Hyderabad Mutton Dum Biriyani /Mutton Recipes /Rice Recipes

Hyderabadi style mutton dum biriyani..I have tasted this in hotels..but haven't tried in home..but i found this recipe quiet easier...sure it takes lot of time than the usual biriyani...but not much work as the usual biriyani's...just we have to plan head and marinate things..and have to wait a bit more time..but it's surely worth the wait...

Fruit Cake

Fruit cake is my mom's favourite type of cake...I have made it a couple of times...every time with the ingredients i have at hand at that time...one time without egg(for mom) added a banana instead of egg...every time it came out good..This is Alton Brown's recipe..You can find it here...You can add

the dried blueberries, raspberries,almonds, walnuts,currants,etc...All the ingredients here are healthy too..apricots are excellent source of iron other than dates...and we add ginger,dry ginger, cloves and cinnamon too...You can try with brown sugar too..it will become still more healthy ..Do try and enjoy christmas...Happy christmas everyone...enjoy...

Jalebi

Hot hot jalebi's...this is the best sweet i have eaten until now..(honestly)...crispy outside...warm and juicy inside..this is the best thing..please do try once...(Yan petra inbam peruga iv vaiyagam..)...and you guys will fall in love love with it..(just like me)...I have made this for everyone who are very  dear to me..I just saw these ingredients from back of MTR jalebi mix and tried(guessed some)...Give your hand some exercise with these and it's worth the try...enjoy...

Hi again..

Hi all,
          I am back here after a verrrrrry long gap...i even thought about leaving this blog and blocked it for some time...I went to india in June and came back in september...Poor me thought, i would be able to blog from india too...I thought i would be having lot of time there,since someone will always

Simple bread (without egg)

I wanted to try baking bread at home, since my lil.one started eating them...At least we know what's in that, when we prepare at home...After we tasted it,it really worth the try for us too..Freshly baked bread, i have never eaten before...It has a such a smell and taste..and so soft...Also i made panini with the freshly baked bread..it was wonderful..The ingredients and process of this recipe is very simple...Do try this and you will find the difference...

Microwave Mysorepak

Mysore pak is a favourite sweet of our family..we prefer soft type than the porous type ..like the krishna sweets one..I saw this recipe here and tried..wow its so yummy...and the aroma fills the whole house...Do give a try and you will never regret for that...

Murungaikkai Sodhi/Drumstick side dish/Side dish recipes

Murungaikkai sodhi...This is a quick ad tasty recipe...also easy to do...now we get lot of drumsticks this season....Last year we planted drumstick tree in our backyard...but it died due to freezing temperatures this january...next time have to plant in container...give it a try and enjoy...

Cilantro chutney/ Kothamalli Thogayal/ Side dish for Idly Dosa

Cilantro chutney, which i present here is our home style preparation...Mom,MIL both make this chutney...It has a bit of sweet and hot flavour...It can also be prepared without adding jaggery...That way also it taste good...But adding a pinch of jaggery surely enhances the taste...We like it a little bit sweet too..hence i added 1/8 cup jaggery...Try this and enjoy...

Cabbage Chutney/Muttaikose chutney/ Side dish for Idly Dosa

Cabbage...I wanted to add it somehow to our diet...But i can't stand the smell of boiling cabbage...So now a days i'm preparing this chutney...Here we fry the cabbage in little oil...So it's not having that much smell...It goes well with dosa than idlis...I got this recipe from friend dhivya...I tasted this for first time in her house and loved it so much...here's the recipe....

