Prawn Thokku

         Hello buddies 😊😊😊  If you are a sea food lover then you can't say no to prawns. Whatever dish it is, if it contains prawns then the taste goes to next level. Here we are going to look into a recipe, prawn thokku which tastes delicious. It can be even taken as an appetizer and the taste will never leave your tongue. Recipe goes below.

Benefits

• Rich in selenium, powerful antioxidant.
• Helps to develop immunity as it is rich in Zinc.
• Low calories and contains healthy cholesterol.
• Provides proteins in the appropriate proportion.
• Helps to get stronger bones.

Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 20 mins
Serves : 3

Ingredients

Prawns - 250 g after cleaning
Onions - 4 (big)
Tomatoes - 4
Green Chillies - 2
Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tablespoon
Chilli Powder - 1 tablespoon
Grated Coconut - 1/2 cup
Fennel Seeds - 1 teaspoon
Coriander leaves
Salt
Gingelly Oil - 4 tablespoons

Procedure

• Heat a kadai and add oil to it.
• Once the oil gets hot, add in ginger garlic paste and cook till the raw smell goes away.
• Add the chopped onions.
• Let the onions cook till it turns golden brown.
• Now add in the chopped tomatoes and green chillies.
• Saute for about 5 mins.
• Onions and tomatoes will turn mushy and start to leave oil from sides.
• Now add salt and chilli powder.
• Rinse the prawns in water 3 to 4 times till the water turns clear.
• Now time to add in prawns.
• Don't add any water, because prawns leave water while gets cooked.
• Close the kadai and let it cook for 5 mins.
• In the meantime grind the grated coconut and fennel seeds.
• Open the pan and check whether the prawns are cooked.
• Add in the ground paste and cook till the curry gets thick consistency.
• Finally add chopped coriander leaves, which gives a nice aroma to the dish.
• Plate it in a bowl and serve. It goes well with rice, roti.

You can impress any one with this simple dish 😉😉😉. Prawns play the magic. Please give a try and share your valuable comments.

Elephant Foot Yam Kola

Hello buddies 😊😊😊  Yam is a healthy food with lots of benefits in it. It is good to take yam in our day to day life. Kolas are always tasty and can be served as a appetizer. This can be the best alternative for mutton kola balls and becomes a treat for vegetarians. The recipe is easy to make. One important thing that you need to take care is the proper consistency of the mixture. Other than that it is really simple to make. Let's look into the recipe.


Benefits

• Healthy low fat diet.
• Rich in omega 3.
• Used in Ayurveda for treating many ailments.
• Blood purifier.
• Balances hormones by increasing estrogen level in women.
• Antioxidant.

Preparation Time : 15 mins
Cooking Time : 15 mins
Total Time : 30 mins

Ingredients

Senai Kizhangu (Elephant Foot Yam) - 250 g

To Grind
Roasted gram - 100 g
Coconut - 2 tablespoon
Ginger - 1 inch
Garlic - 3 
Red Chilli - 4
Fennel Seeds - 1 teaspoon
Cardamom - 1

Onions - 1(big)
Chopped Garlic - 3
Oil - for frying
Poppy Seeds - 1 tablespoon
Curry Leaves
Salt


Procedure

• Remove the skin from yam.
• Grate it using a grater.
• Heat water mildly in a vessel and dip grated yam in water (If the water is so hot then the yam will get mashed).
• Take a blender and add in roasted gram and make it powder. 
• Press the yam completely to remove water completely.
• Now transfer the powder to a bowl and add in other items mentioned under 'To Grind' along with grated yam.
• Grind it till all the ingredients gets mixed properly. Don't make it a smooth paste. (Don't add water).
• Take out the grinded mixture in a bowl along with powdered roasted gram, add in chopped onions, chopped garlic, curry leaves and salt.
• Add in 2 teaspoons of oil to mix it well. 
• If you feel the mixture is so tight, add in 1 or 2 tablespoons of water.
• Don't make it too loose.
• Make small balls out of the mixture.
• Take a pinch of poppy seeds and spread in your hands before making Kola balls.
• Heat oil in a pan for deep frying.
• Drop in the prepared kola balls and fry in batches.
• Fry until it becomes brown in color. 
• Drain the oil from the kola balls.
• Outer crispy and inner soft Yam kolas are ready.

Note : Please check whether the shape is maintained. If the kolas break in oil, add in some rice flour to the grinded mixture and fry the next batch.

Yummy Elephant yam kolas are ready. Serve it hot and njoy the taste 😊😊😊
Please try and share your comments.

