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Friday, 26 June 2020

kodubale recipe | ring murukku recipe | spicy kodbale recipe



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Ingredients :



  • Akki hittu - Rice flour                       3 cups
  • Maida                                             3/4 cups
  • Chiroti Rava                                    1/4 katori
  • Hurigadale - Roasted gram               3/4 cup
  • Byadagi menasinskai - Red chillies    1-2 cups depending on your taste



  • Grated coconut                               1 cup
  • Refined groundnut oil - heated -       1/2 cup for mixing the dough
  • Groundnut oil for frying
  • Ellu - Til                                         3 tablespoon
  • Om kalu - Ajwain                            2 tablespoon
  • Asafetida                                       1/2 tablespoon
  • Salt to taste

RECIPE VIDEO :





Procedure :


Grind the roasted gram, coconut and red chillies to course powder.
In a bowl mix all the dry ingredients along with the grounded mixture.
Add the heated refined oil and mix well.
Prepare the dough adding little by little water. It should have the consistency of poori dough.

In a thick bottomed kadai heat the groundnut oil.
Roll the kodubale and fry over medium heat.
Store in an airtight jar.




Wednesday, 24 June 2020

Coriander Chutney - Kothambari Soppina Chutney - Cilantro Chutney - Dhaniya Chutney Recipe

 

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Ingredients :


  • Chopped coriander        1 bowl
  • Green chillies                10 - depending on your liking
  • Curry leaves  -              A handful
  • Tamarind juice              1 small cup
  • Jaggery                        1 small cup
  • Groundnut oil                2 tablespoon
  • Mustard seeds               1 teaspoon
  • Jeera                            1 tablespoon
  • Asafoetida                     1/2 teaspoon
  • Turmeric powder           1/2 teaspoon
  • Salt to taste


Recipe Video :






Procedure :


  • Wash and chop coriander.
  • Heat oil in a kadai, add jeera, hing and green chillies.
  • Saute for 2 minutes.
  • Grind the above mixture along with chopped coriander and tamarind juice to a fine paste.


  • Heat a tablespoon of groundnut oil in a kadai.
  • Add mustard seeds and let them splutter.
  • Add asafoetida and turmeric powder.
  • Next pour in the above grounded mixture.
  • Put in the jaggery powder and salt and cook it on low heat, stirring regularly.
  • When it's boiling add curry leaves and cook more.
  • Cook for five to ten minutes till the raw smell of coriander disappears and the chutney thickens.
  • Serve with Rotis, Chapatis, Dosa, Poori and piping hot rice with ghee.





It tastes amazing with everything and can be saved in a fridge up to 10 days, provided it's not finished off on the first day itself!

Watch the video to get a glimpse of this very easy and amazing recipe.






Sunday, 7 June 2020

Mandakki Oggarane - Susla - Mandalu Oggarane - Puffed Rice Upma



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Ingredients :

Puffed Rice - Mandakki 8 cups
Roasted gram powder 2 tablespoon
Groundnut oil 1 tablespoon
Mustard seeds 1/2 teaspoon


Turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon
Asafoetida 1 pinch
Grated coconut 1 cup
Salt to taste

Finely chopped onion 1
Finely chopped tomato 1
Chilli paste 2 teaspoon
Mint leaves
Curry leaves
Coriander leaves
Lemon juice 2 teaspoon


Recipe video :






Procedure :



  • Soak the puffed rice in a vessel, washing it well and let it soak for five minutes.
  • After five minutes take out the puffed rice fully squeezing the water. Set aside.
  • In a thick bottomed kadai, heat the groundnut oil.
  • Put the mustard seeds and let them splutter.
  • Add asafetida and turmeric powder.
  • Next put in the chilli paste, curry leaves, mint leaves and mix.
  • Then add the chopped onions and tomatoes and saute for a few minutes.
  • Add a little water and cook covered with a lid till the vegetables turn soft.
  • Add salt and mix well.
  • Now add the soaked puffed rice and mix thoroughly but without breaking the puffed rice.
  • Finally add roasted gram powder and grated coconut and mix.
  • And garnish with fresh chopped coriander leaves.
  • Enjoy hot and delicious Mandalu Oggarane!



