PALAK CORN MASALA

 Palak corn masala is a Mughalai famous cuisine...

INGREDIENTS:

• Cooked corn
• Palak (spinach)
• Onion paste
• Tomato paste
• Garlic paste
• Green chilli
• Cumin seeds
• Curry masala powder
• Salt
• Ghee

PREPARATION:

1. In a heated pan pour a ghee. Fry the cumin seeds and green chilli.
2. Add onion, tomato and garlic paste. Saute it well till it raw smell goes off.
3. Now add the minced palak to this mixture. Stir fry it.
4. Finally add the cooked corns and curry masala powder. Keep it in flame for another five minutes.
5. Serve hot with rotis.

TEA TIME SNACK MINT PAKORA, BUNCH OF AWARDS AND SHARING

INGREDIENTS:
Besan flour
Onion
Mint leaves
Green chilli
Salt
Cumin powder
Oil for frying




PREPARATION:

• In a heated skillet Pour the oil. Mix the Gram flour,salt cumin powder, diced onion,chilli in a separate bowl. make it like a paste.
• Deep Fry it in a oil.
• Serve hot This snack with your favorite sauces and Tea.

AWARDS, SHARING AND 7 FACTS ABOUT ME:
On to the blog awards....Totally honoured...First i would like to say my big thanks to shoba shyam and mehjabeen...i received these bunch of awards from My blogger friend Shoba shyam's good food & Mehjabeen's Jabeen's corner. They both have a very wonderful blog and nice posts.I love all the bloggers. I wish to share my awards to my other bloggerpals who didnt receive these awards yet........
                         HAPPY BLOGGING FRIENDS.............


BUNCH OF THESE AWARDS I AM PASSING TO,

1. ARCHGURU'S My culinary endeavours
2. APSARAILLAM BLOGSPOT
3. VALAR'S KITCHEN BASIC TO BEGIN
4. THE DEEP DISH
5. VEGETARIAN TASTE BUDS
6. RELISHING FOOD
7. MAHI'S KITCHEN

7 FACTS ABOUT ME

1. I AM A QUALIFIED PHARMACIST
2. I DO BLOGGING IN THE AFTERNOON
3. I LOVE PETS ESPECIALLY DOGS
4. I HAVE A HUGE FRIENDS CIRCLE AND I LOVE THEM
5. I LOVE COOKING
6. I LIKE PADMASRI KAMALAHASSAN MOVIES.
7. VISITING NEW PLACES AND TAKING SNAP SHOTS IS MY HOBBY

NAVADHANYA GRAVY

 People used to say navadhanyams are indicating each god. and the nine grains will be used to do poojas and Homams at Hindu people's temple and house. At a same time all these grains are fiber rich products. I didn't use the Exact Traditional vedic nine grains here..
I made this gravy by using 9 grains so that i named it Navadhanya gravy.

INGREDIENTS:

•  Red peanut
• Chickpeas
• Mung Bean
• Red Bean
• Brown beans
• Peas
• Fried Coriander seeds
• Ajwain seeds
• Chana dal
• Garam masala powder
• Turmeric powder
• Red chilli powder
• Salt

FOR FRYING:

• Small Onion
• Mustard
• Curry leaves
• Red chilli
• Tomato puree
• Ghee

 PREPARATION:

1. Soak the peas,chick peas, mung beans, red and brown beans in water fro 1 day to greminate like a sprouts.
2. Soak the chana Dal & Pea nut for 1 hour and keep it aside. Then steam the sprouted grains and soaked peanut-chana Dal.  
3. Grind the Ajwain seeds and fried coriander seeds together and keep it separately in a bowl.
4. In a preheated skillet Fry the Small onion in a ghee.(Don't dice The onion. Use the full size). Using small onion and the ghee gives more taste for this gravy.
5. Now add the Mustard, Green chilli and curry leaves. Fry well.
6. Add the ajwain seed,coriander paste, tomato puree,Turmeric powder, Garam masala powder, Red chilli powder,salt and water. stir well.
7.Now add the steamed grains to this gravy to make it nutritious. Keep it in flame for some time.
8. Serve hot with rice or with rotis.

