Appam with egg roast.

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             Appams are made from fermented rice flour. These Appams are cooked in Appachatti.  Appams goes good with Chicken curry, Vegetable stew, Egg roast etc.  Here goes my recipe for Appam and Egg roast.

Preparation of Appams:

Ingredients:

1. Raw rice - 2 cups

2. Cooked rice - 1/2 cup

3. Coconut  milk - 1/2 cup

4. Sugar - 1 tablespoon

5. Yeast 

6. Salt to taste

Procedure:

            Soak the raw rice for almost 7-8 hours or overnight. After that grind the soaked rice smooth. Don't add more water into the rice as the final batter should`t be watery. Next add the cooked rice, coconut milk, sugar  into the rice batter and grind. Pour the batter into a bowl and keep aside. Take lukewarm water and add little yeast into it. Leave this for 10-15 minutes. After 15 minutes the yeast will  rise. Pour this yeast into the batter and leave it to ferment for 6-7 hrs, if its fermented properly then we can see the batter will have little foam/bubble formed on top. 

            Before cooking add salt to the batter and stir well. Heat the appamchatti and pour a ladle full of batter into the chatti and give a twirl. Close the lid and cook for 2-3 minutes on medium/low flame. Appam is ready.

Lets check the egg roast recipe now.

Preparation for Egg Roast:

Ingredients:

1. Egg

2. Onions

3. Dry red chilli

4. Ginger

5. Garlic

6. Tomato

7. Chilli powder

8. Coriander powder

9. Turmeric powder

10. Cumin powder

11. Curry leaves

11. Salt to taste

Procedure:

           Boil the egg properly and keep aside. Slice the onions length wise  and keep aside. Chop the tomatoes, ginger and Garlic. Pour oil in a pan and splutter mustard. Next add curry leaves and dry red chilli. Add chopped ginger and garlic too.  Now add the sliced onions and salt. Stir well and saute the onions till it starts to change colour. Put the tomatoes into the gravy and give a stir. Lightly roast the chilli powder, Cumin powder, corinder powder , turmeric powder and add it into the gravy. Add some water and cook it with the lids closed till the gravy becomes thick. After 6-8 minutes add the egg . In between make slits on the egg so that the masala will go inside the egg. Cook the egg roast for few minutes and turn off the stove. The egg roast should be dry, then it will taste more good with appam. We can garnish egg roast with coriander leaves .  Hope all of you likes it. Thanks!!!

Mutton Pakki Biriyani

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          Biriyani is basically made with spices, Basmati rice and meat(Chicken, Mutton, Beef, Fish can be used) . Here I will share my recipe for Mutton Biriyani.

Ingredients:

1. Mutton - 1 kg

2. Onions - 2

3. Green chilli

4. Ginger

5. Garlic

6. Tomatoes

7. Capsicum

8. Basmati rice - 1kg

9. Egg

10. Curd

11. Pepper powder

12. Coriander leaves

13. Mint leaves

14. Salt to taste

Masalas required:

1. Meat masala - 2 tablespoon

2. Chili powder - 1 tablespoon

3. Corinder powder - 1 table spoon

4. Turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon

5. Olive oil (any oil)

6. Cardamom

7. Cinnamon sticks

Procedure:

                   First lets start with the marination for Mutton. Clean and cut the mutton into small pieces and keep aside. Take thick curd and add in to the mutton. Add the following ingredients aswell 2 tablespoon of pepper powder, Salt, little chilli powder and mix nicely. Keep for marination overnight or atleast 4-5 hrs.

                  Now slice the onions finely. Chop green chilli, tomatoes  into small pieces then crush the garlic and ginger. Take a pan and heat oil. Splutter mustard then add the chopped green chilli, crushed Ginger and garlic and saute for few seconds. After that add the sliced onions into it and stir till it becomes slightly brown in color. Now heat the Meat masala, Chili powder, Turmeric powder and Coriander  powder. Add this lightly roasted masalas into the Onion and mix. Next add  the tomatoes and cook all this together for some 5 minutes to form a thick gravy.

                  Take the cooker add the marinated mutton into it, also add some chopped corinder and cook it. Allow it to go for 5-6 whistles. Once its cooked  pour it into the gravy .  Cook on medium flame for few minutes to make the gravy thicker. Meanwhile cook the basmati rice. For saving time  I used rice cooker to cook rice. Otherwise, soak the rice for almost 30 mnts in water. Then take 2 ltr of water and cook the rice.  Either ways we can cook it as per our convenience. 

