Spicy Eggplant

Eggplant is one vegetable that can be cooked in some hundred different ways. This is one simple and easy recipe that can be made when your taste buds crave for something spicy. Ingredients: Eggplant 4 Red chillies 3 Cumin seeds 2 tbsp Cilantro leaves(finely chopped) 2 tsp Garlic 1 pod Lemon Juice 1 tbsp Oil 1 cup Salt as required Procedure: I used round small eggplants. But any kind of eggplant can be used for this recipe. Cut the eggplants length wise in to half and deep fry them in oil and keep them aside. For the filling, fry cumin seeds, garlic and red chillies in a pan without oil. Then grind them in a spice grinder...

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Panakam and Vadapappu for Sree Rama Navami

Panakam in sanskrit means sweet drink. It is made by adding jaggery to water. Vadapappu is a salad made with moong dal. Panakam and vadapappu are made and served to god on the festival of Sree Rama Navami. Foodzone wishes you all a very Happy Sree Rama Navami. Panakam: Ingredients: Jaggery3 medium sized blocks Sonti(Dry Ginger)1/4 tbsp Water3 cups Pepper corns4 Cardamom/Elachi2 Lemon juice1 tsp Procedure: Add jaggery to the water and let it dissolve completely in the water. Gently mash cardamom and pepper with pestle and add them to the jaggery water. Add lemon juice and dried ginger. Serve chilled. Vadapappu: Ingredients: Moong...

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Egg fried rice

Ingredients: Eggs3 Basmati Rice1 cup Mint leaves10-15 Onions1/2 Large - sized Cloves3 Saltas required. Oil2 tbsp Cinnamonsmall piece Cardamom/Elachi1 Ginger Garlic Paste1 tsp lemon juice1/2 tbsp Pepper1/2 tsp Garam masala powder1/2 tsp Green Chillies3 Procedure: Cook the rice with 1.5 cups of water and let it cool. Cut the onions length wise. Remove stems from green chillies and cut them length wise. Finely chop the mint leaves. Add oil to the pan and saute the onions  until they are golden brown in color. Add little salt while sautéing onions. Now add ginger garlic paste, green chillies, mint leaves, cloves, cardamom and cinnamon...

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