Friday, December 31, 2010

Yellow Rice Recipe

Yellow rice is a very simple and delicious . Learn how to prepare Yellow Rice

Ingredients for Yellow Rice

Rice – 1 ½ cups
Butter – 1 tbsp
Turmeric—1 tsp
Raisin – ½ cup
Sugar – ½ cup
Salt

Method of Preparing Yellow Rice

Wash rice well and put into sufficient salted rapidly boiling water to cover.
Boil for 5 minutes, then drain off water and cover again with fresh boiling water. As most of the water becomes reduced by boiling, add all remaining ingredients.
Stir briefly, then cook until the rice is ready.

Macaroni Salad Recipe


Ingredients for Macaroni Salad

Whole wheat macaroni – 6 cups [cooked]
Onion – 1 [chopped]
Bell Pepper – 1 [chopped]
Lettuce
Pimento – 1 small can
French dressing
Salt to taste

Method of Preparing Macaroni Salad

Mix all the ingredients together and serve on lettuce leaves.

Health Salad Recipe

It is a easy and delicious salad recipe. Try and enjoy

Ingredients for Health Salad

Raw carrots – 2 cup [shredded]
Green pepper - 1 [ cut into thin slices]
Cucumber -- 1 [peeled and sliced]
Water -- 1/4 cup
Raw Cabbage – 1 cup[shredded]
Sugar -- 1/2 cup
White vinegar or apple cider vinegar -- 2 tbsp
Onions – 2 [sliced paper thin]
Oregano -- 1 tsp
Canola or vegetable oil -- 1 cup
Salt to taste

Method of Preparing Health Salad

Finely chop the above and mix all vegetables. Mix other ingredients and pour over the veggies
Refrigerate immediately after mixing veggies and dressing.

How to Make New Year Rice


Ingredients for New Year Rice

Long grain rice – 2 cups
Mutton – 500 gms [cut into pieces]
Cinnamon –4
Cloves –5
Cardamom – 3
Ani seeds – ½ tsp
Ginger – 1 piece [chopped]
Onion paste – 1 tbsp
Onions – 2 [sliced]
Mint leaves a few
Garlic flakes – 10
Curd – ½ cup
Oil – ½ cup
Salt to taste
Ingredients for the Rice
Cashew nuts – 1 tbsp
Raisins – 10
Tomatoes – 2 [sliced]
Cloves – 8
Cardamom – 6
Cinnamon – 2
Coriander leaves – 1 tbsp [chopped]
Mint leaves – 1 tsp [chopped]
Ghee – 2 tsp
Milk – ¼ cup
Saffron dissolved in milk – a pinch

Method of Preparing New Year Rice

Powder the cloves, cinnamon and cardamom. Heat oil in a pan and fry the sliced onions and keep aside. In the same pan fry onion paste, chopped green chilies, chopped ginger and chopped garlic well.
Add the powdered ingredients to the mutton pieces and salt to taste.
Add boiling water and cook the meat. When the meat is half cooked add the curd and salt. Again cook the meat. When done strain one cup of gravy and keep aside.

Method of Preparing Rice

Boil water with cloves, cinnamon, cardamom and salt. Add washed and drained rice. Cover and cook the rice for 15—20 minutes.
 Fry the nuts in ghee. Heat oil in a pan and fry the sliced onions and remove. Add the sliced tomatoes and remove. Grease a thick bottomed pan spread half of the cooked rice. Then spread the mutton korma. Put another layer of rice.
Cover the rice with wet cloth, cover the pan and bake in oven and set in 350°F for 30n minutes.
Garnish with fried onions, raisins and cashew nuts.
Serve hot with salad.

Pork Chili Fry Recipe

Pork Chilli Fry is a delicious dish. Learn how to prepare Pork fry in this easy way


Ingredients for Pork chilli  Fry


Pork – 500 gms [cut into small pieces]
Onions – 3 [chopped]
Ginger -- 1 piece [chopped
Green chillies --2 [chopped]
Tomato -- 1 [chopped]
Salt to taste
Pepper powder – 1/2 tsp
Oil for frying
Vinegar--1/2  tsp
Coriander leaves -- 1 tbsp

Method of Preparing Pork Fry

 Cut the Pork into small pieces and mix with salt.
Add into a frying pan and keep stirring till the water from the pork dries up. Add oil. chopped green chillies, chopped onions, chopped tomatoes and fry on low flame until the pork is cooked.
Add vinegar and mix well and remove from the flame.
 Sprinkle salt and pepper. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
Pork fry is ready to serve.

