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Prawns Curry   I'm a fishetarian.  In that too I eat only prawns and pomfret once in a blue moon! (Read once a year)!😁 This is my mom's recipe and she makes the yummiest curry. I am saving her recipe here because I don't want to keep on asking for recipe everytime As I've mentioned I don't make this often! Ingredients For prawns marinade 250 gms prawns (deshelled and deveined) 2 tablespoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon red chilli powder 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder Little salt Keep it aside till you prep for masala For masala 1 medium size onion 1/4 cup of coconut( handful of grated coconut) 1 small tomato 1 teaspoon crushed ginger  1 teaspoon crushed garlic  1 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves 1 tablespoon Kashmiri red chilli powder 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder 3 tablespoon oil ( yes you heard right, any fish or non veg curry is incomplete without extra oil) Heat the kadai, add oil, once the oil is moderately hot add onion and coconut Fry till it's slightly pinkish

Beetroot Poori  As a child I’ve always refused to eat beetroot because My parents tried many variations but the results were always sweet or super spicy. So now I’m simply curious of how I can incorporate beets in our diet and also to make sure the sweetness from it shouldn’t be overpowering! (Specially in cooked/boiled beets) So here’s a simple one.. Ingredients   1 cup pillsbury atta  1 small raw beetroot(Peeled, washed and grated) 4-5 curry leaves finely chopped  1 teaspoon sesame seeds 1 teaspoon red chilli powder  1 teaspoon cumin seeds 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder 2 tablespoons curd  Salt as per taste  Oil for frying pooris Water to knead the dough  How to make this recipe Take the pillsbury atta into a mixing bowl. Add grated beetroot, chopped curry leaves, sesame seeds, cumin seeds, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt and curd and mix well and knead to a soft pliable dough. Adding little by little water. In case the dough becomes sticky, then add some flour Then, Divide th

Beetroot Dal Beetroot dal is new favourite in the house!  We’ve been making beetroot cutlets, dosas, vadas and even Sabzi they taste great but got bored, so for variation I made this dal last month since then have been making it whenever we've got beets at home! I would like to mention few things Sometimes the beets doesn't give vibrat red colour to Dal , which is fine! Sometimes the dal is slightly pink and beets are kind of white when cooked, which if fine too!  Both are edible and tastes great!  Variety and breeding are responsible for colour change! When you're in doubt, always grate the beetroot instead of thinly chopping it. Ingredients 1 medium size beetroot (washed, remove the skin, grated or chopped) 1/2 cup Masood Dal/ red lentil 1 medium size onion 1 medium size tomato 5-6 crushed garlic  1 green chilli  2 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves 5-7 curry leaves 1 whole red chilli  1 teaspoon cumin seeds 1 teaspoon mustard seeds 1 teaspoon red chilli powder  1/4 teas

Dal Palak Today I would be sharing a simple version of Dal Palak because this really turned out yummy and I want to jot down the recipe before I forget!  Does this happen to you too? Ingredients 1 cup Palak washed and chopped 1/2 cup yellow moving Dal washed and soaked for 10-15min 1 medium size tomato chopped 1 medium size onion 1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste  1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds 1 tablespoon lemon juice Salt as per taste 1 teaspoon red chilli powder  1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder 2 whole red chilli ( I used datar brand whole red chilli) 1small elaichi  1 small cinnamon stick  1 bay leaf 3 tablespoon oil.   How to make the recipe In a pressure cooker add washed Dal, chopped tomatoes and little salt and pressure cook until two whistles on medium to low flame Let the pressure cooker cool down and  check if the Dal is cooked properly,mash a little with spatula  In a kadai, heat 3 tablespoons oil add cumin seeds, whole red chilli, green elaichi, cinnamon and bay leaf and sauté for m

 Spring Onion Thepla   I made spring onion thepla for first time and it was quite yummy and when Pillsbury's instapage asked me to share the recipe. It was then I thought this is keeper so why not save it here!! 1. Pillsbury Chakki Fresh Atta 1 cup + some more for dusting 2. Grated Garlic 1 tablespoon  3. Finely chopped green chillies 1 tablespoon  4. Turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon 5. Sesame seed 1/2 teaspoon 6. Ajwain 1/2 teaspoon 7. Plain Yogurt – to knead the dough 8. Sugar 1/2 teaspoon  9. Salt - to taste 10. Fresh Green Spring Onions – 1 cup, washed and finely chopped 11. Oil - 3 tablespoons added in dough before kneading with yogurt+ more for shallow frying the theplas How to make the recipe : 1. Into a bowl add in all of the ingredients (except oil & yogurt) 2. Add oil and mix all the ingredients until incorporated into the flour.  3. Add little yogurt at a time and knead into semi soft dough, once done apply a little oil to the palm and spread all over the dough. 4. The d