Salt to taste

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp


Pressure cook all the above till the vegetables and dal gets cooked. Mash it or blend it in a food processor, after slightly cooled. Drain and pour it in a soup bowl, add pepper powder and more salt (if needed) at last. Serve hot.

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Shallots Tamarind Gravy






Puli curry ::








Shallots - 1/2 kg (peeled)

Tamarind - Lemon sized (soaked in water)

Red chilly powder - 1 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp

Fennel seeds - 1/4 tsp

Salt to taste

Drum stick - 1 (peeled and cut)



Heat oil in pan, add mustard seeds, fennel seeds, after spluttering, add the shallots and saute till it becomes soft and tender. Now add the chilly powder, turmeric powder and saute well. Pour the tamarind juice, little more water for the gravy, salt, drum sticks, simmer and close the lid. Saute at regular intervals till the gravy becomes little thick and the raw smell goes off.

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Onion Gravy (Ulli curry with coconut)

Tuesday, August 16, 2011





Onion - 5 nos (cut length wise)

Coriander powder - 2 tsp

Red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

Coconut (grated) - 1 cup

Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp


Mix 1/2 cup of hot water in the grated coconut, blend well with hand to extract the coconut milk. Keep aside. Heat oil in pan, add mustard seeds and cumin seeds, after spluttering, add the onions and saute till it becomes very tender and soft. Now add coriander powder, salt and red chilly powder and saute for a while. Now add 2-3 cups of water, mix well, simmer and close the lid. Saute at regular intervals till the gravy starts to become thick. Now at last, add the coconut milk, stir for 30 secs and take it off. Serve hot.

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Egg Peanut Sandwich








Hard boiled eggs - 1 no (cut into pieces)

Peanut - 1/2 cup

Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

Bread slices - 2 nos

Butter - 1/2 tsp


Heat oil in pan, add the cut egg pieces, saute for a while. Add salt, pepper powder and saute for 2 minutes. Add peanuts and mix. Spread butter in bread slices, stuff this egg mixture in between the two slices and toast it in the sandwich toaster. Serve hot.

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Fish Fry (Kerala Style)

Thursday, August 11, 2011








Aniseed powder - 1/2 tsp

Cloves - 1/4 tsp (powdered)

Chilly powder - 1 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Salt to taste

Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp

Lime juice - 5 tsp

Seer Fish - 1/2 kg



Mix all the ingredients and marinate the fish for 1 hour. Heat coconut oil in pan, add the marinated fish in batches, simmer, close the lid and deep fry till it becomes golden or till fully cooked. Serve hot.

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Omelet Dal Curry

Saturday, August 6, 2011








Egg - 4 nos (well beaten with little salt)

Toor dal - 1/4 cup (pressure cooked with little turmeric powder)

Salt to taste

Shallots - 10 nos (chopped)

Tomato - 1 no (chopped)

Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp

Curry leaves

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp



Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, curry leaves, after spluttering, add the shallots and cook till soft. Stir in turmeric powder, chilly powder, salt then add tomato and cook for 5 minutes. Now pour the beaten eggs and using a wooden spoon, stir constantly for 3 minutes or so, or till they appear scrambled. Remove from pan and stir in the pressure cooked dal and mix well. Serve Hot.





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Sprouts Sundal

Friday, August 5, 2011








Sprouts - 1 cup

Coconut (grated) - 1/2 cup

Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp

Salt to taste

Red chilly - 2 nos

Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves





Pressure cook the sprouts till fully cooked, drain and keep aside. Heat oil in pan, add mustard seeds, curry leaves, cumin seeds, red chilly. After spluttering, add the sprouts, salt and mix well. Now add the pepper powder, grated coconut and stir well till well blend. Serve hot.

