Grape Juice Recipe

Ingredients :

Grapes - 2 cups

Sugar or honey - as needed

Ice cubes - 2 - 3 (optional)

Water - as required

Preparation :

• Wash and clean the grapes and remove the stem from the grapes.
• In a blender, add grapes, required water and blend it well.
• Strain using a metal strainer or juice strainer.
• If needed, add honey or sugar.
• Pour juice into a glass then add ice cubes and serve immediately.

Carrot Ginger Juice Recipe

Ingredients :

Carrot - 4

Sugar - as needed

Ginger - small piece
Lemon - 1/2

Ice cubes - 2 - 3 (optional)

Water - as required

Preparation :

• Wash and clean the carrots and slice them in a small rounded pieces.
• Remove the head and tail parts of the carrots. 
• In a blender, add sliced carrots, sugar, ginger, ice cubes and blend it well.
• Add water as required and blend it again.
• Strain using a metal strainer or juice strainer.
• Squeeze lemon to the carrot juice extracted and mix it well then serve immediately.

Carrot Juice Recipe

Ingredients :

Carrot - 4

Sugar - as needed

Milk - 4 tsp

Ice cubes - 2 - 3 (optional)

Water - as required

Preparation :

• Wash and clean the carrots and slice them in a small rounded pieces.
• Remove the head and tail parts of the carrots.
• In a blender, add sliced carrots, sugar, milk, ice cubes and blend it well.
• Add water as required and blend it again.
• Strain using a metal strainer or juice strainer and serve immediately.

Carrot Orange Juice Recipe

Ingredients :

Carrot - 2
Orange - 2

Sugar or honey - as needed (optional)
Ginger - small piece

Ice cubes - 2 - 3 (optional)

Water - as required

Preparation :

• Wash and clean the carrots and slice them in a small rounded pieces.
• Remove the head and tail parts of the carrots.
• Peel the outer skin of orange and keep it aside.
  
• In a blender, add sliced carrots, orange, sugar, ginger, ice cubes and blend it well.
• Add water as required and blend it again.
• Strain using a metal strainer or juice strainer and serve immediately.

Carrot Tomato Juice Recipe

Ingredients :

Carrot - 4
Tomato - 1

Sugar - as needed

Ice cubes - 2 - 3 (optional)

Water - as required

Preparation :

• Wash and clean the carrots and slice them in a small rounded pieces.
• Remove the head and tail parts of the carrots.
• Wash and clean the tomato and cut into four pieces.
• In a blender, add sliced carrots, tomato, sugar, ice cubes and blend it well.
• Add water as required and blend it again.
• Strain using a metal strainer or juice strainer and serve immediately.

Banana Flower Poriyal / Banana Flower Stir Fry / Vazhaipoo Kootu Recipe

Ingredients :

Banana Flower / Vazhaipoo  - 1

Sambar Onion - 4-5 (cut into small pieces)

Turmeric Powder - a pinch
Grated Coconut - 3 tsp
Salt - as required

For the Seasoning :

Oil - 2 tsp

Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp

Urad Dal - 1/2 tsp
Dry Red Chilly - 2(cut into small pieces)
Hing - a pinch

Curry Leaves - few

Preparation :

• Take the banana flower and open the leaf one by one. You could see a group of yellow florets attached with every leaf.
• Remove the leaf and florets upto 4 or 5 leaf. B'coz it will be very much bitter.
• Now open the remaining leaf, you will find the stamen with a bulb shaped top and remove that from the each florets and their leafs also.
• Now chop all the florets into small bits and put it in the water then wash well.
• In pressure cooker,  add chopped florets, salt, turmeric powder and enough water then cook it with 3 whistle.
• Drain out the water from cooked banana flower. Keep it aside to become cool.
• Heat oil in kadai, add mustard seeds when it splutter, add urad dal, dry red chilly, hing, curry leaves, sambar onion and saute it until the onion becomes slightly brown.
• Then add cooked banana flower and saute it for 3-4 minutes.
• Add salt as required.
• Finally add the grated coconut and mix it well, then switch off the flame.
• Now banana flower poriyal / vazhaipoo kootu is ready to serve.

