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  Matar Masala or  Green Peas Masala Description : Matar masala or Green peas masala, is a tomato based gravy with spice   powders and   simply butter. A tasty curry that goes well with rice or roti. Ingredients: Oil - 1 Tbsp  Whole Spices  (Cinnamon, Clove, Cardamom ) Onion - 1 (Chopped) Green Peas - 1 Cup Turmeric Powder - 1/4 Tsp Kashmiri Chili Powder - 2 Tsp Salt - 1 Tsp Tomato Puree (4 Tomatoes Blanched) Sugar - 1 Tsp Garam Masala - 1/2 Tsp Kasuri Methi For Green Chili Paste: Green Chili - 4  Garlic - 6 Cloves (Chopped) Ginger -  A small Piece (Chopped)  For Onion Cashew Paste: Oil - 1 Tbsp    Onion - 2   Cashew Nut - 10 Preparation: 1. To make ginger chili paste – grind 4 green chills, 6 cloves chopped garlic, a piece of chopped ginger and grind it to a fine paste by adding some water.  2. To make onion cashew paste – add oil to a hot pan, 2 roughly chopped onions, 10 cashews, then allow the mixture to cool and grin...

 Sweet Corn Soup Description: Sweet corn soup recipe - Quick, simple, tasty and healthy Indo-chinese style corn soup made with corn, veggies, spices and herbs. Ingredients: Sweet corn - 1 cob Butter- 2 tbsp  Spring onion- 1/2 cup (finely chopped) Celery- 3 tbsp Crushed pepper- 2 tsp Salt- as required  Preparation: 1. Take the fresh sweet corn for making the soup. You can steam or boil them in a pan, pressure cooker. 2. I choose to pressure cook since tats easy fa me. 3. Cut the corn into 3 or 4 pieces and pressure cook them by adding water  4. Remove the cooked corn cobs and place them in a bowl or plate. Leave the corn cobs to cool down. 5. Use a knife to carefully scrape the corn kernels from the cobs. 6. Set aside 2 tablespoons of corn kernels that we will use later. 7. Transfer the remaining steamed corn kernels to a blender. 8. Add 3 tbsp of water , Blend the corn kernels and water in a blender until smooth. 9. In a pan , add 2 tbsp of butter . Add 2 tablespoons...

Chicken Cutlet  Description: Chicken cutlet is all time favourite Indian snack nevertheless the age!! It’s always a hit in every party. It’s juicy inside and crispy outside . These Chicken Patties taste great on their own but they are usually eaten with mint chutney or cilantro chutney. But any other dip, ketchup or spicy schezwan sauce also goes great. Ingredients: Chicken- 300 gms (boneless)

   Onion - 1/4 cup (finely chopped)

    Green chilli - 1 (chopped )
 Ginger garlic paste- 1 tsp

   Coriander leaves- chopped little 

   Kashmiri chilli powder - 1 tsp
   Garam masala- 1 1/2 tsp

   Bread crumbs- 1/4 cup
   Salt - 1 tsp
   Oil - for frying  To crumb coat

   Bread crumbs- 1/2 cup

   Egg - 1

salt - a pinch Preparation: 1. Take boneless chicken and add little water and pressure cook for 2 whistles  2. When done, open the lid and strain the liquid to use later in soups. Cool down and roughly tear or cut the ch...

 Kathirikai Katta Description: Kathirikai katta ( Brinjal curry) is a famous delicious tangy curry served as a side dish for biriyani especially in South Indian muslim marriages. The tanginess in the curry and jaggery sweetness is a perfect blend for brinjal curry.    This recipe i have learnt from my mom which is our all time favourite in our home.Whenever my mom makes biriyani , this Kathirikai katta will be there’s in our menu.. It is always a hit in our home . Ingredients: Small onion - 15 (crushed) Pepper corns- 1 tsp Curry leaves- a handful  Brinjal - 12 (whole slit at 4) Tomato- 4 ( roughly grind) Gingelly oil - 1/4 cup Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp Chilli powder- 2 tsp Coriander powder- 1 tsp Tamarind pulp - 1/2 cup Jaggery powder- 1 tsp Salt - to taste Preparation: 1. Heat a non stick pan with oil in it . Add pepper corns, curry leaves.Add  the crushed small onions , and tomato . 2. Addd the brinjals . Fry till the colour of the brinjal changed and becomes a...

Rose Pudding Description: Rose Pudding, a delicious set pudding made with milk, rose extract, sugar, condensed milk and agar agar. Traditionally this pudding is made during Ramadan and it taste like rose milk. The pudding is completely vegetarian because the pudding is made to set using agar agar which is a vegetarian setting agent. But you can easily swap it for gelatin. Like all pudding this is made with milk, sugar and rose extract for flavouring. In addition to sugar, I like to add some sweetened condensed milk which makes the pudding mixture creamy which results in a silky china grass pudding. For flavouring the pudding I used rose milk extract which already has the pink colour and rose flavour. But you can optionally use some clear rose extract and pink food colouring. China grass or agar agar is a natural body coolant so perfect to use during summer. Agar agar is available in powder form and in strands. Personally I like powder form as it is easy to use and melts quickly.   ...

Lauki Paratha  Description: Lauki Paratha (Bottle gourd paratha) are delicious North Indian flatbreads made with whole wheat flour (atta), Bottle gourd, spices and fresh herbs. Lauki is the Hindi word for Bottle gourd aka opo squash or long melon. So these are nothing but Bottle gourd Parathas. Lauki is a staple veggie in the Indian cuisine and is used in plenty of dishes. This recipe uses grated Bottle gourd, that’s mixed with the flour and other ingredients to make the dough. These lauki paratha are not stuffed so they are easier to make. You just make the dough and roll portions to round parathas. These are toasted on a griddle with ghee or oil. They can be made thick or thin to your liking. These can be served hot or cold with a chutney, pickle or yogurt. But they taste good on their own if the dough is spiced well. If you plan to make these in the early morning, you can grate the bottle gourd the previous night and keep it ready in the refrigerator. Making the dough in the sta...

Coconut Bun Description: Coconut Bun (Thengai bun) - Tamilnadu bakery style coconut bun is made using homemade dough and freshly grated coconut, tutti frutti. This bun is almost everyone’s all time childhood favourite snack. Ingredients: For making the coconut bun: Warm milk - 1/2 cup Sugar - 2 tsp Yeast - 2 tsp All purpose flour- 2 cups  Sugar - 3 tbsp  Melted butter- 4 tbsp  Salt - a pinch       For making the filling: Grated coconut- 1 1/2 cup Granulated sugar - 3 tbsp Tutti frutti - 3 tbsp  Cardamom powder- 1/4 tsp Cashew- 15 no.   Other ingredients: Milk & Melted butter for brushing the dough and buns. Preparation: 1. Take a bowl and add in the warm milk, yeast and sugar.Mix well with a whisk and set aside for five minutes. 2. Once the yeast has foamed up, add the flour, Sugar and salt. 3. Knead the dough by hand for 3-4 mins . The dough will come together and it won’t stick. 4. Now add melted butter and knead for another 2 mins. Tra...