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Also, keep your eyes glued to this page as we are eager to give away the tempting recipes from the show:
EP1: MUTTON CHUKKA
Preparations:
- Wash and clean 1 kg of mutton with bones thoroughly.
- Marinate it with 1 tsp turmeric powder, 1 ½ tbsp ginger garlic paste, ½ tbsp pepper powder, ¼ lemon, and a pinch of salt.
- Next, refrigerate the mutton for 5 hours and cook it for 45 minutes until the meat becomes soft and tender.
- Separate the cooked mutton from the stock.
Methods:
- Dry roast 2 pcs cinnamon, 2 pcs star anise, 6 pcs cloves, 10 dry chilies, 2 tbsp cumin, 1 tbsp fennel, and 1 tbsp coriander seeds over low heat until a nice aroma comes.
- Then add the mixture into a blender, add 1 small ginger, 3 cloves garlic, and mutton stock (as much as needed).
- Next, heat a pan and add ¼ cup of ghee and 1 tbsp butter.
- Once the oil heats, sauté 2 pcs bay leaves, 3 pcs cinnamon, 2 pcs star anise, 6 pcs cloves, 20 small onions, 2 tsp cumin, and 2 tbsp coriander powder.
- Add the cooked mutton, cover with a lid and let it cook for 10 mins.
- Next, add the blended mixture into the pan, add yogurt and let it cook for another 5 minutes.
- Then pour the Fernleaf Full Cream Milk to taste and stir well.
- Lastly, off the heat and complement it with a handful of coriander leaves and curry leaves.
EP1: KADALAI MITTAI
Preparations:
- Grease the bottom and sides of the tray with ghee.
- Dry roast 1 cup of peanuts until golden brown, then keep it aside.
Methods:
- Heat a pan and add 1 cup of jaggery, water as needed, and salt to taste.
- Let it dissolve, add 1 tsp ghee and 1 tsp green cardamom powder, and cook until the syrup thickens to the right consistency.
- Next, off the heat, add the peanuts and mix well.
- Lastly, add the delicious Kadalai Mittai into the greased tray, let it cool and cut it into desired shapes.
EP1: KARUVEPPILAI SORU
Preparations:
- Cook a plate of white rice.
- To prepare the Karuveppilai paste, boil 2 green chilies, 2 ginger (1 inch), and 1 cup of curry leaves
- Once done, blend the mixture into a fine paste and keep it aside.
- To prepare the masala powder, dry roast 1 tbsp coriander seeds, 1 tbsp urad dhal, 1 tbsp gram dhal, ¾ tbsp cumin, 4 round dried red chilies, and 1 cup of curry leaves.
- Then add the mixture into a dry blender and blend well.
Methods:
- Heat oil in a pan over medium heat.
- Add 1 tbsp mustard, 1 tsp cumin, 1 tbsp gram dhal, ½ tbsp urad dhal, 1 tbsp groundnuts, 12 cashew nuts, 3 round dried red chilies, ½ tsp asafoetida, and stir well.
- Next add the karuveppilai paste, 1 plate of cooked rice, blended masala powder, and stir well.
- Lastly, add coconut oil to taste, a handful of coriander leaves, and mix thoroughly.
- The scrumptious karuveppillai soru is ready to be served.
EP 2: FISH VARUVAL
Preparation:
- Clean and slice the fish into pieces.
- Marinate the fish with 1 tbsp chili powder, 1 tbsp coriander powder, 1 tsp pepper powder, 1 tsp turmeric powder, 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste, ½ handful of curry leaves then squeeze half lemon and add salt; Keep it aside for 30 minutes.
Method:
- Heat oil in a pan, once oil is heated fry the fish and turn it over to cook both sides.
- Fry the fish till it's cooked well and serve it hot!
EP 2: CARROT HALWA
Preparation:
- Grate 1kg of carrots.
Methods:
- Melt 2 tbsp ghee in a pan, add 10 cashew nuts, and 10 raisins; Stir till it turns into a golden colour.
- Next, add the grated carrots and sauté over medium heat till the carrot turns colour.
- Then, add a pinch of salt and 1 cup of Fernleaf Full Cream Milk.
- Continue stirring until most of the milk evaporates, and then add ¾ cup of sugar.