Masal Vadai

Hello buddies 🙏🙏🙏 Vadai is a type of savoury that is deep fried in oil. There are many variants of vadai. Among that  masal vadai is a crispy crunchy one. Masal vadai also known as paruppu vadai is made out of channa dal. The ingredients for this vadai are easily available in home. For making tamil traditional meal a special one, masal vadai is a must.


Making Masal Vadai is really simple except the time it takes for soaking channa dal. Onions and fennel seeds which we add in this recipe gives a very good flavour to it. The shaping of this vadai is not a big deal. Just it needs to be flattened. We can make some variants with this masal vadai. We will see those recipes in the future posts.

Preparation Time : 10 mins
Soaking Time : 2 hours
Cooking Time : 15 mins




Ingredients
To Grind 
Channa dal - 200g
Red Chilli - 4
Fennel Seeds - 1 teaspoon
Salt

For Mixing
Onions - 2 (big)
Fennel Seeds - 1 teaspoon
Curry Leaves

Oil - for frying

Procedure

• Soak the Channa dal for 2 hours.
• Drain the water completely from the dal.
• Take a blender and add in the soaked dal, red chillies, fennel seeds and salt
• Grind it coarsely. Don't make a fine paste because, vadai won't be crunchy with a fine paste.
• Take it out in a bowl and add in the chopped onions, chopped curry leaves and whole fennel seeds.
• Mix well.
• The above said ingredients gives a beautiful aroma to the vadai.
• Now time to make vadai. 
• Make small balls and flatten it by pressing it in hands.
• Heat oil in a kadai for deep frying.
• Fry the shaped vadai in batches.
• Let it get fried till the color changes to brown.
• Taste one, it has to be crispy and crunchy.

Enjoy the simple masal vadai. Make it for lunch or as a evening snack. Please try it and share your comments.

Banana Peanut Butter Smoothie

Hello friends 😊😊😊 Banana Smoothie can make a perfect mid day snack or at times an energetic breakfast. Banana can blend well with any flavour that can make the smoothie even tastier. Once you come to know how to make a smoothie, then you can run the imagination to the next level. We can make banana smoothie a perfect dessert filled with protein, fiber etc. by adding in extra ingredients.
In that way now we are going to make a Banana Peanut Butter Smoothie that tastes excellent.


Recipe for peanut butter can be found here. The way how to prepare peanut butter with soft peaks can be found in that link. Preparing peanut butter and storing it can help you make delicious desserts. You can surprise you guests instantly by preparing desserts with this peanut butter.

Benefits of Banana
Widely consumed fruit that helps lowers blood pressure.
Reduces the risk of cancer and asthma.
Supports digestion.
Rich in Vitamins and minerals such as calcium, potassium, riboflavin, B6.
Good for treating anemia.

Preparation Time : 5 mins

Ingredients
Banana - 2
Peanut Butter - 1 tablespoon
Sugar - 2 tablespoon
Honey - 1 tablespoon
Cardamom - 2
Milk - 100 ml


Procedure

• Peel the bananas and slice them into pieces.
• Take a blender, add in sliced bananas and milk.
• Take out the seeds from cardamom and save the outer part. That can be used when making tea, which gives an excellent flavour to the tea.
• Add in the separated cardamom seeds in the blender along with bananas.
• Add in Sugar. You can adjust the sweetness of this smoothie by tasting it.
• Now time to add Peanut Butter. 
• Grind it well so that everything gets mixed properly and gives a nice blend to make a perfect smoothie.
• Take it in a glass and top with some honey.

Short note for making Peanut butter(For full recipe click here)

• Take unsalted roasted peanuts and remove the skin.
• Grind the peanuts to make a paste till it starts to leave oil from it.
• Now add in sugar and oil and grind it in intervals of 1 min.
• Grind it till soft peak appears.
• Store in fridge.

Njoy the excellent taste of banana peanut butter smoothie. Try and share your comments.

Aloo Bonda

Hello friends 🙋🙋🙋 Aloo the magic ingredient makes whatever dish it is made of a tasty one. Aloo is equal to taste. If something with aloo is prepared in home then the list of people and the number to be prepared gets increased💞💞💞

 Aloo is one of the tastiest food. There are lots of dishes that can be made with Aloo. We have already seen one Aloo Paratha. The recipe can be found here Aloo Paratha. Potato is one of the favourite dish for children. So it is really good to know multiple recipes made out of potato.


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 I remember in my childhood, when some construction work happens in home, we used to buy vada for the workers and a special one for me 'aloo bonda'. What a yummy snack..... From that time I have a craze over this Aloo bonda and finally tried it and enjoyed the taste of it.

 I'm giving the recipe here for you to njoy the taste of this delicious aloo bonda.


