DEVAKOTTAI SAMAYAL ARAI

Bonjour mes amis, I am going to share a healthier version of vada curry. I have only steamed the vada , instead of deep frying in oil, like in the original recipe. There is a special ingredient , which is 'tender banana blossoms'. Please make sure you don't use the first few layers of the blossom. They will be thick and won't taste good.  For the curry: Onion - 1 large, finely chopped Garlic - 5 cloves, chopped Tomato - 1 medium, chopped Tamarind - 1 gooseberry size, soaked and pulp extracted Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp Coriander powder - 3 tbsp Chilli powder - 1/2 tbsp (or according to your spice tolerance level) Asafoetida(hing) - 1/4 tsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Salt as per taste Curry leaves - a few Coriander leaves - few  For the dumplings: Banana blossom - tender pieces from the inner layers; deveined and chopped roughly Channa Dal - 2 tbsp Toor Dal - 4 tbsp Fennel seeds - 1/4 tsp Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp Dry red chillies - 2  Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Asafoetida powder ...

Hello readers Today I am here with yet another delicacy from my kitchen. I was bored to have the same old raw banana fry / vazhakkai chips / vaazhakkai varuval. So I tried this dish and here I am sharing the recipe with you all.  Recipe card   Raw Banana - 2 nos. Garlic - a few pods Asafoetida / hing / Perungayam - 1/8 tsp Chilli powder - 2 tsp Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp Tamarind paste - 2 tsp Salt - as per taste Cooking oil 1 tsp + 2 tbsp For the dry masala powder Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp  Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp Peppercorns - 1/2 tsp Dry coconut / Kopparai / fried grated coconut - 1 tbsp Dry fry all the above ingredients and grind to a coarse powder.  In a pot, heat 2 cups of water. Once it starts to boil, add the chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt, tamarind paste, hing and 1 tsp oil and let it boil for a minute.  Now cut the raw banana into 1/2 inch thick long slices like in the picture below.  Now, add these slices into the boiling mixture and cook for ...

Greetings dear readers! Now that the summer is approaching, I thought of sharing a refreshing summer drink recipe that you can make at home. I have used 'Belveder' raspberry syrup for this recipe. It is easily available in-store and online. You can use any raspberry syrup available in the market.  Let's gather all the ingredients...  Raspberry syrup - 4 tbsp Water - 6 cups Juice of 1 lemon  Honey - 1 tbsp (diluted with 2 tbsp of warm water) Fresh mint leaves- few Lemon rinds  Ice cubes  In a pitcher, add the syrup, water, lemon juice and diluted honey and stir well. Now tear the mint leaves and add to the syrup. Finally add the lemon rinds.  Refrigerate for 2 hours and refreshing summer drink is ready! Serve with ice cubes and enjoy 🍷 🍷

I personally like eating Thai food and also I love the plating in the restaurants. They use half of a pineapple and fill the fried rice in it. But I have presented in a bowl 😊. I made this dish because of my sudden craving for it.  This dish can prepared within an hour, start to finish.  The measurements I have given serves 2 people. Basmati rice - 3/4th cup, washed and soaked for 10 minutes Shrimp - 10 (I have used frozen Argentinian wild shrimp) (Wash and marinate the shrimp with 1 tsp of red chilli powder, 1/4 turmeric powder , salt - to taste) Onion - 1 small chopped Spring Onion - few chopped Pineapple - 2 slices (cored and cut into pieces) Eggs - 2 (scrambled with a pinch of salt and pepper powder) Green bell pepper and  carrot - a 2 tbsp each (chopped) Ginger and Garlic - 1 tbsp each (finely chopped) Black Pepper powder- 2 tbsp Tomato sauce and Chilli sauce - 1 tsp each ( I dont like to add soya sauce because of its high sodium content. But if you want, you can us...

Dear all,  I am happy to share this recipe with you all. It is one of my son's favorite sweet dish. It takes about an hour to prepare this dish. You can make about 20 pieces with the measurements given below. Condensed milk - 1 can (350 ml) Milk powder  - 1.5 cups Powdered Sugar - 1/2 cup Ghee (clarified butter) - 1/2 cup few strands of saffron soaked in a tbsp of warm milk Pistachios - a few slices (to garnish) [Cashew Powder - 1/4 cup + Powdered sugar - 1/4 cup] keep aside First, sift the milk powder, so you don't have any lumps. In a bowl, add the sifted milk powder, condensed milk and sugar and mix well without any lumps. Heat a pan, pour the mixture and keep mixing continuously. The sugar will start to melt. Keep stirring continuosly, otherwise the mixture will stick to the bottom of the pan and burn.  Keep adding the ghee little by little while cooking. After about 40 - 45 minutes, the mixture will start to rotate with the spatula.  Transfer it to a grease...

