CHANA MASALA

Ingriedients: 1 Cup Chana 3 tablespoons oil Pinch of asafetida 1 teaspoon cumin seeds 1 tablespoon gram flour 1 large tomato 1 teaspoon ginger paste 1 teaspoon garlic Paste 1 teaspoon chopped green chilies 2 teaspoons coriander powder 1/2 teaspoon turmeric 1/2 teaspoon red chily powder 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon garam masala Capsicum in different colors: 1 Small Piece(...

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MURUKKU

Ingredients: 3 cups rice flour 3 tsp. Urad dal flour 2 tsp. melted butter 1/4-1/2 tsp Asafoetida powder Salt to taste Mix all the ingredients in a bowl.Adding water little by little, form a stiff dough. use plastic sheet lightly brushed with oil/butter. Take a small amount of dough and place it inside the  murukku maker.Press the dough on the plastic sheet...

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FRIED RICE

Ingredients: 2 cups Rice 3 tbsp Oil 100 gms Beans Finely Chopped 2 Carrot Finely Chopped 1 Onion Sliced 100 gms cauliflower Finely Chopped Red,Green and Yellow Capsicum (Small Pieces) Finely Chopped 2-3 Green Chilies cut lenghtwise 1 tsp Garlic Finely Chopped 2 tbsp Soya Sauce Salt & pepper to taste Pick, wash and soak the rice in enough water for 10-15...

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MASALA PIDI

Masala Pidi - A traditional Trichur Dish!!!!! Ingredients: Rice flour - 1 cup Grated Coconut1/4 cup Jeera 1/2 tsp Mix the rice flour,Grated Coconut and Jeera with Boiled Water.When it is cooled and knead it into a soft dough.Make small balls out of this and Keep Aside For Masala : Coriander Seeds-2 table spoon Pepper-1tsp Red Chilli-3 Jeera -1/2 tsp Grated...

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PAYAR ILA THORAN ( LONG BEANS LEAVES STIR FRY)

Ingredients: Tender leaves of long beans – 5 cups Shallots 1/4 Cup Coconut – ½ cup Red chilly – 3 Turmeric power – ¼ tea spoon Salt – adjust to taste Mustard seeds – 1 tea spoon Coconut oil – 2 table spoon Chop the long beans leaves into tiny pieces. Heat oil in a vessel and add mustard seeds and red chillies into that to splutter. Add grated Coconut with Shallots...

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MUSHROOM ROAST

Mushroom.... Known as the meat of the vegetable world !!!!.....Mushroom is low in Saturated Fat and Sodium, and very low in Cholesterol. It is also a good source of Dietary Fiber, Protein, Vitamin C, Folate, Iron, Zinc and Manganese, and a very good source of Vitamin D, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Pantothenic Acid, Phosphorus, Potassium, Copper and Selenium...

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ALMOND CHOCOLATE LADDU

Almonds are one of the most nutritious of all nuts !!...Almonds are rich in the vitamins and minerals that help to build a healthy heart, especially vitamin E. So we decided to prepare some laddu using almond...Laddu comes from the Sanskrit word transliterated as ladduka or lattika meaning a small ball. We searched in many blogs and found the recipe in blog of Ms.Sangi....thank...

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WHEAT PAROTTA

Parotta, the favorite, unhealthy, bread of Kerla !!!! Mainly, Maida and oil make parotta unhealthy.  that's why we used Wheat flour instead of maida to preapre this!!  Of course,  we have to compromise for the taste to a certain extend....but still it is as good as Chapatti. Ingredients: 2 cup Wheat Flour 1 tspSalt1/2 cupWater (approx)2 tspOil (for...

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APPLE JAM

Ingredients: Apple:3 Nos ,peeled and chopped Sugar - 1/2 cup Lemon juice - 2tbsp Mix sugar and chopped apples in a microwave bowl. microwave it for 5 minutes till apples are softened. Blend this apple mixture in a blender. Microwave this blended mixture at  8 -10 minutes or till its thickened.Stir it every 2 minutes.Add the lemon juice and mix...

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CHERU PAYAR CURRY(GREEN GRAM)

Ingredients 1 Cup Whole Green Gram 3 Green Chilles Slit 1/2 Inch Ginger Grated or Finely chopped 1/2 Tsp Turmeric 1/2 Tsp Red Chiili Powder 1/2 Cup Grated Coconut – Ground to paste. Seasoning 2-3 Tsp Oil 1/2 Tsp Mustard Seeds 2-3 Dry Red Chilles Broken Curry Leaves Soak the whole green gram in water for about 15-30 mins.In a pressure pan, add the soaked...

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MUSHROOM THORAN

Ingredients: Mushroom 1 Cup Shallots 1 Cup Grated coconut -1/2 cup Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp Chilly powder - 1 tsp Coriander powder - 1/4 tsp Garam masala - 1 tsp Pepper Powder-1/2 tsp Ginger - One small piece Garlic - 4 pieces Curry leaves - 1 sprig Mustards - 1/4 tsp Green chillies - 2 Lime Juice -2 tsp Oil -2 table spoon Salt - To taste This recipe...

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PAYAR MEZHUKKU PURATTY

Ingriedients: Long Beans Shallots: 8Nos Red Chilli: 3 Nos Grated Coconut:1/4 Cup Curry Leaves 3-5 Coconut Oil Salt Cut the long beans in length wise. In a micro wave vessel add long beans,oil and salt and cook for 7 minutes in microwave .At the  same time,  crush the coconut with shallots and red chilly. Mean while heat the oil in another pan and add the crushed...

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LEMON RICE

Ingredients: 1 Cup Basmati  Rice 2 tsps Lime Juice 1 tsp Chana Dal For Seasoning: 2 Table spoon Oil 1 tsp Mustard Seeds 1 tsp Chana Dal 1/4 tsp safeotida 8 or 9  Curry Leaves 3-4 tsps unsalted peanuts 1/4 to1/2 tsp turmeric powder Cook 1 cup basmati with 2 tsps lime juice and 1 tsp oil If the rice looks sticky, spread it out on a baking sheet to...

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