Hey feels good to have an award....:)

It feels so nice to receive this award. This has been passed to me by Smitha from smithas spicy flavors, Thanks for the encouragement Smitha. I would like to dedicte this award to my Mom, as this site is mostly her recipes :)

i would like to pass this to

1) Smitha - smithas spicy flavors

2) Shama Nagarajan - Easy To cook recipes

3) Srivalli - Spice your life 

4) Anitha - One Stop food spot

5)Archana-My food magazine

6)Sabitha - My home kitchen

Potato Dill Fry - Aloo Soiee Kirai fry

This a very simple and delicious recipe, and makes a good alternate potato recipe for Thanks Giving or even BBQ parties. Goes well with Rotis or rice

Ingredients

Onion                - 1 medium

Garlic                - 4-5 cloves

Potatoes            - 1lbs(approx)

Dill                     - 1 bunch

Red Chilli powder 1 tsp

Dhania powder     1tsp

Oil                        2-3 tbsp

Salt                       to taste

Turmeric               1/8 tsp

Preparation

Heat oil in a pot or kadai.

Add onions and fry till they are about to brown.

Add garlic fry for 20 - 30 sec,

Add the Potato's, turmeric and salt cook or fry till almost done

Now add chopped dill or soiee kirai, chilli powder and dhania powder

Fry for abt 5-6 mins.

Serve hot/room temperature

Methi Rice / Vendi Kirai Rice

Back when we were kids mom used to make this whenever Methi was in season..mostly during winter, I cook this when i want a fast one pot meal. And i usually have methi in my fridge, here we get it year around

 

Ingredients

Methi                           - 1 big bunch

Onion                          - 1 medium chopped

Green Chillies(thai)       - 3 to 4

Garlic                           - 6 to 8 big pods sliced thinly

Cloves/Lavang             - 6 to 8

Bay Leaves                  - 2 to 3

Cinnamon                     - 2 inches

Small Elaich                 - 2 to 3

Big Elaichi                    - 1 to 2

Lime juice                    - 3 tsps

Turmeric                      - 1/4tsp

Basmathi Rice              - 1 cup

Oil/Ghee                     - 2 tbsp

Salt                             - to taste

cumin/jeera                  - 1 tsp

Preparation

Soak the rice in water for at least 1/2 hrs

In a kadai/pot heat 1 tbsp of oil/ghee

Add Cloves, elaichis(cardamon), Bay leaves, Cinnamon,fry till fragrant

Add Onions, Green chilles, Garlic and fry till the onions are translucent.

Add the Methi greens till it wilts down (for a min or so)

Remove from heat tothe rice cooker/ vessel

Add the remaining 1 tbsp of oil/ghee

Add Jeera and let it splutter

Add the rice after draining the water  and turmeric and fry tilldey and fragrant

Remove from heat add to the Rice cooker/vessel

Add Salt to taste and water(i use 1.35 cups for one cup of rice) and lime juice and cook

Serve hot with Raitha/ Kurma

Recipe By: Mrs Malathi

Posted By: Brinda(also modifed it a bit)

Simple Bendi/Okra Fry

Mom made many versions of Bendi fry, this is the most simple and easy to make when you are in a hurry

Ingredients

Bendi    - 1lbs

Cracked Pepper to taste

Salt to taste

Oil

Preparation
Heat oil in a pan
Add the cut Bendi and fry for some time
(fry till the consistency you want mom fries untill its semi crispy, I dont)
Grind fresh pepper from the pepper mill
Add Salt to taste

Serve with Roti/Rice in combination with Sambar :)

Chicken Pakoda / Chicken fritter’s (Very Easy and Quick)

This blog was set to collect my family recipes or the food we would like to eat from recipes shared by friends, neighbor’s etc...when I told the same to my mom, she was like are you sure, and gave me the best advise ever start with things simple and easy, once u get a hang of it, u can go to recipes which need lot more preparation. Good advice

It was raining the past few days...reminded me of my day back at home when mom made different pakoda's...was in the mood to eat chicken pakoda..Mind u mom and grandma(maternal) made many varieties...This is one of the most easiest and yet very flavorful, very good for entertaining too as you will have a dish made in a jiffy and I am sure people will ask you for the recipe.

