Broccoli Pepper Fry

      Broccoli is one of the International vegetable which is now widely available through super markets. The challenge is how to create Indian style recipes with Broccoli. Broccoli pepper fry is a idea which can be tried; my kids and family liked it.

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Ingredients:

Broccoli (medium size)	1
Salt	To taste
To Temper:
Oil	1 tbsp
Onion	1
Cumin Seeds	1 tsp
To Powder:
Roasted Split Gram / Pottukadalai	1 tbsp
Pepper	1 tsp
Fennel Seeds / Sombu	1 tsp

Procedure:

1. Clean and cut the Broccoli into small pieces. Keep them in a warm water for 5 mins.

2. Then take them out from the warm water and strain the water completely.

3. Grind the roasted split gram, pepper corns and fennel seeds into a fine powder using the dry mixie. Keep it aside.

4. Heat the oil in a pan, add cumin seeds and wait for splutter.

5. Then add the chopped onion and fry till they become translucent.

6. Now add the broccoli pieces (from 2) and fry for few mins. Then sprinkle little water and cook till they become tender.

7. Finally add the powder (from 3) and salt. Mix them gently and switch off the flame.

             

     Super duper Broccoli pepper fry is ready to serve with roti, chapathi, rice, etc.,

Note:

Put the broccoli in warm water is optional.

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Cauliflower Pepper Fry | Gopi Pepper Fry

Want a very spicy and tasty side dish to go with Curd Rice? Try  this Cauliflower Pepper Fry, a easy and quick to make fry recipe.

Recipe Cuisine : South Indian | Recipe Category: Fry / Poriyal

Preparation Time: 10 mins  | Cooking Time: 15 mins | Serves: 2

Ingredients:

Cauliflower (medium size)	1
Salt	To taste
To Powder:
Fennel Seeds	1 tsp
Pepper Corns	½ tsp
To Temper:
Oil	2 tsp
Mustard Seeds	½ tsp
Curry Leaves	1 spring
Onion	2
Tomato	1
Dry Powders:
Red Chilli Powder	1 tsp
Turmeric Powder	¼ tsp
To Clean the Cauliflower:
Water	4 cups
Turmeric Powder	¼ tsp
Salt	1 tsp

   

Procedure:

Preparation Procedure:

1. Chop the cauliflower into small size florets.

2. Heat 4 cups of water, then add turmeric powder and salt. Mix them well and add the cauliflower florets. Leave it for 5 mins.

3. Drain the water completely and wash them twice with normal water.

4. Remove the skin of the onion and chop it into small pieces.

5. Wash and chop the tomato into small pieces.

6. Powder the fennel seeds with pepper corns using the dry mixie into a coarse powder.

Cooking Procedure:

7. Heat the oil in a pan, add mustard seeds and wait for popping.

8. Then add the curry leaves and then add the chopped onion, sauté till the onion becomes translucent.

9. Now add the chopped tomatoes and fry till the tomato becomes mushy.

10. Add the turmeric powder, red chilli powder and salt. Mix them well and cook for few seconds.

11. Now add the cleaned cauliflower florets and ¼ cup of water. Mix them well and close the lid of the pan. Cook till the florets become tender.

12. Now add the fennel-pepper powdered (from 6), mix them well and cook for 2 mins or until the mixture becomes dry.

            Yummy and tasty Gopi pepper fry is ready to serve.

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Home Remedy for Cough and Cold

     Cough and cold is very common infection. Instead of taking allopathic chemical medicine you can take organic traditional remedy. I have personally use this and find this very effective.

 

Recipe Cuisine : South Indian | Recipe Category: Home Remedy

Preparation Time: 5 mins  | Making Time: 30 mins | Yields: 100 gm (approx.)

Ingredients:

Dry Ginger / Sukku	25 gm
Tailed Peppers / Java Peppercorns / Vaal Milagu	25 gm
Long Pepper / Thippili	25 gm
Lesser Galangal / Kulanjan/ Chitharathai	25 gm

Procedure:

1. Keep all the ingredients under sunlight for 1 or two days to dry them completely. If you don’t have sunlight to dry, you can dry roast them separately until they become hot.

