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Palak dosa

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Ingredients : Dosa batter - 1  Bowl Salt as per taste Palak  -  1 Bunch Green chillies  - 2 Ginger - 1 inch sized Cumin seeds. - 1 Teaspoon Oil  /Butter for making dosa Method of preparation : 1. Clean palak with water , and boil it for few secs. in water by adding green chillies. 2. Make a paste of palak by adding ginger to it. 3. Add the paste to the dosa batter, then add  salt , cumin seeds too to the batter. 4. Put dosa pan on the stove , spread dosa batter into a thin layer,  drizzle oil around the body, you can add chopped onions too the dosa. 5.  Serve dosa with any chutney or podi / powder.

Three coloured capsicum curry:

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Ingredients : Yellow capsicum. - 1 Red capsicum  - 1 Green capsicum - 1 Cashew nuts - 1 Tablespoon Badam - 1 Tablespoon Ginger , green chillies - slitted Onions - 2 Tomatoes  -  2 Cumin seeds powder  - 1 Teaspoon Garam masala powder - 1 Teaspoon Salt as per taste Coriander leaves handful Kasoori methi - 1 Teaspoon Turmeric powder - One pinch Coriander powder - 1 Teaspoon Kashmiri chilli powder  - 1 Teaspoon Method of preparation  : 1. Cut all the vegetables into small pieces. 2. Put a pan add little oil/butter , then  chopped onions, chopped tomatoes, badam, cashew nuts, after it’s cooked , make a gravy and keep aside. 3.  Put a pan again , add little oil, three capsicums pieces, sauté for few secs, add  turmeric powder,  salt, after it is half cooked, add gravy, cumin seeds powder, coriander powder,  green chillies , ginger slitted,   garam masala powder, kasoori methi (powdered  with both hands) , K...

Shahi paneer

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Ingredients : Paneer - 100 gms Amul cream  - 1Tablespoon Salt as per taste Onions - 2 Tomatoes - 2 Ginger garlic paste. - 1 Teaspoon Cashew nuts - 1 Tablespoon Badam  - 1 Tablespoon Saffron strands -  4 strands Cumin seeds powder -  1 Teaspoon Butter - 1 Tablespoon Garam masala - 1 Teaspoon Coriander leaves. - Handful Chilli powder. - 1 Teaspoon Turmeric powder - 1 Teaspoon Method of preparation : 1. Put  a pan , add butter, chopped onions, chopped tomatoes, cashew nuts ,  little salt, almonds, ginger ,garlic ,  garam masala powder or raw garam masala, add little water  ,  cook it for sometime, then grind it in a mixi grinder and keep aside. 2. Put a pan, add little butter,  turmeric powder, little salt, cumin seeds powder , chilli powder , then add paneer pieces. 3. Then add gravy into the paneer mixture. 4. Add milk cream to the curry. 5. Add saffron in little milk , leave it for few mins , and  then mix i...

Masala rice

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Ingredients : Cooked rice - 1 Bowl Salt as per taste Turmeric powder Vegetables -  Capsicum, carrot, beans, ( paneer),  potato,  onion, sweet corn  / One small cup each Garam masala powder - 1 Teaspoon Poppy seeds powder / Carrom seeds powder - 1 Teaspoon Garlic ginger paste - 1/2 Teaspoon Coriander leaves - Handful Oil for seasoning Mustard seeds , cumin seeds , carrom seeds - 1 Teaspoon each, dry red chillies - 2 Method of preparation  : 1. Put a pan add oil for seasoning, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, carrom seeds, curry leaves , then all the vegetables, turmeric powder, carrom seeds powder / poppy seeds powder,  salt, garam masala powder ginger garlic paste, then add cooked rice and coriander leaves. 2. Mix all the ingredients. 3. Serve hot with some pickle or curd chutney.

Colacasia gravy curry ( chemadumpa pulusu kura)

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Ingredients : Colacasia ( chamadumpa ) - 1/4 kg Salt as per taste Turmeric powder one pinch Tamarind pulp - 1 Tablespoon Chilli powder  - 1 Teaspoon Onions - 2 Curry leaves and coriander leaves handful Seasoning. - Urad dal,  mustard seeds, cumin seeds, chana dal one teaspoon each, dry red chillies - 2 Oil for seasoning Green chillies- 2 Ginger - 1 inch  Method of preparation : 1. Boil the the vegetable ( Chamadumpa) in water till it gets cooked well. 2. Take out the skin of the colacasia. 3. Chop onions, green chillies, ginger and keep aside. 4. Place a pan ,prepare seasoning with above given ingredients in oil. 5. Add onions, green chillies,  ginger pieces, curry leaves,turmeric powder, salt . 6. Add colacasia ( chemadumpa) to the above pan. 7. Along with tamarind pulp, chilli powder to the curry. 8. Lastly,add coriander leaves to the curry. 9. Serve with hot cooked rice. Note :  I have used broken whole black gram for seasoning. ...

Pepper rasam

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Ingredients : Water  - One bowl Tamarind pulp - 1 Tablespoon Salt as per taste Curry leaves and coriander leaves handful Turmeric powder - One pinch Jaggery powder - 1 Teaspoon ( Optional) Ginger,  pepper , garlic pods, cumin seeds  - 1 Teaspoon Oil/Ghee for seasoning Cumin seeds , mustard seeds -1 Teaspoon each  Dry red chillies - 2 Asoefitida - 1 pinch Method of preparation : 1. Make a powder of pepper, garlic,  cumin seeds, ginger and keep aside. 2.  Take a bowl by adding in water to it,add tamarind pulp, tomato  pieces,  salt, turmeric powder, the prepared powder, curry leaves, jaggery powder ( Optional). 3. Boil it for few minutes, garnish it with coriander leaves. 4.  Prepare seasoning with ghee and mustard seeds, cumin seeds, dry red chillies, asoefitida 5. This rasam is good for health and best  suits for the monsoon season , keeps us heathy and away from colds and coughs.

Capsicum, potato and tomato curry

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Ingredients : Capsicum - 1/2 kg Tomatoes - 3 Potatoes - 2 Green peas  -  Handful Onions- 2 Salt as per taste Ginger - 1 inch ( cut into small pieces) Turmeric powder one pinch Curry leaves few Chilli powder - 1 Teaspoon Coriander leaves handful Cumin seeds powder - 1 Teaspoon Coriander  seeds powder - 1 Teaspoon Oil for seasoning Jeera - 1 Teaspoon Mustard seeds - 1 Teaspoon Method of preparation : 1. Cut all the  vegetables ( mentioned above)  into small pieces. 2 Place a pan on the stove , add oil and then add mustard seeds, jeera, fry it till it splutters, then add curry leaves,  chopped ginger, onion, tomatoes, capsicum, green peas and potato pieces. 3. Add turmeric powder, salt, coriander powder, cumin seeds powder, chilli powder . 4. After the curry is cooked well ,garnish it with coriander leaves. 5. You can serve with cooked rice, or roti / chapathi.