tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195971072008-05-13T07:25:23.502-07:00PINK | kerala curryindulekha I ഇന്ദുലേഖnoreply@blogger.comBlogger152125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19597107.post-65566918953821771292007-12-21T03:05:00.000-08:002008-05-01T04:33:27.457-07:00TOP TEN RECIPES @ APRILPalappam
Chicken Dry Fry
Karimeen Fry
Christmas/ Rum Cake
Crab Curry
Fruit Cake
Masala Fried Prawns
Carrot Cake
Vattayappam
Caramel Cake
Photo: Eddie Jim, The Age.indulekha I ഇന്ദുലേഖnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19597107.post-50420951454740487242007-12-18T02:14:00.000-08:002008-01-09T01:42:16.323-08:00Christmas Cake (Rum Cake)ingredients
1. all purpose flour(maida) - 1 cup
2. baking powder - 1 tsp
3. cinnamon(karuvapatta) powder - 1/4 tsp
4. nutmeg(jathikka) powder - 1/4 tsp
5. cloves(grampoo) powder- 1/4 tsp
6. dry ginger powder - 1/4 tsp
7. raisins(unakka munthiri) - 1/4 pound
8. dates(eentha pazham) - 1/4 pound
9. candied fruits, orange
and lemon peel or use fresh fruits in sugar syrup (socked overnight) -1/4 indulekha I ഇന്ദുലേഖnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19597107.post-83701014015688876162007-12-18T02:00:00.000-08:002007-12-18T02:04:12.001-08:00Fruit Cakeingredients
1. milkmaid Sweetened Condensed Milk - 1 tin
2. all purpose flour(maida) - 2 cups
3. butter - 100 gm
4. baking powder - 1 tsp
5. soda bicarbonate - 1 tsp
6. aerated Soda (Soda water) - 150 ml
7. mixed dried fruits(chopped)cashew nuts, almonds(badam), walnuts, cherries and orange peel --1 1/2 cups or 150 gm
8. cinnamon(karuvaapatta) powder - 1/2 tsp
9. nutmeg(Jathikka) powder -indulekha I ഇന്ദുലേഖnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19597107.post-55219930695974588592007-12-17T21:53:00.000-08:002007-12-17T22:06:23.676-08:00Carrot Cakeingredients
1. eggs - 3 nos
2. white sugar - 1 cup
3. cooking oil - 3/4 cup
4. plain flour - 1 1/3 cups
5. salt - 1/2 tsp
6. bicarbonate of soda - 1 1/3 tsp
7. baking powder - 1 1/3 tsp
8. cinnamon(Karugapatta) powder - 1 1/3 tsp
9. raw carrot(grated) - 2 cups
10. nuts - 2 cups
11. vanilla essence a few drops
method
Grease a square 20 cm tin. Preheat oven to 150 C. Beat eggs and sugar indulekha I ഇന്ദുലേഖnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19597107.post-44051442046362342102007-12-12T21:49:00.000-08:002007-12-12T22:03:42.158-08:00Caramel Cakeingredients
1. butter- 1 cup
2. maida – 1 ½ cup
3. sugar- 1 ½ cup (Powder it)
4. egg - 4
5. baking powder-1 tea spoon
6. vanilla essence-1 tea spoon
7. grambu -1 no’s
8. jathika -1/2
9. nuts -10} optional
kismiss - 10 }
10.milk - ½ cup
method
Take maida , baking indulekha I ഇന്ദുലേഖnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19597107.post-80952314532837535132007-12-04T22:17:00.000-08:002007-12-04T22:36:08.959-08:00Queen of Puddingingredients
1. coconut milk- 1 cup
2. egg- 2
3. sugar- 2 tbsp
4. vanilla essence - 1/2 tsp
5. white bread crumbs-3 tbsp
6. cashewnuts, kismiss and cherries ( chopped and roasted in ghee)- 10 gm each
7. gelatin- 1 tsp
method