2. Use hammer or mortar and pestle (small stone grinder) to break the dry ginger and lesser galangal into small pieces.

3.  Then mix all the ingredients together and powder them using the dry mixie jar.

4. Then sieve them with fine siever and again grind the residues and again sieve. You can do this process till you can get very small residues.

5. Store it in an air tight container for later use and keep small quantity in a small jar for daily use. Use dry spoon only to take this powder.         

How to use this powder?

Child:

1. For kids above one year old age, take a pinch of the powder mix it with honey and lick it on their tongue daily before breakfast. This will improve the immunity of the child.

2. When the kid is having cough and cold, give this dosage both morning and night.

Adult:

1. For adults having cough and cold,  increase the dosage to half table spoon and make them take both morning and evening.

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Milagu Kuzhambu / Pepper Kuzhambu for Cold

     Heavy rains continuing in Chennai and has affected the daily rhythm of daily life. So it is good to had something spicy. I prepared a spicy recipe just for that. It is also good for cold and cough.

Recipe Cuisine: South Indian  | Category: kuzhambu

Preparation Time: 10 mins | Cooking Time: 15 mins | Yields: 1 cup

Ingredients:

Tamarind	Lemon size ball
Salt	To taste
Dry Powders:
Red Chilli Powder	1 tsp
Coriander / Dhaniya Powder	1 tbsp
For Pepper Powder:
Pepper	2 tsp
Ghee	½ tsp
To Temper:
Gingely Oil	2 tbsp
Mustard Seeds	½ tsp
Curry Leaves	1 spring
Garlic Pods	5
Sambar Onion Or Big Onion	10 or ½

Procedure:

1. Remove the skin of the garlic and cut them into small pieces.

2. Remove the skin of the onion, wash and  then cut them into small pieces.

3. Extract the juice from the lemon size tamarind ball.

4. Roast the pepper with ½ tsp of ghee till nice aroma comes from it. Allow it to cool down and then powder it using the dry mixie jar without water.

5. Heat the oil in a pan, add mustard seeds and wait for popping.

6. Then add the curry leaves and add chopped garlic pods. Fry them for a min.

7. Now add the chopped onion and fry till they turn into translucent.

8. Immediately add the tamarind extract (from 3), red chilli powder, coriander powder and salt.

9. Mix them well and allow it to boil till the raw smell of the tamarind goes off. Now the mixture becomes ½ of the initial quantity.

10. Now add the pepper powder (from 4) and  bring it into boil. Switch off the flame and transfer it to serving bowl.

   Serve with hot rice and ghee.

Note:

1. Adjust the chilli powder according to your taste.

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Pepper Kara Sev / Milagu Kara Sev

     Kara Sev is very popular snack. Most people buy it from shops which are prepared with unhealthy oil due to repeated use. Surprisingly it is very easy to prepare at home within half an hour.

Recipe Cuisine : Indian | Recipe Category: Snacks

Preparation Time: 15 mins  | Cooking Time: 15 mins | Yields: 2 cups

Ingredients:

Bengal Gram / Besan Flour / Kadalai Maavu	1 cup
Rice Flour	½ cup
Pepper	2 tesp
Butter	1 tbsp
Asafoedita	½ tesp
Salt	To taste
Oil	To Fry

Procedure:

1. Powder coarsely the pepper corns using the mixer grinder.

2. In a wide bowl, add Bengal gram flour, rice flour, powdered pepper, butter, asafoedita and salt.

3. Mix them well with your fingers. Then add water little by little and make a soft, smooth dough like chapathi dough consistency. Not like poori dough.

4. You can use murukku press with murukku maker plate (plate with 3 wholes) or sev-maker plate (plate with small circle at its center and have a pin attached.

5. Meanwhile heat the oil in a pan. Put a pinch of the dough into the oil. It should come up immediately if the oil temperature is correct.

6. Now grease the murukku press with oil and fill it with dough. Once the oil reached the correct temperature squeeze the murukku dough directly over the  hot oil. Don’t overload too many pieces.

7. Fry them in a medium heat and turn over occasionally. Cook till the sizzling sound stops and the sev turns into golden color.

8. Then remove them from the oil and place it on a tissue paper to remove the excess oil.

9. Repeat the procedure for remaining dough.

10. Make all the dough into sev and allow it to cool down completely. Store it in an air tight container.

Note:

1. If you are preparing for bigger quantity then prepare the dough in batches.

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