CILANTRO - GARLIC NAAN

Naan bread is my first choice when we order something at Indian restaurants. Normally naan bread cooked in Tandoori oven (clay oven) at Restaurants. But i baked this naan bread at home oven.

 

INGREDIENTS:

• All purpose flour
• Baking soda
• Dry east
• Yoghurt
• Salt
• Sugar
• Ghee
• Warm water

FOR FILLINGS:

• Ajwain Powder
• Onion
• Garlic puree
• Cilantro leaves
• Green chilli

PREPARATION:

1. Place the flour on a wide plate. Add salt, Sugar and yoghurt.
2. In a separate bowl add 2 tablespoon dry yeast, mix it with warm water.
3. Now add this yeast mix with above flour. Make it like a soft dough.
4. Cover this in a damp cloth and leave it for 30minutes.
5. Make a dough like a ball and place the coriander fillings inside the ball close it like a samosa bag as in the picture. Roll the flour on chapathi maker,slightly in elongated,oval shape.
6. Now place these naan on oven tray. Before that Drizzle a ghee or butter on the top of the naan.
7. Operate the oven at gas number 5 for 10minutes. After 10minutes take it out and turn the other side and bake it for another 10 minutes.
8. Serve hot with your favorite curry.

BABY CORN RICE

INGREDIENTS:

• Baby corns
• Capsicums
• Pepper corns
• Onion minced
• Garlic puree
• Ghee
• Cooked basmathi rice
• Salt

PREPARATION:

1. In a pre heated skillet pour a ghee.
2. Fry the baby corns,onion and capsicum. 
3. Add the garlic puree and pepper corn powder to the above mixture and saute it well till the raw smell goes off.
4. Now add the cooked basmathi rice and salt. Stir Fry it.
5. Serve hot with Your favorite gravy.

AJWAIN THEPLA

 Ajwain Thepla can be eaten during lunch and dinner. Adding these ajwain seeds helps get rid of indigestion.
INGREDIENTS:

• Wheat flour
• Onion
• Ajwain seeds(bishop's weed)
• Green chilli
• Curd
• Salt
• Oil/ Ghee

PREPARATION:

1. In a bowl add wheat flour,curd and salt before add water.
2. Add water little by little to make a soft dough.
3. Dice the onion very nicely,mix with roasted ajwain seeds and minced green chilli. Keep this mixture aside.
4. Make wheat flour mix like a small poori, now place onion,ajwain mixture into the flour.
5. Close it from all sides.Gently pat the stuffed poori in a palm.
6. Roll it like a chapathi. Cook on tawa and drizzle some oil/ghee
7. Serve hot with your favorite gravy.

தமிழ் புத்தாண்டு நல்வாழ்த்துகள் (HAPPY TAMIL NEW YEAR)

அனைவருக்கும் இனிய தமிழ் புத்தாண்டு நல்வாழ்த்துகள்

NEW YEAR SPECIAL FOOD FOR EYE FEAST:

MUSHROOM PANEER MASALA:

INGREDIENTS:

• Paneer cubes
• Organic chestnut mushrooms
• Onion
• Cinnamon
• clove
• cumin
• cardomom
• anise
• cashew
• Bay leaves
• Tomato
• Sour cream
• Butter
• Chilli powder
• Turmeric
• Garam masala
• Ginger garlic paste
• Cilantro leaves

Preparation:

1. Fry and Grind all the masala ingredients (Cinnamon,anise, bay leaves,cardamom, Clove and cumin seeds. Fry the paneer cubes and keep aside
2. Grind the cashew and poppy seeds with water like a paste and keep it separately.
3. In a preheated skillet pour the ghee,fry  the onion till it become golden brown.add ginger garlic paste and dry roasted masal ingredients. Stir fry it.
4. Now add the paneer and mushroom to this mixture with sour cream. Add salt.
5. Add chilli powder, Turmeric, Tomato and garam masala powder.
6. Keep it in flame for 10 minutes till it becomes mixed properly with all masala gravy.
7. Spread the cilantro leaves and serve hot with rotis.