               Take some Ghee in a pan and heat the Cashew nuts and raisins, keep it aside. Now slice little onions into very thin pieces and sprinkle little rice flour on it and deep fry it. Remember to remove the onions from the pan before it gets darker in color inside the pan, because after taking out the onions from oil it tends to get darker. So if we take it out after it had already become dark in oil, then when we take it out it will be black in color. Chop some mint and corinder leaves and keep aside. Boil Eggs and slice it into 2 pieces.

            Now take a big vessel, place it on very low flame. Put little Ghee and spread a layer of  rice then spread some mutton pieces on it. Put little Mint leaves, Corinder leaves,Cashewnuts, Raisins, Cardamon and Cinnamon stick. Again put some Ghee here and there, then  spread rice then mutton on top again put little Mint leaves, Corinder leaves,Cashewnuts, Raisins, Cardamon and Cinnamon stick. Repeat this process till the rice ends on top. Now on top again add Raisins, Cashewnuts, Mint leaves and keep the eggs. Also spread the fried onions. Put some Ghee again then cover it and keep for sometime on very low flame.

         Hope you guys liked the recipe. Thanks!!!

Vegetable stew

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               Vegetable stew is a very good option for people who are vegetarians. Its a  healthy curry as its made of different varities of vegetables. Lets check how my vegetable stew recipe goes.

                We can add many more vegetables in this curry like Mushrooms, Cauliflower etc.

Ingredients:

1. Carrots

2. Potatoes

3. Greenpeas

4. Corn

5. Brocolli

6. Beans

7. Coconut milk(optional)

8. A bit of Turmeric powder,Chili powder and corinder powder.

9. Curry leaves

10. Onion

11. Dry red chili

12. Ginger & Garlic
13. Chilli powder - 1tspn
14. Coriander powder - 1tspn

Procedure:

             For this recipe we can use frozen vegetables or fresh vegetable.Cut all the veggies into small cubes and partially cook or steam them but don`t over cook.

             Chop onions, ginger and garlic. Take a pan, pour some oil and add  ginger and garlic. Now add the onions and cook till they are transparent. Then add  the cooked vegetables and some water into the pan . Add salt and a pinch of turmeric powder, chili and corinder powder and allow it to simmer lightly because the veggies are almost cooked . Reduce the flame to sim and add the coconut(skip this step if not using coconut milk) milk. Cook it on low flame for few seconds and turn off the flame. 

           Heat little oil in a pan and add dry red chili and curry leaves, saute  a bit and pour it over the vegetable stew. Vegetable Stew is ready and serve it with anything rice, chapaties, Appams.

Chicken Patties

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              Chicken patties are usually made of ground meat.

Ingredients:

1. Ground chicken(mince chicken) - 250gms

2. Onion -1(big)

3. Green chili - 2

4. Ginger

5. Garlic

6. Coriander leaves.

7. Chili powder - 1 tablespoon

8. Turmeric powder-1/2tspn

9. Breadcrums

10. Oil

11. Egg - 1

12. Soyasauce(optional)
13. Salt to taste

Procedure:

Take the onions, ginger, garlic and greenchilli into very small pieces. Heat little oil in a pan and put the chopped onions,greenchilli, ginger, salt and garlic into it and saute for fews minutes. Make the onion mixture very  dry. There should be no moist present in the mixture otherwise when we add it to the  chicken, the entire mixture will become very mushy and it will not give good shape to the patties. Once this is done allow the mixture to cool down. Now take the ground Chicken in a bowl and mash it very nicely and then add the  onion mixture  into the ground meat. Mix all this together throughly. Now add little salt, chili powder, turmeric powder into it . Add large amount of chopped coriander leaves. Beat an egg white and pour into the mixture.  Add the eggs as per the quantity of the ground chicken mixture.  Check for salt. Keep this mixture in the fridge for  30-45 mnts.

After 30-45 mnts take it out for shallow frying.  Take breadcrums and keep some water aside to dip the hands after making each patties. Take a little  chicken mixture make  a ball first, then slow start patting it on both hands. Once we get the exact shape coat the patties with bread crums and shallow fry the patties. When both the side are cook springle little soysauce on the patties. Chicken patties really delicious. We can serve it with Tomato sauce etc. Hope you guys will surely try this.

                              

  

              

Simple Mushroom Masala

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Mushroom that possess many nutrients like protein, minerals etc and  low in calories are favourite of many. Mushrooms are of two types ediable and non-ediable, so be careful while buying it.