Health Benefits of Aloo

• Has no fat or cholesterol as such
• Rich in Potassium, carbohydrates
• Has Vitamin C
• Has significant amount of fiber
• Antioxidant.

Preparation Time : 15 mins
Cooking Time : 15 mins
Total Time : 30 mins
Count : 6 to 7

Ingredients

Aloo - 4
Onions - 1(big)
Carrot - 1
Green Peas - 1 cup
Green chillies - 2
Garam Masala - 1/2 teaspoon
Turmeric Powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Bonda Mix
Mustard (For tempering)
Oil (For frying)
Salt

Procedure

Aloo stuffing

• Heat one tablespoon of oil in a pan and add in mustard seeds. Let it splutter.
• Add in the chopped onions and saute for 2 to 3 mins till it becomes transparent.
• Time to add chopped carrots and greens peas (Totally optional. Good for health and gives a good color to the dish)
• Let it fry for 2 mins so that the raw smell goes away
• Now add chopped green chillies, garam masala, turmeric powder and salt.
• Garama masala gives a good flavour to the dish.

Bonda Preparation

• Heat Oil in a pan for deep frying
• In the meantime make balls out of the prepared potato
• Make a batter with the bajji mix.
• Coat the potato balls well with the mix and drop in oil.
• Let it fry till it becomes golden brown.
• Take it out and serve it hot.

Hot hot aloo bonda is ready. Perfect snack for cool evening. Njoy the taste and don't forget to share your comments.

Choco Shots

Good morning guys 😊😊😊 Yummy creamy chocolaty Choco Shots. The taste of it is amazing and will make you an addict for it. Apart from its taste it is really simple to make. This is a perfect short dessert. Come let's see the recipe.

Preparation Time : 10 mins
Freeze Time : 2 to 3 hrs

Ingredients

Any Chocolate biscuit - 10 biscuits
Whipping cream - 1 cup
Cocoa Powder - 2 tablespoon


Procedure

• Make the chocolate biscuits (I prefer oreo) into powder. Just crush them.
• Take the whipping cream and add cocoa powder. (Aquafaba can be used instead of whipping cream. We will see what is aquafaba and how to make it in the upcoming blogs)
• Just whip it till cocoa powder gets mixed completely and soft peak appears(don't over whip it)
• Now take choco shot glasses or any glass of that kind.
• Place a layer of crushed biscuits. 
• On top of that, layer with cocoa mixed whipping cream.
• Fill 3/4th of the cup.
• Finally on top make another layer with biscuit powder or chocolate syrup can be used(optional).
• Freeze it for a minimum of 2 hours.

Yummy Choco Shots is ready :) Serve it cool. Nobody can stop with one glass. So prepare lots and make everyone enjoy.
Please try and share you comments.

Paal Payasam

Hello friends 👋👋👋 Special lunch in home without a payasam? Nah, if you say we had payasam for lunch then that means you had a special lunch. In that order paal payasam stands first and it is one of the favourite for many. It is really simple and quick to make. Let's see the recipe for it.

Preparation Time : 2mins
Cooking Time : 20 mins
Total Time : 22 mins

Ingredients

Javvarisi - 50g
Semiya - 50 g
Milk - 250 ml
Sugar - 150 g
Elachi - 3 to 4
Cashews 
Raisins
Ghee


Procedure

• Boil water in a vessel and add javvarisi. Let it get cooked well. The color will become transparent.
• If you take out one and press with fingers, you can find whether it got cooked or not.
• Now add in the semiya. It gets cooked very fast in just a minute or two.
• Add in sugar and let it dissolve completely.
• Time to add elachi. Crush and add, so it gives more flavour.
• Slowly add in milk. Mix it completely. Make sure the consistency is thin. If not add some more milk.
• Because it gets thick in sometime as it has cooked javvarisi.
• Turn off the flame.
• Take a kadai and heat some ghee for roasting raisins and cahews.
• Add as much as raisins and cashews as required.
• Fry the raisins first. In a minute or two it gets fluffy. Take it out.
• Now add in cashews and fry till it becomes slightly brown.
• Add the raisins and cashews along with the ghee to the prepared payasam.

Tasty paal payasam is ready. Serve it for meal and enjoy the occasion.
Please try and share your comments.

Vazhaipoo Kuzhambu

Good evening friends 🙋🙋🙋 I never knew kuzhambu can taste that good until I tasted Vazhaipoo Kuzhambu. If somebody doesn't like vazhaipoo this is the best way to include it in their diet. There are lots of benefits with banana flower. It is a must to include in your diet in any form and here comes one.

