MANJULA'S COOKING BLOG

MUTTON DRUMSTICK CURRY Mutton Drumstick curry is a very tasty and spicy recipe which is  regular South-Indian dish. Drumsticks enhance the taste of mutton curry and it has so many health benefits to our health. Lets start to prepare: Ingredients: Mutton - 1 kg Drumstick - 4 Onions - 5 Tomatoes - 2 Ginger-Garlic paste - 2 spoons Garam Masala - One and a half spoon Red Chilli Powder - 2 spoons Turmeric Powder - 1/2 spoon Salt -  One and a half spoon Oil - 6 spoons Curry Leaves - Few   Coriander Leaves - Few Fennel Seeds / Sompu - 1/4 spoon Cumin Seeds / Jeera -  1/4 spoon Cloves -  4  Elaichi/cardamom -  1 Preparation: Cut onions into small pieces and place them in a mixer jar to prepare a fine paste. Heat a big pressure cooker, add oil, cloves, elaichi, fennel seeds, cumin seeds and curry leaves. After tampering it, add onion paste and roast it until it turns into a brownish colour. Now, add ginger-garlic pa...

  CHICKEN ROAST  Chicken has been low saturated fat and doctors also suggested chicken has healthy protein diet instead of red meat.Different varieties of chicken recipes are very popular all over the world.  I am preparing chicken roast with less oil and it is prepared shallow fry. It is best protein diet for all ages of people. Let's start to prepare Ingredients: Boneless chicken - 1/2 kg Red chilli powder - 1/2 spoon Turmeric powder - 1/4 spoon Salt - 1/4 spoon Egg - 1 Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 spoon Garam masala - 1/4 spoon Lemon - 1/2 spoon Corn flour - 4 spoons Oil - 5 to 6 spoons Chicken roast preparation: First of all clean the boneless chicken and remove the water into it. In the chicken add red chilli powder, Turmeric powder, salt, ginger garlic paste, garam masala, egg, lemon juice and corn flour. Mix the all ingredients well and keep it for 2hours marination. Now heat a non stick vessel and place  the marinated chicken ...

RED SORREL DRY SHRIMP CURRY Dry shrimps are used in country food and it enhances the taste of the curry. Different styles of Curry can be prepared with dry shrimps but red sorrel leaves with dry shrimp curry is desi food or country food. It can be stored for two days and the second day this curry will be so yummy and tasty because of the red sorrel. Especially in south India, most people prepare this recipe. It is very easy and the time of  preparation is  also low. There is a rich source of iron in red sorrel, low cholesterol in dry shrimps. Let's start to prepare the curry: INGREDIENTS: Red sorrel leaves - 3 bundles Dry shrimps - 100 gms Onions - 1 big size Tomatoes - 2 Green chilies - 8 to 10 [as per your taste for spicyness] Turmeric powder - 1/2 spoon Oil - 3 spoons Mustard - 1/2 spoon Cumin seeds - 1/4 spoon Garlic rebels  - 6 Red chilies - 2 Curry leaves - 2 spoons PREPARATION: Clean the red sorrel leaves with fresh wate...

 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 ...

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, s...

CHICKEN MAGESTIC  Chicken majestic is one of the popular Indian chicken recipes. Today I am preparing restaurant-style chicken majestic at home. This is a favourite dish in our home. In summer vacation relatives, family members are enjoying this dish. So many methods to prepare chicken majestic, but I avoid some sauces like soya sauce, chilli sauce etc which have preservatives and harmful to our digestive system. This is the best starter recipe to learn beginners also. I use the marination process and preparation method. Curd enriches the taste of the chicken majestic recipe. Let's start to prepare chicken majestic: Ingrediants: Boneless chicken strips- 1/2 kg Red chilli powder- 1/2 spoon Turmeric powder-1/4 spoon Egg-1 Corn flour-3 spoons Maida/all purpose flour-1 spoon Pepper-little bit Lemon juice-1 spoon Salt-1 spoon Marination of chicken: Clean the chicken strips well. Add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt, pepper, cornflour, maida/all-purpo...

