Pakora

Ingredients

• Gram flour-1 cup
• Red chili powder-1 tsp
• Ginger garlic paste- 2 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Water
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Method

• Mix gram flour,red chili powder,salt,ginger garlic paste and water into a smooth batter
• Add onion into smooth batter and coat it
• Fry them in small batches until golden brown

Tandoori Chicken Quick

Ingredients

• Tandoori chicken powder-2 tbsp(available in indian super markets)
• Chicken Leg -6 pieces
• Ginger Garlic paste-1 tsp
• Red chilli powder- 2 tsp
• Egg-1
• Lemon juice-2 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Aluminium foil

Method

• Remove the skin of chicken pieces and make a slit.
• Mix all the ingredients.Do not add water.Check for salt and spice
• Apply these paste all over the chicken pieces and also into the slit
• Place the aluminium foil in the oven and preheat it 200 degree 
• Now place the chicken pieces on the foil and let it cook for 30 minutes.Check whether the chicken is fully cooked.
• Now turn on the other side and leave it for 5 minutes.
• Serve it hot.

Masala Vada

Ingredients:

• Bengal gram/ chana daal-2 cups
• Onion- 1 cup Finely chopped
• Red chillies-1
• Green chillies-3
• Ginger Garlic Paste-2 tbsp
• Fennel seeds-2 tsp
• Cloves-6
• Cinnamon pieces
• Cumin seeds
• Curry leaves-1 cup chopped
• Coriander leaves-1 cup chopped
• Mint Leaves-1 cup chopped
• Salt to taste
• Oil for deep frying

 

Method

• Soak the chana daal in  water for a night(approximately 7 hrs)
• Grind together red chillies,green chillies, cumin seeds, ginger garlic paste,fennel seeds, cloves and cinnamon. Make a fine paste. Do not add any water.
• Drain the water from chana daal, Keep a handful of chana daal aside.For the remaining add salt and grind it coarsely . Do not add any water.
• Add curry leaves,coriander leaves and mint leaves with that and mix it well.Check for salt and spice.
• Heat oil in a thick bottomed pan  to deep fry.
• Take about lemon size ball of the batter,  make a  flat shape  as shown in the picture and put it in the deep fryer.
• Remove from oil,  transfer it to paper napkins. 
• Serve it hot

                                            INDIAN CUISINE
STARTERS
GOBI MANCHURIAN
BREAD ROLL
TANDOORI CHICKEN
PAKORA
FISH FRY
MASALA VADA
CHILLI PANEER
CHILLI CHICKEN
CHICKEN LOLLIPOP
VEGTABLE CUTLET
SAMOSA
FRIED ANCHOVIES/NETHILI MEEN FRY
STUFFED BRINJAL FRY
STUFFED OKRA FRY
ALOO PANEER TIKKI
PANEER TIKKA
DHOKLA

MAIN-DISH
RICE VARIETIES
VEGTABLE BRIYANI
CHICKEN BRIYANI
LAMB BRIYANI
MUSHROOM BRIYANI
LEMON RICE
TOMATO RICE
TAMARIND RICE (IYENGAR PULIYOTHARAI)
MINT PULAO
MUSHROOM PANEER PULAO
VENPONGAL
CARROT-PEAS PULAO
VAANGI BATH
CURD RICE/PLAIN YOGHURT RICE


BREAD VARIETIES
PARATHA
NAAN
ROMALI ROTI
CHAPPATHI
PLAIN DOSA
ONION UTHAPPAM
ONION TOMATO UTHAPPAM
MASALA DOSA
ONION DOSA
INSTANT DOSA
RAWA DOSA
MYSORE DOSA
PAPER DOSA
MYSORE MASALA DOSA
TOMATO DOSA
MAIZE DOSA
SOYA DOSA
PIZZA
PESHWARI NAAN
POORI/BATURA

Falooda

Ingredients

• Milk-1 Litre
• Condensed Milk-1 cup
• Cardamon-2 tsp(powdered)
• Chinagrass-50 gms
• Sugar to your taste
• Plastic cups-small in size
• Saffron-1 tsp(boiled in warm milk)
• Mango pulp-2 tbsp(optional)
• Fruit Jam-1 tsp

