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 Hi All, It has been so long since i posted a recipe. Once the pandemic started ,entire family stayed in home all day, making my time miserable. Right from morning to night I was busy and no time for blogging. I was unable to manage blogging, photography, household chores etc etc. So I stopped blogging temporarily and now thought of resuming it a little. Made this pulao few days before with broken wheat. In Pollachi we use to buy Samba ravai for making upma, here in Bengalore Iam getting samba rava only in few shops other than that shops sell this broken wheat as rava :). And as usual my husband brought this broken wheat as Samba rava. So instead of wasting it, made this pulao with double beans.  Simple recipe is as below, INGREDIENTS : Broken wheat -1 cup Ginger -1" piece Garlic 10 pods Cinnamon 1 pc Cloves 2 Cardamom 1 no Other briyani spices 1 each (star anise, bay leaf, marati mokku) Onion 1.5 no Mint, coriander leaves 1 handful Lemon juice 1 tsp Salt Ghee ,oil 2 tblsp Bri...

Hi All, South Indian Kushka , which we cook often in home when we run out of vegs or for simple parties. I served with Soya fry (r ecipe link here ) The simple trick of the aromatic kushka is soaking the spices. Here is the simple recipe of easy , yummy, flavourful kushka, INGREDIENTS : Zeera rice or Basmathi rice – 1 1/4 cup. Cloves – 2 Star Anise – 1 Marati mokku – 1 Cinnamon – 4 Bay leaf – 1 Onion – 2 nos. Green chillies – 2 nos. Chilli powder – 1 tsp. Garam masala or Briyani Masala – 1 tsp. Salt – as required. Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp. Ghee – 2+ 1 tsp. Lemon juice – 1 tsp. Method : Here is the simple video for your easy ref, Soak 1 bay leaf, cinnamon 2 pcs, cloves 3, star anise 1, marati mokku 1 in 1 cup water and refrigerate overnight or for 6 hours . Next day remove spices from water and keep it aside till use. Don't discard water we need it for soaking rice Wash 1 1/2 cup zeera rice or basmath...

Hi,  This chicken briyani is a fool proof recipe which my mum is following for ages and now her traditional recipe is here, COOKING TIME : 30 MINS. SERVING : 6 MEMBERS. INGREDIENTS : Chicken - 500 gms Zeera rice – 3 cups. Cinnamon - 2 pcs Cloves – 4 pcs Bay leaf – 1 Star anise – 1 Marati mokku – 1 Onion – 1 Tomato – 1 Mint leaves – 1/2 cup. Coriander leaves – 1/2 cup. Lemon juice – 1 tsp. Ghee – 4 tblsp Chilli powder – 1 tsp. Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp. Briyani Masala – 2 tsp. Curd – 2 tblsp. For grinding : Onion – 1 cup Cinnamon – 4 pcs. Cloves – 12 Pepper – 1 tsp. Dry red chillies – 5 nos. METHOD : Easy video for your ref,    Grind the grinding ingredients to fine paste with little water. In Pressure cooker heat 2 tblsp ghee and add bay leaf , star anise, marati mokku, Cinnamon , Cloves and fry in low flame till aroma. Then add chopped onions and tomatoes and fry till mushy. Add g...

Hi, TURKEY BERRY KUZHAMBU/ GRAVY! Turkey berry has many health benefits such as helps in reducing asthma, cough and cardiovascular diseases, also rich in calcium too. We get dried turkey berry in most of the supermarkets but fresh turkey berry is very rare and uncommon, Once in a while I see fresh turkey berries in market and I will not miss to buy it. Though you can make few dishes with turkey berries, I will make tangy, spicy kuzhambu with this veg. Tangy, spicy, healthy turkey berry kuzhambu recipe is below, COOKING TIME : 45 mins. SERVINGS: 5 members. INGREDIENTS : Turkey berry- 1 cup. Tamarind – gooseberry sized. Onion- 1 ( medium sized chopped) Mustard- 1/4 tsp. Gingelly oil- 1 tsp Curry leaves- a sprig Salt- as per taste. TO GRIND : Onion – 1 no ( big). Garlic – 6 pods. Dry red chillies- 3 nos. Cumin- 1 tsp. Coriander seeds- 2 tsp. Curry leaves- a sprig Grated coconut- 1/8 cup. Roasted channa dal- 1 tsp. Turmeric ...

