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Country chicken gravy is kind of slow cooked in a pot or easily cooked using a pressure cooker for upto 5 whistles. A very nice blend of masala/indian spices are ground to a fine paste and added to the chicken pieces along with onion and tomatoes. It then takes up some more fine powders of red chilli and coriander seeds. I use rock salt here as it is very healthy when compared to the regular ones. This is a typical breakfast dish on every sunday and the best complements to this chicken gravy are soft idlies and dosa. Do you want to give it a try - do follow the steps and prepare this awesome dish at you home today and share your feedback.   Ingredients: 500 gms of country chicken with bones 1 tsp black pepper powder 3-4 pearl onions/shallots 1 tsp red chilli powder 1 tsp coriander powder 1/2 tsp + 1/4 tsp turmeric powder rock salt to taste 1 tbsp. oil 1 large onion, finely chopped 2 medium sized tomatoes, finely chopped 2 sprig of curry leaves 1 cup of water 1 ...

Kulif are a favorite dessert not only for kids but for grown-ups too! We grew up in a community where the kulfi wala comes to our area on a regular basis during summer holidays.  Kids would jump and go to get kulfi. Just remembering those memories while sharing the recipe of home made Pineapple kulfi :) Ingredients: 3 cups of full fat milk 1 tsp cardamom powder or 2 cardamom pods 2 tbsp chopped or crushed almonds few saffron strands 2 tsp rice flour (optional) mixed with 2 tbsp of milk 1.5 cups of sugar 1 cup of pineapple chunks How to prepare pineapple kulfi: 1. Heat a heavy bottomed vessel with 3 cups of full fat milk. 2. Add few saffron strands and bring it to boil. 3.Then simmer down till the milk quantity becomes half. 4.Meanwhile prepare the rice flour mixture by adding it to cold milk. 5. Whisk together well. 6. Add few almonds along with cardamom pods to a food processor or mixer and ground it to a coarse powder. 7. Now, add su...

Smoothies are well packed with energy fruits like berries and milk. It's definitely a mid morning drink or even can be your morning breakfast complement to energize you for the rest of your day. Today, we shall see the mixed berry smoothie using cold milk - you can use yogurt too instead of milk to get that thick texture. Ingredients: 1 cup of mixed berries -strawberries, blueberries, blackberries 2 tsps of cane sugar or honey 1.5 cups of full fat milk Whipped cream - optional Few Ice cubes - optional How to make berry smoothie: 1. Wash the berries thoroughly with water and add it to a blender or food processor. 2. Add a little bit of milk and sugar. Tip: I’m using cold milk and so not addding ice cubes. If you are using milk at room temperature, then add ice cubes. For smoothie or milk shakes, hot milk should not be used as it curdles the milkshake. 3. Add milk and blend until smooth. 4. Pour it to a serving glass and enjoy. 5. Top it with ...

Kheer or payasam is made using milk and semiya, sabudhana,rice or semolina. The variety is a plenty and in today's blog we are going to see the basic payasam which my mom makes at every single occasion in our home. It is a kid-friendly recipe and you can feed your one year toddler too with the health benefits from dry fruits and milk :) Ingredients: 1 cup of semiya/vermicelli 1 cup of sugar 2 cups of milk 1/4 cup of chironji seeds 1/2 cup of dry fruits - cashews,raisins and almonds 1/2 tsp cardamom powder/ 2 cardamom pods 2 tbsp ghee How to make semiya payasam: 1. Heat a non-stick pan and add a tbsp of ghee and roast the dry fruits like cashews, raisins and almonds along with chironji seeds. Transfer it to a plate or bowl and keep it aside. Tip: Just fry the nuts till they turn light brown - do not fry them for long time. 2. In the same pan, add a tbsp of ghee and cup of semiya/vermicelli. 3. Roast it until golden brown on medium to low flame. Tra...