Sunday, 20 May 2018

Malabar Special Thari Kanji | Iftar/Nombuthura special Thari Kanji

How to Prepare Malabar Special Thari Kanji | Iftar/Nombuthura special Thari Kanji?


Malabar Special Thari Kanji | Iftar/Nombuthura special Thari Kanji



Ingredients:-
  • Milk – ½ Litre
  • Semolina/Rava – 3 Tbsp
  • Vermicelli / Semiya – 1 Tbsp
  • Sugar – 5 Tbsp
  • Water – ½ Cup
  • Coconut Milk– ½ Cup
  • Ghee – 1 Tbsp
  • Cardamom powder – 1 Tsp
  • Shallot/Small Onion – 3 chopped
  • Cashew nuts as needed
  • Raisins as needed
  • Salt a pinch to balance the taste

 

Preparation:-
  • Heat a pan and add Ghee into it. Add Semolina/Rava and then Vermicelli / Semiya and sauté well
  • Pour milk and water into the pan and cook Semolina/Rava. Make sure you stir continuously to avoid Semolina/Rava become thick
  • Add Sugar into the milk and stir well
  • Add cardamom powder and stir continuously
  • Pour coconut milk and mix it well
  • Add a pinch of salt to balance the taste
  • Switch off the stove once it reaches the consistency
  • Heat a pan and add Ghee into it. Add chopped shallot/small onion into it. Add Cashew nuts and then raisins and sauté well 
  • Transfer the onion, cashew and raisins mix into the Semolina/Rava milk
  • Tasty Semolina/Rava milk or Thari kanchi  is ready to serve


Cheers!!!
Minu

Thursday, 17 May 2018

Malabar Special Elanchi | Iftar/Nombuthura special Elanchi

How to Prepare Malabar Special Elanchi, Iftar/Nombuthura special Elanchi?


Malabar Special Elanchi | Iftar/Nombuthura special Elanchi



Ingredients:-
  • Maida/All-purpose flour – 1 Cup
  • Grated Coconut – 1 Cup
  • Egg - 1
  • Sugar – 4 Tbsp
  • Cardamom powder – ½ Tsp
  • Cashew nuts as needed
  • Raisins as needed
  • Ghee – 1 Tbsp
  • Salt to taste

 

Preparation:-
  • Heat a pan and add oil into it. Add Cashew nuts and then raising and sauté well 
  • Add grated coconut and then add 3 Tbsp sugar into the pan and continue sautéing
  • Add cardamom powder into the mix by keeping a pinch for the batter
  • Switch off the stove and keep the fillings aside
  • Now to prepare the batter
  • Take a bowl and beat the egg
  • Add maida/all-purpose flour, salt, 1 Tbsp balance sugar, cardamom powder into it and mix it well
  • Pour water little by little and make batter for dosa
  • Take a dosa tawa and make dosa
  • Now fill the coconut mixture into the dosa and fold it
  • Tasty Elanchi is ready to serve


Cheers!!!
Minu

Monday, 14 May 2018

Dates Almond Milkshake | Iftar/Nombuthura special Dates Badam milkshake

How to Prepare Dates Almond Milkshake, Iftar/Nombuthura special Dates Badam milkshake


Dates Almond Milkshake | Iftar/Nombuthura special Dates Badam milkshake



Ingredients:-
  • Dates – 10 Soaked in Milk for 30 min
  • Badam/Almond – 30 to 35 Soaked and peeled off
  • Milk- 2 Cup
  • Honey – 2 Tbsp
  • Ice Cubes – 6 to 7 as needed

 

Preparation:-
  • First soak the Dates in Milk for 30 min to make it soft
  • Soak the Badam also in water for 15 to 20 min and peel-off the skin
  • Take a mixer jar and add soaked dates along with milk, badam/Almond and blend well
  • Once it become thick paste add honey, milk, ice cubes and blend thoroughly  
  • Transfer the milkshake into serving glass

 

Cheers!!!
Minu

Saturday, 12 May 2018

Malabar Special Kaipola | Ifatar / Nombuthura special Kaipola

How to Prepare Malabar Special Iftar/Nombuthura Kaipola recipe


Malabar Special Kaipola | Ifatar / Nombuthura special Kaipola

Malabar Special Kaipola


Ingredients:-
  • Banana (Nenthra Pazham) – 1 Cut into small pieces
  • Sugar – 3 to 4 Tbsp
  • Egg - 2
  • Cardamom Powder – 6 Crushed
  • Cashew as needed
  • Raisins as needed
  • Ghee – 2 to 3 Tbsp


Preparation:-
  • Take a vessel and beat the eggs well by mixing the sugar
  • Heat a pan and add ghee into it. Add Cashew and then raisins and sauté well and transfer that into a vessel.
  • Add little more ghee into the same pan and add banana into it and fry it until light brown
  • Transfer the fried banana into the beaten egg and mix it well
  • Add cardamom powder into it 
  • Add little more ghee and transfer the egg and banana mix into it and then add cashew and raisins into the mixture and cook well for 10 to 15 min
  • Make sure you keep the flame low otherwise it may burn
  • Tasty kaipola is ready to serve


Cheers!!!
Minu

Tuesday, 8 May 2018

Kerala Style Naadan Vanpayar Curry | Cowpea curry Kerala Style

How to Prepare Kerala Style Naadan Vanpayar Curry / Cowpea curry Kerala Style?