Peerkangai muttai podimas/Ridge gourd with egg /Side dish recipes

Peerkangai muttai...This dish i prepare on holidays only...These have to be prepared and eaten steaming hot...That way it tastes very good...This is a nice side dish for rice..and it goes well with chappathis too...A friend in my college days used to bring this combination with chappathi...and her box will become empty quickly...We all liked it so much...here's the recipe...give it a try...

white Kurma(Veg kurma)/ Side dish for chappathi

This is our home style of making white kurma...This is a nice side dish for chappathi...It's easy to do and u can add the veggies u have at hand...I added carrot,potato and beans...We can add cauliflower,green peas,different colour capsicum etc...I didn't add tomatoes in this...If u want you can add at the end and give it a boil...it shouldn't become mushy...will add more colour to the kurma...here's the recipe...

Milagu kozhi varuval/ Chicken pepper fry

Milagu kozhi varuval ...I saw this recipe in a cookbook which my mom gave me...It can be prepared in some 10 to 15 minutes...and the process seemed easier to me...I tried it and it's very nice...We like it a little bit spicier side, but u can reduce the spices if u want...Goes well with any mild pulav and very nice with rasam sadham or curd rice...

Mutton Biriyani

Mutton biriyani is a thing which i don't want to try for a long time...The first time i made mutton biriyani after marriage, it was a disaster...So i was scared to try it again...Few months back only i tried again....To my surprise, it tasted nice...So I'm following this recipe now a days  and i think i'm good with this....

Mangai Pachadi / Raw Mango Pachadi /Side dish recipes

Mango...Mango...Mango....I like mangoes in all its forms...The season has started and everyone will be enjoying mangoes....Can't wait till it become ripe?...Try this raw mango pachadi....I got this recipe from my friend's mom...It has sour, sweet,salt,little bit hot due to green chillies...We all liked it...even my lil.one....

Okra Poriyal/ Vendaikkai poriyal /Side dish recipes

My MIL taught me this way of making okra poriyal...She makes so many dishes in little time and in a easy way...she's always cool in the kitchen, yet everything will be done in time...She used to tell lot of tell tips and tricks...This recipe is very simple with less ingredients...As u all know, okra is very good for brain development....Try it and enjoy...

Orange Chicken

I tasted this orange chicken first time in panda express hotel  in a mall...We were all tired of shopping, and it tasted divine at that time...I searched for the recipe , but many used orange marmalade and other such things...I found this recipe here easy to do and all the ingredients i have in hand...So i tried this and it came out nice..It has a sweet and sour taste...and also a little bit fresh taste due to the fresh juices...kids will like this for sure...

Chicken Fried Rice

Chicken Fried rice became my favourite during my college days...My brother use to buy this for me from chinese restaurant...I have made slight changes to the original recipe(here)...U can add veggies u want like celery,different colored capsicums,green peas...i added the veggies i had for now...Bored of biriyanis..Make this simple fried rice and enjoy...

Chicken Fry

My MIL taught me this way of making chicken fry...It's simple and easy and this same recipe can be followed for other things also...soya  chunks,cauliflower,brinjal, potato and even bread pieces....Many of u may already know this...I 'm adding this since i consider this blog as my personal collection of items too...

Simple Potato Poriyal /Side dish recipes

Potato is a very versatile veggie...also a very tasty one...This dish we do with any non spicy kuzhambu like dhal or mor kuzhambu....It's a simple and quick dish...can be done as a quick extra dish when guests are coming over...and most people will like it....

Paal Kozhukattai/Rice balls in coconut milk sauce

Paal kozhukattai is the one which my mom likes so much...So my grandma used to make it for her often...Still remember, when we come from school,my grandma bringing this dish...Usually they make it this way...sometimes in brown colour, adding jaggery and shredded coconut(instead of sugar and coconut milk)...They also add dried ginger(sukku) in that...Will post that version soon...

Peerkangai Pasiparuppu kootu/ Ridge gourd Side dish /Side dish recipes

Last year we planted some veggies in our yard...We got so many ridge gourd...Home grown veggies have a special taste...They were so sweet and we enjoyed many ridge gourd dishes(MIL was with me then...)...will soon post other dishes with ridge gourd...This kootu goes well as side dish for rice... We also have this with chappathis...that way also it tasted good...Here's the recipe..