SUMMER SPECIAL JUICE & SALAD

 WATERMELON JUICE:
Water melon is the very good source of vitamin A, B6, C, Beta carotene and lycopene. And contains more medicinal values.
In modern days people used to buy a canned drinks which displays 100%juice and not exactly. Mostly its filled with 50% blend of  high fructose corn syrup.
Fruit juicing is always well suited for our fast moving life style..So try to avoid the canned drinks and make your own ,fresh juice for healthy life style..

INGREDIENTS:

• Water melon fruit diced
• Natural yoghurt
• Honey
• Sugar

Blend all the ingredients in a juicer.Having it for your breakfast.


MIXED FRUITS SALAD ON A WATER MELON BASKET:

Water melon basket is an attractive way to serve your favorite salads for many special occasions with your family get together and with friends.

Wash all your favorite fruit pieces and allow them to cool it for 30 minutes. Then transfer it to a water melon basket.

MIXED FRUITS MILK SHAKE

INGREDIENTS:

• Any of your favorites fruits (Combination is important)
• Vanila essence
• Honey
• Milk

PREPARATION: Put everything in a blender, Beat them gently to get a proper, smoothy milkshake.

VEGETARIAN KHUSKA

 INGREDIENTS:
Basmati rice - 2 cups
Tomato - 1
onion - 2
green chilli
Mint leaves- 1/2 bunch
Ginger garlic  paste
grated coconut - 1 tbsp
Red chilli powder
Kesar powder (optional)
Turmeric powder
Elaichi
Cinnamon
Fennel
Sea algae
Kasakasa
Garam masala
water - 2 cups
Ghee

PREPARATION:

• In a preheated skillet pour the ghee,fry all the masala spices with onion
• Grind together coconut, Chilli powder, Kesar powder Garam masala and ginger garlic paste
• Add chopped tomatoes & Green chilli to the skillet with grounded masala. Saute it well. (Add vegetables if u want)
• Now add the Basmathi rice, Mint leaves, water and salt.
• Pressure cook. Serve hot with onion raitha and chips.

MIXED VEGETABLE PAKORA

Ingredients:

• Onion
• Shredded cabbage
• Peas
• Corn
• Carrot
• Curry leaves
• Besan flor
• Turmeric powder.
• Salt
• Cooking oil

Preparation:

1. In a bowl mix the onion, shredded cabbage,corn, carrot,peas and curry leaves with salt.
2. Add water little by little to make a sticky dough.
3. Drop small balls in the preheated oil. Fry until it becomes golden brown color.
4. Serve hot with your favorite chutneys.

JACK - FRUIT SEED FRY

When summer starts all the summer time fruits also arises..Jack fruit is the national fruit of Bangladesh.Jack fruit seeds are indeed very rich in protein and nutritious..These seed fries are easy to make.. It would make a great combo with sambar rice and rasam.

Ingredients:

• Jack fruit seeds
• Cumin seeds
• Onion - 1
• Tomato puree
• Garlic pods
• Green chilli
• Red chilli powder
• Garam masala powder
• Mustard
• Salt
• Cooking oil

PREPARATION:

1. In a preheated oil splutter the mustard,cumin seeds and garlic pods.
2. Fry the onion and green chill. With this mixture  add tomato puree. Saute it well.
3.  Pressure cook the Jack fruit seeds.
4. If its cooked properly add Garam masala powder,chilli powder and salt. Mix well.
5. Keep it in flame for 10 minutes. Serve hot with sambar rice.

CILANTRO PAKORA

Quick and versatile snack is always a pakoras.......Cilantro is having more medicinal constituents...  Nothing beat the taste of cilantro pakoras.

 Ingredients:

• Cilantro leaves 
• Fennel
• Garlic
• Onion
• Green chilli
• Salt
• Cooking oil
• Maida
• Rava (Roasted)

Preparation:

1. Pour the oil in a heated skillet.
2. In a blender grind the cilantro leaves, Fennel, Garlic and green chilli.
3. Add this mix to maida and roasted rava to make like bajji mix.
4. Now add the diced onion and salt to this paste.
5. Once mixed well, drop the pakora into the preheated oil.
6. Fry the both sides till it become golden. Serve hot with your favorite chutneys.

I AM SENDING THIS RECIPE TO KRITHI'S KITCHEN Guest hosting "Herbs and Flowers in my Platter" - Coriander leaves/Cilantro.

