Bhindi Palli Fry | Bendakaya deep fry - How to make Bendakaya palli fry recipe

Bhindi Palli or Bhindi deep fry with peanuts is a fry recipe suits better for rice, sambar, rotis, chapathis. In andhra its called Bendakaya palli fry or Bendakaya vepudu . In Hindhi its called Bhindi sabji and in tamil Vendakkai Poriyal.

Ingredients for Bhindi deep fry

1. Lady's Finger (Bhindi) - 500gms
2. Peanuts(Palli) - 1 cup
3. Green Chillies - 2 (Slit to half)
4. Garlic Pearls - 4 (Crushed)
5. Curry Leaves - 10
6. Gram Flour - 1 cup (or as required)
7. Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
8. Red Chilli Powder - 2 to 3 tsps
9. Salt - As per taste
10. Coriander Powder - 2 tsps
11. Oil - For Deep Frying

Procedure - How to make Bendakaya palli deep fry

1. Take bhindi in a colander (wide bowl with holes) just like below and wash bhindi under water.

2. Wipe each bhindi using a cloth as below. Though it's a time consuming procedure, it is much preferred as we deep fry bhindi pieces and they should not contain any drop of water.

3. Now chop bhindi into 1/2 inch sized pieces and set aside.

4. Now heat oil for deep frying in a kadai.

5. Once oil gets heated use a slotted spoon, put green chillies, crushed garlic and curry leaves in it and fry as below.

6. You can fry by putting them directly in oil but the above way prevents burning of the ingredients.

7. Like wise fry peanuts also and set aside.

8. Now take bhindi pieces in a bowl, add all the 4 powders and mix well. If required add few drops of water so that the bhindi can get coated well with those powders.

9. Now fry bhindi pieces in oil in 3 to 4 batches. Drain excess oil from the fried bhindi pieces on a kitchen towel.

10. Now take this fried bhindi in a bowl, add already fried peanuts, curry leaves, green chillies and garlic to this, mix well.

 11. serve hot with rice and sambar or with rotis. Bhindi deep fry tastes heavenly :).

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Red Choco Cake - How I made my valentine's Day Special

Red Choco Cake on Valentine's Day Special -  This day is a special day for loads of people and their loved ones. A day to recollect old and cherishable moments, a day to welcome such more unforgettable moments, a day to celebrate and honor our love in our respective lives. 

I wish to organize my very first event in my blog and I want it to be related with valentine's day :). This valentine's day is gonna be very special for me as I am planning to arrange a surprise candle light dinner for my hubby :). Isn't it amazing :). 
      
I wish you all to celebrate the ocassion so specially and so so sooo happily. Also I request you dearies to send a single recipe from the delicious and special recipes u r gonna make for this day to my first and special valentine's day event and do encourage me with ur support to the fullest :).

Follow-Ups:
1. You can send in any recipe may it be any rice varieties, side dishes, snacks, rotis to naans etc. Both veg and non-veg recipes are welcome.
2. It can be any fruit juice, dessert, cake and bake etc. 
3. I love cakes, you can send in and if you are not good at Icing...don't worry you can decorate cake with some flowers, pearls, ribbons etc...it should look great and inviting :). Am also gonna do the same way :).
4. If you have any special dining arrangement ideas, then you can send in those pics and are heartily welcomed :).
5. If you are good at making flower bouquets for valentine's day carrying a message...you can send in those pics too.
6. I will update this event space with some more ideas which make valentine's day special.
7. I wish you to send your pics to my mail ID along with my event name and please put the logo in your blog post which is mandatory and as well to spread the word on my event.
8. You can send in archived recipes too, but please re-post it with the event logo and link to this event page. 
9. Event lasts till Feb ending.
10. Non-bloggers too can mail me their pics on my mail id.
11. Along with the taste of the dishes, presentation too matters for my event. So, present ur dishes very well.

Hoping to receive lot of special recipes from you all!
Happy Valentine's Day :).

Event Name: Valentine's Day Special Event
Event Post Link: http://shravscookbookblog.blogspot.in/2013/02/valentines-day-special-event-my-very.html
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Pudhina Tomato / Mint leaves and tomato Chutney

Pudhina Tomato chutney a best combination for Dosa and Idli. It is very good for health as pudhina is good for digestion as it is a good soothing agent for stomach. Can serve this chutney with rice as well. 

Ingredients:
1. Mint Leaves(Pudhina) - 2 small bunches
2. Dry Red Chillies - 3
3. Coriander Seeds - 1 tsp
4. Garlic Pearls - 3 to 4
5. Tomatoes - 3 to 4 (if small in size)
6. Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
7. Salt - As per taste
8. Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
9. Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp
10. Curry Leaves - 10 leaves
11. Oil - 6 tsps

Procedure:
1. Chop tomatoes vertically. 

2. Heat 2 tsps of oil in a small kadai. Once the oil heats up, add chopped tomatoes and turmeric powder and cook till tomatoes turn mushy and the raw smell subsides.

3. Cool the above tomato mix completely.
4. Pluck fresh leaves from the pudhina stems and wash them nicely. Do not add stems in cooking.

5. In another small kadai, add 2 tsps of oil and once it gets heated up, add dry red chillies, coriander seeds, garlic pearls and fresh pudhina leaves and fry well.

