Thursday, June 10, 2010

Aval(Rice Flakes) Nanachathu


Ingredients:
Aval/rice flakes: 2cup
Grated Coconut: 1 cup
Cardamom crushed: 3-4 pcs
Sugar: 4tbsp
Cumin powder: 1tsp
Salt: 1 small pinch

Method:
Combine grated coconut, sugar, cardamom, cumin powder and salt. Mix well with hands. Add this mix to the rice flakes and combine well untill it becomes soft. Keep it aside for an hour the aval to get soft. Serve with banana

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Mushroom Manchurian




Ingredients:Button Mushroom: 08-10 pcs
Onion chopped: 1 big
Green Chilly: 02-04
Pepper powder: 1/2 tbsp
Paprika powder: 1/2 tbsp
Ginger chopped: 1 tsp
Garlic chopped: 1 tsp
Hot chilly Sauce: 1 tsp
Green chilli sauce: 1 tsp
Tomato sauce-1tbsp
Soya Sauce: 2 tbsp
Water: 1/2 cup
Salt
Coriander leaves: few

For the marinate:
Maida: 1 tbsp
Corn flour 1 tbsp
Soya sauce: 1 tsp
Paprika powder: 1 tsp
Pepper powder: 1tsp
Ginger powder: 1 tsp
Garlic powder: 1 tsp
Salt
Water: 2 tbsp

Method:Clean and cut the mushroom into two pieces. Combine all the ingredients and make a thick batter, add mushroom to the batter and mix well. Heat oil in a pan and shallow fry till it become light golden color. Drain the fried mushrooms and keep it aside. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan, add onion, ginger, garlic, salt and green chilly and saute well. When the raw smell goes, add pepper powder and paprika powder. Sauté for 2-3 minutes then add hot chilly sauce, tomato sauce, green chilli sauce and soya sauce stir well. Add 1/2 cup water and allow it to boil. Add fried mushrooms, cover and cook for 05-10 minutes or gravy starts thickening. Remove from fire, add chopped coriander leaves. Serve hot with chapthy, fried rice

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Cheera-parippu thoran


Ingredients:
Spinach: 1 bunch
Small onion: 2 tbsp
Grated coconut: 1/4 cup
Toor dal: 1/2 cup
Green chilli: 3-4 pcs
Turmeric powder: 1/4 tsp
Mustard seeds: 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves: 1 spring
Red chilli: 1-2 pcs
Salt: 1/4 tsp
Oil

Method:
Cook toor dal with water and salt and keep it aside. Combine chopped spinach, small onion, grated coconut, green chilli, salt and turmeric powder, mix well with hands. Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, curry leaves and red chilli. Allow it to splutter, add spinach mix. Cover and cook for 2-3 minutes. Remove the lid and add cooked toor dal and mix well. Cook another 2-3 minutes. Serve hot with rice

Nellikka-Thenga Chammanthi


Ingredients
Gooseberry Chopped: 5-6 pcs
Grated Coconut: 1 cup
Small Onion chopped: 4-5 pcs
Green chilly: 6-7 pcs
Ginger: small piece
Curry leaves: few
Salt: 1/2 tsp

Method:-
Remove the seeds from gooseberries. Grind all the ingredients together in a mixer with little water. Mix well and serve with Rice