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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Spicy Bread Masala



This is a dish which can be easily and quickly prepared using bread. This hot and spicy dish can be served during breakfast. Kids will love this if you reduce the spiciness .

INGREDIENTS:
  • Bread slices - 4 nos
  • Onion(sliced) – 1 no
  • Tomato (chopped) – 1 no
  • Green chilly(slit) – 2 nos
  • Ginger garlic paste - ½ tsp
  • Coriander powder – ½ tsp
  • Turmeric Powder - ¼ tsp
  • Pepper Powder - ¼ tsp
  • Chilly powder – ¼ tsp
  • Fennel seed Powder - ¼ tsp
  • Garam Masala Powder - ¼ tsp
  • Egg - 2 nos
  • Red Chilly -2 nos
  • Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
  • Curry leaves - 1 stem
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil - 1 ½ Tbsp
  • Chopped corriander leaves

PREPARATION METHOD:
  • Slightly toast each bread slice and cut it into small pieces.
  • Heat Oil in a pan.
  • Add Mustard seeds and Red chilli and let it splutter.
  • Add sliced onion, gingergarlic paste, green chillies and curry leaves.
  • Sauté it until onion turns translucent.
  • Add chilly powder, turmeric powder, corriander powder, garam masala,fennelseed powder, pepper powder and saute for a minute. 
  • Add chopped tomato and salt, saute well and cook very well in medium heat.(dont add water, the water in the tomato is enough to cook the ingredients)
  • when the water dries up and oil oozes from the masala, add eggs and keep stirring continuously.
  • When the masala(egg and masala) is almost dry, add bread pieces and mix well.
  • Remove it from the fire when it is dry completely.
  • Garnish with chopped corriander leaves.

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Naadan Cheera Aviyal



Cheera or Spinach is a leafy vegetable which is a rich source of iron.
It is prepared using cooked Cheera with Coconut paste. We can use Mango or Curd instead of Tamarind syrup for sourness.

INGREDIENTS:

  • Chopped Spinach/Chuvanna Cheera(Leaves and Stem) - 2 cup
  • Red chilly powder - ½ tsp
  • Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
  • Grated Coconut - 3/4 cup
  • Shallot -2 nos
  • Raw Mango - ¼ of a mango
  • Coconut Oil - 1 tsp

PREPARATION METHOD:

  • Cook Chopped Spinach in water along with Chilly powder, Turmeric Powder and Salt.
  • Grind together Coconut and Shallot to paste.
  • When Spinach is cooked well add Mango cuts and cook for few minutes.
  • Add Coconut paste into it and cook for 2 minutes.
  • Remove from Fire and add Coconut Oil and mix well.

(If you are using curd for sour taste, add it just before removing the dish from the stove - do not boil curd).

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice.

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Chakka Puzhukku



Chakka Puzhukku is a traditonal dish in Kerala.

INGREDIENTS:
  • Chopped Unripe jackfruit - 3 cup 
  • Grated coconut - 1 ½ cup 
  • Cumin seeds  - ¼ tsp 
  • Turmeric powder -½ tsp
  • Garlic - 2 nos
  • Green chillies -  3 or 4 nos
  • Curry leaves - 2 stems
  • Coconut oil - 1½  tbsp
  • Salt to taste

PREPARATION METHOD:
  • Cook the chopped jackfruit with little water, salt and turmeric powder.
  • Crush the coconut, green chillies, garlic and cumin seeds (without water). 
  • Add the ground coconut mixture to the cooked jackfruit(water almost dries up) and mash well. 
  • Let it cook for a minute and remove from the fire.
  • Add curry leaves and coconut oil and mix well.
Recommended Combination: Serve hot with kanji and mango pickle or with fish curry.

Chuttaracha Chammandi




Chuttaracha Chammandi is a tasty and traditional side dish for Rice.

INGREDIENTS:

  • Coconut(with shell) - ½ of the coconut 
                   OR
  • Coconut slices -1 cup 
  • Red chilly - 4 nos
  • Tamarind - 1 gooseberry ball size
  • Pearl Onion - 2 nos
  • Curry leaves - A few
  • Salt - to taste

PREPARATION METHOD:
  • Detach the coconut from the shell and cut it in to medium pieces .
  • Roast the coconut(without oil) till golden brown .
  • (we can roast the coconut pieces directly over burning charcoal or in a pan.)
  • Roast Red Chillies in a pan(with out oil) till it becomes crisp.
  • Grind all the ingredients together without using water.

Recommended Combination: Chammandi can be served with Rice or kanji.

Saturday, June 9, 2012

Cheera Thoran / Spinach Stir fry



Cheera / Spinach Thoran is a simple and nutritious dish which is good for health.

INGREDIENTS:

  • Finely Chopped Red Spinach (chuvanna cheera) - 2cups
  • Grated coconut - ½ Cup
  • Chilly Powder - ½ tsp
  • Red Chilly -2 nos
  • Rice - 1 tsp
  • Garlic - 1 nos
  • Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
  • Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
  • Oil - as needed
  • Salt - to taste


PREPARATION METHOD:

  • Heat Oil in a pan.
  • Add Mustard seeds and Red chilli and let it splutter.
  • Add Rice and fry it.
  • Once rice becomes crispy add Spinach / Cheera,salt,turmeric powder.
  • Cover the pan and cook for 2 mins.
  • Crush Coconut,Garlic and chilly powder and add to it.
  • Mix well and slow down the flame and stir well till the water dries up completely.
  • Remove from fire.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice.

Friday, June 8, 2012

Moru (Sambharam) / Buttermilk



Moru or sambharam is a popular refresher drink in kerala. It is a good energiser drink during summer.
we can also use the Moru (sambharam) as a curry with rice.

INGREDIENTS:
  • Curd - 1 cup
  • Water - ½ Cup
  • Green Chilly - 1 or 2 nos
  • Ginger - small piece
  • Curry leaves  - stem
  • Salt to taste

PREPARATION METHOD:
  • Beat Curd with water in a mixer and remove the butter from it.
  • Crush ginger and green chilly and add to buttermilk.
  • Add salt and curry leaves and mix well.

Recommended Combination: Serve with Rice, pickle or chammanthi or with any dish.