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Thengai thogayal Pottukadalai thogayal Recipe Cusine : Indian Prep Time : 10 Minutes Cook time : 10 Minutes Serves : 3-4 Author : Jeyashri Recipe Category : Lunch | Dinner Description : Kollu Thogayal recipe| Horse gram chutney, a healthy thogayal recipe with horse gram, red chili, garlic as main ingredients. Kollu | horse gram 1/2 cup Red chili 5-6 Garlic 3-4 cloves Tamarind a small piece Asafoetida a pinch (optional) Salt as needed Curry leaves* few Sesame oil 2 -3 tsp Coconut 1 tblsp (optional) *I didn’t add curry leaves as i was running out that....

TIPS TO MAKE NON STICKY OKRA CURRY Ladies finger | Vendakkai 400 gms Sambar powder 1 tsp (add according to your taste) Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp Salt to taste Oil 1 and 1/2 tblsp Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp Urad Dal 1/4 tsp Curry leaves few Method: If going to make the ladies finger curry in the morning, take it out from the refrigerator the before night and wash it nicely and pat dry it with a clean dry towel and spread it on a newspaper and keep it open the whole night....

Makhana raita | Phool makhana raita – Foxnut seeds raita, a healthy and flavourful raita recipe using makhana, pairs well with pulao and paratha. I have tasted Makhana as a snack and even posted a few makhana recipes in Jeyashris kitchen. I had never known or tasted Makhana raita before. I heard it through a friend sometime back and tried my version of it. To my surprise, it was a super hit at home....

Mangalore bun recipe Coconut hing chutney Butter milk 1 and 1/2 cups Coconut 2 tblsp Cucumber seeds 1/2 cup Green chili 1-2 Whole Black pepper 1/4 tsp Salt as needed To temper Coconut oil 2 tsp Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp Red chili 2 Curry leaves few Asafoetida a pinch Method: Slit the big cucumber into two. Scoop the cucumber seeds from the cucumber. I took one large cucumber....

Mango Chunda, Aam chunda recipe, the recipe with full video and step by step pictorial instructions. Mango chunda is an easy Gujarati style, sweet, spicy mango preserve., made using raw mangoes. This aam chunda recipe goes well with Parathas and Theplas. Traditionally aam chunda is made in a different way. I have written about that method at the end of the post. My mom learnt this aam chunda recipe from one of our relatives when they visited Mumbai last year....

MANGO KULFI ICE CREAM After trying out the Kulfi ice cream , which was a super hit at home, i wanted to try out mango kulfi . As mango season is in full swing, we are enjoying all varieties of mango here. This year i am getting super yummy mangoes from Ministry of Mangoz and after heartily eating the mangoes i am made few recipes using mango. the mango kulfi turned out super creamy and awesome....

Method: Cook the millet in 1/4 cup of water in pressure cooker for 3-4 whistles. Fluff the rice and spread it in a plate. In a pan add oil and add in the mustard seeds, urad dal and peanuts. Saute till the dal turns golden brown. Add the onions now. Finely chop the onions for the capsicum rice. Saute till the onions turn translucent. Add finely chopped capsicum. You can add any color capsicum of mix of tri color capsicum too....

Nei appam | Unniyappam is a traditional sweet generally prepared in our homes for Karthigai deepam, Janmashtami,Ganesha chaturthi and avani avittam. I have already posted nei appam, wheat appam and many more Karthigai deepam recipes. Two years back, when i learnt the recipe of Traditional Mysore pak from my friend’s mom, she told me the recipe of Nei appam too.Though i noted down the measurement of rice:jaggery, i didn’t note down anything else....

Mint leaves 1 cup (loosely packed) Small onions 1 cup Red chili 4-5 Urad dal 1 tblsp + 1/4 tsp Oil 1 tblsp Mustard seed 1/4 tsp Salt as needed Asafoetida a generous pinch Method: In a pan add 2 tsp of oil and add the red chili and 1 tblsp of urad dal. Roast till golden brown and keep it aside. Add 2 more tsp of oil and add the peeled onions....

Oreo cookie milkshake recipe | oreo milkshake recipe – Kids-friendly milkshake recipe with step-by-step pictures. Milkshake recipe with ice cream. I wanted to try a cookie milkshake for a long time. When I saw the recipe of Oreo milkshake recipe in Krafts recipes, I wanted to try this out. Both my kids are huge fans of Oreo biscuits and I always have stock of biscuits at home. I tried this milkshake a few times with and without ice cream....

