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Tawa Pulao
Tawa pulao is a very famous street food delicacy in Northern India. It is spicy and aromatic and the unique flavor for this rice comes from the pav bhaji masala.Just like any street foods of Bombay this pulao will surely tickle your taste buds.Even though they call it pulao it is an Indianised version of fried rice cooked with Indian spices.It is instant recipe and can be put together if you have left over rice.Add some crunchy vegetables and masala and your dish is done..
Ingredients Basmathi rice cooked- 2 1/2 cup Onion- 1 medium Ginger garlic paste- 1 tsp Tomato small -1 Green peas- 1/2 cup Carrot and bell pepper diced- 1/2 cup turmeric powder- 1/3 tsp
Cumin seeds- 1/3 tsp Chilly powder-1/2 tsp Pav Bhaji Masala- 2 tsp lemon juice- 1 tsp
Coriander leaves - a little

Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds and roast for a minute. Add onions and saute till its color changes. Add ginger garlic paste followed by tomatoes and sautes till tomatoes get cooked. Next add in green p…

Liver Varattiyathu Liver recipes is very popular in Kerala. I have already posted a chicken liver fry. This is a different preparation and is spicy and delicious with very less gravy.It is spicy and peppery. You can increase or decrease pepper according to taste and spice tolerance. It is a very quick recipe. All you do is pre-cook the liver with spices and finally roast it with little oil and curry leaves . Try this you will surely love it...



Ingredients
1)Chicken/Mutton Liver- 1 lb Shallots sliced-  1 1/2 cup Ginger sliced- 2 inch peice Garlic- 2-3 pods Green chilly- 3-4 Turmeric  powder- 1/3 tsp cumin- a pinch (optional) Pepper powder- 1 1/3 tsp Coriander powder- 1/2 tsp Fennel powder- 1 tsp Clove powder- a pinch (you can also add just 3/4 tsp of garam masala instead of fennel and clove powder)
2)Curry leaves- two springs Sliced ginger- 1/2 tsp Coconut oil- 3 tsp salt to taste

Cut liver into desired cubes. Rub with salt and turmeric powder and wash liver pieces thoroughly at leas…

Parippu curry or dal is one of the common curries severed with any main course meal in India. This is a real comfort food tangy and tasty made with toor dal and tomatoes and its flavor enhanced by a tempering or thadka. I usually serve this with chapatis but it also goes well with rice. This is quick version. I have cooked tomatoes and dal together and then finished off with a tempering. You can cook the dal first and saute tomatoes and onion and add to the dal along with a thadka. Try this recipe,you will surely love it.

Ingredients
Toor Dal- 3/4 cup
Tomatoes- 3 medium
Shallots- 4-5
Ginger- 1 inch thick

Green chilly-4
Turmeric powder-1/3 tsp
Chilly powder- 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste

For the tempering
Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp
Fennel seeds- 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds- a pinch
Garlic- 1 pod
Dry red chilly-2
Curry leaves- a few
Ghee/ oil- 1 tsp


Wash and soak toor dal for about 3 hours. Pressure cook this along with tomatoes, shallots, green chilly,ginger, turmeric powder and chilly powder and salt. …

Spicy Eggplant fry
 This is a delicious stir fried eggplant made with a flavorful spice blend and goes well with rice.Its quick and simple recipe. I got the recipe for the spice blend from here. I used the same recipe,but added shredded dry coconut too to make the spice powder.
Ingredients Eggplant- 1 medium
Turmeric- 1/4 tsp
Chilly powder- 1/2 tsp
Hing- a pinch
Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves- a few
oil
salt to taste

For the spice blend
Channa dal- 2 tsp
Sesame seeds- 1 tsp
Shredded coconut- 2 tsp
Red chilly- 3

Cut eggplant into cubes and marinate with turmeric powder and chilly powder. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds and when they splutter add hing and curry leaves followed by the egg plant and stir fry. Reduce flame and close lid for a minute. Cook till half done and add salt. Continue to stir fry.

Mean while dry roast the ingredients in the spice blend. First add channa dal and chilly and roast till it changes color.Now add dry shredded coconut and sesame seed and r…

Chicken Biryani  Biryani is so popular that there is hardly an occasion or a celebration without it. This chicken biryani is more or less a Southern Kerala style ( Trivandrum) and is very flavorful and more spicy. I got this recipe from my mom and  is simple and easy version.
Ingredients
1)For the rice
Basmathi rice- 3 cups
Cinnamon- 2 -3 pieces
Cloves- 4
Cardamon-2
Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
Ghee- 2 tsp
Rose essence- 1 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste


2)For the chicken masala
Chicken - 1 1/2 lb
Shallots-2 cup
Ginger- 2 inch thick piece
Garlic- 10
Green chilly- 7-8
Tomato- 1 medium
Yogurt- 1 cup
Chilly powder- 1 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder- 1 tsp
Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
Pepper powder- 1/2 tsp
Thin coconut milk- 1/4 cup
Lemon juice- 1 tsp
Coriander leaves -a little


3)Masala powder( to roast and grind)
Cinnamon- 1 piece, Cardamon-2, clove- 2-3
nutmeg- a small piece,star aniseed- 1cumin- a pinch,black cumin- a pinch
Fennel seeds- 1/2 tsp

4)For Garnish
Thinly sliced onion- 1
Cashew nuts- 10
Raisins- 15
Coriander leaves and mint lea…