Tomato pickle/ thokku

    This is the pickle I used to prepare and refrigerate it. Today is the last day of farmer’s market in our campus (Wayne State University, Detroit) of this season. I bought some fresh tomatoes and I thought of making my favorite Pickle. This recipe I learned from my siva amma (aunty), she prepares…

Black forest cake!!!!!!!!!!!

                                        Ingredients: Cherries maraschino Cherries with syrup-16ounce (454ml) Granulated white sugar – 1/4 cup (60 grams) Chocolate spongecake: Melted unsalted butter – 3 tbsp (45 grams) hot All purpose flour– ¼ cup (60 grams) Salt – ¼ tsp Unsweetened regular coco powder- 1/8 cup (30 grams) Eggs – 4 Granulated white sugar- ½ cup…

Diwali Murukku

Prep Time: Under 30 min Cook Time: Under 20 min Serves: 15-20 medium sized murukkus Recipes Category: snacks Recipe Cuisine: South India Ingredients: Rice flour (sifted well) – 2 cups Urad dal flour – ¼ cup Melted butter (ghee ) – 4 tbsp Hing (asafoetida) – 1 tsp sesame seeds – 1 tbsp Salt to…

Mini Somas:(Sweet)

Preparation Time : 30 minutes Cooking Time : 15 minutes Recipe Category: Sweet Recipe Cuisine: South India Ingredients: Base for Somas: All purpose flour (Maida)- 1 cup Semolina (Rava) – 1 cup Salt – a pinch Water to knead the flour tightly. Stuffing for somas: Rava – ½ cup Sugar – 1 cup Dry desi…

Badusha-” Diwali special”

Preparation Time : 20 minutes Cooking Time : 30 minutes Recipe Category: Sweet Recipe Cuisine: South India Ingredients: All purpose flour or maida – 1 & ½ cups Unsalted butter (melted) – 1/4 cup Oil – 2 tbsp Curd – 2 tbsp Baking powder- ½ tsp Sugar – 1 tsp Water – ¼ cup(+ or…

Wish You All Happy Diwali 2013

After my marriage this is my first Deepavali / Diwali, am celebrating with my husband in Detroit (US). Most of the overseas people may feel & face this emotional situation (missing my family), what I feel now?.. In my home, I never get into kitchen for making deepavali Snacks and Sweets, but now after many…

Karaikudi Chicken kozhambu / Spicy Chicken curry !!!

Preparation Time : 10 minutes Cooking Time : 20 minutes Recipe Category: side dish Recipe Cuisine: South India Ingredients: Onion (large) – 1 Tomato (large) – 1 Ginger-garli paste – 2 tbsp Tumeric powder – ¼ tsp Green chillies – 4 Karaikudi Masala – 2 tbsp( refer  this link https://mysouthernflavours.wordpress.com/2013/10/28/karaikudi-masa…ry-roast-grind/) salt to the taste Chicken…

Karaikudi Masala: (Dry roast & Grind)

Preparation Time : 10 minutes Recipe Category: Gun powde or masala powder Recipe Cuisine: South India Ingredients: Dry whole chillies – 15 Whole coriander seeds – 4 tbsp Pepper corn – 1 tbsp Cinnamon – 8 Cloves – 12 Cardamom (elachi) – 10 Fennel seeds – 2 tbsp Curry leaves – 15 nos Dry desi…

spicy fish curry!!!!!

Preparation Time : 10 mins Cooking Time : 25 mins Recipe Cuisine: South Indian Ingredients: Fish (tilapia)- 5 pieces Turmeric powder – a generous pinch Salt as per required Fish masala: (saute it & grind) Oil – 1 tsp Fenugreek seed – 1 tsp Fennel seeds – 1 tsp dry Chili – 5 to 6…

Homemade Grilled Chicken & Tofu Pizza!!!!

  Prep time: 20 mins Resting time: 1 hour 15 mins Cook time: 25 mins Ingredients: For the Dough: All Purpose Flour (maida) – 3 ½ cups Salt – 2 tsp Sugar – 1 tsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil – 2 tbsp Warm Water, 110 degrees – 1 1/2cups 1 Envelope of Yeast – 7…