Benefits

• Good for diabetes
• Natural Anti-drepressant
• Anti-oxidant
• Regulates mensturation
• Rich in iron
• Helps nursing mothers to boost the milk supply

Preparation Time : 15 mins
Cooking Time : 35 mins
Total Time : 50 mins
Servings : 4

Ingredients

Vazhaipoo - 1
Onion - 4 (big)
Tomato - 4
Tamarind - lemon sized
Chilli Powder - 1 tablespoon
Coriander Powder - 1 and half tablespoon
Oil - for frying
Mustard - 1 teaspoon
Fenugreek - 1/2 teaspoon
Curry Leaves
Salt


Procedure
Cleaning Vazhaipoo

• First apply gingelly oil to your hands. Because it prevents your hands from becoming sticky.
• Now open the flower and collect all the florets.
• Spread it in a newspaper or any sheet.
• Take each floret and remove the stamen which has a small black coloured head.
• Remove the thin white bag like covering too.
• No need to dip in water as we are going to fry it. For other preparations with this flower we have to immerse it in water.
• No need to chop too.

Frying Florets

• Heat oil in kadai for deep frying the florets.
• Once the oil is hot fry it in batches. Fry till it becomes crispy.
• Drain the oil completely and collect it.

Preapring Kuzhambu

• Soak the tamarind in water while you start to clean the flower.
• Get the tamarind juice out of it and keep ready.
• Add 1 tablespoon of oil in another kadai for tempering.
• Add in mustard seeds. once it splutters add in fenugreek and curry leaves.
• Now add chopped onions and let it saute for 2 to 3 mins
• Add chopped tomatoes to it. Let it both fry for sometime.
• Time to mix the tamarind juice. 
• Add chilli powder, coriander powder and salt.
• Give it a good mix and let it boil and leave all the raw smell.
• Once raw smell is gone add in the fried florets and mix it well.
• Don't cook for too long after adding the fried florets, as it is already really cooked well in oil.
• Serve it with hot rice.

Tasty Vazhaipoo Kuzhambu is ready. Give a try in your home and share your comments.

Chilli Veg Momos

Vanakkam friends 🙏🙏🙏 What else can replace a hot and spicy snack for a sweet evening? Just check out this chilli momos  recipe that makes a perfect snack. Everyone love momos and here we are seeing a variant of it.
      As we are adding more vegetables this snack becomes a healthy one. Another advantage is we are going to bake it. So anyone of any age can have this.

Preparation Time : 15 mins
Cooking Time : 20 mins
Total Time : 35 mins

Ingredients
Baked moms - 10 
Check this link for making veg momos Link for Momo
Onions - 2(big)
Garlic - 10 cloves
Green Chilli - 3 to 4 
Red chilli sauce - 1 tablespoon
Soy sauce - 1 tablespoon
Tomato Sauce - 1 tablespoon
Oil - 2 tablespoons


Procedure

• Make the momos as mentioned in previous post.
• Heat oil in a pan.
• Add in chopped garlic and saute for a minute.
• Now add chopped onions and green chilli. Let it fry for 2 minutes.
• Add in all the sauces and give it a good mix.
• Baked momos will be so delicate, so gently drop the momos in the prepared sauce.
• Gently give a mix and coat the momos with the sauce.

Hot and spicy chilli veg momos are ready. Serve it hot and njoy the taste.
Try it and share your comments.

Aadi Peruku Special Kapparisi

Good morning buddies 😊😊😊 Today is Aadi Peruku. Every year the 18th day of tamil month Aadi is celebrated as Aadi Peruku. It is a tradition to thank water for making us sustain in this world. People used to worship near river banks, lakes, well and nowadays even near water pipes. Let us thank the water god by preparing a simple recipe that is special for this day.

Preparation Time : 10 mins

Ingredients
Rice (pacharisi) - 100g
Sesame seeds - 1 tablespoon
Roasted gram - 2 tablespoon
Jaggery - 100g
Coconut - 2 tablespoon


Procedure

• Wash and soak the rice in water for 1 hour.
• Then spread the soaked rice in a dry cloth after draining the water 
• Let it get dried and leave the excess water.
• Now add sesame seeds, roasted gram, jaggery and shredded coconut.
• Give it a good mix. Jaggery will start to leave water that makes it super tasty.

Prepare this simple recipe and say thanks to water god. Happy Aadi perukku😊😊😊
Please share your comments.

Curry Leaves Thokku

Hello all 😊😊😊 We used to take curry leaves in our day to day life by adding it in all dishes. But a dish with only curry leaves make it more nutritious. Curry leaves has more health benefits. Let's see some

Benefits of curry leaves

• Rich in Iron, Calcium, vital vitamins etc.
• Strengthens hair roots.
• It has anti- diabetic, antioxidant properties.
• Helps prevent cancer
• Source of vitamin A, so good for eyes.

