Ragi puttu

Ingredients: Ragi Flour - 2 cups Jaggery powder - 1/2 cup Coconut grated - 1/4 cup Dry ginger powder - 1/2 tsp Cardamom powder - pinch Method: Dry roast ragi flour until nice aroma comes. Cool down the flour, now add water little by little and mix properly. We should make as a ball but when we break it should break down. Now whisk this in a mixie twice. Tie in a cloth and steam...

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Embroidery by my 5 year old..

First Embroidery       ...

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Quilling by my 5 year old..

Oh yeah!! that's a honeybee......

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Rice flour muffins

Recipe Source: kurryleaves.blogspot.in Ingredients: Rice flour - 2 cups Baking soda - 1/4 tsp Baking powder - 1.5 tsp salt - pinch sugar - 3/4 cup Egg - 2 large Oil - 1.5 tbsp Milk -1/2 cup Banana mashed - 1 cup Method: Sieve flour,baking powder , baking soda and salt for even mixing. In another bowl, mix sugar, egg, oil, milk and banana. mix well until sugar dissolves. Pour...

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Whole wheat Choclate muffin

Recipe Source: kurryleaves.blogspot.in Ingredients: Whole wheat flour - 3/4 cup Baking soda - 1/2 tsp Baking Powder - 1/4 tsp Cocoa powder - 1/8 cup salt - pinch Water - 1/2 cup Vegetable oil - 1/4 cup Vanilla extract -1/2 tsp Grated Jaggery /Cane sugar - 1/2 cup Method: Sieve wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cocoa powder twice to mix evenly. Take another bowl, add water, vegetable...

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Varagu upma kozhukatai

Ingredients: Varagu[kodo millet] - 1 cup Moong dal - 2 tbsp Whole pepper - 1 tsp Jeera - 1 tsp Grated Coconut - 2 tbsp Temper: Mustard seeds - 2 tsp Urad dal - 1 tsp Hing - pinch Curry leaves - few Red chillies - 2 Recipe source : raks kitchen Method: Grind moong dal, pepper and jeera coarsely. In a pan, temper the items listed.  Now add 3 cups of water and bring to boil. When it is boiling,...

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Foxtail Millet Honey balls

Ingredients: Foxtail millet - 3/4 cup Grated jaggery -1/2 cup Honey - 2 tbsp cardamom powder - pinch Ghee - as needed Method: Dry roast foxtail millet until aroma comes. Cool down and grind it coarsely. Now in a bowl, add grounded millet, jaggery, honey, cardamom powder. Add ghee and make balls...

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Quilled Ear Ring for kids

Here are my recent tries in paper quilling. ...

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Minced Mutton Curry

Ingredients: Minced Mutton - 1/4 kg Shallots - 15, chopped finely Ginger - 1 inch, chopped finely. Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp Grated coconut - 1/8 cup Sesame oil - 5 tsp Dry roast and grind: Pepper - 10 Dry red chillies - 3 Cumin seeds - 1 tsp Coriander seeds - 2 tsp Method : Heat oil in a pressure cooker. Now add onion, ginger and mutton. Cook for few minutes. Add turmeric powder, roasted...

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Minced Mutton Cutlet

Ingredients: Minced Mutton -3/4 cup Potato - 2, boiled and mashed with salt Onion - 1, chopped finely Ginger Garlic paste - 1 and half tsp Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp Lime - 1, take juice and keep aside. Red chilli powder - 1 tsp Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp Egg - 1 Maida - 1/2 tsp Bread crumbs - for coating Method : Clean mutton. Add minced mutton, lime juice, turmeric powder and salt to a pressure...

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Broccoli Potato Fry

Recipe Source: Spicy Treats Ingredients: Potato -2, chopped lengthwise Medium size broccoli - 1, chop into florets Onion - 1, chopped finely crushed garlic -2 curry leaves - few Kashmiri red chilli powder - 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp Cumin Powder - 1/4 tsp Seasoning: oil - 1tbsp Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp channa dal - 2 tsp Fennel seeds - 1/4 tsp Method: Heat oil in kadai, add mustard seeds,...

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Baby Corn Fry

Ingredients: Baby corn -6, cut lengthwise [ which makes 12 pieces] Hung curd - 1 tbsp [Tie curd in a cloth for half an hour] Corn flour - 1/2 tsp Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp Amchoor powder - 3/4 tsp Tomato ketchup - 1/2 tbsp Pepper powder - pinch To serve: Onions, cut into round shape some lime pieces some spring onions Method: Mix all ingredients and roll baby corn into it. Let it marinate...

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Millet Veg Pulao

Kodo Millet - 1 cup[Any rice can be used] Carrot - 1 Turnip -1 Kohlrabi -1 Green Peas - handful Ginger - 2 inches Garlic - 6 pods Cinnamon - 1 inch Green Chillies - 3, chopped lengthwise Big onion - 1, chopped finely Recipe reference : rakskitchen.net Method: Grind ginger, garlic and cinnamon. Heat oil in pan, add 2 cloves, 2 cardamom and one bayleaf. When it splutters add onion, green...

