Sree's Recipes

 Ingredients: Rawa - 1cup Pineapple ,pureed - 1cup Sugar - 1 cup Saffron(Kesar) - 4 strands,Soaked in 1tsp milk Ghee -2tbsp Water - 2cups For garnishing Fried Cashews & raisins Pineapple chunks Method: Heat 1tbsp ghee in a pan.Add and fry the rawa tilla nice aroma comes out.Keep aside. Same pan add ghee,Pineapple puree,water and sugar.Boil it.Add rava to it slowly by stirring continuously ,so that no lumps are formed.Add saffron to this.Switch off the stove.Garnish with pineapple chunks ,fried cashews and raisins.

Ingredients: For Dough(Pathiri) Whole Wheat flour - 1cup All purpose flour - 1cup Salt Water For Chicken Filling Boneless Chicken - 1/2 kilo Turmeric Powder - 1/4tsp Chilli powder - 1/2tsp Green chillies - 3 Chopped Ginger -1 tsp Chopped Garlic - 1tsp Garam masala Powder -1/2 tsp Chopped Onion - 1,big Coriander leaves Mint leaves(optional) Coconut oil Method: Cook the chicken with sat,turmeric ,chilli powder,garam masala  and little water.Allow to cool . Mince the chicken and set it aside. In a pan heat oil and add chopped ginger,garlic ,green chillies and onion.Saute well till the onion become soft.Add the minced chicken and saute for a while.Add chopped mint leaves and coriander leaves.Adjust the salt.Filling is ready.Keep it aside. In a bowl mix together wheat flour,all purpose flour and salt.Add enough water and make a smooth dough. Divide into equal sized small balls.Roll it and add the filling in the centre.Cover it with another pathiri.Slowly press the edges using fingers to s

Ingredients: Gram flour -2 cups Sugar -3/4 cup Salt - a pinch Water Method: Mix salt and gram flour.Slowly add warm water to this and make a smooth dough.Knead the dough for a minute.Heat oil in a pan.Press the dough through a  mould of seva press into hot oil and fry it till golden brown.Remove from oil and let it cool. Dissolve the sugar in 1 1/4 cups of water.Boil the syrup till one thread consistency is reached. Add the fried seva into this and mix well .Allow them to cool.When it completely cools store them in airtight containers.

Ingredients: Cardmom -2 Cloves - 2 Cinnomon -2 pieces Bay leaf -1 Star anise -1 Coconut oil- 1tbsp Potato - 2,cubed Carrot - 1,cubed Green beans -4,sliced Onion -1,sliced Green chillies - 2 Ginger-garlic paste - 1tsp Thin Coconut milk - 1 1/2cups Thick coconut milk - 1/2 cup Curry leaves Salt Method: Pressure cook carrot and potatos till they become soft and keep it aside.In a  pan add oil and saute the raw spices.Add green chillies,curry leaves,ginger-garlic paste ,beans and onion.Saute for a minute.Add the thin coconut milk and enough salt.boil them.Add the cooked carrot and potato to this.Boil it for 2 minutes.Pour the thick coconut milk and reduce the flame to low.Cook for 2 more minutes.Serve with Appam or idiyappam .

Ingredients : Basmati rice - 2 cups Tomato - 5,medium Onion - 1 Green chillies - 3 Chilli powder - 1/2tsp Ginger-garlic paste - 1tbsp Coriander leaves Mint leaves For seasoning: Ghee - 1tbsp Mustard seeds - 1/2tsp Chana dal -1tsp Urad dal -1tsp Curry leaves Method: Cook the rice with salt and keep it aside.In a pan heat ghee and splutter mustard and curry leaves.Add urad dal and chana dal and saute well till it become golden brown colour.Add onion,ginger-garlic paste and green chillies.Saute well till the onion become translucent.Add chilli powder,mint leaves and chopped tomatoes.When the tomatoes are cooked add the rice and mix well.Garnish with Coriander leaves. Awards from Rohini My blogger friend Rohini passed this appreciati on award.Thanks a ton dear f or remembering me:) I would like to share this award to all my blogger friends .Plz feel free to copy  this and post it on your blog!

Ingredients: Unakka kappa - 2cups Grated Coconut - 1 cup Green chillies -3 Shallots -6 Salt Coconut Oil Method: Wash and soak the kappa in water overnight.Drain and boil the kappa with 4 cups of water.Strain the water and again add fresh water to it.Cook the kappa till it become soft.keep it aside. Crush together coconut,green chillies,salt and shallots .Add this to the kappa and mix well.Pour 1tbsp of coconut and again mix well. Ulli Chammanthi: Ingredients: Shallots -15 Dry red chillies - 4to5 Salt Coconut oil Method: In a pan dry roast the red chillies for a minute.Crush together red chillies,shallota and salt.Add coconut oil to this and mix well.Serve with kappa.