CHICKEN LEGS FRY                Today I am preparing a chicken legs   r oast recipe. This is a very yummy, a tasty recipe that is like very much my family members. Its preparation is easy,  simple, and quick. It's preparation methods is different,  but I am preparing with my style of method. Everybody likes chicken recipes very much. Boiling, marination, and roasting  process in this recipe.                       L et's start to prepare chicken legs roast: Ingredients : Chicken leg pieces - 10 Red Chilli Powder - 3 spoons Turmeric Powder - 3/4 spoon Salt - 2 spoon Oil - 10 spoons Curd - 3 spoons Corn Flour - 3 spoons Ginger-Garlic Paste - 5 spoons Garam Masala - 2 spoons Preparation : First, clean the chicken leg pieces with water. Place the chicken leg pieces in a big vessel, add Red chili powder, turmeric powder, salt, ginger garlic p...

EGG ROLLS/EGG FRANKIE Today  I  am preparing Egg rolls using simple  ingredients. M y kids enjoy this dish  very much . It is very easy to cook for beginners as well. I am using a few ingredients like cabbage, onions, capsicum, eggs, chicken, etc. Let's start to prepare egg rolls: INGREDIENTS:  Roti / Chapathi - 6 Cabbage - 1/4 kg (cut into long stripes) Onions - 2 (cut into long strips) Capsicum -2 (cut into long strips) Eggs - 3 Fennel seeds / Sompu - 1 spoon Ginger garlic paste - 2 spoons Pepper powder - 1 spoon Chicken - Small pieces Coriander leaves - 2 Salt - 1 spoon Garam masala - 1 spoon Oil - 6 spoons PREPARATION: 1.  Chicken preparation: Heat the vessel & add 2 spoons of oil, chicken pieces, salt(as per your taste).Roast for 10 minutes at low flame. Add a little bit of pepper. Now, Chicken is ready. It is your choice whether to add chicken to this rolls or not. 2. Egg bhurji preparation: Heat the Kad...

GONGURA MUTTON CURRY             Gongura Mutton Curry is very famous in Andhra Pradesh in India. It is a mouth-watering recipe in any season.  In every season Red sorrel leaves / Gongura is available, it enhances the flavour and taste of Gongura Mutton Curry.  This is the best non - vegetarian recipe. Whenever our relatives visit our home, I prepare this recipe. Everyone has their own style of cooking. Today, I am preparing Gongura Mutton curry in my own style. This is a very easy and simple recipe.           Gongura Mutton curry is a little bit spicy and delicious dish. My family members love this recipe very much. Red Sorrel Leaves (Gongura) and spicy garam masala enrich the flavour of Mutton which makes it delicious. This curry is very tasty to serve with hot steamed Rice.  Let's start to prepare Gongura- mutton curry:      Preparation time: 40 minutes. Cuisine: Andh...

POPCORN CHICKEN      KFC style popcorn chicken is very easy to prepare at home with fewer ingredients.  Kids like popcorn chicken very much.  It is a delicious, flavored, crispy fried texture.  It is enjoyable with any sauce/schezwan sauce.  My children are enjoying this crunchy Popcorn Chicken very much.  Today, I prepared with my own style of preparation, but it doesn't less than the flavor of KFC chicken.  We use skinless & boneless chicken for this recipe. This is the best snack item in Non-Vegetarian.  It is a very simple, easy, and quick recipe. Let's start to prepare Popcorn Chicken: INGREDIENTS :   Boneless Chicken - 250 grams  (small pieces) Corn flour/Maida (All purpose flour) - 3 spoons Egg - one Salt - 1/2 spoon Red Chilli powder - 1/2 spoon Turmeric powder - 1/4 spoon Ginger garlic paste - 1 spoon Pepper - 1/4 spoon Garam masala -1/2 spoon Lemon juice - 1/2 spoon Marination ...