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Andhra Mutton Fry

29 Monday Feb 2016

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Andhra Recipes, Mutton Recipes

Andhra Mutton Fry is a very simple dish made with few ingredients.

The fry is an amazing appetizer or as a side dish with rasam/sambar rice.
Preparation Time: 10 minutes 
Cook Time: 30 minutes 
Serves : 4
Ingredients:
To pressure cook or Stove top:
Mutton: 500 gms
Ginger garlic paste: 1 teaspoon 
Turmeric: 1/2 teaspoon 
Salt: 1/2 teaspoon 
Water: 2 cups 
For Fry:
Onion: 1 medium chopped 
Green chilies: 4 slit 
Cloves: 5
Cardamom/Elachi: 3
Cinnamon: 1″ stick 
Ginger garlic paste: 1 teaspoon 
Turmeric: 1/2 teaspoon 
Red chili powder: 2 teaspoons
Coriander powder: 1 teaspoon 
Garam masala: 1 teaspoon 
Ground Pepper: 1/2 teaspoon 
Salt to taste 
Method:
Cut the mutton into bite size pieces, wash and add all ingredients listed above a pan to either pressure cook for 3 whistles or over stove top for 20 minutes until all the water is evaporated and mutton pieces are cooked completely.
Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a pan and add cloves, cardamom and cinnamon and fry for 1 minute. Add green chilies, turmeric and onions and sauté till they turn light brown. 
Add ginger garlic paste and fry for 30 seconds. Add red chili powder, salt and coriander powder and mix well. Add the cooked mutton pieces and mix well. Cook for 2-3 minutes so the mutton absorbs the spices. Add garam masala and pepper, mix well and cook for 1 minute and turn off the stove.
Serve hot as an appetizer or with rasam/sambar rice as a side dish.

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Cashew and Carrot Pulao

29 Monday Feb 2016

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Pulav, Rice Recipes

Cashew and Carrot Pulao is a dish that is apt not only for lunch or dinner but also for lunch boxes. Kids will love the cashews, lots of carrots hence it’s not only tasty but eye appealing too.

The coconut milk especially if you are using home made one is going to give richness to the dish. Store bought milk works well too. I have tried both.
Serve it with some Salna or raita.
Preparation Time: 10 minutes 
Cook Time: 25 minutes 
Serves: 4-5
Ingredients:
For Tempering:
Cloves : 5
Green Cardamom/Elachi: 3
Cinnamon:1″stick
Mace/Japatri: 1
Star Anise: 1
Marathi Mogga : 1
Stone Flower: 1
Bay leaves: 2
Ground nutmeg: 1/4 teaspoon 
Shahi jeera : 1/2 teaspoon 
Fennel seeds: 1 teaspoon 
Cashews: 1/3 cup
Ghee : 3 tablespoons 
Other:
Basmati rice: 2 cups 
Onion : 1 medium sliced
Carrot: 2 large cut in circles 
Green chilies: 7-8 slit
Capsicum/green pepper: 1/2 sliced
Tomato: 1 medium chopped 
Ginger garlic paste: 1 tablespoon 
Mint : 2 tablespoons chopped (2 sprigs)
Cilantro/coriander leaves: 1/2 cup chopped (very small bunch)
Coconut milk: 1 1/2 cup
Water : 1 cup 
Garam masala: 1 teaspoon 
Salt to taste 
Method:
Wash and soak rice for 30-40 minutes.
Heat ghee in a pan and add all ingredients listed for tempering. Fry for 2 minutes.
Add onions and green chilies and sauté till they turn translucent. Add ginger garlic paste and fry for 1 minute. 
Add the veggies and cook for 2 minutes. Add mint and cilantro and cook for 1 minute.
Add coconut milk, water, salt and garam masala, mix well and bring it to a boil. Add drained rice, bring it to a boil again, simmer the stove and close lid.
Cook for 12-15 minutes until rice is done, turn off the stove and let it rest for 5 minutes before opening the lid.
Open lid and fluff up the rice. 
Serve hot with Salna or raita

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Onion Salna for Biryani/Pulav

29 Monday Feb 2016

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Onion Salna is a gravy side dish that goes well with any biryani or pulav. 

The dish requires basic simple ingredients to make.
It definitely comes in handy when you ran out of veggies or meat but need a filling gravy.
Preparation Time: 10 minutes 
Cook Time: 30 minutes 
Serves : 4-5
Ingredients:
To make a paste:
Peanuts : 3 teaspoons
Till/Nuvvulu/Sesame seeds: 3 teaspoons
Onion : 1 medium chopped 
Dry coconut powder: 3 teaspoons
For Gravy:
Onion : 1 large cubed
Ginger garlic paste: 1 teaspoon 
Red chili powder: 3 teaspoons
Turmeric: 1/2 teaspoon 
Coriander powder: 1 teaspoon 
Cumin powder: 1 teaspoon 
Garam masala: 1 teaspoon 
Chintapandu paste/ Tamarind extract: 2 teaspoons ( from a small lemon size)
Cilantro/coriander leaves: To garnish 
Oil : 6 teaspoons
Method:
Take a pan and dry roast peanuts and sesame seeds for 2 minutes. Keep them aside.
In the same pan, add 1 teaspoon of oil and fry onion until they turn light brown. Add coconut powder and fry for 30 seconds at the end. Turn off the stove and let it cool off.
Take the peanuts and sesame seeds in a blender first and make a powder. Add onion mixture and blend for 1 minute. Add 1/2 cup of water and blend into gravy.
Heat oil in a pan and add onions and sauté till they turn translucent. Take them out without oil and keep aside. 
Add Ginger garlic paste, red chili powder, salt, cumin and coriander powder and mix well. Fry for 30 seconds. Add the prepared gravy and 1 cup of water and mix well and cook for 15 minutes.
Add the tamarind extract and garam masala, mix well and cook for 2 minute. Add the onions and cook for 1 minute. Turn off the stove and garnish with cilantro.
Serve hot with biryani or pulav. 

