Indian chai recipe

Making indian chai the traditional way 

 Video of making traditional chai

Making indian tea the traditional way
Boil a cup of water turn off the stove add 2 tsp of indian black tea to it let it steep for a minute in the hot water (do not turn on the stove)
Now add the boil milk and cane sugar
Change the ratio of milk and tea as per your taste

Boiling milk on the stove is the traditional way and using a pinch of ginger makes the milk easier to digest 
Add cardamom when boiling water gives great aroma for your tea

Strauss milk is what I have used in making this tea it's non homeoginzed milk which makes the fat rise to the top

Enjoy the masala chai 

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how to make idli batter dosa batter using a wet grinder

Making idli dosa batter using a wet grinder

Video on how to make idli batter

Soak 1 cup urud dal with 1tsp of fenugreek seeds ( pre soak for 4 - 5 hours)
Organic idli rice - 4 cups ( pre soak 4 - 5 hours ) make sure you wash the rice well so you will get a better batter.

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You need to grind the dal and rice separate make sure you drain all the water before you add them to the grinder, and you should add the rice only after the rolling stones inside the container.

And grind the dal and rice for about 20 minutes each - adding 2 cups of water for dal and 3 cups of water for the rice
dal 1 cup = add 2 cups water gradually when grinding
rice 4 cups add 3 1/2 cup of water

grind the batter until its smooth,mix them both well using your hands with salt
place them overnight in oven turning on only the light , let the batter ferment you can use the batter the next day morning.

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Malai kofta Indian recipe with a twist

Malai Kofta with a twist - This is a sophisticated indian recipe curry , very creamy rich curry dish fit for a king, to be served with rotis

Malai Kofta with a twist

 Paste 1
Boil 1/2 white onion 1 Ripe tomato - in warm water for about 10 minutes

Paste 2 :Boil 20 cashews in warm water until the cashews start floating on top to make the cashew paste

Paste 3 :Ginger garlic paste from ginger 1/2 inch and garlic 3 cloves

Paste 1 to the right : Boiled onion and tomatoes ground well into a paste forms a base for the malai kofta  Paste 2 ; Ginger garlic paste  Paste 3 : Cashew nut paste

To make the koftas :
 Mix 1 shredded carrots along with same amount of Khoya or paneer ( indian cheese)  available in indian stores along with 1 dried fig with 1 tsp of chaat masala 1 tsp of rice flour and cilantro salt to taste and 1 green chillies sliced into small pieces. Mix them well with the palms and make them into small balls and deep fry them in hot oil. Let them cool down.

Kofta balls ready to be fried

Ready to be fried Kofta in Hot oil.

Fried Kofta removed from oil Let them cool down.

In a medium sauce pan add 2 tsp of butter or olive oil add whole spices cloves cinnamon and cardamom
now add the ground onion tomato paste let them cook well , add 1/2 tsp of coriander powder   a pinch of chaat masala along with kasoori methi a pinch.

let the base cook for about 12 minutes in a medium flame

Cook the masala well with ginger garlic paste until the oil separates like the above picture.

Add the cashew nut paste and cook them well make sure the masala is well cooked and sticks to the spoon and rolls , Now add water the masala to the required consistency, add salt to taste, check for the spice level you can add slit green chillies if you need more heat.

Add 10 tsp of cream along with 1 tsp of butter to the gravy check for salt to taste , turn off the stove and close the lid.

 

Before you serve place the kofta ball in the dish you are going to serve and pour the gravy on top. Enjoy the dish with Rotis

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Pongal Coconut chutney south indian recipe

Pongal south indian recipe

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Pongal south indian recipe  Ingredients : (Serves : 4) Rice - 4 cups,  Pasi paruppu or whole green gram -1 cup  Pepper - 4 tsp   Jeera - 2 tsp  Salt to taste   Ginger - 30 gms  Ghee - 10 gms Preparation Heat the ghee in the cooker and then add the cashew nuts & curry leaves, then add the crushed ginger,  now add the Jeera & pepper crushed together. Now add about 10 cups of water ( for 1 cup of rice 21/4 cups of water ) after the water comes to a boil add salt and now add the rice and the dal Close the cooker lid and leave it for 4 whistles and remove the cooker lid after 5 minutes Tip :Mix the pongal well as soon as you open the lid or else you wont be able to mix it later The pongal will be good with Coconut chutney & sambar

Pasiparuppu dosa indian recipe,moong dal dosa indian recipe

Pasiparuppu Dosa indian recipe

Ingredients :

Pasiparuppu ( Moong dal ) - 2 cups soak them for about 3- 4 hours

Ginger - 1/2 inch

Green chillies - 2

Grind the ingredients  together using a mixer grinder or using grinder.

Grind them into a smooth paste add salt to taste.

Let the batter ferment for about - 2 - 4 hours.

Add shredded carrots finely chopped onions green chilies coriander leaves.

