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Chicken Pepper Masala Ingredients   Chicken -500gm  Onion - 1 (finely chopped)  Ginger Garlic paste - 1tsp  Curry leaves - 1sprig For temper : Oil -1.5tbsp Cinnamon - 1small stick Cardamom - 2 Cloves -2 Salt - as you need For grinding   Pepper - 1.5tbsp Cumin seeds - 1tsp  Fennel seeds - 1tsp Method : 👀First grind the masala powder under grinding and keep aside  👀Wash and clean the chicken  👀Now take a pan and add oil, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves let it temper, add the chopped onions and saute untill change light brown colour  👀Add the Ginger garlic paste and saute untill raw smells goes off 👀Then add the washed chicken and saute for 5mins without adding water (coz chicken release some water)  👀Now add the freshly grounded masala powder and mix it,  add little water and adjust the consistency  👀 Once it's cooked garnish with curry leaves  Notes   *** Use freshly grounded masala powder ,so that you can feel the...

Roadside Kalan Ingredients -1 Mushroom - 100gm (finely chopped)  Cabbage - 200gm (finely chopped)  Garam masala - 1/2tsp Kashmiri chilly powder - 2tsp Ginger Garlic paste - 1tsp Salt - as you need Maida - 2tbsp Corn flour - 1.5tbsp Oil - for frying  Ingredients -2 Oil - 2tsp Onion - finely chopped  Turmeric powder - 1/4tsp Chilly powder - 1tsp Tomato sauce - 1tbsp Soya sauce - 1/2tsp Water - 1/4cup For garnish Onion - finely chopped  Corriander leaves - finely chopped  Method : 1. Clean the mushroom , cabbage and finely chopped them & keep aside 2. Take a wide bowl and add under ingredients-1 and mix together, don't add water,mushroom have enough water 3.Make a small ball and fry them in oil 4.Now take another pan and add oil, onion and saute well for 2mins. Further  add turmeric powder, chilly powder,tomato sauce soya sauce and mix together 5.Pour 1/4cup water and add the fried mushrooms and cook for 2mins (adjust the consistency)  6.finally...

Mathi fry/Sardine fry Ingredients : Mathi fish - 6 pieces (cleaned)  Shallots - 4 Turmeric powder -1/4tsp Chilly powder - 1tsp Corriander powder - 1tsp Cumin powder - 1/2tsp Sombu podi-1/4tsp Fenugreek powder -1/4tsp Pepper - 1/2tsp Rice flour - 1tsp Salt - 1tsp Oil - for frying  Method : ▪️Clean the fish and put 4-5 gashes on both sides ▪️Take a mixer jar and add shallots and other ingredients and make a fine paste   ▪️Apply the grounded paste on the fish and leave for 30mins  ▪️Now take a wide fry pan and add oil (not too much) and place the chicken carefully and cook for 10mins, turn it back on another side cook for another 10-15mins ▪️Serve the fish with hot Sambar rice, rasam rice

Mushroom Briyani / காளான் பிரியாணி  Ingredients   Mushroom - 200gm Seeragasamba Rice - 2cups  Onion - 2(thinly sliced)  Ginger garlic paste - 1tsp Green chilly - 4 Tomato - 1(big) Turmeric powder - 1/4tsp Chilly powder - 2tsp Corriander powder - 1tsp Garam masala /Briyani masala - 1tsp Curd -1/4tsp (diluted)  Corriander leaves - few Mint leaves - few Water - 3cups  For tempering " Oil - 2tbsp  Ghee - 1tbsp Cinnamon - 1stick  Cardamom - 2 Cloves - 2 Bay leaves - 1 Star anise - 1 Method : 🔸First clean the mushroom in running water and cut into medium pieces 🔸Then Soak the rice for 30mins, wash it and keep aside  🔸Take a pressure cooker  add oil, ghee and add cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, bay leaves and star anise let it temper  🔸Now add the onions and saute well until it will turn brown colour and add green chilly and Ginger garlic paste and saute till the raw smell goes off  🔸Further add the tomato and saute till its soft an...

Chinna Vengaya Poondu Kulambu / Puli Kulambu  Ingredients   Sambar onion /Shallots - 10 Garlic - 15 Tomato -1 (small)  Tamarind juice -1/4cup (thick)  Turmeric powder -1/4tsp Chilly powder - 1tsp Corriander powder - 1/2tsp Kulambu powder - 2tsp Jaggery - 1small piece For tempering : Gingely oil /Nalennai - 3tbsp Mustard seeds -1/4tsp Urad dhall - 1/2tsp Fenugreek -1/8tsp Curry leaves - 1sprig Method : 🔸Take a kadaai (I used iron kadaai) add oil, mustard seed,urad dhall, Fenugreek seeds,cury leaves and let it temper 🔸Add the onions and garlic and saute for 2mins and add the tomato and saute  🔸Now add all the masala powders (for kulambu powder I used aachi masala) and add the tamarind juice and mix well 🔸You can add extra water and let it cook well and bubbles will come from kulambu,adjust the consistency (it will be thick ) 🔸Finally add the small piece of Jaggery, it will give extra flavour to the kulambu 

Aloo capsicum Masala Ingredients     Potato - 3 (medium)  Capsicum -1 Onion - 1(big,finely chopped)  Tomato - 1 Ginger garlic paste - 1tsp Turmeric powder - 1/4tsp Chilly powder - 2tsp Corriander powder - 1tsp Garam masala - 1/2tsp Salt - as you need  Corriander leaves - few Ingredients for tempering Oil / butter - 1tbsp Cinnamon - 1stick  Cardamom - 2 Cloves -2 Method 🔸First cut the potato in medium size cubes, also cut the capsicum in medium size as show in picture  🔸Take a kadaai and add oil and add cinnamon, cardamom and cloves,let it temper  🔸Add the finely chopped onions and saute well till its change colour and tomato and cook untill it's soft and mushy  🔸Now the potatos and mix, add chilly powder, corriander powder,salt and little water.. (potato will cook in 10-15mins)  🔸Once potato cooked in 3/4th add the capsicum and mix well, adjust the consistency and add the Garam masala  🔸Finally garnish with fresh corriander le...

