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  Course: variety rice Cuisine: Indian Author: Nivetha Jagadeesh INTRODUCTION   Ghee rice is a popular south Indian rice where it is cooked with ghee and rice . ghee is the one of the Indian traditional rice. It is often served with kuruma, chicken gravy ,mushroom gravy etc.. Ghee rice is used by preparing onion, ghee , bayleaf , cloves etc.. Ghee helps to moisturize dry skin and hair. It improves memory power and strengthens brain and nerve system. Ghee rice is also called as neychoru, ghee bhat , ney sadham etc.. Let’s gets started our receipe.   Ghee Rice Ingredients: Ghee – 3 tbsp Bayleaf - 1 Cinnamon - 2 Cloves - 1 Onion – 3 (Largely and Thinly sliced) Green chilli - 3 Cashews -6 Basmati rice -1 cup Water – 2 cup Lemon juice – 1 tsp Salt – required   Instructions: Wash and soak the basmati rice for 30 minutes. Roast the cashew and keep it aside. In a presser cooker add ghee. Once, it gets heated add bay leaf , cloves, cinn...

  Course: variety rice Cuisine: Indian Author :Nivetha Jagadeesh   Tamarind rice is also known as pulihora ,puliyodarai, puliyogare, pulinchuru etc…It is traditional rice prepared in south indian .It cure disease like heart disease, cancer and diabetes. Tamarind has no fat content. It is rich in fibre .Tamarind rice is used by preparing peanuts ,channa dal ,turmeric powder etc…It is usually prepared on festival days .In, temples also it is given as prasadam to devotees.   Tamarind rice Ingredients: Cooked rice   -2cups Oil - 2tbsp Mustard seeds-1tsp Red chilli-3 Channa dal-1tsp Urad dal-1tsp Peanuts-1tsp Hing-1pinch Curry leaves-few Salt- as needed Turmeric powder-1tsp Tamarind extract-1lemon sized   Instructions: Soak 1 lemon sized tamarind in warm water for about 10 minutes After 10 minutes squeeze and extract tamarind juice and keep it aside . Heat oil in a pan,add mustard seeds ,red chilli and curry leaves . Add chan...

  Course: chutney receipes Cuisine: south Indian Author: Nivetha Jagadeesh   Tomato chutney is a traditional south Indian condiment . It is made with tomato , onion , red chilli etc.. it is usually served with breakfast dishes like idli, dosa . It can be also served with sandwich. I added ginger garlic cloves which I like this very much. Chutneys are mostly made in every home and every day. Most of the parents easy job is to made chutney as a condiment of dosa or idli . It is usally take only 10 minutes so it is very easy to prepare. There are many varieties of chutney . Today we saw how to prepare tomato chutney. Let’s gets stated our receipe.   onion Tomato chutney Ingredients: Oil – 2 tbsp Urad dal – 1/2 tsp Channa dal – 1/2 tsp Onion - 3 Tomato - 3 Red chilli - 4 Ginger – 1 tsp Garlic cloves – 1 tsp Tamarind – 1 small piece Salt – As Needed Water - Required Coconut – 2 tsp For tempering: Oil – 1 tsp Mustard seeds – 1 tsp Cur...

  Course: side dish Cuisine: Indian Author: Nivetha Jagadeesh   Cauliflower is an high source of vitamins and minerals. Cauliflower is high in fibre which beneficial for a overall health. It is rich in sulforaphane. Cauliflower is an vegan receipe. It is prepared by using onion , tomato, ginger garlic paste. It can be served as a condiment for steamed rice. We prepare lot of receipe   by using cauliflower for example cauliflower pakoda, cauliflower kuruma, cauliflower rice etc.. now, we going to prepare cauliflower masala style by using peas. Let’s gets started our receipe.   cauliflower peas masala Ingredients: Oil – 1 tbsp Mustard seeds – 1 tsp Jeera – 1 tsp Onion - 3 Tomato- 2 Green chilli- 2 Ginger garlic paste – 1tsp Salt – As Neede Water - Required Cauliflower – 1 Green peas – 1/2 cup Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder – 1 tsp Garam masala – 1 tsp Coriander powder – 1 tsp Curry leaves- few Coriander – few ...

  Course: Lunch Cuisine: Indian Author: Nivetha Jagadeesh   Rasam means juice . It contains spices garnished with coriander leaves.it is a traditional south Indian soup it can be used by different names charu (in telegu), rasam (in tamil), it is made up from the tamarind and tomato juices. The ingredients contains in rasam are pepper , cumin seeds , red chilli etc… which cures severe cold and cough . The origin of rasam is Madurai. No Indian meals is fulfilled without rasam. It is very easy to prepare and it favorite to me. rasam   contains 95 calories. It can be served with simple poriyal . kootu combination gives a perfect match . Let’s gets started our receipe.   Rasam Ingredients: Finely chopped Tomato - 4 Black pepper – 1 tsp Cumin seeds – 1 tsp Dhaniya – 1 tsp Garlic – 1 Hing – 1/2 tsp Red chilli - 4 Curry leaves - 4 Coriander leaves- few Salt – As Needed Water - Required Oil – 2 tbsp Mustard seeds – 1 tsp Fenugreek – 1 /...