Beetroot chutney/ Side dish for Idly Dosa

Beetroot chutney is one of the chutneys which my friend sathya makes often...I got this recipe from her...This can be served eith idli,dosa as well as we can mix it with rice...tastes very nice with rice and gingely oil....It's a simple and healthy chutney,which kids will love...As we all know,Beetroot helps to increase heamoglobin...good for girls especially...

Simple Egg curry(Onion Tomato Curry)

This egg curry with onion tomato gravy is vahchef's recipe...I tried it and found it easy to prepare...yet yummy...We all liked it...i think it will help us in busy mornings...Give it a try...sure everyone will like it...

Paneer Butter Masala/ Side dish for chappathi

Paneer Butter Masala is my favourite side dish for chappathi...I found this recipe easy to do than the other recipes i tried...U can find the original recipe here...Finally my hubby approved it as a good dish after my several tries...Hope u too will find it so...Try and enjoy...

Carrot chutney/ Side dish for Idly Dosa

Carrot chutney is a chutney which i have never tasted before marriage....I found it a healthy way to add veggies in way of chutney too...soon will post cabbage chutney and beetroot chutney...which all tasted good and i liked these different tastes of chutneys...kids will love these chutneys since they have a natural slight sweet taste to them...Try this yummy  and healthy chutney....

Sambar

Sambar is a staple food in south indian cooking...This is our home style of preparing sambar...(my mom used to add fenugreek...her style is different)...One sambar recipe for all...with venpongal,idly,dosa, rice...If for rice we add little bit of tamarind juice in sambar...For tiffin items we don't...Here's our simple sambar recipe...

Vazhaikkai Pittu kari /Plantain Side dish /Side dish recipes

Vazhaikkai Pittu Kari is my favourite since my childhood...My mom makes it often with sambar...In this dish we are steaming the veggie,so the nutrients will not be lost...It will be a mild dish also...Once boiled, just in 6 or 7 minutes the dish will be ready...

Lemon Rice

Lemon rice has become my favourite during my pregnancy....While having heavy vomitting for 3 months,one of the few things i was able to eat was this...It's also very easy to prepare...can be done in a jiffy...It gives a fresh feel and the tanginess i needed at that time...Give it a try if u have very less time to prepare ...

Peanut Chutney/Verkadalai Chutney/ Side dish for Idly Dosa

I saw this peanut chutney in a cookbook which my mom gave me...Bored of usual chutneys,tried it and we all like it...This chutney goes very nice with paniyarams...I usually  prepare this with dosa...We add just hing(asafoetida) and mustard while tempering this chutney...so that it balances the peanut cholesterol...

Chicken Curry / kozhi kuzhambu / Home style Chicken Curry

Chicken dishes are my favourite than mutton...This chicken curry is my MIL's recipe...It goes well with everything...rice,biryani,idli,dosa,poori,chappathi etc...So it's a easy fix for me on sundays...Mint brings nice fresh aroma in this dish...and everyone in our family likes this chicken curry...

Vendhaya Kuzhambu/Fenugreek Gravy

Vendhayam/Fenugreek is a very aromatic and healthy indian spice...It has a slight bitter taste and it is a good coolant for our body...Adding bitter taste to our food regularly is good for our health...This vendhaya kuzhambu can be done with veggies like brinjal,okra etc...Here is a basic version...

Mutton chukka

This is our home style of mutton chukka....It is super spicy and goes well with rasam sadham or curd rice...It can also be used as side dish for dosa...Usually we take the meat pieces from mutton kuzhambu and prepare this...here i started from scratch....but u can do like that if u want...

Avaraikkai Poriyal/Broad beans Poriyal /Side dish recipes

Avarikkai is a veggie which i hate eating before marriage...but my hubby likes it so much...During pregnancy,I began to like this, while trying to add many green veggies to our diet..Now a days i'm preparing it often...

