Roasted Elephant Yam

It is the simple and tasty side dish. It is very easy to make. This goes very well with fried rice, kuzhambu sadam, variety rice, chapatti, bread…

Ingredients

Chopped Elephant Yam – 1 ½ cups

Finely Chopped Onion – 1 (big)

Chopped Tomato – 1

Chilli Powder – 1 tsp

Coriander Powder – 1 tsp

Turmeric Powder – ½ tsp

Garam Masala – ¼ tsp

Salt to taste

Oil as required

(To Temper)

Mustard Seeds – 1 tsp

Dry Red Chilli - 2

Fennel Seeds – 1 tsp

Curry Leaves – few

Coriander Leaves – few

Method

Bring some water to boil in a vessel, then add little salt and elephant yam then cook for 10 min.

Strain the excess water and put it in a paper towel.

In a pan, heat oil. Then add the cooked elephant yam pieces into oil. And fry these pieces and keep it n a paper towel.

In a pan, heat oil. Add the tempering ingredients one by one.

Then add the chopped onions and fry well.

Add the chopped tomatoes and fry till it becomes mushy.

Now add chilli powder, garam masala, coriander powder, turmeric powder and mix well.

Once it done, then add the chopped coriander leaves. 

Then serve hot with steamed rice…

Spinach Fried Rice

This is simple and healthy rice. Normally we are making poriyal, kootu, sambar with spinach... But I want to make something special by using spinach. It came out very well. We liked so much. Why can't you all give a try to make this yummy dish!!!

This goes very well with any fry, papad, onion raita...

Ingredients

To Cook Rice

Basmati Rice – 2 cups

Water – 3 cups

Ghee – 4 tsp

Cardamom – 4

Cloves – 4

Cinnamon Sticks – 2

Sliced Green Chilli - 2

Bay Leaf – 1

Salt to taste

(For Fried Rice)

Finely Chopped Onions – 2 (big)

Finely Chopped Ginger – 2 tsp

Finely Chopped Capsicum – 1 cup

Cooked Green Peas - 1 cup

Finely Chopped Spinach Leaves – 1 bunch

To Temper

Ghee - 1 tsp

Red Chilli - 3

To Garnish

Fried Cashew nuts – 3 tsp

Chopped Coriander Leaves - few

Method

In a pressure cooker, heat ghee. Add bay leaf, cloves, cardamom, cinnamon stick and saute it for few sec.

Then add basmati rice saute it for few min. Add little salt and enough water.

Then cook till 2 whistles come out. Let it cool for few min.

Heat a pan, add chopped ginger and saute it for few min.

Now add chopped capsicum and let it fry well another 2 to 3 min.

Add chopped onions and fry till it becomes slight brown in color.

Finally add chopped spinach and saute it well. Now add cooked peas and mix well.

Then add the rice and mix well.

In a pan heat ghee. Add the tempering ingredients and fry for a min. And add this into rice.

Let it be for another 5 min on slow flame. Add fried cashew nuts and chopped coriander leaves. 

Yummy spinach fried rice is ready to serve.

Corn Flour Halwa

It is a very quick and easy halwa. My son wanted to make some instant sweet. So I made this. It came out very well. Why can’t you all try for your kids! They’ll definitely love this…

Ingredients

Corn Flour – ½ cup

Granulated Sugar – 1 cup

Salt – a pinch

Cardamom – 3

Pistachio – 5

Color Powder – a pinch

Chopped Cashew Nuts – 2 tsp

Dry Grapes – 2 tsp

Ghee – ½ cup

Water – 2 ½ cup

Method

In a bowl, take corn flour and 1 ½ cups of water and mix well. It should not contain any lumps.

In a pan, heat 1 cup of water. When it starts boiling, add the sugar. When it starts boiling, add the corn flour mix.

Add color powder and little salt and keep continuously stirring it.

When u gets right consistency, add ghee and stir it.

In a pan, heat remaining ghee. Add cardamom, chopped cashew nuts, dry grapes and saute it for few sec.

Then add into this corn flour halwa… Garnish with pistachio.

Yummy and delicious halwa is ready to serve!!!

Goan Green Chicken Curry

This greenish chicken curry is very popular in Goa. It is almost available all over restaurant in there.

 This goes very well with ghee rice, fried rice, pulao...

Ingredients

(To Grind)

Chicken Pieces – ½ kg

Ginger Garlic Paste – 1 tsp

Curry Leaf – few

Chopped Green Chilli – 2

Chopped Mint Leaves – 1 cup

Grated Coconut – 1 cup

Chopped Coriander Leaves – 2 cup

Cumin Seeds – ½ tsp

Peppercorn – ½ tsp

Turmeric Powder – ½ tsp

Chopped Onion – 1 (big)

Cinnamon Stick – 1

Cardamom – 5

Dry Red Chilli – 4

Salt to taste

Water as required

(For Gravy)

Finely Chopped Onions – 2 (big)

Oil – 3 tsp

(To Temper)

Cardamom – 1

Bay Leaf – 1

Clove – 2

Cinnamon Sticks – 2

Method

In a blender, add the ingredients which are under to grind and make it as fine paste and keep it aside.

In a kadai, heat oil. Add the tempering ingredients and sauté it for few sec.

Then add the chopped onions and sauté well. Then add Chicken pieces and mix well with salt.

