Chicken Roast Recipe

Ingredients:
Chicken                   -1kg
Coriander powder    -2 tbsp
Meat masala powder-2 1/2tbsp
Turmeric powder      -1 tsp
Salt as required
Cinnamon sticks       -2-3sticks
Fennel seeds            -1 1/2 tbsp
Green chillies            -5 slited into 2
Ginger chopped        - 1 1/2 tbsp chopped
Garlic chopped         - 1 tbsp
Onion(large)              -3 finely sliced
Coconut fl;akes         -1 cup
Pepper power           -1 tbsp
Curry leaves               -2 strings
Oil as required(preferably coconut oil)

.Cut the chicken into medium pieces.Marinate chicken pieces with corainder powder,turmeric powder,meat masala powder,1 sliced onion and salt (as required).Keep it aside for an hour or two.
.Heat oil in a pan.Add chopped ginger,chopped garlic and slited green chillies.Saute it.Add fennel seeds and cinnamon sticks and saute again..Now add  the remaining sliced onion and saute till it becomes transparent.To this, add the marinated chicken and cook with the lid closed on medium flame.When it is 3/4th done,add the coconut flakes to this and mix it .Cook it well with out lid now until all the water (from chicken) evaporates.
.Now in another pan heal some oil.Add curry leaves and pepper powder.Saute for a sec.Now add the chicken prepared and roast it well until it is done and pepper powder is well combined with the chicken pieces.

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Curd ( Yogurt ) - Kerala Food Recipe

Ingredients Milk - 1litre
Curd - 1tsp
Lemon juice - 1/2tsp

How to prepare
=► Boil milk without adding water. Let it cool a bit
=► When it is slightly warm, pour it into a glass or ceramic bowl. Add
1tsp of curd1/2tsp of lemon juice and mix well.
=► Close the lid and keep it aside for 8 hours in hot weather and up to 16 hours
in cold weather. We can get thick curd and keep it in refrigerator. If it is less
sour we can add a little bit lemon juice.

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Cabbage Upperi Thoran Recipe -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Ingredients Grated cabbage – 1cup
Green chilies – 3nos
Grated Garlic – 2nos
Finely chopped Onion – 3tsp
Grated coconut – 2tsp
Dry red chilies – 2nos
Curry leaves – A few
Turmeric powder - 1/4tsp
Mustard seeds – 1/4tsp
Oil – 1tsp
Salt – as rqd
How to Prepare
=►Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds and allow it to splutter.
=►Add dry red chilies, curry leaves, green chilies, turmeric powder
and grated garlic.
=►Add onion, sauté till the onion become tender.
=►Finely add the grated cabbage into it. Cover it with a lid allow
it to cook for 5-10min on sim flame (without water).
=►Add grated coconut into cooked cabbage.

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Spinach And Garlic Pasta Recipe

 Spinach and Garlic Pasta is super easy to prepare and it gets done in minutes. More on Spinach apart from a healthy greens it is good to clear up acne and maintain healthy skin, and it is easy to use spinach for acne treatment.Just blend the spinach with little water and apply it to your face as acne mask for 20 minutes. It will help your skin to remove dirt, oil, and inflammation. You will find that this treatment is really refreshing and rejuvenating.

Garlic: "Garlic is a proven anti-oxidant". This property might help to prevent LDL (Low Density Lipo Protein) from being oxidized. In this way the cholesterol build-up that clogs the arteries could perhaps be reduced by garlic. If you have cold and flu, then take small amount of garlic every day until the infection disappears. Let's get back onto this recipe, I have used blanched and pureed spinach with lots of crushed garlic, basil pesto (optional), rennet & fat free Parmesan cheese and olive oil.Once the gray is ready just add your favorite wholewheat or multigrain pasta. Check the recipe..

Ingredients: 

• 2 C Cooked WholeWheat or Multigrain Pennette Pasta 
• 1 C Spinach & garlic sauce* (check Notes * for recipe) 
• 1 Tbsp Olive Oil 
• Salt and Pepper to taste. 

Preparation:

1. Heat olive oil in a wok, add spinach and garlic sauce into it along with cooked Pennette pasta. Add Basil Pesto sauce (I used storebought) and stir.
2. Add salt and pepper to your taste. Serve Warm !!

