Tomato Onion and Cheese Masala Paratha Recipe

Stuffed parathas are a treat specially during winters and monsoon season but to prepare everything from scratch is time consuming. In this recipe I used ready to serve parathas and stuffed with tomato onion masala and cheese which turned out so tasty. Pair the paratha with ginger chai, milkshake or lassi for a filling meal.

Recipe Video Posted on Vidyascooking English and Tamil Youtube Channels 😉

Ingredients:
2 Large Tomatoes
2 Large Onion
1 Green Chilly 
5 Sprigs Curry Leaves
5 Sprigs Coriander Leaves
1/2 Tbsp Chilly Powder
1/2 Tbsp Coriander Powder
1/2 Tbsp Curry Powder or Chicken Masala
1/4  Tsp Pepper Powder
1/2 Tbsp Salt
Grated Cheese
Oil and Butter as required

Prep:
Peel and wash onion. Finely chop and reserve.
Wash and finely chop tomatoes.
Wash and finely chop curry leaves.
Separate the stems from chilies and wash well. Finely chop and reserve.
Grate cheddar cheese and reserve. 

Method:
Heat a wok and add 2 tbsp oil fry in the ginger & garlic paste fry a bit and tip in the onion and green chillies fry add 1/2 tsp of salt and allow the onion to change into pink color. 
Add the chilly powder, coriander powder, chicken masala and turmeric powder and fry for few seconds.
Add the tomato and fry till it softens, check for salt and adjust to your taste.

Stir and add pepper powder, allow the oil to separate from the masala and remove from flame.
Heat a tawa / griddle on medium flame. Place the paratha on the tawa flip and fry it on both sides for a minute.
Spread the tomato masala on one half of the paratha then spread the cheese and fold the paratha in half.
Drizzle 1/2 tsp oil or butter on the paratha and fry it on both sides till golden and remove the paratha from tawa serve it hot with mint chutney or ketchup and Enjoy!

Double Beans Mutton Pulao Recipe

Double Beans or also called as Christmas beans is only avaiable during winter we prepare many dishes with these double beans.  I like to prepare mutton pulao using these double beans.

Recipe Video Updated on Youtube English and Tamil Channels 😊

Ingredients:
300 Grams Mutton
250 Grams Rice
1 Medium Onion
150 Grams Double Beans
6 Green Chilies
6 Sprigs Mint Leaves
6 Sprigs Coriander Leaves
1/2 Lime
2 Tbsp Ginger and Garlic Paste
2 Bay Leaves
1 Star Anise
2 Inch Cinnamon
2 Cardamom Pods
1/4 Tsp Fennel Seeds
1/4 Tsp Shahi Jeera
1 Marathi Moggu
2 to 3 Strands Javitri
2 Cloves

3 Tbsp Oil and Ghee

Salt as per taste

To Cook the Meat:
1/4 Tsp Turmeric Powder
1/4 Tsp Chilly Powder
1/4 Tsp Salt 
2 Green Chilies

Prep Step:

Peel and wash medium onion. Chop into half then slice the onion.

Remove the stems from chilies and chop into tiny pieces and reserve.

Peel and wash equal portions of ginger and garlic (1 1/2 inch ginger and 10 pods garlic) add it to a mixer jar and grind to form a smooth paste.

Shell the double beans and reserve.

First Step Cook the Mutton:
Wash the mutton twice, place it in a colander allow excess moisture to drain.
Add the mutton to a pressure cooker along with chilly powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, salt and pepper powder stir well and add 1 1/2 cups water.
Cover the pressure cooker, place a whistle and cook for 3 to 4 whistles until the meat is tender.
Reserve the meat is bowl to prepare this stir fry.

Second Step Cook Double Beans:
Rinse it twice and add 1/2 cup of beans to a pot of water.
Add salt stir well cover and cook the beans for 10 minutes or until tender and reserve.

