Sree's Recipes

Ingredients: Potato,cubed - 1/2cup Carrot,cubed-1/2cup Cauliflower florets - 1/2cup Green peas - 1/2cup Green beans - 1/4cup 1 big onion ,chopped 1/4tsp cumin seeds 2tsp ginger-garlic paste 3 cloves 2 cardmom 1 big piece of cinnamon. 3 green chillies 1/4tsp turmeric powder 2tsp coriander powder 1/4cup chopped coriander leaves 1tbsp Vegetable oil  For grinding  Grated coconut - 3tbsp Cashews - 10 Poppy seeds -1tsp Fennel seeds - 1/2tsp Method: Soak cashews and poppy seeds in water for 10minutes. Heat oil in a pan.Splutter cumin seeds.Add whole spices and curry leaves, saute well.Add onion,ginger-garlic paste and green chillies.Saute it well till onion turns light brown.Add turmeric and coriander powder and mix well.Put all the veggies and saute for 2-3 minutes.Add enough water and salt to this.Cover and cook it.Mean while grind coconut,soaked cashews and poppy seeds and fennel seeds.Add this to the cooked veggies.Add more water if required.Cook it for another 5 minutes.Garnish ...

Ingredients: Dried green peas -1cup Onion - 1,big Tomato - 1.medium Ginger-garlic paste - 2tsp Green chillies - 2 Turmeric powder - 1/4tsp Chilli powder - 1/2tsp Coriander powder - 2tsp Meat masala powder - 1/2tsp(i used Eastern meat masala) Garam masala powder - 1/2tsp Thin coconut milk - 3/4cup Thick coconut milk - 1/2cup Curry leaves - handful Mustard seeds - 1/2tsp Method: Soak green peas in water overnight.Pressure cook it by adding salt and enough water. Heat oil in a pan.Splutter mustard.Saute curry leaves,finely chopped onion and green chillies. Add ginger-garlic paste and saute well till the onion become light brown color.Add sliced tomato and cook it till it become mushy.Add all spice powders and saute well for 2-3 minutes on low flames.You can can add 2-3 tbsp of water in this stage.Add well cooked green peas and mix it.Pour thin coconut milk and boil it for 5 minutes.Reduce the flame and add thick coconut milk.Cook for 2-3 minutes.Adjust the salt.Serve with chapthi, appam...

  Ingredients: For marination  Fish(Pomfret,Pearl spot or King Fish) - 1/2kg Pepper powder - 1tsp Turmeric powder -1/4tsp Salt For the gravy Cloves - 3 Cardmom - 2 Cinnamon - 1stick Ginger ,crushed - 1tsp Garlic,crushed - 1tsp Green chilli - 2 Onion,Sliced - 2 Tomato - 1,big Thin Coconut milk - 1cup Thick Coconut milk - 3/4cup Coconut oil  - 2tbsp Mustard seeds - 1/2tsp Curry leaves - 2strands Method: Clean the fish and cut into medium pieces.Marinate with pepper powder,turmeric and salt for 30 minutes.Heat 1tbsp of oil in a non stick pan and shallow fry the fish till its half done.Remove fish from the pan and keep aside. Pour the remaining 1tbsp of oil in the same pan and splutter the mustard seeds and curry leaves.Saute cardmom cloves and cinnamon. Add crushed ginger and garlic and saute it well .Add sliced onion and green chillies.Saute well till the onion become translucent.Add thin coconut milk and brings to boil.Add the fried fish pieces and simmer for 15 minutes.Po...

  Fish (any type) - 1/4kg(5-6 pieces) Turmeric powder - 1/4tsp Chilli powder - 2tsp Ginger(Chopped) - 1tsp Tomato - 1,medium Tamarind - a small piece, soaked in water shallot - 3(optional) Curry leaves - 2strands Coconut oil - 1tsp For Grinding Grated Coconut - 3/4 to 1cup Cumin seeds - 1/4tsp Turmeric powder - 1/4tsp Method: 1 Marinate the fish with turmeric,chilli powder and salt for 30 minutes. 2 Grind together coconut,cumin and turmeric powder with little water to smooth paste. 3 Heat a clay pot and add ginger,shallot, sliced tomato and the ground coconut paste. 4 Add  water and boil it. 5 Add the marinated fish.cover and cook it on low flame till the fish pieces are done and the gravy becomes thick. 6 Add 2tbsp of tamarind water and boil  it.Adjust the salt. 7 Switch off the stove.Add curry leaves and pour 1tsp of coconut oil on top of it. 8 Serve with rice.

