Jackfruit Chips
Dec08

Jackfruit Chips

  Ingredients • Raw jackfruit • Water – 1 cup • Salt – 3 tsp • Oil for deep frying Preparation 1. Clean the jackfruit, remove the seeds from it and slice into long thin pieces. 2. Heat oil in a kadai or Chena chatty. 3. Mix salt with little water and keep it aside. 4. Add thin sliced raw jackfruit into hot oil and fry well on all the sides till it turns little brown or crispy. 5. Reduce the heat...

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Crispy Plantain Wafers
Dec07

Crispy Plantain Wafers

  In south India these are as popular as potato chips are in America. It is a national snack pastime, and in much of the south, is almost always fried in coconut oil. This tasty oil is also pastime, and in much of the south, is almost fried in coconut oil. This tasty oil is also highly saturated, and should be avoided if you are on a cholesterol reduced diet; try sunflower, safflower or soybean oil instead. South Indians, from...

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Dahi Kachori
Dec06

Dahi Kachori

  Ingredients   For making Kachori Dough: • All purpose flour – 1cup • Oil – 2 tsp • Salt – ½ tsp • Approximately lukewarm water – ½ cup For making Kachori: • Gram Flour (besan) – 1/3 cup • Pinch of asafetida • Salt – ½ tsp • Red chili flakes – ½ tsp • Amchur powder – ½ tsp • Oil – 2 tsp...

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Homemade Dry Breakfast Cereal
Dec05

Homemade Dry Breakfast Cereal

  Description Why buy store bought cereal full of additives and excess sugar when you can make a healthy version at home in just a few easy steps.   Ingredients . 4 cups dried rolled oats . 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut . 1 cup sugar water, 3/4 cup cane sugar & 1/4 cup water melted together . pitch of salt . 1 tsp cinnamon . 1/4 cup coconut oil . 1/2 cup of choice chopped nuts (I used...

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Drumstick leaves powder
Dec04

Drumstick leaves powder

  Ingredients • Drumstick leaves powder – 2 tbsp • Sesame seeds – ¼ cup • Black gram dhal – ¼ cup • Red chilies – 15 to 20 • Salt – as required • Tamarind – little more than gooseberry sized Preparation 1. Separate the tender drumstick leaves from its bark. 2. Wash and wipe with a cloth. 3. Dry by spreading on a clean towel. 4. When it is completely...

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Banana Dahi-Kachori
Nov25

Banana Dahi-Kachori

  Ingredients • Bananas – 3 • All purpose flour(maida)  – 2-cups      • Plain yogurt – 1-cup • Date-tamarind chutney – ½ cup        • Fine sev – 1-cup • Garam masala – 1-tsp.    • Green chili paste – 2-tbsp • Grated coconut – ½ cup      ...

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