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CARROT , BEANS PORIYAL / STIR FRY

Hi All, CARROT BEANS PORIYAL!! This is the first poriyal / stir fry recipe in my blog.I never thought of posting stir fry recipes in my blog as I feel everyone knows it until when my neighbours asked me how I make poriyal without mushy , retaining the bright colours of vegs. Then I decided to post my poriyal recipes too.So here comes my first poriyal recipe Carrot , Beans poriyal. This poriyal is like template , you can add any number of Vegs in this poriyal ..like cabbage , potato. The recipe is so simple that every south Indian family knows it very well...still this post may help beginners. The recipe is as below, INGREDIENTS : Carrot – 1 cup ( chopped). Beans – 1 cup (chopped). Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp. Chilli powder – 1 1/2 tsp. Salt – as required. Onions – 1 no ( big – medium sized). Coconut – 1/8 cup ( grated). Curry leaves – a sprig. Channa dal – 1/2 tsp. Urad dal – 1/2 tsp. Mustard – 1/4 tsp. Oil – 1 tsp. NEED CLARIFI...
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VEGETABLES KURUMA

Hi Everyone, I sometimes feel very drowned that Whether Iam writing in blog for no good?.Is my blog really helps someone or its just Iam killing time.Iam pretty confused :( I feel very demotivated but still my love in cooking and clicking makes me to move still :) What do you feel ? Anyway today's recipe is about MIXED VEGETABLES KURUMA.If any important guests arriving to our home then this kuruma is on the must list.It has a great place in our mum's menu :) But I use to make this when I have 2 to 3 vegetables in hand, And the recipe is so simple that you can make in 20 minutes. Lets move to the recipe, SERVINGS : 3 members. INGREDIENTS : Mixed Vegetables - 1 1/2 cup ( Carrot , Beans , Cabbage , Potato). Curry leaves - a sprig Tomato - 2 ( medium sized) Green chillies - 2 nos Onion - 1 (big) Oil - 1 tsp Mustard - 1/4 tsp GRIND TO PASTE : Coconut (grated) - 1/4 cup Roasted channa dal / Pottukadalai - 2 tsp Ginger 1" p...
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KADAMBA / KANAVA MASALA /SQUID FISH CURRY

Hi, Sea has lot of creatures in it that we can cook and we were much more unaware of many . Squid fish is one among the yummy species which I was totally unaware even after coming to Chennai.One day in market I saw them and surprised that they are selling octopus ( it looked like that to me :)). Then I surfed in net and found actually they are squid ( kadamba / kanava) and not octopus , My friend Saranya cooked this gravy for us during her visit to our home .I copied the recipe from her and tried next week itself.Though the squid fish looks very weird the taste was so yummy and there is no fish odor in that.It just tasted like mutton. The cleaning part is little tricky but easy, I suggest once you finished cleaning dispose the waste immediately out of your house as the waste from squid fish is very smelly and also it starts leaving water .So dispose the waste of squid as quick as possible. Other than that the fish tastes heaven , spicy, yummy and very easy to cook. I have...
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WARM WATER CHAPATI / BEGINNER GUIDE FOR SOFT CHAPATI

தமிழில் காண : கிளிக்   Hi All, If you are a beginner in cooking ,then chapati is the toughest task that needs a lot of practice. When I was learning cooking my chapatis will be either crisp like disc or rubbery that you need to dentist after chewing😭 So I try so many versions to make my chapati perfect and this warm water method is one success method , This method is so easy that your chapatis will be very very soft and light. A few tricks to make your chapatis perfectly soft and puffy are , Add water little by little while kneading . Don't knead dough too dry , make slightly sticky dough so that while toasting it comes to perfect softness. The recipe of perfect soft chapati is below, COOKING TIME : 1 hour. SERVES : yields about 10 chapatis INGREDIENTS : Wheat flour – 2 cups. Salt – 1/2 tsp. Warm water – 1 cup ( appx). Oil / ghee – few drops. METHOD : In a wide bowl add wheat flour ,salt and mix , make a well in middle of flou...
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