Papdi chaat recipe – Indian chaat recipes – A popular Indian street-style chaat recipe with step-by-step pictures. Papdi chaat is the usual starter in most of our potluck parties and one of my friends makes this so well, but we always use store-bought papdis. This time when I wanted to try out papdi chaat at home. I clarified my doubts with my friend and we all enjoyed the papdi chaat. There are many versions to papdi chaat with little variations....

Learn how to make peanut chuntey with tomato(no coconut) Peanut chutney with tomato Preparation Time : 5 mins | Cooking Time : 15 Mins | Serves: 3-4 Roasted Peanuts 1/2 cup Tomato 1 Red chili 2 Green chili 1 Garlic 2-3 pods (optional) Salt as needed Oil 2 tsp Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp Curry leaves few Method: If you have roasted peanuts just proceed with the recipe. Else roast the peanuts in a dry pan and cool it completely and phew the skin away....

Rawa idli is a quicker and easier idli recipe made from Rawa or Sooji. This is a very easy recipe and can be tried by bachelors or act as a quick fix recipe for school lunch box as it does not require any fermentation or grinding. I have not been a great fan of Rava idli , until I tried making it last year when our relatives visited us. I wanted to break the monotony of the usual idli variety and tried making Rava idli from Raks ....

Rava laddu recipe | rava ladoo- Easy to make Diwali sweet recipe made with semolina, sugar, and ghee. Rava ladoo is a popular Indian sweet, made for diwali, varalakshmi nombu, Janmashtami and other festivals too. It is a sweet made using sooji | semolina. I remember my grandmother making in bulk during festival season. Also, have seen in some houses they add milk for making sooji ladoo. But that reduces the shelf life of the rava ladoo....

This weekend lunch menu combo comes with the most popular Restaurant style Sambar sadam with raw banana fry | vazhakkai fry. Generally we make bisibelabath, but this sambar sadam takes place in my kitchen, so rarely. We all love the raw banana fry so i want to pair it up with sambar sadam. This menu is similar to the quick lunch served in restaurants. We all enjoyed this South Indian lunch menu combo...

Soya chunks biryani recipe | Meal maker biryani recipe. Easy and healthy one-pot meal recipe – Soya biryani recipe with step-by-step pictures. A protein-rich one-pot meal recipe. Soya chunks | meal maker is easily available in Indian stores. It is very high in protein. They say it is the best alternative for meat, as the texture is very similar to meat. We can make many recipes using soya chunks. I have posted a few soya chunks recipes in Jeyashris kitchen....

12 easy ladoo recipes ,with step wise pictures and video for few laddu recipes. Diwali 2016 is coming up on Oct 29th and i have started sharing Diwali recipes in Jeyashri’s kitchen. I have few collections |varieties of Ladoo recipes and thought of compiling all the recipes in one place. Ladoo recipe, in tamil we call லட்டு, we make it for diwali and many other festival too. In weddings also ladoo is made....

Aloo paratha recipe – No onion no garlic aloo paratha recipe – Recipe with step-by-step pictures and video on how to roll parathas. Aloo Paratha a popular Indian flatbread stuffed with Potato masala, serves a perfect breakfast or lunch, or dinner too. Aloo paratha takes place in my kitchen weekly once. Aloo paratha , is the one that I always love to make and eat too, and thankfully my hubby and kids love Aloo paratha....

  For the Dough  All purpose flour  1 cup  Cold butter  2 tblsp  Ice water  3-4 tblsp  Salt   A pinch  Baking powder 1/4 tsp  For the filling   Apple  2   Sugar   1/3 cup   Lemon juice  3-4 drops   Cinnamon powder  1/4 tsp   All purpose flour  1 tblsp   Vanilla essence   1/2 tsp    Butter   for brushing    Milk   for brushing...

  Preparation Time : 10  mins | Cooking Time : 15 Mins | Yields: 10-12 idlis       Poha | aval    2 cups (thick or thin)       Yogurt      1/2 cup       Oil      2 tsp       Mustard seed    1/4 tsp       Channa dal    1/2 tsp       Cashew nuts     4-5 (optional)       Turmeric powder    2 pinches       Salt     as needed       Eno fruit salt    1 tsp       Curry leaves + coriander leaves    few       Carrot    2 tblsp (finely chopped)         Peas      1 tblsp            ...