Notes* 

1. Prepare pasta according to the instructions on the pasta box.
2. For the Spinach & Garlic Sauce follow this recipe.

Ingredients:

• 4 C Spinach, washed
• 8-10 cloves of garlic, peeled
• 1 Tbsp of Basil Pesto Sauce
• 1/4 C Fat and rennet free Parmesan Cheese
• 1 Tbsp Olive Oil

Preparation:

1. In a large pot bring water to boil. Add spinach and cook for 4-5 minutes. Remove and keep it aside. (if you want add this spinach in ice cold water to stop the cooking process, but it is not required in this recipe.)
2. Put spinach and peeled garlic along with some olive oil and cheese in a blender to make puree. Cook this puree with some olive oil in a wok for 5-6 minutes. Use this sauce for your favorite pasta

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Cabbage Upperi Recipe - Kerala Food

One of my Hubby's favourites.....

Very simple and fast !!!!!!

Heres how you can make it......

Ingredients:

• cabbage-1cup chopped
• coconut-1/2 grated
• green chilli-2
• garlic-3
• shallots-3
• cumin seed-1/2tsp
• urad dal-1/2 tsp
• mustard seed-1/2 tsp
• curry leaves
• salt
• oil

Grind coconut with green chilli,garlic,shallots and cumin seeds(just grind it once, don't make it a paste).In a pan heat oil and splutter the mustard seeds.When it splutters, add urad dal and curry leaves.When dal turns red add the coconut mixture.Mix everything well and add chopped cabbage, turmeric and salt.Cook covered in low flame.

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Fish Curry Recipe - Kerala Food

Ingredients:

• 1/2 kg medium sized fish pieces
• 1/2 cup thick coconut milk
• 1/4 tsp fenugreek powder
• 3 tamarind piece/kudampulli soaked in 1/4 cup hot water
• 1cup water
• 2 stick curry leaves
• 1 cup water
• salt as required

For masala:

• 1 big onion
• 6no shallots
• 2 green chillies
• 1tbsp ginger pieces
• 4 garlic pieces
• 1 tbsp coriander powder
• 11/4 tsp chilli powder
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 big tomato cut into small pieces
• 1 1/2 tbsp coconut oil

Heat oil in a pan.Add ginger,garlic,green chillies,shallots,onion and saute for 2-3minutes.Add chilli powder,coriander powder, turmeric powder and cook well.Add tomato pieces and mix it well.Then grind them into a paste.Mix this masala paste with the fish pieces in a pan and add fenugreek powder ,tamarind water,salt and one cup plain water.Close the pan with a lid .When it starts to boil,lower the flame.When the gravy starts thickening ,add coconut milk and curry leaves.Finally sprinkle some coconut oil on top and let it boil one more time.Curry is ready.

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Cherupayar Papaya Thoran Recipe - Kerala Food

Ingredients:-

• 1 cup cherupayar
• 1/2cup grated raw papaya
• 1/2cup grated coconut
• 4 shallots
• 3 garlic
• 1 green chilli(according to the taste)
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 1/2 tsp jeera
• curry leaves
• coconut oil
• salt to taste

Cook moong dal.Crush the coconut along with shallots,turmeric,garlic, green chilli and salt.Heat oil in a pan.Splutter mustard seeds and jeera.Add curry leaves and coconut mixture. Saute for a minute.Into this ,add the cooked moong dal and mix well.Now make a hall in the centre of the dal and add grated papaya .Cover it with the moong dal.Close the pan with a lid and cook well.Serve hot.

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Easy And Healthy Carrot Soup

This 5-star soup has a secret ingredient-orange juice.serve it hot or cold.

Ingredients:

• 2 big carrots,peeled and chopped
• 1 onion,chopped
• 8-10 peppercorns
• 1"piece ginger,chopped
• 1 potato,peeled and chopped
• 4 cups vegetable stock or water
• juice of one orange or 1/2 cup ready made orange juice
• 2tbsp chopped coriander
• 3/4 tsp salt to taste
• pepper

Saute onion,peppercorns and ginger in a pan till onion start to change colour.Add carrots and potato.Stir for 2-3 minutes on low flame.Add water.Bring to boil.Simmer on low flame for 10-15 minutes till the vegetables get cooked. Remove from the fire.Cool and grind to a puree in a blender.Strain the vegetable puree.Add orange juice,coriander,salt and pepper. Boil.Serve.

