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This is a yummy South Indian Biryani variety. Delicious carrot and peas are cooked with spices, mixed with rice
and pressure cooked. I tried this special dish for a evening party. Now, it has become one of our favorite biryani.
This goes very well with spicy gravy or raitha. This Biryani is not only healthy n tasty, also very and easy to
prepare.
Here is the easy to follow healthy Peas Carrot Biryani recipe…
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Method:
Here is the recipe for the delicious Chana Masala from my Mom’s kitchen. This is a really easy to make Indian
Curry. Channa is a good source of protein , zinc, folate, vitamin E, potassium , dietary fibre & iron. Filled with
soluble fibre, which helps in lowering cholesterol and helps stabilizing blood sugar.
In this recipe healthy chickpeas are cooked and added to freshly ground spices, onion and tomato. This tangy
and pleasantly spicy curry makes a perfect side dish for chapatis, rotis, parantha or main course.
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Method:
Thalapakattu Biryani is a popular rice dish in India. This is famous for its spicy taste, rich aroma and strong
flavor. You’ll never forget the taste, once you’ve enjoyed this biryani. Here, I’m very happy to share this recipe
with you…
Ingredients:
• Chicken - ½ kg
• Biryani rice - ½ kg
• Onion -5
• Tomato -4
• Green chilly -7
• Red chilly pwd - 1 tsp
• Cardomom, cloves -6
• Cinnamon -2
• Cashew -6
• Ginger - a small piece
• Garlic - 10
• Curd - small cup
• Garam masala - 1 tbsp
• Thick coconut milk - ½ cup
• Lemon -1
• Oil - 100 g
• Ghee - 2 tbsp
• Coriander and mint leaves
• Salt to taste
Method:
Ingredients:
Method:
Ingredients
1 cup Basmati Rice (washed)
200 gms paneer (cubed & fried)
1/2 cup milk
1 onion finely chopped
1" piece ginger (grated)
2 cloves of garlic (minced)
a bunch of coriander leaves & mint leaves finely chopped
1 tbsp ghee
1/2 onion (thinly sliced & fried) to garnish
Method
Heat ghee in a pressure cooker. Saute minced galic & ginger. Then add the chopped onions & saute. When the
onions turn transparent, add chopped coriander & mint leaves.
Add washed rice,milk ,1 1/2 cups of water & salt to taste.
Pressure cook till you hear 2 whistles.
Turn off heat & wait till steam is released to open cooker.
Add the fried paneer cubes & stir.
Garnish with fried onions.
Serve hot with raita.
Paneer Bhurji
Nutritional Value: Paneer/Cottage Cheese
Ingredients
200 gms paneer (crumbled/grated)
2 tomatoes
1 big onion( finely chopped )
3-4 green chillies
1" piece ginger
1 tsp garam masala powder
1 tsp ground pepper
1 tsp cumin seeds (seeragam)
1 tsp red chilli powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
salt to taste
2 tsp oil
coriander leaves to garnish
Method
Grind together ginger,green chillies,garam masala, pepper, cumin seeds & red chilli powder to a fine paste &
set aside.
Finely puree tomato & set aside.
Heat 2 tsp oil in a pan & saute finely chopped onions till golden brown.
Add the ground paste & saute for 5 mins. Add turmeric powder & tomato puree & cook till the oil separates from
the masala.
Add 1/4 cup water & crumbled paneer & cook on simmer for 5 mins. Add salt to taste.
For Marination:
Ingredients:
How to:
• In a bowl, mix together the paneer with yogurt, ginger, coriander powder, chilli powder and salt.Let it
marinate for an hour in the refrigerator.
• Heat a skillet with oil coated evenly and fry the marinated paneer for a min on each side or until brown.
For gravy:
Ingredients:
6 Roma Tomatoes
3 green chilli
2tsp Coriander powder
1/4tsp Turmeric powder
1/2tsp Garam masala powder
1/4tsp Sugar
1/2tsp Paprika (aktta molaka thool)
1/2tsp Cumin seeds (Seerkam)
Pinch Asafoetida (Perungayam )
2 Bay leaves
How to:
• Puree the tomatoes and green chilli together and keep aside.
• Heat oil in the same skillet, add cumin seeds, when it splutters, add asafoetida and bay leaves.
• Now pour the tomato-green chilli puree and cook until raw smell disappears.
• Then add coriander powder, paprika (gives nice color & flavor), turmeric powder, sugar and required
salt and cook for 3-4 mins.
• when the masala is all cooked, add yogurt, stir well and cook until the gravy thickens.
• When you get the desired consistency, add the fried paneer pieces, mix well and cook in a medium-low
flame for couple of mins.
• Now add the garam masala powder and cook for another min.
• Check salt for taste, switch off and garnish with cilantro(Kothamalli).
• Serve hot with chapathi or naan or pulao.
How to:
• Then add the onions and green chilli along with salt and cook until tender.
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• Add the grated carrot and curry leaves and saute for 4-5 mins.
• Now add the turmeric powder, chilli powder and garam masala powder along with
required salt and cook for 2 mins.
• Reduce the flame and gently toss the cooked rice with the mixture.
Ingredients:
How to:
• In a skillet, heat oil and add cumin seeds, when it splutters, add onions along with salt and
saute until tender.
• Add ginger-garlic paste and cook until raw smell disappears, followed by turmeric powder.
• Then add coriander powder, chilli powder and saute for a couple of mins.
