Masala Tea || Home made Tea masala || Love for Chai begins here

Masala tea is a beverage made by simmering spices with milk and tea. Each Indian family have their own recipe to make masala tea. The combination of spices, quantity of water & milk and the kind of tea to use is just their personal choice.Author-AharikaServings - 2Cuisine- South indian beveragePreparation time- 10 minsCooking time- 15 minsIngredients to prepare masala:Dry ginger- 25gmsCinnamon- 10gmsCloves- 10 gmsPepper- 10 gmsStar anise- 1Cardamom...

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Snake gourd Usili (Podalangai puttu/ Usili/ made with channa dal)

 preparation time 15 mins cooking time 30 mins Total time1 hour Snake gourd has plenty of nutrition being inherently, high on water content vegetable, it provides a cooling effect on the body, having zero cholesterol thereby augmenting heart health and has plenty of vitamins and minerals to facilitate key metabolic functions in the body.Author - AharikaCuisine - IndianServings - 4Ingredients250 grams snake...

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Paneer Gravy with fried paneer/ Home style/ mildly spiced/ Easy and delicious recepie

PANEER GRAVY WITH FRIED PANEER Preparation time 40 mins cooking time 40 mins Total time 1 hour 30 minsThis Home Style Paneer gravy recipe is made with fried Paneer cubes and mildly spiced curry.  It uses freshly pound kadai masala made with whole spices.The recipe is simple and very easy to make for young beginners. AUTHOR- AHARIKACUISINE- NORTH INDIANSERVINGS- 4   INGREDIENTS:  Oil - 6 to 7 tbs Onion -...

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Briyani- Hyderabadi style- Chicken Briyani

HYDERABAD BRIYANIPreparation time- 30 minscooking time- 1 hourMarinate time-  min 2 hoursTotal time- 3 hoursThis is the simple Hyderabad Briyani thats easy to cook with mild spices and that even child can eat with great interest.Author: AharikaServings : 4- 5INGREDIENTS (for cooking rice)1 1/2 Cup Basmati Rice(1 cup = 500 ml)1/2 Kg Chicken3 Large Onions slicedCinnamon- 1 inchCloves- 2Ghee- tspSaffron (4to5 strands), 2 Badam, 2 Cashews (soaked...

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Halwa- Red rice/ Puttu arisi/ kavuni arisi( purple sweet)

PUTTU ARISI HALWAPreparation Time: 10 minsCooking time :30 minsSoaking time: 5 hoursHealthy HalwaRed Rice also called as Kavuni arisi or puttu arisi in tamil has more health benefits. It is rich in iron, zinc and manganese. It is much more good for kids.        Author : AharikaCuisine- African/Asian foodServings- 5Recepie- Sweet         Ingredients:Red Rice- 1 cup (i use 250 ml measure cup) *you...

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Carrot & Cabbage rice

Carrot and Cabbage Rice  Preparation time Cooking time 30 mins 15 mins Author: Aharika Recipe type: South indian quick lunch Cuisine: India Servings – 3 A healthy and quick lunch for kids or adults who can pack and carry easy to their work places. Ingredients:One  cup raw rice( as per ur measure for 3 persons) Water- 2 cup Oil- 3tsp Ghee- 2 tspCashews- 3 pieces Onion- 2 medium sized Ginger Garlic paste- 1 tsp...

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Milagu Kuzhambu

Milagu Kuzhambu Preparation time Cook Time Total time 20 mins 40 mins 1 hourRecipe type: South indian Traditional gravyCuisine: IndianServes: 6 servingsThis Gravy is a South indian special in which we use all indian spices and its good for health which also cures cough and cold and instant relief from  sore throats.Ingridients:Oil- 4 tspMustard seeds- 1tspFenugreek- !tspCumin seeds- 1tspCinnamon- small sizeCloves-...

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