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Egg Curry Recipe

Ingredients:

• 3 eggs
• 2 onion
• 1 tomato
• 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
• 1 green chilli(according to taste)
• 1 cup thick coconut milk
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 2 tsp coriander powder
• 1/2 tsp garam masala
• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
• Curry leaves
• 1 cup water
• Salt
• Oil

Boil eggs and remove the shell.Heat oil in a pan . splutter cumin seeds.Add curry leaves , onion and green chilli.Saute till the onion become brown in colour.Add ginger-garlic paste and saute for 5 minutes.Add tomato pieces and cook well .Add all masala powders . Add some water and salt.Cook covered for a few minutes.Reduce the heat and add coconut milk.Once it is boiled,split the eggs and add it to the gravy.

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Chicken Ularthyathu Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 kg chicken
• 1tbsp ginger -garlic paste
• 1 tsp pepper powder
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 2 tsp chilli powder
• 1 tsp garam masala
• 3 big onions,chopped
• 2 big tomato,chopped
• 1 tsp vinegar
• salt to taste
• 5 tbsp coconut oil

Method:

Marinate chicken with ginger-garlic paste,pepper powder,turmeric,salt and vinegar for 2hrs.Heat oil in a pan,add onion and saute untill it become light brown.Add chilli powder,garam masala ,tomato and saute till tomatoes become soft.Now,add chicken along with marination and 1/2 cup hot water.Cover and cook for 20-25 minutes.Heat oil in another pan and add curry leaves.Transfer the chicken with gravy into this pan and keep sauting adding enough oil until all water evaporated and chicken become well coated with masala.Serve hot garnished with some curry leaves.

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Delicious Tomato Chicken Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 kg chicken
• 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
• 1o no green chilli(according to taste)
• 1 tsp pepper powder
• 1/2 kg tomato
• 100gm butter
• salt to taste
• 3 tsp oil for frying+1tsp for marination
• curry leaves

Grind green chillies along with ginger-garlic paste.Marinate the chicken with this ginger-garlic-green chilli paste,pepper powder,salt and oil for 1 hr.Puree the tomato without adding water and keep aside.Heat the remaining oil in a pan and fry the marinated chicken till it becomes brown in color.Heat another pan and melt the butter.Add curry leaves,tomato puree,salt.oil and boil till oil separates.Now add chicken piece.Cook the chicken in low flame until masla get well coated on the chicken.Serve hot with rice.

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Pepper Chicken Recipe - Delicious

Ingredients:-

• 1 kg chicken pieces
• 1 big onion
• 1 cup tomato puree
• 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 2 tbsp pepper powder
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 5 staranise
• 3 tbsp butter
• curry leaves
• salt
• coriander leaves

Grind onion,ginger-garlic paste,chilli powder,coriander powder,turmeric powder,1 tbsp pepper powder,2 tsp chicken masala into a smooth paste.Marinate chicken pieces with this paste for 1 hour.Then cook chicken till 3/4 done and water is evaporated.In another pan,heat butter and add cinnamon stick,star anise and curry leaves.Saute for a few minute.Add 1 more tbsp of pepper powder and saute for a minute.Then add tomato puree.When the oil starts separating out ,add chicken pieces along with the masala and mix well.Cover and cook for some time.Finally garnish with coriander leaves.

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Paneer Makhani Recipe

I love paneer.I like it in all forms .Be it a curry,dry one, cutlet, any thing will do.So every week I will try to experiment a new dish with paneer.This week I tried this dish.This lip smacking preparation is popular in almost all Indian states...originally of north India,every state adds a distinct touch to this recipe.I got this recipe from Tarla dalal's Punjabi subjis.