CILANTRO- CUCUMBER JUICE

I love the flavour of cilantro juice......When we mix with cucumber it gives yummilicious flavour.. Totally a rich of vitamin C health drink.........

Cilantro leaves having more medicinal values..The whole plant(seeds,stem and leaves) is filled with medicinal constituents. Its beneficial in treating nausea,indigestion,dysentery, Hepatitis and ulcer..some times helps in curing Typhoid..

REGULAR DRINKING OF CORIANDER JUICES LOWER THE BLOOD CHOLESTEROL

PREPARATION:

1. Wash the coriander leaves and cucumber pieces in water.
2. Keep it in a blender with Butter milk and salt.
3. Blend it nicely and filter it.

I AM SENDING THIS RECIPE TO KRITHI'S KITCHEN Guest hosting "Herbs and Flowers in my Platter" - Coriander leaves/Cilantro.

CORIANDER MUNGDAL GRAVY

INGREDIENTS:

• Coriander leaves
• Diced onion
• Tomato
• Green chilli
• Garlic pods
• Cinnamom
• Curry vadagam
• Garam masala powder
• Chilli powder
• Cooked mung dal
• Turmeric powder
• Cooking oil / Ghee
• Salt

PREPARATION:

1. Wash the coriander leaves thoroughly. Keep it in a separate bowl.
2.  Dice the onion,chilli, tomato and garlic pods.
3.  In a heated pan pour the oil or ghee. Fry the onion.Tomato, green chilli, cinnamon and Curry vadagam Saute it well.
4. Now add the coriander leaves,garam masala powder, Chilli powder and turmeric powder with little water and Stir well.
5. When the raw smell went off add the cooked mung Dal onto it.
6. Keep it in flame for 5 minutes. If you add little bit lemon juice it will be more tasty.
7. Serve hot with rice or rotis.

I AM SENDING THIS RECIPE TO KRITHI'S KITCHEN Guest hosting "Herbs and Flowers in my Platter" - Coriander leaves/Cilantro.

 

MINI GHEE OOTHAPPAM.(Vegetable oothappam)

 I never say no to dosas....I love to eat dosa in any form like raagi,kal dosa, oothappam, rava dosa and masal dosas...... Often i prepare dosa at home..This time i prepared little bit with vegetables to make a oothappam.Children likes to eat colorful foods..If you feed dosa with vegetables. its healthy too..

INGREDIENTS:

• Idly batter fermented
•  Onion
• Carrot
• Peas
• Red pepper
• Cabbage (optional)
• Ghee

PREPARATION:

1. In a non stick dosa pan pour the flour and spread the vegetable
2. Sprinkle some ghee on top.
3. Roast it in both sides. Serve hot with your favorite chutneys.

RED PEARS & CLEMENTINE MILKSHAKE

 Health benefits of eating pears and clementine:

Being rich in vitamin C, pears have antioxidant properties and are said to protect body cells from oxygen-related damage caused by free radicals.

The presence of fiber in pears helps prevent constipation and also ensures regularity of bowel movement.

Clementines are citrus rich juicy and sweet fruits. its having a great nutritional source of vitamin c, folate, fiber and potassium. 


INGREDIENTS:
1. Red pears
2. Clementines
3. Skimmed milk
4. Maple syrup

Juice preparation:

 
1. Wash all the fruits. Keep it in a blender with milk and maple syrup.
2. Blend nicely,filter and pour it in a separate container.

Almond pistachio cookies

I just picked this recipe from one magazine for Beginners..first time tried........it was in buttery taste.......

Ingredients:

• Self Raising flour - 1/2cup
• Honey - 2 tablespoon
• Sugar - 1/4 cup
• Unsalted butter - 1/4cup
• Pistachio powder
• Almonds
• Boiling water

 

BEFORE KEEPING INSIDE THE OVEN

AFTER BAKING

Preparation method:

1.  Preheat the oven at 180 degree/ gas mark 4
2. Blend together the ingredients except almond and pistachio pwder by using electric mixture. Whisk it for a minute to mix properly.
3. Place the dough on the tray,spread the pistachio powder over the dough. Bake it in oven for 15minutes.
4. Place the almond on cookies.