Ingredients: • 15 – Patra leaves. • 1 cup – Besan. • 1 cup – Rice Flour. • 2 tbsps- oil. • 1 tsp – Rai. • 1 tsp – Til| For Paste: • 1 – Lemon sized Tamarinl. • 1 – Lemon sized Jaggery. • Salt – to taste. • 3-4 green Chillies. • […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Wheat flour • 1/2 cup – Oats • 1 – medium sized Onion • 1/2 tsp – Jeera • 2 tsp – finely chopped Coriander leaves • 1 tsp – Red Chilli powder • Oil • Salt to taste Method: Grind oats to a fine powder. Then mix oats powder […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – Rice powder • 1/2 cup – grated Coconut • salt Method: Wet the rice powder with some water and mix well. Take a puttu vessel add water in it and heat it. Take some grated coconut and spread it at the bottom of the cylindrical portion of the puttu vessel. […]

Ingredients: • 200 g – low cal Paneer • 200 g – channa, soaked overnight • 1/4 cup – coriander leaves, chopped • 1 tbsp – Ginger Garlic paste • 1/2 tsp – Cumin seeds • 3 – large Onions chopped • 2 – large Tomatoes • 1 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1 […]

Ingredients: • 1 kg – Meat (beef, Mutton or veal), cut into cubes • 3 large onions, sliced • 3 green chillies, chopped • 1 tsp – chilli powder • 1 tsp – pepper powder • 1 tsp – Garlic paste • 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder • Salt to taste • 3 tbsp – […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – chopped keerai (spinach) • 2 – Green chillies • 1/2 cup – Channa dal • 2 tbsp – tur dal • Oil for frying • 2 tbsp – Urad Dal • 1 tsp – chopped Ginger • Asafetida, a pinch • Salt to taste Method: Soak the dal together in […]

Ingredients: • 2 – carrots, chopped finely • 1 – big potato, cubed as small pieces • 1 tbsp – Olive oil • 1/2 cup – Milk • To taste – salt • 2 tbsp – dry Parsley leaves • 1/4 tsp – pepper powder Method: Heat the olive oil, along with chopped carrots, cubed […]

Ingredients: • 1 kg – prawns, cleaned, shelled and heads removed • 4 tbsp – Mustard paste • 1 tsp – Turmeric paste • 1/2 tsp- chilli paste • 120g – Mustard oil or a little more if liked • 6-8 Green chillies • Salt to taste • 8 Banana leaves • A few toothpicks […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – rava/semolina • 1 cup – Sugar • 25 g – Ghee • 25 g – grated fresh Coconut • 25 ml – Milk • 10 whole nuts – Cashew nuts • 10 – Raisins • A pinch – Cardamom powder Method: Heat 2 tsp of ghee in a kadai. Lower […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 cup – Cooked Toor Dal • 1 – Onion (chopped) • 1 – Tomato (chopped) • 1 cup – Lotus root (chopped) • 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder • 1 – Green chilli • 1 tsp – Mustard Seeds + Urad Dal • 1/4 tsp – Cumin seeds • 1 – Dry Red […]

Ingredients: • 3 cups – Watermelon chunks, deseeded • 3 cups – muskmelon chunks, deseeded • 3 cups – cantaloupe chunks, deseeded • 1 tsp – ginger, finely chopped • 1 tbsp – soft Brown sugar • 1 cup – thick Cream • 1 tbsp – white Vinegar • 1 – tiny mild green chilli, […]

Ingredients: • 3 tbsp – butter, softened. • 2 cups – icing sugar, sifted. • 2-3 drops – Pineapple essence. • 4 drops – yellow colour. • 1 pinch – salt. • 4-5 drops – Lemon juice. Method: Put butter in a deep bowl. Add flavouring and beat till smooth. Add sugar, beat with a […]

Ingredients: • 2 cups – grated Coconut • 3/4 cups – water • 8 – dried chillies • 3 tbsp – oil • 1 cm piece – Ginger • 1 tsp – Mustard Seeds • 1/2 tsp – Tamarind paste • 1 tsp – Urad Dal • Salt, to taste • 3 – onions, chopped […]

Ingredients: • 3 cups – boiled Rice • 1.5 tsp – Methi • 1/2 cup – Coconut water • Baking soda – a pinch Method: Soak overnight boiled rice and methi in different vessels. First grind methi into fine paste and pour into a vessel and then grind the rice and mix with methi paste. […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Wheat flour • 2 tsp – oil, for frying • Salt to taste • 1/4 tsp – ajwain • 1 pinch asafetida • 1/2 tsp – Red Chilli powder Method: Sieve the wheat flour and salt. Mix all the ingredients and knead to firm dough adding enough water. Cover and […]

Ingredients: • 3 tsp – Oats • 1 – Red Chilli • 1 – Green chilli • 1/2 inch – Ginger, grated • Curry leaves – 5 -6 • Coriander leaves – a few • 1 tsp – Oil • 100ml -Butter Milk • Salt to taste • 200 ml Water • 1/2 tsp – […]

Ingredients: • 1/2 kg- Potato • 2 bunches- Spinach (palak) • 1/2 cup- grated Coconut • 2 tbsp- roasted gram • 6 green chilies • 4 flakes Garlic • 3 cm Ginger • 3 tbsp oil • 1 tsp- mustard • 2 tsp- Urad Dal • 2 red chilies, broken into pieces • Curry leaves […]

Ingredients: • 1 cup of black Channa or Channa dal • 2 – Red Chillies • 1 tsp – cumin • For seasoning: • 1 – large onion, chopped • 2 – green chillies, chopped • 5 or 6 Cloves – Garlic (optional) • 2 stems of Curry leaves • 1 tbsp – Channa dal […]

Ingredients: • 100 g (1 cup) – green gram (moogu) • 200 ml (2 cups) – water • 1/2 tsp – salt • 100 g – Raw banana peel (Kerala Banana / nenthrakkay / ethakkay), gently peel off outer thin layer (dark green) and cut into 3/4 inch thin slices • 1 kudampuli (or 1/2 […]

Ingredients: • Almonds – 100 g (soaked and skinned) • Milk powder – 2 tbsp • Sweet bread – 4 to 5 slices • Sugar – 3/4 cup • Almond essence – a few drops Method: Dry the skinned almonds and powder it. Put all the ingredients together in a heavy bottomed vessel, and keep […]