Mutta Kuzhalappam /Coconut Pancake Rolls

Ingredients:

Maida - 1 cup
Egg - 1
Sugar - as required
Grated coconut - 1 cup
Cardamon -2
Milk - 1/2 cup
Salt

Method:

• In a bowl, whisk together milk , maida ,salt ,1 tsp sugar ,1 cardamom and egg.
• Transform this batter into a blender (mixer) and blend well.(Add water if required).Make the batter like the consistency of dosa.
• Take another bowl ,mix grated coconut ,sugar & cardamon well. ( You can also heat this mix in a pan to melt sugar and coated well on coconut).
• Heat a tawa or frying pan.
• Make pancake by pouring 1-2 spoon of batter onto tawa.
• Using the back of the spoon to spread batter into a round shape.
• After 1-2 minutes, flip carefully with a thin spatula, and cook until light browned on the other side.
• Fill coconut mix and roll it .
• Serve hot.

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Paneer Butter Masala / Shahi Paneer Masala

Ingredients:

Paneer - 250 gms 

Curd /Yogurt -1/4 cup

Milk -1/2 cup

Tomato- 1 big

Onion - 1 big

Ginger - small piece

Green Chilly - 2-3

Cardamom - 3

Garam Masala -1/2 tsp

Red Chilly powder- 1/2 tsp

Tomato Sauce - 2 tsp

Butter or Ghee - 3 tsp

Salt

Coriander leaves

Method:

• Heat a pan and add 1 1/2 tsp of butter .
• Add chopped onion, crushed ginger,green chilly and cardamom and fry for 3-4 minutes.
• Add tomato ,salt and cook covered till it become soft .
• Add beaten curd and cook again for 5 minutes.
• Add 1/2 cup water and remove from heat .Allow it to cool.
• Blend this in a mixer till smooth paste.
• Heat a pan with remaining butter and add blend gravy into it.
• Add garam masala, red chilli powder ,tomato sauce.
• Boil it to get thick gravy.
• Add milk and paneer and boil 4-5 minutes.
• When the gravy become thick consistent and paneer is done,remove from heat.
• Garnish with coriander leaves. 

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Upma

Ingredients:

Rava /semolina - 1 cup

Onion - 1

Green chilli -1

Ginger - 1 inch piece finely chopped

Copped vegetables- 1 cup ( 1/2 carrot, 4-5 beans, 10-15 fresh green peas)

Water - 2 cups

Ghee - 1 tsp 

Oil - 3 tsp

Mustard seeds -1 tsp

Urad dal - 3/4 tsp

Curry leaves 

Salt

Method:

• Heat a kadai and add oil.
• Splutter mustard ,then add urad dal curry leaves.
• Add chopped ginger ,green chilly and onions.Saute well.
• Add chopped vegetables and salt.
• When onion become transparent add water and allow to boil.
• Add ghee into it.
• When water starts boiling reduce flame and add rava into it.
• Stir continuously until upma reaches its consistency.
• Remove from fire and close with lid for 1 minute.
• Serve hot !!

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Green peas Potato masala / Aloo Mattar

Ingredients :

Green Peas -  1 cup (half cooked)

Potato - 2

Onion - 1 big

Garlic - 2-3 pods

Ginger - small piece

Green chilly - 1

Tomato - 1

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Red Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp

Coriander powder - 1 tbsp

Garam masala -1/4- 1/2 tsp

Fennel / Jeerakam- 1/4 tsp

Oil

Salt 

Curry leaves( optional)

Coriander leaves

Method:

• Heat a pressure cooker add oil .
• Add crushed ginger,garlic & green chilly. 
• Add onions, curry leaves and saute well.Add salt .
• When onions become light brown add turmeric powder,red chilly powder,coriander powder,garam masala and saute well.
• Add cut tomato .Saute well till oil gets separated.
• Then add green peas & potato and saute.
• Add required water and close pressure cooker . 
• After 2-3 whistle ,wait for the pressure to release.
• Heat pan ,pour oil and crackle fennel seeds.
• Pour cooked curry into it .
• When the curry become thick remove from flame and garnish with coriander leaves.
• Serve with Chapati ,Naan etc..

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Chilly Idli

Ingredients:

Idly – 4-5 (cut into small pieces)

Ginger – small piece

Garlic – 3-4 pods

Green chili – 2

Capsicum – 1 (cut into small cubes)

Onion – 1 (cut into small cubes)

Pepper -1/4 tsp

Soya sauce – 1 tsp

Tomato ketchup – 1 tbsp

Red chili sauce – 1 tsp

Corn flour – 1 tbsp
Maida - 1/2 cup
Curry leaves

Red color – 1 pinch (optional)

Salt

Oil

Method:

• Make batter with maida,corn flour ,red color,salt & water.
• Dip idly pieces & shallow fry.
• Heat oil ,  add crushed ginger, garlic and green chili.
• Add capsicum and onion,  pepper & little salt .Sauté well.
• When onion becomes translucent add fried idly pieces.
• Add soya sauce, tomato sauce, chili sauce and sauté well.
• Cover it for 1 minute & remove from fire.
• Garnish with curryleaves.

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Cheera Thoran /Cheera Ularthiyadu / Spinach

Ingredients:

Cheera /Spinach - 1 bunch

Green Chilly - 2

Shallots/ Chuvanulli - 5-6

Garlic pods - 3-4

Grated coconut - 1/4  - 1/2 cup

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp

Oil

Salt

Curry Leaves

Method :

• Heat pan and add oil.
• Splutter mustard seeds. Add crushed  shallots and garlic pods  & saute well.
• Add curry leaves and length wise cut green chilies.
• Add turmeric powder.
• Add grated coconut and salt.
• Then add finely chopped cheera/ spinach and saute well.
• Cover it cook for 1-2 minutes.
• Remove from fire.
• Serve hot with rice or chapati !!

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Egg Roast/ Egg Masala

Ingredients:

Eggs – 3
Onion – 2
Tomato – 2 small
Ginger – 1 tbsp
Garlic – 1 tbsp, 
Green chillies – 3

Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
Chilly powder -   1 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder – 1-1 1/2 tsp
Pepper powder – 1/4 tsp 
Garam masala powder – 1/2  tsp
Curry leaves
Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
Salt – To taste
Oil

Method:

• Boil the eggs .Keep aside.
• Heat oil in a non-stick  pan at medium heat and splutter the mustard seeds.
• Add  ginger,  garlic and green chillies.
• Add the sliced onion, curry leaves and little salt. Stir-fry until onion turn golden in color. 
• Add the chopped tomatoes. 
• Cook covered for a few minutes at medium heat until they get mashed up and the oil separates.
• Add turmeric powder,chilly powder,coriander powder,garam masala powder.
• Add little water to avoid the masala powders from getting burnt.
• Add the eggs & mix well with masala. 
• Cover with the lid and cook for one minute at very low heat. 
• Serve hot !!

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