Kadabu Rice Dumplings

Steamed Kadabu Rice Dumplings filled with Fried Gram powder and shaped in Kadabu Mould 
This is offered to Lord Ganesh as Neivedya so
enjoy this Ganesha festival with this sweet

This is usually served with Kayi Rasa  Coconut milk (KayiRasa)Sweetened with Jaggery

You can make these Rice Dumplings with some other fillings also such as Bele obbatu filling(Lentils & Jaggery filling)

For Kadabu (Yields about 15) 
Rice Flour: 2cups
Water: 2+1/2 cups

For Fried Gram filling(Yields about 20)
Fried Gram:1 cup
Copra: 1 cup
Jaggery: 1cup

Procedure for Kadabu

For Fried gram(Pappu) filling

Grate copra & lightly roast & toss it
lightly roast fried gram also
Mix both add jaggery grated
Then in a blender, run to form a dry powder
Mix well, Stuffing is ready

For outer Rice covering 

Boil water in a Deep dish or Pot style dish

Reduce the flame once the water boil

Add Rice flour & stir slowly till it forms lumps

If it's very hard sprinkle little more water & Mix

Once it's coming together remove from heat 

Remove the Rice Mudde on a plate

After a minute shape it to big ball & Keep it in hot box

Apply ghee to the Kadabu Mould

Take a portion of Rice Mudde (it should be warm) in your hand and flatten it then place in the mould

Add the filling about 1-2sps then close the mould and press so that it seals

Keep a Steamer ready with water below (or can steam in Idli cooker)

Place the prepared Kadabu in the steamer one by one slowly (it should not break open)

Steam it for 5-8min

Cool down & serve with Sweetened Coconut milk (KayiRasa)

Steamed Kadabu Rice Dumplings is ready enjoy the festival with this sweet

Fruits Sasam (Fruits chats)

Fruits Sasam is a Mixed fruit chat which is sweet & spicy. Best fruits side dish which is prepared at various functions such as weddings and festivals

Its the Festive season where we bring a variety of fruits so its apt to make this sasam using these fruits 
I have added Pineapple, Apple and banana you can even add Mango & grapes. But avoid Citrus fruits like Orange, Mousambi as it gets bit bitter

So make the best use of Fruits this Festive season and enjoy sweet and spicy Fruits salad

Ingredients:
1. Pineapple chopped  - 1/2 cup
2. Apple chopped - 1/2 cup
3. Banana-2
4. Coconut - 1 cup
5. Roasted Red chilies - 5
6. Mustard seeds - 3/4 tsp
8. Salt to taste
9. Sugar 1-2 sps

Procedure to follow: 
1. Peel Pineapple,& apple & cut it into small pieces.
2. Peel the banana & cut it to pcs  Keep them in a bowl.
3. Grind coconut, chilies, mustard seeds & salt with little water.
4. Cook the pineapple with little water for 2 min and add Apple and cook further 2 min

5. Then add Sugar 2sps mix and cook 2 min
6. Lastly add banana pcs mix and switch off flame. Let's it cool down completely
7. Now add the prepared ground paste and mix

Mixed Fruits chat is ready to serve, enjoy and relish this Sweet and spicy fruits side dish

You can even temper it with mustard seeds and curry leaves
Can be served chilled or as it is, no need to cook after adding the Ground paste, enjoy the mixed fruits chat

Curd Rice with Pomegranate

Happy Janmashtami, it's the birth of Sri Krishna which is celebrated with all the preparations Krishna  likes, such as Curd with Poha( flattened rice); Curd Rice (Rice dipped in yogurt) Pachadi to name a few

Even a variety of sweets are offered to The Lord like Besan ladoo Till ladoo Puffed rice ladoo

Try this cooling Curd Rice which cleanses your apitite
Ingredients
Cooked Rice: 2cups
Curd: 1cup
Pomegranate: 1/2
Salt to taste
Coriander leaves little

For tempering
Oil: 2sps
Mustard seeds: little
Curry leaves: 5-6
Cashew: 4-5
Green chillies: 3

Procedure
Cooked the Rice soft & mushy once cooled down add the curd & salt mix we'll
Then add the pomegranate kernels & chopped coriander leaves

Leave it aside for few min to soak up
Then check the consistency if required add more curd & Mix

For the tempering
Heat up oil Add mustard & once splutters add curry leaves add green chilled & fry
Then add cashew pieces fry little then add this to the curd rice
Mix everything nicely; can refrigerate it & serve cold

Chicken Dry

Spicy Chicken dish which is easy to make try this Chicken Dry which is super tasty

Bored of eating gravy then try this Dry Chicken dish this can be made with easily available Masala

Ingredients
Chicken: 500 grms
Capsicum: 1
Onion: 2 Julian cut
Ginger Garlic paste: 1tbsp
Onion: 1 chopped
Tomato: 2 chopped
Green chillies: 3-4
Redchilli powder: 2tsps
Garam Masala/Chicken Masala: 1tbsp
Oil: 4sps
Salt to taste