Ingredients: Crab/Njandu (cleaned and cut)- 1kg Chilli powder - 2tsp Turmeric powder - 1/2tsp Ginger,chopped - 1tbsp Garlic,chopped - 1tbsp Green chillies - 2 Shallot(sliced) -15 Curry leaves - a handful Tomato - 1,big Coconut oil - 1tbsp Salt For the masala Coconut oil -1tsp Grated Coconut - 1cup Shallot(sliced) -5 Garlic - 2pods Coriander powder - 1tbsp Curry leaves -1strand Method: Marinate the crab with chilli powder,turmeric powder and enough salt.Keep it aside for 30minutes. Heat  oil in a non stick pan and add grated coconut along with shallot,curry leaves and garlic.Roast the coconut on low flame till it become dark brown color .Add coriander powder ,mix well and switch off the flame.Let it cool.Grind it to a smooth paste along with little water.Keep aside. In a big pan heat oil and saute ginger,garlic and green chillies.Add shallot and saute for 5 minutes.Add  tomato and cleaned crab and mix well.Pour 1 cup of water with enough salt and close it with a lid.C...

Ingredients: Hard boiled Eggs - 4 Grated Coconut - 1cup fennel seeds -1/2tsp Chilli powder - 1tsp Turmeric powder -1/4tsp Garam masala - 1tsp Ginger-garlic paste - 1tbsp Green chillies -3 Coriander leaves - 1/4cup Tomato - 1 Onion - 1 Oil Method: Make a smooth paste of coconut with fennel seeds. Heat oil in a pan.Saute onion till it become very soft.Add green chillies and saute well.Add ginger-garlic paste to this and saute for 3 minutes.Add chopped tomato and saute till it become soft.Add all the masala powders and mix well.Add coconut-fennel paste to this and mix it.Pour 1 cup of water with enough salt and cover it with a lid.After 5 minutes remove the lid and add eggs(make slits on it)and chopped coriander leaves.Mix well and serve hot with appam or chapati .  REPOST Am re-posting 2  recipes for Aparna's  'No Bake Cake Event'    1. No Bake Cheese Cake  2 .Steamed Honey Sponge Cake  

Ingredients: Well ripened Pineapple(finely chopped) - 2cups Black/red grapes - 15 Curd - 1/2cup Turmeric powder - 1/2tsp Sugar - 1tsp salt For grinding Grated coconut -  3/4cup Cumin seeds - 1/4tsp Mustard seeds - 1/2tsp Green chillies - 3 For seasoning Coconut oil - 1tbsp Mustard seeds - 1/2tsp Red chilli - 2 Curry leaves - 2strands Method: Cook the finely chopped pineapple with 1/2 cup of water, turmeric powder and a pinch of salt.Cover and Cook it till the pineapple become soft and mushy.Add grapes and cook it on low flame for 5 minutes.Do not overcook it.Add the ground  coconut mixture to this.Boil it for another 5 minutes.Add curd and mix well.Add 1tsp of sugar for sweetness.Mix everything well and switch off the  stove. In a small pan heat oil and splutter mustard seeds.Add red chillies and curry leaves.Pour this over to the curry and cover it.Let it rest for another 2 hours.Serve with rice.

l   Ingredients: Split moong dal/cherupayar parippu  - 1/2cup Turmeric powder -1/2tsp Grated Coconut - 1/2cup Cumin seeds  - 1/4tsp Garlic - 2 Green chilli - 2 Ghee - 2tsp Curry leaves Method: Pressure cook the dal with enough water,turmeric powder and salt.Make a paste of coconut,cumin,garlic and green chillies.Add this to the cooked dal.Add more water if necessary.Cook on low medium till its done.Add ghee and curry leaves.Serve with rice and pappadam.