Preparation Time : 5 mins
Cooking Time : 10 mins
Total Time : 15 mins

Ingredients
Curry Leaves - two hand full of leave
Red Chilli - 6 - 7
Pepper - 1 teaspoon
Mustard - 1 teaspoon
Tamarind - small ball
Turmeric - a pinch
Asafoetida - a pinch
Jaggery 
Salt

Procedure

• Dry roast the red chillies and pepper
• Take a mixie jar and add the curry leaves, salt, tamarind, jaggery, roasted red chilli and pepper.
• Grind it finely by adding water.
• Heat a kadai, add oil. Once it get hot add the mustard seeds, wait till it splutters.
• Add asafoetida and turmeric powder.
• Now add in the grinded paste, let it boil and get thickened.

Tasty and healthy thokku is ready. Njoy the taste.
Try it and  share your comments.

Jaggery Soaked Gooseberry

Hello friends 😊😊😊. Gooseberry - The richest source of Vitamin C. Having gooseberry in our daily diet provides us with lot of Vitamin C. Mothers who feed their babies must take gooseberry daily to maintain the hemoglobin levels and it helps baby also to receive essential nutrients. Lots and lots of benefits are there for gooseberry and I'm listing few here.

Benefits of Gooseberry

• Prevents premature aging
• Rich in Vitamin C, Iron.
• Maintains Hemoglobin Levels.
• Prevents and cures scurvy
• Problems like bleedy gums, teeth loosening, gingivitis, bone problems are avoided.
• Antioxidant
• Maintains skin texture

Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 5 mins
Total Time : 15 mins

Ingredients
Gooseberry - 5
Jaggery - 50 g


Procedure

• Boil the gooseberry for 5 mins
• Take it out and make it small pieces.
• Heat a pan and add jaggery and let it melt.(I have used organic jaggery, that is the reason for this color)
• Now add in the boiled gooseberry pieces.
• Give it a good mix.
• Let it cool and store it in air tight containers.
• It will take minimum of 2 days for it to get soaked.

Daily have two or three pieces of it. It will be very tasty and healthy
Try it and share your comments.

Ginger Kashayam

Hello friends 🙋🙋🙋. Kashayam is a water extract taken out from one herb or some herbs. Generally people don't like kashayam as it won't taste good. Now we are going to see the recipe of Ginger Kashayam that tastes really good. For feeding mothers this helps a lot by inducing hunger in the child. Breastmilk has a strategy of demand and supply. So in turn it helps for increased milk production. Let's see some benefits followed by the recipe.

Benefits of Ginger

• Helps in digestion
• Good for dry cough and cold.
• Helps in weight loss.
• Improves blood circulation.

Preparation Time : 5 mins
Cooking Time : 10 mins
Total Time : 15 mins
Servings : 3

Ingredients
Ginger - 2 inch
Jaggery - 100 g
Pepper  Powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Turmeric Powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Water


Procedure

• Wash and Grate the ginger into small pieces.
• Take a vessel and add 3 glasses of water.
• Add in the grated ginger, jaggery, pepper powder and turmeric powder
• Stir till the jaggery dissolves.
• Let it boil for 10 mins.
• Strain the ginger dust with strainer before serving

Healthy Ginger Kashayam is ready. Serve it hot.
Try it and share your comments.

Sundaikkai (Turkey Berry) Varuval

Good morning friends🙏🙏🙏 . Having a balanced diet is very essential for leading a healthy life. So it is important to take up all the vegetables periodically in such a way that all the essential nutrients gets balanced. In that order here we going to see a simple recipe made out of sundaikkai. Sundaikkai is rich in iron which prevents you being anemic. It is one of the best food to be taken by postpartum mother's who feed their babies. Here comes the benefits followed by the recipe.

Benefits of Sundaikkai

• It is rich in Vitamin A, Iron, Calcium and fiber
• It has anti-fungal, antioxidant and antibacterial properties.
• Fights against cancer
• Prevents high blood pressure
• Controls Diabetes.

Preparation Time : 10 mins

Cooking Time : 20 mins

Total Time : 30 mins

Ingredients

Sundaikkai - 200 g

Onions - 3 (big)

Tomatoes - 3

Chilli powder - 1 teaspoon

Salt

Oil

Procedure

• Wash the sundaikkai and make a slit on each one so that it has a mouth open. (Don't break into two). It will make the masala enter into it and it will cook fast.
• Heat one tablespoon of oil in a pan and add the slit sundaikkai.
• Sprinkle some salt on it so that it cooks fast.
• Once it slightly starts to change color add in chopped onions and tomatoes.
• Saute it for 5 mins
• Now add in red chilli powder and the salt according to taste.
• Give it a good mix and let it fry for some 15 mins.
• Grinded coconut can be added for taste. But it is totally optional.

