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


Saturday, 22 May 2021

Crispy Rava Dosa | Instant Rava Dosa | Paper Rava Dosa | Easy and Quick Breakfast

How to prepare Crispy Rava Dosa | Instant Rava Dosa | Rava Dosa | Easy Breakfast

Rava dosa is easy to make and no fermentation required. To make perfect crispy Rava Dosa, the batter has to be thin or watery. You can make the Rava Dosa plain or you may add onion on top of it. Only few ingredients are required for making Rava Dosa. It is always better to eat Dosa as soon as it is prepared otherwise Dosa may not be cryspy. Hot Rava Dosa and a coconut chutney is a perfect combination for breakfast. Please prepare this Crispy Rava Dosa as I showed in the video and let me know your feedback.

Crispy Rava Dosa | Instant Rava Dosa | Rava Dosa | Easy Breakfast


Ingredients:-

  • Rava/Semolina – 2 Cup
  • Rice flour- 3 Tablespoon
  • Curd – ½ Cup
  • Water – 3 Cup
  • Onion – 1 Medium
  • Green Chilli – 1
  • Curry leaves as needed
  • Ghee as needed
  • Salt to taste

Preparation:-

  • Take a mixer jar and add rava/Semolina, Rice Four, Curd, required water and grind it well
  • Transfer the ground batter into a vessel and add salt into it. Keep it aside for half an hours
  • After half an hour take out the batter and add chopped onion, green chilli, curry leaves and stir it well
  • Heat a pan and pour a spoon full batter and spread it over. Close the vessel using a lid for 2 to 3 min.
  • Add ghee on top of Dosa and flip the dosa 
  • Tasty rava dosa is ready to serve

Cheers!!!

Minu

#RavaDosa #Ruchikaram #RavaPaperDosa

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

Rava Appam | Rava Naalumani Palaharam | Soft Rava Neyyappam | Rava Panji Appam

How to prepare Rava Neyyappam | Rava Naalumani Palaharam | Soft Rava Appam | Rava Panji Appam

Rava Appam | Rava Naalumani Palaharam | Soft Rava Neyyappam | Rava Panji Appam

Ingredients:-

  • Semolina/Rava – ½ Cup
  • All-Purpose flour /maida– 1 Cup
  • Grated Jaggery – ½ Cup
  • Cardamom– 4 Pods Crushed
  • Salt a pinch
  • Water as needed
  • Oil as needed to fry

Preparation:-

  • Heat 1 cup water in a pan and melt jaggery
  • Take a bowl and add App-purpose flour/Maida, Rava, a pinch of salt, cardamom Powder and mix it well
  • Pour Jaggery syrup into the bowl and mix it well
  • Keep it aside for 30 min
  • After 30 min open the vessel and mix it well
  • Heat oil in a pan and pour a spoon full of batter and deep fry both sides 
  • Tasty Rava appam / Rava Naalumani Palaharam is ready to serve. 

Cheers!!!

Minu

#RavaAppam #Ruchikaram #RavaSnack


Chicken Curry without Chicken Masala | Chicken curry in Clay Pot | Bachelors Chicken Curry

How to prepare Chicken Curry without Chicken Masala | Chicken curry in Clay Pot | Bachelors Chicken Curry

Chicken Curry can be prepared in different style. In Kerala one of the variety of chicken curry you may find in restaurants are “Mulakitta Chicken Curry”. This is prepared without sautéing Onion or any other ingredients. Also no chicken Masala is used to prepare this bachelors special chicken curry.  I have prepared this special Mulakitta chicken Curry in clay pot and it adds additional taste to your chicken curry. You will find a huge difference in the taste due to this special preparation. Please try from your side and provide the feedback.

