Cooking Photos

This picture is taken in my friend laurie's kitchen - with susan ,with me. I enjoy cooking in her kitchen it remains me of my home..




I made traditional south indian dish that day...typical sambar,rasam one poriyal , one varuval and vadai with appalam..everyone enjoyed my meal , am so happy to cook for others.

Vengayathaal Karakulambhu

One of my favorite dish.....everyof my friends in spiceindiaonline tried and appreciated....am so happy to share the recipe with u.

Ingredients-1

4 stks -Green onion(finely choped)
1 no-Tamarind (lime size)
1 no -Tomato
1 tsp -Salt
¼ tsp -Turmeric powder
¾ tsp -R.chilli powder
½ tsp -channa masala powder or fish masala powder
1½ tsp -Corriander powder
½ tsp -Cumin powder

Ingredients-2

1 tsp -mustard seed
½ tsp -fenugreek seeds (venthayam)
1 tsp -Vadagam
4 strands -Curry leaves
4 T -oil

Ingredients-3

1 tsp -Butter
4 stks -Cliantro( chopped)
2 stks -Green onions (finely chopped)

Instructions

step 1. In a bowl mix tamarind in to a thick paste.
step2. then add tomato and make puri out of it.
step3. take all the pulp from tamarind and tomato. add some water
step4. in that puree add chillipowder, corrianderpowder,cumin powder ,channa masala powder,salt and turmeric powder.check for the taste
step5. meanwhile heat oil in a kadai or wok and add mustard after it splutter add fenugreek ,curryleaves and vadagam.
step6. fry for few seconds then add green onion.(cut the leaves and the onions into small pieces)
step7. fry green onion for more then 15 mintues
step8. it should be 1/3th of the quantity that we put in the wok fry occassionally and see to that it does not burn
step9. now we can see the oil get seperated from green onion now add the puri
step10. it has to boil for 15 mintues or until it is in semi solid state (it should ty. a day old kulambu like just perfect (like meen kulambhu)

step11. after it all done add 1 tsp butter for rich texture and flavor
step12. garnish it with corriander leaves and green onions.
step13. do it before one day then it will taste really good.

Notes
old tamarind taste really good
butter is optional. we can add ghee but ghee dominates the taste.if u like ghee can add some
i actually forgot should add 3garlic pods and fry along with green onions
the green onion stalks should have onions in their root.

Fried Chilli Crab

Crab is one kind of seafood i love the most, nowadays its becomes my daughter's favorite too. I remember, my grandma use to cook crab and bring it home to me.

Ingredients

2 Medium Size - Raw crabs

1/2 cup - Peanut oil

2 Tsp - Finely grated fresh ginger

3 no - garlic cloves(finely chopped)

3 no - Fresh red chilies, seeded and chopped

1/4 cup - Tomato sauce

1/4 cup - Chili sauce

1 Tbs - Sugar

1 Tbs -Light soy sauce

1 Tsp - salt(or to taste)

Instruction

Step1 . Wash crabs well, scrubbing away any mossy patches on the shell.

Step2 . Remove hard top shell, stomach bag and fibrous tissue and with cleaver chop each crab into 4 pieces, or 6 pieces , if they are large.

Step 3. Heat a wok, add oil and when oil is very hot fry the crab pieces until they change color, turning them so they cook on all sides.

Step 4. Remove to a plate. Turn heat on low and fry the ginger, garlic and red chilies, stirring constantly, until they are cooked but not brown.

Step 5. Add the sauces, sugar,soysauce and salt and bring to the boil, then return crab to the wok and allow to simmer in th e sauce for 3 mins, adding very little water if sauce reduces too much.

Step 6. Serve with white rice.

Source

The complete Asian cookbook - Charmaine solomon.

Cranberry Tea

Basically tea is very good for health compare to coffee. There are Hundreds and hundred's of variety of tea all over the world. Cranberry Tea is one of the special tea.

Ingredients

1 litre water (approx)

12 nos -Cloves
2 nos -Cinnamon sticks
80 ml -Sugar
4 nos -Tea bags
1 can -Frozen cranberry juice

Instructions

step1. Bring the first four ingredients in to boil.
step2. Pour over tea bags and steep for 3 minutes.
step3. Remove teabags, squeezing gently. Strir in cranberry concentrate and chill.
serve over ice.

Source

Good Friend Great Taste Book

Bisebelabath

Bisebelabath is one of my favorite.I love the way my mom cook. Iam sharing with u , with my personal touch.

Ingredients
Table -1
3/4 cup - rice
1/4 cup - toor dhal
pinch- tumeric
1/2 -tsp -salt
Table -2
4-5nos- redchilies
1 tbs -corrinaderseeds
10 nos - pepper
1 tsp - cumin seed
Table -3
3 tsp - ghee
2 cup - mixed vegetables(carrot,beans,peas,manga,drumstick....)
3 nos - cloves
1 no - bayleaves
2 nos - cardomon pods
1 no - onion(cut length-wise)
15 nos -cashews
1/4tsp -cinnamon
1 limesize -tamarind (soak in water)
salt to taste
chili flakes(optional)
cliantro for garnishing
Instructions
Step1. Pressure cooker the ingredients from table-1(rice,dhal,salt and tumeric) with 3 cup of water for about 4-5 whistles.Keep aside.