Prepare The Pulao:
Wash the rice twice and soak it till the meat masala is done.
Heat a handi with 2 tbsp oil and 1 tbsp ghee.
Add the sliced onion, ginger and garlic paste followed by whole spices (cinnamon, shahi jeera, fennel seeds, star anise, cloves, cardamom, Javitri, Marathi Moggu and Bay leaves).
Fry all the ingredients till the onion is transparent.
Add the chopped chilies, finely chopped mint and coriander fry all the ingredients.
Next add the cooked Mutton, followed by cooked beans stir and fry all the ingredients add salt as per taste stir well and cover cook it for 10 minutes.

Drain the rice and add it to the mutton stir well.
Measure and add water for 1 cup rice 1 1/2 cups water. If we are using meat broth measure 1 1/2 cups meat broth and use instead of water.
Stir all the ingredients well add salt as per taste. Bring to rapid boil, cover and place a heavy object on the lid. Place the flame on low and cook the pulao for 15 minutes on very low flame.
Open the lid after 15 minutes gentle hands stir the pulao add lime juice, garnish with finely chopped coriander and mint, dish out the pulao on a serving platter serve hot with raita and Enjoy!

Hyacinth Beans Mutton Stir Fry

Hyacinth Beans in local dialect it's called as avarekalu or mochakka. During winter and summer season one can find the beans cooked across southindia for many festivities and family functions. When hyacinth beans is cooked with meat be it fried or curry the flavor and taste is excellent. I love to pair this stir fry with rasam rice.

Recipe video updated on Youtube English and Tamil Channels

Ingredients:
To cook the Mutton
500 Grams Mutton
1 1/2 Tsp Ginger and Garlic Paste
1/4 Tsp Turmeric Powder
1 Green Chilly 
1/4 Tsp Salt
2 Tea Cups Water

Prep:
Peel and wash 1 large onion. 
Slice 1/2 an onion, then finely chop the other half and reserve.
Remove the stems from green chillies rinse well and reserve.
Peel and rinse 1 inch ginger and 10 pods garlic.
Roughly chop the ginger.

Add the ginger and garlic to a mixer jar and grind to form a smooth paste.
Separate mint leaves, coriander leaves and curry leaves rinse twice. Drain the green and reserve.
Peel and wash 5 pods garlic. Gently crush the garlic and reserve.

To Cook the Mutton:
Wash the mutton twice, place it in a colander allow excess moisture to drain.
Add the mutton to a pressure cooker along with chilly powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, salt and pepper powder stir well and add 1 1/2 cups water.
Cover the pressure cooker, place a whistle and cook for 3 to 4 whistles until the meat is tender.
Reserve the meat is bowl to prepare this stir fry.

How to Clean and Hull Hyacinth Beans Video For Many Recipes

To Cook Hyacinth Beans:
100 Grams Hyacinth Beans
1/4 Tsp Chilly Powder
1/4 Tsp Turmeric 
1/4 Tsp Salt
2 Tea Cups Water

To Cook Hyacinth Beans:
We need to shell the beans.
Rinse it twice and add 1/2 cup of beans to a pot of water.
Add chilly powder, turmeric powder, and salt stir all the ingredients and cook the beans for 10 minutes or until tender and reserve.

To Prepare Mutton Masala Paste:
1/2 Large Onion
2 Green Chilies
7 Garlic Pearls
1 Inch Ginger
2 Sprigs Curry Leave
2 Sprigs Coriander
2 Sprigs Mint
1/4 Tsp Fennel Seeds
1/2 Inch Stick Cinnamon
1/2 Star Anise
2 Cloves
1/4 Tsp Pepper Corns
1 Pinch Stone Flower
1 Piece Marathi Moggu
2 Cardamom
1/4 Tsp Cumin
2 Tsp Oil

To Prepare Masala Paste:
Heat a wok on medium flame with 2 Tbsp sesame oil.
Add sliced onion, curry leaves, coriander leaves, mint leaves, ginger, garlic and chilies.
Next add all the whole spices (fennel seeds, cinnamon stick, star anise, cloves, black pepper, stone flower, marathi moggu, cardamom, and cumin).
Stir and fry all the ingredients till the onion turns light golden. Remove the fried ingredients from flame allow it to cool down.
Transfer the fried masala to a mixer jar and grind to form a smooth paste. If needed add 2 to 3 tbsp water and grind to form a smooth paste and reserve.

