Potato Cheese balls
Ingredients
Boiled & mashed potato : 1 cup
Cheese cubes : 10 nos
Bread slices : 2 nos
Red chilli powder : 1 tsp
Garam masala powder : 1/2 tsp
Coriander leaves : 1 tsp
Fennel seeds / saunf : 1/2 tsp
Salt
Oil
Method
Trim the edges of bread slices, dip them in water and squeeze to drain all the water.
Add mashed potato to the bread and mix.
Add red chilly powder, garam masala powder , coriander leaves , saunf, salt and knead everything.
Divide the mixture into equal portions.
Flatten each ball , add cheese cube to it and cover from all sides.
Heat oil in heavy bottomed kadai , reduce the heat to medium , deep fry the balls until golden brown.
Serve hot with tomato sauce.
Enjoy...
Sago Dosa / Sabudana Dosa / ஜவ்வரிசி தோசை
Ingredients
Idli rice : 2 cups
Sago : 1 cup
Salt
Oil
Method
Wash & Soak rice , sago and for 2 hours.
Grind it to make a smooth batter.
Add salt to it ,mix well .
Keep aside overnight to ferment.
Mix the batter well before using.
Heat a dosa tawa and make dosa.
Apply oil around it ,cover and cook on low flame.
Serve with any chutney..
Apple Jam / Homemade apple jam recipe
Ingredients
Apple : 8 nos
Sugar : 1 1/2 cups
Lemon juice : 3 drops
Salt : little pinch
Method
Wash , peel and chop the apples.
Cook them with 1/2 cup water for 10 minutes.
Now mash the cooked apples well.
Add sugar , salt , mix , reduce the flame and let it cook.
Cook till it gets thick and leaves the sides of the pan.
Switch off the flame, add lemon juice , mix well. and let it cool.
Store it in an air tight container.
Enjoy..
650 th post - Sojji Appam
"HELLO EVERYONE.. I am so excited and can't believe that i have posted 650 recipes.. I am very happy to celebrate this special post with you all .
THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR YOUR LOVE & ENCOURAGEMENT."
Maida : 2 cups.
Rava / sooji : 1 cup
Grated jaggery : 3/4 cup
Grated coconut : 1/2 cup
Cardamom powder : 1/2 tsp
Salt : a pinch
Oil
Method
In a bowl, add maida, salt ,required water and make a soft , smooth dough.
Knead the dough well and apply 1/2 tsp oil to it and keep aside for an hour.
Dry roast rava and let it cool.
Melt jaggery in 1 and 1/2 cups of water and filter it.
Bring it to boil.
Add the coconut, cardamom powder and mix.
Reduce the flame and slowly add the roasted rava while stirring continuously.
Once the mixture hardens , add 1 tsp ghee and mix.
Remove from flame and let it cool.
Make the maida dough into equal sized balls.
Form the rava mixture into balls .
Roll the maida dough into circles , place the rava balls inside, gather all the corners and seal the dough with the stuffing inside without any gap.
Press it down gently to flatten it.
Dust little flour and roll gently into a circle.
Heat oil and fry both sides till golden brown.
Serve hot.
Enjoy...:)
Classic combo - 26
Jeera rasam + karunai kizhangu masiyal + pumpkin skin thogayal
Jeera rasam recipe
http://www.vidhuskitchen.in/2009/12/jeera-rasam.html
Karunai Kizhangu Masiyal / கருணைக்கிழங்கு மசியல் recipe
Pumpkin Skin Thogayal recipe
Jeera rasam recipe
http://www.vidhuskitchen.in/2009/12/jeera-rasam.html
Karunai Kizhangu Masiyal / கருணைக்கிழங்கு மசியல் recipe
http://www.vidhuskitchen.in/2010/06/pumpkin-skin-thogayal-chutney.html
Happy Karthigai Deepam 2015
Wishing you all a very Happy Karthigai Deepam
1. Pori Urundai
2. Pottukadalai Urundai / பொட்டுகடலை உருண்டை
3. Nei Appam / Unniappam / Sweet Appam
4. Samai adai / Little millets adai
1. Pori Urundai
2. Pottukadalai Urundai / பொட்டுகடலை உருண்டை
3. Nei Appam / Unniappam / Sweet Appam
4. Samai adai / Little millets adai
Happy Diwali 2015
Wishing you all a very Happy, Prosperous & Safe Diwali!!!!