Mor Kuzhambu / Yogurt gravy

Mor Kuzhambu is the one which i make when i am in a hurry to make something...During summer time it is a quick fix and also a tasty kuzhambu which my family likes...With simple ingredients and fresh taste,it is good for our health too...There are many variations we can add with different veggies like poosanikkai(white pumpkin), vendaikkai(okra),vazhai thandu(banana stem),arbi,suraikkai(bottle gourd) and chowchow...some even add vadai...Here is a basic version...

Macroons

Macroons are always my favourite...My dad used to buy us this whenever he goes to tutikorin...I didn't know before marriage, that it is such a simple sweet...It  just has 2 ingredients(basic version)...and lot of flavours and varieties can be done with simple ingredients....Macroons are called as meringues in USA and many types of meringue pies are famous...

Thalappakattu Chicken biryani

My husband is a big fan of biriyani...he likes to taste different types of biriyanis...so i always search for different styles of biriyanis...and i found collection of biriyani recipes in Jopreets kitchen here...I tried this recipe and found it the most flavourful..and we all liked it so much...

Cheese Puffs

I saw this cheese puffs recipe by Ina Garten in food network...You can see the original recipe here.This is a very easy recipe...It takes only 15 minutes baking time..and within preheating time of the oven we can prepare the dough.(10 minutes)....In the original recipe, she used 2 types of cheese..viz..gruyere and Parmesan....I used only mozzarella (low fat, part skim)cheese...These puffs goes well with tea..also it can be served as appetizer in parties...

Mutton Kuzhambu/Mutton Gravy with potatoes

This mutton kuzhzmbu with potatoes is vahchef's recipe.I have changed it slightly according to our taste..It is basically a bengali dish...so he  used mustard oil...but i used vegetable oil...he did stove top slow cooking and i used pressure cooker...I tried it for first time and it came out very well...from then i am following this recipe for mutton curry...once i tried it without potatoes also...it was equally good...but with potatoes it taste fantastic...

Peerkangai curry/ Ridge Gourd Sidedish /Side dish recipes

The Ridge Gourd/Peerkangai is a very healthy veggie...It helps in reducing body fat...and helps in maintaining the fluid levels in the body...This is a very simple dish with very few ingredients...

Fish Curry/Meen Kuzhambu (kerala style)

This fish curry was taught to me by my friend Deepa akka...She is from Nagerkoil...and they make fish curry there almost in daily basis...In this fish curry,we use gingelly oil, but there she use to say...they just mix everything in water and boil in earthen pot...the natural fat rendered by fish itself is used...and the taste will be very nice that way...Let's see the recipe...

Black Sundal kuzhambu

This sundal kuzhambu is my MIL's star recipe...It tastes as flavourful as nonveg kuzhambu...Also it goes well absolutely with anything..idli,dosa, chappathi, rice...and smells fantastic...I used black sundal(not the big white channa) since it has the most nutrients..

channa dal chutney/kadalai paruppu chutney/ Side dish for Idly Dosa

This kadalai paruppu chutney is our family's favourite chutney..My mom, grandma,MIL everyone  makes this chutney...Small amount of dhal will give more chutney...so if u r cooking for a big family,it will be very useful...It goes well with both dosa and idli...now let's see the recipe

Microwave Rava Kesari

                               

Hello world...Now I am ready with my first ever blog post(really excited)...Traditionally we use to start any good job with something sweet...so lets start with this rava kesari...Its a simple sweet dish with less ingredients.It can be made in microwave in less than 5 minutes(according to the power of ur microwave..mine is 1000W)..ok now lets go to the recipe...

Hi all...

Hi all...
       

  This is Praba....welcome to my world of yummy experiments..
I'm a person who love to do experiments in my kitchen..most of the times its been a success..
but sometimes accidents happen too..(hope we learn from them)..my dh(dear husband) being a patient man survived through my experiments and its results( ha ha)..I would like to share my journey with u all...hope u all like it ...