Ingredients:

1. Mushrooms(any edible type) - 1 pkt

2. Garlic

3. Ginger

4. Dry red chili - 2

5. Mustard seeds

6. Onions -1 big

7. Tomato - 1medium

8. Oil

9. Salt to taste

Masalas Required:

1. Chili powder - 1 tspn

2. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tspn

3. Coriander powder - 1/2 tspn

4. Chicken masala - 1/2 tspn

Procedure:

Chop onions into very small pieces and keep aside. Also chop the Ginger, Garlic and tomatoes into small pieces. Take a pan and pour oil. When oil becomes hot drop the Mustard and allow to Splutter. Then add the dry red chili and stir for 1 sec. Now add the garlic,ginger and finally the onion. Saute till onions turn golden brown and add tomato. Cook it for few minutes on medium heat.  Turn off the stove and let it cool down. Next grind the mixture and make a smooth paste.

Now cut the Mushrooms and keep aside. Switch on the stove and in the same pan we used before, pour the  paste that we made. Then goes in the Chili powder,Turmeric powder, Coriander powder, and Chicken masala. Add Salt  and cook. Now put the Mushroom, we dont have to add extra water into the curry, because Mushrooms will release water . Cook till the Mushrooms  are done. Incase you want to make the curry to have a thick consistency then remove the lid and cook till the excess water dries off. Garnish the curry with Coriander leaves. Mushroom masala goes good with Fried rice, Roti etc.. Hope you guys liked it.. :)

Chicken Kofta

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Description: 

              Kofta is  a mash of blended ingredients like fish, lamb, Chicken and to a variety of vegetables. Normally Koftas are  deep fried  and dropped into the gravy.But I thought to try  a bit more healthier way by not frying the Koftas and directly dropping it into the gravy. It came out good,just have to be bit careful while serving them.  Lets check out the recipe..

Ingredients:

1. Minced Chicken/ Boneless chicken breasts - 250gms
2. Onion - 1
3. Tomato Puree/Canned tomato
4. Greenchilli-2
5. Cilantro
6. Ginger
7. Garlic
8. Egg - 1(white)
9. Rice powder(optional)
10. Granted coconut(optional)
11. Cardamom
12. Oil
13. Water
14. Pepper powder
15. Mustard seeds
16. Salt to taste

Masalas required :-

1. Chilli powder - 1 tablespoon
2. Coriander powder - 1 tablespoon
3. Turmeric powder -1/2 teaspoon
4. Garam masala -1/2 teaspoon

Procedure:

          Lets make the mixture for Koftas first. If you are using the boneless chicken then, grate it in a food processor. I used the store bought minced chicken for this recipe. Take the minced chicken in a bowl. Add little Chilli powder, Pepper powder, Coriander powder, Turmeric powder, Garam masala, salt, chopped cilantro  and mix throughly with hand. Now  add Egg and add the eggs as per the quantity of chicken you are using. If the chicken mixture  is less reduce the egg white, otherwise the mixture will become very mushy. So after adding the egg mix nicely and leave this mixture in the fridge for atleast 30mnts.

        Side by side lets start preparing the gravy. Chop onions into very small pieces.  We can use canned tomato puree, but its always good to use natural tomatoes and puree them. If we want the gravy to be bit colorful then we can add 1 or 2 spoons of canned tomato puree because natural tomato puree that we make at home won't have that much color. So it depends which one you want to use. Chop the greenchilli, Ginger and Garlic as well.

       Take a pan and pour oil. Once the oil becomes hot add Mustard seeds and allow it to splutter. Now goes in the chopped Greenchili, Ginger, Cardamom and Garlic and stir it for 2 secs.  Then add the chopped Onions into it and a pinch of Salt also. Stir  until the onions becomes golden brown. Now add the Tomato puree and cook for 5 mnts. Add chilli powder,Corinder powder,Turmeric powder , little Garam masala into the gravy.Close the lid and allow it to boil.

