Halal Kitchen Recipes

Today 's recipe is to make Semiya with mixed vegetables.I would name my recipe as vegetable semiya alone  rather than adding the word "Upma"  as it doesnt contains the step of seasoning. Semiya when  fortified with vegetables they make a meal by itself. Vegetable Semiya  is one of my favorite dish.I prefer anil semiya and without tarka(thaalithal in tamil)  . I have used vegetables(carrot and potato) but you can even make plain dish without vegetables or with your favorite veggies too.Its an easy to cook and tasty to eat recipe. Prep Time  :  10 mins  Cook Time  :  20 mins    Serves :  3   Recipe Category :  Breakfast   Recipe Cuisine :  South Indian    Needed  Ingredients:    Vermicelli  - 270 grams (I used Anil  fine short Semiya)     Ginger-garlic(g-g) paste - 1/2 a tsp    Red chilly powder-1/2 tbsp    Turmeric-a pi...

Ingredients: Rice flour - 2 cups Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp Cumin seeds - 1 & 1/2 tsp Salt - As needed Water - As needed To Grind: Potato - 1 no. Butter - 1/4 cup water - 2 tblsp Method: Cook potato,cool down,remove the skin and grind with softened butter and water to a smooth paste.Mix the rice flour,asafoetida,cumin and salt well. Add the ground paste and required water,so that you get a non sticky dough.Keep covered at all the times. Use the murukku press with the plate with three round hole or the star hole plate   I usually grease 3-4 broad laddles and  press the murukku in the laddles             and just drop the made  murukkus in the hot oil.   This method is good for two reasons:i)to avoid the heat not to  affect your hands when you press directly in oil and     ii) to make  (hold) good shapes of the murukku.  ...

The recipe of Carrot cake  is absolutely moist and delicious  to the taste buds :p.I have added  yogurt as an egg replacer which is something new and the ingredients like carrot,yogurt,wheat flour makes the cake tasty as well  as healthy . Ingredients: Maida - 3/4 cup (135 gms) Wheat flour - 1/4 cup (35 gms) Grated carrot - 1/2 cup heaped Curd - 3/4 cups (200 ml) Refined oil - 1/4 cup (60 ml) Milk - 2.5 tbsp Granulated Sugar -1/2 cup (110 gms) Vanilla essence - 1/2 tsp  Cinnamon powder - 1/4 tsp (optional) Baking powder - 1/2 tsp Baking Soda - 1/2 tsp Salt -1/4 tsp Walnuts, chopped - handful Method: 1.Grate carrots finely and keep aside. Sieve maida,wheat flour with baking soda and baking powder, set aside. In a mixing bowl add curd, sugar, milk and olive oil. Mix well until sugar completely dissolves. 2.Then add cinnamon powder, vanilla  essence  and give a quick stir. Finally add the carrots then add m...

One of my friends shared this recipe, looking at this image made me to recall my school days, this sweet use to be sold in  the sweet stalls.It is used to be in different colors.I was amazed to see that it follows simple steps to cook with ready ingredients at home. This recipe is  specially for  kids,they  may enjoy eating it even if they hate to eat raw cashew nuts.     Ingredients: 2 cup cashewnut powder 3/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup water 5 drops Red food color 1 1/2 tsp ghee 14-15 cloves          Method:  Add sugar  to the water and  boil it. Once its boiled, add cashewnut powder stir well keeping the flame at medium till the mixture becomes smooth paste.  Add 1 tsp ghee to the paste and switch off the flame. Take a plate , grease it with  1/2 tsp ghee and transfer the paste into a plate. Now  make small balls , use finger to make a hole and give it a apple shape. ...

Chettinadu Kozhi (chicken)Rasam / Soup  is a spicy preparation to be served along steamed rice or as a soup for starter.I got this recipe from one of my favorite cooking show,its a spicy treat to the taste buds and a good remedy for the people who suffer from cold. The twist here is addition of dhal, which gives thick consistency and a different tasty flavour.                Ingredients: Chicken -1/4 kg( to get the juicy extract add  pieces near the neck ,Chicken liver / Kalleeral , or add bone pieces, avoid adding pieces with flesh  ) Tomatoes-3 All the below ingredients can  be added as per one's taste:  Heat oil in the pan,add red dry chilies saute slightly and keep it aside  Add coriander ,sauf,add cumin (Tip :add cumin less in number than sauf, say like if all ingredients are added by a spoon , cumin should be added by half a spoon), black pepper,dhal*,saute till it turns  brown. ...

