Monday, 21 July 2025

തവിടുള്ള അരികൊണ്ടു സോഫ്റ്റ് ഇഡ്ഡലി | Soft Idli Recipe


Ingredients:
  • Red rice 2 cups
  • Urad dal 3/4 cups
  • Rice flakes 1 cup
  • Fenugreek seeds 2 tsp
  • Salt 
 Method:
  • Wash the rice 4-5 times and soak for 4 hours
  • Wash urad dal and fenugreek seeds once and soak for 4 hours
  • Soak rice flakes for 10 minutes
  • After 4 hours transfer the dal, fenugreek seeds and salt to blender jar
  • Add dal soaked water as needed and blend to a thick , smooth and frothy batter
  • Transfer this to a big vessel
  • Blend rice a little coarse batter using dal soaked water
  • Blend rice flakes to a smooth paste
  • Combine everything together and mix with your clean hand for 4-5 minutes
  • The batter should not be too thin or too thick
  • Cover the vessel and keep in a warm place for fermentation
  • This batter will ferment faster than your regular idli batter as it contains more nutrients for the microorganisms
  • Once fermented the batter will look fluffy and airy
  • To make idli, grease the idli plate with butter
  • Place it in the steamer
  • Fill it withe batter
  • Steam for 8 minutes
  • Remove from from steamer
  • Set aside to cool down for 2-3 minutes
  • With the help of a spoon remove from the mold
  • Serve with chutney or sambar








Saturday, 12 July 2025

ചിക്കൻ 65 ബിരിയാണി ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്ന വിധം | Chicken 65 Biryani Recipe


Ingredients:
To marinate :-
  • Chicken 1kg
  • Ginger garlic paste 3 tsp
  • Salt 1 1/2 tsp
  • Spicy chilli powder 3 tsp
  • Kashmiri chilli powder 2 tsp
  • Pepper powder 1tsp
  • Garam masala 1tsp
  • Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
  • Curry leaves
  • Curd 3 tbs
For masala:-
  • Onion 5 (500g)
  • Tomato 3 (350g)
  • Ginger 12g
  • Garlic 15 cloves (15g)
  • Green chilli 4
  • Chilli powder 1tsp
  • Pepper powder 1/2 tsp
  • Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
  • Garam masala 1 tsp
  • Coriander leaves
  • Mint leaves
For ghee rice:
  • Jeerakasala rice 3 cups
  • Ghee 4 tbs
  • Oil 2 tbs
  • Cardamom 6, cloves 3, cinnamon 1"piece , star anise a small piece, mace
  • Water 4 1/2 cups
For layering:
  • Fried onion
  • Fried cashews
  • Fried raisins

Method:
  • Marinate the chicken with all the ingredients listed under 'to marinate' and keep aside for 30 minutes
  • Soak rice for 30 minutes
  • Fry the marinated chicken for 5 - 6 minutes
  • Add sliced onion to hot oil
  • Stir and cook until very soft
  • Add crushed ginger, garlic and green chilli and saute for 3 minutes
  • Add spice powder and stir for 30 seconds
  • Add blended tomato and add salt
  • Cook until oil separates
  • Add 3/4 portion of fried chicken and combine well
  • Add mint leaves and coriander leaves
  • Cook for 3 minutes and turn off the flame
  • To prepare rice heat up ghee and oil in biryani pot
  • Add spices and some onion and crushed ginger and garlic
  • Saute for a few seconds
  • Add water and allow this to boil
  • Add salt and drained rice
  • Cook on high flame until rice and water become the same level
  • Then cook on low flame for 8 minutes
  • Turn off the flame and open after 10 minutes
 For layering and dum:
  • Remove half portion of rice and sprinkle some garam masala, ghee, fried onion, fried cashews and fried raisins, coriander leaves and mint leaves
  • Add chicken masala as next layer
  • Add the rice and repeat the layering as before
  • Cover and cook on low heat for 10 minutes
  • Open after 30 minutes
  • Heat up some oil and add 6 cloves crushed, 4 green chilli slitted and some curry leaves
  • Stir for a few seconds
  • Add pepper and garam masala
  • Add 1/4 portion of fried chicken and stir well
  • Serve this hot along with biryani


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Friday, 4 July 2025

ബ്രൗൺ ബട്ടർ കേക്ക് ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്ന വിധം | Brown Butter Cake Recipe



Ingredients:
  • Maida 185g (1 1/2 cups)
  • Sugar 130g (3/4 cup)
  • Butter 200g 
  • Eggs 3
  • Vanilla essence 1/4 tsp
  • Baking powder 1 tsp
  • Baking soda 1/4 tsp
  • Milk 1/4 cup
  • Lemon juice 2 tsp
Method :
  • Take butter in a heavy bottomed sauce pan and cook until the milk solids turn golden ; it may take 6-7 minutes.
  • Add sugar to this and mix well; allow the mix to cool down 
  • Sift together maida, baking powder, baking soda and salt and keep aside
  • When the butter mix is cool enough to touch add vanilla essence
  • Add eggs one at a time and mix well
  • Add flour mix and stir until 75% is combined
  • Add milk and lemon juice and stir until a smooth batter is formed; avoid over mixing.
  • Pour this batter to an 8 inch tin and bake for 40 - 45 minutes 
  • Take out from oven and remove from the tin
  • Allow the cake to cool down completely
  • Then slice and enjoy!

തവിടുള്ള അരികൊണ്ടു സോഫ്റ്റ് ഇഡ്ഡലി | Soft Idli Recipe

Ingredients: Red rice 2 cups Urad dal 3/4 cups Rice flakes 1 cup Fenugreek seeds 2 tsp Salt   Method: Wash the rice 4-5 times and soak for 4...