       Its time for the koftas to go in. Take out the Kofta mixture from the fridge. Always remember to dip you hands in water before making kofta balls,otherwise it will stick to our hands and will become shapeless. Start making small Kofta balls by taking the mixture little by little. Spread bit of rice powder on the koftas. By doing so the surface of the Koftas will be soft and get a good texture. Once the Kofta balls are ready drop it one by one into the gravy. Cover it and cook for almost 10-15 mnts. Since minced meat will not take much time to cook.If you want to make the gravy more thick and tastier just add some curd but only on low flame.   To make sure Koftas are cooked or not then , prick on the Koftas and if  a watery juice comes out, its cooked. Chicken koftas can be served with Rice, rotis, Naans etc. Hope you guys will try it. :)

Kind of Chicken Tandoori

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 Chicken Tandoori is traditionally made  in a Tandoor(clay oven)  but can be made in an oven as well. Then I thought what if we don`t have both and feels like having a tandoori.  I tried to cook it in a way which is healthy as well as tastes yummy like tandoori. Lets see the recipe

Ingredients:
1.Chicken legs(big) - 3 to 4
2. Lemon juice
3.Oil
4.Salt to taste.

Marination:
1.Tandoori masala - 1tsp
2. Ginger/Garlic paste
3.Pepper powder
4.Curd
5.Pinch of turmeric
6. Garam masala - 1/2 tspn
7.Chilli powder - 2 tablespoons
8. Red food colour(optional), I didn`t use for this recipe.

Procedure:

 Clean and make some slits on the chicken legs and put it into a bowl. Now add salt, pepper powder and thick curd into it and mix properly . Keep it for marination for almost 3-4 hrs.  

 Next take the cooker and put this marinated Chicken into it and cook it, 3-4 whistles will be sufficient. Once its done take out the chicken and drain it so that if any water is there it will dry.
 
 Make the tandoori marination next. Take a bowl add Tandoori masala, pinch of turmeric, chilli powder, garam masala, ginger n garlic paste, Salt and make it into a fine paste. Squeeze lemon(lemon juice will make tandoori more tastier) also into this paste and mix. Now take the chickens one by one and dip it into this tandoori paste throughly, make sure all the masalas gets into the slits of the chicken too. Keep for a second marination atleast 1-2 hrs. Longer the marination the chicken will taste good. Take a non-stick pan and pour little oil, now take the chicken one by one and put it into the pan and shallow fry it. Turn on each side  and cook for 4-5 mnts . Since the Chicken is already cooked, it wont take much time and just the tandoori masala have to get cooked a bit. Once frying is over, take an aluminium foil and cut it into small  rectangular pieces and wrap it to the lower bone part of the chicken thighs,which makes it easy to hold the Chicken. Garnsih with Cilantro/Mint leaves. This recipe can be served as an appetizier. Hope you guys like the recipe.
 
      

Chicken curry

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Chicken...yummm!!! Cook any chicken recipe it will be mouth watering always, am I right? Well, below are the ingredients

Chicken curry without capsicum and cilantro cooked along with Chicken

Chicken curry with capsicum and cilantro garnished . Anyways both tastes yummy.

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             Chicken curry is a favourite of all. It can be served with Rice/Chapati/Appams etc.There are  so many recipes to cook chicken and the one I`m going to share is a simple recipe. I will upload more soon.
Ingredients:


1.Chicken legs - 2 pkts
2.Onion- 1 big
3.Green Chili - 1
5.Capsicum - 1(optional)
6.Ginger
7.Garlic
8.Tomato - 1 big
9.Cilantro
10.Coriander powder - 1 tbpn
11.Turmeric powder -  1/2 tbspn
12. Chili powder - 1 tbspn
13.Garam masala - 1/2 teaspoon
14.Mustartd for seasoning
15. Fennel seeds
16. Curry leaves, bay leaf - 2 or 3
1.Salt to taste

Procedure:


          Clean and wash  the Chicken  and keep aside. Chop the onions,ginger,garlic,Capsicum,Tomato and greenchili. Take a Skillet/griddle and pour some oil into it .  Splutter mustard and add the curry leaves and bay leaf. Then add the chopped Ginger,Garlic, green chilli and mix it for 2 secs, after that add the Onions and saute until the onions become golden brown.  Once onion is done add the tomatoes. Let the tomatoes cook and in the meanwhile dry roast slightly the chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and fennel seeds. Cool it and grind to make a paste. Note - be careful not to burnt the powders. Once the tomatoes starts getting mushy add the masala paste with some water and let it cook for 2 minutes. Finally add the chicken and mix evenly so that all the masalas coat on the chicken. I normally chop the cilantro and put it along with the chicken but you can even use it later to garnish the chicken.

        Take the pressure cooker and put the chicken into it. Allow 3-4 whistles then turn off the stove. Once the curry cools down pour it back into the griddle and add the garam masala. You can make the curry more thicker at this stage if you want. Depends on what you are planning to serve with the chicken.  Chicken curry is ready to be served.

