Achu's Recipes

Ingredients Rice Flour - as required (roasted) Jack Fruit - as required (finely chopped) Grated Coconut - as required Salt - as required Luke Warm Water - as required Preparation Method Mix rice flour and salt. Sprinkle water to the rice flour and gently mix. Add 1-2 tbsp of water at a time and make sure that the rice flour got soaked evenly and no lumps are formed. In a puttu maker (puttu kutti or puttu chiratta) add 1 tbsp of grated coconut to the bottom, top with jack fruit; add rice flour. Repeat the process depending on the length of the puttu maker; make sure that the top layer is jack fruit and coconut. Keep the lid closed and steam cook the puttu for 8-10 mins: Hot and flavorful Chakka Puttu is ready.

Ingredients Chicken - 1 Kg (cleaned and cut into medium sized pieces) Onion - 3 medium (finely chopped) Garlic - 1 pod (finely chopped) Ginger - 1 medium piece (finely chopped) Chilli Powder - 2 tbsp Garam Masala Powder - 1 tbsp Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp Coconut - 1/2 cup (finely chopped) Coconut Oil - 3 tbsp Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp Curry Leaves - handfull Salt - as required Preparation Method Heat oil in a thick bottom wok and splutter mustard seeds. Add finely chopped coconut, onion, garlic, ginger and saute well. When onion become slightly golden brown, add curry leaves and saute. Add chilli powder, garam masala, turmeric powder and saute in low flame for 1 min:. Add chicken pieces and saute for 2-3 mins:. Add 1/2 cup hot water and salt and allow it to boil. Once the chicken start to boil, reduce flame, keep the lid closed and cook till the chicken is done. Chicken Mulakittathu taste good with appam, puttu or rice.

Ingredients For Chicken Marination Chicken - 500 gms:  Curd - 3-4 tbsp Red Chilli Powder - 1 tsp Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp Garam Masala Powsder - 1 tsp  Salt - as required  For Rice Basmati Rice / Biriyani Rice - 500 gms Star Anise - 1 Clove - 3-4 Cinnamon - 1-2 sticks Cardamon - 3-4 Ghee - 1 tbsp Salt - as required  For Gravy Onion - 1 large (chopped) Ginger-Garlic paste - 1 tbs Green Chilli - 2 (chopped)  Tomato Puree - of 2 medium tomatoes Grated coconut - 3tbs Cashew Nuts - 10-15 (soak in water) Red Chilli Powder - 1 tsp Lemon Juice - 2 tbs Corriander Leaves - hand full Mint Leaves - hand full Vegetable Oil - 4 tbsp For Garnishing Onion - 1 large (fried in ghee) Cashew and Raisins - as required (fried in ghee) Ghee - 2-3 tbsp Safron (optional) - 1/2 tsp (soaked in 2 tbsp milk)  Preparation Method Marinate the chicken with the ingredients mentioned under Chicken Marination and keep aside for half an hour to...

Ingredients For Green Chutney Corriander Leaves - 1 cup (washed, cleaned and finely chopped) Mint Leaves (Pudina) - 8-10 nos: (washed, cleaned and finely chopped) Green Chilli - 1 Grated Coconut - 3 tbsp Sugar - 1 tsp Lemon Juice - 2 tbsp Salt - as required For Sandwich Sandwich Bread - 12 slices Cheese - 6 slices Tomato - 2  (cut into thin circles) Onion - 1  (cut into thin circles) Cucumber - 1/2 (cut into thin circles) Butter - as required Preparation Method Green Chutney Grind the ingredeints of green chutney to a smooth paste and keep aside . Sandwich Cut the sides of the bread slices. Spread 1 tbsp green chutney to one side of the bread slices. Arrange tomato, onion and cucumber on top of green chutney. Place once slic of cheese over the vegetables and cover with another slice of bread. Greese the toater with butter and toast the sandwich till it become golden brown or apply butter on the tawa and toast till both the sides become golge...

Ingredients Prawns – 500 gms (cleaned and deveined) Turmeric Powder – 1/ 2 tsp Pepper Powder - 1 tsp Ginger-Garlic Paste - 1/2 tsp Basmati Rice – 2 cups Onion -3 (finely sliced ) Ginger – 1 (medium piece) Garlic cloves – 10 nos: Chilli Powder – 1/2 tsp Green Chilli – 1no: Coriander Leaves (chopped) - 2tsp Mint Leaves (chopped ) – 2tsp Cardamom – 4nos: Cloves - 4nos: Cinnamon – 4 (1"  piece) Star anise – 2nos: Ghee – 4 tsp Salt - as required Preparation Method Marinate prawns with salt, pepper powder, turmeric powder and ginger-garlic paste for half an hour . Soak basmati rice for half an hour in water . Drain out water and spread it on kitchen towel for drying. Make a smooth paste of ginger, garlic, green chilli and chilli powder. Finally add chopped coriander leaves and mint leaves. Just crush it and keep aside. In pressure cooker bring ghee to heat, splutter cardamon, clove, star anise and  cinnamon . Add onion and saute well. Add ginger-garlic-c...

Ingredients Egg – 4 nos: (hard boil and remove shell) Basmati Rice – 2 cups Onion -3 (finely sliced ) Ginger – 1 (medium piece) Garlic cloves – 10 nos: Chilli Powder – 1 tsp Green Chilli – 1no: Coriander Leaves (chopped) - 2tsp Mint Leaves (chopped ) – 2tsp Cardamom – 4nos: Cloves - 4nos: Cinnamon – 4 (1"  piece) Star anise – 2nos: Ghee – 4 tsp Salt - as required Onion (thinly sliced), Cashew, Raisins - as required (optional) Preparation Method Soak basmati rice for half an hour in water . Drain out water and spread it on kitchen towel for drying. Make small slit in the eggs. Make a fine paste of 1/2 tsp chilli powder and pinch of salt and coat on the eggs. Heat 1tbsp ghee in a pan and roast the eggs till it turns golden brown; keep aside. Make a smooth paste of ginger, garlic, green chilli and 1/2 tsp chilli powder.  In a biriyani pot, bring ghee to heat, splutter cardamon, clove, star anise and cinnamon. Add onion and saute well. Add ginger-g...

Ingredients Chicken – 1/2 kg (skinless, boneless) Ginger-Garlic Paste – 1 tsp Pepper Powder – 2 tsp Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp Salt - as required Onion – 1 big (finely chopped) Ginger – 1/2 tsp (finely chopped) Green Chilli – 2-3 (chopped) Garam Masala – 2 tsp Curry leaves - as required Potato – 2 medium (boiled & mashed) Bread Crumbs – 1 cup Egg White – 1 egg Oil - for deep frying Preparation Method Cook the cleaned chicken with ginger-garlic paste, 1 tsp pepper powder, 1 tsp garam masala, turmeric powder and salt. Drain the water and allow chicken to cool down. Mince the chicken using a food processor/chopper and keep aside. Saute onion till it becomes golden brown. Add salt, chopped ginger, green chillies and curry leaves and saute well. Add remaining garam masala and pepper powder and mix well. Add minced chicken and mix well.   Add salt, if required. Saute the minced chicken till it becomes dry.  Allow the mixture to cool.  Once i...