1. 7 cup burfi
2. South Indian mixture
Here is my Diwali Platter
2. South Indian mixture
4. Badusha
5. Gulab Jamun
6. Thenkuzhal
Rava Coconut Laddu with Condensed milk
Ingredients
Rava / semolina : 1 1/2 cup
Grated coconut : 3/4 cup
Condensed milk ; 1 cup
Ghee : 2 tsp
Cashwewnuts
Raisins
Cardamom powder
Method
Heat ghee in a pan , fry cashewnuts till golden brown.
Add raisins and fry till they puff up.
Add rava and fry on medium flame for few minutes till it gets golden brown.
Now add grated coconut to it and fry for few seconds.
Add cardamom powder , condensed milk to it and mix well.
Cook for 2-3 minutes and remove from flame.
Let it cool for some time.
When the mixture is still warm , take a little portion of it , and roll into balls.
Store it in an air tight container .
Enjoy...
Thattai / தட்டை - Crispy savory Crackers
Ingredients
Rice flour : 1cup
Urad dal flour : 1 tsp
Chana dal : 2 tbsps
Butter : 1 tbsp
Red chilli powder : 3/4 tsp
Turmeric powder : 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves
Asafoetida
Salt
Oil
Method
Soak chana dal in water for 30 minutes , drain and keep aside.
In a mixing bowl , mix together rice flour, urad dal flour, red chilly powder, required salt , asafoetida , butter, using your fingers.
Add soaked chana dal , curry leaves now and mix.
Add required water little by little and make a stiff dough.
Take a plastic paper , apply oil , make small ball of the dough , press the ball and flatten it.
Prick holes with a fork to prevent puffing while frying.
Heat oil in a heavy bottomed kadai , reduce the flame to medium , gently transfer the flattened dough on your hands , and slide it into the oil.
Deep fry until golden brown.
Drop them on a paper towel , and let it cool.
Store it in an air tight container.
Enjoy..
Thenkuzhal / தேன்குழல் - Diwali snacks
Ingredients
Rice flour : 6 cups
Urad dal flour : 1 cup
Butter : 2 tbsps
Sesameseeds ; 1 tsp
Asafoetida
salt
Oil
Method
In a mixing bowl add rice flour, urad dal flour, butter , salt , asafoetida ,sesame seeds and mix with your fingers.
Add required water and make a dough. ( like chapathi dough)
Heat oil in a heavy bottomed kadai .
Fill the murukku presser with the dough , press the mould directly over the hot oil and put circles.
Flip to other side and fry till crisp.
Take it out and place it in a oil strainer and let it cool.
Store it in an air tight conrtainer.
Enjoy....:)
Kesar Khoya Burfi
Ingredients
Khoya : 1 cup
Sugar : 1/4 cup
Saffron : a pinch
Cardamom powder
Mixed nuts : 2 tbsps
Method
Soak saffron in 1 tbsp milk for 10 minutes.
Take khoya , sugar , saffron mixture, cardamom powder in a heavy bottomed kadai , mix and cook on medium flame for 7 - 8 minutes.
Grease a plate with little butter , When the mixture starts clumping together , remove from flame and pour it in the greased plate .
Level it smoothly on the top using the back of a spoon / or with a butter paper.
Sprinkle mixed nuts on top and allow it to cool.
Cut into desired shapes.
Serve and Enjoy...