6. Cool this pudhina mix also.
7. Once 2 mixes get cooled, blend them together in a blender to a fine paste by adding salt as per taste and water if any required.
8. Dish out the blended smooth paste into a bowl.
9. Now heat 2 tsps of oil again in a small kadai. Once it gets heated up, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and curry leaves.

10. Once these ingredients start crackling, switch off the flame and add this to the chutney bowl along with the oil.

11. Pudhina tomato chutney is ready to serve with idli, dosa, vada or rice :).

Tags : Pudhina tomato chutney, mint tomato chutney, pudhina pachadi

Chicken gravy curry-How to make quick and easy chicken recipes

Chicken gravy curry - This spicy chicken curry suits better for all rice varieties and breads such as roti, kulcha. This chicken gravy tastes awesome when served with puri or Pooris and is one our best weekend breakfast recipes.

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Ingredients:

1. Chicken - 500 gms
2. Bay leaf - 1
3. Cloves - 3
4. Cinnamon stick - 1 (2 inch size)
5. Pepper Corns - 4
6. Black Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp
7. Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
8. Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp
9. Green Chillies - 3
10. Onions - 1 Large
11. Curry Leaves - 10 to 12 leaves
12. Mint Leaves - 10 to 12 leaves 
13. Ginger Garlic Paste - 2 tbsps (1 while marinating + 1 while cooking)
14. Dry Coconut Powder - 5 tsps
15. Turmeric Powder - 1 1/2 tsp (1 tsp while marinating + 1/2 tsp while cooking)
16. Red Chilli Powder - 4 tsps (2 tsps while marinating + 2 tsps while cooking)
17. Salt - As per taste (While marinating + while cooking)
18. Coriander Powder - 1 tsp
19. Curd - 4 tbsps (2 tbsps while marinating + 2 tbsps while cooking)
20. Coriander Leaves - 1/4 bunch (half while marinating + half while garnishing)
21. Oil - 5 tbsps (1 tbsps while marinating + 4 tbsps while cooking)
22. Water - 2 cups

Procedure:

1. Wash and chop chicken properly.
2. Take chicken in a bowl, add salt, turmeric and red chilli powder, GG paste, oil, coriander leaves and curd and marinate the chicken nicely, cover with a lid and allow it to rest for atleast 1/2 hour.

3. Resting time of the chicken is directly proportional to its taste. More the resting time much will be the taste.

4. After resting time, heat oil in a kadai.
5. Once oil gets heated add all the ingredients from number 2 to 13 one after the other and fry requiredly.

6. Now add marinated chicken and fry well.

7. Once chicken turns light golden colour, add dry coconut powder and fry again.

8. Now add water, mix well, cover with a lid and let the chicken get cooked well.
9. Once chicken becomes tender, add ingredients from number 15 to 19, mix well, cover with lid and cook the chicken again. Gravy also gets thickened.

10. Once the flavours infuse into chicken pieces completely, switch off the flame and dish out chicken and garnish with coriander leaves.

Serving Suggestions:

1. Chicken curry suits better for all rice varieties and breads such as roti, kulcha etc.

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Bagara Rice - Biryani Rice - How to make Bagara with Basmati rice

Bagara Rice or Biryani Rice is a special Hyderabadi dish and popular in any weddings or Party especially made in indian marriages and perfect combo with Chicken gravy or Mutton gravy.  It is also called Bagara chawal. This is the only Biryani recipe which is made without any vegetables and it main ingredients are only spices.

Ingredients:

1. Basmati Rice - 2 cups
2. Bay Leaves - 2
3. Cinnamon Stick - 1
4. Cloves - 3
5. Black Cumin Seeds(Shajeera) - 1 tsp
6. Onion - 1 (Chop length-wise)
7. Green Chillies - 3 to 4 (Vertically slit)
8. Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tsp
9. Mint Leaves - 1/4 cup
10. Coriander Leavess - 1/4 cup
11.Salt - As per taste
12. Dalda Vanaspati - 2 tsps (You can add ghee instead of dalda)
13. Oil - 2 tsps
14. Water - 4 to 4 1/2 cups (Depending on rice)

Procedure:

1. Soak rice in water for 1/2 hr.

2. Heat dalda/ ghee and oil in a bowl.

3. Add bay leaves, cinnamon stick, cloves and black cumin seeds and fry for a minute.

4. Add green chillies and chopped onion. Fry till onion pieces turn translucent.
5. Add mint leaves and ginger garlic paste and fry for a minute.

6. Add salt, mix well and fry again for a minute.
7. Now add water, mix well and cover the bowl with a lid and increase flame.

8. After 2 minutes water starts boiling, remove lid, add soaked rice.

9. Mix well, decrease flame to simmer to medium range, cover with lid and cook for 10 to 15 minutes.
10. Switch off, garnish with coriander leaves and a spoonful of ghee.

11. Hot hot bagara alias biryani rice is ready to serve.

Serving Suggestions:

1. Serve bagara / biryani rice with any veg or chicken gravy and raitha.

Tags : Bagara, Bagara rice, Biryani, Biryani rice, Plain Biryani Rice, Flavoured Rice, Masala Rice