Jackfruit Appam/Chakka Unniappam Filed under ( Indian sweets, Kerala special )

Ingredients:

Raw rice - 1cup

Jackfruit/Chakka - 3pieces

Jaggery - 1/2cup (as required)

Cardomom powder - 1/2tsp

Preparation:

1) Soak the rice for 4-5 hrs. Grind them with jackfruit into fine batter(* its should be in idly batter consistency) or can also use 1 cup of rice flour instead of rice 

2)Add the jaggery in little water and  heat them till it melts

3)Filter them and add it to the batter

3)Keep the batter for 4-5hrs. Then heat a unniappam/Panniyaram kadai, add 1/4 tsp oil in the hole and add the batter. Fry till brown colour.

* If the batter is too watery, can add little maida/rice flour for thick consistency

   

   

Coconut Maida stuffing Filed under ( Chats, Kerala special )

Ingredients:

Maida flour- 1cup

Egg - 1no

Sugar - 6 to 7tsp

Gratted Coconut - 1/2cup

Water - 1/2 glass

Salt - to taste

Preparation:

1) Add maida flour,egg and salt in a bowl and add water little by little, mix well in a dosa batter form

2) Separately mix gratted coconut and sugar well and keep aside

3) Heat a tawa and spread the batter like dosa, heat both side for 2mins each

4) Then spread the coconut and sugar mixture to dosa,  fold the dosa and cut it into small pieces

Ada Payasam Filed under ( Kerala special )

Ingredients:

Rice Ada - 1cup

Sugar - 1 1/2cups

Milk - 1cup

Water - 2cups

Cashwnets - as required

Ghee - 2tsp

Preparation:

1)Boil the ada with water till it becomes soft

2)Add sugar and heat for 15mins. The sugar should compeletly dissolve.

3)Then add the milk and boil them for 10mins

4)Finally heat ghee in a pan put cashwnets fry till it turns brown then add it to the payasam

Rose Ada Prathaman Filed under ( Indian sweets, Kerala special )

   

       Rose ada payasam is very simple n tasty payasam....this payasam is nothing but ada prathaman...for a change i have added rose syrup, that give nice smell and taste too. I specially prepared this for my hubby for our 5th year anniversary.

For recipe in detail: Ada Prathaman     

             

Crunchy Cut Cakes Filed under ( Chats, Kerala special )

Ingredients:

Maida  flour - 1cup

Egg - 1no

Cardamom - 2no

Powdered sugar - 1/2 cup

Vanilla essence - 1/2tsp

Baking powder - a pinch

Oil - to fry

Preparation:

1)In a bowl, add maida, egg, powdered sugar, vanilla essence and powdered cardamom. Mix them well and make a dough

2)Close the dough with lid for 15mins

3)After 15mins make small balls and spread them round(not too thick nor thin) Then make any shapes  

4)Heat a kadai, add oil deep fry the shapes.

Note: cake should be crunchy, not to be fried dark brown then it will become hard

Pineapple Pachadi Filed under ( Indian Side Dishes, Kerala special )

Ingredients:

Pineapple - 1cup(chopped finely)

Thick curd - 1/2cup

Gratted Coconut - 1/2cup

Tumeric powder - 1tsp

Green chilly - 2nos

Red chilly - 2nos

Cumin seeds - 1tsp

Mustard seeds -1tsp

Curry leaves - few

Coconut oil - 2tsp

Salt - to taste

Preparation:

1)Grind the gratted coconut and cumin seeds into fine paste and keep aside

2)Heat a pan, add pineapple,green chillies(cut into two halves),tumeric powder,salt and add required water, and cook till it becomes soft

3)Then add coconut paste, boil them for 4-5mins, Off the flame and add curd stir well

4)Heat a kadai, add coconut oil, mustard, red chillies and curry leaves and add to the pachadi

Pineapple pachadi is ready to serve. 