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Burnt Chicken Garlic Fried Rice

27 Saturday Feb 2016

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Fried Rice, Rice Recipes

Burnt Chicken garlic fried rice is a dish where you can definitely taste the garlic. The garlic, ground pepper and red chili flakes gives a distant flavor and is very aromatic too.

The dish is a good one for a weekday dinner. 
Preparation Time: 10 minutes 
Cook Time: 20 minutes 
Serves : 3-4
Ingredients:
Long grain rice: 1 1/2 cups
Chicken boneless: 250 gms cut into cubes
Onion : 1 medium sliced 
Garlic: 12-14 cloves chopped 
Red chili flakes: 1/2 teaspoon + 1/2 teaspoon 
Ground pepper: 1/2 teaspoon + 1/2 teaspoon 
Soy sauce: 2 teaspoons
Rice vinegar: 1 teaspoon 
Salt to taste 
Peanut or Sesame oil: 3 tablespoons ( you can use any oil of your choice)
Method:
Cook rice with 3 cups of water and 1 teaspoon of oil, wait for 5 minutes and fluff it up with a fork and keep aside.
Heat 3 tablespoons of oil in a wok on high heat, add garlic and onions. Sauté for 1 minute and add chicken and sauté till all of them turn light brown for 5 minutes. 
Add 1/2 teaspoon of red chili flakes and ground pepper, mix well and cook for 1 minute.
Add rice, rest of the red chili flakes, ground pepper, soy sauce, vinegar and salt and mix well to coat.
Serve hot.

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Masala Rice

27 Saturday Feb 2016

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Masala Rice is a simple dish made with basic ingredients. 

It’s a good one for lunch boxes and for weekday dinner. Simply serve with raita, both kids and adults will really love it.
Preparation Time: 10 minutes 
Cook Time: 15 minutes 
Serves : 3-4
Ingredients:
Basmati Rice/Long grain rice: 1 1/2 cups 
Onion : 1 large sliced
Tomato: 1 large chopped 
Cilantro/coriander leaves: small bunch /1/2 cup chopped 
Red/green chilies: 2 slit 
Curry leaves: 1 sprig 
Ginger garlic paste: 1 tablespoon 
Coriander powder: 1 teaspoon 
Red chili powder: 1 teaspoon 
Asafoetida/hing: 1/4 teaspoon 
Fennel seeds/saunf :1 teaspoon 
Mustard seeds/ aavalu:1 teaspoon 
Turmeric: 1/2 teaspoon 
Salt to taste 
Method:
Cook rice with a teaspoon of oil and 3 cups of water. Keep it aside.
Heat 3 tablespoons of oil in a wok and add mustard seeds and fennel seeds. Once the mustard seeds splatter, add chilies, asafoetida and curry leaves fry for 20 seconds. Add onion and turmeric and sauté for 3 minutes until they turn light brown. 
Add tomatoes and cook them until they turn mushy. Add chopped coriander and fry for 1 minute. Add coriander powder, salt and red chili powder and mix well.
Add cooked rice and mix gently but to coat the masala. Turn off the stove.
Serve hot with raita.

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Kothimera Annam/Coriander Rice

27 Saturday Feb 2016

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Andhra Recipes, Rice Recipes

Kothimera Annam/Coriander Rice is a very simple and light rice dish that is apt for lunch boxes or a quick dinner.

The preparation for this rice is very minimal and it’s super easy to make. The rice doesn’t need any curry or gravy to go with it. 
Preparation Time: 10 minutes 
Cook Time: 10 minutes 
Serves: 3-4
Ingredients: 
Basmati Rice: 1 1/2 cups 
Onion : 1 large sliced 
Green chilies: 5-6 chopped 
Ginger garlic paste: 1 tablespoon 
Cilantro/Coriander leaves: 1 large bunch chopped 
Fresh coconut: 1/4 cup sliced
Fennel seeds: 1 teaspoon 
Garam masala: 1 teaspoon 
Cumin powder: 1 teaspoon 
Salt to taste 
Method:
Cook the rice with 3 cups of water and a teaspoon of oil. Keep it aside to cool off a little bit.
Heat oil in a wok, add the chilies and onions and sauté till the onions are translucent. Add ginger garlic paste and fry for 30 seconds. Add cilantro and coconut and fry for 2 minutes. Add salt, garam masala, fennel seeds, cumin powder and mix well.  
Add rice and mix well. Turn off the stove.
Serve hot.