• Now, add tomatoes and cook in a reduced flame with lid closed, until its completely mashed.
(Stir once or twice to check if the masala is not burnt.)
• Pour the water with required salt and cook in a medium flame for a min.
• Then add the cauliflower florets and peas, mix well and cook with lid closed.
• Cook until they are tender and not mushy. Add the garam masala powder and simmer for
another min. Also check salt for taste.
Ingredients:
• Rice - 1 cup
• Toor dal - ½ cup
• Carrot -1
• Beans - 10
• Drumstick -1
• Potato -1
• Peas - ¼ cup
• Mango chopped - 2 tbsp
• Onion -2
• Tomato -1
• Ghee - 1 tbsp
• Tamarind paste - 1 tbsp
• Fresh coriander leaves
• Salt to taste
To Grind:
Heat a dry pan & roast the following ingredients. Allow to cool and grind to powder.
• Red chilly -4
• Coriander - 1 tbsp
• Pepper -8
• Fenugreek seeds - 1 tsp
• Cumin - 1 tsp
• Bengal gram dal - 1 tsp
• Coconut flowers - 1 tbsp
• Sesame seeds - 1 tbsp
To Season:
• Oil - 1 tsp
• Curry leaves - 4 or 5
• Fenugreek seeds - ¼ tsp
• Mustard - ¼ tsp
• Cumin - ½ tsp
• Red chilly - 1 or 2
Method:
1. Wash rice and toor dal and soak in water for 10 mins.
2. Add water & pressure cook, till it is overcooked.
3. Heat oil in pan.
4. Season with curry leaves, fenugreek seeds, mustard, cumin, red chilly.
5. Add chopped onion and fry to transculent.
6. Add chopped veg and toss well.
7. Add tamarind paste , salt and allow to cook for 3 to 4 mins.
8. Now add smashed rice & dal, combine well.
9. Mix spice masala pwd in little water.
10. Add to rice and mix.
11. Keep the flame in low & allow to cook.
12. Turn off the flame, add a tbsp of ghee.
13. Stir well.
14. Serve hot with finely chopped fresh coriander leaves & golden fried cashew garnishing.
15. Tasty Bisibela bath rice ready!
16. Its best served with Raitha and roasted pappad.
Coconut Rice
Ingredients:
• Raw rice - 1 cup
• Coconut pieces - 2 cups
• Ghee - 2 tbsp
• Cashew - 5 to 6
• Gingely oil - 1 tsp
• Mustard - ¼ tsp
• Split urad dal - ½ tsp
• Gram dal - 1 tsp
• Cumin seeds - ½ tsp
• Asafetida (perungayam) - a pinch
• Red chilly - 2 or 3
• Salt to taste
• Curry and coriander leaves
Method:
1. Wash and soak raw rice for 10 mins.
2. Pressure cook it and allow to cool.
3. Add a tsp of gingely oil and spread in a bowl.
4. Heat 2 tbsp of ghee in a fry pan.
5. Add coconut flowers and sauté in low flame.
6. Take it aside.
7. Roast cashew nuts to golden and take aside.
8. Fry mustard, split urad dal, gram dal, cumin seeds, curry leaves, asafetida and red chilly.
9. Now mix, rice, coconut flowers, seasonings, cashew and salt.
10. Combine gently.
11. Serve hot with coriander leaves garnishing.
12. Delicious and healthy coconut rice ready to taste.
Sesame rice ingredients: (yellu Sadham)
1. Rice – 1 cup
2. Seasame seeds(yellu) - ¼ cup
3. Mustard seeds(kadugu) – ½ tsp
4. Urad dal (ulundhu parupu) – ½ tsp
5. Channa dal (Kadalai Parrupu)– ½ tsp
6. Red chillies – 4
7. Coriander seeds – 1 tsp
8. Curry leaves – 8
9. Ghee - 2 tsp
10. Salt – to taste
Preparation:
First dry roast the sesame seeds, red chillies and coriander seeds and powder it.
When they colour change to golden brown add curry leaves and turmeric powder.
Finally add the cooked rice and salt. Mix gently until coat the rice well.
Preparation:
Take a pan and heat with 2 tsp oil.
Add urad dal, channa dal and cashew nuts.
Fry till they become golden brown colour.
Remove from the heat and keep it aside.
Add the remaining oil in the same pan and heat.
Add curry leaves, green chillies and red chillies.
Sauté for few seconds.
Then add the grated mango and sauté for few mins or
the mango become tender.
Remove from heat.
Now mix with cooked rice and roasted nuts.
Mix gently.
Serve with chips or papad.
Mango Dal or Mamidikaya pappu ingredients:
1. Mango - 1 (cut into 1 inch cubes)
2. Toor dal - 1 cup
3. Onion - 1 chopped
4. Chilli powder - 1 tsp or to taste
5. Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
6. Salt - to taste
Now take a pan and heat with 3 tsp of oil. Then add urad dal, channa dal and cashew nuts.
Then add the coriander paste. Sauté until the raw smell disappears.
Now remove from the stove and mix with cooked rice. Mix gently.
Paste ingredients:
1. Onion – 1
2. Ginger – 1 inch piece
3. Garlic flakes – 3
4. Cinnamon – 1 inch stick
5. Cloves – 2
6. Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
7. Channa dal – 1 tbsp
8. Red chillies – 4
9. Coriander seeds – 3 tsp
10. Dry coconut – small piece