Pomfret Fish Fry (Black Sanduva Fish)

Ingredients : Pomfret fish – 2 pieces Pudina chutney – 3 tbsp Green chilli paste – 2 tsps Ginger – Garlic paste – 1 tbsp Lemon juice – 4 tsps Oil – 1 tbsp Salt and pepper to taste Preparation Method : 1. Clean and wash the fish thoroughly. 2. Make deep incisions on both the sides of the fish. 3. Mix together pudina chutney, green chilli paste, ginger-garlic paste, lemon juice, salt and pepper in a bowl. 4. Apply the...

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Shahi Chicken Biryani

Ingredients : Basmati Rice – 400 gms Chicken – 500 gms Onions – 2 medium size, sliced thinly Ginger-Garlic paste – 2 tbsps Green chillies – 4, slit into two Turmeric powder – 1 tsp Red chilli powder – 1 tsp Coriander powder – 2 tsps Garam masala – 1tsp Shahi Jeera – 1 tsp Curd – 2 cups Lemon juice – 2 tbsp Cloves – 6 no’s Black Cardamoms – 4 Cinnamon sticks – 2 inch piece Bay leaves – 2 Oil – ½ cup Salt to taste To Garnish...

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Chilli Garlic Mushroom

Ingredients : Mushrooms – 250 gms, sliced Tomato – 2, sliced Butter – 1 tbsp Garlic – 6 cloves, chopped Dry red chillies – 3, crushed to flakes Lemon juice – 2 tbsp Pepper powder to taste Salt to taste Coriander leaves to garnish Preparation Method Heat a frying pan and add oil in it. After a minute, add chopped garlic and chilli flakes. Add mushroom to it and fry about 4-5 minutes. Now add mushrooms chopped tomato, salt, pepper, lemon...

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Prawns Masala

Ingredients : Fresh prawns – ½ kg Onions – 1, big size, finely chopped Ginger – 1” piece, finely chopped Garlic – 10, crushed Coconut – ½ cup, freshly scrapped Turmeric powder – ½ tsp Red chili powder – 2 tsps Tamarind paste – 1 tbsps Mustard Seeds – ½ tsp Small onions/ Chinna Ulli – 10, sliced Curry leaves – 2 sprigs Salt to taste Oil – 2 tbsp Preparation method : 1. Take a thick-bottomed vessel, mix tamarind paste, red...

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Simple Fish Curry

Ingredients : Fish (any variety) –1 kg, cut into 1 inch round pieces Small Onions/ Chinna ulli – 20, cut into slices Ginger – 2” piece, minced Garlic – 20 pods, minced Green chillies – 8 no’s, minced Kokum/ Tamarind – 1 lemon size, soaked in 50 ml of water Turmeric powder – ½ tsp Red chillies – 3 no’s, broken into two Mustard Seeds– ½ tsp Fenugreek seeds– ½ tsp Curry leaves – 3 sprigs Salt to taste Oil – 3 tbsps Preparation...

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Chinese Vegetable Fried Rice

Ingredients : Basmati Rice – 2 cups Carrots – 2, chopped finely French beans – ¼ cup, chopped finely Cauliflower – ¼ cup, chopped finely Capsicum – ¼ cup, sliced thinly Cabbage – ¼ cup, finely chopped Green peas- 2 tbsps Spring onions – ¼ cup, chopped finely Soya sauce – 2 tbsps Tomato sauce – 1 tsp Ajinomoto- ½ tsp Black Pepper powder to taste Salt to taste Butter – 1 tbsp Oil – 2 tbsps Preparation Method : 1. Wash and...

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Coconut Tomato Rice

Ingredients: Basmati Rice boiled 1 cup Tomatoes Chopped 1 cup Coconut grated 1 cup Green chilli 5 Cashew nuts 20gms Fennel (Jilkarra) 1 spoon Red Chilli powder Acc Salt For taste Haldi pinch Garlic...

