Soft and Instant Ragi Flour Idly | Ragi Podi Idly

How to prepare soft and Instant Ragi Flour Idly | Ragi Podi Idly?

Soft and Instant Ragi Flour Idly | Ragi Podi Idly?

Ingredients:-

• Ragi flour – 2 Cup
• Rava/Semilona – ½ Cup
• Curd – 1 Cup
• Baking Soda – ¼ Teaspoon
• Salt to taste 
• Water – 1/3 Cup

Preparation:-

• Take a bowl and add ragi flour, rava/Semolina and mix it well
• Add curd into the bowl and mix it again
• Pour water little by little and mix it well until it reaches the required consistency and then keep it aside for 30 min
• After 30 min open the lid and mix it again. Add baking soda, salt to taste and mix it well
• Take an idly plate and fill the moulds with batter and steam it for 10 to 12 min
• Using a spoon remove the idly from the plate and serve it hot

Cheers!!!

Minu

#RagiFlourIdly #Ruchikaram #InstantRagiIdly

Nurukku Gothambu Vellayappam | Broken Wheat Palappam

How to prepare Nurukku Gothambu Vellayappam | Broken Wheat Palappam

Vellayappam/Palappam 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 varieties 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/palappam using Nurukku Gothambu or Broken Wheat. Please watch the video and let us know your feedback as comment.

Nurukku Gothambu Vellayappam | Broken Wheat Palappam

Ingredients:-

• Broken Wheat Soaked– 1 Cup
• Beaten Rice/Aval – ½ Cup
• Yeast – ¼ Teaspoon
• Sugar – 1 Teaspoon
• Water – 1 Cup
• Salt to taste

Preparation:-

• Take a mixer jar and add soaked broken wheat, beaten Rice, 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 Broken Wheat / Nurukku Gothambu Vellayappam is ready to serve

Cheers!!!

Minu

#NurukkuGothambuVellayappam #Ruchikaram #BrokenWheatAppam

Nellikka Wine at Home in 21 days | Gooseberry Wine at home

How to prepare Nellikka Wine at Home in 21 days | Gooseberry Wine at home

Nellikka Wine at Home in 21 days | Gooseberry Wine at home

Ingredients:-

• Gooseberry – 1 Kg
• Sugar - 600 gm
• Cardamom - 3
• Cinnamon – 4 pieces
• Cloves -10
• Mace Strand - 2
• Water – 1 ½ Litre
• Yeast – 1 Teaspoon
• Whole wheat – 1 Table Spoon

Preparation:-

Day 1

• Boil water in a pan by adding all the spices and sugar
• Transfer gooseberry into the vessel and pour boiled water into it
• Once it is cool down close the vessel and keep it aside for a day

Day 2

• Open the vessel and add Yeast into it
• Take whole wheat in a cloth and put it into the vessel
• Stir the mixture with a dry and neat spatula and close the vessel and keep it aside
• Stir the wine daily for 20 days
• 21st day drain the wine into a vessel, tasty gooseberry wine is ready to use

Cheers!!!

Minu Asheej

#GooseberryWine #Ruchikaram #NellikkaWine

Kuthari Dosa | Red Rice Dosa | Breakfast using Kuthari / Red Rice

How to prepare Kuthari Dosa | Red Rice Dosa | Breakfast using Kuthari / Red Rice

Red Rice (Kuthari) dosa is easy to make and no fermentation is required. You can prepare the dosa plain or you may add grated coconut. Only few ingredients are required for making Kuthari dosa. This dosa tastes totally different from other varieties of Dosa. Try to make this Dosa as shown in the video and let me know the feedback.

Kuthari Dosa | Red Rice Dosa | Breakfast using Kuthari / Red Rice

Ingredients:-

• Red rice (Matta Rice) Soaked – 2 Cup
• Beaten Rice (Aval) – 1 Cup
• Grated Coconut - 
• Salt to taste
• Water as needed

Preparation:-

• Take a mixer jar and add Rice, Aval, required water and grind it well
• Transfer the ground batter into a vessel and keep it for 10 min
• Add salt and grated coconut into it and mix well
• Heat a pan and pour a spoon full batter and spread it over. Close the pan using a lid for 2 to 3 min and flip the dosa 
• Tasty Dosa is ready to serve

Cheers!!!

Minu

#KuthariDosa #Ruchikaram #RedRiceDosa

Tomato Roasted Gram Chutney | Thakkali Pokkukadala Chammanthi

 How to prepare Tomato Roasted Gram Chutney | Thakkali Pokkukadala Chammanthi

Tomato Roasted Gram Chutney | Thakkali Pokkukadala Chammanthi

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

#ThakkaliChammanthi #Ruchikaram #PottukadalaChutney

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

Ingredients:-

• Robusta banana – 4
• Sugar – ¾ Cup
• Wheat Flour – 1 Tablespoon
• Ghee- 3 Tablespoon
• Cardamom – 4
• Cashew nuts as needed
• Salt – A pinch

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

Cheers!!!

Minu

#RobustaHalwa #Ruchikaram #OverRipeBananaHalwa

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

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