Orange Cake🍊 Ingredients   Egg - 2 Sugar - 1/2cup Oil /butter (melted) - 1/4cup All purpose flour - 1cup Baking powder - 1tsp Orange Zest - 1tbsp Orange juice - 1/2cup Method : 🔸Preheat the oven 180C for 10mins  🔸Take a bowl add egg and sugar and whisk for 3mins  🔸Now add the oil/melted butter and whisk again,now seive the all purpose flour and baking powder and give a gentle fold with spatula (don't use whisk)  🔸Add the orange zest and orange juice and gentle fold 🔸Pour the batter in greased cake tin or loaf pan  🔸Bake them for 45mins or untill a toothpick inserted and comes out of clean Note : 1. Either you can use oil or butter both will give nice flavour (I used butter)  2. Don't use whisk after you  added flour 

Tomato Chutney/தக்காளி சட்னி Ingredients   Tomato - 2 (medium size)  Shallots / small onion - 6 Red chilly - 5 Salt - as you need Oil - 1tsp Urad dhall - 1/4tsp For Temper : Oil - 2tsp Mustard seed - 1/4tsp Urad dhall - 1/4tsp Curry leaves - 1sprig  Method : 🔸Take a kadaai and add oil and urad dhall, saute onion till its transulcent  🔸Add tomato and saute till its soft and mushy and add salt  🔸Once it's cool down, grind it  🔸Take tadka pan and add oil,mustard seed, urad dhall let it temper and add the curry leaves

Pressure cooker Vanila Cake Ingredients : All purpose flour – 1.5 cup Powdered sugar  - 1cup Egg   -  2 Butter (salted) – 1/2 cup Baking powder – 1.5 tsp Vanilla essence – 1/2 tsp Milk – 1/2 cup Method : 🔸First grease with butter in cake tin and dust some flour & keep aside  🔸Now preheat the pressure cooker for 15mins with one layer of salt  🔸Take a bowl and add the butter and whisk well (you can use electric batter)  and add the powdered sugar and whisk well 🔸Add the egg one by one and beat again  🔸Now add the Vanila essence and beat, then seive the flour and baking powder and whisk well  🔸Finally add the milk and mix again  🔸Pour the batter into cake tin  🔸Place the vessel carefully inside the cooker. 🔸Close the cooker and bake for 40mins to 1 hour with low flame  🔸Check after 40mins with wooden pick or knife, if it comes out clean your cake is ready else bake for some moretime Note : ** Everything should be ...

Prawn Masala / இறால் மசாலா  Ingredients   Prawns - 500gm Oil- 2 tbsp Ginger garlic paste - 1tsp Cumin seeds - 1/4tsp Onion - 1 (finely chopped)  Chilly powder -1tsp Curry leaves - 1sprig For grinding : Oil-1tsp Cinnamon - 1stick Cardamom -2 Cloves -2 Pepper - 1/2 tbsp Cumin seeds - 1/2tsp Small onion/shallots- 10  For marination : Salt - 1/4tsp Turmeric powder - 1/4tsp Chilly powder - 1/2tsp Preparation : 🔸First clean the prawns and remove the vein completely, Add salt,turmeric,chilly powder and marinate for 30mins 🔸Take a wide pan and add oil, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, pepper, cumin seeds,onion and saute well in the low flame, once its cool down completely grind it fine paste  🔸In the same pan add oil and prawns,ginger garlic paste and saute till the prawns remove the water, don't over cook the prawn,  🔸Just strain the water and keep aside 🔸Take a pan and add 1.5tbsp oil and add cumin seeds and let it temper and add the finely chopped onion and sa...

Mochai Payaru Curry / Mochaikottai Puli kulambu  Ingredients   Mochai - 1/4 cup Potato - 1 (big size)  Oil - 1.5tbsp Mustard seeds-1/4tsp Shallots - 10 (chopped)  Garlic - 7-8 Urad dhall - 1/4tsp Curry leaves - 1sprig Salt - as you need  For grinding : Oil - 2tsp Fenugreek - 1/8tsp Shallots/small onion - 5/6 (chopped)  Tomato - 1(medium size)  Tamarind - (small lemon size)  Red chilly - 5 Kulambu powder - 1tsp Coconut - 2tbsp Preparation : 🔸First dry roast the mochai untill it change light brown colour and cook the mochai in water  🔸Clean the potato and remove the skin and cut them as a medium size  🔸Take a pan and add 2tsp oil, Fenugreek seeds, small onion, tomato, tamarind,red chilly and saute well in the medium flame and once it's done, add coconut and saute for 2mins  🔸Once it's cool down completely,add kulambu powder & some water & grind it to fine paste  🔸In a same pan add 1.5tbsp oil and add mustard seeds,...