Spicy peanuts

Author : Sameena Prathap      Blog : My Culinary Creations      Date : 3/29/2013 2:05:00 PM

'Spicy peanuts can be made at home in no time...You can take them to the beach or simply watch a movie and snack them on your lazy couch!!Ingredients:Peanuts:1 cupChilli powder:1/4 tspPepper powder:a pinchSalt to tasteCurry leaves:fewOil: as neededPreparation:Take a pan and add in the oil...Toss in the curry leaves..Add in the peanuts and after a while add in the chillipowder and pepper powder...Mix well..Let the masala powders blend well with the peanuts..Remove from the flame..Tast(...)'

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Tapioca cutlet - Kappa cutlet

Author : Sameena Prathap      Blog : My Culinary Creations      Date : 3/8/2013 2:27:00 PM

'Kappa cutlet is so yummy...Here is an easy to make recipe..Ingredients:Tapioca:250 gramsSalt to tasteBread crumbs:1 cupOnion:1,chopped finelyPepper powder:1/4 tspChilli powder:1/4 tspGreen chilly:1,choppedPreparation:Cook the tapioca after peeling them..Mash them...Take a bowl and mix together the pepper powder,chilli powder,salt finely chopped onion and green chilly...Once you get a fine mixture,take the mixture on to your palm and shape them as patties or cutlets...Heat and pan an(...)'

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Varutha thenga for any non- vegetarian curry - Roasted coconut

Author : Sameena Prathap      Blog : My Culinary Creations      Date : 2/28/2013 12:25:00 PM

'Varutha thenga for any non veg kulamby can be made in no time at home...Ingredients:Grated coconut:1 cupRed  dried chillies:2Cardamom:2Cinnamon stick:1 inchOnion:1,small,choppedCloves:2Curry leaves:fewPreparation:Take a pan and keep it on medium flame..Fry all the above ingredients till the coconut turns golden brown..Remove from the pan..Cool the contents and grind to a fine paste in the mixer..You can use this in any mutton,chicken or egg curry…'

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Badam mysore pak - Almond mysore pak

Author : Sameena Prathap      Blog : My Culinary Creations      Date : 2/14/2013 3:16:00 PM

'Badam mysore pak - Mysore pak made with badam...Tastes heavenly...Ingredients:Gram flour:1 cupBadam powder:1 cupSugar:2 cupsGhee:1/4 cupMilk:1 cupPreparation:Take a pan and add the milk and sugar in it...Mix well and on medium heat keep on stirring till it becomes slightly thick...Add the badam powder and mix well...Add in the gram flour slowly...Keep on stirring to avoid formation of any lumps...Add in the ghee and keep on stirring till the mixture starts to leave the sides of the (...)'

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Tapioca halwa

Author : Sameena Prathap      Blog : My Culinary Creations      Date : 1/23/2013 5:35:00 AM

'Tapioca halwa - Ever wondered making halwa with tapioca???Here's how...Follow this simple recipe...Ingredients:Tapioca:500 gramsMilk:1/2 cupSugar:3/4 cupMilk powder:1 tbspGhee:1/4 cupFood colour:just a pinchCashews:5 to 6Preparation:Pressure cook the tapica..Peel the skin of the tapioca...After peeling the skin,grate the tapioca with a grater...You can also mash the tapioca if you want...Only make sure there are no lumps...Take a pan and add in the milk and add the tapioca and (...)'

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Chocolate cup cake - Chocolate muffin

Author : Sameena Prathap      Blog : My Culinary Creations      Date : 1/10/2013 5:15:00 AM

'Chocolate cup cakes are so yummy,delicious and rich...So easy to make too..It is a great treat for kids...My daughter loves them..Ingredients:Flour:1cupCocoa powder:1/4 cupSugar:1/2 cupMilk:1/2 cupVanilla essence:1/2 tspBaking powder:2 tspEggs:2Butter:100 gramsPreparation:Take a large bowl and sift together the floue,cocoa powder and baking powder..Now in another bowl cream together the sugar and the butter until light and fluffy...Add in the eggs one at a time and beat with an elec(...)'

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Cucumber stir fry

Author : Sameena Prathap      Blog : My Culinary Creations      Date : 12/22/2012 10:19:00 AM

'Cucumber stir fry is a simple stir fry..Can be made in no time...Ingredients:Cucumbers:2,slicedSalt to tasteRed chilli powder:1/2 tspBlack pepper powder:1/2 tspOil:2 tspFew curry leavesMustard seeds:1/4 tspGarlic:few cloves,choppedPreparation:Take a pan and heat the oil...Ad in the mustard seeds...Once they splutter add in the curry leaves...Then add the finely chopped onion and fry till golden...Then add in the sliced cucumbers and  chopped garlic...Finally add in the red chil(...)'

