Wednesday, January 30, 2019

FRUITS NAMES

Glossary - Fruits (Multilingual names for fruits)

English Tamil Malayalam Hindi
Apple Applepazham / அரத்திப்பழம் / குமளிப்பழம் Apple pazham Sev
Apricot Sarkkarai Badami / சர்க்கரை பாதாமி Khoobani/ khumani
Avocado (Butterfruit) Vennai pazham / வெண்ணைப் பழம் Makhanphal
Banana Vazhaipazham / வாழைப்பழம் Yethampazham Kela
Blueberry Avurinelli Falsa
Cantaloupe Parangi pazham / பரங்கி Kharbuja
Coconut Thengai Thenga Nariyal/ Kopra
Custard Apple Seetha pazham Seethappazham Shitaphal/ Saripa
Dates Pericham pazham Eetha pazham khajoor
Fig Atti Pazham Athi pazham Anjeer
Gooseberry Nellikai Nelli Amla
Grapefruit
Grapes Dratchai Dratcha or Munthiri Angoor
Green Berry / zizyphus Ber/ Bor
Guava Koiya Peraka Amrud
Jackfruit Palapazham Chakka Kathal
Jambu fruit / bell fruit Panchali pazham / பஞ்சலிப்பழம் Jamun
Lemon Kolinchi pazham Naranga Galgal/ Nimbu
Lime Elumichai Cherunaranga Nimbu
Lychee Lichi
Mango Mam pazham Mangnga Aam
Mulberry mulberrypazham Shehtooth
Musk Melon (Cantaloupe) Mulam pazham Kharbooja
Olive Jaitun
Orange Naaram Naaranga Narangi
Papaya Papalipazham Omakka Papeeta
Pear Berikkai Sabarjil Nashpati
Pineapple Annasi kaithachakka Ananas
Plum Aloobukara
Pomegranate Madhulam Maadhala naarnga/ Urumampazham Anar
Prunes Kodi Mundiri pazham/ கொடிமுந்திரி Alubokhara
Raisins kismis Unakkamunthiri Kismis
Sapota/ Sapodilla Sapota Chikku Chikku
Starfruit Pulichikai Ilumbi Puli Kamrakh
Stoneapple Vilvam or koovilam Koovalam Bel/ Siriphal
Strawberry
Sweetlime Chaatukudi Musambi or Madhuranaaranga Mosambi
Tamarind Puli
Water Chestnut Singhara
Watermelon Tarboosni Thannimathan Tarbooz / kalingad
White goosefoot Bathua             

Monday, January 28, 2019

Milk Poori

Ingredients

  1. Wheat Flour / Atta
  2. Warm Milk
  3. Ghee
  4. Cardamom powder
  5. Turmeric Powder
  6. Sugar
  7. Salt
Make the dough using all the above ingredients. Keep the dough aside for 10 minutes. Make small balls of the dough and roll evenly into circles. Heat Oil and fry it.

Poha Upma (Aval Upma)

Ingredients

  1. Poha
  2. Oil
  3. Dry Red Chilly
  4. Mustard
  5. Jeera
  6. Chana Dal
  7. Urad Dal
  8. Peanut
  9. Hing
  10. Curry leaves
  11. Green chilly
  12. Onion
  13. Turmeric
  14. Salt
  15. Coriander Leaves
  16. Lemon Juice

Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Carrot Burfi


How to make sugar syrup

1/2 cup water

1/4 cup sugar

Boil water and sugar

Medium Simple Syrup – A ratio of 2 parts water to 1 part sugar

Thick or Rich Simple Syrup – A ratio of 1 part water to 1 part sugar

For thicker syrup, boil it for longer time and the syrup will be thicker  when cooled.

Adding a little corn syrup or an acid such as citrus juice will prevent it from crystallizing.

Note: The citric acid in lemon juice hydrolyzes the sucrose molecules into glucose and fructose as you heat the sugar. The water in the lemon juice is also part of this process. This mixture of monosaccharides is much less crystalline in the same way that most mixtures are less crystalline than pure substances.

Bechamel Sauce

Béchamel Sauce is the basic White Sauce

Ingredients
  1. 2 tablespoons butter. (Same qty butter and flour)
  2. 2 tablespoons flour.
  3. 1 1/4 cups milk, heated.
  4. Salt.
  5. Freshly ground pepper and nutmeg powder (optional)
  6. Bay Leaves
  7. Onion
  8. Cloves

Cook Butter and Flour
      Add milk slowly
        Onion, cloves, bay leaves for flouring
          Bechamel Sauce can be used to thicken soups

          Monday, January 7, 2019

          അച്ചപ്പം



          Recipe coming soon.....

          Achappam

          Chicken Butter Masala




          Recipe coming soon.....

          Paneer Palak

          1. Clean spinach in water to remove any soil or impurities.

          2. To blanch the spinach, boil it in turmeric salted water for 2 minutes.

          3. Drain it, cool and grind blanched spinach along with green chillies.

          4. Heat 1 tablespoon oil  and shallow fry the paneer cubes  until the sides turn light brown.

          5. Heat 1-tablespoon oil and 1-tablespoon butter  Add cumin seeds and saute.

          6. Add finely chopped onion and stir fry.

          7. Add ginger-garlic paste and stir fry.

          8. Add spinach puree, salt and cook for 2-3 minutes.

          9. Add adequate water, and bring it to a boil.

          10. To the gravy, add shallow fried paneer cubes and cook for 3-4 minutes.

          11. Add lemon juice, kasuri methi and mix well.

          12. Add the cashew cream, after 2 minutes switch off the flame.

          * If you want to have very soft paneer that mixes well with gravy of palak, soak them in hot water for 10 minutes after shallow frying.

          * Instead of paneer, boiled and diced potato or cooked chicken also can be used.