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Guava Kheer

Ingredients : 1 big Ripe guava 1 cup Milk 1 cup Sugar Cardamom (elaichi) powder Dry fruits for garnishing Preparation Method : 1. Pressure cook the guava. Remove the seeds. Sieve it through a strainer. 2. Add sugar and milk to the pulp and bring to a boil.  3. After the sugar is dissolved, add cardamom powder and garnish with roasted dry fruits. ...

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Watermelon Kheer

Ingredients : 1 cup grated water melon (white portion of the water melon) 2 tblsp milk powder 2 cups milk ½ cup sugar 1 tblsp ghee Few strands of saffron soaked in hot milk Cardamom powder Dry fruits for garnishing  Preparation Method : 1. In a kadai, put ghee. When it becomes hot, add the grated water melon and sauté for few minutes.  2. Add the sugar, milk and cook the water melon.  3. When it becomes...

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Peanut Chikki

Ingredients : Peanuts - 1 cup (roasted) Sugar/Jaggery/Brown sugar - 3/4 cup Cardomon Powder - 1/4 tsp Preparation Method : 1. Melt the sugar/brown sugar in a non-stick pan till it turns honey brown in color.  2. Crush the peanuts and add it to the melted sugar with a pinch of cardomon powder. 3. Put this mixture immediately into a greased plate or tray.  4. Spread it to the desired thickness using a rolling pin.   5....

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Jilebi

For Batter : All Purpose Flour - 1/2 cup Gram Flour (Besan) - 1 tsp Yeast - 1/2 tsp Sugar - 1/2 tsp Cardomom Powder - 1/4 tsp Warm Water - 1/3 cup (or as required) Oil - to make dough For Syrup : Sugar - 1 cup Water - 1/2 cup Cardomom Powder - 1/4 tsp Saffron - 1/4 tsp Lemon Juice (optional) - 1/2 tsp (I add it since I like them to be with a little sour taste) Preparation Method : To make the batter : 1. Dissolve the...

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Stuffed Omelette

Ingredients : 2 eggs 4-5 tbsp. diced mushrooms, green peppers or cooked vegetables 1 onion finely chopped dash of grated cheese dash of pepper salt to taste Preparation Method : 1. Preheat frying pan on medium heat for 2 to 2 1/2 minutes. 2. With the fingers, sprinkle a few drops of water on the pan. When they dance in little beads, pan is properly preheated. 3. Break egg into a bowl and whip briskly with a fork. 4. Add...

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Homemade Indian Pizza

Ingredients : Pizza Base -2  Cheese Cubes - 2, grated Tomato Ketchup - 1/2 cup Onions - 2 Tomato - 1 Cheese Spread - 1/2 cup Capsicums - 2 Preparation Method : 1. Cut the vegetables into rings. 2. Spread the ketchup on the pizza base. 3. Scatter the vegetable rings. 4. Sprinkle the cheese and spread the cheese spread. 5. Bake in a pre-heated oven for 10 minutes. * Serve hot. ...

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Paneer Pizza

Ingredients : Ready made Pizza Crust - 1, medium size Pizza Sauce - 4 tblsp Panner - 100 gms, cubed Green Capsicum - 1, cubed Spinach - 1, small bunch, finely chopped Cheese - 100 gms, grated Butter - 1 tsp Preparation Method : 1. Spread butter and pizza sauce on the ready made crust. 2. Add a layer of spinach leaves, paneer and capsicum. 3. Sprinkle cheese on top and bake in a preheated oven at 160C/300F till the cheese...

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Ivy Gourd Chutney (Dondakaya Pachadi)

Ingredients : Dondakaya - 1/4 kg, nip the ends and cut into rounds Red chilies - 2, tear and de-seed Green chilies - 3, slit into two Garlic - 6 cloves, crushed Bengal gram - 1 1/2 tbsps Urad dal - 1 tbsp Cumin seeds - 1 tsp OIl - 1 tbsp Tamarind - 1/2 tbsp Salt to taste Jaggery - 1/2 tsp(optional) For poppu/tadka/tempering: Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Red chili - 1, tear and de-seed Curry leaves - 1 sprig Asafoetida - pinch OIl...