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Mysore bonda

Author : Sameena Prathap      Blog : My Culinary Creations      Date : 11/24/2012 6:05:00 AM

'Mysore bonda is a great indian snack..So simple to make and tastes yummy..Here is the simple recipe..Ingredients:Maida:1 cup(all purpose flour)Rice flour:1/4 cupSalt to tasteOil for fryingGreen chilly:1,choppedJeera:1/4 tspGinger:1/2 tsp,finely choppedButter milk as requiredPreparation:Take a big bowl and add together the maida,rice flour,salt,chopped green chilly,chopped ginger and the cumin seeds..Mix well..Add in the buttermilk little by little and get the batter to a vada b(...)'

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Cookies And cakes For Xmas

Author : Sameena Prathap      Blog : My Culinary Creations      Date : 11/20/2012 12:12:00 PM

'Hi friends,Announcing my event for this month - Cakes and cookies for x'mas The event starts from 20th of november and ends on 31st december..The dish can be made with egg..Eggless versions are also welcome..You can make it with fruits,nuts,etc...Iam hosting both cakes and cookies...Have added a linky..It is easier for everyone..So start linking up...Always link back to the post you are linking to my event...Link up your-Recipe URL(URL of your blog post)Entry of the logo will b(...)'

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Marble cake

Author : Sameena Prathap      Blog : My Culinary Creations      Date : 11/13/2012 5:15:00 AM

'Marble cake looks great and tastes great...Here is a simple recipe..Ingredients:All purpose flour:1.5 cupsCocoa powder:3 tbspSalt:1/4 tspBaking powder: 1 tspEggs:3Milk:1 cupSugar:1  and 1/4 cupsButter:1/2 cupVanilla essence:1 tspPreparation:Take a large bowl and mix together flour,salt,baking powder,vanilla essence and milk..In another bowl cream together the butter until creamy...Then add in the eggs and mix well...Now add in the flour mixture...Divide the batter in to two par(...)'

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Egg puff

Author : Sameena Prathap      Blog : My Culinary Creations      Date : 10/24/2012 5:26:00 AM

'Egg puff is pretty easy to make..Kids just love pufs...Works great as a snack...Ingredients:Puff pastry sheet:2Eggs:4,halvedOnion:1,medium,finely choppedTomato:1,small,finely choppedSalt to tastePepper powder:1/4 tspRed chilli powder:1 tspGaram masala powder:1 tspOil:1 tspGinger - garlic paste:1 tspPreparation:Thaw the pastry sheet for about an hour...Boil the eggs and keep them aside...Once they cool down,pell them and halve them...In a pan add the oil..On medium heat fry the finel(...)'

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Orappam

Author : Sameena Prathap      Blog : My Culinary Creations      Date : 10/23/2012 7:12:00 AM

'Orappam is such a tasty and yummy snack...i love this...This is  a famous sweet in my place..Ingredients:Roasted rice flour:3 cups (idiappam flour)Jaggery:2 cupsCashews:10 - 15Coconut milk:3 cupsEggs:3Cardamom powder:2 tspGhee:3 tbspUse only fine idiappam flour for making orappam.Take a pan and add about 1.5 cups of water in it...Crush the jaggery in this and mix well.Let this boil over..Strain and keep this aside..Take a bowl and beat together the eggs one by one until light a(...)'

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Cardamom milk - Elachi milk - Yelaka paal

Author : Sameena Prathap      Blog : My Culinary Creations      Date : 10/18/2012 5:19:00 AM

'Cardamom flavoured milk smells great and tastes great..Can be made in no time..Kids will just love this milk..Ingredients:Milk:1 cupCardamom:3,crushed and powderedSugar:1 tbspPreparation:Take a pan and pour in the milk...Add in the crushed and powdered cardamom pods..Finally add in the sugar..Mix well..Let the milk come to a boil...Strain the contents..Serve hot or cool the milk down to room temperature and then refrigerate the milk and have it cold..Enjoy the yummy elachi milk...Re(...)'

