Pazham Varattiyathu / Pazham nurukku / Banana Fry

Ingredients

Banana                - 3 Nos

Coconut Grated   -3/4 cup

Jaggery                -3 Pieces

Boiled Rice         - ¾ Cup

Cardamom           - 5 Nos(Grinded)

Ghee                    - 2 Tsp

Water                   -1 Cup

Method

1. Cut the banana into small pieces.

2. Fry the boiled rice till it became brown colour add cardamom while frying the rice

3. Grind the rice and cardamom

4. Heat water in a pan. Add Jaggery into it and stir well until it is dissolved

5. Add Banana into the melted Jaggery

6. Boil banana till it is cooked well

7. Add grated coconut and boil for 2 min after mixing thoroughly

8. Add grounded rice 

9. Add ghee and mix well

10. Serve hot with tea

NB: You can add fried cashew and raisins too.

Cheers!!!

Minu

Aval Payasam/ Poha Kheer

Ingredients:-

Rice flakes -1 cup

Sugar       - 1 Cup

Milk        -4 Cup

Ghee        - 2 Tbls

Raisins

Cashew nuts

Cardamom Powder

Preparation:-

1. Keep a pan on the stove, flame it.

2. Add ghee to the pan and heat up. Add cashews, raisins and fry. Keep it aside.

3. If needed add 1/2 Tbls ghee and fry rice flakes for 3 minutes in low flame.

4. Add milk into it. Mix well and wait until it boils.

5. Add sugar into it. Mix well and wait till rice flakes cooked. Keep stirring to prevent burning.

6. Once it done add cardamom powder and cook for another 2 min.

7. Add fried cashews and raisins

8. Serve it hot or cold

Cheers!!!

 Minu

Kerala Style Dry Pepper Chicken

Ingredients :-

Chicken - 750 gm
Pepper Powder - 3 1/2 Tbls
Red Chilli Powder - 1 Tbls
Chicken Masala - 1 Tbls
Turmeric -1 Tsp
Coriander powder -2 Tsp
Salt
Oil - 2 Tbls
Onion - 3 Medium
Tomato - 1 Big
Green Chilli - 2 No.s
Garlic - 1 1/2 Tbls
Ginger -1/2 Tbls
Coconut Pieces -3/4 Cup
Curry Leaves

Marination:-
Marinate the chicken with salt, 1 Tbls Chilli Powder, 1 Tbls Chicken masala, 1 Tsp Turmeric Powder. Keep it in a refrigerator for 1 hour.

Preparation :-

1. Cook Chicken in a pressure cooker
2. Heat oil in a Kadai
3. Add Onion and stir well.
4. Add Salt and turmeric(1/2 Tsp) and saute the onions until it is lightly brown in color.
5. Add ginger, garlic ,green chilli and Tomato. Saute well.
6. Add Coriander powder and Pepper Powder(1Tbls). And saute well
7. Add curry Leaves
8. Add Cooked chicken and mix well . Cover and cook for about 7 min.
9. Last add 2 Tbls Pepper and coconut pieces and mix well
10. Serve with Hot rice or Chapathi

Cheers !!!
Minu

Thalassery Special Kozhikkaal | Tapioca Fritters

How to prepare Thalassery Special Kozhikkaal/Tapioca Fritters?

Thalassery Special Kozhikkaal  | Tapioca Fritters

Ingredients

Tapioca               - 1/2 kg
Gram Flour         -  3/4 cup
Rice Flour           - 1/4 kg
Garlic Crushed    - 10 to 12 cloves
Ginger Crushed   - A small Piece
Green Chilli Crushed- 3
Turmeric powder - 3/4 tsp
Chilli Powder      - 3 tsp
Asafoetida           - A pinch
Salt                      - To taste
Curry Leaves       - 3 Springs
Water                   - As needed
Coconut Oil         - For  deep frying

Method

1.  Peel the skin of the Tapioca. Cut it into thin pieces.
2. Wash and put it into salt water for half an hour. Drain the water.
3. Mix Gram flour, Rice flour, Crushed garlic, crushed ginger ,crushed green chilli, Turmeric powder, Chilli powder, salt , curry leaves and  asfoetida. Add water and make a semi thick batter.
4. Add sliced tapioca and coat well with batter.
5. Add a hand full of tapioca into the batter and shape it in the form a chicken leg
6. Deep fry it in the oil.
7. serve hot with tea.

Cheers !!!
Minu

Happy Diwali

Minu !!!

Corn Flour Halwa / Karachi Halwa

Ingredients:-

Corn flour               - 1 Cup
Sugar                      -  2 Cup
Water                     -  3 Cup
Ghee                       - 4 Tbls
Cardamom powder - a pinch
Cashew nuts            - 1/2 cup
food color                - a pinch

Preparation:-

1. Take corn flour in a bowl. Add water into it and mix well so no lumps are formed. Add a pinch of food colour and mix well. Keep it aside.
2. Take a pan and add sugar and water. Mix it and heat till the sugar completely dissolved in water and become sticky.
3. After melting the sugar add the corn flour mixture slowly and mix it well. Stir continuously to avoid lumps
4. Stir continuously until gets a halwa texture. Then add ghee and cardamom powder and cashew nuts. stir well.
5. Once it is thick transfer it into a greased pan and set it atleast for an hour. Cut into desired shape and serve warm or chilled.
   

Cheers !!!

Minu