Cooking time: 15-20 mins ⏳ Ingredients: 📋 1 cup of choris/chorizo (I’ve removed the casing here but you can just chop them) 1/2 onion diced 1/2 potato diced 1 green chilly Oil Salt Water Method: Heat a little oil in a pan and saute the onions till translucent. Add the green chilly and potatoes &…
Clams in coconut gravy
Cooking time: 30 mins Ingredients: 📋 700- 800 gms clams (washed & opened) To be ground: ½ fresh Coconut (scraped or grated) 2 fresh Green Chillies 5 cloves garlic 1/4 tsp fresh Ginger (grated) 1 tsp cumin seeds 3 tbsp. coriander powder 4 bunch fresh Coriander leaves For the curry: 1 med onion (chopped) 1tsp…
Beef curry with Potatoes
Ingredients: 500-700 gms beef cubbed 1 onion chopped 1 med tomato chopped 1-2 potatoes cut in quarters Oil For the green paste: 1 cup chopped fresh coriander 10 black peppercorns 8 cloves 1tsp cumin seeds 1/2″ cinnamon 5-6 small garlic 1/2″ ginger 2 green chillies Sugar Salt Lime Method: Grind ingredients for green paste in…
Lemon Rice
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 3 tablespoons gram lentils 1/2 teaspoon asafetida powder 1 teaspoon turmeric 2 to 4 hot green chiles, such as jalapeno, sliced 1 1/2 teaspoons black mustard seeds 2/3 cup raw cashew nuts 8 cups cold cooked rice 1 lemon, juiced or to taste Salt Directions: In a casserole set over…
Irani kheema
Cooking time: 30-40 mins Ingredients: 250 grams mutton/ beef mince ¾ cup of fresh green peas 1 medium sized onion chopped 1 medium onion for paste Green chillies to taste 1 inch of ginger 7-8 garlic cloves ½ a cup of coriander leaves ¾ cup of chopped dill leaves ½ tsp of turmeric powder 1 tsp…
Hyderabadi Biryani
Ingredients: For the rice- 2 cups long grain basmati rice 1 tbsp oil 2 bay leaves 1 1/2 tsp salt For the chicken- 700-800 gms chicken pieces 3 cups chopped onions 1 1/2 tbsp ginger garlic paste 1 cup chopped tomatoes 1 cup yogurt 5-6 tbsp oil 1 tsp red chilli powder Salt to taste…
Kalakand/ Milk Cake
Cooking Time: 15 mins Ingredients: 1 can condensed milk 1 cup crumbled cottage cheese/paneer 1/2 tsp cardamom powder or rose water 2 tbsp milk 2 tbsp roasted nuts of your preference Method: Grease a plate or foil any container you may have. In a non stick pan/ pot heat the condensed milk on medium heat….
Varutharacha Meen Curry/ Roasted Coconut Fish Curry
Cooking time: 30-40 mins Ingredients: To roast- 1 tsp fenugreek seeds 1 tsp black peppercorns 1 cup sliced onions 2 cups shredded coconut 2 tsp red chilly powder 1 1/2 tsp coriander powder For the curry- 500-700 gms any fleshy fish. I’ve used mackerel. 2 green chillies 1″ ginger 4 kokums soaked in warm water…
Prawn Ghassi
Ingredients: 300 gms peeled prawns 2 medium onions chopped 4 dried red chillies roasted 2 tsp coriander seeds 1 tsp cumin seeds 8-10 black peppercorns 1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds 5 garlic cloves 1 1/2 tbsp tamarind pulp 1 cup grated coconut Salt Oil Method: Grind the coconut, one chopped onion, red chillies, coriander, cumin, fenugreek,…
Beef Ullarthiyathu/ Kerala Beef Pepper fry
Ingredients: 1 lb beef cubes (I’ve used stewing meat) 1 med onion sliced 2-3 green chillies 1 tsp garlic ginger paste 1/4 tsp turmeric powder 1 tsp red chilly powder 1 1/2 tsp coriander powder 2 tsp black pepper powder 1/2 tsp garam masala 1/4 tsp mustard seeds 3-4 sprigs curry leaves 4-5 tbsps of…
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