Sadya Special Padavalam Olan | Snake Gourd Olan | Onam Vishu Sadya SPecial Padavalanga Olan

How to prepare Sadya Special Padavalam Olan | Snake Gourd Olan | Onam Vishu Sadya SPecial Padavalanga Olan

Normally Olan is prepared using Pumpkin and Vanpayar. This is a different Olan recipe prepared using snake guard and green gram. This Olan has got a different taste and everyone likes this taste. Olan is one of the mandatory item in Kerala Sadya. Next time when you prepare Olan for a variety try to prepare it in the way I have showed here. 

Sadya Special Padavalam Olan | Snake Gourd Olan | Onam Vishu Sadya Padavalanga Olan

Ingredients:-

• Snake Guard - 1
• Green gram (Soaked) – ¼ Cup
• Green Chilli- 2
• Coconut Milk- 1 Cup
• Coconut Oil
• Curry Leaves
• Salt

Preparation:-

• Cook Green gram with green chilli and salt
• Cook snake guard with green chilli and salt
• Mix cooked green gram and snake guard
• Add coconut milk, curry leaves and boil
• Add coconut oil and switch off the stove
• Tasty Sadya special Padavalam Olan | Snake Gourd Olan is ready to serve

Cheers!!!
Minu
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Vellarikka Sambar | Madras Cucumber Sambar | Special Sambar For Dosa and Idly

How to prepare Vellarikka Sambar | Madras Cucumber Sambar | Special Sambar For Dosa and Idly

Sambar is a perfect combination for Idly or Dosa. This Cucumber Sambar is something different in which we don't need much vegetables. TO prepare this special Malabar style Sambar I have used Madras Cucumber or Vellarikka. This Vellarikka Sambar is one of the easiest Sambar you can prepare and it tastes perfect. Try to prepare this easy and quick Vellarikka sambar and let us know your feedback. 

Vellarikka Sambar | Madras Cucumber Sambar | Special Sambar For Dosa and Idly

Ingredients:-

• Cucumber – Half portion of a cucumber
• Dal – ½ Cup soaked
• Tomato – 1
• Green Chilli -2
• Shallot -15
• Garlic -8
• Turmeric - 1 Tea Spoon
• Chilli powder – 1 Tea Spoon
• Coriander powder – 2 Table Spoon
• Tamarind Water– A small portion
• Jaggery – Small piece
• Asafoetida- A small piece
• Curry leaves
• Mustard seeds
• Dry red chilli
• Salt

**For frying:-**

• Grated Coconut – ½ a Cup
• Shallot – 10
• Garlic – 10
• Toor Dal – 1 Teaspoon
• Urad dal – 1 Teaspoon
• Pepper corns – 1 Tea Spoon
• Cumin Seeds – ¼ Teaspoon
• Fenugreek – ½ Tea Spoon

Preparation:-

• Take a pan and fry turmeric powder and chilli powder
• Add dal, Cucumber, Tomato, green chilli, shallot, garlic and water
• Add salt, turmeric powder, chilli powder and coriander powder and cook for 2 whistle
• Add coconut oil into a pan and add grated coconut, shallot, garlic, asafoetida, curry leaves and fry
• Add dal, urad dal, pepper corns, fenugreek and fry till it became brown in colour
• Add cumin seeds and fry for some more time
• Grind it into paste
• Add tamarind pulp into cooked curry and boil it
• Add coconut paste into it. Add jaggery and curry leaves
• Sputter mustard seed. Add dry red chilli and curry leaves.
• Transfer mustard into the sambar
• Tasty vellarikka Sambar / Cucumber Sambar is ready to serve

Cheers!!!
Minu
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Potato masala curry for breakfast and lunch | Urulakizhangu Masala Curry

How to prepare a simple potato masala curry for breakfast and lunch | Urulakizhangu Masala Curry

Potato masala curry for breakfast and lunch | Urulakizhangu Masala Curry

Ingredients:-

• Potato – 3
• Onion-1
• Tomato-1
• Green Chilli – 2
• Shallot – 7
• Ginger – ½ inch
• Turmeric powder- ½ Teas Spoon
• Chilli Powder – ½ Teas Spoon
• Coriander Powder – 2 Teas Spoon
• Garam Masala – a Pinch
• Coconut – ½ Cup
• Pepper corns- 20
• Fennel Seeds – A pinch
• Mustard Seeds – ½ Teaspoon
• Salt to taste
• Curry Leaves as needed