Healthy sundaikkai varuval is ready. Have a healthy life.

Try it and share your comments.

Drumstick Leaves Soup

Hello buddies 👋👋👋 Moringa (drumstick) leaves are a wonderful source of minerals and vitamins. Drumstick leaves are a must for women who feed their new born baby. The essential nutrients present in it will help the baby get those nutrients. Also it increases the production of milk. This is a simple soup recipe with these leaves. Let's have a look.

Benefits of drumstick leaves

• Rich in iron and calcium
• Balances blood glucose levels.
• Maintains Cholesterol levels
• For pregnant women it can avoid anemia
• Potent Antioxidant.

Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 10 mins
Total Time : 20 mins
Servings : 3

Ingredients
Drumstick Leaves - one hand full
Onions - 2 (big)
Cumin seeds - 1 teaspoon
Garlic - 10 cloves
Coconut - 2 tablespoons 
Salt
Water



Procedure

• Grind together chopped onions, garlic, cumin seeds and coconut.
• Heat a pan and add the grinded mixture.
• Let it boil and the raw smell goes away. Then add salt and  3 cups of water.
• After it comes to a boiling state, add in the drumstick leaves.
• Let it cook for 2 - 3 mins. Because drumstick leaves will be cooked very fast.
• Finally if you need some oil flavour you can add 1 tablespoon of gingelly oil. But it is totally optional.

Serve hot. A soup with lots of benefits. Have a healthy life.
Try it and share your comments.

Ellu(Sesame) Podi

Hello friends✋✋✋ Sesame seeds makes all of the dishes made out of it a delicious one. Inspite of being delicious it has many health benefits. Sesame seeds have the power to increase the breast milk supply as it is a lactogenic food. Let's see a simple podi recipe here with sesame seeds.

Benefits

• Fights cancer
• Maintains blood pressure
• Lactogenic agent
• Rich in Minerals like iron, fiber

Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 5 mins
Total Time : 15 mins

Ingredients
Sesame Seeds - 50g
Red Chilli - 8
Garlic - 8 to 10 cloves
Tamarind - gooseberry sized
Salt



Procedure

• Wash the sesame seeds. If it is black sesame seeds wash it multiple times till all the black dust goes away.
• Dry it properly. Store and use whenever needed.
• Take out 50 g of sesame seeds and fry it in a kadai without adding oil.
• It has to be fried till it starts to splutter.
• Take out and let it cool. Now add the red chilli and fry for a minute.
• Take a mixie jar, add in fried red chillies and grind it.
• Then add the sesame seeds, salt and tamarind along with red chillies grinded and grind. 
• Finally add chopped garlic and grind.
• Don't add water. Grind it till it gets mixed properly and looks like shown in the picture. 
• Don't grind for too much time. Or else it will lose its podi consistency and will start to leave oil.

Tasty ellu podi is ready. The aroma that comes out of it is awesome. Njoy the taste and health benefits.
Try it out and share your comments.

Garlic Kuzhambu

Hello all😊😊😊 Breastfeeding is an art. No other food in the world can substitute breast milk for newborn. Mother fed babies will be more immune that the others. It contains lots of antibodies, that can't be engineered. It is the responsibility of every mother to understand the importance of breastfeeding. Some mother's may have the problem of less milk supply. Actually it depends on demand from the child. Yet we can help to increase the milk supply by having certain food items in our regular diet. In that order here we are going to see the best ingredient garlic that helps a lot. You can take it in any form and here comes one.

Benefits

• Lowers cholesterol levels
• Regulates blood pressure and blood glucose.
• Helps in reducing weight.
• Good for milk secretion.
• Prevents heart disease.

Preparation Time : 15 mins
Cooking Time : 30 mins
Total Time : 45 mins
Servings : 4

Ingredients

Garlic - 30 to 40 cloves
Onion - 4(big)
Tomato - 3
Red Chilli powder - 1 tablespoon
Coriander Powder - 2 tablespoon
Tamarind - lemon sized
Oil
Salt



Procedure

• Soak the tamarind in water for sometime and make the juice out of it.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a pan and add in the garlic cloves.
• Let it get cooked for 2 to 3 mins.
• Now add in the chopped onions and let it saute for 2 minutes.
• Add chopped tomatoes and cook well.
• Now mix red chilli powder and coriander powder along with onions and tomatoes.
• Add in the tamarind juice and give a good mix. Add salt and water as required.
• Let it boil, get thickened and all the raw smell goes away.

