Showing posts with label Festival food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Festival food. Show all posts

Thursday 27 May 2021

Sadya Special Cheera Pachadi | Red Spinach Pachadi

How to prepare Sadya Special Cheera Pachadi | Red Spinach Pachadi

Pachadi is one of the mandatory dish in Onam and Vishu sadya. Pachadi is prepared using different vegetables like pumpkin, carrot, cabbage, beetroot etc. Pachadi is very healthy because it has only two main ingredients, one vegetable and curd.  Here I am showing you how to prepare pachadi using Red Spinach/Cheera which is a variety pachadi in sadya. 

Sadya Special Cheera Pachadi | Red Spinach Pachadi

Ingredients:-

  • Red Spinach – 1 Bundle
  • Grated Coconut – ½ Cup
  • Curd – ½ Cup
  • Green chilli –2
  • Salt to taste
  • Mustard Seeds 
  • Dry red chilli – 2
  • Curry leaves as required
  • Salt to taste

Preparation:-

  • Cut red spinach 
  • Take a pan and add red spinach, salt to taste and mix it well. Switch on the stove.
  • Close the pan using a lid and mix it in between.
  • Take a mixer Jar and add grated coconut, ¾ portion of curd, ½ portion of Mustard seeds, green chilli and grind it well
  • Transfer cooked red spinach into a vessel and add ground coconut and curd mixture into that and mix it well
  • Add left over curd and mix it again
  • Heat oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds. Add dried red chilli, curry leaves into the pan
  • Transfer spluttered mustard seeds into the pachadi
  • Tasty red spinach Pachadi is ready serve.

Cheers!!!

Minu

#CheeraPachadi #Ruchikaram #RedSpinachPachadi

Sunday 23 May 2021

Robusta Banana Halwa | Robusta Halwa in 15 Min | Kerala Pazham Halwa

How to prepare Robusta Banana Halwa | Robusta Halwa in 15 Min

Robusta Banana Halwa | Robusta Halwa in 15 Min | Kerala Pazham Halwa

Pazham Halwa

Ingredients:-

  • Robusta banana – 4
  • Sugar – ¾ Cup
  • Wheat Flour – 1 Tablespoon
  • Ghee- 3 Tablespoon
  • Cardamom – 4
  • Cashew nuts as needed
  • Salt – A pinch

Kerala Banana Halwa

Preparation:-

  • Take a mixer jar and add banana, cardamom and grind it well
  • Heat ghee in a pan, transfer ground banana mixture into the pan
  • Add wheat flour and stir well
  • After 2 min add sugar and salt into it and mix it well
  • Add 1 Table spoon ghee and mix again
  • After 4 to 5 min add cashew nuts and remaining ghee into it and mix well
  • Stir continuously until it reaches the required consistency 
  • Transfer halwa into a plate to cool down 
  • Tasty Robusta halwa is ready to serve

Robusta Banana Halwa

Cheers!!!

Minu

#RobustaHalwa #Ruchikaram #OverRipeBananaHalwa


Friday 21 May 2021

Chocolate and Vanilla Mug Cake | Eggless Mug Cake | 2 Minutes Mug Cake

How to prepare Chocolate and Vanilla Mug Cake | Eggless Mug Cake | 2 Minutes Mug Cake

Mug Cake is one of the easiest cake anyone can prepare in 2 min. It is prepared using a mug and cooked using Microwave. This is prepared without egg and no oven is used here. Try to prepare this easy mug cake and let me know your feedback.

Chocolate and Vanilla Mug Cake | Eggless Mug Cake | 2 Minutes Mug Cake


Ingredients:-

Vanilla Cake

  • All-purpose Flour/Maida –4 Tablespoon
  • Sugar – 3 Tablespoon
  • Baking Powder – ¼ Teaspoon
  • Vanilla essence – ¼ Teaspoon 
  • Milk – 3 Tablespoon
  • Melted butter – 3 Tablespoon
  • Sugar Balls as needed (Optional)

Chocolate Cake

  • All-purpose Flour/Maida –3 Tablespoon
  • Cocoa Powder – 1 Tablespoon
  • Sugar – 3 Tablespoon
  • Baking Powder – ¼ Teaspoon
  • Vanilla essence – ¼ Teaspoon 
  • Milk – 3 Tablespoon
  • Melted butter – 3 Tablespoon

Preparation:- 

  • Take a mug and add all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, vanilla essence, milk, melted butter and sugar balls and mix it well
  • Take another mug and add all-purpose flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, vanilla essence, milk, melted butter and mix it well
  • Microwave for 2 min.
  • Tasty vanilla and chocolate cake is ready to serve

Cheers!!!

