DEVAKOTTAI SAMAYAL ARAI

  Hi friends, Today I am going to share a recipe for my home-style biryani.  This is not as easy and simple as my other biryani recipe Chicken Biryani Simple  . But it is not very difficult too. This recipe calls for a biryani masala powder, for which I have shared the recipe too below. Ingredients you need (makes for a family of 3 people) For the biryani masala powder: Cloves- 2 Cinnamon stick - 1 inch piece Cardamom - 2 Bay leaves - 1 big Star Anise - 1 Shahi Jeera / Black Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp Fennel Seeds / Sombu - 1 tsp Peppercorns - 5 to 6 Coriander Seeds - 1 tsp Dry Red Chillies - 2 or 3 (as per your taste) Salt - 1/4 tsp Grind all the above to a fine powder. you need not roast them dry or with oil. Main Ingredients for the recipe -  Chicken  - 1.5 lbs Seeraga Samba rice - 2 cups, washed and soaked for about 30 minutes in a cup of water (this aromatic rice is traditionally used in biryanis. they are very tiny and looks like seeragam/ cumin seeds. You...

Hello friends, Today I am going to share yet another exotic dish "Peas Potato Curry". It is a simple recipe but with some secret tips, the result will be a tasty curry for Roti or Naan. You will need the following ingredients Potato - 2 nos ,washed, peeled and cubed pieces  Peas - 1/2 cup, frozen or fresh Secret Ingredient (Green Pepper / Capsicum - few pieces cut lenthgwise) Onion - 2 large and finely chopped Tomato - 2 large and finely chopped Ginger - 1/2  inch piece, crushed Garlic - 5 medium sized cloves, crushed Green Chillies - 2 small, slit lengthwise and deseeded Secret Ingredient (Whole Milk - 1/4 cup) Oil - 2 tbsp Butter - 2 tbsp Chilli Powder - 1 tsp Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp Salt - 2 tsp or as per your taste Garam Masala Powder - 1/2 tsp Coriander Leaves - 2 tbsp finely chopped Whole Spices for Seasoning -  Cinnamon bark - 1 inch piece Cloves  - 2 pieces Green Cardamom - 2, whole Black Cumin Seeds - 1/4 tsp Phew😅!! the list of ingredients is over😃 In a...

Pillayar nombu is a nombu celebrated exclusively by Naattukkottai Nagarathars. This post is intended for young chettiar couples living far from their families, who want to know about this nonbu and celebrate it at home. The significance of performing this nombu, is that we pray to Lord Ganesha, requesting him to remove all the obstacles in our life.  I have heard that there are 3 versions of the story behind this nonbu. I am sharing the one that my mom has told me... A teenage girl was ill-treated by her step-mother. On karthigai deepam day, this step-mother's diamond ring was missing and she accused this girl of stealing her ring. This girl went to a pillayar temple and prayed to Lord Ganesha that she will prove herself as innocent and find the ring. So she started saying her prayers to Lord Ganesha, by removing one thread a day from her cotton saree for 21 days. She promised to the God that, when she proves her innocence, she will make the number of threads she has on that day as...

  Hi all, Today, I am going to share my recipe for a soft and silky smooth Mysore Pak.  Ingredients needed: Gram Flour / Kadalai Maavu / Besan - 1/2 cup (sifted) Sugar - 1 cup Whole Milk - 1/2 cup Oil - 1/2 cup ( I used Canola oil, but you can use any oil, which doesn't have a strong flavor or aroma by itself. For example, do not use Sesame Oil, Coconut oil, Mustards Oil, Groundnut Oil, etc) Clarified Butter / Nei / Ghee - 1/4 cup ( it should not be melted, it should be at room temperature. If it is in a liquid state, keep in the refridgerator for 15 mintues  and whisk it a little before using in the recipe.) Please follow the steps exactly to obtain best results. Use a thick bottomed and wide mouth pan. In the pan, add the following ingredients one by one. Please note!! I have not asked you to switch on the stove yet! So now, add the flour and milk and mix well without lumps. I prefer to use a whisk for mixing. Then switch on the stove in a medium flame and keep the pan ...