Wednesday, 20 May 2020

zunka recipe | jhunka recipe | marathi zunka recipe | dry pitla | pitla recipe



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Serves 2

Ingredients :

Finely chopped onion 1 
Finely chopped Tomato 1
Chilli paste 1 teaspoon
Finely chopped coriander leaves
Curry leaves

Besan 1 cup
Groundnut oil 1 tablespoon
Mustard seeds 1 teaspoon
Asafoetida 1/4 teaspoon
Turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon
Salt to taste


RECIPE VIDEO :





Procedure :



  • Take one cup of water and add one tablespoon of besan and mix well so that there are no lumps in it.
  • Heat oil in a thick bottomed kadai.
  • Add mustard seeds and let them splutter.
  • Next add hing and turmeric powder.
  • Put in the chopped onions and chilli paste and saute it for a minute.
  • Next add chopped tomatoes.
  • Mix well and saute for a few minutes.
  • Next add very little water, cover the lid and cook till onions and tomatoes become very soft.



  • Then add required quantity of water, salt and let it boil.
  • While the water is boiling, add curry leaves and chopped coriander leaves.
  • Reduce the heat and start putting in the besan little by little as the Jhunaka thickens.
  • When it's still in a little liquid consistency add the besan mixed water slowly and keep mixing it well.
  • Adjust the water and/or the besan to a consistency so that the Jhunaka thickens to your liking.
  • Keep stirring as you cook for five minutes on low heat.
  • Garnish with chopped coriander and serve with piping hot rice and ghee.
  • It tastes just amazing.





Jhunaka tastes very well with Jowar rotis and chapati also.


Sunday, 17 May 2020

aloo gobi paratha recipe | aloo gobi ke parathe | alu gobi paratha

aloo gobi paratha recipe | aloo gobi ke parathe | alu gobi paratha

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Ingredients :


Atta - whole wheat flour              4 big cups
Potatoes                                    6 big - boiled and mashed
Ground Gobi florets                    1 bowl



Very finely chopped onions         4
Finely chopped coriander leaves  1 cup
Chilli paste                                1 tablespoon
Ginger paste                             1/2 tablespoon
Red chilli powder                       1 tablespoon
Garam masala powder               1 tablespoon
Dhania powder                          1 tablespoon
Jeera powder                            1 tablespoon
Kasuri methi powder                 1 tablespoon
Groundnut oil                           2 tablespoon to mix in the dough
Groundnut oil                           1 cup 

Salt to taste


Recipe video :






Procedure :



In a mixing bowl add atta, salt, 2 tablespoon groundnut oil and required quantity of water and prepare slightly soft dough and keep aside for about 30 minutes.




In a thick bottomed kadai, heat 2 tablespoon of groundnut oil.
Add chopped onions and saute for five minutes.
Add ginger paste and saute it.
Add blanched and ground Gobi florets and saute for five minutes.
Now add mashed potato, chopped coriander, chilli paste, red chilli powder, garam masala powder, dhania powder, jeera powder, kasuri methi and salt and mix well and cook for two minutes.
Take off the flame and keep aside to cool.
Once the mix turns cold, make round balls from it and keep aside. Here you take care to see that the aloo mix is neither very soft not very hard. It should be smooth without any lumps.




Now take the atta dough and make round balls.
Roll all the dough balls into round thick small sized pooris.
Take care to see that the number of the pooris match with the potato mix balls.
In the rolled dough, keep one stuffing ball.
Cover the roll all around and press the top so that the stuffing is properly packed.
Like this prepare the stuffed rolls for all the parathas.

Now heat the tava and roll out the Paratha, slightly thicker than a normal chapati and cook on the tava putting oil on both the sides.