Tasty garlic kuzhambu is ready. It goes well with rice, idli. Rice, garlic kuzhambu and pappad is a perfect combo.
For easily picking garlic, take toothpicks and collect the garlic cloves in it before cooking. So when you serve it will be easy to take out.
Try it out and share your comments.

Suraa Puttu (The Whitey)

Hi Buddies 😊😊😊 Suraa (Shark fish) is one of the tasty non veg item. To make it even more tasty to eat, we are going to see a simple recipe here. In this recipe we are going to add more of garlic that gives a good flavour.

Preparation Time : 15 mins
Cooking Time : 20 mins
Total Time : 35 mins

Ingredients

Shark fish - 250g
Onions - 3(big)
Ginger Garlic Paste - 2 tablespoons
Green Chilli - 2
Turmeric Powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Oil - 2 tablespoons
Curry Leaves
Salt



Procedure

Boiling Fish

• Heat water in a vessel let it come to boiling state.
• Now add in the fish pieces.
• Let it cook for 5 - 7 minutes.
• White foam kind will start to appear. At that point turn off the flame and take out the fish pieces.
• Let it get cool.
• Now carefully shred the fishes finely and remove the bones from it.

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Puttu Preparation

• Heat oil in a pan and add in ginger garlic paste.
• Let it saute for a minute, then add chopped onions and green chillies.
• Let the onions become transparent.
• Now add curry leaves, turmeric powder and salt.
• Mix it well and add in the prepared shred fish.
• Continuously mix it so that it will not stick to the pan
• Let it cook for 15 mins. It will hold a juicy consistency and it will not get fried.

That's it. Suraa puttu is ready. Eat it hot and enhance your health.
Try and share your comments.

Crispy Corn

Hello friends 👋👋👋 Corn is a beautiful snack by itself. Here we are going to make it even more delicious. I have tasted crispy corn in BBQ and from then I wanted to try it out in home. To my belief it came out really well and very crispy as like the restaurant style. I recommend you to give it a try by following the steps given below.

Benefits

• Corn is rich in fiber so that it helps in digestion
• Provides folic acid which is a must for pregnant women
• Rich in Vitamin A, B, E.
• Prevents cancer
• Prevents heart disease.

Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 15 mins
Total Time : 25 mins
Servings : 3

Ingredients

Boiled Corn Kernels - 3 cups
Maida - 1 tablespoon
Corn flour - 1 tablespoon
Garlic - 7 to 10
Onions - 2
Pepper Powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Coriander leaves 
Oil
Salt



Procedure

Frying corn

• Add the boiled corn kernels to a bowl (If you are having fresh corn, take out the kernels and boil it by adding water).
• Drain the excess water from corn by spreading it.
• Now add 1/2 tablespoon of maid and cornflour and give it a good mix.
• While mixing gently press the corn, so that it opens a bit. This prevents spluttering of corn when frying in oil.
• If you feel water is less and the corn is not getting coated properly add a little bit of water and mix again.
• Add the remaining cornflour and maida and coat the corn really well. 
• All parts of corn must be coated with a layer of flour.
• Keep it aside and heat oil in a kadai for frying.
• When you drop the corn it may splutter. If you are trying for first time close the kadai till it fries.
• Once it is done all the corn kernels will start to float and will have a light brown color. At that stage it can be taken out.
• Drain the oil and collect it in a vessel.

For Topping

• Heat a tablespoon of oil and add chopped garlic and onions.
• After 2 to 3 mins add coriander leaves, pepper powder and salt.
• Add the fried corn kernels and give it a good mix.

That's it. Restaurant style crispy corn is ready. Serve it hot. Try this recipe and taste it.
The procedure became long because of the precautions. So, don't worry it is really simple to make. Do try it and share your comments.

Noolkol Kuruma

Hello friends ✋✋✋ Hope you are enjoying the recipes. Here comes another simple noolkol kuruma recipe which has lot of health benefits. Before getting into the recipe let's know the benefits of noolkol.

