Achu's Recipes

Hurrah...... My blog turned two years...... 2 years?????? The time is really flying..... I'm so happy in the second year - got new friends, new readers, new recipes to try out & share with you...... A big thanks to all my friends & family, without your support I could never achieve this..... Expecting your support and wishes in future also....  Happy 2nd Birthday Achu's Recipes..... A special cream filled chocolate cake to celebrate the 2nd anniversary and to welcome 2014.... Ingredients For Chocolate Cake All Purpose Flour (Maida) - 1 and 1/4 cups Coco Powder - 1/4 cup Baking powder - 1/2 tsp Eggs - 3 nos Sugar - 3/4 cup (powdered) Unsalted butter (in room temperature) - 100 gm Salt - A pinch Vanilla essence - 1/4 tsp Milk - 1/4 to 1/2 cup For Filling and Decoration Jam (Strawberry or Blueberry or Mixed Fruit) - 100 gms: Whipping Cream - 200 gms: Chocolate Chips or Vermicelli or Curls - as required  Preparation Method Sieve...

'Pidiyum Kozhiyum' -  a common breakfast in most of the Kerala Christian houses on Christmas day. 'Pidi', a Malayalam word, means rice dumplings cooked in water or coconut milk and 'Kozhy' is the Malayalam word for chicken. Now move onto the recipe........... For Pidi (Rice dumplings) Ingredients Rice Flour - 2 cups (roasted) Cumin Powder - 1/2 tsp Grated Coconut - 1/2 cup Water - 2 cups Butter - 1 tsp Salt - as required Thick Coconut Milk - 2-3 cups Preparation Method Mix together rice flour, cumin powder, salt, grated coconut and keep aside. In a bowl bring water to boil, add butter and turn off the flame. Add rice flour mix to the hot water and mix well with a wooden spoon and keep aside to cool down. When the rice dough is cool enough to handle with fingers, kneed well with hand and keep aside for 10 mins: Make small gooseberry size balls from the rice dough and keep aside. In a cooking pan boil the coconut milk (there must be enou...

A very simple halwa that will be ready in 15 mins:... No need of continuous mixing, no need to worry about getting stick to the pan...... You can prepare this mouth-watering halwa in oven with very less ingredients... :) Ingredients Corn Flour - 1/2 cup Sugar - 1 and 1/2 cups Water - 2 cups Cardamon Powder - a pinch food Color - a pinch Cashew Nut - 4-5 (broken into small pieces) Ghee - 1/2 tsp Preparation Method Grease a tray with ghee and keep aside. In a large oven proof bowl mix corn flour, sugar, cardamon powder, food color and water without forming lumps. Place the bowl in microwave oven and and set 5 mins: in max temperature. After 5 mins: take out from oven and mix well with a wooden spoon. Place the bowl back in oven and set 8 mins:. Take out after every 2-3 mins: mix well and cook. After 8 mins: add the cashew nuts, mix well and  transfer the corn flour mix to the greased tray and spread evenly with the back of a wooden spoon and allow it to set f...

What about surprising your family and friend with a cake that looks like Chess Board??????? Not a tough job dear; be patient, then you can easily do this.  All we have to need is two cakes- a chocolate and a vanilla cake and some cooking chocolate and fresh cream...  I am updating step-by-step snaps for easy under standing...  Now to the recipe... For Vanilla Cake Ingredients All Purpose Flour(Maida) - 1 and 1/2 cups Baking powder - 1/2 tsp Eggs - 3 nos Sugar - 3/4 cup (powdered) Unsalted butter (in room temperature) - 100 gm Salt - A pinch Vanilla essence - 1/4 tsp Milk - 1/4 to 1/2 cup Preparation Method 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 this little by little to the egg-sugar-butter mix and blend at a medium speed for 4-5 mins. ...

Pathiri is a pancake made of rice flour. It is part of the local cuisine among the Mappilas of Malabar in Kerala State. Pathiri is also known as 'ari pathil' or 'pathil' in some parts of the Malabar region. Ingredients Roasted Rice Flour-1 cup Water-1 cup Salt - as required Preparation Method In a vessel, boil water and add salt in to it. When the water boils, add rice flour and make a hole in the middle. Simmer the flame, cover with a lid tightly and cook for one minute. After one minute, mix the flour with a spoon or back of a wooden spoon. Remove the vessel from fire and allow it to cool. Knead it to a fine dough with out adding water. Make small balls from the dough and roll each of it into thin round shapes. Heat pan and cook pathiri by turning both sides. Pathiri is ready to serve with spicy veg or non-veg gravy. Note:  Soak pathiri in the thick coconut milk just before serving for a different taste. Spread some flour on the rolls whi...

Ingredients Basmati Rice / Sona masoori  Rice -  2 cups (cooked) Tomato - 3 nos: (finely chopped) Onion - 2 nos: (finely chopped) Green Chilli - 3 nos: (finely chopped) Ginger - 1/2 tsp (finely chopped) Garlic - 8-10 petals (finely chopped) Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp Coriander Leaves - as required (finely chopped) Salt - as required Gingelly Oil / Ghee - 4-5 tbsp Preparation Method In a kadai bring oil or ghee to heat. Add onion, ginger, garlic, green chilli and saute well. When the onion turns to golden yellow add chopped tomato and saute. Cook till the tomato gets mixed with the onion and mash the tomatoes. Add turmeric powder, salt and coriander leaves; mix well in low flame. Add cooked rice gradually to the tomato mix and incorporate well. Mix well in such a way that rice get coated with tomato mix, keep the lid closed and cook for 5 mins: Remove from flame and garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot Tomato Rice with raita / pappad.

Ingredients Kakka (Clam Meat) - 1/2 Kg Turmeric Powder  - 1/2 tsp Pepper Powder - 1/2 tsp Onion - 3 big (finely chopped) Ginger - 1 small piece (finely chopped) Garlic - 8-10 petals (finely chopped) Green Chilli - 3-4 nos: (finely chopped) Grated Coconut - 1 cup Curry Leaves - as required Salt - as required Coconut Oil - 5 tbsp Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp Preparation Method Wash clean the clam meat till the water become clear. Cook the clam meat in a wok (preferably clay pot) by adding turmeric powder, pepper powder and 3/4 cup of water. Cook clam meat till done and water evaporates completely. In a wok (preferably clay pot) bring oil to heat and splutter mustard seeds. Add ginger and garlic and saute till the foul smell goes off. Add onion, green chilli and curry leaves and saute till onion become golden brown color. Add grated coconut and mix well. Add the cooked clam meat, mix well and keep the lid closed and cook for 5mins: in low flame. Remove from f...