Minu

#MugCake #Ruchikaram #EgglessCake

Wednesday 19 May 2021

Qatayef - Arabic Dessert | Eid Special Sweets | Iftar Nombuthura Special Arabic Sweet

 How to prepare Qatayef - Arabic Dessert | Eid Special Sweets | Iftar Nombuthura Special Arabic Sweet

Qatayef is an Arabic sweet. Qatayef is one of the must sweet we have to prepare during Iftar/Nombuthura. Arabs like sweet very much and their sweets are very different from other sweets which we normally prepare.  Qatayef is very easy to prepare and kids will love this sweet. This special Qatayef can be prepared during Diwali as well. Please follow the way I have prepared this special Arabic Sweet named Qatayef  and let me know your feedback.

How to prepare Qatayef - Arabic Dessert | Eid Special Sweets | Iftar Nombuthura Special Arabic Sweet

Ingredients:-

  • All-purpose flour – 1 Cup
  • Sugar -1 Tablespoon
  • Baking Powder – ½ Teaspoon
  • Salt a pinch
  • Milk – ¾ Cup
  • Warm Water as required
  • Oil as needed to fry

For Fillings

  • Cashew nuts as needed
  • Raisins as needed
  • Pistachio as needed

For Sugar Syrup

  • Sugar – ½ Cup
  • Water – ¼ Cup

 

Preparation:-

  • Take a bowl and mix all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder and salt
  • Pour milk and then water little by little and mix it well until it reaches the required consistency
  • Close the vessel and keep it aside for 30 to 60 min
  • After 30 min open the vessel and mix it well
  • Heat a non-Stick Tawa and pour ¼ cup batter and make pan cake
  • Take a small bowl and add cashew nuts, raisins, pistachio, sugar, butter and mix it well
  • Take a pancake and add small portion of fillings and then close it by pressing it on the corner
  • Heat a pan and pour ¼ cup water and then ½ cup sugar and make thick syrup
  • Heat oil in a pan and deep fry each pan cake
  • Dip the fried pan cake into the sugar syrup
  • Tasty Qatayef, Arabic Sweet/Dessert is ready to serve

Cheers!!!

Minu


Tuesday 18 May 2021

Chicken Vada | Iftar Nombuthura Special Chicken Vada | Malabar Special Chicken Vada

How to prepare Chicken Vada | Iftar Nombuthura Special Chicken Vada | Malabar Special Chicken Vada

Chicken Vada is a special Vada prepared using Boneless Chicken. This Chicken vada tastes totally different from other mom vegetarian Vada varieties. This is one of the special evening snacks to be prepared during Iftar/Nombuthura time. Everyone likes this special Chicken Vada as it is Crispy and a perfect combination for a hot tea. Please follow the way how I have prepared this special Iftar Snack, Chicken Vada, and let me know your feedback.


How to prepare Chicken Vada | Iftar Nombuthura Special Chicken Vada | Malabar Special Chicken Vada

Chicken Pakoda

Ingredients:-

  • Chicken – 7 Pieces
  • Onion -1
  • Ginger – 1 Inch
  • Curry leaves
  • Turmeric Powder – ½ Tsp
  • Chilli Powder – 1 Tsp
  • Cumin Seeds – ¼ Tsp
  • Gram flour – 6 Table Spoon
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil as needed

 Chicken Vada

 Preparation:-

  • Take a cooker add chicken, salt to taste, ¼ teaspoon pepper powder and cook the chicken
  • Cut onion, ginger
  • Shred the cooked chicken
  • Take a bowl and add shredded chicken, onion, ginger, curry leaves, salt to taste, gram flour, Turmeric Powder, Chilli powder, cumin seeds (If required add water ) and mix it well
  • Add gram flour little by little and water as required to get the required consistency to make vada shape
  • Shape the mixture to make chicken vada
  • Heat oil in a pan and deep fry the vada both sides
  • Tasty chicken vada is ready to serve.

Iftar special Chicken Vada

Cheers!!!

