UPPU SEEDA

UPPU SEEDA

Ingredients:

• Raw Rice Flour - 2 cups

• Urad dal Flour - 3 tsp

• Butter - 1 tbsp

• Chilli Powder - 1 tsp

• hing - 1/4 tsp

• Seseme seeds - 1/2 tsp

• Salt - As needed

• Oil - for Deep Frying

How to make Rice & Urad dal Flour :

• Soak the raw rice in water for for 3 to 4 hrs, drain the water completely and spread it in a cloth to dry. then grind it in a mixer into fine powder.

• sieve it and keep aside.

• Then roast the rice flour till it becomes hot to touch. Should not roast the flour for long time until color changes.Nearly ,it will take minimum 2 mins to roast the flour.

• Dry roast ural dal till it becomes golden brown. Then grind it in a mixer to fine powder and sieve it and keep aside.

Method:

• In a bowl, add Rice flour, Urad dal flour, butter, chilli powder, salt, hing, seseme seeds and mix it well.

• Sprinkle some water and make it into smooth dough. 

• Then, make peanut size balls. all the ball should be in same size balls.should not make smooth balls. it should be roughly made(with in 2seconds have to make the rough balls to avoid busting)

• if u make smooth ball then it will be busting(important to follow this correctly)

• Let the balls dry for 15 mins.(to avoid busting)

• Heat the oil in kadai , then fry the balls in low flame, should not fry in high flame.

• Keep stirring the balls, (because all the balls should be in same color) after that bubble sound stops(like below image) then, take the balls from the oil using laddle and absorbs the oil in tissue papper. 

• Serve the crispy uppu seeda and store it in a airtight container.

Tips:

• Do not Fry the balls wet.

• Do not make smooth balls to avoid busting.

• Fry in a low flame.take care while deep frying.

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Mutton Kola Urundai

KOLA URUNDAI(MUTTON BALLS FRY)

                         Mutton kola urundai is also known as mutton keema balls. This is one of the most famous chettinad spl recipe. This is one of my fav recipe and i have tasted very first in my aunty home . Very yummy .I have learned this recipe from my aunty .I liked it very much. Often i used to cook this in my home. So try it in your home and taste it .Surely you get addicted to this balls. Follow all the ingredients correctly i'm damn sure you will not go wrong.

Ingredients:

• Minced meat - 250 grams
• Onion - 1 
• Green chiilies - 4 no's
• Red chilies - 4 no's(fried)
• Ginger-garlic paste - 2 tsp
• Gara masala powder - 1/2 tsp
• Turmeric power - 1/2 tsp
• Puffed bengal gram dhal( roasted pottu kadala) - 2 tbsp + 1/2 tbsp
• Fennel Seeds - 1/2 tsp (crushed)
• Egg - 2 no's
• Curry Leaves- 2 spring
• Salt - needed
• Oil - deep frying.

Method:

• Wash the Minced mutton thoroughly and sqeeze out the water and keep it aside.

• Chopped the onions,green chillies and curry leaves and keep aside.

• In a pan, add oil then add onion,ginger-garlic paste,curry leaves saute it for 2-3 mins and keep aside.

• In a pan, add the minced meat, turmeric powder, salt with half cup of water. Close the lid and cook for 10-15 mins.

• Squeeze out the water from cooked minced meat and grind it in the mixer without adding water and keep aside.

• Use a mixer to grind the fried red chillies and puffed bengal gram seperately.

• In a large bowl, add salt, puffed bengal gram powder, fried red chilli powder, crushed fennel seeds, sauted mixture ,white egg and atlast ground mixture. Mix all the ingredients together.

• Make small lemon sized balls from the meat mixture and deep fry in oil in batches till golden brown and serve hot. 

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Soya Chunks Biriyani/ Soya Vegetable Biriyani

SOYA CHUNKS BIRIYANI / SOYA VEGETABLE BIRIYANI

                       Soya chunks is also known as meal maker is a textured vegetable protein(TVP). It is easy to cook with high protein and fibrous food.It contains  I used to make different recipe's with soya chunks like veg.biriyani , soya 65, kurma etc. One of my favorite recipe im going to share with you soya chunks biriyani.try and taste it.

