Nifty Hands
Lakshmi’s Domain

INGREDIENTS

Haka Noodles - 2 packs
Carrots - chopped 1 cup
Cabbage - shredded 1 cup
Capsicum- sliced 1 cup
Spring onions - chopped 1 cup
Chilli sauce - 2 tsp
Soysauce - 2 tsp
Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
Oil - 4tbsp

PREPARATION

Boil water in a pan and allow it to bubble.
Add noodles and cook for 10min.
Transfer […]

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INGREDIENTS

 Bacchali kura - 2-3 bunches
Tamarind puree - 1tsp
Salt - 2 tbsp
Turmeric - a pinch
Oil - 1 tbsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
Cumin - 1 tsp
Fenugreek - 1 tsp
Redchilli powder - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - 5 nos
Water - 3 cups
Besan /chanadal powder - 2 tbsp
Green chillies - 4 nos
Asfoetida - 1/4 tsp

PREPARATION
    

Wash and chop bacchali kura […]

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INGREDIENTS

Banglore vankai - 2 nos
Oil - 1 tbsp
Coconut powder - 1/2 cup
Curry leaves - 5 nos
Redchillies - 2 nos
Mustard - 1tsp
Uraddal - 1 tsp
Chana dal - 1 tsp
Cumin - 1 tsp
Turmeric - pinch of it

Salt - 11/2 tsp

PREPARATION

Wash and peel off the skin of the vankai /chaute kai and chop […]

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INGREDIENTS

Carrots - 4 nos
Lemon juice - 4 tbsp
Salt- 2 tsp
Oil - 1 tbsp
Curry leaves - 5 nos
Mustard - 1 tsp
Cumin - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 1 tsp
Green chillies - 4 nos

PREPARATION

Wash and grate carrots . Chop green chillies to fine pieces .
Add salt to the lemon juice and mix well.
Add the […]

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 INGREDIENTS

Tomatoes - 6 nos
Onions - 5 nos
Green chillies - 6nos
Tamarind puree - 11/2 tsp
Oil - 1tsp
Curry leaves -  10 nos
Mustard - 1 tsp
Cumin - 1 tsp
Fenugreek - 1 tsp
Corinader leaves - 1/4 bunch
Salt - 1 1/2 tsp
Jaggery - 2 cubes / 2 tbsp
Redchillies - 1 no
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp

PREPARATION
 
     

Wash […]

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INGREDIENTS

Chick peas - 1 pack
Spinach - 1 pack
Salt - 1tsp
Turmeric - 1/4tsp
Garam Masala - 1tsp
Oil - 2 tbsp
Cumin - 1/2 tsp
Redchilli powder - 1 tsp
Cinnamon - 2 small sticks

PREPARATION
 

Soak chick peas overnight and in the morning pressure cook them for4 whistles.
Wash and chop spinach to fine pieces.
Heat oil and fry cumin […]

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INGREDIENTS

Moond dal - 4 cups
Oil - for deep frying
Salt - 11/2 tbsp
Green Chillies - 10 nos
Ginger - 1 fingerlength piece
Coriander - 1/2 bunch
Onions - 2 nos
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp

PREPARATION

Soak moong dal in hot water for 4 hrs.
Grind it into a fine batter of semi solid consistency adding little water at a […]

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INGREDIENTS

Besan - 3 cups
Aloo/Potatoes - 6nos
Green Chillies -6-8 nos
Onions - 2 nos
GaramMasala - 1tsp
Salt - 21/2 tsp
Redchilli powder - 2 tsp
Oil - deep frying
Water - 2 cups
Turmeric- 1/2 tsp
Eating soda - 1/4 tsp

PREPARATION
   

Wash and cut potatoes into 4 pieces each and pressure cook all the pieces for 2 to 3 whisltes.
Allow to […]

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 INGREDIENTS

Besan - 4 cups
Salt - 11/2 tsp
Redchilli powder - 11/2 tsp
Oil - for deep frying
Water - 1 1/2 cups
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp

PREPARATION
 

 Mix besan , redchillipowder , turmeric and salt , add water and make a dough as shown .
Heat oil in a pan and press the dough as shown with the press.
Fry them to […]

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INGREDIENTS

Munaga Kaya - 5 nos
Tamarind puree - 1 tsp
Tuar dal -2 cups
Salt - 11/2 tsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
Cumin - 1 tsp
Fenugreek - 1/2tsp
Turmeric - 1/4tsp
Sambar powder -2 tbsp
Curry leaves - 5 nos
Coriander - 1/4 bunch
Garlic pods - 2 nos
Redchillies - 2 nos
Oil - 1 tbsp

PREPARATION
    
 

Wash and cut drumsticks or munaga kaya to […]

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