To Prepare Mutton Curry:
1 Inch Stick Cinnamon
2 Cloves
1 Cardamom
1/2 Onion 
5 Garlic
2 Sprigs Curry Leaves
2 Sprigs Coriander
2 Tbsp Oil
1/4 Tsp Pepper Powder
1/4 Tsp Chilly Powder
1/4 Tsp Coriander Powder
1/4 Tsp Turmeric Powder 
1/2 Lime Juiced
Salt as per taste

Method:
Heat a wok with 3 tbsp sesame oil.
Add cinnamon, cardamom, and cloves allow it to splutter.
Add finely chopped onion, crushed garlic, curry leaves, chopped chilies and fry till golden.
Next add cooked mutton along with broth and stir fry well.
Add cooked hyacinth beans and stir well.

Add salt, chilly powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and pepper powder.
Add the ground masala paste. Add 1/2 tea glass water to the mixer jar dilute the masala paste and transfer to the mutton.
Stir well and cook on high flame. Stir well and fry the mutton till the curry is dry and the mutton has fried.
Remove the mutton stir fry from flame and serve hot with steam cooked rice...Enjoy!

Mutton Marrow Bone Fry Recipe

Mutton marrow bone fry is a delicacy across southindian homes and military hotels. When we have large gatherings or family functions this marrow bone fry will be served as a side dish on a banana leaf. Since marrow bones cook faster and it might tend to over cook in curries and biryani when preparing in large batches it used to be separated from the mutton and the marrow bone were stir fried in masalas. Now a days marrow bones are avaiable across online app stores and with butchers try preparing this delicious marrow bone fry as a side dish for biryani, rasam rice or southindian meals. 

Recipe Video Posted on Youtube English and Tamil Channels 😊

Mutton Marrow Fry Ingredients:

300 Grams Mutton Nalli (Marrow Bones)
1 Large Onion
1 Large Tomato
4 Green Chilies
1 Tbsp Chilly Powder
1/4 + 1/4 Tsp Turmeric Powder
1 Tbsp Coriander Powder
1/2 Tbsp Pepper Powder
1 1/2 Tbsp Ginger and Garlic Paste
1 Star Anise
4 Cardamom
4 Cloves
1/4 Tsp Peppercorns
1/4 Tsp Fennel Seeds
1/4 Tsp Cumin Seeds
2 Inch Sticks Cinnamon
Salt as per taste
Oil as required 

To cook the Mutton:

500 Grams Mutton

1 1/2 Tsp Ginger and Garlic Paste

1/4 Tsp Turmeric Powder

1 Green Chilly 

1/4 Tsp Salt

2 Tea Cups Water

Prep:

Peel, wash and slice half an onion. Finely chop the other half.

Wash the tomato and finely chop.

Remove the stems from chilies and finely chop

Remove the stems from green chillies rinse well, finely chop and reserve.

Peel and rinse 1 inch ginger and 10 pods garlic.

Roughly chop the ginger.

Add the ginger and garlic to a mixer jar and grind to form a smooth paste.

Separate mint leaves, coriander leaves and curry leaves rinse twice. Drain the green and reserve.

To Cook the Mutton:

Wash the mutton twice, place it in a colander allow excess moisture to drain.

Add the mutton to a pressure cooker along with chilly powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, salt and pepper powder stir well and add 1 1/2 cups water.

Cover the pressure cooker, place a whistle and cook for 3 to 4 whistles until the meat is tender.

Reserve the mutton marrow bones is bowl to prepare this stir fry.

To Prepare Freshly Ground Masala Paste:

Heat a wok with 2 tbsp oil.

Add sliced onion, half the amount green chilies, half the amount tomatoes.

Next add 2 cloves, pepper corns, half the amount cinnamon, 2 cloves, 2 cardamoms, stone flower, fennel seeds, cumin seeds and fry all the ingredients.