Chicken Curry without Chicken Masala | Chicken curry in Clay Pot | Bachelors Chicken Curry

Ingredients:-

  • Chicken – 500 Gram
  • Onion - 1 Medium sliced
  • Tomato – 1 Medium Sliced
  • Green Chilli – 3 Small
  • Garlic – 10 Pods 
  • Ginger – 1 Inch
  • Curry leaves as needed
  • Turmeric Powder – ½ Teaspoon
  • Chilli Powder – 1 ½ Teaspoon
  • Lemon Juice – ½ portion squeezed
  • Salt to taste
  • Coconut Oil – 1 Tablespoon
  • Water – ½ Cup
  • Coriander Powder – 1 Tablespoon
  • Garam masala – 1 Teaspoon

Preparation:-

  • Take a clay pot and add chicken, onion, tomato, garlic, ginger, green chilli, curry leaves
  • Add salt to taste, turmeric powder, chilli powder, lemon juice, coconut oil and mix it well
  • Keep it aside for 30 minutes
  • Pour ½ cup water and mix it well
  • Once it starts boiling close the pot and keep the flame at medium
  • Add coriander powder, garam masala, curry leaves and cook well
  • Once it reaches the required gravy switch off the stove and pour a little raw coconut oil and close the pot
  • Tasty mulakitta chicken curry / Bachelors Chicken Curry is ready to serve. 

Cheers!!!

Minu

#MulakittaChickenCurry # Ruchikaram #BachelorsChickenCurry

Rava Vellayappam | Rava/Semolina Appam | Rava Palappam

How to prepare Rava Vellayappam | Rava/Semolina Appam | Rava Palappam

Vellayappam/appam is one of the favorite breakfast in Kerala. If you visit any restaurants in Kerala you will find Vellayappam/appam as one of the breakfast item. Every home in a week on rotation vellayappam/appam is prepared as one day’s breakfast. This soft vellayappam/appam can be eaten with verities of curries like Kadala, Cherupayar, stew etc but famous curry to be used along with vellayappam is egg curry / mutta curry. Vellayappam can be prepared using rice, ragi, wheat etc. Here I am showing how to prepare vellayappam/appam using Rava or Semolina. Please watch the video and let us know your feedback as comment.



Rava Vellayappam | Rava/Semolina Appam | Rava Palappam


Ingredients:-

  • Soaked Rava/Semolina – 1 ½ Cup
  • Grated Coconut – ½ Cup
  • Yeast – ½ Teaspoon
  • Sugar – 1 tablespoon
  • Water – 1 Cup
  • Salt to taste

Preparation:-

  • Take a mixer jar and add soaked rava/Semolina, grated coconut, yeast, sugar, water and grind it well
  • Transfer the ground batter into a vessel and add salt on top of it. Keep it aside for 6 to 8 hours
  • After 8 hours take out the batter and stir it well
  • Heat a pan suitable to make appam (Appam Chatti) and pour a spoon full batter and spread it over. Close the vessel using lid for 2 to 3 min.
  • After 2 to 3 min take out the appam
  • Tasty Rava / Semolina Vellayappam is ready to serve

Cheers!!!

Minu

#RavaVellayappam #Ruchikaram #RavaAppam

Wednesday, 19 May 2021

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

Homemade Kurkure | Crispy Pasta | Kids Favorite Snack

How to prepare Kurkure | Crispy Pasta | Evening Snack | Kids Favorite Snack | Homemade Kurkure


Kurkure | Crispy Pasta | Evening Snack | Kids Favorite Snack | Homemade Kurkure



Ingredients:-
  • Pasta- 1 Cup
  • Water – 4 Cup
  • Salt – 1 Teaspoon
  • Oil- 1 Teaspoon
  • Cornflour- 4 Table Spoon
  • Kashmiri Chilli Powder – 1 Teaspoon
  • Chilli Powder- ¼ Teaspoon
  • Dry mango Powder- 1 Teaspoon
  • Black salt – 1 Teaspoon

Preparation:-
  • Take water in a vessel and boil water by adding salt and oil. Once it starts boiling add pasta into it and cook well
  • Once Pasta is cooked drain the water
  • Pour cold water on top of the cooked pasta to make it separate
  • Transfer cooked pasta into a bowl and add corn flour on top of it and mix it well
  • Heat oil in a pan and deep fry pasta by turning it all the sides
  • Transfer fried pasta into a bowl and add kashmiri chilli powder, chilli powder, dry mango powder, Black salt and mix it well
  • Tasty and Crispy Fried pasta / Kurkure is ready to serve

Cheers!!!
Minu

#Kurkure #Ruchikaram #CrispyPasta

Kerala style Chemmeen Parippu Curry | Special Prawns Dal Curry | Malabar Style Chemmen Parippu Curry

How to make Kerala style Chemmeen Parippu Curry | Special Prawns Dal Curry | Malabar Style Chemmen Parippu Curry

Prawns and Dal is a perfect combination to prepare curry for rice. By adding few drumstick will give super taste to the curry. Chemmeen is one of the favorite fish for all fish lovers and the curry prepared using chemmeen along with parippu is enough to eat a plate full of rice. Try to prepare this Malabar Style Chemmeen Parippu curry and let me know the feedback.