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Crabs Coconut Fry

Ingredients : Clean Crabs well. Finely sliced Onions slit Green Chillies,  Chopped Tomatoes,  Curry Leaves few, Turmeric Powder,  Salt to Taste, Oil for frying. Grind : Ginger, Garlic & Coriander leaves. Grind Coconut separately & keep.  For Garnishing: 2-3 Tablespoons of Chopped Corriander Leaves.  Preparation Method : 1. Pour oil in a vessel fry the sliced onions, curry leaves &...

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Ugadi Pachadi (Andhra Traditional)

Ingredients : Neem Flower (Margosa Flowers) - 2 tsp Jaggery (greated) - 1/4 cup,  Tamarind Extract - 1 cup, thick fresh finely chopped coconut pieces (optional) -1 tbsp Raw Mango 1 tsp, grated Fry Chana Dal(roasted chana dal)  - 3 tsp Ripe Banana - 1 red chilli pwd (or) Green Mirchi -1tsp(your choice) Salt as per taste Sugarcane - small Pieces (optional) Preparation Method : 1.  Mix all the above ingredients...

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Lemon Pepper Chicken

Ingredients : Chicken breast - 1 (slice it horizontally) Crushed pepper - As per taste  Lime juice - 2 tsp Salt- as per taste Oil -To fry Preparation Method : 1. Cut the breast horizontally. Now put it in a ziplock bag and tap well with a hammer. 2. Now add pepper salt and lemon juice.Keep it for 1/2 hr in the refrigerator. 3. Now pan fry it.(better to use non stick dosa or chappatti pan).  4. You can use this to make...

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Fried Chicken like KFC

Ingredients : Coating-1 All purpose Flour-1/2 Cup Coating-2 : Eggs (beaten) - 2 Milk - 1 1/2 cups Soy sauce - 1/2 tsp.  Knorr chicken bouillon - 1 tsp.  Freshly chopped parsley - 1 tbsp.  Garlic (minced) - 2 large cloves  Coating-3 : All purpose flour - 1 cup Fine bread crumbs - 3/4 cup  Salt - 1/2 tsp.  Garlic powder - 1/2 tsp. (not salt) Onion powder - 1/4 tsp. (not salt) Paprika - 1/2...

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(Crabs Fry

Ingredients : Crabs - 2 Onion - 1 big (finely chopped) Tomato - 2-3 (finely chopped) Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tblsp Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp Chilly Powder - 1 tblsp Corriander Powder - 1/2 tsp Curry Leaves - handful Cilantro - handful Salt - to taste Oil - 2 tblsp Preparation Method : 1. Bring water (1 or 2 cups) to a boil in a deep vessel. When it comes to a rolling boil, add enough salt and turmeric powder to it. 2....

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Onion Tomato Chutney (Kaara Chutney)

Ingredients   Onion - 2 (roughly chopped) - You can also use 15 pearl onions instead Tomatoes - 2 or 3 (roughly chopped) Dry red chillies - 6 (or to taste) Garlic cloves - 3 Ginger - very small piece (about 1/4") Urad dal (Black gram) - 1 tblsp Chana Dal   - 1 tbsp Oil - 2 tblsp Salt - to taste Preparation Method : 1. Heat oil in a pan and fry the chana dal and  urad dal till it turns slightly brown. 2. Add...

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Tomato Pickle No 1

Ingredients : Tomatoes - 8-10 Tamarind Pulp - 1 tsp Red Chilly Powder - 2 tblsp Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp Fenugreek Powder - 1/2 tsp Mustard Powder - 1/2 tsp Salt - 2 tblsp Oil - 2 tblsp For Seasoning : Oil - 2 tblsp Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp Curry Leaves - 2 spings Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp Preparation Method : 1. Wash the tomatoes, dry it well with a clean kitchen towel and chop it. It is very important for the tomatoes to be dry. 2. Heat oil in a big vessel and the chopped tomatoes, tamarind pulp and salt to it....

