BananaLeaf Recipes: January 2015

31 Jan 2015

Cucumber Raita Recipe :

Cucumber raita recipe ...

Prep Time : 5 mins

Cucumber Raita Recipe

Cooking Time : 5 mins

Cuisine : Indian

Bhuna Masala - Basic Curry Masala for Gravy Dishes :

Bhuna masala or basic curry masala is ready to be used in various curries, vegetable and non vegetarian dishes.Bhuna Masala Recipe is a ready fried masala paste used for making thick brown-red curry / sauce or base. Bhuna means to fry in India hence the title. It hails from North East India, Calcutta and also some parts of Uttar Pradesh. I have kept the bhuna masala red as when I make any dish I would saute them first once it becomes brown then use them for making curries or veggies.Have stored them in the refrigerator with oil so it keep for a longer time.....

Moong Dal Sambar (Paasi Paruppu / Siru Paruppu Sambar) Recipe :

Moong Dal Sambar (Paasi Paruppu / Siru Paruppu Sambar), a tiffin sambar variety which is made watery and goes well with idli or dosa.....

Prep Time : 20 mins

Moong dal sambar (Paasi Paruppu / Siru Paruppu Sambar) Recipe

Cooking Time : 30 mins

Cuisine : South Indian

Garam Masala Powder - Homemade Garam Masala Powder Recipe :

The art of blending Garam masala involves grinding or pounding a combination of dried spices. All the spices are roasted before they are ground into a fine powder. It is recommended that the spices are blended freshly. This masala powder is ideally suits for veg. and non veg. preparation......

Prep Time : 5 mins

Homemade Garam Masala Powder

Cooking Time : 5 - 10 mins

Cuisine : Indian

Peanut Masala / Masala Kadalai / Masala Peanuts / Fried peanuts - Festival recipes :

Masala Peanuts can be savored as a snack along with tea or coffee.....

Prep Time : 15 mins

Peanut Masala / Masala Kadalai / Masala Peanuts

Cooking Time : 1 min for each batch

Cuisine : Indian

Hotel Style Tiffen Sambar / Tiffen Sambar Recipe :

Hotel Style Tiffen Sambar......

Prep Time : 10 mins

Hotel Style Tiffen sambar / Tiffen sambar recipe

Cooking Time : 20 mins

Cuisine: South Indian

Hotel style coconut chutney recipe / quick coconut chutney recipe :

Hotel style coconut chutney...

Prep Time :10 mins

Hotel style coconut chutney recipe / quick coconut chutney recipe

Total Time : 10 mins

Cuisine : South Indian

Sweet Chaat Chutney / Tamarind Date Chutney :

This quick sweet chutney has the perfect balance of flavors of sweet and sour using dates and tamarind. A whole new dimension is added to the flavor of this chutney by the use of spices like chilly powder, cumin and black salt, which make this chutney a truly delicious accompaniment...

Prep Time : 10 mins

Sweet Chaat Chutney I Tamarind Date Chutney

Cooking Time : 15 mins

Cuisine : Indian

Instant Mango Pickle Recipe :

Instant mango pickle.....

Prep Time : 10 mins

Instant Mango Pickle

Cooking Time : 5 mins
Cuisine : South Indian

Chaat Green Chutney recipe :

A green mint and coriander flavored chutney which is great for sandwich spreads. Mint adds freshness to this chutney. green chutney is probably the most favorite Indian accompaniment. Crispy samosas, dhoklas , dahi vada, dahi puri etc. are considered incomplete without this chutney. The chutney can be stored refrigerated for up-to a week.

Prep Time : 10 mins

Chaat Green Chutney

Cooking time : 5 mins

Cuisine : Indian

Vadagam Onion Chutney Recipe :

Easy and tasty vadagam onion chutney..It well goes with idly and dosa...Let's see step by step pictures....

Prep Time : 5 mins

Vadagam Onion Chutney

Cooking Time : 10 mins

Cuisine : South Indian

Omapodi Recipe - Plain Sev / Easy snacks :

Omapodi is a traditional south Indian snack that is prepared during the festival of Diwali. Plain sev, crispy string kind of addictive snack that all foodies love as topping of chats.

Prep Time : 30 mins

Omapodi Recipe - Plain Sev

Cooking Time : 15 mins

Cuisine : South Indian

Kondakadalai Potato Curry recipe :

Kondakadali curry is a coconut based kala chana (black chickpeas) curry that is rich in protein and lip smacking good when eaten with many starch dishes .Shallots or sambar onions and fresh coconut are essential ingredients.....

Prep Time : 15 mins

Kondakadalai Potato Curry recipe

Cooking Time : 20 - 25 mins

Cuisine : South Indian

How to cook Soya chunks/ Meal maker :

How to cook soya chunks......

Rava fried fish / Sooji fish fry recipe - Mangalorean fish fry :

This fish fry is very easy and tasty recipe...

Prep Time : 15 mins

Rava fish fry / Sooji fish fry recipe

Cooking Time : 10 mins

Marination Time : 30 mins

Cuisine : South Indian

Nellore Fish Kuzhambu - Nellore Chappla Pulusu recipe :

Nellore chapala pulusu is famous all over Andhra..and most sought after by non vegetarians..in this curry fish is cooked in tangy tamarind juice and tastes heavenly with boiled rice...

Prep Time : 20 mins

Andhra Fish Kuzhambu

Cooking Time : 30 mins

Cuisine : South Indian / Andhra Recipes

Idly Upma - Left over Idly recipe :

Idly upma is a very simple and delicious dish made with leftover idlis.This is a very common breakfast dish in South India, which can be prepared in no time.You can prepare this upma even if your idlis are hard....

Prep Time : 10 mins

Idly Upma - Left over Idly recipe

Cooking Time : 10 mins

Cuisine : South Indian

Raw Garlic spicy chutney / Kara Poondu chutney Recipe :

Spicy and tasty garlic chutney......

Prep Time : 5 mins

Raw Garlic spicy chutney

Cooking Time : 5 mins

Cuisine : South Indian

Kadappa Recipe - Kumbakonam Kadappa recipe / Side dish for Idly,dosa :

Kadappa otherwise called as Kumbakonam Kadappa is a very scrumptious side dish for Idli or Dosa. This is one of the popular dishes in Tanjore district. Every restaurant in kumbakonam and other areas of Tanjore district serves this yummy dish for the breakfast. Very simple to make and a best combination for Idli and Dosa........