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Egg Pepper Sandwich









Bread slices - 2 nos

Butter - 1 tsp

Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

Onion - 1 no(chopped)

Egg - 1 (well beaten with little salt)

Peanut - 1 tsp

Tomato - 2 slices






Heat oil in pan, add onion, saute till it becomes soft, add the beaten egg and keep stirring till it becomes scrambled. now add little salt, pepper powder and mix well. Add the peanuts and mix well. Now spread butter in both the bread slices, stuff in the mixture with the 2 slices of tomato in between two breads and toast it in the sandwich toaster. Serve hot.

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Tindora Pepper Stir Fry

Wednesday, August 3, 2011







Tindora (Kovakkai) - 1/2 kg (chopped)

Pepper powder - 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp

Onion - 1 no (chopped)


Heat oil in pan, add the mustard seeds, when they start to pop, add onions and saute till it becomes soft. Add the kovakkai, salt and saute for 2 minutes, sprinkle some water, simmer and close it with a lid, when the vegetable appears cooked, sprinkle the pepper powder, saute for a while. Serve hot.

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Spicy Beans Poriyal

Tuesday, August 2, 2011





Beans - 1/2 kg (chopped)

Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp

Curry leaves

Fennel seeds - 1/4 tsp

Salt to taste

Red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp




Heat oil in pan, add mustard seeds, curry leaves. After spluttering, add the beans, salt, red chilly powder, sprinkle some water, simmer and close it with a lid. Saute at regular intervals till the beans appears fully cooked. Serve hot.

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Chick Pea Curry (Version - 2)




Chickpea - 1 cup (soaked overnight)

Onion - 1 no (chopped)

Tomato - 2 nos (chopped)

Tomato puree - 3 tsp

Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp

Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Red chilly powder - 1 tsp

Coriander powder - 1 tsp

Green chillies - 2 nos

Garam masala - 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

Coconut Milk - 1 cup

Ginger - 1 inch (finely chopped)

Garlic - 2 pods (finely chopped)

Coriander leaves - to garnish








Heat oil in pan, add mustard seeds, fennel seeds. After spluttering, add the ginger, garlic, green chillies and saute for few seconds. Now add onion and saute till it becomes soft. Now add the tomato puree, tomatoes and saute till it turns soft again. Now add the turmeric powder, chilly powder, garam masala powder, salt, little water and let it boil for sometime. Now add the chick pea and stir once. After 3-4 minutes, when the chickpea appears cooked and the raw smell goes off, add the coconut milk, simmer for 5 minutes and take off the stove. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.

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Simple Beetroot Poriyal

Monday, August 1, 2011









Beetroot - 2 nos (chopped)

Green chillies - 2 nos (vertically cut)

Salt to taste

Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp


Heat oil in pan, add the mustard seeds, after spluttering, add green chillies and saute for few seconds. Now add the beetroot, sprinkle some water, add salt, simmer and close it with a lid. Saute at regular intervals till the vegetable appears soft and cooked. Serve hot.

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Vermicelli Upma (version - 2)




Vermicelli - 2 cups

Onion - 1 no (chopped)

Tomato - 1 no (chopped)

Green chillies - 2 nos (chopped)

Ginger - 1 inch (chopped)

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Salt to taste

Ghee - 1 tsp

Beans - 2(chopped)

Carrot - 1(chopped)

Lime juice - 1 tsp


For Seasoning:

Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp

Bengal gram - 1/2 tsp

Cashew - 1 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp



Fry the vermicelli in 1 tsp of ghee in a pan till it becomes brown, keep aside. Now heat 6-7 cups of water with a pinch of salt, 1 tsp oil and turmeric powder. When the water boils, add the vermicelli and keep stirring till it appears soft and cooked. Now drain the water, sprinkle some cold water on the cooked vermicelli, so that it does not stick.

Heat oil in pan, add the seasonings, now add onion, ginger, green chillies and saute till it becomes soft, add the vegetables and saute till it appears cooked, now add tomato and saute till it becomes soft. Now add the cooked vermicelli with some salt, keep stirring with some oil or ghee till mixed thoroughly. At last squeeze one lemon and stir. Serve hot.



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