This is one of the usual curries in my home.Very good for health and digestion.Simple too.You can prepare this in 10 minutes!! In southern part of Kerala there is another curry called 'Puli Inji', that is sometimes called Inji Curry which is entirely different from this preparation. Its an essential part of Kerala Sadya. Here goes my mom's Inji curry Recipe.. Ingredients:  Inji/Ginger(chopped) - 3tbsp Grated coconut - 1/2cup Green chillies-2 Mustard seeds -3/4tsp Curd -1cup Coconut oil -1tsp Red chillies - 2 Mustard seeds - 1/2tsp Curry leaves - 2strands Salt Method: Grind together coconut,ginger,green chillies and mustard seeds.Beat the curd well.Add the coconut mixture to this.Mix well.In a small pan heat oil and  splutter the mustard seeds.Add red chillies and curry leaves to this. Add this seasoning  to the curry.Serve with rice.

Ingredients: Ripe Mango - 1 big Grated coconut -1/2cup Cumin seeds -1/2tsp green chilli - 2 Turmeric powder - 1/4tsp Curd - 1cup Sugar - 1/2 - 1tsp Coconut oil- 1tsp Mustard seeds-1/2tsp Fenugreek seeds - 1/2tsp Red chillies - 2 Curry leaves -2 strands Salt Method: Remove the skin of the mango and cut into big pieces.Boil the mangoes with turmeric powder,green chillies and salt.Cook it till the mango become tender.Grind coconut with cumin seeds to a fine paste and add this to the boiling mango.Bring this to boil and switch off the flame. Blend the curd to make it smooth and add this to the curry.Add sugar to this curry if you like.Adjust the flavor until the right balance of sweetness and sourness is reached. In a small pan heat oil and splutter mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds.Add red chillies and curry leaves. Add this to the mango curry and cover it for 5 minutes.After that mix well and serve with hot rice.

Ingredients: Vendakka/Okra - 6 Grated Coconut -1/2cup Shallot - 2-3 Cumin seeds -1/2tsp Green chillies -2 Curd - 3/4-1cup Mustard seeds Curry leaves Dried red chillies Coconut oil Salt Method: Cut the okra in small round pieces.Grind together coconut,cumin , shallot,green chillies and salt .Mix this with curd and keep aside.Heat oil in a pan and add the okra pieces.Fry it till it become dark brown color.Add this to the curd-cocnut mixture.Heat oil in the same pan and splutter the mustard .Add red chillies and curry leaves.Mix it well and serve with rice.

Ingredients: Fish (Sardines or small mackerel ) - 1/2kg Crushed dried red chilli - 1-2tbsp Crushed Small onions - 25 Crushed Ginger - 1tbsp Crushed garlic - 1tbsp Curry leaves - 4 strands Coconut oil - 3tbsp Turmeric powder - 1/4tsp Vinegar - 1tsp water -1cup Salt Method: Clean the fish and keep aside.Heat oil in a clay pot and add crushed ginger,garlic ,small onions and curry leaves.Saute for 4-5 minutes.Add crushed red chillies and turmeric powder and mix well.Pour vinegar,water and salt to this.Cover and cook it for 10 minutes.After that open it and cook it on low flame for another 10 minutes ot till the gravy is thick.Serve hot. Recipe Courtesy - Vanitha Magazine

  Ingredients: King prawns  - 300g Tomato - 1 Green chillies - 2 Grated coconut - 1/2cup Cumin seeds - 1/2tsp Turmeric powder - 1/4tsp Red chilli powder - 1tbsp Coconut oil - 1tsp Curry leaves Salt Garlic pods - 3(crushed) Method: 1.Marinate the prawns with salt,turmeric powder and chilli powder for 1/2 an hr. 2.Heat a  claypot .Add prawns,sliced tomato,green chillies with 1 cup of water.Cook it for 10 minutes. 3.Grind coconut and cumin seeds with little water. 4.Add the paste to the curry.Cook it on low flame till its done. 5.Switch of the stove and add coconut oil,curry leaves and crushed garlic.mix it well and cover it. 6.Serve with rice. Recipe Courtesy - My Mom