Ingredients: Cardmom -2 Cinnomon -2 pieces Cloves - 2 Bay leaf -1 Fennel seeds -1tsp Curry leaves Coriander leaves Chicken - 1/2 kilo Finely chopped onion - 2,medium Finely chopped tomato - 1,big Ginger-garlic paste -1tbsp Chilli powder - 1tsp Coriander powder -1tbsp Crushed Pepper corns - 1tbsp Lemon juice -1tsp Method: Heat oil in a pan.Add cinnomon,cardmom,cloves,bay leaves and fennel seeds.Saute well for a minute.Add the finely chopped onion and ginger garlic paste .Saute well till the onion becomes translucent.Add the chopped tomato and cook well.Add  chilli powder,coriander powder and curry leaves.Mix well.Add the chicken pieces .Saute for 2 minutes, So the moisture from the chicken comes out.Add enough water and salt.Close it and cook it till the chicken is done.Once the chicken pieces are done add the crushed peppercorns and mix it.Sprinkle lemon juice and  coriander leaves.Serve hot with bread or rice.

This is an excellent dish prepared using ' Okra' -In Chinese Style . I  got this great  recipe from my friend Geetha.It just tastes awesome . On top of it,  it is very easy to prepare. Thank you so much  Geetha for sharing .Give it a try  and am sure your family will love this . Here  is the recipe... Ingredients: Okra - 100g Chopped Onion - 1,medium Green chillies - 2 Garlic cloves -4 Corn flour -2tsp All purpose flour -1tsp Spring onion - 2 stalks (cut diagonally for garnishing) Freshly grounded pepper -1tsp Salt to taste Egg - 1(optional) Oil for frying Method: 1.Cut the okra diagonally and keep it aside. 2.In a bowl mix together all purpose flour,1/2tsp cornflour,salt,1/2tsp pepper power and egg.(if you don't like to use egg ,just add little  water to the flour ).Add okra to this and mix well. 3.Heat oil in a pan.Roll the okra mixture to the remaining corn flour and deep fry it. 4.In a pan heat 1tbsp oil and saute chopped onion,garlic and green chillies till the onion

Ingredients: Tomato - 2,big Red chilli powder - 1/2tsp Salt Grated coconut - 5 tbsp Curd -5tbsp Mustard seeds -1/2tsp For seasoning Coconut oil Mustard seeds curry leaves dry red chillies Method: 1.In a bowl add chopped tomatoes,red chilli powder and salt.Mix with your hands. 2.Grind together coconut and mustard seeds.Add curd to this grind it once more. 3.Pour this to the tomatoes and mix well.Adjust the salt 4.In a pan add coconut oil and splutter the mustard seeds,curry leaves and dry red chillies. 5.Pour this on top of the pachadi and mix well. 6.Serve with rice.

Ingredients: Boneless chicken - 1/2 kilo Turmeric powder - 1/4tsp Chilli powder - 1tsp salt to taste  Chopped Onion -1,big Chopped ginger - 1tbsp chopped garlic -1tbsp chopped greenchillies -3 Garam masala -1/2tbsp Mint leaves Coriander leaves Boiled potato -2 Bread crumbs-as reqd Egg white -2 Pepper powder - 1/4tsp Method: Cook the chicken with little bit water,turmeric,chilli powder and salt.Mince the chicken and keep it aside. In a pan heat oil and add chopped ginger,garlic and greenchillies.Saute well.Add onion and cook it till it become soft.Add garam masala,chopped mint leaves , coriander leaves and salt.Add the minced chicken and mix well.Turn off the stove and add the mashed potato and mix well.allow it to cool.Make small balls out of it and roll into desired shapes. In a bowl  add egg whites,pepper powder and salt.Beat well. Dip each cutlet in egg whites and roll with bread crumbs.Deep fry it in oil.Serve hot with tomato ketchup.

Ingredients: Apple - 4 ,medium,peeled and chopped Sugar - 1/2 cup Lemon juice - 2tbsp Method: 1.Mix sugar and chopped apples in a microwave safe bowl.Cover and microwave it for 2- 4miutes at    maximum power or till  apples are softened. 2.Blend this apple mixture  in a blender. 3.Microwave this blended mixture at 60% of power for 8 -10 minutes or till its thickened.    Stir it  every 2 minutes. 4.Add the lemon juice and mix well. 5.Pour this to a glass bottle . Allow it to cool and refrigerate it. AWARD from GULMOHAR I have received this lovely award from Gulmohar of Collaborative Curry .Thank you so much Nami. I would like to share this awrad with the following blogger friends. Sangeetha of kothiyavunu Priya of Priya's recipes Uma of Essence of Andhra Priya of priya's easy and tasty recipes Tina of Kaipunyam.com  Padhu of Padhu's Kitchen Prasu of My culinary World .

