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Sukhiyan

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Another deep fried kerala snack in which you can enjoy the delicious combination of green gram, jaggery and coconut mix. Try it today as your tea-time snack. COOK WITH LOVE Whole Green Gram (Cherupayar):1½ Cup All-purpose Flour: 1 Cup Rice Flour: ½ Cup Grated Coconut- 1 ¼ Cup Jaggery Syrup: ¾ Cup Cardamom powder: ¼ tsp Turmeric- ¼ tsp Salt- 1 pinch Water: 1Cup Oil for frying Preparation: Green Gram Balls: Soak the Whole Green Gram (Cherupayar) in water for around 5 hours. Then drain the water completely and allow it to pressure cook in ¾ cup water until you get 2 whistles. Open the lid and check the water content allow the water to evaporate completely. Then switch off the flame and mash the green gram. Allow it to settle at the room temperature then add grated coconut and cardamom powder. Gently transfer sufficient jaggery syrup to the mixture which helps you to make the green gram balls. Create medium size or lemon size green gram and jaggery...

Onion Pakoda (Fritters)

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Another snack from my mother’s kitchen which brings back my school days! Most of the days I used to have this as an evening snack, less spicy Onion Pakoda. During the Holy Month of Ramadan, you can serve this as a starter for Iftar. COOK WITH LOVE Ingredients: Thinly sliced Onion: 3Nos Ginger paste: 1tsp Green leaves: 3 sprigs Chopped Green Chili: 4Nos Turmeric Powder: ¼ tsp Chili Powder: ¼ tsp Besan Flour: 3tsp All-purpose flour: 2tsp Rice powder: 1tsp Water: 2tsp Coconut oil: 250ml Salt to taste Direction: In a bowl add all above-mentioned ingredients and mix well using hands until it forms a thick batter. Place a hard bottom pan on medium flame add coconut oil. Once it is hot gently transfer each tsp full of the batter into the oil. Deep fry all sides until it turns golden brown. In a separate plate spread the fritters on a butter paper. Your Onion Pakoda is ready now.  Serve it hot, either with strong tea or coffee! BON APPETI...

Mango Mousse

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A simple sweet and delicious dessert to serve after the main course. Try it today! COOK WITH LOVE Ingredients: Ripe mango pieces: 3cups Condensed Milk: 300ml Unflavoured gelatin: 2tsp Whipping Cream: 1½ cup Mint Leaves: 1 Sprig Direction: Mix gelatin in  1¼  cup of normal water. In a grinder add mango pieces, condensed milk & gelatin liquid and whisk it for few minutes. Gently transfer this mix into a bowl. Beat the chilled whipping cream for few minutes until you get a thick cream. Transfer this cream into the bowl with mango mix. Stir it for few minutes using a spatula. Your mango Mousse is ready now! Transfer the mango mousse into the serving bowls and refrigerate it for 30 minutes or overnight as you wish. Before serving, garnish it using the sliced mango pieces and mint leaves! Serve it cool. A delicious dessert to enjoy in summer!!! BON APPETIT

Chicken Kebab & Mint Chutney

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A simple, easy to cook chicken kebab to linger your taste buds. Try it today! COOK WITH LOVE Ingredients: Chicken Breast: 200gm Chopped medium size onion: 1 Chopped Ginger: ½ tsp Chopped Garlic: ½ tsp Green Chili: 4nos Salt to taste Salted butter: 5tsp Skewers: 5nos Preparation: Time: 30Minutes Soak the skewers in water for around 3hours. Wash & rinse the chicken breast thrice or more and drain the water completely. In a grinder add chopped onion, ginger, garlic and chilies and grind it for few seconds. Then gently transfer the chicken pieces into the grinder, add salt and continue grinding until you get a thick paste. Thread the chicken paste onto the kebab skewers and refrigerate it for 10 minutes. Direction: Time: 20Minutes Spread butter on the griddle (Tava) on medium flame. Place the chicken threaded skewers on the griddle. Roll the skewers on the griddle at regular intervals to make sure the chicken is tender and c...

Chicken Thoran(Stir Fry)

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This is a delicious and spicy aromatic side dish to serve with rice or any kind of bread. It is a perfect one for those who love the spicy food! COOK WITH LOVE Ingredients:  Chicken (small pieces): 1kg Shallots: 15nos Garlic cloves: 15nos Ginger: 2inch Grated Coconut: 2cups Turmeric Powder: ½ tsp Pepper Powder: ½ tsp Coriander powder: 2tsp (optional) Garam Masala: ¾ tsp Mustard: ½ tsp Curry Leaves: 5 sprigs Coconut Oil: 5tsp Dried chilly to your taste Green chilly to your taste Salt to your taste Preparation: Time: 25 minutes Wash and rinse the chicken pieces thrice or more. Transfer it to a bowl and add Coriander powder Garam Masala Turmeric Powder Pepper Powder & Salt Mix the contents well u sing hands  and keep this aside. Crush below contents in a grinder: Grated coconut Ginger Shallots Garlic Dried chilly Green Chilly & Curry leaves Gently add these contents to the bowl with chicken and mix it using ha...

Home Made Vanilla Ice Cream

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A simple recipe for you to prepare vanilla ice cream at home. It is sweet and delicious. Good in summer. Your kids will love it for sure!! Give it a try today! COOK WITH LOVE Ingredients:   Chilled Whipping cream: 500ml Vanilla essence: 2tsp Condensed milk: 300ml Direction: Keep the hand beater & bowl in refrigerator for 30 minutes. In a medium-size bowl add the chilled whipping cream and whip it to get stiff peaks using a beater. Then add condensed milk and vanilla essence and again beat it. Please pull the beater up while beating and if it forms a stiff peak your mix is ready.  Then gently transfer this mix into a freezer container and cover it using a cling wrap and then freeze the mix for 7-8 hours. Your Vanilla ice-cream is ready now! Use a scooper to serve in ice cream bowls. Add your flavors, toppings, and mix-ins if needed. BON APPETIT