Uttapam  or  ooththappam  or  Uthappa  is a  dosa -like dish made by cooking ingredients in a batter. Unlike a dosa, which is crisp and  crepe -like, uttapam is a thick  pancake , with  toppings  c ooked right into the batter. Uttapam is sometimes characterized as an Indian  pizza .                            The recipe here is of bread Uttapam, got from one of my Facebook friend.I found its simple and tasty ,therefore added to my page. To make all you need are the  Ingredients below :) 2 slice bread (cut them into small pieces) Tomato- 1 small(chopped finely)  Onion -1 small ( chopped finely) Capsicum- 1  (chopped finely) Green chilies-2 to 3   (cut into small pieces) Salt & red chilli powder  (to the taste) Dahi ( yogurt/curd)- 2 tbsp Water   Coriander(  also known as  cilantro...

Onions are full of flavor, affordable, and nutritious! But Slicing an onion irritates eyes a lot .Isn't it ? Few of us may start crying literally just by the thought of chopping onions. Do you know why does tear comes while slicing an onion? T he tearing agent is your body’s chemical defense. When you slice an onion, it ruptures onion cells, a pungent juice sprays up into your eyes releasing a chemical irritant (amino acid sulphoxides). These re-form to make a gas and come in contact with your eyes-glands, it stings and the eye responds by producing tears to cleanse itself. Well! … the truth is that there is no practical way to completely eliminate eye irritation, but there are  a few things you can do to make it better. Chopping Onion is an art and if its quick, the amount of irritation to eyes may be less. So Lets see the steps to chop  an onion efficiently: Here are the tips using which may help us to cry less Use a sharp Knife : Bec...

                            Idli Dosa Milagai Podi   is a Spicy Chutney Powder mixed with oil and eaten with Idli and Dosa in  number of homes of South India. At home, my mom serves with warm rice along ghee too. I ngredients: Channa dhal( Kondaikkadalai ) - 1 cup Orid dhal(skinned & whole) - 1 cup Raw rice - 1/2 cup Red chilli - 8-10 Black Peppercorns ( Milagu/ Kali Mirch) - 4-5 Asafoetida( Perungayam/Hing ) - 1/4 tsp Salt - to taste Method: 1)Roast Channa dhal,Orid dhal and raw rice separately without oil until golden brown separately.  2)Roast red chilli and black peppercorn  also  separately .  3)Allow  both roasted ones to cool down by keeping it aside . 4)Grind roasted channa, orid, rice, red chilies and peppercorn to semi-coarse to fine powder. 5)Add in asafoetida and salt and grind for few more secs so  ...

Recipe # 2  for NO-Egg Omelette :)           Ingredients Gram flour(Besan) - 1 cup Wheat flour - 1/2 cup Sour Curd( Khatta Dahi ) - 1 tbsp Grated Carrot - 1/4 cup Red Chili powder - 1/2 tsp Salt to taste. Method Mix all the ingredients in a bowl. Add water as required and make sure the mixture has  consistency similar to regular egg-omelette .  Heat a non-stick pan, brush some oil and spread the mixture. Cook on both the sides.  Serve this soft,spongy omelette with any chutney or dips or with Idly Milagaipodi.                                                     Happy Cooking!                  

                                Recipe # 1  for NO-Egg Omelette ! Egg-less Omelette\ Kadalai mavu dosai is a  simple and tasty alternative for vegetarians to serve as a breakfast dish.This recipe is especially for the p eople who say no to eggs but now they can also eat an omelette  ;).  Ingredients: Chickpeas (Besan) Flour – 3 cups Water – 2 1/2 to 3 cups Onion – 1/2 cup, finely chopped Tomatoes – 1/2 cup, finely chopped Coriander Leaves – handful, finely chopped Ginger – 1/4 inch piece, peeled, minced Turmeric Powder – a pinch Green Chili – 1, minced Oil – 2 tblsp Salt as per taste Method :  Mix the flour and a pinch of salt in a bowl.  Gently add water and whisk well to a smooth batter without any lumps.  Add the chopped onions, tomatoes, coriander leaves, turmeric powder, green chili and ginger.  Mix well. ...

                                                                   اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُم   (A s-salāmu ʿalaykum ,  “May Allah's  peace be upon you ” )                               بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم  Bismi-llāhi r-raḥmāni r-raḥīm          (In the name of Allah, Most Gracious,Most Merciful) Make the chicken kothu by preparing the chicken curry separately and the roti/parata separately( or use leftover ones). These two items are then chopped and fried together with various vegetables and egg. At the kothu huts a heated iron sheet and blades that look like dough scrapers are typically used to make this.At home preparing kothu roti in a lar...