  Course: Lunch Cuisine: South Indian Author: Nivetha Jagadeesh   Chicken biriyani is a combination of chicken and rice that includes a layers of chicken , rice and some other ingredients. Biriyani has a variations includes prawn , fish , egg etc.. It is made with Indian spices. It is one of the favorite dishes to all. Biriyani is popular in India and other countries . we also use some dry nuts like cashews, raisins to add some flavour . Let’s gets started our receipe.   Chicken Biriyani Ingredients: Oil – As Needed Basmati rice – 3 cups Water – As needed Salt – TO Taste Chicken – 1/2 kg Onion – 4 Tomato - 3 Green chilli - 4 Ginger garlic paste – 4 table spoon Mint leaves – 1 cup Coriander leaves – 1 cup Yogurt/ curd – 1 cup Red chilli powder – 3 tsp Turmeric powder – 1 tsp Garam masala – 2 tsp Biriyani masala – 2 tbsp Lemon Juice – As Needed saffron milk - 3 tsp For tempering: Fennel seeds/ sombu – 1 tsp Cumin seeds/ je...

  Course: chutney Cuisine: Indian Author: Nivetha Jagadeesh   An onion chutney with spicy, sweetness and it is perfect to eat with dosa, idli . It is made by using very easy ingredients. Let’s gets started our receipe.   onion chutney Ingredients: Oil – 1 tsp Red chilli - 3 Onion – 2 large chopped Salt – To Taste Tamarind – small piece For seasoning : Oil – 1 tsp Mustard seeds   - 1 tsp Curry leaves – few   Steps: Heat oil in a pan , add red chilli and cook till it turns into golden. Add onions, salt and mix well. Add tamarind and mix well. Cook for 3 minutes. Transfer it in to a blender and make it in to a fine puree. Serve it in a bowl. Heat oil and add mustard seeds and curry leaves. Pour it in to the chutney and mix well.   Notes: You should also add ginger, garlic cloves in this chutney. Serve it with Idli, dosa.  

Course: peanut chutney/ Ground chutney Cuisine: Indian Author: Nivetha Jagadeesh Peanuts are as popular as they are healthy too. It is high in fibre , vitamins and minerals. It is also useful as a part of weight loss diet . it reduces the heart disease. Let’s gets started our receipe.   peanut chutney Ingredients: Roasted Peanut/ ground nut – 1 cup grated coconut – 1/2 cup red   chilli - 3 Salt – As Needed Water - Required Oil – 1 tbsp Mustard seeds – 1 tbsp Curry leaves – few Steps : In a mixie blender add roasted peanut, grated coconut, red chili, salt and required water. Blend it to the smooth paste and serve it to the serving bowl. For tempering, heat a oil in a pan add mustard seeds then, add few curry leaves. Turn off the flame and pour it over the chutney.   Notes: We should also add green chilli. If you like sesame seeds you should also blend it with other ingredients. Serve it with onion pakoda, potato pakoda, Pongal . We ...

  Course: chutney receipes Cuisine: Indian Author: Nivetha Jagadeesh   Mint chutney is fresh and flavourful receipe. It gives a bright colour and good flavour. It gives perfect match for idli,dosa. Mint add a cooling sensation and easy in digestion. Let’s gets started our receipe.   Mint Chutney Ingredients: For dry roast: Channa dal – 1 tbsp Urad dal – 1 tbsp Cumin seeds – 1 tsp For blending: Mint leaves – 1 bunch Ginger – 1 small piece Garlic cloves – 3 to 4 Grated coconut – 2 tsp Tamarind – small size Red chilli - 3 Salt – As Needed Water - Required For tempering: Oil – 1 tsp Mustard seeds – 1 tsp Curry leaves – few   Steps: In a hot pan, dry roast channa dal, urad dal ,cumin seeds and turn off the flame keep it aside. In a mixie jar, add fresh mint leaves , ginger, garlic cloves, grated coconut, tamarind, red chilli, required salt and water. Begin to blend it for a smooth paste . once, it is done transfer it to ...

  Course: chutney receipes Cuisine: Indian Author: Nivetha Jagadeesh   This is a receipe made by coriander, lemon juice green chilli etc.. , chutney is originated in India. It is a perfect match for sandwich, samosa, idli, dosa. Let’s gets started our receipe.   Coriander chutney Ingredients: Coriander leaves – 1 bunch Green chilli - 2 Garlic cloves – 1 teaspoon Ginger – 1 small teaspoon Lemon juice – 1/4 teaspoon Salt – As Needed water – required   steps: wash the coriander leaves and roughly chop them. Add it to the mixie jar, along with add green chilli, garlic cloves, ginger, lemon juice, salt ,required water and blend them in to a thick and smooth paste. Transfer it in to a bowl and serve it with rice, idli and dosa.   Notes: You can also dry roast channa dal, urad dal and blend it. You can also add grated coconut in this receipe.  

