Saturday, 2 June 2018

Bread Samosa | Iftar/Nombuthura special Bread Samosa | Potato Masala Stuffed Samosa

How to Prepare Bread Samosa | Iftar/Nombuthura special Bread Samosa | Potato Masala Stuffed Samosa?


Bread Samosa | Iftar/Nombuthura special Bread Samosa | Potato Masala Stuffed Samosa


Ingredients:-
  • Bread – 5 Slices
  • Potato – 2 cooked and smashed
  • Onion– 1 medium, finely chopped
  • Garlic – 5 pods finely chopped
  • Ginger – 1 Inch finely chopped
  • Green chilli - 1
  • Fennel seeds – ¼ Tsp
  • Turmeric Powder - ½ Tsp
  • Chilli Powder – ¾ Tsp
  • Curry Leaves as needed
  • Salt to taste


Preparation:-

  • Take a pan and pour little oil, add fennel seeds and then chopped onion into it and sauté well
  • Add ginger and garlic into the pan and into continue sautéing
  • Add Turmeric Powder, Chilli Powder, green chilli, curry leaves into the pan and sauté well
  • Transfer the smashed potato into the pan and mix it well
  • Add required salt and then balance curry leaves into the potato and continue to mix
  • Switch off the stove and transfer the potato masala into a vessel to cool it down
  • Cut the edges of the bread and then using a chapathi roller flatten the bread to make it thin
  • Take each bread slices, fill the masala and fold the bread in Samosa shape. Use water to close the edges
  • Heat a pan by pouring required oil, fry the bread samosa in hot oil 3 to 4 minutes or until golden Brown. Drain on paper towels.
  • Tasty “Bread Samosa” is ready to serve


Cheers!!!
Minu

Tuesday, 29 May 2018

Malabar Special Mutta Surka | Iftar/Nombuthura special Mutta Surka

How to Prepare Malabar Special Mutta Surka | Iftar/Nombuthura special Mutta Surka?


Malabar Special Mutta Surka | Iftar/Nombuthura special Mutta Surka


Ingredients:-

  • Roasted Rice Flour (Very Fine) – 1 Cup
  • Egg – 2
  • Onion– 1 medium, finely chopped
  • Ginger – ½ Tsp (Chopped)
  • Green chilli - 2
  • Fennel seeds -1 Tsp
  • Coriander Leaves as needed
  • Salt to taste

 

Preparation:-
  • Take a bowl, add rice flour and then mix the egg
  • Add required salt then mix it well
  • Pour water little by little (Around 1/4 Cup) and make the batter similar to Idili batter
  • Add chopped onion, green chilli, ginger, fennel seeds and coriander leaves into the batter and mix it well
  • Heat a pan by pouring required oil to do deep fry.
  • Pour a spoon full of batter into the hot oil and do deep fry on both sides
  • Tasty “Mutta surka” is ready to serve


Cheers!!!
Minu

Sunday, 27 May 2018

Malabar Special Aval Milk | Iftar/Nombuthura special Aval Milk

How to Prepare Malabar Special Aval Milk | Iftar/Nombuthura special Aval Milk?


Malabar Special Aval Milk | Iftar/Nombuthura special Aval Milk


Ingredients:-
  • Milk – 2 Cup
  • Beaten Rice/Aval – 1 ¼ Cup
  • Ground Nut – ½ Cup
  • Cashew Nut – Around ¼ Cup
  • Sugar – 3 ½ to 4 Tbsp
  • Banana Yelakki or Robust– 3
  • Tutti frutti as needed

 

Preparation:-
  • Take a pan and shallow fry Aval/beaten rice
  • Roast groundnut as well
  • Take a mixer jar, add ½ cup Aval/Beaten rice, 2 Tbsp Ground nuts, 1 Banana, 2 Tbsp Sugar, 1 Cup Milk, and Cardamom powder and grind it well
  • Pour the mixture into the milk and mix it well
  • Peel off the banana and smash it using a fork or knife    
  • Now take two glasses and let’s set
  • First add smashed banana into the glass then groundnuts, aval/beaten rice, Tutti frutti, cashew nuts and finally pour the milk
  • Tasty Aval Milk is ready to serve

 

Cheers!!!
Minu

Wednesday, 23 May 2018

Malabar Special Chemmeen Unda Puttu | Iftar/Nombuthura special Chemmeen Unda Puttu

How to Prepare Malabar Special Chemmeen Unda Puttu | Iftar/Nombuthura special Chemmeen Unda Puttu?


Malabar Special Chemmeen Unda Puttu | Iftar/Nombuthura special Chemmeen Unda Puttu



Ingredients:-
  • Rice Flour – 1 Cup
  • Prawns – 150 gm
  • Onion – 1 Medium size chopped
  • Tomato – ½ of Medium size chopped
  • Ginger (½ Inch) garlic (6 pods) crushed – 1 Tsp
  • Chilli Powder – 1 Tsp
  • Turmeric Powder – ½ Tsp
  • Coriander powder – 1 ½ Tsp
  • Pepper Powder – ¼ Tsp
  • Garam Masala – ¼ Tsp
  • Grated Coconut as needed for coating
  • Curry leaves as needed
  • Salt to taste

 

Preparation:-
  • Take a pan and boil 1 cup and 2 tbsp water, add required salt into it.
  • Once it starts boiling add the rice flour into it and mix it well to make the dough. Keep it aside to cool down

Prawns Masala
  • Take a pan and pour little oil, add chopped onion into it and sauté well
  • Add ginger garlic paste into the pan and continue sautéing
  • Add turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder into it and sauté again
  • Add chopped tomato, curry leaves into the mixture
  • Now add prawns into it and mix well. Pour required water, salt into it and cook the prawns
  • Once prawns is cooked, add pepper powder
  • Add Garam masala into the prawns and mix it well
  • Switch off the stove once the mixture is dried and ready for the stuffing

 Prawns Stuffed Balls
  • Transfer the rice flour mix into a separate vessel and kneed it well by applying oil in your hand
  • Make medium size balls and flatten the same using your hand to fill the Prawns masala
  • Keep the Prawns masala in the middle and close all the sides to make balls
  • Roll/dip the Prawns stuffed balls into grated coconut so that grated coconut stick on top of the balls
  • Steam the Prawns stuffed balls (“Chemmeen Unda Puttu”) for around 10 min
  • After 10 min open the cooker and transfer the “Chemmeen Unda Puttu” into a serving dish
  • Tasty “Chemmeen Unda Puttu” is ready to serve


Cheers!!!
Minu

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