Achu's Recipes

Ingredients Basmati Rice - 1 cup Ghee - 4 tbsp Cinnamon - 1 stick Cardamom - 3-4 nos: Cloves - 3-4 nos: Bay Leaf - 1 no: Cashew Nuts - 8-10 nos: Raisins - 8-10 nos: Onion (thinly sliced) - 1 small Onion (chopped) - 1 small Boiling Water - 1.5 cup Salt - as required Preparation Method Wash and soak the rice for 20 mins:. After 20 mins: transfer the rice to a strainer to remove the excess water. Heat oil in a cooking pan, fry cashew nuts and raisins and keep aside. Add thinly sliced onion to the ghee and saute onions until crisp and brown; drain and keep aside the onion. Add Cinnamon, Cardamom, Cloves, Bay Leaf to the ghee and saute for 2-3 mins: in low flame. Add chopped onion and saute till onion become translucent. Add rice and saute in low-medium flame till rice start to splutter. Add boiling water, salt and mix well. Keep the lid closed and cook till rice is done, stirring once in between, and remove from flame. Gently fluff the rice with a fork and garnish with fried onion, cas...

Irachi Pathiri / Erachi Pathiri is a north Kerala special snack served especially during the feast. It can be prepared with any kind of meat. Ingredients Wheat Flour - 1.5 cups Boneless Chicken -  250 gms: Onion - 2 (finely chopped) Ginger - 1 tbsp (finely chopped) Garlic  - 1 tbsp (finely chopped) Tomato - 1 (finely chopped) Curry Leaves - as required Garam Masala - 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder - 1 tsp Pepper Powder - 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp Oil - 3 tbsp Salt - as required Egg - 5 nos: Preparation Method Prepare a loose batter out of wheat flour by adding sufficient salt and water. Heat tawa and make thin crepes (dosa) with the wheat flour batter and keep aside (with this quantity I prepared 7 crepes). Cook the chicken by adding salt and turmeric powder and shred the chicken pieces; keep aside. Heat oil in a pan; add onion, ginger, garlic, salt and saute till onion become golden in color. Add tomato, curry leaves and saute for 2-3 mins...

Bread-Banana Pola is easy to make kids friendly snack. It can be served as a snack or breakfast and can even pack as morning snacks for kids. Ingredients Bread - 12-15 slices Egg - 4 nos: Milk - 1/2 cup Sugar - 3 tbsp Cardamom Powder - 1/2 tsp Kerala Banana (Nendhran) - 2 nos: (ripe) Grated Coconut -1/4 cup Cashew - as required (finely chopped) Raisins - as required Ghee or Butter - as required Preparation Method Chop the banana and keep aside. In a pan heat 2-3 tbsp ghee and saute banana till it becomes golden brown in color. Add grated coconut, cashew, and raisins and saute for 2-3 mins: in low flame and keep aside. Cut the slides of the bread slices and keep aside the slices. In a wide bowl, whisk together egg, milk, sugar and cardamom powder till sugar completely dissolves.  Grease a thick wide bottom non-stick pan with a thick layer of ghee or butter. Dip the bread slices in the egg mixture and closely arrange it in the pan. Slightly press and arrange...

Ingredients For Biriyani Masala Fennel Seeds - 2 tbsp Cumin Seeds -  2 tbsp Cinnamon - 1 stick Cardamom - 6-8  Cloves - 5-6  Black Pepper - 1 tsp Bay Leaf - 1 For Rice Jeera Rice - 3 cups Ghee - 3 tbsp Shallots - 2-3 (finely chopped) Fennel Seeds - 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds -  1/2 tsp Cinnamon - 1 stick Cardamom - 2-3  Cloves - 2-3  Black Pepper - 1/2 tsp Bay Leaf - 1  Lemon Juice - 1 tbsp Salt - as required Rose Water - 2 tsp (optional) For Prawns Masala Prawns - 1/2 kg (cleaned and deveined) Ginger Paste - 1 tsp Garlic Paste -  1 tsp Green Chilli - 3 Oil - 3-4 tbsp Onion - 2 medium (finely sliced) Coconut Milk - 1/2 cup Tomato - 1 (cut into cubes) Red Chilli Powder - 1 tsp Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp Salt - as required For Garnish / Layering Ghee - 5 tbsp Onion - 2 (finely sliced) Cashew Nuts - 15-20 Raisins - 20-25 Mint Leaves - as required Coriander Leaves - as required Pineapple - 1 cup (chopp...

