Wednesday 18 July 2018

Dry Fruits Laddu | Dates and nuts Laddu | Ladoo without Sugar

How to Prepare | Dry Fruits Laddu | Dates and nuts Laddu without sugar?


Dry Fruits Laddu | Dates and nuts Laddu | Laddu without Sugar



Ingredients:-
  • Dates – 1 Cup
  • Peanut – ¼ Cup
  • Pistachio – ¼ Cup
  • Cashew nuts – ¼ Cup
  • Almond - ¼ Cup
  • Walnut   - ¼ Cup
  • Raisins - 1 Table spoon
  • Poppy seeds – 1 Tea Spoon
  • Cardamom powder – ½ Tea Spoon
  • Ghee – As needed

 

Preparation:-
  • Take a mixer jar and grind Peanut, Pistachio, cashew nuts, almond, and walnut
  • Crush dates also using a mixer jar separately
  • Heat a pan by pouring required ghee and sauté crushed dry fruits
  • Transfer the crushed dates into the pan and mix it well
  • Once dates and dry fruits are mixed well, add raisins, poppy seeds and Cardamom powder into the pan and mix it well
  • Switch off the stove when all the ingredients are mixed well
  • Transfer the sautéed dry fruits into a flat surface
  • Once the mixture is warm mix it well using your hand
  • Take a portion of the dry fruits and shape into Laddu
  • Tasty and healthy dry fruit laddu is ready to serve

 

Cheers!!!
Minu

Sunday 15 July 2018

Gothambu Vellayappam | Kerala Special Soft Vellayappam | Wheat Vellayappam

How to Prepare Gothambu Vellayappam | Soft Vellayappam | Wheat Vellayappam?


Gothambu Vellayappam | Soft Vellayappam | Wheat Vellayappam?



Ingredients:-
  • Wheat flour - 1 Cup
  • Beaten Rice / Aval - ½ Cup
  • Water - 1 ½ Cup
  • Sugar - 1 Tea Spoon
  • Yeast - 2 Pinch
  • Salt as needed

 

Preparation:-
  • First soak the beaten rice for 5 minutes, it may vary depends on the type of beaten rice.
  • Take a mixer jar and grind wheat, Beaten Rice, Yeast, sugar by adding water
  • Transfer the batter into a vessel and add salt over the batter and keep it over night (6 to 8 hours) for fermentation
  • 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 Gothambu/Wheat Vellayappam is ready to serve




Cheers!!!
Minu

Friday 13 July 2018

Uluva Kanji | Karkidaka Kanji | Marunnu Kanji

How to Prepare Uluva Kanji | Karkidaka Kanji | Marunnu Kanji?


Uluva Kanji | Karkidaka Kanji | Marunnu Kanji


Ingredients:- 
  • Soaked Fenugreek seeds – ¼ cup
  • Unakkalari – 1 Cup
  • Jaggery syrup – 250 Gram melted
  • Coconut Milk – 1 ¼ Cup
  • Salt - 1 pinch


Preparation:-

  • Take a cooker and cook Soaked Fenugreek seeds by adding required water for one whistle
  • Open the lid after one whistle and unakkaliri into it. Pour required water and cook for two more whistle.
  • Pour jaggery syrup into the cooker and mix it well. Make sure you stir continuously. 
  • Pour coconut milk and again mix it well
  • Add salt into the “Kanji” and allow it to boil
  • Once it starts boiling switch off the stove
  • Tasty Ulava Kanji / Karkkidaka Kanji is ready to serve

Cheers!!!
Minu

Tuesday 10 July 2018

Pavakka Chutney | Bitter gourd Chutney | Kaypakka Chammanthi

How to Prepare Pavakka Chutney | Bitter gourd Chutney | Kaypakka Chammanthi?


Pavakka Chutney | Bitter gourd Chutney | Kaypakka Chammanthi



Ingredients:- 
  • Bitter gourd – 1 Medium size
  • Coconut grated – ½ Cup
  • Curd – ¼ Ltr
  • Turmeric Powder – ¼ Tea Spoon
  • Chilli Powder – 1 Tea Spoon
  • Dried red chilli - 2
  • Mustard seeds – ½ Tea Spoon
  • Salt as needed
  • Curry leaves as needed
  • Oil as needed