Once the tomato and onion has softened and the oil separates reserve the masala in a plate and allow it to reach room temp.

Transfer all the ingredients to a mixerjar, add chilly powder, coriander powder and turmeric powder and grind to form a smooth paste we can add 2 tbsp water to grind the masala into a smooth paste.

To Prepare the Marrow Bone Fry:

On medium flame place a wok with 3 Tbsp oil.

Add finely chopped onion and tomato and fry till the onion and tomato has softened

Add the marrow bones and ground masala.

Add 1/2 tea cup water to the mixerjar and dilute the masala and transfer to the nalli bones.

Stir well and allow to cook on high flame till excess moisture has evaporated and the nalli has fried.

Adjust salt as per taste and fry well.

Once the oil separates, add curry leaves and pepper powder and stir fry well...Remove from flame and serve hot with roti or biryani and Enjoy!

Unboxing Idly Maker from Flipkart

Flipkart Idly Maker is my favorite purchase of 2022. Flipkart Product https://www.flipkart.com/

Review Video Link on Youtube English 😊

At my house we enjoy idly with many chutneys, Sambar, curries and gravies. Following the right proportions for idli we can achieve excellent steam cooked idlies.

100% steel idli maker we can prepare 20 idlies at a time. It is priced at 650/- INR

We can separate the cups from the contraption and apply oil pour the batter then place it in the plate for convenience. Same way we can separate all the cups and wash it with soap water, air dry them and assemble for next use.

I'm happy to find such a convenient idly stand. I'm planning to prepare many more variety idlies using this idly maker..  

Breakfast Sambar for Idly or Vada Recipe

My Mom is known for her sambar and idly. This is our comfort food, especially during winters we enjoy this sambar and idly. To achieve ultimate tasty sambar, "Mom's Tip" prepare sambar powder fresh.

Recipe Video Posted on Youtube English and Tamil Channels 😊

Ingredients:
150 Grams Shallots or 2 Large Onions
2 Large Tomatoes
6 Green Chilies
3 Sprigs Curry Leaves
3 Sprigs Coriander Leaves
1/2 Lime
1 Coffee Glass Toovar Dal = 150 Grams Toovar Dal

Please click the link how to prepare sambar powder. Prepare the sambar powder ahead of time.

http://goo.gl/IRvo1K
1/4 + 1/4 Tsp Turermic Powder
1 Tbsp Chilly Powder
1 Tbsp Coriander Powder
1/4 Tsp Asafetida
1/4 Tsp Black Gram Dal
10 Seeds Fenugreek
1/4 Tsp Mustard Seeds
1/4 Tsp Cumin Seeds

Recipe Video Link for Sambar Powder

Prep:
Wash the toovar dal twice or thrice, then add it to a pot with 2 cups (coffee tumbler measure)  water, followed by 1/4 tsp turmeric powder and 1/4 tsp oil place it in a pressure cooker, cover and cook for 3 whistles until the dal has softened and mushy. Remove from flame and reserve.
Peel, wash and chop the shallots in halves.
Wash and finely chop tomatoes
Separate coriander leaves and rinse in water twice, finely chop.
Separate curry leaves and rinse in water twice, drain and reserve.

Method:
Heat a wok with 3 tbsp oil on medium flame.
Add black gram dal, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds and asafetida allow the mustard to splutter.
Add the shallots, curry leaves, slit green chilies and tomatoes stir and fry all the ingredients till the onion turns transparent.

Add chilly powder, coriander powder and turmeric powder stir and fry for 2 more minutes.
Add 2 cups water and salt stir well cover and allow the sambar to boil and cook on medium flame for 10 minutes.
Add the the cooked dal and stir well. Check the consistency of sambar and salt add warm water to and salt as per taste stir well and boil for 5 minutes.

Add sambar powder and stir well bring to rapid boil and remove from flame. Add lime juice and finely chopped coriander stir well and serve with idly or medu vadas and enjoy!