Preparation:-

• Take a cooker and add Potato, onion, green chilli, ginger, salt to taste, turmeric powder, chilli powder and pressure cook by adding required water
• Add oil in pan and add coconut, curry leaves and roast it
• Once the coconut became brown in colour add coriander powder and switch off the stove
• Take a mixer jar and grind coconut adding water
• Add ground coconut into cooked potato and mix it well. 
• Add required water and allow to boil
• Add garam masala and switch off the stove
• Heat oil in a pan splutter mustard seeds
• Add shallot curry leaves and sauté well. Transfer it into curry
• Tasty Potato Masala Curry / Urulakizhangu Masala Curry is ready to serve

Cheers!!!
Minu
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Muringayila Parippu Curry | Drumstick Leaves Dal Curry | Malabar Style Murigayila Curry

How to prepare Muringayila Parippu Curry | Drumstick Leaves Dal Curry | Malabar Style Murigayila Curry

Muringayila Parippu Curry | Drumstick Leaves Dal Curry | Malabar Style Murigayila Curry

Ingredients:-

• Drumstick leaves – 2 Cup
• Toor Dal – ½ Cup
• Green Chilli – 1
• Turmeric Powder – ½ Tea Spoon
• Chilli Powder – 1 Tea Spoon
• Grated Coconut – ¾ Cup
• Salt
• Mustard Seeds – Tea Spoon
• Curry Leaves

Preparation:-

• Add dal and drumstick leaves into pressure cooker
• Add salt, turmeric powder, chilli powder and green chilli into it
• Add required amount of water and cook for 3 whistle
• Grind coconut 
• Once the dal and leaves cooked smash the dal
• Add ground coconut into it .Add required amount of water and boil
• Splutter mustard seeds. Add curry leaves and put it into the curry
• Tasty Muringayila Parippu Curry / Drumstick leaves Dal curry is ready to serve

Cheers!!!
Minu
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Kerala Special Chakkakuru Muringa Curry | Chakkakkuru Curry | Jackfruit Seed Curry | Jackfruit Seeds Drumstick Curry

How to prepare Kerala Special Chakkakuru Muringa Curry | Chakkakkuru Curry | Jackfruit Seed Curry | Jackfruit Seeds Drumstick Curry 

Chakkakuru Muringa Curry | Chakkakkuru Curry | Jackfruit Seeds Drumstick Curry 

Ingredients:-

• Jackfruit seeds – 30 
• Drumstick – 2 small
• Carrot – 1 Medium size
• Tomato – 1 Medium
• Onion – 1 Medium
• Green Chilli – 2
• Turmeric Powder – ½ Teaspoon
• Red chilli powder – ¾ Tablespoon
• Grated Coconut – ½ Cup
• Water as required 
• Mustard Seeds – ½ Teaspoon
• Shallot/Small Onion - 3
• Salt to taste
• Curry Leaves as needed

Preparation:-

• Take a cooker and cook jackfruit seeds
• Add drumstick, carrot, tomato, onion, green chilli, curry leaves, salt to taste, turmeric powder, chilli powder, required water and cook well
• Take a mixer grinder, add grated coconut and grind it well
• Transfer the ground coconut into the curry, add required water for the curry and mix it well
• Heat oil in a pan add splutter mustard seeds, add shallot into it and then transfer it into the curry
• Tasty Chkkakkuru muringakkaya / Jackfruit seeds drumstick curry is ready to serve

Cheers!!!
Minu
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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

White Sauce Pasta | White Sauce Pasta Recipe | Creamy Pasta Recipe

How to prepare White Sauce Pasta | White Sauce Pasta Recipe | Creamy Pasta Recipe

White Sauce Pasta | White Sauce Pasta Recipe | Creamy Pasta Recipe

Ingredients:-

For Pasta Cooking

• Pasta – 2 Cup
• Water - 5 Cup
• Salt
• Oil – ¼ teaspoon
• Vegetables for Pasta
• Onion - Medium
• Carrot - Small
• Capsicum – ½ Portion
• Salt to taste
• Pepper Powder
• Chilli flakes
• Oil