    

Salmon Spaghetti

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                  Spaghetti originated  from Italy. Spaghetti can be made with Chicken,vegetables,Salmon etc...Its a very good diet and can be served  for lunch/dinner. I usually make Salmon Spaghetti and  my recipe goes like this..

Ingredients:

1.Spaghetti ( As  per the requirement)
2.Garlic
3.Ginger
4.Pepper flakes
5.Dry red chili flakes
6.Capsicum/Green-yellow pepper
7.Salmon
8.Carrot -1
9.Shallots(optional)
10.Tomato sauce/Tomato puree
11.Soyasauce (optional)
12.Cilantro for garnishing
13.Oil
14.Water
15.Mushrooms
16.Salt to taste

Procedure:


            Firstly,boil almost 1/4th water in a pot,with salt.Once it  starts to boil ,break Spaghetti and put it into the pot.Let it cook for around 15 mnts,but keep stirring in between so that the Spaghetti don't stick to each other.Don't over cook the Spaghetti,to avoid it take a spaghetti n break it.If you see a white color in between the Spaghetti then it needs to be cooked more.Once it is cooked drain out the hot water and keep the Spaghti aside.

          Now lets move on to the next stage.Chop the Carrots,Mushrooms,Capsicum,Ginger into long thin slices and the Shallots in round shape.Crush the Garlic or chop it as well.Grill or Shallow fry the Salmon,but grilling will be healthier and thats what I do.Then break the Salmon into small pieces and keep aside.Take a pan ,pour little oil into it.First add the Shallots,Ginger,Garlic and stir for 2-3 secs, then add Pepper flakes and dry chili flakes.Keep on stirring,then put the tomato sauce/tomato puree and Soya sauce..Stir it.After this put the Mushrooms and cook it for 5-8 mnts,remember to keep on stirring.Now time for Carrots to go in,lightly cook it and add Capsicum[Carrots shouldn't become very soft.].

         Add the Salmon and mix it properly for 2-3 mnts so that all the ingredients mix properly.If you feel  like adding more Tomato sauce you can add. Finally add the Spaghetti and mix properly.Close the pan lid for few secs and switch off the stove.Garnish with Coriander leaves(Cilantro) and Spaghetti is ready to be served.Have it hot.

        We can add many vegetables with Spaghetti like Broccoli,Spring onions,Bush beans etc.

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Chicken Dumplings(Momo's)

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                 Chicken dumplings are really simple to make.It will be good if we serve it hot with chili/tomato sauce.Dumplings can be made with Chicken/Pork/vegetables.Dumplings are very famous in countries like China,Nepal,Tibet,Japan etc...I guess this dish was originated from Tibet...So let me go ahead with the recipe..

Ingredients:


1.Maida -3 small cups
2.Onion -1
3.Greenchilli-2 to 3
4.Ginger
5.Garlic
6.Spring onions(optional)
7.Chicken
8.Pepper to taste
9.Salt to taste.

Procedure:


                Take Maida in a bowl ,add salt and a bit of oil ..then make it into a dough.It shouldn't be very watery as well as not so hard.The dough should be similar to the dough you make for Chapatis.Once its done keep it aside.Chop Onion,Greenchilli,Ginger n Garlic into very small pieces.Cook the chicken and chop it into small pieces. Take a frying pan,put some oil. Add the onion first and a pinch of salt and keep stirring it till the rawness goes off,then put the chopped Ginger,Garlic,Pepper and Chillies.Finally once its done put the Chicken into it.Stir well and put some Soyasauce(optional but its good if you put).Also add salt as required.

                Now take the dough and make small discs,then roll out. It should be small in shape with a diameter of 10-12cm's.Then take this small dumplings and stuff the Chicken mixture into it and attach both the ends of the dumplings nicely..This dumplings can be made in different shapes. Now its time to cook it.Actually you will get the utensil to cook this dumplings in the market.So if you have the dumpling maker then put this dumplings inside it n cook it for some 10-15mnts and it will be done. But since I don't have the dumpling maker, so what I usually do is a very easy n alternate way for this.Take the pressure cooker and Idlli stand..Pour very little water to it and keep the dumplings one by one inside the stand.Close the cooker lid but don't keep the cooker whistle and steam it  for 15-20mnts on medium heat.Take out the Chicken dumplings and serve hot with Chilli/Tomato sauce.

                 Hope you guys will try this recipe...