Let it cook for few min. Then add the ground masala. And sauté well until the raw smell goes well.

Then cook another 10 to 15 on medium flame till the chicken becomes soft and tender.

Once the curry ready, then switch of the flame.

Serve with hot steamed rice.

Chettinad Baingan Masala

This is a spicy chettinad style Baingan masala. It gives nice flavor and taste to this dish.

 This goes very well with steamed white rice/chapatti/idli/dosa...

Ingredients

Eggplant/Brinjal – 8

Oil – 3 Tsp

Curry Leaves – 1 Sprig

Chopped Onion – 1 Cup

Chopped Tomato – 1/2 Cup

Chopped Cilantro – 2 Tsp

Salt – to taste

For Masala

Poppy Seeds – 1 Tsp (Soaked in cup warm water)

Ginger – 1 inch piece

Green Chillies – 2

Garlic – 3 Cloves

Fresh Coconut – 1/2 Cup

Roast & Grind

Cumin Seeds – 1/4 tsp

Peppercorns – 1/4 tsp

Curry Leaves – few

Fennel Seeds – 1/4 tsp

Cinnamon – 1/2 inch piece

Roasted Gram Dal(Dalia) – 1 Tsp

Coriander Seeds – 1 tsp

Turmeric Powder – 1/4 tsp

Method

In a pan, heat oil then add in cumin seeds, peppercorns, coriander seeds, fennel seeds, cinnamon, dry red chillies and fry for 15 secs till they are fragrant.

Finally add in curry leaves, dalia and fry for few more secs.

And remove the roasted ingredients into a plate and allow them to cool completely.

Meanwhile heat the remaining oil in the same pan. Season it with curry leaves.

Then add in onion, brinjals, and pinch of salt mix well. Cover and cook till brinjals and onion.

So meanwhile make the fine powder from the roasted ingredients that we have kept aside.

And then make a smooth paste from the poppy seeds, green chillies, ginger, garlic, coconut and 1/4 cup of water and then set aside.

Add turmeric powder to the gravy followed by tomato, wet masala and cover to cook for 5 mins.

Add dry masala powder, 1/2 cup of water, salt, cilantro, cook for 3 mins.

Serve with hot steamed rice/roti…

Soya Chunk Chicken Curry

This is another yummy chicken curry. We love to have soya chunk. Then I thought an idea about using soya chunk to make chicken curry.

This combination works out well. This goes very well with steamed white rice, idli, dosa, chapatti, roti…

Ingredients

Soya Chunk – 1 ½ cups (Soaked)

Chicken – ½ kg

Chopped Onions – 1 ½ cup

Chopped Tomatoes – 1 cup

Ginger Garlic Paste – 1 tsp

Chopped Coriander Leaves – 1 cup

Salt to taste

Oil – 2 tsp

For Dry Roast & Grind

Dry Red Chilli – 10

Coriander Seeds – 2 tsp

Fennel Seeds – 1 tsp

Cumin Seeds – 1 tsp

Peppercorn – ½ tsp

Cinnamon Sticks – 1

Cardamom – 2

Grated Coconut – 1/2

To Temper

Cardamom – 2

Cinnamon Stick – 1

Bay Leaf – 1

Curry Leaves – few

Method

In a pan dry roast all the ingredients which are under for “dry roast & grind” and saute it for few min and grind it as fine powder. Then keep it aside.

Wash and clean the chicken pieces and chop it into small pieces.

In a kadai, heat oil. Add the ginger garlic paste and saute it for few sec.

Then add chopped onions and fry till it becomes slight golden brown in color.

Now add Soaked soya chunk and saute it well with little salt.

Now add chopped chicken pieces and fry well.

Add few curry leaves and mix well. Then add tomato pieces and close the lid. Let it cook till it becomes mushy.

Add required to water to cook till the chicken pieces becomes tend and soft.

Now add Ground masala to curry and mix well. Then keep cook continuously till the chicken gets soft.

In a pan, heat oil. Add the tempering ingredients one by one, and saute it for few sec. Then add this into curry.

Serve with hot steamed rice/roti…

Maida Egg Adai

This is another simple and easy dish. It is very easy to prepare. This is a tastiest snack. You can prepare this for dinner/breakfast.

Ingredients

Maida/All Purpose Flour – 1 cup

Eggs – 2

Finely Chopped Onions – 1 cup

Finely Chopped Mint Leaves – ½ cup

Finely Chopped Coriander Leaves – ½ cup

Finely Chopped Green Chilli – 2

Finely Chopped Ginger – 1 tsp

Finely Chopped Garlic – 1 tsp

Mustard Seeds – 1 tsp

Pepper Powder – to taste

Salt to taste

Water as required

Oil – 2 tsp

Method

In a big bowl, take all purpose flour, salt with required water and mix well. Make sure it should not have any lumps.

In a pan, heat oil. Add mustard seeds, ginger, garlic and saute it for few sec.

Then add mint leaves and coriander leaves and saute it for minutes.

Add chopped green chilli and onion. Then saute it well.

Transfer this into a separate bowl. And beat eggs with little salt and pepper powder and mix well.

In a dosa pan, apply oil. And pour maida batter and make it as adai. Then put this egg beaten mix on top it. 

Let it cook well. Then serve with ketchup.