Easy Vanilla Cake / White Cake / Plain New Year Cake !!!

Hi friends / viewers, I am so happy to welcome this New Year 2014. I am fascinated to celebrate my first New Year with my husband and am happy to introduce my new DSLR Camera (Canon Eos Rebel T3i ), which is my New Year’s gift from my husband. Surprisingly, I have completed 2 months on my food…

Chicken 65 / Spicy South Indian Fried Chicken !!!

  Ingredients: Oil –  for deep fry Chicken (boneless) – 100 gms (cut it into bite chunks) Red chili powder – 1 tsp Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp Garam Masala – 1 tsp Salt to taste Lemon juice – 1 tsp Method: First marinate the chicken with all the ingredients given above for 30 minutes….

Tamil Nadu Style Chicken Biriyani / Madras Chicken Biriyani / Spice Chicken Rice !!!

Preparation Time : 15 minutes Marination Time : 30 minutes Soaking Time time : 30 minutes Cooking Time : 30 minutes Recipes Cuisine : South India   Ingredients: Basmathi Rice – 2 cups (580 gms) Oil – 2 tbsp Onion – 2- 3 medium Tomato – 1 medium Green chili – 6 (small) Cilantro &…

Varieties in Uthappam / Thick Dosa !!!

Ingredients: Dosa batter – 1 cup Onion – 1 (finely chopped) Carrots – 1 small (grated) Cilantro – ¼ cup finely chopped Green chilies – 2 small finely chopped Method: Heat a lightly oiled skillet / dosa kal over medium high heat. Pour a ladle full of batter (approximately ¼ cup) onto the skillet, don’t…

Spicy Garlic Chicken Curry :

Ingredients: Onion -1 large (finely chopped) Red Wine Tomato / canned tomato – 2 (puree) Ginger- garlic paste – 2 tsp Cinnamon – 2 sticks Cloves – 2 Garlic – 15 – 20 Curd/ yogurt – ¼ cup Green chilies – 1 Salt to taste Marination: Chicken (boneless) – 500gms cut into small Turmeric powder…

Spicy Yam Curry !!!

Ingredients: Onion (large) – 1 Tomato (large) – 1 Yam – 2 cups Turmeric powder – 1 tsp Red chili powder – 2 tsp (optional, add to your taste) Coriander powder – 2 tsp Salt to taste Tempering: Oil – 2 tbsp Mustard seeds – 1 tsp Cumin seeds / jeera – 1 tsp Pepper…

Spicy Garlic Curry / Pundu Vatha Kozhambu!!!

Preparation Time – 10 minutes Recipes Cuisine – South Indian Cooking Time – 20 – 25 minutes Ingredients: Onion (large) – 1 (chopped finely) Shallots – 2 nos (cut it into half) Tomato (large) – 1 (chopped finely) Garlic – ½ cup (cut it into half) Turmeric powder – 1 tsp Red chili powder –…

Lime Cupcakes!!!

Ingredients: All purpose flour – 1 1/2 cups (195 grams) Granulated white sugar – 1 cup (200 grams) Baking powder – 1 1/2 tsp Salted butter – 1/2 cup (113 grams) at room temperature Eggs – 2 large Pure vanilla extract – 1 1/2 tsp Fresh lime juice – 2 tbsp Lime zest – 2…

Shortbread Cookies / Holiday Cookies / Christmas Cookies !!!

Ingredients: All-purpose flour – 1 /2 cups (120 grams) Salted butter, room temperature – 1/2 cup (1 sticks) (120 grams) Powdered (confectioners or icing) sugar – 2 tbsp (30 grams) Pure vanilla extract – 1 tsp Method: In a separate bowl using a hand mixer / wooden spatula, beat the butter until smooth and creamy…

Egg Biriyani / Indian Spice Egg Rice !!!!

    Ingredients: Basmathi Rice – 360 gms Oil – 2 tbsp Ginger – garlic paste – 1 tbsp Bay leaves – 2 Biriyani masala – 2 tsp Onion – 2 medium Tomato (optional) – 1 medium Green chili – 2 Cilantro & mint leaves – handful Large Eggs – 3 nos. Curd – ½ cup…