Kerala Style Naadan Vanpayar Curry | Cowpea curry Kerala Style



Ingredients:-
  • Vanpayar /Cowpea – 300 gm (Soaked)
  • Onion – 1 Cut into small pieces
  • Green Chilli – 1
  • Garlic – 2 pods
  • Chilli Powder – 1 Tsp
  • Turmeric Powder – ½ tsp
  • Coriander Powder – 2 Tsp
  • Garam Masala – ½ Tsp
  • Grated Coconut – ½ cup
  • Curry leaves as needed
  • Salt to taste
  • Coconut Oil as needed


Preparation:- 
  • Take a cooker and add Vanpayar /Cowpea, Onion, Salt to taste, Turmeric Powder, Chilli Powder, Coriander Powder, Green Chilli, garlic, Curry leaves, and pour around 1 to 1 ½ Cup water and cook well for two whistle
  • Take a mixer grinder, add grated coconut and pour little water and make a thick paste
  • Slightly smash Vanpayar /Cowpea to make the gravy bit thick (Optional)
  • Switch on the stove and then transfer the ground coconut paste and also add required water as per the consistency
  • Add garam masala and curry leaves into the curry
  • Pour little raw coconut oil into the curry and switch off the stove
  • Vanpayar /Cowpea curry is ready to serve


Cheers!!!
Minu

Saturday, 5 May 2018

Mango Pickle | Kerala Manga Achaar

How to Prepare Pacha Maanga Achar/Kerala Special Raw Mango Pickle?


Mango Pickle | Kerala Manga Achaar 



Ingredients:-
  • Mango –  ½ Kg
  • Garlic – 10 to 12 pods
  • Chilli Powder – ¼ Cup
  • Asafoetida – Small piece
  • Mustard seeds – ¼ Tsp
  • Fenugreek - ¼ Tsp
  • Vinegar – ¼ Cup
  • Curry leave as needed
  • Salt to taste
  • Gingelly oil (Nallenna) as needed


Preparation:-
  • First cut the mango into small pieces to make the pickle
  • Add salt into the cut mango and mix it well
  • Keep it aside for 2 hours. If not urgent you may keep it for a day or two as well
  • Take a kadai and add mustard seeds, fenugreek, asafoetida and sauté well. Grind the same using a mixer to make powder
  • Take a pan and add Gingelly oil (Nallenna) and splutter the mustard.
  • Add curry leaves and then garlic into the pan and sauté well
  • Add chilli powder and continue sautéing, you may add extra oil if you feel that the mixture is too dry
  • Now add the ground mustard seeds, fenugreek, asafoetida powder and sauté
  • Switch off the stove and add vinegar into the mixture. If you need more gravy then add water into it and boil
  • Add mango into the mixture and mix it well
  • Transfer the pickle into a bottle and pour little Gingelly oil (Nallenna) on top of it
  • Tasty Mango pickle is ready


Cheers!!!
Minu

Tuesday, 1 May 2018

Pacha Maanga Curry | Kerala Special Raw Mango Curry

How to Prepare Pacha Maanga Curry/Kerala Special Raw Mango Curry?


Pacha Maanga Curry | Kerala Special Raw Mango Curry



Ingredients:-
  • Mango – 3 Sliced (1 Cup)
  • Turmeric Powder – ¾ Tsp
  • Green Chilli – 4
  • Onion – ½ sliced
  • Grated coconut – ½ Cup
  • Cumin seeds – ½ Tsp
  • Dried red chilli - 2
  • Mustard seeds as needed
  • Fenugreek - ¼ Tsp
  • Curry leave as needed
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil as needed


Preparation:- 
  • Take a clay pot and add sliced mango, Onion, Green Chilli, Curry leaves, Salt, Turmeric Powder and pour little water and cook well by closing it using a lid
  • Take a mixer jar and add grated coconut, Cumin seeds, water and grind it to make a thick paste
  • Transfer the ground coconut mix into the cooked Mango and mix it well. Pour required water if you need more gravy
  • Heat a pan and add oil into it. Splutter the mustard seeds, add dried red chilli, fenugreek, curry leaves into it and then transfer the spluttered mustard into the curry
  • Tasty Pacha maanga curry is ready to serve with rice!!!


Cheers!!!
Minu

Saturday, 28 April 2018

Mulappicha Cherupayar Thoran | Sprouted Green Gram Stir Fry

How to Prepare Mulappicha Cherupayar Thoran / Sprouted Green Gram Stir Fry?


