Monday 4 June 2018

Cryspy Pottukadala Pakoda | Iftar/Nombuthura Special Pottukadala Pakoda

How to Prepare Cryspy Pottukadala Pakoda | Iftar/Nombuthura special Pottukadala Pakoda?


Cryspy Pottukadala Pakoda | Iftar/Nombuthura Special Pottukadala Pakoda



Ingredients:-
  • Roasted Gram/Pottukadala – 1 Cup
  • Cashew nut – ¼ Cup
  • Ginger – 1 Tsp Inch finely chopped
  • Green Chilli – 2
  • Coriander leaves as needed
  • Curry Leaves as needed
  • Baking Powder – 1 pinch
  • Salt to taste


Preparation:-
  • As a first step grind Roasted Gram/Pottukadala and cashew nuts separately as fine powder
  • Take a bowl and transfer ground Roasted Gram/Pottukadala, Cashew nuts and salt and then mix it well
  • Add chopped ginger, green chilli, curry leaves, coriander leaves and continue to mix
  • Add baking powder into the flour
  • To make the Pakoda soft add 1 Tbsp oil and mix it again
  • Now pour water little by little and make the dough for pakoda
  • Once the dough is ready keep it aside for 10 min
  • Heat a pan by pouring required oil, fry small portion of the mix in hot oil for 3 to 4 minutes or until golden Brown. Drain on paper towels.
  • Tasty “Pottukadala Pakoda” is ready to serve


Cheers!!!
Minu

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