Happy Vishu To All! Filed under ( Festival, Kerala special )

Unniappam Filed under ( Indian sweets, Kerala special )

Ingredients:

Rice Flour - 1cup

Jaggery - 1/2cup (as required)

Banana - 2nos

Banking soda - a pinch

Cardmom powder - 1tsp

Preparation:

1)Melt the jaggery and grind the bananas 

2)In another bowl, add rice flour, melted jaggery,cardamom powder and banana paste and make a batter

3)Keep the batter for 5-6hours

4)Then heat a unniappam pan and add oil to each hole...when it boils, pour the batter into the holes and cook till it becomes brown both the sides

Vendaka( okra) Pachadi Filed under ( Indian Side Dishes, Kerala special )

Ingredients:

Vendaka (okra) - 250 grams

Shallots - 4-5nos

Cumin seeds - 1/2tsp

Red chilly - 2 nos

Curd - 1/2 cup

Curry leaves - few 

Oil - 2tsp

Mustard seeds - 1tsp

Salt - to taste

Preparation:

1)Heat a kadai, add oil, cumin seeds, and chopped onion saute them for few mins

2)Add finely chopped Vendaka with salt fry till becomes soft and off the flame 

3)Whisk the curd with salt and add it to the vendaka and mix them well

4)Again heat a kadai, add oil, splutter mustard seeds,curryleaves and red chilly,add it to the vendaka

vendaka pachadi is ready to serve..Goes well with sambar rice and rasam rice.

Simple Sweet Appam Filed under ( Kerala special, kids menu )

Ingredients:

Idly batter - 1cup

Jaggery(gratted) - 1/2cup

Gratted coconut - 3-4tsp

Cardamom powder - 1tsp

Oil - to fry

Preparation:

1)In a bowl, add batter, jaggery, coconut and cardamom powder, mix them well and keep aside

2)Heat a unni appam kadai, and add 1/2tsp of oil in each holes. when it is hot, pour the batter into the holes and fry both the sides till brown.

Kadala Curry Filed under ( Indian curry, Kerala special )

Ingredients:

Black Channa Dal - 1 cup (soak them for 8 hours in water)

Onion - 2nos (chopped)

Tomato - 2nos (chopped)

Ginger& garlic paste - 1 Tsp

Cloves - 2nos

Cinnamon - small piece

Cumin seeds - 1/2tsp

Coconut gratted- 3-4 tsp

Chilli powder - 1 Tsp

Coriander powder - 1 1/2 Tsp

Oil - 2 Tspoon

Coriander leaves - to garnish

Salt - to taste

Preparation:

1)Boil the soaked channa dal till becomes soft and keep aside

2)Grind the gratted coconut with cumin seeds into fine paste

3)Heat oil in a pan, add onions, cloves and Cinnamon fry them for few mins

4)Add ginger and garlic paste fry them till the raw smell goes

5)Then add tomatoes and salt. fry till oil separates

6)Add channa dal and 1/2 cup of water allow them to boil, then add chilli powder,coriander powder  5-10mins 

7)Finally add the coconut paste and cook till it becomes thick gravy and garnish with coriander leaves

Kadala curry is ready to serve with puttu, appam, Chapathi, puri, bread and dosa

Payaru Thoran Filed under ( Indian Side Dishes, Kerala special )

Ingredients:

Dried payaru - 1 cup

Coconut - 1/4cup(gratted)

Red chilly - 2-3nos

Curry leaves - as required

Onion - 1no(chopped)

Oil- 2tsp

Mustard seeds - 1tsp

Hing - A pinch

Salt - to taste

Preparation:

1)Soak the payaru in water overnight

2)Next day, boil them with water and salt till it becomes soft

3)Heat a kadai, add oil, mustard seeds, hing, curry leaves and onion saute them 5-6mins

4)Then add payaru and mix and adjust salt

5)Finally add gratted coconut and saute for 2-3mins

Payaru thoran is ready to serve with rice and any food variety.

Award time!!

Sarah of vazhayila and aparna of Ladies special adukkala has passed on this award thank u so much.

I like to pass it to

Saraswathi

Priya

Tina

priya of priya's Easy N Tasty Recipes

Banana /pazha appam Filed under ( Chats, Kerala special )

Ingredients:

Maida - 1 cup

Sugar - 1/2cup (as required)

Banana - 2 nos(small size)

Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp

B. soda - a pinch

Salt - a pinch

Oil - to deep fry

Preparation:

1)In a bowl, mash the banana into paste and add maida, sugar, cardamom powder, soda and add required water and mix them into thick batter(idli batter consistency)

2)Heat a kadai, add oil and take the batter in a deep hole spoon and pour them into the hot oil

3)Fry both the sides till golden brown colour

Banana appam is ready to serve with a cup of tea.

