Toasted Coconut Rice
Jul30

Toasted Coconut Rice

If you have a piece of fresh coconut in your refrigerator, try this recipe. It is quick, easy and delightful. The rice is cooked with whole sweet spices, and golden-fried coconut strips are folded in along with the chaunk (spices cooked in ghee or coconut oil), which adds to the flavor. Finally, the dish is garnished with more coconut strips. This is a most attractive rice dish, with a slightly crunchy texture and faintly sweet,...

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Uttapam
Jul29

Uttapam

Ingredients • Raw rice – 3 Cups • Minced ginger – 1 Spoon • Urad dal – 1 Cup • Chopped coriander leaves – 2 tbsp • Chopped green chilies – 2-3 • Salt to taste • Cooking oil – as required. Preparation 1. Wash urad dal and rice separately. 2. Soak in water for 3 hours in two bowls. 3. Blend them separately to smooth paste using some water. 4. Mix them and add the salt. 5. Keep it for the whole night....

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Cauliflower and Peas Bhath
Jul28

Cauliflower and Peas Bhath

Ingredients • Rice – 1 cup • Tomatoes – 3 big • Cauliflower – 1 medium sized • Fresh peas (shelled) – ½  cup • Red chili powder – ½ tsp. • Salt – as required • Garam masala powder – ½  tsp • Finely cut coriander leaves – 1 tbsp • Oil – 2 tbsp • Lemon – 1 Grind Together: • Green chilies – 4 • Ginger – 1 inch piece • (Fry chilies in half tsp. of oil and then grind it...

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Vaamu bajji
Jul27

Vaamu bajji

Ingredients •Long Green Chilies – 6 •Ajwain / Vaamu – 1/2 tsp •Sesame Seeds – 1 tsp •Tamarind Extract – 1/4 tsp (Optional) •Gram Flour / Besan Flour – 1 cup •Salt -to taste •Red chili powder – 1/4 tsp •Baking Soda – 2 pinch Preparation 1.Take long green chilies and make a cut. Remove seeds and keep aside as shown in the above picture. Grind ajwain/vaamu and sesame seeds to fine powder and add little...

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Sahai Uppama
Jul26

Sahai Uppama

Ingredients • Cream of wheat – 2 cup • Butter-milk – 2 cup • Coconut milk – 1 ½ cup • Green chilies, chopped – 6 • Urad dal – 2 tbsp • Curry leaf – 5 – 6 • Sugar – 2 tsp • Cashew-nut – 10 -12 • Ghee – 3 tbsp • Oil – 4 tbsp • Asafetida – ½ tsp • Salt – as required Preparation 1. Sift cream of wheat. 2. Roast cream of wheat in 1 tsp Ghee...

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