Benefits
Rich in fiber
Helps in digestion
Good for improvement of diabetes
Prevents cancer
Prevents heart disease

Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 20 mins
Total Time : 30 mins
Servings : 4

Ingredients
Noolkol - 2
Onions - 2(big)
Tomatoes - 2
Garlic - 7 to 8
Coriander Powder - 1 and half tablespoon
Chilli Powder - 1/2 tablespoon
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 teaspoon
Mint Leaves
Salt

To grind
Pattai - 1/2 inch
Cardamom - 2
Clove - 1
Garlic - 5
Coconut - 1/2 cup
Fennel Seeds - 1 teaspoon




Procedure

• Grind everything mentioned under 'to grind' to a smooth paste.
• Heat oil in a cooker and add chopped garlic. Saute for a minute.
• Then add chopped onions. After a minute or two add tomatoes.
• Now add noolkol, coriander powder, chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt, grinded paste and mint leaves.
• Add required amount of water.
• Close the cooker, keep the flame in high and wait for one whistle.
• Then simmer the stove and let it cook for 15 mins.
• Turn off the flame, let the pressure gets released.

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Tasty and healthy noolkol kuruma is ready. It goes well with rice.
Taste and share your comments.

Quick Bread Omelette

Hello friends 😊😊😊 Here we are going to see quick and easy made breakfast recipe bread omelette. This recipe is really simple with few ingredients but with a wonderful taste. Let's have a look at it

Preparation Time : 5 mins
Cooking Time : 3 mins
Total time : 8 mins

Ingredients 

Eggs - 2
Bread - 2 slices
Onions - 2(big sized)
Tomato - 1
Chilli powder - 1/2 tablespoon
Turmeric Powder - a pinch
Pepper Powder
Coriander Leaves
Salt


Procedure

• Chop onions and tomatoes.
• Take a bowl, add eggs to it and beat it well (so that the omelette will be fluffy).
• Now add the chopped onions, tomatoes, chilli powder, turmeric powder, pepper powder, chopped coriander leaves and salt.
• Mix them well.
• Heat a pan and spread one tablespoon of oil.
• Now spread the egg mixture to the pan, dip the bread pieces in egg and turn the other side of the bread, so that the egg juice is absorbed on both sides of the bread.
• After 2 mins carefully turn the omelette along with the bread.
• After a minute or two the tasty bread omelette is ready.

You can also spread a layer of mayonnaise on bread, so that it tastes even yummy.
Serve hot with tomato ketchup😊

Sweet Corn Soup

Hi buddies 👋👋👋 Whenever we go to a restaurant the first thing we order is soup. In that one of the best is sweet corn soup. On trying out this recipe, I wondered how easy is a perfect restaurant style sweet corn soup. Here is the recipe for it.

Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 20 mins
Servings : 4

Ingredients

Sweet corn - 1 cup
Carrot - 1/2 cup
Beans - 1/2 cup
Onions - 3(medium sized)
Garlic - 5
Butter - 1 teaspoon
Corn Flour - 1 tablespoon
Pepper powder 
Salt
Water


Procedure

• Take half cup of corn and grind it to a smooth paste.
• Chop carrot, beans, onions and garlic finely.
• Heat butter in a pan and add garlic. Saute for a minute.
• Now add onions. Let it cook for a minute
• Add the chopped carrot and beans. 
• After two minutes add the grinded corn.
• Add one liter of water and salt.
• Close the pan and let it boil for 5 - 7 mins
• Check the vegetables, if it is not cooked properly close it again and let it cook.
• Add half more liter of water and let it boil.
• All the green smell from the vegetables will go away.
• Now make corn flour slurry and add it to the boiling mixture.
• In few minutes it will start to get thickened.
• Finally add pepper powder to it.

Serve hot in cups💙💙💙. You will really be amazed with the taste of it.
Try, taste it and please share your comments.

Peanut Butter

Yummy day folks👋👋👋 Here comes a treat for peanut lovers. Delicious, yummy peanut butter. It is really as simple as ABC to make. Have a look at the recipe below

Preparation Time : 5 mins
Cooking Time : 10 mins
Total Time : 15 mins

Ingredients 

Roasted Unsalted Peanut - 100 g
Sugar - 2 tablespoon
Peanut Oil - 2 tablespoon
Cocoa Powder - 1 tablespoon (optional)


Procedure

• If the peanuts are not roasted, roast it in a pan for 5 - 10 mins till it changes color slightly.
• Remove the skin out of it.
• Add the peanuts in blender and grind for 1 min.
• Now it might have become powder.
• Add 1 tablespoon of oil.
• Use a spatula to collect everything from the edges and grind it for another minute.
• Repeat the same process till it becomes moist.
• Now add sugar and the other tablespoon of oil.
• Grind it in 1 minute intervals till soft peaks appear.
• I have added cocoa powder to add flavor. You can skip this step if you don't want choco flavor in it.

Take it in a jar and you can refrigerate it for future purposes. Yummy Peanut butter is ready. Isn't easy? Do try it and share your comments.