Procedure is as follows
First cook the chicken in pressure cooker
For this Heat up pressure cooker add Green chillies,1 Onion chopped fry it then add Ginger Garlic paste mix it then add tomatoes chopped & fry add little salt so that tomato gets mushy
Then add chicken fry then add 1 cup water & cook for 2 visels

Once it’s cooled remove & drain excess water but keep it aside for further use

In a pan Add rest of oil Add 2 Onion Julian cut(slices) fry little & add Capsicum fry add the cooked Chicken Mix well add Redchilli powder & Garam Masala powder; adjust salt by adding little Mix nicely add little of stock  water saved mix & cook for 2-3 min till dry

Spicy Chicken Dry is ready serve with Roti or as side dish with Rice enjoy my Non Veg platter

Prawns fry fish platter

Crispy & Spicy Prawns fry

Summer vacation special my fish platter lunch from home visit, fresh fish from Karwar

Jumbo prawns; Neel( Blue oysters) Bangda Fish fry

Jumbo tiger prawns are a treat....These juicy prawns have sweet meat so coating them with spicies and frying is Ideal.....

I have shallow fried these tiger prawns Recipe is quiet simple & easy to follow

Ingredients:

Tiger prawns: deviened 10
Redchili powder: 2sps
Turmeric 1 pinch
Tamarind paste 1 sp
or Lemon juice: 1/2 lemon
Rava/ Semolina: 1/4 th cup
Oil to shallow fry: 5 sps
Salt to taste

PROCEDURE

• Clean the prawns removing its head & shell also devien these & wash

• Apply salt to the cleaned prawns
• Make a paste of Rechili powder, turmeric & tamarind paste with little water
• Can use lemon juice instead of tamarind
• Apply the paste on prawns & let it marinate for 10 min

• Then roll prawns in Rava & shallow fry in a pan with Oil

Crispy Prawns Rava fry Ready to be served

Enjoy Fish Platter

Mutton Gravy

Mutton Gravy, Mutton or lamb cooked with spices in a thick gravy 
Serve this Mutton gravy with Rice or with Chapati

Easy to make Mutton gravy cooked in pressure cooker to save time, this way the meat is cooked nicely till it falls apart

Ingredients:
For Marinate
Mutton(lamb): 500 grms
Turmeric: 1pinch
Red chili powder: 2sps
Onion: 3
Tomato: 2
Ginger garlic paste: 2spsCoriander powder: 2sps
Coriander leaves: 1cup
Cloves: 4
Cinnamon; 1 inch
Coconut: grated 1/2 cup
Oil: 3-4 sps

Method of preparation:

Wash the Mutton 2-3 times thoroughly
Fry the Onion for few min then transfer to blender & make a paste & removeAdd Tomatoes to blender and blend to a fine paste

Make a paste of Coconut with little water & keep aside
I have used pressure cooker to cook the meat
Keep the cooker on heat add oil then add Cloves, cinnamon & bayleaf

Add Marinated Mutton & fry it nicely

Then add the ground Onion paste(Masala) & fry nicely till it leaves sides
Next add the Pureed tomato & mixAdd salt to taste & add the coriander powder
check the taste if you want more spicy add red chili powder mix

Lastly add Ground coconut paste & coriender leavesAdd 1cup water & close cook for 5-6 vissels till the mutton is cooked

Jackfruit Dumplings

Jackfruit Dumplings are sweet jackfruit fritters. This seasonal fruit is very sweet and has a unique taste. Its aroma usually fills up the room everywhere you can smell the sweet jackfruit scent.

This is the easiest sweet you can make of jackfruit, so make these sweet fritters and enjoy tasty dish

This is usually deep fried, I have made these in Paniyaram/appe pan with less oil, Enjoy these glutten free Sweet Jackfruit dumplings

Ingredients:

Jackfruit flesh chopped: 6-7 pcs

Grated Coconut: 3/4^th cup

Jaggery : 1cup

Semolina(Rava): 1+1/4^th cup

Procedure:

In a blender add Chopped Jackfuit flesh along with jaggery and coconut, (do not add water)

Make a fine paste and remove then add Semolina till it becomes a rough paste form like this:

This you must be able to make balls shape, if the mix is little runny can add little more semolina

Make small dumplings you can give a round shape ,this can be deep fried in oil or else you can fry in Paniyaram pan(muffin like pan with small slots)

Heat up paniyaram/appe pan add 1 sp oil ii each slot, place the dumpling one in each slot & fry on medium heat for 2 min then turn & cook for 2-3 min

This sweet dumplings usually gets dark colour once they fry bcoz of the jaggery

Remove on a tissue and cool it, crispy sweet Jackfuit dumplings are ready to eat