Chettinad Recipes —

MADRAS SOUP

June 22, 2010

In cold, weather, a really filling soup is a meal in itself – warmin, delicious and satisfying. Apple – 1 Large carrot – 1 Onions – 2 Refined oil – 2 tablespoon Rice – 50 gm Curry powder – 1 tablespoon Mutton or 1 small chicken – 1/2 kg. cut into small pieces Stock – [...]

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Ladies finger chilli fry

August 27, 2009

Ingredients: 1/2 kg – ladies finger oil – for frying salt – as required pound coarsely: 1 big (chopped) – onion 4 or 5 – greenchillies Method: Cut ladies finger into 11/2 inch pieces. Heat oil in a pan and fry the pieces till half cooked. Add pound mixture and fry till ladies finger become [...]

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Chettinad Chicken roast

August 26, 2009

Ingredients:? ? kg.? Chicken 1 tsp Turmeric powder 3/4 Inch ginger 1 tsp Ground coriander 6 Curry leaves 2 Onions 2 Garlic pods 2 teaspoon pepperpowder 2 tbsp oil 3/4 Cup chopped tomatoes Salt to taste Method: Chop the chicken into pieces.? Fry chopped onions, ginger and garlic in the vegetable oil.? Add remaining spices [...]

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Muttai Kuzhambu

August 26, 2009

Ingredients 4 Eggs 1 Onion 1 Tomato (small) 6 Garlic flakes 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder 2 tsp Coriander powder 1 tsp Red chilli powder 1/4 Cup coconut paste 1/4 tsp Fennel seeds 1/2 tsp Fenugreek seeds 2 tbsp Tamarind paste ?Cup water Oil for cooking Salt to taste method: Chop the onion, , tomato and [...]

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Paruppu usili

August 18, 2009

Ingredients: 1/4 kg – cluster beans 1/2 cup – thuar dhal 1 tsp – cumin seeds 10 – red chillies 2 Tbl.sps – grated fresh coconut salt – as required oil – for frying Method: ?Cut cluster beans into 1/4 inch pieces and cook. till soft. Drain excess water. ?Soak thuar dhal in water for [...]

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Kurma For Idiyappam

August 18, 2009

Ingredients: Big onions – 3 Tomatoes – 4 Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp Dhania Powder – 11/2 tsps Diced & mixed vegetables (Carrots, cauliflower, cabbage, potatoes etc.) – 3 cups Cooked green peas – 1/4 cup (fresh or Dry) Chilli powder – 11/2 tsp Fresh thick curds – 1 cup geen chillies – 2 Salt [...]

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Yellow Rice From Sri Lanka

August 15, 2009

Ingredients Rice – 1 cup Large coconut – 1 Refined oil – 3 tbsp Large onion, chopped – 1 Green cardamoms – 4 Cloves – 2 Stick cinnamon – 1 Pepper corns a spring of curry leaves – 10 Turmeric – 1/2 tsp Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste Hard boiled eggs – 2 [...]

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Baked Rice Ring

August 15, 2009

Ingredients Tomatoes – 2 Onions – 2 Finely chopped spinach – 1 cup Refined oil – 2 tbsp Ginger – garlic paste – 1 tsp Salt – to taste Pepper powder – 1/2 tsp Cooked rice – 3 cups Grated cheese – 2 tbsp Method: Finely chop the tomatoes and onions. Steam the spinach. Mix [...]

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Cheesy Baked Rice

August 15, 2009

Ingredients basmati rice – 1 cup cream – 1/2 cup milk – 1/2 cup Salt to taste Vegetable mix: oil – 2 tbsp capsicum, finely chopped – 1 large onion, finely chopped – 1 large tomato puree – 1 cup tomato ketchup – 1 tbsp Salt, pepper and red chilli powder to taste ajwain – [...]

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Thai Pineapple Fried Rice

August 15, 2009

Ingredients Refined oil – 1/2 cup Ginger paste – 1 tbsp Garlic paste – 1 tbsp Chopped spring onion – 1/2 cup Capsicum, chopped – 1 Peas, cooked – 1/2 cup Boiled corn kernels – 1/4 Boiled rajma – 1/ 2 cup Medium tomato, diced – 1 Cooked rice – 3 Diced pineapple – 1 [...]

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