Brinjal Pulav
Oct16

Brinjal Pulav

  Ingredients • Basmati Rice – ¼ kg • Cardamoms – 2 • Cloves – 2 or 3 • Cinnamon – ½ inch piece • Ghee or Vanaspati – 3 tbsp • Tender brinjals – ¼ kg • Mustard Seeds – ½ tsp • Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp • Salt – as required • Curry leaves – few • Cashew nuts – 1 ½ ...

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Coconut Macaroons
Oct15

Coconut Macaroons

  Ingredients •1/3 cup flour •Dash of salt •2.5 cup coconut •½ cup condensed milk •1 tsp vanilla extract Preparation Mix all ingredients in a bowl. Shape each cookie dough into a ball. Bake for 20 minutes at 350F. By Madhavi Devi Dasi.  ...

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Toasted Coconut Rice
Oct05

Toasted Coconut Rice

  Ingredients • Basmati or other long-grain white rice – 1 cup  • Water – 1 2/3-3 cups   • Salt – ¾ tsp  • Cinnamon stick – 1½-1 inch (4 cm) piece  • Cloves – 1½-1 inch (4 cm) piece – 6 whole    • Ghee or coconut oil – 3 tbsp (45 ml)   • Fresh coconut peeled and cut...

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Vattayappam
Sep07

Vattayappam

  Ingredients • Rice flour (Ari podi) – 2 cups • Sugar – ½ cup • Semolina (Rava/Sooji) – 2 tbsp • Yeast – ½ tsp • Grated coconut – 2 cups • Sugar – ½ tsp • Raisins- for garnishing • Cardamom – 4 nos • Salt – As required Preparation 1. Heat a wide pan and cook rava with 2 glasses of water on low flame till it becomes...

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Corn Dhokla
Aug01

Corn Dhokla

Ingredients For the batter: • Chickpea flour (besan) – 1 cup • Semolina (rawa) – 1 ½ cups • Lemon juice – 1 tsp • Sugar – 2 tsp • Green chili ginger paste – 1 tsp • Grated carrots – 3 tbsp • Very thinly sliced green beans – 3 tbsp • Sweet corn – 3 tbsp • Eno’s fruit salt/ one 5gm sachet (or baking powder) – 1 ½ tsp • Salt to taste (remember the fruit salt has some salt in it)...

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