Preparation:-
  • Take a pan add chopped bitter gourd and sauté well.
  • Once water evaporates pour 1 to 1 ½ Table spoon oil into the pan and continue sautéing
  • Once it become fry add salt, turmeric powder, chilli powder, curry leaves and sauté until it’s raw smell goes off
  • Take a mixer jar and grind grated coconut by adding 2 table spoon curd 
  • Pour grinded coconut into the fried bitter gourd and mix it well
  • Once it become hot add balance curd also into the pan and mix
  • Add additional curd or water depends on the consistency you like to have it for Chutney
  • Check salt and add if required. Switch off the stove once it is about to boil.
  • Heat a pan and pour required oil. Splutter the mustard seeds and then add dried red chilli and curry leaves. Transfer the spluttered mustard into the chutney
  • Tasty and healthy “Bitter Gourd Chutney” is ready to serve


Cheers!!!
Minu

Saturday 7 July 2018

Kerala Special Avalose Podi | Egg and Sugar Mixed Avalose Podi

How to Prepare Kerala Special Avalose Podi | Egg and Sugar mixed Avalose Podi?


Kerala Special Avalose Podi | Egg and Sugar mixed Avalose Podi



Ingredients:- 
  • Puttu Podi / Rice flour – ½ KG
  • 1 medium coconut grated
  • Egg -2  
  • Sesame seeds / Ellu – ¼ Cup
  • Black Cumin seeds / Karinjeerakam – 1/6 Cup
  • Turmeric Powder – ¼ Tea Spoon
  • Sugar – 1 Cup
  • Ghee – 2 Table spoon


Preparation:-
  • Take a pan add Sesame seeds / Ellu, Black Cumin seeds / Karinjeerakam and sauté well. Once it starts breaking switch off the stove.
  • Take big vessel and add Puttu Podi/rice flour, grated coconut, turmeric Powder (Optional), sautéed Sesame seeds / Ellu, Black Cumin seeds / Karinjeerakam, egg and mix it well using hand
  • Switch on the stove and heat the mixture. Make sure you keep stirring, it is bit time consuming activity.
  • Once it become hot add 2 table spoon ghee into it and continue stirring until it become light brown. Make sure to keep the flame in medium.
  • When the colour started changing add sugar into the mixture and mix it well, and then Switch off the stove.
  • Take a mixer jar and grind the mixture once it become room temperature
  • Tasty and healthy “Special Avalose podi” is ready to serve


Cheers!!!
Minu

Wednesday 4 July 2018

Kerala Style Carrot Pachadi | Kerala Sadya special Carrot Pachadi

How to Prepare Kerala Style Carrot Pachadi |Kerala Sadya special Carrot Pachadi?



Kerala Style Carrot Pachadi |Kerala Sadya special Carrot Pachadi?



Ingredients:-

  • Grated Carrot – 2 Medium size
  • Grated Coconut – ½ Cup
  • Curd – ¼ litre
  • Green chilli – 4 sliced
  • Cumin seeds – ¼ Tea spoon
  • Mustard seeds - ¾ Tea Spoon
  • Dried red chilli - 2
  • Curry leaves as needed
  • Salt as needed


Preparation:-
  • Take a pan add grated carrot, green chilli, salt and few curry leaves into it and stir well. 
  • Make sure you stir carrot in between as the water we used is very less.
  • Add ½ table spoon water into the carrot and cook well by closing it using a lid
  • Take a mixer jar add grated coconut, cumin seeds, ½ portion of curd and grind it well
  • Add ½ tea spoon mustard seeds into the mixer jar and grind it again
  • Transfer the cooked carrot into an another vessel
  • Add grinded coconut paste into the carrot and mix it well
  • Now add balance curd also into the carrot and mix
  • Taste the salt and add if required
  • Heat a pan and pour required oil. Splutter the mustard seeds and then add dried green chilli and curry leaves. Transfer the spluttered mustard into the pachadi
  • Tasty “Carrot Pachadi” is ready to serve
 

Cheers!!!
Minu

Sunday 1 July 2018

Chena Mezhukkupuratti | Yam fry | Kerala Style Chena Mezhukkupuratti

How to Prepare Chena Mezhukkupuratti | Yam fry | Kerala Style Chena Mezhukkupuratti?


Chena Mezhukkupuratti | Yam fry | Kerala Style Chena Mezhukkupuratti?



