MANJULA'S COOKING BLOG

  CHETTINAD CHICKEN FRY Chettinad or Chettinadu is a region located in the Sivaganga district historically ruled by the Ramnad kingdom in Tamil Nadu state in INDIA. Chettinadu chicken fry cuisine is the most famous in south India. It uses a variety of spices and the dish are made with fresh masala powders. Chettinad chicken fry eats with hot steamed rice, dosa, appam, idiyappam, idlis. Today I tried this Chettinad chicken fry with more fresh spices. This Chettinad chicken fry taste is quite different compared with regular chicken fry. LET'S GO TO PREPARE CHETTINAD CHICKEN FRY: INGREDIENTS: Chicken - 1 KG Oil - 6 spoons Coriander seeds - 2 spoons Cumin seeds - 1/2 spoon Sompu/ fennel seeds - 1/4 spoon Poppy seeds - 1 spoon Cloves - 6 Cinnamon - 2 small Cardamom -2 Bay leaf  - 1 Pepper seeds - 1 spoon Capers / Marathi mogga/ Kabra, kareer Star anise /anasi mogga/ chakra phool White sesame seeds - 1 spoon Mace - 2 Red chillies - 6 Onions -2 [ cut it into medium pieces] Salt - 1 spoon 

 GREEN MANGO RICE / RAW MANGO PULIHORA Today I am sharing a variety recipe and almost maximum people prepared this recipe in 'UGADI'. The recipe is 'GREEN MANGO RICE / 'RAW MANGO PULIHORA'.Actually raw mango pulihora is in sour taste and it is rich content of vitamin- C , which helps to improve our immunity.I had already posted  another recipe according to raw mango ,it is raw mango chutney and one more recipe of pulihora with tamarind , if you want that recipies you can read in my previous posts. Raw mango pulihora or green mango rice preparation is very easy and it is prepared just like lemon rice.The taste of Raw mango pulihora is tangy flavour and the taste is increased with chillies, peanuts, curry leaves and other dals.If boiled white rice is in our home, if there is no curries in home, we can prepare this green mango rice or raw mango pulihora as shown in the below preparation. LET'S START TO PREPARE GREEN MANGO RICE: INGREDIENTS : Raw mango - 3 cups [pee

  EGG - LADIES FINGER CURRY/ EGG - OKRA PULUSU Egg- okra curry or egg- bhindi curry or egg- bendakaya pulusu is one of the south Indian recipe and used with simple ingredients and very easy recipe for beginners  also. Egg- okra recipe prepared with tamarind paste,so it is called 'pulusu'.This curry is sour taste that's why it is called pulusu.Egg and lady's finger combination curry is very tasty and kids, elders and all ages of people like this egg- okra curry.we can prepare this egg- lady's finger curry with in twenty minutes. LET'S START TO PREPARE: INGREDIENTS : Eggs - 6 Lady's finger - 12 Onions - 2 Tomatoes - 2 Red chilli powder - 2spoons Turmeric powder - 1/2spoon Salt - 1 1/4 spoonspoon Pulusu powder - 1/2 spoon Tamarind - big lemon size Mustard seeds- 1/4 spoon Jeera - 1/4 spoon Oil - 6 spoons Fenugreek seeds - 10 seeds Curry leaves 1spoon Coriander leaves - 2 spoons Pulusu powder ingredients:: Coriander seeds - 1 1/2spoon Jeera - 1/2 spoon Fenugreek