White Sauce

• Butter – 4 Table spoon
• Maida/All-purpose flour – 4 Tablespoon
• Milk – 2 Cup
• Pepper Powder - ½ Teaspoon
• Cheese as required

Preparation:-

• Boil water and cook Pasta by adding salt and oil 
• Drain the water and pour cold water to avoid overcooking
• Heat oil in a pan and sauté onion, carrot, capsicum. Add salt to taste, pepper powder, chilli flakes and continue sautéing 
• Heat Butter in a pan add Maida/All-Purpose Flour and sauté well
• Pour milk and mix it well
• Add ½ Teaspoon pepper powder and mix it again
• Switch off the stove once it reaches the required consistency
• Add cheese, vegetables and Pasta into the sauce and mix it well
• Finally pour Milk to have the required consistency you like
• Tasty white sauce Pasta is ready to serve

Cheers!!!

Minu

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Nellikka Chammanthy | Gooseberry Chutney | Amla Chutney

How to prepare Nellikka Chammanthy | Gooseberry Chutney | Amla Chutney

Chammanthi or Chutney is prepared using many items like, coconut, chana dal, jackfruit seeds, mangoes, bitter gourd, shallot etc. Chammanthi or Chutney is a side dish normally used along with Rice and biriyani. Here I am showing how to prepare Chammanthi or Chutney using gooseberry/Nellikka/Amla. To prepare this you just need 5 minutes. Gooseberry/Amla/Nellikka is vitamin C rich fruit and it helps to increase immunity power. When you have enough gooseberry/nellikka/Amla at home try to prepare this Chammanthi or Chutney you will love this recipe. Please do comment and provide your feedback

Nellikka Chammanthy | Gooseberry Chutney | Amla Chutney

Ingredients:-

• Onion – 1 Medium
• Tomato – 2 Medium
• Green chilli – 1
• Roasted Gram/Pottukadala – ¼ Cup
• Turmeric Powder – ¼ Tsp
• Chilli Powder – ½ Teaspoon
• Mustard Seeds- 1 Teaspoon
• Curry leaves as needed
• Water as needed
• Oil as needed
• Salt to taste

Preparation:-

• Heat a pan and dry roast the Roasted Gram/Pottukadala
• Heat oil in a pan and add onion, tomato, green Chilli, curry leaves and sauté well 
• Add turmeric powder, chilli powder salt to taste and continue sautéing 
• Grind roasted Gram / pottukadala, tomato onion mix by adding some water
• Heat oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds, add curry leaves and ground chutney into the pan and allow it to boil
• Tasty Roasted Gram / Puttukadala Tomato Chutney is ready to serve with Dosa or Idly

Cheers!!!

Minu

#NellikkaChammanthi #Ruchikaram #GooseberryChutney

Chena Kaya Erissery | Koottucurry Style Erisseri

 How to prepare a tasty Plantain Erissery | Chena Kaya Erissery | Koottucurry Style Erisseri

Chena Kaya Erissery | Koottucurry Style Erisseri

Ingredients:-

• Plantain - 1
• Elephant Yam – A small portion
• Turmeric Powder – ½ Tsp
• Chilli Powder- 1 ½ Tsp
• Grated Coconut – 1 Cup
• Green Chilli - 1
• Cumin Seeds – ¾ Tsp
• Mustard Seeds
• Dry red chilli -2
• Curry leaves
• Salt

 

 Preparation:-

• Add Elephant Yam, Plantain, salt, Turmeric powder, chilli powder and water into a cooker and cook well
• Grind ½ Cup coconut, green chilli and cumin seeds by adding required water
• Add ground coconut into cooked vegetables. Add curry leaves and boil
• Add coconut oil in a pan, splutter mustard seeds. Add remaining coconut, Curry leaves, dry red chilli and sauté well
• Add fried coconut into the curry
• Tasty Chena Pachakaya Erisseri is ready to serve

 