Ingredients:- 
  • Elephant foot Yam (Chena) – 500 gm
  • Kashmiri Chilli Powder – ¾ Table Spoon
  • Turmeric Powder – ¼ Tea Spoon
  • Cumin seeds Powder – ¼ Tea spoon
  • Salt as needed
  • Curry leaves as needed


Preparation:-
  • Take a cooker and add elephant foot Yam (Chena), salt, turmeric Powder, and required water and cook for two whistle. Make sure you don’t overcook Yam/Chena
  • Heat oil in a pan, add chilli powder, curry leaves into it and sauté well in a low flame
  • Transfer the cooked Yam/Chena into the pan and mix it well
  • Add cumin seeds powder and few more curry leaves into the pan and mix
  • Keep the flame in medium and sauté well for 3 to 4 min.
  • Switch off the stove once it become dry
  • Tasty “Chena Mezhukkupuratti” is ready to serve

 

Cheers!!!
Minu

Thursday 28 June 2018

Mango Banana Yogurt Smoothie| Kids favorite Smoothie| Healthy and perfect smoothie

How to Prepare Mango Banana Yogurt Smoothie| Kids favorite Smoothie| Healthy and perfect smoothie?

Mango Banana Yogurt Smoothie| Kids favorite Smoothie| Healthy and perfect smoothie


Ingredients:-

  • Mango – 1 Medium Size
  • Banana Robust – 2 Medium Size
  • Honey – 2 Table Spoon
  • Yogurt – 1 Cup
  • Ice Cubes – 5 to 6

Preparation:-
  • Take a juice jar and blend Mango, Banana, Honey, Yogurt and ice cubes well.  Make sure you use ripened and sweet Mango and Banana for perfect taste.
  • You may add additional honey if you would like to have more sweet
  • Pour tasty “Mango Banana Yogurt Smoothie” into a serving glass


Cheers!!!
Minu

Monday 25 June 2018

Kerala Special Pazham Puttu | Nenthra Pazham Puttu

How to Prepare Kerala Special Pazham Puttu | Nenthra Pazham Puttu?


Kerala Special Pazham Puttu | Nenthra Pazham Puttu



Ingredients:- 
  • Puttu Podi (Rice Flour) – 2 Cup
  • Banana – 2 sliced
  • Grated Coconut – 1 cup
  • Cardamom powder - 1 pinch
  • Ghee – 1 Tea spoon
  • Sugar – 1 Table spoon
  • Salt to taste


Preparation:-
  • Take a bowl and mix puttu podi (Rice Flour) and salt. Add water little by little and mix the rice flour well.
  • Take another bowl with sliced banana, add sugar, grated coconut (1 to 1 ½ Table Spoon), cardamom powder, ghee into it and mix it well
  • Take a puttu making vessel and fill the items in the order of grated coconut, banana, puttu podi. Repeat the same until the vessel become full.
  • Keep the puttu making vessel over the cooker for 5 to 10 min for steaming
  • Transfer the puttu into a plate, soft and tasty pazham puttu is ready to serve


Cheers!!!
Minu

Friday 22 June 2018

Thenga Aracha Neymeen Curry | Kerala Special Ayakkoora Curry | Kerala Style King Fish Curry


How to Prepare Thenga Aracha Neymeen Curry | Ayakkoora Curry | King Fish Curry?


Thenga Aracha Neymeen Curry | Ayakkoora Curry| King Fish Curry


Ingredients:- 
  • King Fish/Ayakkoora/Neymeen – ½ Kg
  • Tomato (Chopped) – 1 Big 
  • Green Chilli – 2
  • Ginger – 1 Tea Spoon
  • Turmeric Powder- ¾ Tea Spoon
  • Chilli Powder – 3 ½ Tea Spoon
  • Tamarind water – ½ Cup
  • Grated Coconut – 1 cup
  • Cumin seeds – 1 Tea Spoon
  • Salt to taste
  • Curry leaves as needed


Preparation:-

  • Take the king fish in a clay pot. Marinate the fish by adding required salt, turmeric powder, chilli powder and then keep it aside for 10 min
  • Take a mixer jar add grated coconut, balance turmeric powder, cumin seeds, required water and then grind it well to make a smooth paste
  • Take the marinated fish and add chopped tomato, green chilli, ginger, curry leaves into it and mix it well.
  • Pour tamarind water and mix it well
  • Transfer the ground coconut along with required water into the fish and mix it well
  • Switch on the stove and cook well by covering the vessel. Keep the fame in medium
  • Add little more curry leaves and pour a little raw coconut oil after switching off the stove
  • Tasty “King fish/Neymeen/Ayakkora Curry” is ready to serve.


Cheers!!!
Minu