Ingredients:

• Basmathi rice - 1 cup

• Water - 2 cups

• Onion - 2 no's (cut length wise)

• Tomato - 1 no (chopped)

• Soya chunks - 1/2 cup.

• Mixed vegetables - 1/2 cup (cut lengthwise)

• Green chilli - 1 no

• Ginger & Garlic paste - 1 tsp

• Chilli Powder - 1 tsp

• Turmeric Power - 1/4 tsp

• Mint leaves - 1/2 cup

• Lemon juice or Curd  - 1 tsp

• Ghee - 1 tbsp

• Oil - 1 tbsp.

• Salt - 1 tbsp.

Spices:

• Bay leaves - 1 no

• Cloves  - 1 no

• Green cardamom - 1 no

• Cinnamon stick - 1 inch

• fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp

Methods:

• Soak the Soya chunks in hot water for 10 to 15 mins. squeeze the water from each and every soya chunks and keep aside.

• Soak the Basmathi rice in water for 20 mins .In that mean time proceed to the below procedure.

• In a pressure cook , heat oil and add all the spices. Let them fry for few seconds.

• When they crackle, Add the Onions and saute till it turns transparent.

• Then , add ginger & garlic paste,tomatoes and saute it for 2mins.

• Add green chillies, mixed vegetables, drained soya chunks, mint leaves, chilli powder , tumeric powder, salt and saute it for 5 mins.

• Atlast, add the drained basmathi rice and saute it for 2 mins , then add 2 cups of hot water and lemon juice  . 

• let them boil for 3mins (now taste the water, if needed add salt as per your taste) , mix well and cover the pressure cook with the lid and leave pressure cook for 2 whistle.  

• Open the pressure cook when the steam completely releases. mix it well without breaking the rice.

• Serve hot with raita or chips.

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COCUNUT MILK RICE

COCUNUT MILK RICE(THENGA PAAL SAADHAM)

                        Cocunut milk rice, is quite easy to prepare. prepare this recipe in weekends and save time and spend with your loved ones. Cook tasty foods and enjoy the day. I would like to prepare on saturday and will serve for my family.

Ingredients:

• Basmathi rice - 1 cup.

• Cocunut Milk - 2cup.

• Onion - 1 (Cut lengthwise).

• ginger - 1 tbsp (chopped).

• garlic - 1 tbsp (chopped).

• Green chillies - 2.

• cashew nuts - 10 (To Garnish).

• Cinnamom - 1 stick.

• cloves - 1.

• Green Cardamom - 1.

• Bay Leaf - 1.

• Fennel seeds - 1/2 tbsp.

• Ghee - 1 tbsp.

• Oil - 2 tbsp.

• salt - 1/2 tbsp.

Method:

• Soak the rice in water for half n hour and drain the water completely.

• In that meantime, In a pressure cooker, pour oil and ghee together. 

• Then, add the all the spices, let them fry for 1 min.

• Then add ginger & garlic chopped ,onion and green chillies and fry for 2 to 3 mins.

• Atlast, add the drained basmathi rice and fry for 1 min ,then pour counut milk in cooker.

• Add salt and close the cooker, keep the pressure cook for 2 whistle.

• Serve hot cocunut milk rice with Kurma.

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BREAD OMELET

BREAD OMELET

                                       Bread omelet is quite easy to prepare, I love it so much. Most of them like to eat bread omelet for breakfast as well as for evening snack.  

Ingredients: 

• Bread slices - 3
• Eggs – 3
• Turmeric powder – ½ tbsp
• Red chilly powder – ½ tbsp (Optional)
• Green chilly – 2 (Chopped)
• Onion(medium size) – 1 (Chopped)
• Salt – As needed
• Oil – As needed.

Method:

• Take a bowl , add tumeric powder , salt and little water mix well. Then break the eggs and add to the mixture.

• Beat the eggs very well and there should not be any lumb of spices.

• Add the finely chopped onion and green chilly into beaten eggs. Mix it well and keep aside.

• Use the pan or toaster to toast the bread. Then add oil in the pan pour some part of beaten eggs and spread it well like square shape.

• Keep the bread above the omelet then add beaten egg on the otherside of bread. let cook for 3min.

• Healthy and tasty bread omelet is ready for breakfast.

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