Carrot halwa

Carrot halwa:

Carrot halwa is a sweet which is prepared often because of its taste. You can prepare  this recipe quickly.
                                

Ingredients:

1.     Carrot – 1cup(grated)

2.     Sugar – 1 cup

3.     Milk- 500 ml

4.     Ghee – 2tblsp

5.     Cardamom -4 nos

6.     Cashew nuts – 10 nos

Method:

·        Boil the milk. Now add the grated carrot and stir well.

·        Let it cook in medium high flame. 

·        Add the sugar and mix well.

·        Allow the halwa to get thick mixture.

·        Add the cardamom powder and stir it.

·        Heat ghee in a pan and roast cashew nuts and put it in the halwa.

·        Pour the left over ghee in the halwa mixture.

·        Now carrot halwa is ready to serve.

Kambu koozh / Kambu Kool

Kambu koozh

          This kambu koozh recipe is simple to make and it is good for health.  In summer if we take this kozh , we feel fresh for the whole day. Now let us see how to make kambu kozh.

Ingredients:

1.     Kambu- 1 cup

2.     Butter milk(moor)-1 cup

3.     Salt- to taste

Method:

1.     Soak Kambu for 2-3 hrs.

2.     Grind this to a coarse paste. Add some water and keep it aside for 7-8 hrs

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                                           After 7-8 hrs (as below)

3.     Add the paste in the pot and add water.(if u have 1 cup of kambu paste then add one and a half  a cup of water and mix it well.)

4.     Switch on the stove and stir continuously without taking the hand out.

5.     After the paste thickens switch off the stove and allow it to cool.

6.     Now add some  chopped small onions, buttermilk and salt for taste and serve it with moor milagai, vaththal.

Now kambu kozh is ready!!

Egg Curry/Simple Egg Curry/ Spicy Egg curry

Egg Curry

                Egg  curry is one of the favourite dish of my hubby. It is very easy to make too. If u don’t have enough time to cook any dish, you try this with plain steamed rice combination of egg curry(suits well with chapathi, roti too). This would tempt your tasty buds to have more. Now let us see how to make this egg curry.

Ingredients:

·        Onion – 1 (finely chopped)

·        Tomato -1 (finely chopped)

·        Egg – 5

·        Green Chillies – 2 (sliced)

·        Turmeric powder – 1 tsp

·        Red chilli powder – 2tsp

·        Coriander powder -1 tsp

·        Garam masala -1 tsp

·        Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp

·        Salt – as needed

·        Oil -2 tblsp

·        Curry leaves and coriander leaves – for garnishing

For Grinding:

·        Onion- 1 (finely chopped)

·        Tomato – 1(finely chopped)

·        Coconut – ½ cup (sliced /grated)

·        Poppy seeds(kasakasa) – 1 pinch

·        Cumin seeds(jeeragam) – 1 tsp

·        Fennel seeds(sombu)- 1 tsp

·        Cinamon(pattai) – 1 inch

·        Cloves(lavangam)-2 nos

·        Cardamom (elakai)-2 nos

Method:

·        Boil the eggs and remove the shells.

·      Slit it vertically with knife gently (don’t cut it deeply. If want cut it vertical to get  two pieces).

·        Heat oil in a pan and add chopped onions fry till golden brown.

·        Now add the chopped tomato and sauté it for 1 min and add sliced coconut and sauté it again for 1 -2 min.

·        Keep it aside, let it cool. In that add cumin seeds, fennel seeds,cinnamon,cloves, cardamom, poppy seeds and grind it in a mixer to get a fine paste.

·        Heat oil in a pan and allow mustard seeds to temper and put the chopped onions and fry till golden brown.

·        Add green chillies,ginger garlic paste and sauté till the raw smell disappears.

·        Now add the tomato and allow it to cook well.

·        Put the dry spices coriander powder, chilli powder,garam masala and sauté it without adding any water.

·        Now pour the fine paste masala and add enough water.

·        Add salt to taste. Let it boil.

·        After boiling for 5 min add the boiled eggs and allow it to boil.

·        Put in medium flame till the oil pops from the curry.

·        Add the curry leaves and coriander leaves.

Hot and spicy egg curry is now ready!!!

Note:

     Boiling eggs is a great job (to get a whole boiled egg). Boil the egg in medium flame, allow till 10 mins.(want to find whether it is cooked or not!!  Then see the crack in the shell, if it is there it is fully cooked).

Chicken Briyani/Spicy Chicken Briyani/ Restaurant Taste Chicken Briyani

Chicken Briyani

OH! Yummy Chicken Briyani !!! If any non-vegeterian is there who wont love chicken briyani. I love Chicken Briyani. Of Course the word "Briyani"  itself make our mouth watering. If i invite any one to my home our first choice would be chicken briyani or mutton briyani (if they are non-vegetarian). Here I am Going to share the way of making chicken briyani.

Ingredients:

·        Basmati rice -2 cups

·        Chicken-1/2 kg

·        Ghee- 2-3tsp

·        Oil-1tblsp

·        Cloves(Lavangam)-4

·        Cinnamon(Pattai)-1 inch

·        Bay leaf-2

·        Marathi moghu-2

·        Sanuf(Perunjeeragam)-1/2tsp

·        Cumin(jeeragam)-1/2 tsp

·        Onion-4(finely chopped)

·        Ginger Garlic paste-2tsp

·        Green Chilli sliced-1

·        Tomato-4(finely chopped)

·        Red Chilli powder-1/2tsp

·        Briyani Masala powder-1/2tsp

·        Mint leaves-1 cup

·        Coriander leaves-1 cup

·        curd-1 cup

·        Ajinomoto - pinch(optional)

Method:

1.     Wash Basmati rice and drain the water completely.

2.     Heat ghee in a pan and add basmati rice,fry till light brown in low flame.

3.     Take the rice from the pan and keep aside.

4.     Add 2-3 tsp of ghee and 3tsp of oil and heat it.

5.     Add cloves,cinnamon,cardamom,bay leaf,marathi moghu,sanuf and cumin.

6.     Wait till it crackles and add chopped onions.

7.     Fry the onions till golden brown.

8.     Add mint and coriander leaves and saute it.

9.     Add ginger garlic paste and saute it raw smell disappears.

10. Add chopped tomatoes and cook until soft and mushy.

11. Add the briyani masala powder and mix well.

12. Now add the washed chicken,curd and add salt.

13. Leave it for few minutes in low flame.

14. Now add the fried basmati rice and stir with the gravy.

15. Add 3 cups of water stir gently.(measurement 2cups of rice 4 cups of water if using in electric rice cooker otherwise  31/2 cup of water)

16. Taste and adjust salt and seasonings.

17. Now add the green chilli and ajinomoto.

18. Close the cooker lid and put it in cook mode.

19.When it comes to warm mode allow it for 5 min and switch off the cooker.

20. If using pressure cooker, then after one whistle simmer the flame for 2-3 min.(need not exceed this timing)

21. Once the pressure goes off, open the lid and fluff the briyani gently.

21. Now yummy chicken briyani with nice aroma was ready to serve!!!!

Note:

v The onions should be fried well.

v Need not want to add water after adding briyani masala powder.

v Here i use aachi briyani masala powder, you can also use sakthi, everest masalas.

v If u need not want to add curd add water instead of it and add 2-3 drops of lemon juice.

v Ajnomoto is optional.

v Serve this with onion or cucumber raitha.