Happy Valentines Day 💕 I am going to share a yummy and air fried snack in the shape of a heart as a valentines day special. It is a very simple and easy to make snack and everyone will love it. Quickly grab the ingredients you need  For the filling : Potato - 2 (boiled, peeled and mashed) Frozen or fresh green peas - 1/4 cup (blanched) Salt - to taste Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Chilli powder - 3/4 tsp (you can add more if you like spicy food) Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp Dry mango powder - 1/4 tsp Garam masala - 1/4 tsp Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp Onion - 1 medium, finely chopped Coriander leaves finely chopped Cooking oil - 1 tbsp For the dough (outer layer) : All purpose flour (maida) - 1 cup Salt - 1/4 tsp Caraway/Carom seeds (Omam) - 1/4 tsp Water - 1/2 cup Clarified butter / Nei - 2 tsp Make a soft dough with the ingredients and let it rest for about 10 minutes or until you finish preparing the filling.  In a pan, heat 1 tbsp oil, add the chopped onion and saute till they turn pin...

Happy Diwali to all my readers! I am going to share the recipe for a soft and juicy Badhusha. Unlike my other Badhusha recipe, I have used baking soda and baking powder in this one asking with butter and water.  Your will need the following ingredients (Makes about 15 pieces) For the dough: All purpose flour / Maida  1 1/2 cups (sifted) Butter 1/4 cup melted Water 3/4 cup (at room temperature) Baking soda 1/4 tsp Baking powder 1/2 tsp For the sugar syrup: Sugar 1 1/2 cups Water 1 1/2 cups In a bowl, add the sifted flour, baking soda and baking powder and give it a good mix. Make a well in the middle of the flour and pour the butter and 1/2 cup of water. Now gently mix the flour into this and make a soft dough. Remember that we need a soft dough. We don't have to vigorously mix or knead and make a tight or elastic dough. Use the remaining water as needed, to make the dough. I made a couple of batches, so I had to use 2 different packets of the flour. When I made dough with one ...

Rosemary is an aromatic shrub, which can be grown in your garden. Rosemary  leaves and oil have a lot of medicinal values. To learn more about the health benefits of Rosemary, please follow the link .  I have used fresh rosemary from my garden for this recipe. Rosemary chicken curry is definitely an incredibly flavorsome dish. This recipe will serve two people. Let us quickly grab all the ingredients needed to prepare this dish. Rosemary leaves - 1/4 cup washed Chicken (boneless and skinless) - 3/4 lb, washed and cut into medium sized pieces Onion - 2 large chopped into small pieces Ginger - 1 inch piece chopped into small pieces Tomato - 1 medium chopped into small pieces Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp for seasoning Cooking oil - 2 to 3  tbsp Masala powders    Red chilli powder - 1 tsp Coriander powder - 1 tsp Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp Salt  - 1 tsp Heat a 1 tsp oil in a pan and saute 1/2 of the  chopped onion, chopped ginger and the rosemary leaves. Cool the...

I am happy to share yet another recipe with Pearl Millet. I have used whole pearl millet for this recipe. It is high in fibre and amino acids and is naturally gluten free if consumed as a  whole millet instead of flour. Follow the link to learn more about the goodness of pearl millet.  Let's see how to make the batter for making this idli.  You will need Pearl millet - 1 cup Parboiled rice - 1/2 cup Raw rice / Sonamasoori rice - 1/2 cup Black gram / Urad dal - 1/2 cup Fenugreek / Methi seeds - 1/2 tsp Salt - 1 1/4 tsp Ina a bowl take the millet, rice, dal and methi seeds together, wash 2 to 3 times and soak them in enough water overnight. In the morning, make a thick batter (like idli batter) by grinding it in a wet grinder. Add the salt and mix well and let it ferment for 10 to 12 hours.  In the picture below, you can see the tiny bubbles in the batter, which means that the batter has fermented.  Now, heat a pan and pour a laddle of batter and spread it out, l...