HOME MADE GHEE RECIPE, HOW TO MAKE CLARIFIED BUTTER/GHEE

Posting after a long gap.  In Indian cooking ghee plays a major role in the making of both sweets and spicy dishes. The taste and flavor of the dish will be enhanced by the ghee we used. So obviously the quality of ghee is important for the perfect taste and flavor.

Home made ghee is the best ghee i can say, yes, fresh ghee we made from butter is unbeatable in taste and flavor.

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KOTHAMALLI THOKKU/CORIANDER LEAVES THOKKU RECIPE(CORIANDER THOKKU)- DRY

Kothamalli thokku is a traditional thokku recipe prepared using fresh coriander leaves. It is really a yummy dish goes perfect with curd rice. Also it can be relished by mixing with white rice and also can be served as side dish for dosa/idly.

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HOW TO PREPARE HOME MADE RICE FLOUR ( HOME MADE RICE FLOUR RECIPE)

Rice flour is very common in south indian cooking. We can make varius savouries and sweets with the rice flour.

If we prepare the rice flour in bulk we can grind the cleaned washed and dried rice in mill.

Otherwise we can prepare freshly in home whenever required.

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VAAZHAIKAAI PODI/ SPICY RAW BANANA POWDER FOR RICE

Vaazhaikkaai podi/Raw banana podi is a traditional spicy powder that pairs up very well with Rice. Just mix this powder with hot white rice along with few drops of sesame oil is really a scrumptious food. 

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IDLI RECIPE/ HOW TO MAKE SOUTH INDIAN IDLI BATTER WITH VIDEO/ SOFT FLUFFY IDLI /IDLY RECIPE

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Idly is the staple food in south india that in tamilnadu it is very common. in most of the house the idly batter will be in stock alwaysJ.

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SAMBAR MASALA POWDER - FOR TIFFIN SAMBAR,

SAMBAR MASALA POWDER - FOR TIFFIN SAMBAR

Sambar masala powder is a freshly ground masala mainly used the preparation of tiffin sambhar. It gives very good aroma to the sambar. It can be stored in a sir tight bottle and used in the normal sambhar also to enhance the flavour.

It is not same as our normal sambhar chilli powder (In tamil kuzhambu milagaai thool)

This sambar masala can be used in preparation of spicy fries such as potato fry , banana fry etc., at the end to boost the taste and aroma.

Ok now coming to the recipe.

Video Recipe:

In video i have used triple the amount as mentioned in the below list, so roasted the ingredients one by one. if you are using little amount of powder, you can roast all the ingredients together and then grind.

SAMBHAR MASALA POWDER

RECIPE TYPE: CONDIMENTS | CUISINE: SOUTH INDIAN |

PREPARATION TIME: 5 MIN | COOKING TIME: 10 MIN

                                                                                             

METHOD:

In a pan dry roast the red chillies and keep aside. 

Then add the other items and dry roast till they become slight brown.

Let them cool down and then grind into a smooth powder.

Store in a air tight bottle or use immediately.

It stays well for 1 month also, but fresh powder masala will be so good, or use within a week.

NOTES:

• If you want you can add a teaspoon of oil while roasting.
• You can use solid asafetida also instead of powder. In that case take a small amount of solid asafedida  into small pieces and roast in oil and then add with the other ingredients while grinding.
• If you are making in bulk , saute the ingredient s one by one as shown in the video.

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EASY HOMEMADE TOMATO PIZZA /PASTA SAUCE RECIPE

EASY HOMEMADE TOMATO PIZZA /PASTA SAUCE RECIPE

This pizza sauce can also be used while making pasta. It is too easy to make and tasty. I used this pizza sauce to make mini wheat flour pizza few days back.

Please check the below link of mini wheat pizza if you are interested.

• Mini Wheat Pizza

VIDEO RECIPE

Ok now coming to the recipe.

PIZZA SAUCE RECIPE

RECIPE TYPE:  MAIN| CUISINE: ITALIAN |

PREPARATION TIME: 5 MIN | COOKING TIME: 10 MIN

                                                                                             

METHOD:

Chop the tomatoes roughly and grind it into smooth paste.

In a pan add oil and sauté the ginger and garlic till it becomes little brown.

Then add the ground tomato paste and let it boil for 2 minutes.

Add oregano and pepper powder and let it boil till it becomes thicker in consistency.

Once it becomes thick remove from heat and store in air tight bottle after cooled down.

Use this sauce to make pizza or pasta.

NOTES:

• I didn’t add the basil leaves(dried/fresh) as I was not having that in hand. So if you want you can add while adding oregano.
• You can use this sauce while making pasta also.
• If you want to remove the skin you can blanch the tomatoes in water for few minutes and then remove the skin. Then grind into a smooth paste.
• If you feel the sauce is runny then just mix a tablespoon of corn flour in water and mix into the sauce and allow it to boil for 1 minute. Sauce will become thicken.
• Can be refrigerated up to a week. 

MINI WHEAT PIZZA RECIPE

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