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Pepper Biscuits

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Preparation Time : 30 min                                                                     Non-vegetarian INGREDIENTS: All-purpose flour - 2 cups Vanaspati  - 100 ml Coconut grated – 4 tbsp. Sugar-3tsp. Shallots - 4 Black peppercorns  - 2 tsp. Chilli powder - 2tsp Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp. Curry leaves - 2 strings Curry masala-1tsp Black sesame (roasted) - 1tsp. Egg (beaten)-1 tbsp. Salt to taste PREPARATION: Grind all the spices with coconut and shallots.  In a bowl, mix flour with salt, vanaspati , grounded paste, beaten egg, sesame and make it into a smooth dough. Roll the dough and cut it with a cookie cutter. Preheat the oven at 180 o C and bake it for 15 minutes. Allow to cool. Pepper Biscuits are ready.

Kottayam Fish Curry

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Preparation time: 30 min Cook time:  15 min                                         Non - veg Cuisine: Indian INGREDIENTS:  Fish-500 g Coconut oil-4tbsp Mustard- 1/4tsp Fenugreek-1/4 tsp. Shallots-200g Ginger chopped -1tbsp. Garlic chopped - 2tsp. Kashmiri chilli powder - 4tsp. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp. Kodampuli (Cambodge) paste - 1 tsp. Curry leaves - 2 strings Salt to taste PREPARATION: Heat oil in a kadai. Add mustard when it splutters, add fenugreek powder, ginger, and garlic chopped shallots.  SautĂ© till shallots turn brown in colour. Allow to cool and make the paste. Heat oil in a chatty(mud pot), add chilli powder, grounded paste, turmeric powder and sautĂ© well. Pour enough water and let it boil. Add the fish pieces, salt, ...

Pizza

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Pizza Pizza Ingredients 2 cups/ 250 g All Purpose Flour 1/2 cup water 1 tbsp. Olive Oil 1/2 cup (or 70 g) Capsicum - chopped 1/2 cup (or 70 g) Onion - chopped 1/2 cup tomato  chopped 14 g Olives - stoned and sliced 150 g Mozzarella Cheese  White pepper powder 1 tsp. Dry yeast 4 tbsp. Tomato Ketchup 1/2 tsp. Oregano Salt to taste Directions Mix the flour, yeast, water, salt and olive oil in a large bowl and knead them into a dough. Cover the bowl with a plastic wrap and leave it for 60 minutes. During this time, the dough will rise. Take another bowl and add the chopped vegetables. Season with salt and pepper and mix them. Preheat the oven to 180 C. Divide the dough into two equal portions and roll them into a circle. Bake them in the oven separately only for 7 minutes. Spread 2 tbsp. tomato ketchup on each of them. Top them with  half of the vegetables,shredded mozzarella and oregano. Bake it again till the cheese beco...

Chow Mein (Stir Fried Noodles)

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The monsoons have arrived in many parts of India. Craving for something delicious, warm and healthy is super-common everywhere. This is when we tried making Chow Mein noodles and to be honest, the recipe turned great. So why not try this recipe and bring back that warm, fuzzy feeling. This recipe makes a great dinner option too. Simple Chow Mein Recipe (SautĂ©ed Chinese Noodles) Servings: 2 - 3 Timings: Preparation: 5 - 10 min. ; Cooking: 10 - 15 min. Simple Chow Mein Recipe (SautĂ©ed Chinese Noodles) Ingredients 115 g Flour Stick Noodles (Hakka Noodles) 1 tbsp. garlic - finely chopped 1 medium Onion - chopped 50 g Shredded chicken 1.5 cups chicken broth (or water) 1 carrot - sliced 1/4 of a cabbage - sliced thin 2 tbsp. Soy Sauce Oil (I used olive oil in my recipe) 1 tsp. Jalapeno sauce (optional) Pepper Salt to taste Directions Heat a skillet over medium-high flame, SautĂ© the onion and garlic in oil. Once done, pour the chicken broth an...

Jack fruit Halwa

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INGREDIENTS: Jack fruit (grounded)- 2 1/2 cups Jaggery syrup -1 cup Sugar-4tb sp Cardamom powder-1/4 tsp Roasted cashewnut pieces -4tbsp PREPARATION: In a deep bottom pan add grounded jack fruit and sugar.stir well for 1 minute,then add jaggery syrup,stir well until it become thick consistency,add ghee,cashew nuts. When the halwa starts to leave the side of a pan,add cardamom powder. Switch off the flame,spread it on a greased pan and allow to cool for 15mts.

Kara Appam (Kannur Appam)

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Ingredients: Raw rice-1 cup All-purpose flour - 3 tbsp. Sugar-5 tbsp. Milk-2 tbs. Salt to taste Baking soda –a pinc h Cardamom powder-1/4 tsp. Oil for frying Preparation: Wash and soak the rice for 4 to 6 hours. Grind the rice with sugar and water. Add all-purpose flour and make a smooth batter. Keep the batter overnight for fermentation. After leaving it overnight, add milk, baking soda and salt and cardamom powder. Heat oil in an Appakara (Appam Patra). Pour 2 tbsp. batter in the Appakara. Keep turning the Appam frequently until cooked. Remove them from the pan.

Neer Dosa

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Ingredients Raw Rice – 1 cup Grated coconut – ½ cup Cooked rice – ¼ cup Coconut water – ¼ cup Water – add as required Salt to taste Method Soak the rice for 6 hours.  Grind the rice with coconut and cooked rice with enough water and make a smooth batter.  Pour the batter in a bowl. Add salt and more water to get a thin flowing watery consistency.  Pour a ¼ cup of batter into a tawa and swirl to evenly distribute batter into a circle. Cook the Neer Dosa till done.  You can eat your Neer Dosa with coconut milk, jam and many other curries.