Month: September 2018

Ivy gourd/ Kovakkai Podi Curry

Ivy gourd/ Kovakkai Podi Curry

Ingredients: Diced kovakkai – 2 cups Chopped onion – 1 (medium) Chopped tomato – 1 (medium) Crushed garlic – 1.5 tblsp Plain red chili powder – 1 tsp Turmeric powder – ½ tsp Coconut podi – 2 tblsp Jeerana podi – 1 tblsp Garam masala […]

Fall Fruit Jam

Fall Fruit Jam

Ingredients: Apple puree – 5 cups Banana puree – 1 cup Strawberry puree – 2 cups Pear puree – 2 cups Granulated sugar – 3 cups Lemon juice – 2 tblsp Procedure: Apple puree – wash and peel the apples and cut into pieces and […]

Chocolate Banana Bread

Chocolate Banana Bread

Dry Ingredients: AP flour (All-purpose) – 1 cup Cocoa Powder – ½ cup Brown sugar – ¼ cup Aluminum free Baking powder – 2 tsp Salt – ¼ tsp Chopped Mixed nuts (walnuts/ almonds/pecans) – ½ cup Wet Ingredients: Mashed banana – 1 ½ – […]

Honey-wheat Banana Bread

Honey-wheat Banana Bread

Dry Ingredients: Whole wheat – 1 ¼ cup Baking soda – 1 tsp Salt – a pinch Chopped Mixed nuts (walnuts/ almonds/pecans) – 1/3 cup Wet Ingredients: Pure raw honey – ½ cup Mashed banana – 1 ½ cup Ground cinnamon – ½ tsp Canola […]

Cauliflower Coconut fry

Cauliflower Coconut fry

Ingredients: Cauliflower – 2 cups Grated coconut – ½ cup Green chili- 2 nos Cumin seeds – 1 tsp Curry leaves – 1 sprig Ginger – 1 inch Salt – to taste Tempering: Coconut oil – 1 tblsp Cumin seeds – ½ tsp Procedure: Par […]

Onion Green Chutney

Onion Green Chutney

Ingredients: Yellow onion – 2 nos (big) Green chilies – 3 nos( medium) Ginger – 1 inch Curry leaves – 2 sprig Grated coconut – ½ cup Salt – to taste Gingelly oil – 3 tblsp Procedure: In a pan, heat some gingelly oil, add […]

Bitter gourd Podi Curry

Bitter gourd Podi Curry

Ingredients: Thinly sliced bitter Gourd – 1 cup Chopped onion – ¼ cup Chopped tomato – ¼ cup Ellu podi -1 tblsp Thengai podi – 1 tblsp Jeerna podi – 1 tsp Tamarind puree – 3 tblsp Salt – to taste Turmeric powder – 1 […]

Beetroot Upma

Beetroot Upma

Ingredients: Rava – 1 cup Chopped Beetroot – ¼ cup Chopped onion – ¼ cup Slitted green chili – 2 Curry leaves – few Salt – to taste Water – 1.5 to 2 cups Tempering: Mild cooking oil – 2tblsp Mustard seeds – 1 tsp […]

Corn-peas Upma

Corn-peas Upma

Ingredients: Rava – 1 cup Sweet corn – ¼ cup Fresh/ frozen peas – ¼ cup Chopped onion – ¼ cup Slitted green chili – 2 Curry leaves – few Salt – to taste Water – 1.5 to 2 cups Tempering: Mild cooking oil – […]