Ingredients: Pineapple (ripe) - 2cup cubed Turmeric Powder - 1/2tsp Salt For grinding Grated coconut - 1/2cup greenchillies -3 cumin seeds -a pinch(optional) For seasoning Coconut oil  Mustard seeds  Curry leaves Dried red chillies Method: Cook the pineapple cubes along with some water,salt and turmeric powder on medium heat till the pieces are soft.Add the ground paste of  coconut to this.Boil it for 5 minutes.Add the well beaten curd and mix it well.Turn off the heat.In a small pan heat oil and splutter mustard seeds,curry leaves and red chillies.Add this to pulisseri.Serve with rice and papadam.

Ingredients: For Rice Basmati rice - 2 cups Cloves - 3 Cinnamon -3pieces Cardmom -3 Ghee - 2tbsp Water - 3cups Rose water - 1tsp Salt For Chicken masala 6 big chicken pieces 4 big onions 4 big tomatoes 7Green chillies 1 big piece of ginger 6 big garlic pods 3tbsp of chopped mint leaves 3tbsp of chopped coriander leaves 2 tsp Biriyani masala(below) 1tbsp Lime  juice Biriyani masala Cinnomon  - 1big piece Cardmom - 3 Cloves -3 Nutmeg -1 Caraway seeds- 1/2tsp Fennel seeds -1/2tsp Cumin seeds-1/2tsp Mace-2 Dry roast all together and grind to a fine powder. For Garnishing Raw cashews and raisins Saffron 2 strand Milk -2tbsp Coriander leaves Method: Preparing the  Chicken masala 1 .In a pan add 5tbsp of ghee and fry the thinly sliced onions. 2 .Fry them till it become crispy and nice golden   colour.Keep it aside. We will use these fried onions  for the chicken masala and for garnishing.This will give a nice flavour to the Biriyani. 3 .Crush together ginger,garlic and greenchillies. 4 .In

Ingredients: Lettuce Leaves Shredded Carrot Cucumber Red Onion Tomato Corn Kernels Olives Microwave Cooked Vegetables(Cauliflower,broccoli) For Dressing Olive Oil -  2tbsp Lemon Juice -1tbsp Pepper and Salt Method: In a bowl add all the vegetables.Sprinkle  lemon juice and mix it well.Add olive oil,salt and pepper.Mix all the ingredients with a fork.Salad is ready to serve :)

Ingredients: 1 big beetroot(grated) 8 dates(cut into small pieces) 1tsp chilli powder 3-4 garlic pods (grated) 1/2 cup Vinegar Salt to taste Method: In a clean bowl mix together grated beetroot,dates and garlic.Add chilli powder ,salt and vinegar.Mix well and keep refridgerated for 24hours. Make sure to store it in a clean and dry bottle.Take out from fridge and check  the salt and adjust it.Return back to fride.This can be stored for a month or more.

Ingredients: All purpose flour - 1cup Baking Powder - 1tsp Baking Soda -1tsp Custard Powder -1tbsp Butter - 3tbsp,at room temp. Brown sugar - 1cup Cooking oil - 3tbsp Vanilla Essence - 1tsp Honey -2tbsp Eggs -3 Method: Sift together flour,baking powder,baking soda and custard powder.Keep it aside. In a bowl add butter and brown sugar.Mix well using a whisk.Add oil and whisk.Add honey and vanilla essence and mix well.Add the eggs 1 at a time and whisk. Add the flour mixture ,little by little to this.Whisk well after each addition.Now the batter is ready. Pour this to a well greased dish and cover it with an aluminium foil.Place the dish in a steamer and steam it on low flame for  about 35-40 minutes.After that switch off the stove and allow it to cool.Serve hot with honey. Recipe Courtesy - http://www.mariasmenu.com/

Ingredients: Mango Pulp - 30 oz can Condensed Milk - 14 oz can Whipped cream - 250ml Fresh Mango pieces - 3tbsp(optional) Method: In a bowl mix together mango pulp  and condensed milk.Add  whipped cream and mix gently using  a whisk .Pour this to a dish and cover it tightly.Place in the freezer for 2 hrs.After 2 hours ,take the dish and mix the mango pieces and return  dish to the freezer.Freeze for another 3 hours.Serve the icecream with a scooper and enjoy!!!