Method

• Add milk in a thick bottomed pan and let it boil.Add sugar and cardamom powder
• Add china grass and let it cook in the milk.It takes 10 to 15 minutes to melt.Cook it in medium or lower flame.
• Remove from the fire,add saffron and mango pulp.Mix it well and let it cool.
• Apply very little bit of jam on inner side of plastic cup and pour this mix.Refrigerate it for 1 hour.
• In a dessert plate,place the falooda upside down and remove the plastic cup carefully.

Erode Pallipalayam Chicken or Spicy chicken fry

Ingredients

• Chicken with bones-1 Kilo chopped into small pieces
• Red onions-2/ small onions-20 chopped into small pieces
• Red chilies-20
• Curry leaves-a handful
• Turmeric powder-1 tbsp
• salt to taste
• Oil-3 tbsp
• Water

Method:

• Add oil in a pan.Now add onion,red chilies,turmeric powder and curry leaves.Fry till the onion is cooked.
• Add chicken pieces,salt and fry 2 minutes and then add water.Half of the chicken in a pan should be drowned in water.
• Now close a lid and cook it on a medium flame till the chicken is cooked.Remove the lid and cook for 5 more minutes till 3/4th of water is evaporated.
• Put the fire in a lower flame for 3 more minutes,so that the oil floats on top.
• Now increase the flame again and fry it for a minute.Remove from the fire
• Serve it hot with rice

Bread Roll

Ingredients: 

•  Big Potatoes -2 (boiled and mashed)
•  Red onion-1 finely chopped
• Cumin seeds-1 tsp
• Ginger garlic paste-2 tsp
•  Bread Slices -8
• Coriander leaves finely chopped
• Green chilies(optional)
• Red Chili powder
•  Garam Masala powder-1 tbsp
• Oil for frying

Method:

• Add 1 tbsp oil in a pan.Splitter cumin seeds.Add onion,ginger garlic paste ,  salt, chili powder, gram masala, green chilies and coriander leaves to the mashed potatoes, mix well
•  Take some water in a bowl and dip a bread slice for few seconds.
•  Squeeze the water from the bread by pressing between palms gently.
•  Place a tbsp potato mixture over the damp bread and roll and seal the edges of the bread in such a way that the filling does not come out from any part of the bread.
• Heat oil in a kadhai and deep fry on medium flame till golden brown.
• Serve bread rolls hot with ketch up. 

Gobi Manchurian

To Make a Sauce:

Chopped onion – 1 cup
Green onions – 1/4 cup
Green bell pepper – 1/2
Finely chopped garlic – 2 tsp
Ginger Garlic Paste-2 tsp
Coriander leaves – a few
Soy sauce – 2 tbsp
Green chilly sauce – 2 tbsp(optional)
Tomato sauce or Ketchup – 3 tbsp
Oil – 2 tbsp

Vinegar-2 tbsp(optional)
Salt to taste

To Fry:

Cauliflower florets – 4 cups

All purpose flour/Maida – 1/2 cup
Corn flour – 6 tsp
Red chilly powder – 3/4 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil to fry

Method:

1. Cut the cauliflower into medium size florets and add it to the boiling water.
2. Leave it for 2 minutes.Remove from heat and then drain the water. Keep it aside.
3. Make a thin batter with water Maida,corn flour,red chilly powder and salt.
4. In a wide pan, heat 2 tbsp of oil.Add ginger garlic paste,onions,garlic,bell pepper one by one
5. Combine them together,add salt and keep on frying till you get rid of the raw smell.
6. Add soy sauce, green chilly sauce, tomato sauce and 3 to 4 tbsp of water. Combine them well and turn off the stove after 2 minutes.
7. Now dip the florets in the batter and deep fry till golden brown.
8. Now add the fried cauliflower to the sauce and fry it carefully till the sauce sticks to the florets
9. Remove from heat and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.