Chembu/Yam Fry And Award Filed under ( Awards, Indian Side Dishes, Kerala special )

Ingredients:

Chambu (yam)- 1/2 kg

Red chilly powder - 1 1/2 tsp

Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp

Tumeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves - as required

Oil - 4-5tsp

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Hing - 1/2tsp

Salt - to taste

Preparation:

1)Boil the chambu with required water and peel the skin, cut into small pieces and keep aside

2)Heat a Kadai, add oil, mustard seeds, curry leaves, and hing

3)Then add chambu and fry them for 4-5mins

4)Add all powders and salt saute till it turns brown and crispy

Chambu fry is ready to serve with any variety rice.

Priya of Priyas Recipe has passed on this award...U always remember me dear thank u so much.

I like to pass it to 

Saraswathi

Vrinda

Soma

Pari

Usha nandini

Sunday's special - Nadan fish fry Filed under ( Kerala special, Non-veg )

Ingredients:

Butter fish(sankara meen) - 1/2kg

Small onion - 5-6nos

Red chilly powder - 1tsp

Pepper corns - 7-8nos

Ginger - 1tsp(chopped)

Oil - as required

Turmeric powder - 1/2tsp

Preparation:

1)Grind the small onions, red chilly powder, pepper corns,ginger, salt and turmeric powder all together into fine paste

2)Marinet fish with the above paste for 1/2hr

3)Heat oil in a tawa and fry the marinated fish for 10-15mins.

Nadan fish fry is ready to serve.It is a delicious food.

Beetroot pachadi and Award time Filed under ( Awards, Kerala special )

Ingredients:

Beetroot - 1no medium size

Gratted coconut - 1/2cup

Curd - 1/2 cup

Cumin - 1tsp

Small onion - 10 -12 nos

Curry leaves - for seasoning

Red chilly - 3nos

Mustard seed - 1tsp

Oil - 2tsp

Salt - to taste

Preparation:

1) Chop the beetroot and add little water with salt ,cook them and keep aside

2) Grind coconut, small onion and cumin seeds into fine paste and add to the beetroot, cook for 10-15mins

3) Then add curd and off the flame(after adding curd should not heat it)

4) For seasoning, heat a kadai, add oil, mustard seeds, red chilly and curry leaves and add it to the beetroot pachadi.

The beetroot pachadi is ready to serve.

Award time!!!!!

MyDear friend priya of priyas recipes and sarah naveen of vazhayila gifted me these two beautiful awards. 

Thank u soooooo much priya and sarah for passing these awards to me

I like to pass these awards to some of my friends:

Saraswathy

Sireesha

Chaitra

Priya

Sushma

Ramya

Ganga

Faiza

Ada Prathaman - 50th Post Filed under ( Kerala special )

Ingredients:

Rice ada - 1cup

Jaggery - 250 gms

Coconut milk - 1 1/2cups

Water - 2glass

Ghee - 2tsp

Cardamom - 2nos

Cashwnets - 5-6nos

Preparation:

1) Boil the ada with water till it becomes soft

2) Then dissolve the jaggery in water and add it to the ada and allow them to boil till it turns thick

3)Add cocount milk and keep in flow flame and heat it for 10mins and stir well

4)Heat ghee in a pan and put the cashwnets, fry them till brown and add it to the prathamam

5) Finally add the cardamom to it. Ada prathamam is ready to serve.

I am sending this recipe to sweets and sovouries event hosted by saraswathi

Now comes award:

I must thank the person who gave me the award and list their blog and link it

I must list 10 honest things about myself

I must put a copy of The Honest Scrap Logo on my blog.

I must select at least 7 other worthy bloggers & list their links

I must notify the bloggers of the award and hopefully they will follow the above three

requirements also.

Thanks Priya,Sarah naveen and padma for sharing this With me! Its really encouraging!

My honest things:

1.I love to travel
2.I love to go back to my childhood days
3. I love to eat
4.I love to try new recipes
5. I love my family
6. I love to keep my home clean 
7.I love to be with my best friend archana
8.I love pets very much
 9.Short temper 

I like to share with:

Saraswathi

Preethi

Divya

Sanghi

Shama

Aysha

Priti

Happy Onam To All Filed under ( Festival, Kerala special )

Onam pookallam and onam sadya