- Once the sugar melts, add 1 tbsp ghee and ¼ tsp cardamom powder; Stir well.
- Finally, garnish the delicious carrot halwa with almonds.
EP 2: KOLLU RASAM
Preparations:
- Add 2 small onions, 6 garlic cloves, 1 small ginger, 1 tbsp coriander seed, 1 tbsp peppercorn, 1 tbsp fennel, 1 tbsp cumin, enough water, and blend it thoroughly.
- Next, blend 2 tomatoes and keep it aside.
- Boil 1 cup of horse gram and separate the boiled water.
Methods:
- Heat oil in a pan, then add 4 dry chilies, ½ handful of curry leaves, and the blended purees.
- Next, add in ½ tsp turmeric powder, horse gram boiled water, salt to taste, and tamarind water as needed.
- Lastly, add ½ tsp asafoetida, ½ handful of coriander leaves, and simmer for few minutes to complete the healthy Kolly Rasam.
EP 3: KARAIKUDI PRAWN MASALA
Preparations:
- Marinate the prawns with 1 tsp turmeric powder, 1 tbsp chili powder, 1 tbsp garam masala, ½ tbsp crushed pepper, 1 tbsp coriander powder, 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste, and a pinch of salt. Keep aside for 10 minutes.
- Heat 1 tsp butter in a pan, add 10 small onions, 2 chopped tomatoes, 1 tbsp fish curry powder, and prawn stock. Stir well, mash it well into a paste and keep aside.
Methods:
- Fry the prawns in heated butter and add some lemon.
- Next, add pasta and salt to taste; Stir well and keep it aside.
- In a new pan, heat some butter, add 1 big onion, and fry till it turns golden brown.
- Next, add 2 green chilies, ½ handful, Fernleaf Full Cream Milk as needed into the cooked prawn together with the sautéed mixture.
- Off the heat and add a squeeze of lemon for some tangy taste.
- The delicious Karaikudi Prawn Masala is now ready to be served.
EP 3: JILEBI
Preparations:
- In a large bowl, add refined wheat flour, gram flour, curd yogurt, sufficient water, and whisk till the batter turns into a smooth consistency; Cover the batter and keep it in a warm place to ferment the mixture for 14 hours.
Methods:
- To make the sugar syrup, heat the pan over medium flame, add sugar, water, and mix it thoroughly until it is fully dissolved.
- Next, simmer the syrup until it attains one-string consistency, and then add saffron (mixed with hot water, and rose essence; Stir well.
- Fill the Jilebi batter in a squeeze bottle and squeeze the bottle to make circles.
- Heat oil in a pan over medium flame and fry till the Jilebi is crisp and golden in colour.
- Soak the Jilebi in sugar syrup for 1 to 2 minutes. Then remove the Jilebi from the syrup and sprinkle some pistachio.
- Delicious Jilebi is ready to be served.
EP 3: BEETROOT PARATHA
Preparations:
- Firstly, cut the beetroot into small pieces and boil it on medium heat.
- Once the beetroot is cooked, strain the beetroot and keep the boiled water aside.
- Blend the cooked beetroot into a fine paste.
Methods:
- In a large bowl, add the beetroot paste, atta flour, cumin, butter, and a banana.
- Pour the boiled beetroot water at a time and keep kneading the dough until it turns smooth and soft.
- Next pinch the dough into a small ball, roll and flatten it; Grease some butter and fold it twice and further roll it.
- Lastly, place the rolled paratha on a hot pan and cook it.
- Delicious beetroot paratha is ready to be served.
EP 4: KARUVADDU KULAMBU
Preparations:
- Dice 2 big onions, 6 garlic cloves, 5 bird's eyes chilies, 1 brinjal, 2 tomatoes, 2 murungakai drumsticks, and 2 potatoes.
Methods:
- Heat some coconut oil in a pan and add mixed spice, onions, garlic, bird’s eye chilies and sauté for a minute; Then add curry leaves, ginger garlic paste, and stir well.
- Next add brinjal, tomatoes, murungakai drumsticks, potatoes, and add more coconut oil if needed.
- Then, add some water to the fish curry powder and chili powder separately and dilute it well then pour it into the pan one by one; bring everything to a boil and cook until the brinjal is cooked.
