Achu's Recipes

Coconut Rice is an easy to make and delicious rice variety. You can have it for lunch or dinner with any pickle and pappad. Ingredients Basmati or Sona Masoori Rice - 2 cups Thin Coconut Milk - 3 cups Ghee - 2 tbsp Grated Coconut - 1/2 cup Salt - as required Cashew Nut - as required Curry Leaves - as required Preparation Method Wash clean the rice and strain the excess water. Cook the rice in coconut milk by adding salt. (boil the rice in coconut milk, lower the flame and keep the lid closed. Rice will get cooked in 15-20 mins:) In a wok bring ghee to heat and fry the cashew nuts and curry leaves. Add rice and mix well. Allow the rice to cool down completely. Add the fresh coconut to the rice and mix well. Enjoy Coconut Rice with pickle and pappad.

Ingredients All purpose flour(Maida) - 1 1/2 cups Baking powder - 1/2 tsp Eggs - 2 nos Sugar - 3/4 cup Unsalted butter (in room temperature) - 100gm Salt - a pinch Vanilla essence - 1/4 tsp Choco Chips - 100 gms: Preparation Method Preheat oven to 350 degree F (180 degree Celsius). Grease the baking tray with butter. Sieve together maida, baking powder and salt and keep aside. Beat the eggs using a hand held electric mixer in a large bowl. Add sugar and butter and mix at the lowest speed again for a 2-3 mins (till the sugar and butter dissolves). Add maida mix little by little to the egg-sugar-butter mix and blend at a medium speed for 4-5 mins. Add vanilla essence,  blend for 1 more min. Gently fold in the choco-chips using a wooden spatula. Pour the batter to the tray. Bake in oven for 40-45 mins at 350 degree F(180 degree Celsius). (Prick the center of the cake with a sharp knife and it should come out clean, if done.) Take the cake out from ove...

Recipe Courtesy: a wonderful cook in the FB Group Ammachiyude Adukkala Ingredients Milk - 2 and 1/2 cup Sugar - 7-9 tbsp Vanilla Essence - 1 tsp Cornflour - 1 tbsp Fresh Cream - 200 ml Preparation Method Dissolve cornflour in 1/2 cup ,ilk and keep aside. In a thick bottom vessel boil 2 cups of milk and sugar (adjust sugar as per your taste bud). When the milk start to boil add cornflour mix and stir continuously for about 5mins: (make sure that no lumps are formed). Once the milk starts to thicken remove from flame and allow it to cool at room temperature. Add vanilla essence and 100ml of fresh cream and beat well with an egg beater till the mixture become frothy. Keep the mix in freezer for about 2hrs; take out the mixture and add 100ml of fresh cream and beat again till the mixture is frothy. Every 1-2hrs take out the mixture and beat with the help of beater. (repeat this process for 3-4 times to make the ice-cream soft and creamy). Refrigerate till the ...

Aval Nanachathu is an easy to make snack, which includes no cooking and will be ready in minutes. Ingredients Aval / Beaten Rice / Poha - 1 cup Grated Coconut - 1/2 cup Grated Jaggery - 1/4 to 1/2 cup (as required) Cardamon Powder - a pinch (optional) Preparation Method Mix together coconut, jaggery and cardamon powder with hands. Gradually add beaten rice and gently mix till the beaten rice become soft. The easy to make sweet Aval Nanachathu is ready to serve. Aval Nanachathu will be more tasty if you enjoy with banana.

Ingredients Basmati Rice - 2 cups Carrot - 2 nos: (cut into thin slices) Beans - 10-12 nos: (cut into thin slices) Sweet Corn Kennel - 1/2 cup Pineapple - 1/2 (cut into thin slices) Cashew - hand full Raisins - hand full Ghee - 4-5 tbsp Garlic - 3-4 petals (crushed) Pepper Powder - 1 tsp Soya Sauce - 2-3 tsp Preparation Method Cook the rise till 90% is cooked, strain and keep aside. Fry cashew and raisins and keep aside. In a wok (or a thick bottom large vessel) heat ghee and saute garlic. Add carrot, beans, sweet corn, mix well and cook for 5 mins: Add pineapple and saute for 2 mins: Add soya sauce and well. When sauce starts to boil, add rice and mix well.  Add pepper powder and mix well. Check for salt and add if required. (soya sauce contains salt, add salt if required only). Remove rice from flame and add cashew and raisins and mix. The delicious, flavorful Mixed Veg Fried Rice is ready to serve.

Recipe Courtesy : milkmaid.in Ingredients Biscuits - 100 gms Cocoa Powder - 3 tbsp Butter - 50 gms Condensed Milk - 1/2 tin (200 ml) M&M or Gems - Green, Yellow and Red Preparation Method Coarsely powder the biscuit and keep aside. Grease a plate with butter and keep aside. In a pan, combine condensed milk, cocoa powder and butter and heat, stirring continuously.  When the mixture starts bubbling at the sides, reduce flame and cook on medium heat for 5 to 6 minutes. Mix in the powdered biscuits and remove from fire.  Spread mixture onto a greased plate and leave to cool. When cool, cut into 2"- 3" bars and decorate with small rounds of three different colored chocolates. The kids' favorite Traffic Light is ready to serve.

Mutta thoran (egg sauted with coconut) is an easy to make and tasty side dish for rice. Ingredients Egg - 5 nos: Onion - 2 nos: (finely chopped) Ginger - 1 tsp (finely chopped) Green Chilli - 2-3 nos: (finely chopped) Coconut (grated) - 1 cup Oil - 3 tbsp Mustard Seeds - 1/4 tsp Curry Leaves - as required Salt - as required Preparation Method Beat the eggs with grated coconut and keep aside. In a wok bring oil to heat and splutter mustard seeds. Add onion, ginger, green chilli and saute till onion become translucent. Add curry and saute for 2 mins: Add egg-coconut mix, wait for 2-3mins: and stir well. Cook in slow flame, stirring continuously and scramble the egg. Saute till egg become slight golden brown flame; remove from flame. The hot Mutta Thoran / Egg sauted with Coconut is ready to serve with rice.