MANJULA'S COOKING BLOG

BABY CORN-CAPSICUM GRAVY                                               Corn has different varieties but in that baby corn is a separate variety. It is a healthy diet and an easy cook. It has a rich source of proteins and fibers. I am preparing a new recipe to use baby corn and capsicum. It is not less than restaurant recipes. Let's start to prepare baby corn curry: Ingredients: Baby corn - 10 Capsicum - 1 Egg - 2 Onions - 2 Tomatoes - 2 Ginger-garlic paste - 3 spoons Garam masala - 2 spoons Salt - One and a half spoon Red chili powder - Two and a half spoons Turmeric powder - 1/2 spoon Oil - 4 spoons Cashew nuts - 8 Sompu / Fennel seeds - 1/4 spoon    Cumin seeds / Jeera - 1/4 spoon Coriander leaves - Two stems Masala Preparation: Heat the pan add oil, onion pieces, tomatoes, Cashew nuts, and roast it well in medium flame. Keep for some time for cooling purposes. Make a fine paste in the mixer jar. Baby corn Preparation: Take a bowl to add b

Gutthi vankaya curry/Brinjal masala curry Description: Brinjal masala curry/Guthi vankaya curry is one of the famous curries in South India. It is made in different styles in different places. Three varieties of brinjal are available in AP & Telangana but I prefer round or oval shape brinjal. This delicious curry is made in my own way and can be prepared easily. Ingredients: Brinjal  –  ½ kg Onions  – 1(Big) Tomatoes – 2 Coriander seeds(Dhaniyalu)  – 1 spoon Jeera/cumin seeds – ½ spoon Bengal gram (Pachi senega Pappu) – 3 spoons Urad dal/black gram (Minapappu) – 2 spoons Groundnuts(Verusanaga Pappu) – 2 spoons Cashew nuts – 1 spoon Red chilies – 5 Ginger, garlic paste – 2 spoons Garam masala – 1 spoon Ghee – 1 spoon Turmeric – ½ spoon Curry leaves & Coriander leaves Oil – 6 spoons Fennel seeds(Sompu) – ½ spoon Lemon juice – 1 spoon Brinjal masala preparation: Take a vessel and put it on a stove in low flame. Place coriander seed

TAMARIND RICE / PULIHORA Tamarind rice common name is pulihora/ puliyodarai, puliyogare which is a popular rice recipe in south Indian states Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka. Puli means sour in Tamil. Today I am preparing the Andhra style of tamarind rice which is a mouth-watering rice dish. Pulihora made up of tamarind, lemon. South Indians must prepare pulihora in every festival. It is the traditional, ancient prasadam that is prepared to pray to god. Today I use tamarind and lemon both in the preparation of pulihora. Tempering ingredients are most important to enriches the flavor of pulihora. let's start to prepare tamarind rice: Ingredients: Boiled rice - 1/2KG To tampering: Oil - 10 spoons Mustard seeds -1 spoon Black gram/urad dal - 5 spoons Bengal gram/senega Pappu - 4 spoons Groundnuts - 5 spoons Cashewnuts - 12 Cumin seeds - 1 spoon Curry leaves - 5 spoons Tamarind - 1 cup of a thick paste Lemon - 1 Red c

AMARANTH  LEAVES CURRY/ KOYYATHOTAKURA CURRY                   Amaranth curry is a Green leaves curry (which is called Koyyathotakura curry in Andhra Pradesh). There are different varieties of Amaranth(Koyyathotakura) available in all countries such as Red Amaranth, Green Amaranth, etc. Amaranth has a rich source of vitamins and minerals.                    I am using Green amaranth to prepare this curry which was my Grand mother's recipe. The process to prepare this curry is very simple. Those who like green leafy vegetables, they will definitely like this recipe. Some special ingredients are also added in this recipe and this can be stored for one week also.                    During my childhood days, I was not interested to eat Green leafy vegetables. But after eating my Grand mother's  Green Amaranth curry, I have changed my opinion about not eating Green Leafy vegetables. Let's start to prepare Amaranth curry: Ingredients: Green Amaranth /