Warm the coconut milk and soak the bread crumbs. Stir in to make a very thick sauce. Stir in the egg yolk beaten with sugar and vanilla essence. Put this mixture into a indulekha I ഇന്ദുലേഖnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19597107.post-91948350163890406432007-12-04T21:53:00.000-08:002007-12-04T22:35:37.070-08:00Coconut Milk Cakeingredients
1. coconut milk- 1/2 cup
2. desiccated coconut- 1/2 cup
3. maida -1/2 cup
4. butter(unsalted)- 1/2 cup
5. sugar- 3/4 cup
6. egg-2
7. lemon juice-1 tsp
8. vanilla essence - 1/2 tsp
9. baking powder- 3/4 tsp
10. salt- a pinch
method
Sift maida, baking powder and salt together. Take butter and powdered sugar together in a bowl and mix the egg yolk well. Add maida, desiccated indulekha I ഇന്ദുലേഖnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19597107.post-17347612517148559052007-11-29T22:45:00.000-08:002007-11-29T23:12:42.433-08:00Coconut Cookiesingredients
1. maida- 2oo gm
2. dalda/ghee- 130 gm
3. sugar (powdered)- 170 gm
4. grated coconut- 150 gm
5. baking powder- 2 tsp
6. cardamom powder- 3/4 tsp or to taste
7. salt- a pinch
method
Dry grated coconut in the oven at low temperature for half- an - hour and grind for a while in the mixer grinder. Mix all the ingredients with melted fat. Make dough with water if required and knead well. indulekha I ഇന്ദുലേഖnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19597107.post-63649775355671409322007-11-24T08:28:00.000-08:002008-02-11T22:28:39.912-08:00CUSINE LINKSBEST SPICY FOOD RECIPES COLLECTION
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1. tomato finely chopped- 1/2 cup
2. green chilly- 3
3. coconut grated- 1/2 cup
4. ginger- 1 small piece
5. small onion- 2
6. salt to taste
method
grind ingredients from 1 to 6 to a fine pasteindulekha I ഇന്ദുലേഖnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19597107.post-1159523952454075262006-09-29T02:54:00.000-07:002006-09-29T02:59:12.466-07:00Duck Curryingredients
1. duck cut into pieces -500 gm
2. chilly powder- 2 dsp
coriander powder- 1 dsp
pepper powder- 1/2 tsp
turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
3. coconut oil -1/2 cup
4. mustard - 1 tsp
5. onion sliced- 2 dsp
6. salt to taste
7. curry leaves- 2 stalks
method
Soak the masala powders. Heat oil and fry mustard. Add onions. As it browns add the soaked powders, curry leaves and salt. Stir indulekha I ഇന്ദുലേഖnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19597107.post-1159346825958139472006-09-27T01:45:00.000-07:002006-09-27T01:47:05.970-07:00Date Fryingredients
1. dates chopped - 1/4 cup
2. coconut grated- 1/4 cup
3. sugar -1/4 cup
4. wheat flour-1 cup
5. salt to taste
6. water as required
method
Prepare dough by mixing ingredients from 1 to 6. Take small quantities of dough and fry in hot oil.
Surumi Subair, Bangaloreindulekha I ഇന്ദുലേഖnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19597107.post-1158312363868941242006-09-15T02:22:00.000-07:002006-09-15T02:26:03.880-07:00Pal Payasamingredients
1. milk- 4 cup
2. sugar-1 cup
3. rawrice- 1 handfull
method
Put ingredients from 1 to 3 in a pressure cooker and cook . After the first whistle lower the fire and cook for 20 minutes. Remove from fire and open the lid only after 45 minutes. Could be served hot or cold.