Kaipola or steamed Plantain cake is an easy to make authentic Malabar snacks. It can be made with few ingredients which is available at home. Kaipola is rich in flavor and highly nutritious and can be served as a complete meal for kids. Ingredients Kerala Banana (Nendran) - 2 nos: (ripe) Egg - 4 nos: Sugar - 4-5 tbsp Cardamom Powder - 1 tsp Cashew Nuts - as required Raisins - as required Ghee - as required Preparation Method Cut banana into small cubes and keep aside. In a thick bottom pan heat 4-5 ghee and saute the banana in low flame till banana become golden brown in color. Saute cashew nuts and raisins in ghee and keep aside. Transfer the banana to a plat and keep aside till it cool down. In a bowl, whisk eggs, sugar and cardamom powder till egg become fluffy and sugar dissolved completely. (adjust sugar depending on the sweetness of banana) Add banana, cashew nuts and raisins to the egg mixture and mix. Heat a thick bottom non-stick pan and apply ghee ge...

Ingredients For Biriyani Masala Fennel Seeds - 2 tbsp Cumin Seeds -  2 tbsp Cinnamon - 1 stick Cardamom - 6-8  Cloves - 5-6  Black Pepper - 1 tsp Bay Leaf - 1 For Rice Jeera Rice - 3 cups Ghee - 3 tbsp Shallots - 2-3 (finely chopped) Fennel Seeds - 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds -  1/2 tsp Cinnamon - 1 stick Cardamom - 2-3  Cloves - 2-3  Black Pepper - 1/2 tsp Bay Leaf - 1  Lemon Juice - 1 tbsp Salt - as required Rose Water - 2 tsp (optional) For Chicken Chicken - 1/2 KG (cut into medium pieces) Ginger Paste - 1 tsp Garlic Paste -  1 tsp Green Chilli - 3 Curd - 2 tbsp Oil - 3-4 tbsp Onion - 2 medium (finely sliced) Coconut Milk - 1/2 cup Tomato - 1 (cut into cubes) Red Chilli Powder - 1 tsp Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp Salt - as required For Garnish / Layering Ghee - 5 tbsp Onion - 2 (finely sliced) Cashew Nuts - 15-20 Raisins - 20-25 Mint Leaves - as required Coriander Leaves - as required Pineapple - ...

Pazham Nirachathu (banana with sweet coconut filling) is a very popular snack in Malabar region. It is an easy to make snack and can be prepared with the ingredients that are always available in home. Ingredients Kerala Banana (Nendhran) - 3 nos: (perfectly ripe) Grated Coconut - 5-6 tbsp Sugar - 2 tbsp (according to your taste) Cardamom Powder - 1/4 tsp Raisins - 10-15 nos: Cashew - 10-15 nos: Ghee - 3 tbsp Maida - 3-4 tbsp Salt - a pinch Coconut Oil - 4-5tbsp (for shallow fry) Preparation Method Steam cook the bananas for 5-7 minutes and keep aside. In a pan, heat ghee and fry cashews and rasins and keep in kitchen towel. To that ghee, add grated coconut and saute for 4-5mins: in medium flame. Add sugar and cardamon powder and saute till sugar melts and the coconut become slightly golden in color. Remove from flame and allow it to cool.  In a bowl add maida salt; add water, mix well and make a thick smooth batter and keep aside. Peel banana skin and make...