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Chicken Chintamani /Spicy Chicken Fry

27 Saturday Feb 2016

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Chicken Chintamani is a super spicy chicken fry dish from Tamilnadu. The dish is made with lots of dry red chilies and coconut. These ingredients brings a lot of flavor to the dish.

The dish can be served with white rice or as an appetizer along with something to subsidize the heat from the dish.
Preparation Time: 10 minutes 
Cook Time: 20 minutes 
Serves : 2-3
Inspired by: Sujeeskitchen
Ingredients:
Chicken Thighs: 500 gms boneless cut into 1″ pieces
Dry red chilies: 15 break into 4 pieces each and discard the seeds
Onion : 1 large finely chopped 
Ginger garlic paste: 1 tablespoon 
Curry leaves: 1 sprig 
Coconut grated : 1/2 cup 
Cloves : 4
Cinnamon: 1″ stick 
Poppy seeds: 1 teaspoon 
Salt to taste 
Method:
Heat 5-6 tablespoons of oil in a pan, add cloves and cinnamon stick. Fry for 30 seconds and add poppy seeds, fry for 1 minute. Simmer the stove and add the broken red chilies. Fry for 1-2 minutes until the chilies are bright red in color.
Add the onion and curry leaves and sauté for 1 minute. Add Ginger garlic paste and sauté till the onions turn light brown.
Add chicken and salt, mix well and fry on medium heat for 15 minutes. Do not add water. 
Once the chicken is done and water is pretty much evaporated, add coconut and mix well. Fry for 1 minute and turn off the stove.
Serve hot as an appetizer or with rice.

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Kaima Undalu/Fried Keema balls

26 Friday Feb 2016

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Andhra Recipes, Mutton Recipes

Kaima Undalu / Fried Keema balls are normally made out of ground goat meat. You can use other meats if you wish.

These are very healthy for all ages as there is no fat content in the Kaima. 
The taste is simply irresistible and the balls can be stored for 3-4 days. This will be a kids favorite.
Preparation Time: 10 minutes 
Cook Time: 10 minutes 
Frying Time: 3-4 minutes per batch 
Serves: 2-3
Ingredients:
Kaima/Keema : 500 gms
Green chilies: 10 diced
Garlic: 4 cloves chopped 
Ginger : 3″ piece chopped 
Cilantro/Coriander leaves: small bunch or 1 cup chopped 
Red chili powder: 1 teaspoon 
Coriander powder: 2 teaspoons
Salt to taste 
Method:
Take the green chilies, Ginger, garlic and half of cilantro in a blender and grind to a coarse paste. 
Add the Kaima, rest of the cilantro, spices and grind into a smooth paste. Do not add water.
Make the Kaima into desired size balls. I made golf size, but the size can be little larger.
Arrange them in a wide bottom pan and cook for 10 minutes until the water is out and evaporated out of the balls. Do not use utensils to move the balls, just move the pan to stir the balls inside.
Heat oil for deep frying and fry the balls until they turn golden brown. 
Serve hot with rasam/sambar rice or as an appetizer.
You can store these balls in a airtight container for 3-4 days.

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Orange Honey Shake

26 Friday Feb 2016

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Orange Honey Shake is a very refreshing drink made with fresh oranges, milk and honey.

As there are no added sugars, it’s a healthy drink for all ages. My family loved it and became a favorite.
Preparation Time: 5 minutes 
Blend Time : 2 minutes 
Makes : 1 serving
Ingredients:
Fresh oranges: 2 (skins peeled)
Ice cubes : 1 cup
Honey : 2 teaspoons 
Vanilla extract: 1/2 teaspoon 
Milk : 1/4 cup
Method:
Add all ingredients to a blender and blend to a smooth drink.
Add 1/4 cup of crushed ice in a glass and pour over the shake.
Serve cold.

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Rava Idli

24 Wednesday Feb 2016

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Andhra Recipes, Tiffins

Rava Idli is made with Idli Rava or Cream of rice and Urad dal. The Idli’s are fluffy and soft.

Rava Idli is normally served with chutney or karam and ghee.
Soak Time: 5-6 hours
Grind Time : About 30 minutes 
Fermentation Time : 3-4 hours
Ingredients:
Urad gola /Minapagullu: 1 cup
Idli Rava: 1 1/2 cups 
Method:
Wash and soak Urad gola for 5-6 hours.
Wash and soak Idli Rava for 30 minutes.
Grind the Urad gola into a soft and fluffy batter by adding little water as needed.
Drain and squeeze the Rava and mix it into the batter. 
With hand, mix it well in a circular motion.
Put the batter in a large vessel, cover and store it in a warm place for 3-4 hours for the batter to ferment.
Add required amount of salt, pour in 1 laddle of batter in each idli mould and put the idli stand in a pressure cooker and cook with out a whistle for 7-8 minutes. Simmer and cook for 1-2 minutes.
Turn off the stove and serve hot Idli’s with chutney or karam podi with ghee.

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