By Jayasree Anil, Mumbai
indulekha I ഇന്ദുലേഖnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19597107.post-1158054509637635462006-09-12T02:47:00.000-07:002006-09-12T02:48:29.650-07:00Pineapple Rasamingredients
1. ripe pineapple cut into small pieces-1/2 cup
tur dhal cooked and mashed- 1/4 cup
2. rasam powder- 1 dsp
3. curry leaves- 2 stalkes
4. water- 4 cup
5. salt to taste
6. coconut oil - 1 dsp
7. mustard- 1tsp
8. dry chilly -2
9. lemon juice- 2 dsp
method
Boil well ingredients from 1 to 5. For tempering, heat oil fry mustard, dry chilly and add this to rasam. Then add lemon juice indulekha I ഇന്ദുലേഖnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19597107.post-1156924051034454572006-08-30T00:45:00.000-07:002006-09-03T21:56:24.153-07:00Carrot Payasamingredients
1. carrot grated- 250gm
carrot cut into
small pieces-750gm
2. milk-1 1/4 litre
3. sugar- 2 cup
4. condensed milk-1 tin
5. cardamom powder- 1/2 tsp
6. ghee- 4 tbs
7. cashewnuts and
kismis fried in ghee -2 tbs each
method
Saute the grated carrot in ghee and keep aside. Cook the carrot pieces in 1 glass of milk. When cooled grind this milk and carrot pieces in a mixer. Boil the indulekha I ഇന്ദുലേഖnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19597107.post-1156841739436987552006-08-29T01:54:00.000-07:002006-08-29T21:42:20.526-07:00Pineapple Kichadiingredients
1. pineapple finely
chopped-100gm
2. green chilly spilt-2
3. turmeric powder-1/4 tsp
4. salt to taste
water as required to cook
5. coconut grated -1/2
6. cumin seeds- 1/2 tsp
7. curd- 1/4 litre
for tempering
1. coconut oil- 1dsp
2. dry chilly-2
3. mustard-1/2 tsp
4. curry leaves- 2stalks
method
Cook ingredients from 1 to 4. When water is absorbed remove from fire. Grind coconut indulekha I ഇന്ദുലേഖnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19597107.post-1155029006192336812006-08-08T02:16:00.000-07:002006-08-08T02:23:26.203-07:00Fish-Maida Fryingredients
1. fish- 250 gm
2. maida-2 tsp
3. vinegar- 2 tsp
4. pepper powder- 1/2 tsp
5. salt to taste
6. egg-1
7. oil- 1/2 cup
8. bread crumps for coating
method
Clean the fish and cut into 6 pieces. Mix ingredients from 2 to 5. Smear this paste over the fish pieces and keep it for one hour. Coat the fish pieces with beaten egg and bread crumps. Fry in boiling oil and drain.
indulekha I ഇന്ദുലേഖnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19597107.post-1154511292543305432006-08-02T02:33:00.000-07:002006-08-02T02:34:52.566-07:00Mango PickleKadukumanga
ingredients
1. remove skin from fresh matured
mangoes and chop finely- 1/4 kg
2. salt to taste
3. pickle powder- 100gm
4. water boiled and cooled-1/2 cup
5. gingelly oil -2 dsp
mustard- 1 tsp
dry chilly-2 (cut each into 3 piece)
method
Mix well ingredients from 1 to 3. Add water to it. Heat gingelly oil and fry mustard and dry chilly. Remove from fire and add this to mango.indulekha I ഇന്ദുലേഖnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19597107.post-1154168551116187572006-07-29T03:14:00.000-07:002006-07-31T03:24:17.583-07:00Cucumber Curry(pulimcurry) ingredients
1. vellarikka/cumbalanga (cut into small pieces)-1 cup 2. coconut grated -1 cup 3. small onion- 4
4. chilly powder-1/2 tsp 5. turmeric powder-1/4 tsp 6. tamarind, salt - to taste method
Grind the coconut with small onion. Cook vellarikka/cumbalanga with chilly powder , turmeric powder and tamarind. Add the ground paste and cook well. Fry cumin seed,indulekha I ഇന്ദുലേഖnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19597107.post-1153995333218429132006-07-27T03:14:00.000-07:002006-07-27T03:15:33.230-07:00Mango Avialingredients
