Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Chicken kothu parotta / കൊത്തു പൊറോട്ട / Minced Parotta



Ingredients:
Parotta : 3 nos
Oil : 2 Tbs
Garlic : 1 Tbs
Green chilli : 2- 3 chopped
Onion : 1 large chopped
Tomato : 1 large chopped
Cabbage : 1/2 cup chopped
Carrot : 1/4 cup chopped
Spring onion : 2 Tbs (optional)
Chicken : 1 cup(cooked using salt and pepper powder)
Coriander leaves :2 Tbs
Kashmiri chilli powder : 1 Tsp
Pepper powder : 1/2 Tsp
Garam masala : 1/2 Tsp
Tomato ketchup : 2 Tbs
Salt to taste

Method:
*Cut or tear parotta into pieces.keep it aside.
*Heat a kadai add oil.When the oil gets hot add garlic.saute till nice aroma cames out.
*Now add chopped onion and salt to taste.saute till onion changes the colour.
*Now add chopped carrot and chilli.Cook till the carrot gets cooked.
*Now add tomato and saute till tomato gets mashed.
*Add Kashmiri chilli powder,Pepper powder and Garam masala.saute till raw smell goes off.
*Add cabbage and saute for 1 minute.
*Add cooked chicken and mix well.
*Now add Tomato ketchup and make the flame high.
*Add chopped parotta and mix well.
*Add Coriander leaves and Spring onion and now reduce the flame and cook for 1 minute.
*Serve hot.


Watch how to make Chicken kothu parotta





Sunday, November 26, 2017

Kai pola / Banana cake / കായ്പ്പോള

Ingredients:
Banana / plantain : 1 medium size
Sugar : 2 - 3 Tbs
Cardamom powder : 1/2 Tsp
Milk : 4-5 Tbs
Egg : 2 nos
Cocounut oil : 1Tbs
Ghee : 1 Tbs


Method:
*Peel and cut plantain into small pieces and keep it aside.
*Heat a non stick pan on low flame and add 1 Tbs coconut oil.
*Add the chopped plantain and fry till golden brown.
*Remove  from fire and let it cool down.
*In a bowl break the egg beat well.
*Add sugar, milk and Cardamom powder and mix well.
*To this mixture add fried plantain and beat for 1 minute.
*Heat a non stick pan add ghee and reduce the
flame to very low.
*Add the plantain mix to the pan.
*Place the pan on hot tawa and cook for 15 minutes.
*After 15 minutes flip the cake using a plate,again cook for other 10 minutes on low flame.

Watch how to make kai pola.