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Sweet corn and green peas pulao

Ingredients: Basmathi rice - 1 cup Sweet corn - 1/2 cup Green peas - 1/2 cup Kasuri methi - little Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp Big onion - 1, sliced lengthwise To ground to powder: Whole pepper - 1tsp cardamom - 1 Seasoning: Cardamom - 1 cloves - 2 cinnamon - 1/2 inch bayleaf - 1 Recipe Reference : sharmispassions Method: Wash and soak rice for 15 minutes. Ground the ingredients under "to...

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Homemade frozen peas

Recipe reference: sharmispassions Clean green peas. wash in running water. Now take one big pan and boil enough water[ until bubbles come vigorously] Add green peas , let it boil until peas come to top. then switch off the flame. Immediately wash with cold water to stop cooking. Now rinse with towel and store in airtight bag or Tupperware container. ...

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Mooli Paratha

Makes : 8 big parathas Little spicy Recipe Reference - sharmispassions.com Ingredients: Radish - 2 cups, grated Onion - 1, chopped finely Ajwain seeds - 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Red chilli powder - 1 tsp Coriander powder - 1 tsp Cumin powder - 1/4 tsp Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp Wheat flour, salt, oil Prepare stuffing:Peel the skin of radish and grate it finely. Squeeze the grated radish...

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Mango Pachadi

Recipe Source : sharmispassions.com Ingredients: Raw Mango - 1 Powdered Jaggery - 1/3 cup Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Rice flour - 1 tbsp Temper: Mustard seeds - 1 tsp Urad dal - 1/2 tsp Green chilli - 1, slit lengthwise curry leaves - few hing - pinch Method: Peel the skin of mango and chop it fine. Add turmeric powder and little water. Pressure cook for 5 minutes. Meanwhile add water to...

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Mushroom Oothapam

Ingredients: Dosa batter. Mushroom curry. Pour dosa batter in the center and dont spread it. Now try to add mushroom in all over dosa. Cook in both sides. Or else prepare thin dosa, and in the center place mushroom curry, close and serve...

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Mushroom Curry

Ingredients: Mushroom - 200 gms [cleaned and sliced lengthwise]. Big Onion - 1, chopped finely Tomato - 1, chopped finely Turmeric Powder - pinch Sambar Powder - 1 tsp To Temper: Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp Curry leaves - few Method: Heat Oil in kadai, add mustard seeds. When it splutters add curry leaves until it crackles. Then add onion and fry until it turns pink. Then add tomato and fry...

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Pasta in tomato puree

Ingredients: Pasta - 1 packet [200gms] Tomato - 5 Carrot - 1 , sliced thin lengthwise Yellow capsicum - 1/2, sliced thin lengthwise Green capsicum - 1/2, sliced thin lengthwise Spring Onion - 1/8 cup Beans - 2, sliced thin lengthwise Garlic - 4, nicely chopped Olive oil - 1 tbsp + 1tsp Oregano - little to garnish Green chilli sauce - 1 tsp Sugar - 2 tsp Method: Blanch tomatoes.[ Boil water,...

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Pearl Millet[kambu] Puttu

Ingredients: Pearl Millet Flour [Dry roast pearl millet and grind] Grated Coconut Sugar Method: Take flour and sprinkle little salt in a bowl, mix it Then add water little by little,mix it evenly such that entire flour is getting even moisture. Try to hold the flour inside palm, if it comes in shape, then stop adding water. Whip in a mixie for one or two times. Then tie in a cheese cloth...

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Little Millet[Samai] Idiyappam

Dry roast little millet[samai rice] until aroma comes. Grind it nicely.[I have grinded in flour mill] Take one cup of flour and prepare dough by adding water little by little. Dough has to be loose and then it has to be pressed in idiyappam press. Cook it in steam for 4 minutes.  Healthy idiyappam is ready. Serve with grated coconut and sugar. Or else any sevai can be prepared. Same...

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Granola Bar

First i have to say thanks to sharmi for this recipe. I got first prize in cookery competition in my gym. So healthy breakfast. I have reduced the amount of honey used in original recipe, so it didnt come as bar, i have used water for holding its shape and wrapped in a foil. It is mild in taste. Recipe Reference: sharmispassions.com Ingredients: Quick cooking oats - 3 cups corn flakes - 2 cups Honey...

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Palak poori

Ingredients: Wheat Flour - 2 cups Palak - one bunch Ajwain seeds - 1 tsp salt, oil Method: Blanch palak leaves and grind it without adding water. Mix flour, salt, ajwain seeds, palak paste. Add water and knead it. Roll it and deep fry the pooris. It fluffs up like normal pooris. ...

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