Step2. In a pan fry the ingredients from table-2(chili,corrianderseed,pepper and cumin)
Step3. Once it pop out and turns slightly brown, make it cool down completely.
Step4. Grind this ingredients and keep aside.
Step5. Heat in a big wok 2 tsp of ghee when it turns heat add bayleaves,cloves,cinnamon and cashew
Step6. Fry for few minutes then add onion fry until golden brown.
Step7. Then add 1/2 cup of water and add the grinded ingredients from table-2.
Step8. Let it cook for 2-3 mins then add the tamarind puree and cook for another couple of mintues.
Step9. Now add the vegetables with 1 cup of water(or more) . Let the vegetable cook well.
Step10. Check for the salt, after the vegetables are well cooked add the cooked food from table-1.
Step11. Make the stove simmer and cook for 5-10 mins until it get well mix with all the flavors.
Step12. Finally add 1 tsp of ghee and garnish with cliantro.
Step13. Serve warm.

Bread Upma

This is one of the easiest breakfast to make. Let's give us a try.



Ingredients

4 Nos -Bread (make into small pieces)
1 Tsp - Mustard seed
1 Tsp - Urad dhal
1/2 No - Onion(finely chopped)
1 No - G.Chili
4 Nos - Curry leaves
1Pinch - Tumeric Powder
1 Dash - Tomato Ketchup
1 Dash - Hot sauce(optional)
1 Pinch - Salt
1 Dash - Lemon juice
2 Tsp - oil

Instructions

Step 1. Heat oil in a kadai and when it turn heat add mustard and urad dhal once it splutters.
Step 2. Add onion and fry until cooked and add chilies and curry leaves.
Step 3. Then add pinch of tumeric and salt and add ketchup and hotsauce.
Step4. Let cook for 2 mins.

Step5. Then add little bit of water.
Step6. then finaly add bread and cook for 5 mins in a simmer.
Step7. Garnish with Cliantro and sprinkle with lemon jucie.

Fried Banana with Icecream

One of the best Thai Desert i have tried so far.. I felt like trying that in home to with some asian touch , it came out so awesome, i really felt so happy to come up with such a delightful recipe. I never felt so happy so far for the recipes i have tried. Sharing my joy and recipe with u.

Ingredients

1 sheet - Pastry Sheet

1 No - Banana

1 Scoop - Icecream(Any flavor)

1 tsp - Honey(optional)

1tsp - Powdered Sugar(optional)

oil for frying

Instructions

Step1. First Keep the frozen pastry sheet in room temperature for abt 15 mins.

Step2. Take one sheet and cut in to 5 squares

Step3. Cut one banana in to 5 small pieces

Step4. Wrap the banana in the pastry sheet, covering three edges as shown in the pics.

Step5. In a wok or kadai heat oil and medium low and fry the wrapped banana in batch don't overcrowd.

Step6. Serve with Icrecream.

Note

Sprinkle with honey and powered sugar if want resturant delight

Zucchini Dosa

There are of different varieties of dosa... this is one of the kind..

Ingredients

2 no-Zucchini grated
½ no-Onion ( finely chopped)
1 tsp-Mustard seeds
1 tsp-Urad dhal
2 pinch-Asafoedita
1 pinch-Salt
1 pinch-Pepper
Dosai batter

Instructions

Step1. First Grate Zucchini finely.
step2. In a wok, add oil when it turns hot add mustard when it splutters add urad dhal.
step3. then add zucchini and fry for few minutes(make sure it doesn't trun brown)
stpe4. then add onion and cook for 2 mintues.
step5. add pinch of salt and pepper to this mixture to get a nice flavor.
step6. Pour dosai batter in the kadai and sprinkle this prepared Zucchini. Cook until dosai is nice and crispy. Serve Immediately..Let's give one try.

Source

Myself

Kheer-(Rice Pudding)

A rich North-Indian way of payasam..

Ingredients

1/4 cup - Long grain rice, washed and drained(basmathi rice)

1 1/2 - Water

1 Cup -Milk

2 Tsp - Sugar

1 Pinch -Salt

2 Nos - Cardomon pods

2 Tsp - Blanched silvered almonds

1 Tsp - Skinned Pistachio nuts chopped.

Instructions

Step 1. Soak the rice in water for about 15 minutes.

Step 2. Put the rice,water and cardamon in to a pan.. when it is half cooked add the milk and cook until the rice is soft and the grains are starting to break up.

Step3. Add the almonds, pistachio and simmer for 3-4 minutes.

Step4. Add the sugar and stir until the sugar completly dissolves .

Step 5. Remove from heat . Serve hot or cold.

Note:

If u want rich texture u can add milk instead of water.

U can add 1/4 tsp of ghee if u are big fan of ghee's aroma.

Raisins can also be added to give more richness.

Crispy Okra

This is one simple crispy microwave okra.


Ingredients
10 Nos- Okra
1/2 tsp -salt
1/4 tsp -tumeric poder
1/4 tsp-asafoteida
1/2 tsp -chili powder
1 tsp - corriander powder
1 tsp - oil
1 pinch garam masala

Instructions

Step 1. Cut okra in length wise as shown below



Step2. In a bowl mix all the ingredients along with okra.
Step3. Make sure the masala spread evenly in all the okras
Step4. In a microvable safe plate place the marinated okra.(do not overcrowd okra)
Step5. Microwave for 3+2+1+1/2 minutes.
Step6. Cool down for 5 mintues. Crispy okra is ready.


Source

Mullai Madhavan-Spiceindiaonline.com