 Kambu Burfi Hello everyone!, As I had mentioned in my previous post, I am here today to share my recipe for one more new sweet dish " Kambu Pak / Burfi". Somehow, I have a liking towards the Kambu Flour / Pearl Millet flour / Bajri Flour. this may also be because I won the 4th place in a cooking competition for my entry 'Kambu Halwa" You may wonder what is Kambu Pak. when they call the sweet made with Besan as Mysore Pak, then why not call the sweet made with Kambu Flour, as  Kambu Pak" 😉 Lets see how to make this yummy Kambu Pak Ingredients needed (makes about a dozen 1/2 inch thick squares) Pearl millet / Kambu / Bajra Flour - 1/2 cup Light Brown Sugar / Naattu Sarkarai - 1 cup Whole Milk - 1/2 cup Cardamom Powder - 1/4 tsp Warm ghee - 1/4 cup Any Cooking oil - 1/4 cup ( I used canola oil, but you can use any oil other oil except sesame oil, or peanut oil or olive oil. It will not be suitable for this kind of recipe, as it has its own flavor and aroma)  (We ...

Oats Murukku..... Hi all, Advance Diwali wishes !! Diwali is here for 2020 and let's celebrate with a special sweet and savoury dish. I am going to share my recipe for Oats Murukku in this post and Kambu Burfi in my next post. without further ado, lets get in to the recipe. Ingredients needed ( makes 13 , 3 spiral murukkus) Oats flour - 1/2 cup Urad Flour / Black Lentil Flour - 1/2 cup Unsalted Butter - 1 tbsp softened at room temperature Carom Seeds - 1/2 tsp Red Chilli Powder - 1/4 tsp Salt - 1/2 tsp Asafoetida powder / Hing - 1/8 tsp Water - 1/2 cup + little more to adjust the consistency of the dough I used homemade Oats Flour. Here is how to make it- I used rolled oats. Dry fry it in a pan until some of them start popping up and you smell the aroma of Oats . Cool it down and grind to a fine powder and sift the flour before using.  In general, while you are using any flour in any recipe, always remember to sift it to avoid any lumps or un-ground pieces. I am stressing on this, ...

My Recipe for today is Whole Wheat Bread without yeast / Pain sans levure  !  When I ordered my groceries this time, bread was not available at the store.  So, I thought of baking bread with the ingredients I had at home.  This is the first time ever I am trying baking a small loaf of bread and I did not have a loaf pan either. So, I have used a square container which measures 4 cups. If you have a loaf pan, please use that, but the measurements i have given below will not be enough to make the size of a store bought loaf and the baked loaf will be upto 3/4th of the loaf pan.  You will need the following ingredients that will be easily available at home. Wheat flour - 2 cups, leveled ( I used the normal wheat flour, that I use to make chapathi at home) Baking Soda - 1/4 tsp Baking Powder - 1/2 tsp Whole Milk - 6 tbsp + 2 tbsp + a little for brushing at the end Water - 6 tbsp Sugar - 1 tbsp ( I did not use powdered sugar) Yogurt - 1/4 cup, nicely beaten (I used h...

Hey everyone! The reason behind this appetizing recipe..... On an auspicious day of April 13, which is the Tamil New Year,  I was looking for mangoes to make the Mango Pachadi with jaggery on this auspicious day, but could not buy one. So I was trying to find a replacement for mangoes and  voilà  !  I found these cranberries in my freezer. Sans plus tarder, let's get to the recipe! All you need is 1 cup - fresh or frozen (You can buy fresh cranberries during the season and wash and pat dry them and freeze for later use) 1/2 cup - diced red onions (you can also use white onions) 2 to 3 tbsp - crushed jaggery (you can substitute it with brown sugar) 1 tsp - red chilli powder 1/2 tsp - turmeric powder 2 tbsp  - cooking oil ( I used canola oil) salt to taste For Seasoning- 1/2 tsp - mustard seeds 1/4 tsp - asafoetida  1- whole red chilli broken into 2 pieces a few curry leaves In a skillet, pour 2 tbsp oil and when the oil i...

Hallo Meine Freunde, Today I am going to share a breakfast recipe, which will be a complete breakfast along with a glass of juice. These days, it is hard to go out and buy any grocery. So I am sharing a recipe that anyone can bake with the ingredients available at home. This recipe makes about 18 muffins. You will need 2 cups - Whole Wheat Flour 1 cup - Brown Sugar packed (you can also use white sugar if you do not have brown sugar) 3/4th cup- Canola Oil (you can also use vegetable oil) 2 cups - Apples peeled and shredded, approx. 2 apples 1 cup - Carrots, peeled and shredded approx 2 to 3 medium sized carrots 1/2 cups- chopped walnuts and whole raisins (you can add sliced almonds if you do not have walnuts handy) 1/4th cup - Milk 2 Brown Eggs 2 tsp - Baking Soda 2 tsp - Cinnamon powder 2 tsp - Vanilla Extract 1/2 tsp - Salt Now, pre-heat the oven to 350° F for about 15 minutes. Anyway, it will take about 15 minutes to prepare the muffin batter. So, it wil...