Ashwini's Kitchen

  KothuKari generally done with minced mutton(ground).Here i have used minced chicken as it  is a low fat choice along with potato and peas.It's a pepper fry and it's a delicious fry. Ingredients: onion  tomato  ginger garlic paste  minced chicken  potatoes peas chili powder coriander powder pepper powder salt as needed curry leaves coriander leaves handful cinnamon stick clove bay leaf Method: In a pan,add oil and when the oil is hot add cinnamon,cloves and bay leaf saute onions and tomatoes till onions are translucent and tomatoes are mushy add the minced chicken and saute for a minute now add potatoes and peas saute for few minutes then add the spices 1 tsp of chili powder and 2 tsp of coriander powder salt as needed add 1/2 glass of water and allow it to cook in low flame when chicken,potatoes and peas are all cooked ,add a tsp of pepper-powder  fry for few minutes to get a spicy pepper fry sprinkle curr...

Bisibelebath means hot lentil rice. Bisibelebath is a flavourful tasty rice made from rice,toordhal and home-made spice blend.It's always served hot.Here, i have made my version of this rice and its a great lunch recipe. Ingredients: spice powder: red chili 7 nos coriander seeds 2 tbsp channa dhal 1 tsp urad dhal 1tsp cumin seeds 1 tsp pepper 3/4 tsp methi seeds 1/4 tsp coconut 4 tbsp cinnamon -1/2 inch ( can also be added if you prefer the taste) cloves  2  nos ( can also be added if you prefer the taste) For the rice: Rice 1.5 cup toor dhal 3/4 cup to 1cup   onion 1 medium size tomato 1medium size curry leaves 1 string turmeric powder 1/4 tsp asafoetida 1/4 tsp mustard seeds 1 tsp oil or ghee as required salt to taste  tamarind  water from 1/2 lemon size tamarind Method: dry roast or add a tsp of oil and roast the spice powder ingredients grind to make the bisibelebath powder In a pressure cooker  or instant p...

Ghee Mysore pak is an Indian dessert which is soft and melts in your mouth consistency sweet.It's made from besan flour,ghee and sugar.This sweet is one of our top list of sweets for any celebration and occasion. Ingredients:  1 cup besan flour 2 cups sugar 1 cup water 2 cups ghee Method: measure a cup of besan flour  sift the besan flour and add to a bowl measure sugar in the same cup  add 2 cups of sugar to a pan adding one cup of water  heat the pan to make the sugar syrup in another pan add 2 cups of ghee  heat the ghee but don't boil it in medium flame add the hot ghee to the besan flour and  make a batter without any lumps when the sugar dissolves and the syrup starts to boil add the besan mixture little by little to the sugar syrup keep stirring the mixture to avoid lumps on medium to low flame add hot ghee to the pan in intervals and keep stirring till the besan mixture doesn't stick to the pan anymore and the ghee oozes out ...

      Chettinadu is a region in tamilnadu,India and this dish is from the chettinadu cuisine.It's often said chettinadu cuisine teaches us the use of spices in its fresh form and how good each spice adds flavour to the food that's cooked with it.Here,i have made a fresh grind chettinadu masala and then cooked the mutton in the gravy. Ingredients:  Chettinadu Masala: cinnamon 1inch cloves 2 nos cardamom 2 nos coriander 1.5  tbsp cumin 1/2 tsp soanf (anise seeds) 1/2 tsp red chili  4 nos coconut 4 tbsp oil 1tsp Mutton gravy: bay leaf 2nos onion 1 no tomato 2 no ginger garlic paste 2tbsp mutton 3/4 kg oil salt as needed coriander leaves handful Method: In a pan add a tsp oil and roast the chettinadu masala ingredients for 8 to 10 minutes Add the ingredients to a mixer and grind it into gravy In a pressure cooker add mutton along with 1/4 tsp turmeric powder and a 1 tbsp of gingergarlic paste add a cup of water and s...

 Vadacurry is a famous dish in south India especially in Chennai. It's callled set dosa and vadacurry. An inevitable combination to eat and many hotel's in chennai serve this tiffin as their top favorite in thier menu.This can be prepared at home as well.In my household vadacurry is one of the most preferred break-fast. Vadacurry is a left over preaparation. whenever masala vada  is in excess it gets converted into vadacurry.Here is the recipe of the yummy vadacurry. Masala vada  Ingredients: channal dhal 2cups onions medium size 1no red chilli 3 to 4 nos ginger garlic paste 1 tsp aniseeds(sombu) 1/2 tsp green chili 2 nos curry leaves 1 string salt as needed Vada curry   Ingredients: onions 5 nos tomatoes 2 nos green chilli 2nos (slit) curry leaves oil as needed cinnamon -1,cloves- 4,bay leaf- 2 salt as needed turmeric powder 1/4 tsp chili powder 1 tsp coriander powder 1.5tsp shredded masala vada coriander leaves  handful M...

   Idli upma is a tiffin  made from left over idli's. This is one of those dishes made from leftovers yet taste delicious and a healthy way of eating idli in another form.This is for sure will be on kid's favorite list .Here is the simple preparation of Idli upma. Ingredients: Onion 1 medium size red chili  3 to 4 channa dhal 1 tsp left over idli   5 nos curry leaves turmeric powder -1/4 tsp chili powder 1/2 tsp(optional) mustard seeds 1/4 tsp oil   1/2 tsp salt as needed Method: shred the leftover idli's dice the  onions heat the pan and add oil add mustard seeds and when it cracks add channa dhal   after channa dhal turns brown add onions when onions are translucent add red chilli & curry leaves saute for 2 mints and add shredded idli add turmeric powder and chili powder Idli will have salt so add accordingly saute the upma for 5 to 8 minutes hot Idli upma is ready to serve watch the video ...

 Fish fingers of home-made version tastes heaven as we can alter the taste according to our taste buds.All we need is a skinless and boneless fish.I have taken Tilapia fish and then marinated in spices and  rolled in bread crumbs to create a delicious home-made fish fingers. Ingredients:  Fish 300 grams turmeric powder 1/4 tsp chili powder  1 tsp corriander powder 1.5 tsp pepper powder 1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste 1 tsp salt as per taste  lemon juice  1 tsp  bread crumbs egg  2nos Method: cut the fish in finger shape In a bowl add chili powder,corriander powder,pepper powder, ginger garlic paste and salt. add a tsp of lemon juice  sprinkle water and make a thick paste add the fish to the marination rest the marinated fish for 15 minutes in a bowl crack 2 eggs take bread crumbs in another bowl heat the oil now dip the fish  in egg  and then in bread crumbs fry the fish in the hot oil in medium flame remov...