Hi, CHICKEN RAVA/ SOOJI BRIYANI! Briyani is the name which gives brightness in my family's face but the name rava upma always gives a disgusting reaction in their face😓 So this the twist that I made with rava to make it yummy, and my trial didn't go in vain, upma briyani came out very well and it was too good and yummy. Yummy, spicy, easy chicken sooji briyani recipe is below, COOKING TIME : 20 minutes. SERVINGS : 5 members INGEDIENTS: Chicken- 1/2 kg. Rava- 2 cups. Ghee- 2 tsp + 1 tsp Bay leaf- 1 no Star anise- 1 Marati Mokku- 1 Cinnamon- 2 Cloves- 3 Cardamom- 1 Coriander leaves- 5 tsp Mint leaves- 5 tsp. Onions- 1 no Ginger garlic paste- 1 1/2 tsp. Tomato- 1 no Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp. Chilli powder- 1 tsp. Briyani masala powder- 1 tsp Lemon juice- 1/2 tsp. Salt- as required. TO MARINATE AND FRY CHICKEN: Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp Chilli powder- 1 tsp. Coriander powder- 1 1/2 tsp. Chicken masala- 2 tsp...

Hi, BRINJAL RICE! This rice is one of the dish which I make to hide brinjals in our lunch😊 As I told you earlier my husband does  not eat brinjals ,so in order to add brinjals in his diet I often make this rice which is so yummy that he cannot avoid. Simple , yummy brinjal rice recipe is as below, Recipe source : Sailus kitchen. COOKING TIME : 20 mins. SERVINGS : 3 members INGREDIENTS : Brinjals – 10 nos ( small or medium sized). Rice – 1 cup. Oil / ghee – 1 1/2 tsp Mustard – 1/2 tsp. Channa dal – 1 tsp. Curry leaves – a sprig. Turmeric powder – 1/8 tsp. Lemon juice – 1/2 tsp. Salt – as per taste. TO DRY ROAST AND GRIND : Cumin – 1 tsp. Coriander seeds – 1 tsp. Dry red chillies – 3 Poppy seeds – 1/4 tsp. Channa dal – 1/2 tsp Urad dal – 1/2 tsp. Coconut – 1 tsp. Cinnamon – 1” piece – 1 no. Marathi mokku - 1 Cloves – 2 Asafoetida – a pinch Ghee / oil – 1 tsp NEED CLARIFICATION ABOUT MY MEASUREMENTS?...

தமிழில் காண : கிளிக்  Hi, BROWN CHICKPEAS KUZHAMBU ! I always use Brown chickpeas in my cooking. We like the taste of brown chickpeas more than white chickpeas.Chickpeas has high protein and it is very good for children , Soaked chickpeas are consumed by bodybuilders for protein intake. Chickpeas kuzhambu is multipurpose kuzhambu which goes great with rice , idli , chapati and also poori,So we make them often. Yummy, spicy chickpeas kuzhambu recipe is as below, COOKING TIME : 30 MINS. SERVINGS : 2 MEMBERS INGREDIENTS : Black chickpeas – 1/2 cup. Onion – 1 no. Mustard – 1/4 tsp. Curry leaves – a sprig. Coriander leaves – 2 tsp. Salt – as required. Oil – 1 tsp. TO FRY AND GRIND : Onions – 1 no ( big). Ginger – 1”piece – 1 no. Garlic – 4 pods. Dry red chillies – 3 nos. Cumin – 1/2 tsp. Cinnamon – 1 piece. Cloves – 3 nos. Poppy seeds – 1/4 tsp. Fennel seeds – 1 tsp. Coriander seeds – 3 tsp. Roasted channa dal – 1 tsp. Co...