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Cherupayar thoran - Green gram stir fry - Cherupayar kootu

Author : Sameena Prathap      Blog : My Culinary Creations      Date : 10/9/2012 5:23:00 AM

'Cherupayar thoran - Green gram stirfry is a tasty and healthy stirfry..Can be had with boiled rice..Can be had as a snack also...Ingredients:Green gram:1 cupGrated coconut:1/4 cupOnion:1/2 cup,chopped finelySalt to tasteDried red chilly:1Mustard seeds:1/4 tspFew curry leavesOil:1/2 tspPreparation:Soak the green gram in water overnight and cook with little salt…Once it is almost cooked strain the water..Take a pan and on medium heat add oil..Add in mustard seeds,dried red chilly and (...)'

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Kappa vevichathu - Seasoned tapioca

Author : Sameena Prathap      Blog : My Culinary Creations      Date : 9/28/2012 4:20:00 AM

'Kappa vevichathu - tapioca seasoned with grated coconut is a tasty preparation..This is a simple recipe...This can be had with rice and fish curry or idli podiIngredients:Kappa:1/2 kgGrated coconut:1 cupSalt to tasteMustard seeds:1/2 tspFew curry leavesDried red chilly:1Oil:1 tspPreparation:Clean the kappa and peel off the skin..Chop in to bite size pieces..Steam the chopped pieces along with salt for ten minutes in a pressure cooker..Strain the water..Now take a pan and season(...)'

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Orange cup cakes - Orange muffins

Author : Sameena Prathap      Blog : My Culinary Creations      Date : 9/14/2012 5:35:00 AM

'Orange cup cakes make a yummy dessert...Incorporating orange juice and orange zest makes it real yummy...Here is a simple recipe..Ingredients:Flour:1 cupSugar:1/2 cup(powdered)Butter:1/4 cupOrange zest:1 tbspOrange juice:1/4 cupEgg:1Vanilla essence:1/4 tspBaking powder:1 tspCashews:fewPreparation:Take a large bowl and beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy...Add in the egg and beat again until smooth...Then add in the vanilla essence...Mix together the flour and b(...)'

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Milk sweet recipes

Author : Sameena Prathap      Blog : My Culinary Creations      Date : 9/13/2012 5:13:00 AM

'Hi all,Thanx for sending in some lovely Cup cake recipes last month..For the months of october and november i have decided to host milk sweet recipes as  Diwali comes next month...Will be leaving the linky open from today itself..The recipe should be made with milk...The dish can be a halwa,ladoo,burfi,kheer,pudding...Take a look at festival recipes and  milk recipes ..The rules for linking are the same..Kindly read them before you link up..Make sure you ent(...)'

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Homemade ghee - How to make ghee at home

Author : Sameena Prathap      Blog : My Culinary Creations      Date : 9/12/2012 10:27:00 AM

'Homemade ghee is all the more special..Ghee is so vital in cooking and making sweets..It gives that extra flavour and the lovely aroma..Here is an eay way of making ghee at home from homemade butter..Ingredients:Butter :500 gms (homemade)Bayleaves/drumstick leaves:a fewPinch of rock saltPreparation:Take a heavy bottomed pan and add in the butter..Keep on stirrin to avoid burning the butter..The butter will melt down and will become frothy...You will also hear a crakling sound a(...)'

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Mutton cutlet

Author : Sameena Prathap      Blog : My Culinary Creations      Date : 9/4/2012 5:52:00 AM

'Mutton cutlet can be had as a snack or as a starter..It is delicious..Ingredients:Mutton:500 grams,mincedRed chilli powder:2 tspSalt to tasteCurry leaves: few,choppedTurmeric powder:a pinchPotato:1,boiled and mashedOnion:2,small,chopped finelyGaram masala powder:a pinchGinger - garlic paste:1 tspBread crumbs:1 cupEgg:1Preparation:Clean the minced mutton well...Now pressure cook the mutton with salt and ginger-garlic paste for 25 minutes till done..Now take a bowl and add in the(...)'

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Cup cake recipes - Muffin recipes

Author : Dr.Sameena Prathap      Blog : My Culinary Creations      Date : 8/4/2012 12:47:00 PM

'Hi,Thanx for sending me some lovely sandwich recipes...This month i have decided to host Cupcake recipes...The recipe can be a plain cupcake or with a topping..It can be made with chocolate,oats,etc...Send in yummy recipes...The event will be open from August 4th to September 4th..The rules for linking:Kindly read them before you link up..Make sure you enter the recipe URL and not you main blogpage URL..Linkback to the entered recipe is a MUST..Entries without a linkback will be del(...)'

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