Cheers!!!
Minu
#ChenaErissery #Erisseri #Ruchikaram

Fish Fry Style Paneer Fry | Special Paneer Fry

How to prepare Fish Fry Style Paneer Fry | Special Paneer Fry

Fish Fry Style Paneer Fry | Special Paneer Fry

Ingredients:-

• Paneer – 100 Gram
• Turmeric Powder– ¼ Teaspoon
• Pepper Powder – ¼ Teaspoon
• Chilli Powder – 1 Teaspoon
• Rice Flour – 2 Tablespoon
• Coriander Powder – ½ Teaspoon
• Curd - 2 Tablespoon
• Salt to taste
• Oil as needed

Preparation:-

• Take a bowl and add curd, rice flour, turmeric Powder, chilli Powder, pepper powder, salt to taste and mix it well to make a thick paste
• Marinate paneer with the masala and keep it aside for 10 min
• Heat oil in a frying pan and fry marinated paneer both sides
• Serve it hot

Cheers!!!

Minu

Mushroom Rice | Mushroom Pulav | Kids Lunch Box Recipe

How to prepare Mushroom Rice | Mushroom Pulav

Special Mushroom Rice | Mushroom Pulav

Ingredients:-

• Cooked rice with salt- 9 cup
• Mushroom – 250 Gram
• Onion – 1 Big
• Turmeric Powder – ¼ Teaspoon
• Garlic – 5 pods
• Ginger – ¼ Inch
• Green Chilli – 3 sliced
• Oil as needed
• Butter as needed
• Salt to taste

Preparation:-

• Heat oil and butter in a pan and add garlic, ginger, green chilli and sauté well.
• Add sliced onion, salt to taste and continue sautéing
• Add sliced mushroom into the pan and sauté well
• Add turmeric powder and close the pan and cook for 2 to 2 ½ minute
• Transfer cooked rice into the pan and mix it well
• Add ½ Teaspoon garam masala and mix it well
• Tasty Mushroom pulav is ready to serve

Cheers!!!

Minu

Special Bullseye Curry | Mutta Curry | Special Egg Curry

How to prepare Special Bullseye Curry | Mutta Curry | Special Egg Curry

Special Bullseye Curry | Mutta Curry | Special Egg Curry

Ingredients:-

• Egg – 2
• Tomato – 2
• Mustard Seeds – ¼ Teaspoon
• Turmeric Powder – ¼ Teaspoon
• Red chilli powder – 1 Teaspoon
• Garam masala – ½ Teaspoon
• Salt to taste
• Curry Leaves as needed
• Water as required

 

Preparation:-

• Heat oil in a pan add splutter mustard seeds.
• Add chopped tomatoes, salt as needed into the pan and sauté well
• Add ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder, 1 teaspoon chilli powder and continue sautéing
• Add required water, curry leaves, garam masala into the pan and allow it to boil
• Break two eggs and add it on top of the curry

Cheers!!!

Minu

Special Cauliflower Rice | Cauliflower Pulav

How to prepare Cauliflower Rice | Cauliflower Pulav

Cauliflower Rice | Cauliflower Pulav

Ingredients:-

• Cauliflower – 1
• Cooked Rice – 6 Cup
• Corn Flour – ½ Cup
• Turmeric Powder – ½ Teaspoon + a Pinch
• Chilli Powder – 1 Teaspoon + ¼ Teaspoon
• Kashmiri Chilli Powder – 1 Teaspoon
• Cumin Seeds – ½ Teaspoon
• Onion – 1
• Tomato Sauce – 2 Tablespoon
• Salt

Preparation:-

• Clean Cauliflower and cut into small pieces
• Take a bowl and add corn flour, ½ teaspoon turmeric powder, 1 Teaspoon chilli powder, 1 Teaspoon Kashmiri chilli Powder, salt to taste and mix it well by adding little water
• Add cauliflower into the batter and mix it well to coat the batter all over
• Heat oil in a pan and deep fry Cauliflower and keep it aside
• Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds, onion, salt into it and sauté well
• Add a pinch of turmeric powder, ¼ Teaspoon Chilli powder and sauté well
• Add tomato sauce and continue sautéing
• Transfer fried cauliflower into it and mix well
• Add cooked rice and mix it well
• Cauliflower rice is ready to serve

Cheers!!!