Serve hot with butter or with curds and Pickles.




Monday, 11 May 2020

Roasted Cauliflower recipe | Oven roasted cauliflower | healthy roasted cauliflower



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Ingredients :



  • Cauliflower florets 1 Bowl
  • Olive oil 2 tablespoon
  • Pepper powder 1 tablespoon
  • Turmeric powder 1 teaspoon
  • Salt to taste

Recipe video :








Procedure :



  • Cut the Cauliflower into flat pieces.
  • In a bowl put the Cauliflower florets, pour hot water and turmeric powder and cover for five minutes.
  • After five minutes drain the water and let the Cauliflower dry completely.
  • Next, take the cauliflower florets in a bowl.
  • Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil, pepper powder and salt and mix well.






  • Preheat the oven to 230 degree Celsius.
  • Take a baking tray, put a table spoon of olive oil and spread all over the tray.
  • Arrange the cauliflower florets into the baking tray neatly.
  • Roast the florets in the oven for 30 minutes.
  • I roasted the cauliflower for thirty minutes to get the perfect crunch I like.
  • You may adjust this time to get the crunchiness of your liking.
  • You can check once it reaches 25 minutes to see how much extra crunchiness you want.
  • Take out the crunchy roasted cauliflower and serve hot with Tomato sauce as a starter or eat along with your roti and fried rice.






Saturday, 2 May 2020

Spicy Corn, Besan and Rava toast

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Ingredients :


Bread 1 pound
Butter 1 cup

For Veggies mix :





  • Sooji ( Chiroti Rava )                  4 cups
  • Besan ( kadale hittu )                2 cups
  • Curds                                           2 cups
  • Water                                           2 cups
  • Finely chopped onion               1 cup
  • Finely chopped Tomato           1 cup
  • Finely chopped coriander        1 small cup
  • Finely chopped curry leaves    1 small cup
  • Boiled Sweet corn                     1 cup
  • Grated carrot                              1 cup
  • Green chilli paste                       1 tablespoon
  • Sugar                                            1 teaspoon
  • Salt to taste


Green chutney :


Grind to fine paste one cup full of pudina or mint leaves,  half cup of coriander leaves, 7-8 green chillies and salt. Squeeze in half a lemon and add salt.

Procedure :






  • In a bowl mix sooji, curds and water and mix well. Let us rest for half an hour.
  • After half an hour, mix all other ingredients under Veggies mix to the sooji rava and curds mix.
  • Adjust curds and water to idli batter consistency.
  • Take a piece of bread and spread green chutney on one side.
  • Next, spread the Veggies mix on it.
  • Heat the tava.
  • Apply some butter on the tava and put the bread on the tava with Veggies mix side down.
  • On the other side of the bread apply salted butter.
  • Cook on medium heat till the bread turns golden brown.
  • Flip the bread and cook on low heat till the bread turns into crispy toast.
  • Remove, slice into half and serve hot with Tomato chilli sauce.

Enjoy! Happy cooking !!!






Saturday, 25 April 2020

aloo paratha recipe | aloo ka paratha recipe | alu paratha recipe

aloo paratha recipe | aloo ka paratha recipe | alu paratha recipe

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Ingredients :



  • Atta - whole wheat flour  4 big cups
  • Potatoes 6 big - boiled and mashed
  • Very finely chopped onions 4
  • Finely chopped coriander leaves 1 cup
  • Chilli paste 1 tablespoon
  • Groundnut oil 2 tablespoon to mix in the dough
  • Groundnut oil 1 cup 
  • Red chilli powder 1 tablespoon
  • Garam masala powder 1 tablespoon
  • Kasuri methi 2 tablespoon
  • Salt to taste






Procedure :