  Ingredients: Paneer - 200g(i have used homemade Paneer) Butter - 3tbsp Onion -2(grind to fine paste) Tomato puree - 2,tomato Ginger-garlic paste - 1tbsp Curd - 4tbsp Cashew Paste - 1/4cup Kashmiri Chilli powder - 1tbsp Coriander powder - 1tsp Turmeric powder - 1/4tsp Cumin Powder - 1/2tsp Garam masala powder - 1/2tsp Kasoori Methi - 1tbsp Coriander leaves Oil - 2tbsp Salt                                         Homemade Paneer   Method: 1)Heat oil in a pan.Shallow fry the paneer cubes on medium heat until golden brown.Set aside. 2)Heat 1tbsp butter in a pan.Add onion paste ,ginger-garlic paste and saute well for 3 minutes. 3)Add tomato puree and simmer for 5 minutes. 4)Add all the spice powders ,kasoori methi and salt , mix well . 5)Pour curd and remaining butter to this and boil i...

Ingredients: Button Mushrooms -  2 cups(cleaned and chopped) Onion - 2,chopped Tomato -2,chopped Ginger-garlic paste -2tsp Green chillies - 3 Turmeric Powder - 1/4tsp Coriander powder -1tbsp Chilli powder -1/2tsp Garam masala powder-1/2tsp Pepper powder- 1/2tsp Coriander leaves For seasoning: Oil Whole garam masala(cardmom,cinnamon,cloves) Fennel seeds -1tsp Method : Heat oil in a pan.Add fennel seeds and whole garam masala.Saute well for a minute.Add chopped onion,green chillies and ginger-garlic paste.Saute it till the onion become transparent.Add chopped tomato to this and cook well.Add all the masala powders and saute well till the raw smell goes. Add the chopped mushrooms and mix it with the masala.Pour 2tbsp of water and salt .Cover it and cook the mushrooms.Stirring in between to prevent burning.Garnish with coriander leaves.Serve with Chapati .

Ingredients: Whole Garam masala(Bay leaf,cloves,cardmom and cinnomon) Whole Grren gram - 1 cup Mustard seeds - 1tsp Onion - 1 Tomato - 1 Ginger-garlic paste - 1tbsp Green chillies - 1 Chilli powder - 1/2tsp Turmeric powder - 1/4tsp Coriander powder - 1tbsp Curry leaves Salt Oil Method: 1)Soak the green gram overnight.Pressure cook it with water and salt.Keep it aside. 2)In a pan add oil and splutter mustard seeds and curry leaves.Add whole garam masala and saute well. 3)Add green chillies and ginger-garlic paste.Saute for a while. 3)Add chopped onion and saute well till it become golden brown colour. 4).Add all the masala powders.Mix it and add the chopped tomato to this.Cook the tomato. 5)Pour the cooked green gram to this.Mix well and boil it for few minutes.Adjust the salt. 6)Serve hot with chapati or rice.

Ingredients: Potato(Aloo) - 2 Cauliflower florets (Gobi) - 2cups Onion.choped - 1 Tomato -1 Ginger-garlic paste -1tbsp Green chillies -2 Cashew paste - 1/4cup Fennel seeds - 1tsp Cumin seeds - 1tsp Dry mango powder - 1/4tsp Turmeric Powder - 1/4tsp Coriander Powder - 1tbsp Garam masala Powder -1/2tsp Coriander leaves Oil Method: In a microwave safe bowl add the cubed potato along with salt and 2tbsp water.Cover it and Microwave it on high power for 4 minutes.Do the same with Cauliflower also. Heat oil in a pan .Splutter the cumin and Fennel seeds.Add ginger-garlic paste,onion and green chillis.Saute well till the onion become soft.Add the chopped tomato and cook well.Add the spice powders along with 1tbsp of water.Saute well.Add half cooked aloo and gobi to this.Mix it and Cook well.Add Cashew paste on last stage ,mix well and adjust the salt.Garnish with coriander leaves.Serve with any indian breads. REPOSTING APPLE JAM FOR THE EVENT  I would like to send this to Sanghi's Fall ...

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: 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.

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.