Ingredients

Ground Chicken                  - 1lbs aprox 500gm or 1/2 kg

Cilantro/Coriander/Kothmir - a nice packed bunch to fit in palm

Mint/Pudina leaves              - 30 to 40 big leaves

Onion                                 - 1-2 medium chopped finely

Garam Masala                    - 1/2 tsp

Egg                                    - 1 (the yolk and white)

Green chilis                        - 8-10(or according to ur heat level)

Ginger                                - 1-2 inches

Garlic                                 - 4-6 pods (Big pods)

Lime juice                          - 3 tsp(optional)

Salt to taste

One table spoon of either Rice flour/Besan/ground Roasted channa dal(putnaal papu ground)

or if you have corn flour then 1 tsp(which ever you have on hand)

Oil for frying

Preparation

Grind/Pulse Cilantro/Coriander/Kothmir, Mint/Pudina leaves, Green chillis, Ginger, Garlic do not use and water

Wash and dry the chicken on a paper towel to remove the excess water

Now mix/combine all the ingredients

Refrigerate for half an hour or if u can’t wait start frying in the oil

Fry till golden on a Medium High flame

Serve it hot with your favorite sauce or you can just have it as is

Tip:
You can make Seekh Kabaab's or burger's out of this recipe or make Kofta curry :)
When ur entertaining make this the previous day and fry it the next day
Kofta curry some other time, I would love to hear comments if anyone of you try this

Raitha/Veggies Salaad with curd/yogurt

Every family has its own recipe of raitha..this one is commonly made at my home during summers.Mom makes different versions of Raitha this one is one of my favriouts goes well with Biryanis or Bhagara Rice/vegtable Rice or can be had plain as a snack :)

Ingredients

Onions                    -1 cup
Cucumbers             - 1 cup
Tomatoes               - 1 cup
curd/yogurt             -  2 cups

green chilli              - 1-2 (optional)
fresh cilantro/corriander leaves
Salt to taste


Preparation

Chop the onions, cucumber tomatoes,green chillies,tomatoes cilantro/corriander/kothmir finely
Mix the chooped veggies with curd, Add salt to taste
Raitha is ready to be serverd

Tip: its more refreshing when you refrigerate it for atleast 1 hr...

Recipe By: Mrs Malathi
Posted By: Brinda

Bhagara Rice/vegetable Rice

I really dont know why it is called Bhagara rice in hyderabad or my home. I have modifed the way mom cooks to make it more simpler and faster. This recipe is good when you want your other masaledar dishes to shine and takes long time to cook or you just want something easy on the stomach. For me this comes in handy when i want to cook a meal quick and light especially in summer and have raitha as a side dish or accomplishment. This can be severed along with chicken or vegetable kurma

Ingredients

Dry Masala
Bay leaves                                        - 2-3
Badi/Big Elachi(cardamom)               - 3-4
chotti/small/green Elachi(cardamom)  - 3-4
Cinamom/dal chini                            - 2 inche piece
Cloves/Lavang                                 - 6-7

Jeera(cumin)                                     -1 tsp
Basmathi Rice                                  - 1 cup
Mixed Veggies                                 - 2 cups
Onions                                             - 1 Medium chopped
green chillies                                     - 6-10(based on ur heat level)
ginger garlic paste                             - 1 tsp
oil/ghee                                            - 2 tbls

lime juice                                         - 2 tsps(optional)

Salt to taste

 

 


Preparation

Wash and soak the Rice first and then start preparing the rest
I have made this with peas and carrots you can also use beans mushrooms, capsicum,cauliflower..etc
chop the onions and slit the green chillies, remember you have the raitha or any of the kurmas to go with this dish, incase you want to have the rice as is then increase the chillies
In a Kadai/Pot heat the 1 tbsp of ghee/oil
Add the Dry Masala let it splutter
Add the green chillies,onions, ginger galic paste and the veggies and cook for 2-3 mins, take and keep aside or transfer to Rice cooker or the pot in which you cook your rice in the same kadai add the remaining ghee/oil add the Jeera/cumin let it splutter, Now drain the water and add the rice, let it roast for some time...you can smell the basmati rice

this step is added so that your rice does not stick after its cooked...its still fluffy

Added to the rice cooker add salt to taste and cook
I add about 1.4 measures of water to one measure of rice to cook in my rice cooker(your's might be different)

Serve it with raitha or kurma or have it as is :)
You can substitue nay other short grain rice like sona masuri instead of basmathi rice


Recipe By: Brinda
Posted By: Brinda