- Add lima beans (mochai kottai), tamarind water, and water if needed.
- Next, add in the salted fish and simmer for few minutes before adding the coconut milk.
- Add salt to taste, and the delicious karuvaddu kulambu is ready to be served.
EP 4: PALKOVA
Preparations:
- Mix 1 and a 1/2 cup of milk using Fernleaf Full Cream Milk powder.
Methods:
- Heat 2 tbsp ghee in a pan and pour 1/2 cup Fernleaf Full Cream Milk; stir well.
- Next, add the 2 cups of Fernleaf Full Cream milk powder gradually and stir to prevent milk from clumping.
- Then, add 1 cup of Fernleaf Full Cream Milk; stir till it thickens.
- Next, add sugar and keep stirring till the sugar dissolves.
- Lastly, add a pinch of cardamom powder and 1 tbsp ghee, stir well.
- Off the heat, scoop it into a ghee greased bowl, and serve it hot or cold.
EP 4: SUKKU COFFEE
Preparations:
- Roast 1 tbsp coriander seeds and 1 small dried ginger.
- Next blend the dry ginger and coriander seeds smoothly into powder and keep it aside.
Methods:
- Boil some water and add 1 tbsp coffee powder, the blended powder mix, enough milk, and 1 tbsp sugar.
- Bring it to a boil and off the heat.
- Yummy Sukku Coffee is ready!
EP 5: PALAK PANNEER
Preparation:
- Blanch 2 small ginger, 1 green chili, and 2 bunch of spinach for about 1 minute in the boiling water, and transfer it to a large bowl of ice water; drain it and blend it into a smooth puree.
- Heat oil in a pan and roast 300g paneer in 1 tbsp butter till it turns golden brown, and keep it aside.
Method:
- In heated oil, add 15 cloves of garlic, 1/2 tbsp cumin, 2 green chilies, 5 small onions, 1 small ginger, and 6 dry chilies; next, add 1 boiled and mashed tomato.
- Then add 1/2 tbsp turmeric powder, 1/2 tbsp coriander powder, 1/2 tbsp chili powder, 1/2 tbsp garam masala, salt to taste, and stir well.
- Add the blended puree and bring the mixture to a boil.
- Next, pour Fernleaf Full Cream Milk as needed and add the roasted paneer cubes into the mix and stir well; Lastly, add 1 tbsp butter and coriander leaves.
- Delicious Palak Panneer is ready!
EP 5: RASAGULLA
Preparations:
- Pour 1 litre of milk into a pot, add the lime juice after the first boil, and stir. Once it thickens, pour the mixture into a colander lined with cheesecloth and rinse it with cold water.
- Allow the water to drain completely and knead the paneer well to make a smooth dough; Roll it into small balls.
Method:
- Bring water to a boil in a pressure cooker, add 2 cups of sugar and stir it until dissolved.
- Next, add the rolled panner into it; gently stir and add 4 cardamoms into the mixture.
- Yummy Rasagulla is ready!
EP 5: BITTER GOURD FRY WITH ANCHOVIES
Preparations:
- Mix 300g bitter gourd with 2 tbsp curd, water as needed, and keep it aside.
- Fry 50g anchovies till it turns into a golden colour, and keep it aside.
Methods:
- Drain the bitter gourd mixture and add 10 cloves of garlic, 4 tbsp of gram flour, 1 tbsp cornflour, 1 tbsp rice flour, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 2 tsp chili powder, 1 tsp coriander powder, chopped curry leaves, salt to taste, and warm oil; stir it well.
- Next, fry the bitter gourd mixture and keep it aside.
- Fry 15 small onions and add in the fried anchovies; Mix it well and keep it aside.
- Fry curry leaves, and keep it aside.
- Lastly, place the fried bitter gourd, fried onion with anchovies mix, fried curry leaves into a large plate. Squeeze some lemon juice on top and sprinkle some chili flakes.
- Delicious bitter gourd fry with anchovies ready to be served!
EP6: EGG KURMA
Preparations:
- Add 5 dry chilies, 3 green chilies, 1 grated coconut, 15 cashew nuts, 1 tsp turmeric powder, 1/2 tbsp chili powder, 1/2 tbsp coriander powder, 1/2 tbsp fennel seed, and water as needed; Blend into a fine paste.