Ingredients: Roasted rice flour - 2 cups Oil - 1tsp Water -as reqd. For filling Grated jaggiri - 1/2 cup Grated Coconut - 3/4cup Cardmom Powder - a pinch Method: Heat water in a vessel.Add salt and oil.Add this boiling water to the rice flour and knead to make a smooth dough.(same procedure to make idiyappam dough).Keep it aside. Mix together gaggiri ,grated coconut and cardmom powder. Divide the dough into 8-9 equal parts.Take one ball and make a big  hole in the middle of this ball and put the filling inside that whole and close it gently.Finish the dough by repeating the same method.Steam it for 15 minutes.Serve hot with tea.

Pazham cake is a traditional and yummy snack which is famous in the Malabar region of Kerala. It is famous among Muslim community and they prepare this during the Ramadan days. I bet your family will love this. My husband finished the entire cake in one go! Recipe courtesy "Taste of kerala" of Amrutha  TV. Ingredients: 2 Ripe Banana 3 large eggs 3tbsp sugar Ghee - 2tbsp Raw cashews and raisins -1tbsp For garnishing Fried cashews and raisins Cherries Method Cut the banana into small pieces.In a wide pan add ghee and saute the banana pieces till it become golden brown colour.Keep it aside. In a bowl beat the eggs with sugar.Add the banana and raw cashews and raisins .Mix well. In a thick bottomed pan add some ghee and spread it well.Pour the egge mixture to this.Cover it and cook it on low flame till the top part is set.It took me 20 minutes.When it is cooked transfer into a plate and garnish with cherries and fried cashews and raisins.Serve hot with tea. AWARDS from  Sangee

Ingredients: Whole urad dal - 1cup Kidney beans(rajma) - 1/4cup Channa Dal - 2tbsp Ghee - 1tbsp Dried red chilly -1 Ginger-garlic paste -1tbsp Tomato - 2 ,Pureed Coriander powder - 1tbsp Garam masala -1/2tbsp Butter -1tbsp Milk - 1/2 cup Whipping cream - 1/2 cup Method: Wash and soak the  dals  in water for 8hours.Discard  water from the dals and add enough fresh water .Pressure cook the dals with salt ,ghee and redchilli.When it is cooked mash the dal with a spoon.keep it aside. Heat oil in a pan.Add the pureed tomato.When it is almost dry add ginger-garlic paste,coriander powder and garam masala powder.Saute well for 3 minutes.Add kasoori methi powder.Pour the dal mixture , butter and milk to this.Mix well and cook it for another 20 minutes.Add cream and mix well.Serve hot with breads.

 Ingredients: 300g Prawns   2 medium Onion 2 medium Tomato 2tbsp Kashmiri chilli powder 1/2tsp Turmeric powder Green chilli - 2 Salt Curry leaves Coconut oil Method: Marinate the prawns with salt,turmeric and chilli powder and keep it aside for 15 minutes.In a clay pot add chopped Onion,tomato ,marinated prawns and green chillies.Cover it and cook it till the prawns are tender and soft.Add Coconut oil and curry leaves .Mix well.serve with rice.

Ingredients: Beetroot - 1big Curd - 1cup Salt to taste For Grinding Greenchillies -3 Grated coconut - 1/2cup Shallot - 4 Mustard seeds- 1/4tsp For Seasoning Coconut oil Mustard seeds Dry red chillies Curry leaves Method: Peel and grate the beetroot .Cook it in a pan without adding any water.When it is cooked add  coconut mixture and saute well for 5 minutes.Add  curd and mix well. Do not over boil it .In a pan add oil and splutter the mustard seeds,red chillies and curry leaves.Add this on top of the curry.Serve with rice. Award from Sarah I  have recieved these lovely awards from my friend Sarah Naveen.Thanku so much dear for remembering me :) I would like like share these awards to the following buddies Sangeetha Sangi Priya Tina Sushma Priya Prasanth Rohini

 Anchovy is a small white fish.It is a little time consuming to clean it up.But very healthy and nutritious.In malabar area we don't prepare this 'Peera'..This dish is basically from Kottayam.You can prepare peera with Small Sardines also. Ingredients : 1 cup washed and cleaned Anchovies Kudam puli (kokum) - 3pieces Salt to taste Coconut oil Curry leaves For the masala 1 cup Grated coconut 5 shallots 3 greenchillies 3 garlic pods 1/4tsp turmeric powder 1/2tsp chilli powder Method: Crush together shallots,green chillies and garlic , grated coconut,turmeric ,salt and chilli powder. Heat oil in a pan .Splutter the mustard seeds and curry leaves.Add the coconut mixture and saute well for 1 minute.Add the fish with kudam puli and sprinkle some water.Cover it and cook it till its done.Serve hot with rice.