Adai & Avial | Idli Dosa Recipes | Indian Curry Recipes

There would be an infinite number of combinations to make Adai, the healthy lentil-rice crepes of South-India. This recipe is just one of the many possibilities you can make adai healthy. I have reduced the quantity of rice in this adai and also replaced the white rice with brown rice. Did you know that Adai and Avial is a combination which tastes awesome? I have heard about this combination but only quite recently tried it. It really is a super healthy combination. Avial is tamil for "steamed". Quite true to its name the vegetables in this dish are steamed with just a little water and gets ready in a little time. The protein from the dhal,...

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Thai Style Mushroom Tofu Soup | Soup Recipes

This Thai style soup is sure to fill your senses and appetite. This soup makes for a delicious dinner which has the goodness of all the vegetables and is light yet filling. I made this for dinner last week and totally enjoyed it. It reminded me of the Thai soup served at Noodles and Company. Looking for more Thai recipes? Check out my Garlic Basil Vegetable Fried Rice, Thai Red Curry and Thai Green Curry.Ingredients:Serves - 2Preparation time - 10 mins; Cooking time - 20 mins.Mushroom - 4 oz - about 1 cup slicedTofu - 4 oz - juliennedBell peppers - julienned - 1 cup (I used a mix of green, red and yellow)Zucchini - 1 small - sliced...

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Beetroot Chutney | Chutney for Chapathi

When I was going through my posts I realized that I had not posted the Beetroot chutney until now. This is one of the staple dishes in my home and features atleast once a month when I make Chapathis. See, that is the case with certain dishes. We make them so often that we do not even think of clicking or sharing. This time I planned to click and post.Ingredients:Recipe Source: AuntyBeetroot - 1 medium sized - gratedGrated Coconut - 1/4 cupShallots / Pearl onions - 5Urad dhal - 1 tspChana dhal - 1 tspCurry leaves - a fewGreen Chilli - 1 or 2Tamarind - a small piece (about size of half a blueberry)Oil - 1 tspSalt - to tasteFor Tempering:Oil - 1...

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Classic Oyster Stew

Listen to Patty Page singing 'Old Cape Cod' while you put this yummy soup together.If you are a fan of oysters you'll love it.It takes very little time and you'll be singing along with Patty. Pick up two 8 ounce containers of fresh shucked oysters from the seafood section of your supermarket. My Publix doesn't always carry them, so I check every once in a while. Saute the minced shallot and celery in the butter until very tender. Stir in the half & half, the salt, pepper, and a pinch of cayenne. Stir constantly. When the mixture is almost boiling, pour in the oysters and their liquor.  Stir...

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Baked Crispy Drumsticks By Chef Shireen Anwer

Baked Crispy DrumsticksIngredientsChicken drumsticks ½ kgCrushed garlic 1 tspOil 2 tbspChili powder 1 tspAllspice 1 tspLemon juice 2 tbspSalt 1 tspBlack pepper ½ tspChili powder 1 tspBread crumbs as requiredBaking powder ½ tspMethodPrick drumsticks well, marinate drumsticks with pepper, salt, allspice, garlic,  lemon juice and chili powder, in another bowl mix baking powder, bread crumbs and extra chili powder, coat marinated drumsticks with this mixture, place on  baking sheet, drizzle with melted butter, bake in a preheated oven for 30 minutes, serve with garlic bread and garlic chatni.Ingredients for garlic chatniYogurt 1 cupGarlic...

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Orange cookies and White chocolate By Chef Shireen Anwer

 Orange cookies and White chocolateIngredientsButter 4 ouncesCaster sugar ¾ cupEgg 1Orange zest 1 tbspVanilla 1 tbspFlour 1 ½ cupBaking soda ½ tspBaking powder ¼ tspSalt ¼ tspWhite chocolate chips 1 cupMethodPreheat oven to 180 degrees C, beat butter and sugar till creamy, add egg, orange zest and vanilla, sieve together the dry ingredients, mix chocolate chips with the sieved flour and mix it into the butter mixture until combined, roll into balls, use fork to flatten onto a nonstick baking sheet 2 inches apart, bake for 10 to 12 minutes, cool for 10 minutes, store in an air tight container for 1 we...

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Linzer cookies By Chef Shireen anwer

Linzer cookiesIngredientsAlmonds grinded ½ cupFlour 1 cupGranulated sugar 4 tbspSalt pinchButter 4 ouncesStrawberries jam 4 tbspIcing sugar to dustVanilla essence ½ tspMethodPreheat oven to 180 degree C, grind almonds in a food processor until fine add the flour, granulated sugar, salt, butter, vanilla and mix until the mixture looks crumbly. Work the dough into a flat round shape, wrap in plastic bag, chill for 30 minutes, roll the dough ¼ inch thick on a floured surface, using a cookie cutter, cut out shapes, making sure you have equal number of each shape, place half the cookie on a butter paper lined baking sheet, cut out a hole in each...

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Ceramal pudding By Chef Shireen anwer

Ceramal pudding:IngredientsCondensed milk 1 tinEggs 6Water 2 tinVanilla essence 1 tspYellow color few dropsIngredients for ceramalSugar ½ cupMethodMelt half cup sugar in a saucepan till light golden, remove, pour in a jelly mold and leave to set. Remove condensed milk in a bowl add 2 tins of water in it, mix. Beat 5 eggs well add to the milk mixture with vanilla and yellow color, sieve mixture, pour over the set ceramal and bake in a preheated oven on a water bath for 45 minutes. Remove, cool in fridge overnight, overturn and ser...

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Simple Dal Tadka

When I have lot of chores to do on a weekend, I opt for this quickly done Dal Tadka. Paired with some spicy oven roasted vegetables (cauliflower/bitter gourd/tindora/potatoes) it is a complete meal which does not demand long time in the kitchen. Now, there are different ways to do a simple dal tadka and this is one of them. You can play around with the dhals used or the spices used and I bet it would turn delicious no matter what. What is your favorite combination?Ingredients:Moong Dhal - 1 cupOnion - 1/2 cup choppedTomato - 1/2 choppedGreen chilli - 1 or 2Turmeric powder - 1/4 tspSalt - to tasteWater - 3 1/2 cupsGinger - 2 tsp - mincedGarlic...

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