Using an iron dosa girdle - make dosas like below serve them hot with coconut chutney.

Pasiparuppu dosa batter

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Kerala chicken curry recipe,chicken curry recipe with coconut milk

Kerala Chicken curry recipe with coconut milk

Kerala Style chicken curry with coconut milk

This is a recipe from Kerala we use coconut oil and coconut milk for this recipe its a mild curry goes great with white rice and rotis.

Ingredients :
Onion - 1/2 red onion julienned
Tomato - 1 red ripe
Green chillies - 4
Mint leaves - 5 leaves
cilantro - 1 tsp full of leaves
Ginger  - 1/4 inch garlic - 2 cloves

Chicken with bone - cut into small pieces - 1 pound.

Spices :
Cinnamon - 1
cloves -2
Cardamom -2
Fennel seeds -1/4 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1tsp
Hing or asafoetida -1 pinch

Masala powders :
Coriander powder -1 tsp
Turmeric powder -1 tsp
chilli powder - 1tsp
Garam masala - 1/4 tsp

Salt to taste


Coconut milk - 1 cup of coconut mik - Use the same ground coconut to get two milks - The first milk (1/2 Cup) will be thick milk - the (1/2 cup) second milk is more diluted ( But adding more warm water you will get more diluted milk ) Tips on getting the best coconut milk - Add warm water with 1tsp of flennel seeds.

Serves - 4

Should be served with white rice rotis appam and dosa.

Prepare the ingredients for the curry like below .

Chicken Curry ingredients

Preparation : 

1. In a medium sauce pan - heat 3 tsp oils , Add mustard seeds along with red chillies green chillies and hing wait until the mustard seeds splutter

2.Now add the onions along with mint and cilantro, let them saute for a couple of minutes - add a pinch of salt 

3. Add the chopped ginger garlic along with tomatoes let the cook for about - 3 - 4 minutes before you 

add the masala powders to the dish

4. Add the chicken to the dish, make sure you saute the chicken and close the pan with a lid let them cook for about -8 minutes,add the second more diluted coconut milk to the dish.

Onions saute for the chicken curry along with spices 

Tomatoes are being added to the dish , the saute should be well sauté along with the masala powders once the masala is well cooked add the chicken to the dish make sure the chicken is well cooked.

Chicken curry is being cooked with the second milk ( more diluted milk)

Let them cook in the chicken for about 8 minutes in low flame.
Now add the first coconut milk to the chicken curry.

Adding the coconut milk turn off the flame and close the lid.

The curry is now ready to serve, with white rice and rotis dosas and appam.

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Sambar murugakai tamil recipe, South indian sambar recipe

Sambar 

Mouth Watering sambar for Hot idlis

Ingredients :

 Sambar can be made with Toor dal or moong dal (pasiparuppu) - toor dal is preferred among tamilians.

Toor dal - 1 cup cooked well in a pressure cooker or in an open pan- Takes a bit longer to cook in an open pan but would keep your nutrients in check . Cook them with one ripe tomato a pinch of turmeric powder and 1/2 tsp of castor oil all the good stuff. The dal should be cooked until its very soft cooked all the way through.

Step 2  - Ingredients for sambar :

Shallots or pearl onions - 8 ( peel and cut them in halves)

Tomatoes - ripe - 1/2 cubes

Radish ( small red ones) - 4- 5 peeled and cut into half

Drumsticks - 1 cut them in 3 inch lengths

Carrots - 1 julienne them in 3 inch length

Eggplants or brinjal- 1 small

Garlic - 3 cloves

Mango ginger - 1 small piece ( optional)

Green mangoes  few pieces (optional)

Dry powders :

1. Turmeric powder - 1 tsp

2. Sambar powder - 2 tsp ( home made or store bought)

3. Salt to taste

Tamrind water to taste if you adding tomatoes and green mango sometimes it can get quite tangy it can optional per taste

Vegetables for sambar

Toor dal cooked well with tomato

Tamrind soaked with warm water

Cooking process :

Step 1 :

In a medium sauce pan - Add Extra virgin coconut oil - 1 tsp Seasame oil 1 tsp 

Add 1 tsp black mustard seeds - 4 red chillies - 1 pinch of hing Let the mustard seeds splatter

Process 1 in a pan

step 2 Now add the onions along with tomates add a pinch of salt let them saute for about couple of minutes until the onions are translucent and cooked .

Cooking onions and tomatoes along with garlic

Add the vegetables along with turmeric and sambar powder let them cook well until the oil separates ,

The saute should look like the above just before adding the cooked toor dal water .

Once the toor dal water is added to the vegetables check for salt add a pinch of sugar if you are serving this with dosa or idlis. For rice sugar is not preferred. Add 1 tsp of ghee when the sambar is boiling. Let them cook well with the vegetables and come to a complete boil.

Now add the tamrind water per taste if needed . Turn off the flame serve them hot with idli's rotis Goes great with dosas and white rice

Serves - 4 people.

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