Minu

Special Onion Rice | Ulli Choru | Ulli Moopicha Choru

How to prepare Quick Onion Rice| Ulli Choru

Quick Onion Rice| Ulli Choru

Ingredients:-

• Cooked Rice – 4 Cup
• Shallot / Small Onion – 20 Pods
• Turmeric Powder – ½ Teaspoon
• Pepper Powder – 1 to 1¼ Teaspoon
• Curry Leaves as needed
• Mustard Seeds – ½ Teaspoon
• Dried red chilli – 2 to 3
• Ghee – 3 to 3 ½ Tablespoon
• Salt to taste

Preparation:-

• Heat oil and splutter mustard seeds, add dried chilli, curry leaves and sauté well
• Add Shallot/small onion, salt, turmeric powder and sauté well
• Transfer cooked rice, pepper powder and mix it well
• Tasty onion rice is ready to serve.

Cheers!!!

Minu

Pavakka/Kaippakka Thoran | Bitter Gourd Stir Fry

How to prepare Pavakka/Kaippakka Thoran | Bitter Gourd Stir Fry

Pavakka/Kaippakka Thoran | Bitter Gourd Stir Fry

Ingredients:-

• Bitter Gourd – 1
• Garlic – 2 Pods
• Turmeric Powder – ½ Teaspoon
• Chilli Powder – 1 Teaspoon
• Grated coconut – ¼ Cup
• Vinegar – 1 Teaspoon
• Curry Leaves
• Mustard Seeds – ½ Teaspoon
• Salt to taste
• Oil as required

 

Preparation:-

• Cut bitter gourd into small pieces
• Cut Garlic into small pieces or crush
• Heat oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds
• Add turmeric powder, chilli powder, garlic, curry leaves into the pan and sauté well
• Transfer cut bitter gourd and salt into the pan and sauté well
• Close the vessel and cook well
• Add grated coconut and mix it well
• Close the vessel and cook
• Switch off the stove and pour vinegar and mix it well
• Tasty bitter gourd stir fry is ready to serve

 

Cheers!!!

Minu

Special Brinjal Fry | Kids Special Brinjal Fry | Vazhuthanaga Porichathu

How to prepare Special Brinjal Fry | Kids Special Brinjal Fry

Special Brinjal Fry | Kids Special Brinjal Fry | Vazhuthanaga Porichathu

Ingredients:-

• Brinjal – 1 Big
• Turmeric Powder– ½ Teaspoon
• Chilli Powder – 1 Teaspoon
• Kashmiri Chilli Powder – 1 ½ Teaspoon
• Coriander Powder – ½ Teaspoon
• Garam masala – ½ Teaspoon
• Curd - 3 Tablespoon
• Salt to taste

Preparation:-

• Take a bowl and add Turmeric Powder, Chilli Powder, Kashmiri Chilli Powder, coriander Powder, Garam Masala, salt to taste and Curd and mix it well to make a thick paste
• Cut the Brinjal into small slices
• Marinate the Brinjal with the masala and keep it aside for 10 min
• Pour oil in a frying pan and fry the Brinjal both sides
• Tasty Brinjal Fry is ready to serve
• Serve it hot with rice

Cheers!!!
Minu

Easy Tomato rice | Cooker Tomato Rice

How to prepare Easy Tomato rice | Cooker Tomato Rice

Easy Tomato rice | Cooker Tomato Rice

Ingredients:-

• Tomato – 4 Medium Sliced
• Onion – 1 Small Sliced
• Garlic – 5 Pods
• Ginger – ¼ Inch
• Green Chilli - 1
• Coriander Leaves as required
• Cumin Seeds – ¼ Teaspoon
• Turmeric Powder – ¼ Teaspoon
• Chilli Powder – ½ Teaspoon
• Salt to taste
• Ghee – 1 ½ tablespoon
• Basmati Rice – 1 ½ Cup
• Water – 2 ¼ Cup

Preparation:-

• Heat ghee in a cooker and sauté cumin seeds
• Add ginger and garlic and continue Sautéing
• Add Onion and green chilli sauté
• Add tomato, salt to taste, turmeric powder, and chilli powder and sauté it again
• Add washed rice and mix it well and then pour water
• Taste the salt and add if required. Close the lid and cook for one whistle at high flame and then another whistle at medium whistle
• Open the lid and add coriander leaves and mix it gently
• Tasty Tomato rice is ready to serve

Cheers!!!

Minu