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Red Chutney

Ingredients : Red Chillies - 10-12 Garlic - 4 cloves Ginger - 1" piece Salt - as required Preparation Method : 1. Blend all the ingredients together with little water to make a fine paste. 2. Store in refrigerator for upto 2 weeks. Serve with any chats....

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Tamarind Date Chutney

Tamarind dates chutney is a sweet and tangy chutney commonly used in chaats and as a dip for many indian snacks.  Ingredients : Tamarind - 100 gms Dates (pitted) - 100 gms Jaggery - 100 gms Preparation Method : 1. Soak the tamarind and dates in little warm water for 15-20 minutes till it becomes soft. (You can put it in the microwave for a minute or boil it to speed up the process.) 2. Grind this with jaggery to a fine...

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Coconut Chutney

Ingredients : For Chutney Grated Coconut (preferably fresh) - 1 cup Dalia (Roasted channa dal, pottukadalai) - 1/2 cup Green Chillies - 3 (or as needed) Ginger - a small piece (blueberry size) Salt - as needed For Tempering : Oil - 1 tsp Garlic cloves 5 Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp Curry Leaves - 1 strand Dry red chilly - 1 Preparation Method : 1. Grind all the ingredients under 'For Chutney' with little water. Add water...

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Ridgegourd Chutney

Ingredients : Ridgeguard - 1 (app. 2 cups of ridgegourd peel/ entire ridgegourd) Dry red Chilly - 4 Tamarind - blueberry size Garlic - 2 cloves Urad dal (Black garm) - 1 tblsp Sesame seeds - 1 tblsp Grated Coconut - 1 tblsp (optional) Cumin seeds - 1 tsp Asaefoetida - a pinch Salt - to taste Oil - 1 tblsp Preparation Method : 1.Wash the ridge gourd peel the outer skin. (You can use the skin alone for the chutney or use the...

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Mint Chutney

Ingredients : Batch 1 : Mint leaves - 1 bunch Cilantro - handful Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp Garlic - 2 cloves (optional) Green Chillies - 3 (or to taste) Lemon Juice/ Tamarind Juice - 1 tblsp Salt - to taste Batch 2 Yogurt / Coconut/ Peanuts - 1 cup (as needed for the type of chutney to be made) Preparation Method : Type 1 (Mint Chutney with yogurt) : 1. Blend all the above ingredients above except yogurt till it forms a...

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Celery Chutney

Ingredients : Celery - 5-6 stalks (chopped) Green Chillies - 4-5 Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Cilantro - handful Salt - to taste Asaefoetida - a pinch Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Oil - 2 tblsp Preparation Method : 1. Heat little oil in a pan and add the chopped celery and saute it 5 minutes. 2. Add green chillies, ginger garlic paste and cilantro. Cook this for another 2-3 minutes. 3. Cool the mixture...

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Zucchini (Corgette) Chutney

Ingredients : Zucchini - 1 (washed, peeled and cubed) Green Chillies - 3 (chopped) Tamarind pulp - 1/2 tsp Urad dal - 2 tblsp Coconut (grated) - 2 tblsp (optional) Garlic - 1 clove Asaefoetida - a pinch Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp Cilantro - handful Curry leaves - 4 Red chilly - 1 Salt - to taste Oil - 2 tblsp Preparation Method : 1. Heat little oil in a pan, roast the urad dal and grated coconut...

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Eggplant Chutney (Brinjal Chutney)

Ingrediants : Eggplant - 1 Tomato - 1 Tamarind juice - 1/4 cup Asaefoetida powder - 1/4 tsp Corriander powder - 1/2 tsp Dry red chillies - 4 Oil - 1 tblsp Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp Urad dal seeds - 1/4 tsp Curry leaves - 5 Salt - to taste Cilantro - handful Preparation Method : 1. Apply oil on all the sides of the eggplant. Roast it directly on the flame till the skin is charred. 2. Another option...

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