South Indian MIxture / மிக்ஸர் - Diwali recipes
Ingredients
Oma podi ; 2 cups ( recipe here )
Kara poondi : 2 cups
Poha : 1 cup
Peanuts : 1/2 cup
Red chillies : 10 nos
Curry leaves : 1/2 cup
Roasted gram dal : 1/4 cup
Salt
Asafoetida
Oil
Method
For kara boondi
Besan flour : 1 cup
Rice flour : 1 tbsp
Red chilly powder : 1/4 tsp
Hot oil : 1 tsp
Asafoetida
Cashewnuts
salt
oil
curry leaves
Method
In a mixing bowl , add besan flour , rice flour ,red chilly powder, asafoetida, hot oil ,salt and mix with fingers.
Slowly add required water and make a smooth batter ( like dosa batter )
Heat oil in a kadai , hold a slotted laddle over the oil , gently pour the batter on the laddle and spread it .
Fry until golden brown.
Remove and keep aside.
To prepare mixture
Fry peanuts on hot oil and keep aside.
Fry fried gram in medium flame and keep aside.
Fry poha / aval now and keep aside.
Fry cashewnuts and keep aside.
Fry curry leaves and keep aside.
Lastly fry red chillies , keep aside and let it cool.
Take a dry mixie jar , add red chillies , asafoetida, 2 tbsps fried cury leaves , salt and blend it well.
Take a large mixing bowl , add crushed oma podi , kara boondi , peanuts, fried gram , poha, cashwnuts, curry leaves and mix gently.
Add the spice powder now and mix everything well until combined.
Allow it to cool and store it in an air tight container.
Enjoy....
Delighted to see My "Kasi Halwa" recipe featured in Rediff.com
Click the link below to see the Recipe in
http://www.rediff.com/getahead/report/food-recipe-what-are-you-cooking-for-diwali/20151103.htm
Kasi halwa recipe here
http://www.vidhuskitchen.in/2015/11/kasi-halwa-white-pumpkin-halwa-diwali.html
http://www.rediff.com/getahead/report/food-recipe-what-are-you-cooking-for-diwali/20151103.htm
Kasi halwa recipe here
http://www.vidhuskitchen.in/2015/11/kasi-halwa-white-pumpkin-halwa-diwali.html
My Recipe featured in " Indian Express "
I'm very Happy and Excited to see that My Recipe " Sukku vellam ' Featured In "Indian Express "
Oma Podi / ஒமப்பொடி - Diwali recipes
Ingredients
Besan flour ; 3 cups
Rice flour : 1 cup
Ajwain : 1 tsp
Butter : 1 tbsp
Hot oil : 1 tbsp
Salt
Oil
Method
Soak ajwain in 3 tbsps warm water for 1/2 an hour , then grind it .
Filter it and keep aside.
Sieve besan flour , rice flour .
Take a mixing bowl , add the ajwain water, butter , required salt , hot oil and mix.
Add water little by little and form a thick dough.
Heat oil in a kadai , press through the idiyapam press in oil , form a big circle in oil .
Turn to other side carefully and cook till the bubbles ceases.
Take it out , place it in a paper towel and allow it to cool.
Store it in an air tight container.
Chocolate Sandesh - Diwali sweets
Ingredients
Homemade paneer : 10 tbsps ( Recipe here )
Sugar : 3 1/2 tbsps
Cocoa powder : 1 1/2 tbsps
Cardamom powder : a pinch
Method
Take a blender, add paneer , sugar , cocoa powder , cardamom powder and blend until smooth .
Add the paste to the heavy bottomed kadai , and cook on low flame.
Cook for 5 - 6 minutes till it turns dry and becomes thick.
Remove from flame and let it cool.
It should have the consistency of a very soft dough.Divide it into 8 - 10 equal portions and roll into balls.
Put each one of them in the muffin cups and garnish with sliced pista.
Serve & Enjoy...
Enjoy....
Enjoy....
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