Everything from Scratch
// typical Bengali sweet// Ingredients: For Malai: Whole milk – 2 cups Cardamom powder – a generous pinch Saffron – 10-15 strands Pistachios – 10 nos (finely chopped) Sugar – ¾ cup (for malai) Sugar – ½ cup ( for boiling chenna) For chenna/ solid […]
Ingredients: Boiled chana – 1 cup Sambar/ kuzhambu podi – 1 ½ tblsp (or) Coriander powder – 1 tblsp Chilli powder – ½ tblsp Garam masala – 2 tsp Puli karasal / tamaraind paste – 2 tblsp Jaggery – 1 tsp Salt – as req […]
Ingredients: Idiyappam flour – 1 cup Hot water – 2 cup Coconut oil – 1tsp + 2 tbslp Mustard seeds – ½ tsp Cumin seeds – ½ tsp Salt – as req Mixed diced veggies – 1 cup Chopped onion – ¼ cup Chopped mixed […]
Ingredients: Idiyappam flour – ½ cup Kezhvargu/ ragi flour – ½ cup Hot water – 2 -2.5 cups Coconut oil – 1tsp + 2 tbslp Mustard seeds – ½ tsp Cumin seeds – ½ tsp Salt – as req Mixed diced veggies – 1 cup […]
Ingredients: Idli rava – 1 cup Curd/ yogurt – ½ cup Baking soda – a generous pinch Water – ¼ cup Salt – as req Tempering: Cooking oil/ ghee – 2 tsp Mustard seeds – ½ tsp Cumin seeds – ½ tsp Cashews – 5-6 […]
Ingredients: Small brinjals – 10 nos Coriander seeds – ¼ cup Channa dhal/ kadalaparuppu – 2 tblsp Byadagi chilli – 5-6 nos (depends on your spice level) Cumin seeds – 1.5 tsp Pepper – 1tsp Curry leaves – 1 sprig Shredded coconut – 2 tblsp […]
Ingredients: Idli rava – 1 cup Curd/ yogurt – ½ cup Baking soda – a generous pinch Water – ¼ cup Salt – as req Tempering: Cooking oil/ ghee – 2 tsp Mustard seeds – ½ tsp Cumin seeds – ½ tsp Cashews – 5-6 […]
Ingredients: Swiss Chard leaves – 10 nos Stuffing masala: Green gram – 1 cup Shredded coconut – ½ cup Puli/ tamarind paste – 1 tblsp Byadagi chilli – 8-10 nos Rice – ¼ cup Salt – as req Procedure: Step 1: Stuffing Masala: Soak the […]
Ingredients: Kadalaparuppu/ splitted chickpea – ½ cup Vazhaipoo/ banana flower – 1 cup Small onion/shallot – 5 nos (finely chopped) Coriander leaves – 2 tblsp (finely chopped) Salt – as req Fennel seeds/ sombu -1 tsp Garlic – 3 pods Curry leaves – 1 […]
Ingredients: Par boiled rice – 1 cup Raw rice – 1 cup Urad dhal – ¼ cup Fenugreek seeds/ vendayam – ½ tsp Grounded Vazhaipoo Mixture – 1 cup Vazhaipoo – 1 cup Splitted Chickpeas/ kadalaparuppu – ¼ cup Fennel seeds – 1 tsp Garlic […]
