Category: Easy Recipes

Oats Dates Bites – Oats Ladoo

Quick and Easy Bite for Snack Time 

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Roast – 1 cup Oats – 1 cup Peanut  – +/- 2mnts – Grind to coarse powder

Flavour – 1 tsp Cinnamon Powder – 1 cup chopped Soft Dates – 1 tbsp Butter + 1 tbsp Honey – Grind to smooth paste

Garnish – 1/2 cup Sunflower + Pumpkin Seeds – 1/2 Cup raisons  /  dry Berries – Roasted – +/- 1 mnt.

Mix – Roasted powder – Flavour paste and Garnish

Spread – evenly on a plate and cut to desired shape – Or shape into balls to make Ladoos.

Quick and Easy Bites ready for Snack time or on the go.  mmm…. enjoy

Note : Use Jaggery or Sugar powder instead of Honey.   Change Garnish to Coconut or Almond.  Enjoy.

 

Indo- Hungarian Goulash Curry

This recipe is inspired by Hungarian Goulash

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Goulash Recipe

Marinate – 800 g meat – 1 tbsp. Paprika Powder (Kashmir Chilli) – 1 tbsp. Vinigar – 1/2 tbsp. Salt. – Half Hour

Chop – 2 Onions – small pcs.

Slice – 3 Onions – Big Slices. – Garlic – 6 cloves – Bell Pepper 1

Fry – Heat Oil – 2  tsp Carreway Seeds –  Chopped Onion – till light brown

Saute – Sliced Onion – Garlic – 2 mnts – Bell Pepper – 1 mnt – marinated meat  – 3-4 mnts

Add – 400 g. chopped tomatoes -1 tsp. Pepper – 1 Bay leaf –  1 cup water – Bring to boil.

Cook – In cooker  – or slow fire till done +/- half Hour- till done.

Garnish with Parsley or corriender. mmm.. delicious and flavourful.  Eat with rice or Bread.

Note :  Use more water if soup consistancy desired.   Use Lamb or Pork.  Traditional Goulash is made with Beef .

 

 

 

 

 

Carrot Corn Karabath – Savoury Smooth Semolina

Savoury Smooth Semolina

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Chop – 1 Onion – 2 Carrot  – 2 red Chilli

Season  – Heat pan – 1 Tbsp. Ghee  – 1 tsp mustard – 1 tsp. 1 white Lentil –  Handful Cashew – Handful curry leaves.

Saute –  1 Cup Semolina  in above – 3 mnts – Chopped items+ 1 cup corn – 1 tsp Salt – tsp turmeric – 1 chopped Tomato – 3 mnts

Cook – 2 cups boiling water to Saute – Few mnts till water absorbed – gooey consitancy.  – Turn off stove.

Serve – Ladle in a cup – Cool a bit –  turn over on a plate!!

Delicious Soft Savour Semolina Ready to eat.  Eat for  Breakfast as is.  Or serve with a Roast for dinner and Salad.   mmm….

Note :  Add Oil instead of ghee.   Use Parsley instead of Curry leaves.

Seasoned Seaweed Snack – Japanese Seaweed Indian Way

Japanese Seaweed Indian Way

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Chop –  1 Onion – 2 Fresh long Red Chilli

Mix – Chopped Onion Chilli  – 1 Cup  Dried Wakame Seaweed – 1 cup Chickpeas Flour- 1 tsp. Salt

Batter – +/-  1/2 water  mix to above – Dry Dropping consitstancy

Fry –  Drop spoonful – Hot oil – Turn and Fry both sides.

Drain –  Hot Snack on Paper towel

Delicious Seaweed  Snack ready.  Crispy Spicy Yummy!!  Enjoy.

Note :   Substitute Red chilly with Sweet Pepper.

I love Seaweed.  This recipe is another way to enjoy Japanese Seaweed Indian Way. 

Minu I used your lunch box before Sarah or Tina!!

 

 

 

Poached Eggs in Tomato Sauce – മുട്ട തേലപ്പിച്ചത് – Shakshouka

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Chop – 2 Onions – 2 Cloves garlic  – 8 Juicy tomatoes – Handful Coriender leaves.

Saute – Wide Pan – 1 tbsp. Olive oil – chopped Onions – Garlic –2 mnts –  1 tsp. Chilli Powder – 1tsp. turmeric Powder -Salt to taste –  1 mnt –  Chopped  tomatoes  –  3 mnts  – 2 cups water – Bring to Boil

Poach :  Lower flame  – Gentle Simmer – Break Eggs(4) –   1 at a time –  carefully  in simmering Sauce – 3 mnts – turn over  eggs – cook other side – 3 mnts – Turn off  Stove.

Garnish – Chopped Coriender leaves.

Note : Substitute Parsley for Coriender, Paprika Powder for Chilli Powder.   Poach longer if thicker Sauce preferred.

Delicious and Easy.  If egg breaks a bit while turning no worries. The sauce just gets a bit tastier.   Enjoy.

This recipe brings back memories of  മുട്ട തേലപ്പിച്ചത്  from carefree childhood .

Childhood version had more chilli and less tomatoes made with coconut oil and curry leaves. An easy curry when the mothers were running out of time to cook.