Chemmeen Parippu Curry | Prawns Dal Curry | Malabar Style Chemmen Parippu Curry

Chemeen Parippu Curry

Ingredients:-

  • Prawns – 250 Gram
  • Drumstick - 1
  • Dal (soaked) - ¼ Cup
  • Onion – 1 Small
  • Green Chilli – 2
  • Ginger – ¼ Inch Crushed
  • Garlic – 5 Pods Crushed
  • Turmeric Powder – ½ Teaspoon
  • Red chilli powder – ¾ Tablespoon
  • Tomato – 1 Medium Size
  • Tamarind – Gooseberry size soaked in 3/4 Cup water
  • Salt to taste
  • Grated Coconut – ½ Cup
  • Cumin Seeds – ¼ Teaspoon
  • Water as required 
  • Mustard Seeds – ½ Teaspoon
  • Fenugreek – ¼ teaspoon
  • Curry Leaves as needed

Malabar Style Chemmeen Parippu Curry

Preparation:-

  • Take a cooker and cook soaked dal
  • Heat oil in a mud pot and sauté chopped onion by adding little salt
  • Add green chilli, ginger garlic and sauté well
  • Add turmeric powder, chilli powder and continue sautéing 
  • Add tomato and curry leaves and sauté
  • Add drumstick and cleaned prawns, ¾ Cup tamarind water and cook well by closing the pot
  •  Smash cooked dal and add it in the curry and mix it well
  • Take a mixer grinder, add coconut, a pinch of turmeric powder, cumin seeds 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 fenugreek, curry leaves into it and then transfer it into curry
  • Tasty Chemmeen parippu curry is ready to serve

Prawns Dal Curry

Cheers!!!
Minu
#PrawnsDalCurry #Ruchikaram #ChemmeenParippuCurry

Semiya Uppumavu | Vermicelli Upma | Breakfast Upma

How to prepare Semiya Uppumavu | Vermicelli Upma | Breakfast Upma

Upma is prepared many ways. Rava/Sooji, Broken wheat etc are the main ingredients we use while preparing Upma. Here I am showing Upma recipe prepared using vermicelli. This vermicelli uppumavu is very soft and each vermicelli is separate from each other. Vermicelli uppumav can be prepared as breakfast as well as evening snack. Since this is one of the healthy dish you must try this vermicelli Upma. As usual once you prepare Vermicelli Upma please share the feedback.

Semiya Uppumavu | Vermicelli Upma | Breakfast Upma

Ingredients:-

  • Vermicelli - 2 Cup
  • Mustard Seeds – ½ Teaspoon
  • Dry red chilli – 2
  • Curry leaves as required
  • Urad dal – ½ Teaspoon
  • Chana dal – 1 Teaspoon
  • Peanut 1- 1 Tablespoon
  • Ginger- ¼ Teaspoon chopped
  • Onion – 1 small chopped
  • Carrot – ¼ cup chopped
  • Beans- ¼ Cup chopped
  • Lemon juice- ¼ Teaspoon
  • Salt to taste
  • Coriander leaves

 

Preparation:-

  • Boil water in a vessel with required salt and then add vermicelli and cook for 2 min
  • Drain the water
  • Heat oil in a pan, splutter mustard seeds. Add dried red chilli, Curry leaves, Urad dal, Chana dal, peanuts and sauté well
  • Add chopped ginger and sauté again
  • Add onion, carrot, beans and required salt and cook well for 2 min by closing the pan
  • Transfer cooked vermicelli and add some ghee into it and mix it well
  • Add coriander leaves and lemon juice into it and mix it well
  • Tasty Vermicilli Upma is ready to serve

Cheers!!!

Minu