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Prawn Fry / Eral Varuval

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IngredientsPrawn - 1/2 kgChilli powder -  1.5 tspTurmeric powder - 1/4 tspGinger garlic paste - 1 tspRice flour - 1/2 tspCorn flour - 1/2 tspAll purpose flour - 1/2 tspSalt - as per tasteOil - for deep fryingMethodWash and clean the prawns with salt.Add all the ingredients expect oil.Allow the prawns to marinate for 1 hr in freezer. (outside let it rest fo 2 hrs)In a … [Read more...] about Prawn Fry / Eral Varuval

Baby Corn Pulao

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In my early cooking stages, thought pulao is something very different and cannot be done that much easily. My thinking was totally wrong, when I started trying out the pulao/pulav's. This is one of such an easy pulao, to be tried out for the beginners.IngredientsBasmati Rice - 3 cupsWater - 4.5 cups (or as directed by the back side of basmati rice pack)Babycorn - 5 to … [Read more...] about Baby Corn Pulao

Thick Chicken Soup

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This soup is easy and tastes great. I used to have this soup in my office canteen. It is of great demand, during rainy days. So we used to come early to the canteen to have this soup especially.IngredientsChicken - 200gmsButter - 1 tspChicken Stock/Vegetable stock - 4 tspMilk - 1/2 cupWater - 6 cupsCorn  flour - 2 tspGreen chillies - 1 (chopped finely)White pepper - 1/5 … [Read more...] about Thick Chicken Soup

Dates Cake – No Egg / No Butter Version

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As always love the Eggless version of the cakes. This one is definitely a must try one. I mostly followed the same step as of Banana Walnut cake and the result was simply amazing. This version is not much sweeter, as I dont like too much sweet. Next planning to try more sweeter version, by adding more dates.IngredientsDates - 1 packet (200gms)Milk - 1/2 cup (more or less)Oil - … [Read more...] about Dates Cake – No Egg / No Butter Version

Pomfret Fry

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Pomfret is a easy to do and tasty fish. Even cooks very fastly. After coming here, I have never tried this fish at home. Since got bored of usual fishes and chicken, tried the pomfret fry today and it came out very good and tasty. Today we are going to see the simple and easy Pomfret Fry.IngredientsPomfret - 1 fishGinger Garlic paste - 2 tspChilli powder - 1/2 tspCoriander … [Read more...] about Pomfret Fry

Dish Name Starts With O

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Here is the next event -- Dish Name Starts with OThere is No Special Rules except the dish name must start with N-->any no. of archived and new entries accepted-->link the post to the announcement page--> try to use the logosend ur entries to events.akilaskitchen@gmail.com with the followingyour namerecipe namerecipe urlblog nameblog urlattach photo … [Read more...] about Dish Name Starts With O

Uppu Seedai (Uppu Cheedai)

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These uppu seedai is favorite of Lord Krishna, which is prepared during Krishna Jayanthi (Gokulashtami) in Tamil Nadu. Though these are easy to prepare, when preparing for the first time, a little extra care need to be taken, because, if not done correctly, these seedais, may burst while frying. (Can see the tips in Notes). These can be kept in airtight container for 2 weeks … [Read more...] about Uppu Seedai (Uppu Cheedai)

Nei Urundai/Paasiparuppu urundai

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When I prepared the murukku, I thought of preparing something sweet to munch along with murukku. I am tired in the eve and hence choose this yummy snack - Nei urundai/paasi paruppu urundai/Ghee balls and prepared this in less than 20 min. With these quantity, I prepared 12 urundais. Next time, planned to do more. Also I was preparing this in a hurry as it was already evening … [Read more...] about Nei Urundai/Paasiparuppu urundai

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