  • In a mixing bowl add atta, salt, 2 tablespoon groundnut oil and required quantity of water and prepare slightly soft dough and keep aside for about 10 minutes.
  • In a thick bottomed kadai, heat 2 tablespoon of groundnut oil.
  • Add chopped onions and saute for one minute.
  • Now add mashed potato, coriander, chilli paste, red chilli powder, garam masala powder, kasuri methi and salt and mix well and cook for two minutes.
  • Take off the flame and keep aside for five minutes to cool.
  • Once the mix turns cold, make round balls from it and keep aside. Here you take care to see that the aloo mix is neither very soft not very hard. It should be smooth like butter, without any lumps.
  • Now take the atta dough and make round balls.
  • Roll all the dough balls into round thick small sized pooris.
  • Take care to see that the number of the pooris match with the potato mix balls.
  • In the rolled atta circle, sprinkle a little dry atta and keep one stuffing ball.
  • Cover the roll all around and press the top so that the stuffing is properly packed.
  • Like this prepare the stuffed rolls for all the parathas.
  • Now heat the tava and roll out the Paratha, slightly thicker than a normal chapati and cook on the tava putting oil on both the sides.
  • Serve hot with butter or with curds and Pickles.






Monday, 20 April 2020

Mixed Vegetable Paratha

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Ingredients


    • 2 cup Whole Wheat Flour / Atta
    • Finely grated carrot 1 big cup
    • Finely grated and squeezed Radish/ Mooli 1 big cup
    • Finely chopped onion 1 big cup
    • Finely cut dill leaves 1 big cup
    • 1 cup Fresh Coriander leaves
    • Green Chillies' paste
    • Coriander Powder 2 table spoon
    • Red Chilli powder 2 tablespoon
    • Turmeric Powder 1 teaspoon
    • Asafoetida / Hing 2 teaspoon
    • Jeera and/or Carom seeds / Ajwain 1 tablespoon
    • Sesame seeds / til 2 tablespoon
    • Curds 1 cup
    • Cooking Oil to add in the dough 1 tablespoon 
    • Cooking Oil to cook paratha
    • Salt to taste.





Procedure :
  1. Wash, scrape, grate and squeeze the Radish and keep aside.
  2. In a big wide plate or bowl add all the dry ingredients and mix well.
  3. Now add all the vegetables, oil, yogurt and mix well.
  4. Make a medium soft dough, add little water if needed (it depends on how watery or juicy your radish is, you may or may not need water to make the dough)
  5. Make equal size balls from the dough.
  6. Take a dough ball and roll the paratha.
  7. Heat the tava and put the rolled paratha over it and cook on medium heat till a few golden spots appear.
  8. Now apply some oil on the paratha on both the sides and cook by pressing with a spatula to make it golden all over.
  9. Remove from the griddle and serve hot with butter, or yogurt and pickle.

RECIPE VIDEO :













Tuesday, 14 April 2020

organic terrace gardeining | flower gardening ideas | gardening ideas and video

These babies of mine haven't heard the word social distancing.
I keep separating them, tie their hands, try to put some discipline in them and make them stand in one place.
But like those college students in Ravichandran's movie " Prema Loka" they keep falling on each other!


I have around 70 pots ( yeah, I know, I have overcrowded them. And I admit that I am very greedy when it comes to plants 🤭 ) and I decided to make good of this Home Stay time and teach my babies some discipline.
It took me almost 10 days to trim, repot, tie and arrange them neatly.




Guess what!!!
By the time I reached from plant one to plant seventy and then turned to look at them - there they were - smiling, giggling, holding hands, leaning on each other and hugging and kissing each other!!!
Common!!! Wait at least till I can make a video of all of you standing in your place in a neat, disciplined way.
No way!!!
Seeing me frowning at them, their friend, a honey bee gave me a sharp sting!
Ouch! How rude!!!
"No darling!" They told me in unison.
" We are neither rude nor do we need any discipline and separation. No social distancing for us. Because we share and spread only health and happiness!!! "
Watch the pics here to see how I had arranged them in the beginning.....



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And now watch my mischievous babies in this video.....