How to Make Beef Fry


Ingredients for Beef Fry

Beef – ½ kg [cut into small pieces]
Fennel paste – 1 tsp
Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp
Chili powder – 1 tsp
Pepper Powder – ½ tsp
Coriander powder – 2 tsp
Turmeric Powder – ½ tsp
Oil for frying
Garam masala – 1 tsp [cinnamon, Cardamom, Bay leaves, cloves and fennel]
 Salt to taste

Method of Preparing Beef Fry

Mix the beef with fennel paste, ginger garlic paste, chili powder, pepper powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and salt. Cook the beef in a pressure cooker by adding enough water.
Heat oil in a pan and add the cooked beef and garam masala powder and fry till the beef become crisp and brown.
Serve hot with rice or chapatti

Beef Cutlet Recipe


Ingredients for beef cutlet

Beef – ½ kg [minced]
Potatoes – 2 [boiled and mashed]
Water – 4 cup
Pepper powder – ½ tsp
Chopped onion – 1 cup
Chopped ginger – 1 tsp
 Beaten egg – 1
Chopped coriander leaves – 1 tbsp
Bread crumbs – ½ cup
Juice of 1 lemon
Green chilies – 2 [chopped]
Salt to taste

Method of Preparing Beef Cutlet

Mix the beef with salt, chili powder and pepper powder and cook in a thick bottomed pan, till tender.
Remove from the heat and let it cool. Grind it dry in a mixer grinder.
 Add the mashed potatoes, chopped onions, chopped ginger, chopped ginger , chopped green chilies, lemon juice and chopped coriander leaves and mix well.
Make small balls and give the shape of cutlets. Dip in beaten egg and roll in bread crumbs and deep fry in hot oil, till it becomes golden brown.
Serve beef cutlet with tomato sauce.

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Palappam Recipe

Palappam

Ingredients for Palappam

Rice – 3 cups
Cooked rice – ½  cup
Coconut milk – ½ cup
Sugar – 2 tbsp
Yeast – 1 tsp
Hot milk – ¼ cup

Method of Preparing Palappm

Soak the rice in water for 3 hours. Grind the rice in a mixer grinder by adding 2 cups of water.
Grind the cooked rice and add to the rice paste. Add sugar, salt and coconut milk and mix well.
Add yeast and hot milk in to the rice mixture and keep aside for 3 to 4 hours.
Make appams using a special utensil appachatti. Serve hot with chicken curry or potato stew.

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Lemon Leaf Chutney Recipe


Ingredients for Lemon Leaf Chutney

Lemon leaves – 3
Red Chilies -- 4 [roasted]
Tamarind Juice – 2 tsp
Salt to taste

Method of Preparing Lemon Leaf Chutney

Grind all the ingredients in mixer grinder and serve with rice or chapathi.

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Red Cow Beans with Onion Recipe

Red Cow Beans with onion is a delicious and easy recipe. Learn how to prepare Red Cow Beans with Onion in this easy and tasty way.

Ingredients for Red Cow Beans with Onion

Red Cow Beans – 1 cup
Onions –2 [chopped]
Garlic flakes – 4 [chopped]
Curry leaves – 1 strand
Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
Red chili powder – 1 tsp
Oil – 2 tbsp

Salt to taste

Method of Preparing Red Cow Beans with Onion

Soak the red cow beans in water for 1 hour.
 Boil in pressure cooker with salt for 10--15 minutes.
 Heat oil in a pan and put chopped onions, chopped garlic flakes and curry leaves, and fry for 5 minutes.
 Add turmeric powder, red chili powder and fry for 2 minutes.
Add cooked red cow beans and mix well, cook for another 2 minutes and remove from the fire.
Serve hot with rice or chapatti

How to Make Quick Sandwich


Ingredients for Quick Sandwich

Bread Slices – 6
Eggs – 2[boiled]
Butter – 25 gms
Pepper Powder – ¼ tsp
Tomatoes – 2 [sliced]
Fresh Coriander Leaves – 2 tbsp [chopped]
Salt to taste

Method of Preparing Quick Sandwich

Mash the boiled eggs and mix with butter, salt, chopped coriander leaves and pepper powder.  Butter the bread on one side and spread the egg mixture on it.  Top with the sliced tomato and cover a buttered slice of bread. Trim the crust and cut into triangle shape.
Repeat with the rest of bread slices. Serve with tomato sauce.