Mulappicha Cherupayar Thoran | Sprouted Green Gram Stir Fry



Ingredients:-
  • Sprouted Green gram/Mung Bean/Cherupayar – 250 gm
  • Small Onion/Shallot – ¼ Cup (15 pods)
  • Dried red chilli – 1 ½ Tbsp
  • Turmeric Powder – ¼ tsp
  • Grated Coconut – ¼ cup
  • Curry leaves as needed
  • Mustard Seeds as needed
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil as needed


Preparation:-
  • Heat a pan and add oil into it. Splutter the mustard seeds, add curry leaves and chopped small onion/Shallot into it and sauté well
  • Add dried red chilli powder and continue sautéing
  • Now add sprouted green gram, salt, turmeric powder and little more curry leaves into it and mix it well
  • Pour ¼ cup water into it and cook sprouted green gram by closing the vessel
  • Open the lid after 5 to 6 min and add grated coconut into it and mix it well and then switch off the stove
  • Tasty and easy sprouted green gram thoran is ready to serve


Cheers!!!
Minu

Wednesday, 25 April 2018

Padavalanga Parippu Curry | Snake Gourd Dhal Curry

How to Prepare Padavalanga Parippu Curry/Snake Gourd Dhal Curry?


Padavalanga Parippu Curry | Snake Gourd Dhal Curry


Ingredients:-
  • Snake gourd (Padavalam) – 1 Medium size cut into small pieces
  • Dhal – ¼ cup soaked
  • Green chilli – 2
  • Small Onion/Shallot – 3 to 4 Pods
  • Turmeric Powder – ½ tsp
  • Chilli Powder – ¾ Tsp
  • Grated Coconut – ¾ cup
  • Curry leaves as needed
  • Mustard Seeds as needed
  • Oil as needed
  • Salt to taste


Preparation:-
  • First let’s clean the snake gourd. Using a knife scrub it over the white portion of the snake gourd
  • Clean the seeds using the knife and then remove the seeds
  • Cut the snake gourd into small pieces
  • Take a cooker and cook the dhal. If dhal is soaked for more than 2 to 3 hours then no need to cook it separately
  • Once dhal is cooked add snake gourd / Padavalam, Green Chilli, Curry leaves, salt to taste, Turmeric Powder, chilli powder and pour water to cook the vegetables
  • Take a mixer jar and add grated coconut, small onion/shallot, water and grind it to make a thick paste
  • Transfer the ground coconut mix into the cooked vegetables and mix it well. Pour required water if you require more gravy
  • Add curry leaves and switch off the stove once it starts boiling
  • Heat a pan and add oil into it. Splutter the mustard seeds, add curry leaves into it and then transfer the spluttered mustard into the curry
  • Tasty and easy padavalam parippu curry is ready to serve


Cheers!!!
Minu

Sunday, 22 April 2018

Idichakka Masala Curry | Tender Jackfruit masala Curry

How to Prepare Malabar special Idichakka Masala Curry/Tender Jackfruit masala Curry?


Idichakka Masala Curry | Tender Jackfruit masala Curry


Ingredients:-
  • Jack Fruit/Idichakka:
    • ½ portion of a medium size fruit
    • Cut it into small pieces
  • Turmeric Powder - ¾ tsp
  • Coriander Powder – 2 Tbsp
  • Pepper Powder – ½ Tsp
  • Garam Masala – ¾ Tsp
  • Green chilli – 3
  • Grated Coconut – ¾ cup
  • Garlic – 5 to 7 pods
  • Small Onion/Shallot – 6 Pods
  • Ginger – ½ Inch
  • Dried red chilli - 4
  • Curry leaves as needed
  • Mustard Seeds as needed
  • Oil as needed
  • Salt to taste


Preparation:-
  • First let’s clean the Jackfruit, while cutting the Jack fruit make sure to apply oil on your hand and knife to avoid sticking the white paste
  • Remove the sharp portion of the jackfruit using a knife
  • Cut the thick portion in the middle of the Jackfruit
  • Cut the Jack fruit into medium sized pieces
  • Take a cooker and add, cut Jackfruit, Salt to taste, Turmeric Powder, Coriander Powder, Green Chilli and pour little water and cook for two whistle
  • Heat a Pan and pour oil into it. Add grated coconut into it and sauté well
  • Once the coconut become brown add small onion/shallot, ginger, garlic, dried red chilli, curry leaves and continue sautéing
  • Take a mixer jar and grind it to make a thick paste by pouring little water
  • Transfer the ground coconut mix into the cooked jackfruit and mix it well. Pour required water if you require more curry
  • Add curry leaves, pepper powder into the curry and let it boil
  • Add garam masala into it and then switch off the stove
  • Heat a pan and add oil into it. Splutter the mustard seeds and then transfer the spluttered mustard into the curry
  • Tasty Idichakka masala curry is ready to serve


Cheers!!!
Minu