Banana Stem Poriyal / Vazhai Thandu Poriyal Recipe

Ingredients :

Banana Stem - 1 medium length

Grated Coconut - 3 tsp

Turmeric Powder - a pinch

Splitted Moong Dal - 2 tsp

Salt - as required

For the seasoning :

Oil - 1 tsp

Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp

Urad Dal - 1/2 tsp

Dry Red Chilly - 2 (cut into small pieces)

Hing - a pinch

Curry Leaves - few

Preparation :

• Remove the outer layer of the banana stem.
• Cut the banana stem into small round pieces. If any fibre comes out from that please remove and discard it. 
• Chop the rounded pieces into small cubes.
• In a pressure cooker add chopped banana stem, splitted moong dal, turmeric powder, salt and enough water then cook it with 3 whistle.
• Drain out water from the banana stem. Keep it aside to become cool.
• Heat oil in kadai, add mustard seeds, when it splutter, add urad dal, dry red chilly, hing, curry leaves and saute it until the urad dal becomes slightly brown.
• Then add cooked banana stem and saute it for 3-4 minutes.
• Check and add salt as required.
• Finally add grated coconut and mix it well.
• Now banana stem poriyal / vazhai thandu poriyal is ready to serve.

Egg Gravy / Egg Masala / Egg Thokku Recipe

Ingredients :

Egg - 2 nos

Onion - 1 (finely chopped)

Tomato - 2 (finely chopped)

Red Chilly Powder - 1/2 tsp

Coriander Powder - 1 tsp

Turmeric Powder - a pinch

Pepper Powder - 1/4 tsp

Oil - 1 tsp

Salt - as required

Coriander Leaves - few

Preparation :

• Boil the egg for 15 minutes in hot water then switch off the flame. Keep it aside to become cool.
• Remove the shell from boiled egg and cut into two pieces.
• Heat oil in kadai, add chopped onion and saute it till golden brown.
• Then add chopped tomatoes and saute until it turns soft and mushy. 
• Now add red chilly powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and mix it well.
• Then add 1 cup of water, required salt and boil it well.
• Now add egg pieces and leave for 3 minutes. 
• Finally add pepper powder, coriander leaves and switch off the flame. 

   

Lady finger Poriyal / Vendakkai Poriyal Recipe - 2

Ingredients :

Lady Finger - 1/4 kg

Red Chilly Powder - 1/2 tsp

Coriander Powder - 1 tsp

Turmeric Powder - a pinch
Curd - 1 tsp

Salt - as required

For the seasoning :

Oil - 1 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Urad dal - 1/2 tsp

Curry Leaves - few

Preparation :

• Cut the lady finger into small pieces and remove the head and tail parts then keep it aside.
• Heat oil in kadai, add mustard seeds when its popup then add urad dal , curry leaves and saute it  a minutes.
• Now add the chopped lady finger  and saute it 2 minutes.
• Now add 1 tsp of curd and mix it well. Cook the lady finger till the stickiness disappear.
• Now add red chilly powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, required salt and mix it well.
• Now sprinkle the water into lady finger and cook it well.
• Cook the lady finger until dry then switch off the flame.
• Now Lady finger poriyal is ready to serve. 

   

Lady Finger Poriyal / Vendakkai Kootu Recipe

Ingredients :

Lady Finger - 1/4 kg

Onion - 1 (finely chopped)

Tomato - 2 (finely chopped)

Red Chilly Powder - 1/2 tsp

Coriander Powder - 1 tsp

Turmeric Powder - a pinch

Salt - as required

For the seasoning :

Oil - 1 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Urad dal - 1/2 tsp

Curry Leaves - few

Preparation :

• Cut the lady finger into small pieces and remove the head and tail parts then keep it aside.
• Heat oil in kadai, add mustard seeds when its popup then add urad dal , curry leaves and saute it  a minutes.
• Add chopped onion and saute it till golden brown.
• Then add chopped tomatoes and saute until it turns soft and mushy. 
• Then add the chopped lady finger and mix it well. Cook the lady finger till the stickiness disappear.
• Now add red chilly powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, required salt and mix it well.
• Now sprinkle the water into lady finger and cook it well.
• Cook the lady finger until dry then switch off the flame.
• Now Lady finger poriyal is ready to serve.