Manjal Kozhukattai is a peculiar dish that is not common in many kitchen. It is a traditional dish of a particular one community in the southern part of Tamil nadu. The dish has a very soothing and cooling effect on the body.
Ingredients:
Urad dal (black gram) – 1 measure
Rice – 3 measure
Fenugreek seeds (methi seeds/...
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Maladu or Pottu kadalai urundai is an easy to make laddu variety.
Ingredients:
Bhuna Channa (roasted gram / pottu kadalai)
Sugar
Ghee
Step 1:
Take a measure of bhuna channa (pottu kadalai) and sugar as per your choice.
Step 2:
Grind bhuna channa (pottu kadalai) and sugar together into powder form.
Step 3:
Add ghee to the grinded flour.
Step 4:
Mix well to the consistency...
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Ingredients:
3 1/2 cups of all purpose flour(maida),
2 cups warm water,
1 packet(2 teaspoons) of dry yeast
1 teaspoon sugar,
1 to 1 1/2 teaspoon salt,
2 Tbsp Olive oil,
1 cup Pizza sauce,
1 cup shredded cheese(mozzarella)
Cut Vegetables of your choice
Method for preparing dough:
Step 1: Add sugar and dry yeast to warm water and set it aside for 5 mins...
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This is a simple, easy to make , healthy traditional snack made with black sesame seeds ( black til seeds) . In Tamil the dish is called Ellu urundai.
Ingredients:
Black Til (black sesame seeds)
Jaggery
Step 1: Roast the til (sesame seeds) in low flame till they crackle.
Step 2: Grind the roasted til in mixie grinder to...
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Ingredients:
Wheat flour
Salt as per taste
Sugar as per taste (optional)
Grated Coconut
Step 1: Roast the wheat flour in low flame in a kadai.
Step 2: Add salt to the flour . You can also add little sugar (optional) Sprinkle little water into the roasted flour. If it gets very coarse and rough, grind it once in mixer...
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Ingredients:
Kerala Banana (Nentran pazham)
Maida
Sugar
A pinch of salt
Oil to fry
Step 1: Cut banana into slices. You can make it round slices or long slices.
Step 2: Mix maida, sugar and a pinch of salt with water to make the batter.
Step 3: Add the cut banana slices in the batter and coat it well.
Step 4: Heat oil...
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Ingredients:
Kerala Banana (nentran vazha -the variety used to make banana chips)
Sugar (as per taste)
Ghee
Step 1: Cut the banana into round pieces. Semi ripe bananas are preferable for this dish.
Step 2: Add the cut pieces into a frying pan.
Step 3: Add desired quantity of sugar and keep the flame in low. (if the banana is...
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Aval Urundai (அவல் உருண்டை) or Poha laddu is an easy to make sweet dish. Believe me it just takes less than 10 minutes to make! Not just that it also makes a healthy indulgence.
Ingredients:
Poha (flattened rice) – 3 Cups
Grated Coconut – 1 cup
Sugar – Half cup or as per taste (you...
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Ada Paniyaram is a traditional sweet delicacy of southern parts of Tamil nadu.
Ingredients:
Raw rice: 1 measure
Parboiled rice: 1 measure
Jaggery: As per taste
Moong dal (broken and skinned)
Coconut (grated)
Step 1:
Preparing the batter : Take raw rice and parboiled rice in the ratio of 1:1 and Jaggery as per taste. Do remember that...
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A lazy Sunday morning which boasts of not much to do was inspiration enough for me to make one of my favorite desserts for after-lunch: Instant Chocolate mousse. It is one recipe that hits the spot quite well after any meal! Might I add that this would also line your arteries well so you...
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