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INGREDIENTS

  • 16 Cherry tomatoes
  • Black olives
  • 4 Big tortillas
  • 4 Handfuls of baby spinach
  • Sprinkle of feta
  • Grated cheddar
  • Olive oil

METHOD

  1. Slice the cherry tomatoes and black olives in half.
  2. Lay out a quesadilla, and top with baby spinach, cherry tomatoes, olives, feta and cheddar.
  3. Fold in half.
  4. Heat a pan and drizzle with olive oil. 
  5. Cook quesadilla on both sides, until golden. 
    Enjoy!

Top rated Sweet south indian recipes

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A spicy mixed lentils powder, normally enjoyed with a bit of oil (preferably sesame or coconut oil) as a condiment ...

  • 1 cup split urad dal/Split black gram
  • 1 cup chana dal/split Bengal gram or split chickpea
  • 1 cup dry red chillies (more or less according to how spicy you want your chutney powder)
  • ½ teaspoon hing/asafetida
  • Few Curry leaves (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • 2 teaspoons cooking oil (coconut or sesame oil)
  • Salt to taste
4.8/5 (7 Votes)

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A south indian Breakfast / dinner made with Sooji

  • Rava / sooji - 1 cup
  • Curd - 1/2 cup
  • Eno Fruit salt- 1 tea spoon
  • water - as required to get the idly batter consistency
  • Salt - as per taste
  • To Temper:
  • Mustard seeds - 1 tea spoon
  • Urad dal - 2 tea spoons
  • Channa dal- 1/4 cup
  • Cashews- 2 tea spoons (broken/chopped)
  • Curry leaves - 1 sprig (finely chopped)
  • Oil - 3 tea spoons
4.5/5 (3 Votes)

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Soak basmati rice for 45 min In a pan add oil and butter

  • Basmati rice 1 cup
  • Oil 4 tbsp.
  • Butter 2 tbsp.
  • Bay leaf 1
  • Cinnamon 1 inch
  • Cloves 2
  • Cardamom 2
  • Fennel seeds 1 tbsp.
  • Star anise 1
  • Onions 2
  • Tomato 1
  • Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp.
  • Green chili 2
  • Cilantro ¼ cup
  • Mint ¼ cup
  • Chicken ½ kg
  • Red chili powder 1 tbsp.
  • Coriander powder ½ tbsp.
  • Cumin powder ½ tbsp.
  • Turmeric ½ tsp
  • Salt 1 tsp (adjust as per your taste)
  • Curd 1 tbsp.
  • Water 2 cups
  • Lime juice 1 tbsp.
4/5 (24 Votes)

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Delicious south indian snack made with Ragi flour, onions and green chilies

  • ragi flour - 1 and 1/2 cups
  • Onion - 1 small
  • green chilies - 2
  • jeera - 1 tea spoon
  • Perungayam /hing - a pinch
  • salt - as per taste
  • curry leaves - a few
  • Oil- to fry pakodas
4/5 (5 Votes)

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Authentic south indian lamb/ goat recipe

  • Goat / Lamb - 250 grams (approx) (wash with turmeric and salt and keep ready.)
  • Onion - 1 large
  • tomato -1 large
  • green chili - 1
  • ginger garlic paste - 1 tea spoon
  • Ginger - 1/2 tea spoon (grated or finely chopped)
  • Garlic - 1 tea spoon (finely chopped)
  • curry leaves - a few
  • coriander leaves - a few
  • salt- as per taste
  • Pepper powder - 1/2 a tea spoon
  • Oil- 3-4 tea spoon
  • Spice powders:
  • Chili powder - 1/2 tea spoon
  • coriander powder - 1/2 tea spoon
  • Dry garam masala:
  • fennel seeds - 1 tea spoon
  • cinnamon stick -1
  • anistar -1
  • bay leave -1
4/5 (1 Votes)

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Switch on the stove - Place the wok Add 3 tbsp of oil - oil gets warmer Add chopped onions - turns light brown A

  • Oil - 8 tbsp
  • Onion - 3 medium
  • Tomato - 1
  • Prawn - 15 (Raw - tail off - head
  • off -peeled - deviened )
  • Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tbsp
  • Chilli powder - 1/2 tbsp
  • Cumin powder - 1/2 tbsp
  • Salt - 1/2 tbsp
  • Water - 2 cups
  • Coriander leaves - to garnish
4.1/5 (14 Votes)

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A simple south Indian recipe, which suits well for lunch boxes

  • Cooked Rice - 2 cups
  • salt - as per taste
  • To roast and powder:
  • urad dal - 2 tea spoon
  • red chili - 3 medium
  • Sesame - 1/4 cup
  • To temper:
  • oil - 2 -3 teaspoons
  • peanuts - 2 tea spoon (optional)
  • mustard seeds - 1/2 tea spoon
  • urad dal - 1/2 tea spoon
  • cashew nut - 2 tea spoon (optional)
  • perungayam / hing - a pinch
  • curry leaves - 1 sprig
3.7/5 (9 Votes)

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A traditional south Indian snack, which takes place in all the festivals and functions

  • Urad dal - 1 cup
  • Pepper - 1 tea spoon
  • Jeera - 2 tea spoons
  • salt - to taste
  • curry leaves- a few
2.4/5 (8 Votes)

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Paruppu urundai kuzhambu , Lentil dumplings cooked in tamarind water and chilli spices

  • To make Lentil balls(Urundai) :
  • Channa dal(kadalai paruppu) – ½ cup
  • Red chilies – 4 nos
  • Saunf(fennel seeds) – ½ tsp
  • Hing( Perungayam) – a generous pinch
  • Salt- 1 tsp
  • Onion – ½ cup( finely chopped)
  • Coriander leaves – ¼ cup (finely chopped)
  • For Kuzhambhu:
  • Big onions or shallots – ½ cup (chopped)
  • Garlic flakes – 10 nos
  • Tomatoes – ½ cup(Chopped)
  • Tamarind – lemon size
  • Kuzhambhu chili powder – 2 tbsp
  • Red chili powder – 1 tsp
  • Coriander powder – 1 tbsp
  • Coriander leaves – handful( chopped)
  • Salt – as needed
  • To temper:
  • Oil – 4 tbsp
  • Mustard – 1 tsp
  • Fenegreek seeds – ½ tsp
  • Curry Leaves – few springs
0/5 (0 Votes)

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A powder to make Authentic south Indian recipe "Sambhar"

  • Dhania (coriander seeds) - 2 cups
  • Peppercorn (whole) -1/2 cup
  • Tuar dal (pigeon pea) - 1/2 cup
  • Fenugreek seeds - 1 tablespoon.
  • Red Chilli powder and Turmeric powder- Measured at last
0/5 (0 Votes)

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