Minu

Sunday 17 May 2020

Malabar Special Kalathappam | Perfect Kalathappam

How to prepare Malabar Special Kalathappam | Perfect Kalathappam


Malabar Special Kalathappam | Perfect Kalathappam

Malabar Special Kalathappam

Ingredients:-

  • Raw rice soaked – 1 Cup
  • Cardamom – 2 Pods
  • Water – 1 ¼ Cup
  • Jaggery – 200 gram melted in ¼ Cup
  • Coconut cut pieces – 2 Tablespoon
  • Shallot – 2 ½ Tablespoon
  • Ghee – 2 ½ Tablespoon
  • Baking Soda a pinch
  • Salt a pinch

 Perfect Kalathappam Recipe

Preparation:-
  • Take a mixer jar and add soaked rice, cardamom and pour 1 cup water and grind it well
  • Melt jaggery by adding ¼ cup water
  • Pour melted jaggery into the ground rice mixture and mix it well
  • Add a pinch of salt, and baking soda and mix it again
  • Heat ghee in a cooker and sauté cut coconut pieces and shallot
  • Pour rice jaggery mix into the cooker
  • Close the cooker and keep the flame high for 1 ½ Minutes and then keep the flame low for 10 min
  • Once steam goes away open the lid
  • Transfer Kalathappam into a plate once it is cool down
  • Tasty Kalathappam is ready to serve


Kalathappam Recipe in Malayalam

Cheers!!!
Minu



Special Bread Layered Sandwich | Special Bread Sandwich

How to prepare Special Bread Layered Sandwich | Special Bread Sandwich


Special Bread Layered Sandwich | Special Bread Sandwich



Ingredients:-
  • Bread Slices - 6
  • Beaten Egg with salt and pepper and milk- 2
  • Chopped Onion – 1 Medium
  • Chopped Tomato – 1 Medium
  • Chopped Capsicum – 1 Small
  • Salt a pinch
  • Pepper a pinch
  • Butter as required
  • Mozzarella Cheese as required


Preparation:-
  • Heat a pan add butter into it and toast all the bread slices
  • Take one bread slice spread beaten egg on top of it
  • Turn the bread and spread the beaten egg again
  • Turn the bread again and add chopped onion, tomato, capsicum, a pinch of salt and pepper, mozzarella cheese
  • Keep another bread on top of it and spread the beaten egg
  • Turn the bread and repeat the process
  • Tasty bread sandwich is ready to serve

 

Cheers!!!
Minu


Banana Cake | Pazham Cake | Naalumani Palaharam | Easy Banana Cake

How to prepare Banana Cake | Naalumani Palaharam


Banana Cake | Naalumani Palaharam



Ingredients:-
  • All-purpose Flour/Maida – ½ Cup
  • Baking Soda – ¼ Teaspoon
  • Baking Powder – ½ Teaspoon
  • Sugar Powder – 40 Gram
  • Unsalted butter – 40 Gram
  • Salt a pinch
  • Egg – 1 in room temperature
  • Vanilla essence – ¼ teaspoon
  • Milk – 1 Tablespoon
  • Banana – 2 Small


Preparation:-

  • Take a bowl and sieve ½ Cup all-purpose flour, ½ Teaspoon baking powder, ¼ Teaspoon baking soda
  • Take another big bowl and add 40 gram powdered sugar, 40 gram melted butter, a pinch of salt and beat it well
  • Add 1 egg kept in room temperature, ¼ teaspoon Vanilla essence and beat it again for a minute
  • Add 1 Tablespoon Milk into the bowl and beat again for a minute
  • Add 2 small banana into the bowl and smash it well
  • Transfer All-purpose flour mixture little by little and mix it well
  • Take a baking tin and apply butter on top of it. Transfer the cake mixture and tap it couple of times
  • Preheat the oven for 10 minute by keeping the temperature at 175 degree.
  • Keep the cake tin inside the oven and bake for 30 min.
  • Tasty banana cake is ready to serve

 

Cheers!!!
Minu

Saturday 2 May 2020

Dates Unniyappam | Naalumani Palaharam | Eenthappazham Unniyappam

How to prepare Dates Unniyappam | Naalumani Palaharam | Eenthappazham Unniyappam


Dates Unniyappam | Naalumani Palaharam | Eenthappazham Unniyappam



Ingredients:-
  • Dates – 10
  • Semolina – ½ Cup
  • All-purpose Floor – 3 Tablespoon
  • Egg - 1
  • Sugar – 3 Tablespoon
  • Cardamom Powder – ½ Teaspoon
  • Cashew Nuts as required
  • Ghee – 2 Tablespoon
  • Baking Soda – ¼ Teaspoon
  • Milk – ½ Cup
  • Salt - A pinch
  • Oil as required


