Saturday, October 3, 2020

CRAB CURRY



Ingredients:-

* Crab Pieces- 1 Kg
* Tamarind water - 1 cup
* Small Onion- 10 nos
* Tomato, chopped - 1 big
* Cumin seeds- 1/4 tsp
* Curry Masala Powder - 2 tbsp 
* Red Chilli Powder- 1 tsp
* Turmeric powder - 1/4 tbsp
* Ginger Garlic Paste- 1 1/2 tsp
* Green chillies – 3
* Curry leaves - 2 sprigs
* Coconut, shredded- 1 cup
* Fennel seeds - 1 tbsp
* Hing - 1/4 tbsp
* Salt- To taste
* Oil - as needed



Preparation:-

To make coconut mixture:-
*  Place the shredded coconut and fennel seeds in a blender along with the water. Blend until they look like a fine paste.
* Transfer coconut paste into a bowl.
* Now add curry masala powder, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt and little water into it and mix well. Set aside. 

To make Crab curry:-
*  Wash and clean the crabs well. Keep it aside.
* In a kadai/wok, heat oil and fry cumin seeds as well hing until fragrant.
* Add curry leaves and ginger garlic paste and fry till the raw smell of garlic goes away. 
* Add chopped onions, chopped tomato and green chillies and saute till tomatoes turn mushy.
* Pour 1 cup of tamarind water and ground coconut mixture and bring it to a boil.   
* Let this come to a boil and drop the cleaned crab pieces and boil it for 2 minutes.  
* Let this come to a boil and drop the cleaned crab pieces and boil it for 2 minutes. 
* Cover the pan with a lid and let the curry boil until you get the desired consistency.
* Adjust salt and switch off the heat.
* Serve with rice or dosa/idli or Adai.


Sunday, September 27, 2020

Black Coffee

 Good morning ... It’s time to smell the coffee ☕️ . Happy Sunday☺️ ... Have a nice day 🙌



 

Onion Pakoda (Street food Style )

Crispy and crunchy onion Pakoda

These pakoda will taste amazing with hot cup of tea on rainy days/Winter days . Mostly we bought this in India at street shops. My husband’s favorite snack. Tried it at home , it came out almost similar to street style. When I started making it , I thought finally it will come out like usual onion pakora 🤣...




Recipe ✍🏻
Ingredients :-
✔️Besan/gram flour - 2 cups
✔️Rice flour - 1 cup
✔️Onion, thinly sliced - 1/2 cup
✔️Curry leaves , finely chopped- 1/4 cup
✔️Ginger, minced - 1 tbsp
✔️Green chilli , finely chopped- 1tsp
✔️Fennel powder- 1 tbsp
✔️Red chilli powder- 1 tsp
✔️Ghee - 2tbsp
✔️Salt to taste
✔️ Oil for deep fry
 


 


Preparations:-
✔️In a large mixing bowl, add rice flour and besan. Mix it well.
✔️Add sliced onion, ginger, green chili, curry leaves , fennel powder, red chilli powder, warm ghee and salt. Mix well or until to form a crumbly textured flour.
✔️Adding warm ghee or butter into the mixture makes it more crunchy .
✔️ Slowly add water (use less water) as you knead and form a stiff dough. It should look like a thick dough, ( for example chapati dough/Murukku dough/iddiyappam dough ) but not too sticky.
✔️ Meanwhile heat oil in a wok/kadai.
✔️When its ready, drop little portions in the hot oil and fry until golden brown.
✔️Drain excess fat in a paper towel.
✔️Cool completely and then store in air-tight box for up to a week.



Tuesday, September 22, 2020

SHRIMP SALAD


1. In a large bowl, add frozen corn or fresh corn



 

2.  Add salad tomato  and sliced avacado.


3. Add grilled shrimp (grill the shrimp with soy sauce, lime juice , salt and pepper )into it. 


4.  Now add sliced capsicum/green pepper.


5. Now add Lime juice.

6. Now mix it well and serve. 








 

Beetroot Milkshake

 



 

Ingredients:-
*Beetroot-1 small
*Cold Milk - 1cup
*Sugar as per your taste
*Salt - a pinch
*Ice cubes
 

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Preparations:-

*Take raw beetroot and cut it into pieces. In a blender add beetroot pieces, sugar, milk, salt and ice cubes.
* Blend well to make smooth milkshake. Serve chilled in glasses.
 

   

Saturday, September 19, 2020

BEETROOT DOSA


 Recipe:-

📌Ingredients
Beetroot - 1 grated
Dosa batter- 1 cup
Green chilli- 1
Salt - a pinch
 






Preparations:-
🖋Grind all the ingredients together.
🖋 Make dosa in tawa and add little oil.
🖋 Serve with coconut chutney.

Friday, September 18, 2020

French Fries

 Easy and Crispy Homemade French Fries made in the Air Fryer.

 


Recipe 👇
Ingredients:-
✔️Russet potatoes - 3 or 4 large
✔️Salt and pepper
✔️Olive oil
  


Instructions :-

✔️Cut the potatoes into 1/4″ to 1/2″ sticks using a knife.
✔️Rinse the potato slices well, then dry completely using paper towels.
✔️In a mixing bowl, combine potato slices, Olive oil , salt and pepper.
✔️ Arrange the seasoned potato slices on the bottom of your air fryer basket.
✔️ Now set it to 360° F temperature, it takes 18-20 min to cook the potatoes with a nice crispy texture. Toss the fries in between half way through.
✔️Once fries cooked well, transfer it to a large baking sheet lined with paper towels.
✔️Crispy and golden homemade air fryer french fries are ready.
✔️Serve with any dipping sauce.