 GONGURA PRAWNS CURRY Gongura  is called Red sorrel and it contains rich source of iron. Prawns have nutritional values added to our health.Gongura prawn curry is traditional recipe in Andhra, Thelangana,  chennai, karnataka etc states in INDIA.It is so tasty and mouth watering recipe.It is very easy to prepare and all of our family members enjoy this recipe very much.You will also try this recipe at your home and get a plenty of appreciations from your family members. Let's start to prepare Gongura prawn curry: Ingredients: Prawns-1 kg Red sorrel leaves / gongura-{2 cups gongura paste} Red chilli powder-3 spoons Turmeric powder-1 spoon Salt-2 spoons Onions -2 Ginger garlic paste- 2 spoons Garam masala- 2 spoons Oil-6 spoons Sompu/fennel seeds-1/4 spoon Cloves- 5 Jeera/cumin seeds- 1/4 spoon coriander leaves- 2 Preparation: First clean the prawns thoroughly and boil for ten to fifteen minutes. cool the prawns for

JACK FRUIT SEEDS CURRY Jack fruits are seasonal fruits, everybody knows it but most people don't know the nutritional values of these seeds. The seeds have a rich source of protein, vitamins, and minerals, etc. I am preparing Jack Fruit Seeds Curry in my own style. Let's start to prepare curry; Ingredients: Jack fruit seeds - 2 cups Green peas - 1 cup Onions - 3 Tomatoes -1 Ginger - 3 spoons Garlic - 5 cloves Oil - 6 spoons Salt - 1 spoon Red chili powder - 1 spoon Turmeric powder - 1/2 spoon Garam masala - 1 spoon Butter - 1 spoon Coriander leaves - 2 spoons Cumin seeds - 1/2 spoon Fennel seeds - 1/2 seeds Preparation: Boil jack fruit seeds for 4-5 whistles in a cooker. Peel the skin of the seeds after cooling.                                              Heat the vessel, add oil, onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic & cashew nuts, cook it well. Make a fine paste of the above ingredients in a mixer jar. Heat a big vessel add o

PUTTU Puttu is made up of steamed rice flour and grated coconut. It is very popular in Kerala in INDIA and Sri Lanka. It is also called pittu. It is steamed recipe and sprinkling sugar or jaggery. It is breakfast in Kerala. It is eaten with a side dish like fish curry, prawn fry etc.we can use ragi flour also. It is a very easy dish and quick recipe. Let's start to prepare puttu: Ingredients: Rice flour - 4cups Coconut - 1cup Salt - pinch of Sugar/jaggery - 1 1/2cups Ghee - 3 spoons Ilachi / cardamon - 3 PREPARATION:   Place rice flour in a big vessel. Take 1/2 glass of water adds a pinch of salt. sprinkling the water in the rice flour. mix the water into the flour. Just wet the rice flour and don't add too much of water. Take finely grated coconut. Take a fresh coconut and cut into small pieces and add ilachi or cardamon and make a rough texture in a mixer jar. Puttu maker is available in the market. In the puttu m

DRY SHRIMP POWDER Shrimps are harvested in many parts of the world. S hrimps  dried in  Sun are the  common preserved food. It has nutritional values and more benefits to health. The small shrimps have vitamins like A, E, C, B -12, Minerals, Iodine, Copper, Zinc. Shrimps are the best resource for Selenium. We can make various varieties of recipes with dry shrimps. Dry shrimps are added in some recipes for extra taste. I am preparing Dry Shrimp powder / Royya potato podi. Let's start to prepare dry shrimp powder Ingredients: Dry shrimps - 2 cups Red chili powder - 1 spoon Salt - 1/2 spoon Garlic - 5 rebels Senaga Pappu / Bengal gram - 1/2 cup Oil - 2 spoons Preparation: Soak the dry shrimps in water. Clean the shrimps thoroughly. (The main purpose of cleaning is to remove sand in the dry shrimps) Drain the water in the shrimps. Heat a Kadai / Vessel and pour 2 spoons of oil. Roast the shrimps in low flame. When shrimps become crispy, switch off the s