Preparation:-
  • Take a vessel and Beat egg and Sugar
  • Add All-purpose flour and Semolina and mix well
  • Pour milk into it mix it again
  • Add dates, cashew nuts, cardamom Powder, ghee, baking soda and salt and mix well
  • Keep the mixture aside for at least 2 hours
  • Pour water to reach the required consistency and mix it well
  • Heat 9 or 12 cavity appam making vessel and add 2 tablespoon oil in each cavity. Pour batter into each cavity and cook in low flame.
  • Flip it over and cook the other side
  • Once it done transfer into a serving bowl

  
Cheers!!!
Minu

Banana Egg Snacks | Pazham Mutta Naalumani Palaharam

How to prepare Banana Egg Snacks | Pazham Mutta Naalumani Palaharam



Banana Egg Snacks | Pazham Mutta Naalumani Palaharam


Ingredients:-
  • Ripe Banana -2
  • Egg -1
  • Sugar – 1 ½ Tablespoon
  • Dry ginger powder – ¼ Teaspoon
  • Cashew nuts as needed
  • Raisins as needed
  • Ghee – 2 Tablespoon


Preparation:-
  • Take a cup and beat the egg
  • Cut the banana into small pieces
  • Heat ghee in a pan and then add cashew and raisins and fry for 2 to 3 min
  • Add banana, egg, sugar and dry ginger powder and sauté for another 5 min
  • Kaikritha / Egg Banana evening Snack is ready to serve



Cheers!!!
Minu



Sunday 26 April 2020

Special Chicken Leg Fry | Special Masala Chicken Leg Fry

How to prepare Special Chicken Leg Fry | Secret Masala Chicken Leg Fry


Special Chicken Leg Fry | Secret Masala Chicken Leg Fry



Ingredients:-
  • Chicken Leg – 4 Pieces
  • Garlic – 15 Pods
  • Ginger – ½ Inch
  • Curry Leaves as required
  • Egg – 1
  • Chilli Powder - 1 Teaspoon
  • Kashmiri Chilli Powder - 2 Teaspoon
  • Turmeric Powder – ½ Teaspoon
  • Garam Masala – ¼ Teaspoon
  • Corn Flour – 1 Tablespoon
  • Curd – 1 Tablespoon
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil as required


Preparation:-
  • Take a mixer Jar and add egg, corn flour, salt to taste, Turmeric Powder, Chilli powder, Kashmiri Chilli Powder, Garam Masala, Ginger, Curry Leaves, Garlic, Curd and grind it well to make a thick paste
  • Apply this paste into leg pieces and keep it aside or refrigerator for 30 min
  • Heat oil a pan and deep fry chicken legs
  • Transfer the chicken leg pieces into a serving dish


Cheers!!!
Minu

Rava Egg Snacks | Rava Mutta Naalumani Palaharam

How to prepare Rava Egg Snacks | Rava Mutta Naalumani Palaharam


Rava Egg Snacks | Rava Mutta Naalumani Palaharam



Ingredients:-
  • Semolina – 1 Cup
  • Egg – 1
  • Sugar – ¼ Cup
  • Milk – 2 Tablespoon
  • Cardamom Powder – 5 Pods Crushed
  • Oil as required


Preparation:-
  • Beat egg by adding sugar, milk and cardamom powder
  • Add semolina little by little and mix it well using your hand
  • Make small balls using your hand
  • Heat oil in a pan and fry each rava balls
  • Tasty Rava Egg evening snack is ready to serve


Cheers!!!
Minu

Wednesday 22 April 2020

Cool Bar style Fresh Lime Juice | Fresh Lime Juice

How to prepare Cool Bar style Fresh Lime Juice | Fresh Lime Juice



Cool Bar style Fresh Lime Juice | Fresh Lime Juice



Ingredients:-
  • Lemon – 1 ½
  • Sugar as needed
  • Cashew nuts – 2 Soaked
  • Grated coconut – 1 ½ Tablespoon
  • Ginger – ½ Inch
  • Condensed Milk – 1 Tablespoon
  • Salt a pinch
  • Cardamom – 4 pods
  • Ice Cubes as required



Preparation:-
  • Take a mixer jar and add lemon juice by squeezing lemon, sugar, ginger, cardamom, soaked cashew nuts, grated coconut and grind it well
  • Add condensed milk, ice cubes and 2 cup water and grind it well
  • Filter (optional) lemon juice
  • Tasty lemon juice is ready to serve.