Methods:
- Heat oil in a pan, add 2 onions, 2 diced tomatoes, 1/2 tbsp fennel seed, 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste, salt to taste, and 1 stem of curry leaves; add some water and bring it to a boil.
- Next, add the blended paste to the pan and add 6 boiled eggs and 1 cup of coconut milk once the mixture starts boiling.
- Lastly, add coriander leaves and stir well. Egg Kurma is ready to be served!
EP6: RAVA LADDU
Preparations:
- Blend 1 cup of rava flour and 1 cup of sugar in a dry blender separately.
Methods:
- Heat the pan in low heat and add 2 tbsp anchor butter, 2 tbsp cashew nuts, and 2 tbsp raisins; Fry until the raisins puff up and add 1/2 cup of grated coconut.
- Next, add the blended rava flour and sugar; stir well till the sugar dissolves.
- Once done, transfer it to a bowl, sprinkle 1 tsp cardamom powder, and let it rest for 2 minutes.
- In a pot, heat 1 cup of milk until it's warm; then gradually pour the milk into rava mixture to toll it into palm-sized balls.
- Let cool and delicious rava laddu is ready to be served.
EP6: ONION & KARUVEPILLAI PAGODA
Preparations:
- Cut and dice 4 onions, 1 handful of coriander leaves, 2 small gingers, 2 green chilies, 5 stems of curry leaves and mix it in a bowl.
Methods:
- Add salt to taste, 1 tsp fennel seed, 1 tbsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp asafoetida, 1 cup of gram flour, and 1/2 cup of rice flour to the bowl; mix it well with some cooking oil.
- Heat a pan with oil, add in the batter and fry it till golden brown.
- Delicious onion and karuvepillai pagoda ready to be served.
EP7: CRAB VARUVAL
Preparation:
- Dry roast 3 pcs cinnamon, 5 pcs cardamon, 4 pcs cloves, 1 star anise, 6 dry chilies, 1 tbsp coriander seeds, 1/2 tbsp peppercorns, 1/2 tbsp fennel together, and dry blend the mixture; keep aside.
- Dry roast 1/2 cup of grated coconut and 1 handful of curry leaves. Then dry blend the coconut mixture and keep aside.
Method:
- In the pan, heat some oil, add 1 onion, 4 bird’s eye chilies, 1 and 1/2 tbsp ginger garlic paste, and stir well.
- Next, add in the first dry blended mixture, crab stock, and 2 tomatoes; Let it boil.
- Next, add the crabs, enough salt, 1 tbsp thick black ketchup, 1 tbsp jaggery, and stir well.
- Finally, add the coconut blended mixture and Fernleaf Full Cream Milk as needed.
- Sprinkle coriander leaves, and the dish is ready to be served.
EP7: SAMOSA
Preparation:
- In a medium bowl, mix 2 cups of wheat flour, a pinch of salt, 4 tbsp ghee, and water as needed to make a smooth dough; Keep it aside to rest.
Method:
- Heat oil and add 1 tbsp fennel, 3 green chilies, 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste, and 2 onions; add one by one till it turns golden brown.
- Next, add 1 tbsp coriander powder, 1 tbsp turmeric powder, 3/4 tbsp chili powder, salt to taste, and coriander leaves; Cook well and keep it aside.
- Knead the flour mixtures and flatten them into circles. Cut each circle in half. Dampen edges with water and form semicircles into cones.
- Fill the cones with equal portions of the filling mixture. Dampen top and bottom edges of cones, and pinch to seal.
- Fry the cones in preheated oil until it turns golden brown; Serve warm.
EP7: JEERA RICE
Preparations:
- Heat ghee in a pan. Add 1 onion and cashew nuts, and fry till it turns golden brown; Keep aside.
Method:
- Firstly, add 2 cups of washed basmati rice, 1/2 cup of coconut milk, water as needed, 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste, chickpeas, and salt to taste into the rice cooker.
- Next, add 2 bay leaves, 1 cinnamon, 6 cloves, and 2 tbsp cumin in a hot pan and stir well.
- Lastly, add the fried spices mixture into the rice cooker and stir thoroughly.
- Let the rice cook and garnish with the fried onion mixture and coriander leaves.
- Jeera Rice is ready to be served.