  Course: Chutney receipes Cuisine: South Indian Author: Nivetha Jagadeesh   This is quick chutney receipe that goes extremely well with idli , dosa , poori , Pongal. Chutney is a gluten free , spicy condiment. Let’s gets started our receipe.     Coconut Chutney Ingredients: For Blending: Fried gram – 2 to 3 table spoon Coconut – 1/2 cup Green Chilli - 2 Ginger – 1 small piece Salt - Required Water – As Needed For tempering: Oil – 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds – 1/4 teaspoon Curry leaves - few   Steps: Add 1/2 cup coconut to a blender jar. Add 2 to 3 table spoon of fried gram. Then add 2 green chillies , 1 small piece of ginger and required amount of salt. Pour 1/4 cup of water , close the blender and begin to blend to a smooth chutney. After blending transfer it to a serving bowl. Heat a pan , add 1 teaspoon oil . once, the oil heated add 1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds and wait until it becomes crackle. Then, add 4 to 5 curry leav...

  Course: side dish Cuisine: Indian Author: Nivetha Jagadeesh   Carrot is extremely rich in fibre. It’s high in nutritional content. carrot poriyal could be a  very easy receipe to organise. let’s gets started our receipe. Carrot Poriyal Ingredients: Oil – 2 tbsp Mustard seeds – 1 tsp Chopped carrot – 1 cup Salt – To Taste Turmeric powder – 1 tsp Red chilli powder – 1 tsp Water – 1/2 cup coconut - 1/2 cup green chilli – 1 curry leaves – few urad dal – 1 tsp steps: • Heat oil in a pan once, it gets heated add mustard seeds. • Now add urad dal and saute until it becomes golden. • Add green chilli and curry leaves provides a stir and blend • Then add chopped carrots and add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, salt and blend everything. • Add 1/2 cup of water and mix it well. • Close the pan and cook until the water becomes dry. • Once, the carrot gets cooked add grated coconut . mix well and switch off the flame. Notes:...

  Course: Breakfast Cuisine: Karnataka Author: Nivetha Jagadeesh   Ragi is a gluten-free and a staple in a south India. It is most popular in Karnataka. Ragi is   rich in fibre and it is low in fat. Ragi helps for weightloss and diabetes and it is also good for stomach digestion. Let’s gets started our receipe.        Ragi Adai Ingredients: Ragi flour – 1 cup Onion - 3 Green chilli - 3 Moringa leaves – 1/2 cup Coriander -   1 tbsp Curry leaves – 1 tbsp Salt – As needed Water - Required Oil – For Toasting   Steps :   Add ragi flour , moringa leaves , onion , green chillies , salt and other ingredients in a mixing bowl.   Add water as needed and make it as a soft dough .    Take a small portion of dough and place it on a greased banana leaf. Deep your finger in a water and spread the dough.   Place these dough on the pre-heated tawa add 3-4 drops of oil in the edges.   Flip ...

  Course: Snack Cuisine: South Indian Author: Nivetha Jagadeesh   Sweet bonda is an tasty and delicious snacks .sweet bonda is a combination formula of maida,cardamom powder with a good flavour of banana which is adding a fascinating touch. Sweet bonda is crunchy in outside and softy in inside. It is very easy to prepare. Let’s gets started our receipe.   Sweet Bonda Ingredients:      Maida -1 cup      Banana - 2      Salt -   little pinch      powdered      Sugar – 1 cup (Adjust per taste)      Baking soda – 1/4 tsp      Cardamom powder – 1/4 tsp      Oil   -   for frying      water – Required   steps:           first add maida flour in a cleaned mixing bowl .           smash the banana by us...

  Course: side dish Cuisine: Indian Author : Nivetha Jagadeesh   It is very simple receipe which serves with idli , dosa and chappathi. It is one of my favorite receipe.Let’s gets started our receipe.   Onion Tomato Gravy Ingredients: Oil -   2 tbsp Mustard seeds – 1 tsp Jeera – 1 tsp Onion - 3 Tomato - 3 Chilli powder – 2 tsp Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp Salt – To taste Water - required Curry leaves – 1 tsp Coriander – few                                                                                       ...

  Course: snacks       Cuisine : south Indian Author : Nivetha Jagadeesh Cauliflower contains vitamin c. It is a tasty starter. cauliflower helps with detox. It helps to reduce cancer. Let’s gets started our receipe.   Gobi 65   Ingredients : Cauliflower - 2 Salt - required Hot water – 4 cups Yogurt/ curd – 2 tbsp Red chilli powder – 1 tsp Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp Garam masala – 1 tsp Coriander powder – 1 tsp Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp Lemon juice – 1 tsp Corn flour – 1/4   cup Rice flour – 1/4   cup oil   - for frying   steps :           In a large bowl   add 4 cups of hot water and add cauliflower , salt and blanch for 10 minutes.           After 10 minutes drain off the water and take the blanched cauliflower in a bowl.             Add curd, chilli powder, garam masala, coriander powder, turme...