Ingredients :

• 2 1/2 cup paneer,cut into cubes
• 1 bay leaf
• 1" piece cinnamon
• 2 cloves
• 2 cardamoms
• 2tsp ginger-garlic paste
• 1/2 cup fresh thick curds,whisked
• 3tbsp tomato ketchup
• 1 tsp garam masala
• 2 tsp dried kasuri methi
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• 2 tbsp cream
• 2tbsp butter
• salt to taste

For makhani gravy

• 1 cup chopped tomatoes
• 1/2 tsp sliced onions
• 1/4 cup cashew nuts
• 2 whole dry red chillies

For garnish

• 1 tsp butter(optional)

Method:

For makhani gravy, combine all the ingredients with 1 1/2 cup of water and simmer for about 30 minutes.Cool and blend to a smooth pate.Heat the butter in a pan and add the bay leaf,cinnamon,cloves and cardamoms to it.Add the ginger-garlic paste and saute for a few seconds.Add the makhani gravy,curd,tomato ketchup and salt.Simmer for about 5 minutes.Add about 1/4 cup water if required to adjust the consistency of the gravy.Add the paneer,garam masala,kasuri methi,sugar,cream and simmer for 4 minutes.

Serve hot garnished with butter if u need.

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Tuna Thoran Recipe - Kerala Special Food

Here is recipe for canned tuna.I never had tuna before.This is the first time am making it and it came out very well .So I thought I will share it with you.

Ingredients:

• 2 canned tuna fish
• 1 large tomato chopped
• 1 large onion sliced
• 1/2 cup grated coconut
• 1 tsp finely sliced ginger
• 3-4 pods crushed garlic
• 3 green chillies
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• 1 tsp garam masala powder
• 1 tsp chicken masala
• A sprig curry leaves
• 1 tsp pepper powder
• Salt as required
• 2 tsp oil

Drain the water and the oil from the canned tuna.Wash well with plain water.Heat oil in a pan.Splutter mustard seeds.Add onion and saute till translucent.Add ginger,garlic,slit green chillies,curry leaves and saute for a few minutes.Add tomatoes and salt.Stir till the tomatoes are mashed well.Now,add the masala powders and stir for a few minutes till the oil start separating from it.Now,add the tuna flakes and fry well for 5 minutes.aAdd grated coconut and mix well.Cover the pan and cook on low flame for 5 minute.Finally, sprinkle some pepper powder.Serve hot with rice.

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Broccoli Manchurian Recipe - Delicious

Broccoli manchurian is one of my favorite side dishes.Broccoli is low in calories but dense in nutriants.It is considered as women's super food..coz it is rich in folic acid,antioxidents especially carotines,vitamines A&C which helps to boost immune system.

Ingredients:

• 1 medium sized broccoli
• 1 large onion
• 2-3tbsp tomato ketch up
• 2 tsp soya sauce
• 1/2 tsp ginger paste
• 3-4 garlic pods cut into small piece
• 1/2 cup corn flour
• 1/2 cup wheat flour
• a pinch of sugar
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• salt
• oil for deep frying

Cut broccoli into small florets and put them in a bowl of boiling water for 10minutes.Drain the water and keep aside.

Now make a paste of cornflour,wheat flour,chilli powder,salt using water.Dip the broccoli florets into this paste and deep fry them till brown.Keep aside.

Heat 2 tsp of oil in another pan.Add ginger and garlic and saute for a minute.Then, add onion saute till golden brown.Now add the tomato ketchup,soya sauce,sugar,salt and mix well.Dilute 1 tsp cornflour with some water and add to the gravy.Mix well till it thickens and corn flour gets cooked.fFnally add the fried broccoli and mix well.

broccoli manchurian is ready.Serve hot with rice or roti:-)

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Ivy Gourd Recipe - Katta Meeta Kovakka

ingredients:

• 250gm kovakka(ivy gourd)
• 2 tsp oil
• 1/4 tsp cumin seed
• 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
• 2 green chillies cut into small pieces
• 1 big onion cut into small pieces
• 1 tomato cut length wise
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• 2 tsp tamarind pulp soaked in water
• 1 tsp sugar
• salt
• coriander leaves

Cut kovakka lengthwise into 4.Sprinkle some salt and keep it aside.Heat oil in a pan.Splutter cumin seeds.Add onion,ginger-garlic paste, green chillies, turmeric and saute well.Now ,add kovakka and cook covered on low flame.When half cooked, add tomato, chilli powder,coriander powder,salt .When cooked,add tamarind pulp (just enough to suit your taste) and sugar (again just as much as per individual choice).When all masala get coated on kovakka, remove the pan from the flame.Serve hot garnished with coriander leaves.

