Happiness in kitchen

Making curry powders and masala in our kitchen is really healthy. The finished products give the ultimate happiness ❤️

Covid 19 pandemic period make me an awesome homemaker. Being senior enough time at home. Enjoying my passions yoga classes, youtube uploading, writing, reading and friendships!

Then @ Home 

Homestead gardening!

Healthy  food from garden through kitchen to dining table!

Trying different dishes with the edible herbs & flowers!

Next one everything getting ready from scratch in my kitchen!

Enjoying life in tune with the nature!!!

Today’s great job results in 

Chicken, fish, fish fry & garam masala!

Sambar & rasam curry powders!

Coriander, fenugreek, cumin, fennel seeds, mustard powders!💕💕

 

Ada pradhaman

Super delicious 😋 

Ready made rice ada 200 gym!

Coconut milk thin 1 litre and thick 1/2 litre!

Jaggery 500 gm, make it syrup in a glass of water!

Ghee roasted cashew nuts, raisins and coconut bits!

Soaked Sago pearls a handful !

Ghee 1 tbsp!

Soak the ada in rolling boiling water for 20 minutes!

Add cold water and stir the cooked ada!

Drain out the water and wash 2 more times!

Cook the ada in the thin milk!

Add the jaggery syrup, cook it in medium flame stirring continuously. When the consistency is semi thick, add the thick milk. Stir well and just allow the mix to warm.

Off the flame, transfer into the serving bowl and garnish with the ghee roasted nuts, raisins and coconut bits!

Delicious ada pradhaman ready to serve 🤩

 

Chicken biriyani

Easy to cook. Chicken biriyani with papadum, coconut chutney and raita!

Delicious & nutritious!!

Loved by all ages!

The ginger, garlic, shallots and green chilli!

The whole spices cinnamon, cloves, star anise, pepper corns, nutmeg mace and fennel seeds!

Biriyani masala with chilli, coriander, turmeric and garam masala!

Biriyani rice, chicken pieces, ghee, salt and cilantro!

Simple to cook in a pressure cooker!

Go for it! Enjoy!!

 

Homely lunch

 Simple lunch at home 🏠 

We love to have rice for our lunch. Rice is our staple food. Along with rice we use to have fish/egg/chicken, veggies and dal.

This lunch includes rice, dal curry, yogurt curry, lime pickle, pappad, egg and chicken roast.

Really delicious and nutritious 💕

Palada Pradhaman ( Kheer)

Rice palada 200 gm 

Boil 4 glass water, add the palada bits into it, off the flame , close it with a lid. Allow 20 minutes to get cooked. Stir it and add cold water, strain and again add cold water to avoid sticking together. Then put  the cooked ada in cold water.

Ingredients 

Rice ada 200 grams, cooked as above and immersed in cold water 

Ghee 3 tbsp.,

Sugar 400-500 grams, adjust the quantity to your taste.

Cardamom 12, powdered,

Milk 2 litres, boiled 

Condensed milk 200 grams.

Take a thick bottom non stick wok, heat on medium flame, add 11/2 tbsp. ghee, add half of the sugar, combine well, add the strained palada, combine well and stir carefully to get mixed with the sugar. Add the rest of the sugar and boiled milk. Allow to cook in medium to low flame. Stir it gently and frequently till the mix gets thickened and light pink in colour. Add the cardamom powder, ghee  and condensed milk. Combine well. Allow to remain on low flame with gentle stirring. When it is thick enough to 

Double horse rice palada pradhaman 

 

Family Tea bun

The pandemic situation is making me creative. The bun is prepared from wheat flour, sugar, yeast, salt and warm milk. Add a tsp of yeast , 2 tbsp of sugar in the warm milk, mix well and allow to ferment for 20 minutes.

Sieve the wheat flour, add salt to taste. Transfer into the fermented mix, prepare a soft dough, knead it flat, roll and knead for 15 minutes. Keep it for 2 hours. Again knead for 15 minutes. I am not having a bread can. So thought of making the family bun. Grabbed the cake can, brushed with butter, and shaped into a hollow circle. Brushed with warm milk.

Preheat  the  kadai for 10 minutes, put the flame low, and transferred the bun mix can into the kadai. Closed it with a lid. Allow to bake for 50 minutes. The bun is ready. Had it with butter and jam. Also dipped in hot milk. So delicious and happy to see that I made it.

So simple. Kneading process is a little bit hard. First time attempt  

Nendran (Banana) pickle

Nendran Banana pickle, so tasty and easy to prepare.

Nendran Banana 2, peeled and chopped,

Garlic cloves 6, ginger 1inch piece, both chopped, red chilli 2, cut into thin circles, pickle powder 1 tbsp., salt to taste, powdered jaggery 1 tbsp.,sesame oil 1tbsp.

Heat the oil in a shallow pan, drop in chopped ginger and garlic followed by chilli. Sauté till tender, add salt and pickle powder, stir for 15-20 seconds till raw smell gone, add banana, 1 tbsp. vinegar and the jaggery. Combine well. When the banana get sautéed, add 50 ml boiling water into it and allow to get thicken. Adjust salt. Pickle is ready. Delicious 😋