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
#PotatoMasalaCurry #UrulakizhanguMasalaCurry #Ruchikaram

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
#MuringayilaParippuCurry #DrumstickLeavesDalCurry #Ruchikaram

Broken Wheat Upma | Soochi Gothambu Uppumav | Gothambu Upma | Nurukku Gothambu Uppumav

How to prepare Broken Wheat Upma | Soochi Gothambu Uppumav | Gothambu Upma | Nurukku Gothambu Uppumav

Broken wheat Upma is very very delicious. Nurukku Gothambu is rich in fiber and the upma prepared using broken what is very healthy and tasty. You may eat this delicious Soochi Gothambu Upma along with Banana and Sugar or with Kadala Curry.

Broken Wheat Upma | Soochi Gothambu Uppumav | Nurukku Gothambu Uppumav

Ingredients:-

• Broken Wheat – 1 ½ Cup
• Onion – ½ 
• Carrot – ½
• Green Chilli – 1
• Ginger – ½ inch
• Curry Leaves as required 
• Mustard Seeds – 1 Teaspoon
• Urad Dal – 1 Table spoon
• Ghee – 1 Table spoon
• Salt to taste
• Oil as required

Preparation:- 

• Take a pan, add oil and heat
• Splutter mustard seeds
• Add urad dal and sauté
• Add onion, carrot, ginger, green chilli and curry leaves and sauté well
• Add water and Salt to taste into it and boil
• Add broken wheat and mix well
• Close the lid and cook for 4 to 5 min in low flame
• Open the lid and add ghee into it and mix it
• Close with a lid and switch off the flame
• Tasty Broken wheat Upma/ Nurukku Gothambu Uppumav is ready to serve

Cheers!!!
Minu
#BrokenWheatUpma #Ruchikaram #NurukkuGothambuUppumav

Kerala Special Vazha Kaambu cherupayar Puzhukku /Banana Stem Green Gram Puzhukku?

How to prepare Kerala Special Vazha Kaambu cherupayar Puzhukku /Banana Stem Green Gram Puzhukku?

Vazha Kaambu or Banana Stem is one of the very healthy vegetable easily available in most of the houses in kerala. Preparing puzhukku using Vazhakaambu is very easy and here I am showing how to prepare an easy vazha Kaambu cherupayar Puzhukku / Banana Stem green gram puzhukku in typical kerala style.

Kerala Special Vazha Kaambu cherupayar Puzhukku /Banana Stem Green Gram Puzhukku?

Ingredients:-

• Banana Stem sliced - 1 cup
• Green gram (Soaked) – ¼ Cup
• Salt to taste
• Water as required
• Green chilli – 2
• Turmeric Powder – ½ Teaspoon
• Curry leaves as required
• Grated coconut – ½ Cup
• Raw coconut oil

Preparation:-

• Clean and cut Banana stem into small pieces
• Take a cooker and Cook green gram by adding required salt and water
• Add banana stem, green chilli, salt to taste, and turmeric powder, curry leaves required water and cook again
• Smash banana stem and then add grated coconut and mix it well
• Switch off the stove and pour a little raw coconut oil
• Tasty banana stem cherupayar puzhukku is ready to serve.
• Serve it hot with rice, Chappathi!

Cheers!!!
Minu
#VazhaKaambu #Ruchikaram #Puzhukku

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
#ChakkakuruCurry #Ruchikaram #ChakkaKuruMuringaCurry

Hotel style Poori Bhaji | Potato Bhaji | Urulakishangu bhaji | Secret ingrediants Bhaji

How to prepare Hotel style Poori Bhaji | Potato Bhaji | Urulakishangu bhaji | Secret ingrediants Bhaji

Hotel style Poori Bhaji | Potato Bhaji | Urulakishangu bhaji | Secret ingrediants Bhaji

Ingredients:-

• Potato - 3
• Onion – 1 medium
• Ginger – ¼ inch chopped
• Green Chilli – 2 Sliced
• Turmeric Powder – ½ Teaspoon
• Gram Flour – 3 Table Spoon
• Urad dal – 1/2 Teaspoon
• Mustard Seeds – 1/4 Teaspoon
• Water
• Salt to taste
• Curry Leaves as needed

Preparation:-

• Boil the potato and smash it
• Heat oil in a pan add splutter mustard seeds and urad dal 
• Add onion, ginger, green chilli , curry leaves and salt and saute well 
• Add turmeric and mix well
• Take gram flour in a cup and add little water into it and pour the liquid into the pan 
• Add boiled potato and mix well
• Add required amount of water and boil
• Bhaji is ready to serve

Cheers!!!

Minu

#PotatoBhaji #Ruchikaram #PooriBhaji

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

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

Malabar Special Kalathappam | Perfect Kalathappam

How to prepare Malabar Special Kalathappam | Perfect Kalathappam

Malabar Special Kalathappam | Perfect 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

 

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

Cheers!!!

Minu

Kerala style Green Peas Curry | Breakfast Curry

How to make Kerala style Green Peas Curry | Breakfast Curry

Kerala style Green Peas Curry | Breakfast Curry

Ingredients:-

• Green Peas (Soaked) – ½ Cup
• Onion – 1 medium
• Potato – 1 Big
• Garlic – 3 Pods
• Ginger – ¼ Inch
• Green Chilli – 1
• Turmeric Powder – ¼ Teaspoon
• Red chilli powder – 1 Teaspoon
• Coriander Powder – 2 ½ Tablespoon
• Coconut grated – ½ Cup
• Garam masala – ¼ teaspoon
• Pepper Powder – ¼ Teaspoon
• Mustard Seeds – ½ Teaspoon
• Small Onion/ Shallot – 2 pods
• Salt to taste
• Curry Leaves as needed

 

Preparation:-

• Take a cooker and cook soaked green peas for 3 whistle
• Add potato, onion, green chilli, garlic, ginger, salt to taste, ¼ Teaspoon turmeric powder, 1 teaspoon chilli powder, 2 ½ tablespoon coriander powder and pressure cook the green peas by adding required water
• Take a mixer jar and grind coconut
• Smash few potatoes and then add ground coconut along with required water into cooked green peas and mix it well
• Add ¼ teaspoon garam masala and ¼ teaspoon pepper powder and then switch off the stove
• Heat oil in a pan add splutter mustard seeds, add chopped small onion/shallot, curry leaves into it and then transfer it into curry
• Tasty Green Peas Curry 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

Rice flour laddu | Rice flour laddu | Naalumani Palaharam

How to prepare Rice flour laddu | Rice flour laddu | Naalumani Palaharam

Rice flour laddu | Rice flour laddu | Naalumani Palaharam

Ingredients:-

• Rice flour – 1 Cup
• Sugar – ¾ Cup
• Cardamom – 5 pods
• Raisins as needed
• Ghee as required
• Salt a pinch

Preparation:-

• Grind the sugar with cardamom
• Heat 1 ½ Table spoon ghee in a pan add rice flour and sauté well
• Add powdered sugar and mix well
• Add a pinch salt and turn off the stove
• After cooling pulse the mixture using a grinder
• Pour ghee little by little to make the mixture ready to shape
• Take handful of mixture and make round shape by adding a raisins

Cheers!!!

Minu