BLUEBERRY JAM




Ingredients:-

🍇Fresh blueberry- 1 cup
🍇Lemon juice - 1 tbsp
🍇Sugar- 1/4 cup



 



 
Instructions:-
🍇Stir everything together in a large skillet then boil for about 10-15 minutes or until everything is cooking evenly, and nothing is sticking to the bottom of the pan.
🍇After 8-10 minutes, you should notice the jam reducing and starting to thicken.
🍇Transfer the finished jam to the jar. Store it in the fridge for 2weeks.
🍇Spread on muffins, bread or top with ice cream , yogurt or mix in smoothies.





Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Semiya Payasam (Vermicelli Kheer)


Ingredients:-

✔️Roasted Semiya/Vermicelli- 1/2 cup
✔️Whole milk- 2cups
✔️Sugar- 2tbsp
✔️Ghee-1tbsp
✔️Cashew nuts-10
✔️Cardamom powder- 1/2tsp
✔️Rose water- 1tsp
✔️Raisin- 5-6 nos



Method:-

✔️Heat 1 tablespoon ghee in a pan and fry cashew nuts and raisin and keep aside.
✔️In the another pan , boil milk along with sugar and cardamom powder.
✔️Add roasted vermicelli and rose water bring to boil. Reduce the flame and cook on medium flame until the semiya is soft.
✔️Garnish with cashew nuts and pistachios.






Friday, August 28, 2020

Golden milk - Turmeric Latte

Honey and turmeric are the best ingredients to fight for cancer, Cold , sore throats, cuts, and the flu to wound healing along with many other health and skin issues.


Recipe 👇

Ingredients
✔️Milk - 1cup
✔️Ground turmeric powder - 1 tsp
✔️Ground cinnamon - 1/4 tsp
✔️ginger extract - 1 tbsp
✔️Honey - 2 tsp


Instructions:-
✔️Heat the milk in a pot on the stove over medium-low heat.
✔️Add the turmeric, cinnamon, ginger extract and honey and whisk to combine.
✔️Continue to heat and whisk just until the milk is boiled .
✔️Pour into mugs and Enjoy!




Thursday, August 27, 2020

Jeera Lemonade


Ingredients:-

🍋Cumin Seeds - 1 tablespoon
🍋Black Pepper corn - 5
🍋Ginger - 1/2" long piece
🍋Salt - to taste or 1 teaspoon
🍋Sugar - 1 teaspoon
🍋Chilled Water - 4 cups
🍋Lemon juice -  1 large

Instructions:-
🍋In a blender , add all the ingredients and blend it well.
🍋Strain the mixture through a strainer.
🍋Pour into glasses .
🍋Garnish with lemon slices , ice-cubes and serve.


Wednesday, August 26, 2020

PANEER RASAGULLA

 


Ingredients :-


For paneer:-
Milk - 1/2 gallon or 2 ltr
Lemon juice - 1 tbsp

For sugar syrup:-
Sugar - 10-15 tsp or 1 cup
Cardamom powder - 1 tsp
Rose water - 1 tsp



Instructions :-

To make paneer:-

🍯Heat milk in a sauce pan and let it come to a full boil.
🍯 When it starts to boil, add in the lemon juice and stir gently until the curd separates.
🍯Switch off the flame.
🍯After 30 minutes, start to knead the paneer, till it turns out smooth .
🍯 And then make small balls of paneer and keep aside.

To make sugar syrup:-

🍯In a pan add sugar and water then mix well. Switch on the stove now place a pan and cook the sugar syrup.
🍯Mix well the sugar syrup and wait until the sugar dissolves, after 5 minutes add rose water essence and cardamom powder and mix well.
🍯Boil the sugar syrup for 15 minutes and
drop the paneer balls into boiling sugar syrup.
🍯Cover and boil for 15 minutes until paneer is cooked well.
🍯keep aside and serve rasgulla at room temperature.



Saturday, July 25, 2020

SAUSAGE PATTY AND EGG SANDWICH




Ingredients:-
🥪Bread slices - 2
🥪Lettuce
🥪Egg , large - 1
🥪Sausage patty - 1
🥪Salt and pepper
🥪Mayonnaise- 1tbsp for spreading
🥪olive oil - 1 tsp

Instructions:-
🥪Toast bread and heat a frying pan over medium heat. Pour 1 tsp of olive oil and add egg.
🥪After about 30 seconds, use spatula to gently break the yolk.
🥪After about 2 minutes, flip the egg and turn off the heat.
🥪Season with salt and pepper to taste and top with bread slice.
🥪And top with lettuce .
🥪Then toast the sausage patty for about 3-4 mins on both sides and then place on top of the egg and lettuce.
🥪Spread mayo on the other piece of toast and Enjoy!


Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Nannari Sarbath (Nannari Juice)


Ingredients:-
Nannari Syrup- 4 to 5 tbsp
Water – 1 cup
Lime or Lemon Juice - from 1 whole 
Ice cubes - 1/2 cup

Instruction:-

To a mixing bowl add sarbath syrup,Add water to it.
Add lemon juice to it and Mix well.
To the serving glass add few ice cubes, then pour sarbath and Serve chilled!