1. mango-3
2. coconut grated-1/2 cup
3. coriander powder- 1/4tsp
4. small onion- 4
5. chilly powder-1 tsp
6. turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
7. salt to taste
8. coconut oil- 1 tbs
9. curry leaves- 1 stalk
method
Peel the mango and slice to thin and long pieces. Put this for sometime in hot water. Grind the ingredients from 2 to 5 coarsely. Take the mango pieces from water and cook it with indulekha I ഇന്ദുലേഖnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19597107.post-1153473471296750532006-07-21T02:15:00.000-07:002006-07-23T03:56:47.473-07:00Fish in grated coconut(Podimeen Pattichathu)
ingredients
1. podimeen -1 kg
2. green chilly sliced- 50gm
3. ginger chopped- 1 piece
4. small onion sliced-10
5. coconut grated-1/2
6. garlic flakes chopped- 8
7. curry leaves-2 stalkes
8. tamarind (kudampuly)
soaked in water-5 piece
9. salt to taste
10. turmeric powder- 1/4 tbs
11. coconut oil- 1 tbs
method
Mix ingredients from 2 to 10 with fish and cook. Add water indulekha I ഇന്ദുലേഖnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19597107.post-1153473325968550872006-07-21T02:13:00.000-07:002006-07-22T01:26:38.076-07:00Special Chappathiingredients
1. wheat flour- 1 cup
2. curd-2 tbs
3. chilly powder- 1/2 tbs
4. turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
5. asafoetida powder-1 pinch
6. salt to taste
7. water to knead
method
knead the ingredients together until soft. Form the dough into small balls. Roll each ball thinly. Heat a greased griddle and roast the chappathi on both sides.
By Sruthi Mathew, Bangaloreindulekha I ഇന്ദുലേഖnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19597107.post-1153372240955710522006-07-19T22:09:00.000-07:002006-07-19T22:10:40.966-07:00Coconut Puddingingredients
1. grated coconut -1 cup
2. corn flour - 2 tbsp
3. vanilla essence- 1/2 tsp
4. sugar- 3 tbsp
5. cow's milk -1 cup
6. egg-2
7. grated nutmeg- 1/2 tsp
method
Soak the coconut gratings in milk for 1 hour. Put into a saucepan and thicken with cornflour (previously mixed with a little milk). Remove from fire. Add egg yolk and sugar. Stir well and flavour it with vanila essence and nutmegindulekha I ഇന്ദുലേഖnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19597107.post-1152871737291296562006-07-14T03:07:00.000-07:002006-07-14T03:08:57.303-07:00Murukkuingredients
1. bengal gram flour- 3 cup
rice flour- 1 3/4 cup
dalda-1 tsp
2. cumin seeds broiled and
powdered- 1/2 tsp
chilly powder- 1/2 tsp
asafoetida powder- 1/4 tsp
gingelly seeds -1 tsp
method
Mix dalda in the gram flour and rice flour with the finger tips. Add the ingredients of the second item and by sprinkling water knead the flour without much pressure. Using murukku mould press out indulekha I ഇന്ദുലേഖnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19597107.post-1152692378777191422006-07-12T01:18:00.000-07:002006-07-12T01:19:38.790-07:00Beef Ularthuingredients
1. beef cut into cubes- 1 kg
2. small red onion sliced- 250 gm
3. coconut (sliced into small pieces) -1
4. ginger chopped- 1 piece
5. garlic chopped - 12 flakes
6. chilly powder-2 tbs
7. pepper powder- 2 tsp
8. masala powder- 1 tsp
9. turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
10. salt, curry leaves as required
method
Fry coconut pieces in oil and keep aside. Heat oil and saute small onion, ginger indulekha I ഇന്ദുലേഖnoreply@blogger.com