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Easy Tomato Curry Recipe

Ingredients:

• 3 tomatoes
• 1/2 cup grated coconut
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 2 tsp chicken masala
• 3 tsp coconut oil
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 6 shallots chopped finely
• curry leaves
• salt
• 1 dried red chilli
• water

Cut tomatoes into small pieces.Grind coconut with chilli powder,turmeric and chicken masala into a fine paste.Heat oil in a pan and splutter the mustard seeds.Add shallots,curry leaves,dried red chilli . Sauté for a minute.Now add tomatoes and cook for some time.Then add coconut mixture into this.Add enough water and salt.Let it boil.serve hot with chappathi or rice.

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Cherupayar Puzhukku Recipe - Whole Moong Dal

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup cherupayar (whole moong dal)
• 2 raw plantain cut into small pieces
• 1/2 cup grated coconut
• 4 pods garlic
• 2 green chillies
• 3 shallots
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• salt
• 1 tsp coconut oil

Cook cherupayar with enough water,chilli powder,turmeric powder in a pressure cooker.Add salt and plantain.Cook for some time till plantains are done.Grind coconut with shallots,garlic,green chilles into a fine paste.Add this paste into cherupayar.Simmer and cook for 5 minutes .Switch off the flame and pour 1 tsp coconut oil on top for flavour.

Note: Before starting, keep the plantains in water after cutting them in order remove the stain.

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Kerala Vegetable Biryani Recipe

Sunday is usually a very lazy day.......... don't like to spend much time in the kitchen ......so i try and make some thing real quick for lunch ........ that way i can go out and spend time with my hubby.............usually the menu includes veg pulav or fried rice with tomato raita..........this week i made veg Biryani with pomegranate raita........

Although pomegranates have high nutritive value, i never liked it much. But then, one day i came across a recipe for pomegranate raita in a cookery programme called "Nigella bites"..so i decided to try it and guess what ? ....it tasted yummy with Veg Biryani and both of us loved it ............

Veg Biryani:

• 2 cups basmati rice(washed and soaked for 15min)
• 1 cup vegetables cut into small pieces
• 2 large onion sliced length wise
• 1 large tomato cut ino small pieces
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 2 tsp coriander powder
• 1 tsp chicken masala
• a pinch garam masala
• salt
• 3 1/2 cup water

for grinding:

• 6 garlic pods
• 1 inch ginger
• 2 green chillies
• 1 tsp fennel seeds
• 2 cloves
• 1 inch cinnamon stick
• 2 cardamom
• 1 star Anise
• 1 tbsp coriander leaves chopped
• 1 tbsp mint leaves chopped
• 2 tsp coconut

Heat oil in a pressure cooker.Add onion and sauté till transparent.Add all masala and sprinkle some water.Let all the masala cook well.Now add the paste,tomatoes and some water.Cook for 5 minutes.Add the vegetables and cook for 5 minutes.Drain the rice and add to this masala. Sauté till all the moisture evaporates.Add water and cook covered without the dead weight in the pressure cooker on high flame.once the steam starts to appear,lower the flame and put the dead weight on the pressure cooker.Wait for one whistle and turn off the flame.let it cool for 10 minutes.serve hot garnished with coriander leaves.

pomegranate raita:

ingredients:

• 1 pomegranate
• 6 shallots cut into small pieces
• 1 cup curd
• pinch of salt

First cut pomegranate into half. De-seed one half into the curd and squeeze juice from the other half into the curd to give nice pink texture.Add salt according to taste and that's it.Yummy raita is ready...

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Quick Mutter Recipe - Paneer Masala

Ingredients:

• 1 chopped onion
• 1tsp ginger-garlic paste
• 1tsp chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 2tsp coriander powder
• 1 1/2 tsp chicken masala
• 1 finely chopped tomato
• 1/2 cup cooked peas
• 1/2 cup paneer
• salt

Heat oil in a pan.Add onion and saute till it changes colour.Now add ginger -garlic paste and saute till raw odour vanishes. Add all the masalas and tomato pieces.Sprinkle some water.Cover and cook for 5minute.Mash the tomato well.Add peas, paneer and salt.Let it cook for 10 minutes.If you want more gravy add one cup water.

 

This is an easy and delicious curry...this will go well with chappathi..but i love to have it with brown bread..

note:-if you are having this with bread,you don't need to add water.Curry can be stuffed inside bread slices !!!

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