Cheers!!!
Minu


Kovakkai Mezhukkupuratti | Ivy Gourd Stir Fry

How to prepare Kovakkai Mezhukkupuratti | Ivy Gourd Stir Fry


Kovakkai Mezhukkupuratti | Ivy Gourd Stir Fry



Ingredients:-
  • Ivy gourd / Kovakkai – 250 Gram
  • Onion – 1 Medium
  • Turmeric Powder – ¼ Teaspoon
  • Dried chilli flakes – 2 Tablespoon
  • Curry Leaves as needed
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil as required


Preparation:-
  • Cut ivy gourd and onion into small pieces
  • Take a bowl and add ivy Gourd/kovakkai, onion, curry leaves, salt to taste and mix it well
  • Heat oil in a pan and add dried chilli flakes, turmeric powder and sauté well
  • Transfer cut ivy gourd into the pan and sauté well
  • Close the vessel and cook well
  • Mix it well continuously
  • Switch off the stove once it is dry
  • Tasty ivy gourdKovakkai stir fry is ready to serve



Cheers!!!
Minu

Hotel Special Chicken Pepper Fry | Special Pepper Chicken Fry

How to prepare Special Chicken Fry | Special Pepper Chicken Fry


Special Chicken Fry | Special Pepper Chicken Fry



Ingredients:-
  • Chicken Marinated– ½ Kg
  • [Salt to taste
  • Turmeric Powder - ¼ Teaspoon,
  • Pepper Powder ½ Teaspoon
  • Soya Sauce 1 Teaspoon]
 
Main Ingredients
  • Onion – 1 Big
  • Capsicum – 1 Big
  • Ginger – ½ Inch
  • Garlic – 20 Pods
  • Green chilli- 5
  • Curry Leaves
  • Coriander leaves as required
  • Turmeric Powder – ¼ Teaspoon
  • Pepper Powder – ½ Teaspoon
  • Soya Sauce - 1 Teaspoon
  • Vinegar- 1 Tablespoon
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil as required

 

Preparation:-
  • Heat oil in a pan and deep fry chicken pieces
  • Add onion, salt to taste, capsicum, ginger, garlic, green chilli, curry leaves into the same pan and sauté well
  • Add turmeric powder, pepper powder, soya sauce, coriander leaves into the pan and sauté well
  • Switch off the stove and add vinegar, curry leaves and coriander leaves and mix it well
  • Tasty Chicken fry is ready to serve
  • Serve it hot


Cheers!!!
Minu

Monday 20 April 2020

Palak Rice | Palak Pulav

How to prepare Palak Rice | Palak Pulav


Palak Rice | Palak Pulav



Ingredients:-
  • Cooked Rice – 6 Cup
  • Palak – 1 Bundle (10 leaves)
  • Onion – ½ portion
  • Green chilli - 2
  • Garlic – 4 pods
  • Cumin Seeds – ½ teaspoon
  • Turmeric powder – ¼ teaspoon
  • Salt to taste



Preparation:-
  • Boil palak by adding required water
  • Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds, garlic and sauté well
  • Add onion, green chilli, salt to taste and continue sautéing
  • Add grinded palak paste and turmeric powder into the pan and sauté well
  • Transfer cooked rice and mix it well
  • Tasty Palak rice is ready to serve.



Cheers!!!
Minu


Grape Squash with no preservatives | Quick and Easy Grapes Squash

How to prepare Grape Squash with no preservatives | Quick and Easy Grapes Squash


Grape Squash with no preservatives | Quick and Easy Grapes Squash



Ingredients:-
  • Red grapes – 500 gram
  • Sugar – 1 cup
  • Cardamom – 10 pods
  • Lemon Juice – 1 Tablespoon


Preparation:-
  • Add grapes, cardamom and sugar in a pan and boil by adding 1 cup water
  • Switch off the stove and then add lemon juice and mix it well. Keep it aside for cooling.
  • Grind grapes and filter it using a filter
  • Keep the squash in an air tight container
  • To prepare the squash for drinking, add 3 to 4 tablespoon squash and mix it with water.


Cheers!!!
Minu