Category Archives: Indian Coconut Recipes

White Pumpkin Kootu Recipe

Ingredients: 750 gms white pumpkin (kadhu) 1/4 tsp turmeric (haldi) powder salt (namak) to taste for masala 1/2 cup coconut (narial) (scraped) 1 tblsp cumin seeds 4 green chillies 1 tsp peppercorns 11/2 tsps. rice (chawal) (chawal) for tempering 1 tsp mustard seeds (raai) 2 red chillies whole 1 tsp black gram split (urad dal) […]

Vegetable Nilgiri Korma Recipe

Ingredients: Carrots 1 Capsicum 1 Potato 1 Cauliflower 1/4 French Beans 10 Green Peas (shelled) 1/2 cup Onions 2 medium Tomatoes 2 Curry Leaves 10-12 Coriander Leaves (chopped) 1/4 cup Garam Masala Powder 1 tbsp. Saltto taste Groundnut Oil 12 tbsps. For Masala Paste Coconut (scraped) 1/2 cup Garlic 12 cloves Ginger 1 inch Red […]

Vangi Ani Val Recipe

Ingredients: 11/4 cup sprouted and skinned Val Beans 1 small cubed Eggplant / Brinjal 1 chopped finely Onion (Pyaj) 2 cut into 1inch pieces Drumstick leaves (Muranka bhaji) 4 tblsp grated Coconut (Nariyal) 1 tsp Mustard seeds (Rai/Sarson) 1 tsp Turmeric Powder (Haldi) 1 tsp Cayenne Powder 1 tsp Goda Masala A pinch of Asafoetida […]

Tomato Coconut Soup Recipe

Ingredients: 1/2 tsp mustard seeds 2 tsp sugar 1 pinch asafoetida 2 tblsp oil 1 1/2 cup tomato puree 2 green chillies 2 cup warm water 4 -5 curry leaves 1/4 coconut medium salt to taste How to make tomato and coconut soup : Cut the coconut into small pieces. Wash , take off the […]

Sri Lankan Chicken Curry Recipe

Ingredients: 30 gms ghee 1 Onion (Pyaj), chopped 2 clove(laung)s garlic (lasan), crushed 3 to 4 fresh green or red chilies, cut lengthways into thin strips and seeds removed 1 tsp ground turmeric (haldi) 1 tblsp ground coriander 1 1/2 kg chicken pieces 2 1/2 cups (625ml) coconut (narial) milk 2 tblsp coconut (narial) cream […]

South Indian Chutney Recipe

Ingredients: 120 grams Channa dal 4 teaspoons Ghee 10 Green Chillies (Hari Mirch) 1 Coconut (Narial), fresh 2 teaspoons Whole mustard How to make south indian chutney: Fry dal and green chillies until light brown. Grind coconut, fried dal and green chillies finely. Add salt and fried whole mustard in 2 teaspoons of ghee. Serve […]

Parippu Payasam Recipe

Ingredients: 250 gms Parippu (Green gram dal) Coconut milk from 2 coconuts 250 gms Jaggery 2 tblsp Ghee handful Cashew nuts, Raisins How to make parippu payasam: Clean the dal and saute it in ghee till light brown. Boil the fried dal in water till it is cooked. Make a thick solution by heating jaggery […]

Baghare Baigan Recipe

Ingredients: 500 grams Brinjals 4 medium Onions 5 grams Ginger 2 nos. Garlic cloves 12 grams Coriander seeds 40 grams Sesame seeds 70 grams Peanuts 5 grams Cumin seeds 3 grams Poppy seeds 20 grams Dessicated coconut 2 grams Fenugreek seeds 2 grams Turmeric powder 5 grams Red chilli powder 6 grams Jaggery 75 grams […]

Masaledar Nariyal Lauki

Ingredients: 1″ ginger(adrak) 3 tblsp onions chopped 1 cup coconut (narial) scraped 1″ cinnamon (dalchini) a pinch asafoetida (hing) 8-10 peppercorns (kali mirch) 2 tblsp oil 1 1/2 tblsp tamarind (imli) pulp 4 – 6 cloves 3 red chillies whole 1 tsp turmeric (haldi) powder 1 tsp mustard seeds (rai) 8 – 10 curry leaves […]