Opps!! I Overate again……

 

Erissery – Brown Beans Banana Curry

Easy Vegetarian Kerala Recipe

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Chop –  1/4 kg Yam – 1 Raw Plaintain – Scrape outer sink only – Chop in Chunks

Grind – 1 cup Fresh Grated coconut  – Rough paste.

Fry – 1 tbsp Coconut Oil – 1/2 tsp. Mustard – 1 tsp. cumin seeds – 2 dry  red chilli – handful Curry Leaves – 1/2 cup dry coconut – till  Golden Brown.  Fried Coconut Garnish.

Cook –  Soak overnight – Cook  – 1 cup Dried Brown Beans (cow peas) – until soft

Add –  to above – Chopped items – 1 tsp. turmeric – 1 tsp. Pepper –  water as needed – Salt to taste – few mnts.  till veg well cooked.

Mix –  Coconut paste to cooked items – Bring to Boil – Turn off Stove

Garnish  –  With  Fried Coconut Garnish.  Mix.

Enjoy delicious Erissery !! mmm…. Mouth watering!!   Eat with Rice. Or with Rice and Aviyal or Eat just Erissery.

Note : Use Pumkin instead of  Yam. Dried Green Beans instead of Brown beans.

Tony Achan’s visit to Leuven has inspired this recipe.    When he was studying in Leuven he was an experimental cook.   He re-introduced this dish in the Leuven community. He is a Bishop in Kerala now.  He was a big part of  Sarah and Tina’s childhood.

This dish was made by my mom about twice a year for Onam and  Good Friday.   I loved it so much that I ate it for Lunch, Dinner and Breakfast the next day.

Thank you Shain and Preeti for arranging get-together with so many people.   Was happy to see Litty after so long.  Harshada your Dokla was delicious.

Shared Memories keeps friendships alive.  Tony Achan we wish you all the best in your Spiritual Journey.

 

 

 

 

 

Delicious Diamond Doughnut

 

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Chop –  50 g Cold Butter

Mix  – +/-  2 cups all-purpose flour – 1 tbsp Baking Powder – Pinch Salt – 1 tsp. Cinnamon  

Warm  – 1 cup Butter Milk – – 1 tbsp. honey. – Luke warm

Combine – Buttermilk  – Honey  – Chopped Butter  – Flour Mix   –  Form  Soft  Dough

Roll – Divide Dough 4 parts –  Shape parts in square – Roll till  1/2 cm thick

Cut – Diamond Shape with butter knife – Slit middle  with knife – expand a bit to Form Hole.

Fry – Heat Oil in Pan – lower flame –  Fry doughnut in Batches

Toppings – Glaze with Chocolate Spread  or Jam or Drizzle Honey  or Dust  with Powdered Sugar.  Or Just eat Plain.

Delicious Diamond Doughnuts read!! Easy to make delicious to eat!!  Perfect Snack for a Break.   

Note :  Substitute Honey with Sugar.   Cinnamon with Vanilla.

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My mom use to make  similar Snack when we were kids.  I wish I had watched more carefully when you made it Amachi.  No worries, we have a new version now.

 

 

Pak Choi Tapanade

Italian Asian Flavour Blend

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Chop  –  1 Pak Choi – Chop Stems and Leaves Seperately

Saute – Drizzle Olive Oil on Pan – Saute  Stems – 3 mnts – Add leaves  Saute -2 mnts

Blend – 1 cup Olives  –  3/4 Sauted Pak Choi – Anchovis & Garlic to taste – smooth Paste.

Garnish – Mix and garnish with leftover Sauted Pak Choi.

Spread on Toast or Sandwich  Delicious and Healthy !! Quick and Easy!!  

Note :  Skip Anchovis for  Veg version . 

This delicious and Easy recipe was shared by Sarah who loves Chutney’s and spreads of all types. She loves Smoothies too. 

Thanks to her our Blender has a full time Job.   Our family and friends have endless supply of Smoothies!!

Sarah and Tina you are the Best!!  You bring out the Best in Papa and Me!!

Korean Lettuce Burrito

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Wrap – Seperate salad leaves from stalk – Clean – Arrange on Plate.

Rice –  1 cup rice – 2.5 cups Water – Cook till done.

Stir Fry – Heat Pan – 2 tsp Veg Oil – 1/2 Kg ground  meat – 3 clove -garlic – 1 inch Pc. ginger  – 2 chilli  – crushed  – 4 to 5 mnts

Flavour – Add to Stir Fry – 1 tblsp. Soya Sauce  – 2 tsp. Fish Sauce  – 2 tsp. Honey-  1/2 cup Sliced Green Onions  – Stir  (1 mnt. Stir for each item.) – 4 mnts.

Dressing – Drizzle – 1 tsp. Sesame Oil  to Stir Fry.

Serve –  Lettuce leaf – Spoonful rice – Spoonful Sir Fried Meat – Wrap to form Burrito.  Enjoy!! Delicious!!

This recipe was Shared by  Cousin Mithun who lives in Holland.  He is an IT student with many hobbies.  One of his great hobbies is Cooking  with ingredients that are on hand at the time of making.  He is in great demand whenever there is a Students gathering or Celeberation to come up with innovative dishes.

Thank you Mithun for sharing this delicious recipe and all the tips on various other recipes.  We had great fun having you with us last weekend.

Tina said she did not get a chance to say Bye when you left.  Could you come back soon, so she has a chance to say Bye and I have a chance for another secret recipe from you??