Nami's Cookbook

Hindori is a very old and traditional sweet prepared among Mangalorean GSB community. It is mainy prepared using parboiled rice, coconut and jaggery. This is a very healthy sweet recipe and can be prepared on any occasion and festivals. Some prepare using poha/beaten rice flakes. Most of them have forgotten this recipe so thought to share with you all. My grandmother used to prepare this. So this time when I visited my mom's place, I asked her to prepare this in a traditional way. Here is the recipe. Recipe Video : Recipe card: Print Hindori Yield: 50-60 hindoris Author: Namitha Shenoy Prep time: 5 Min Cook time: 20 Min Total time: 25 Min an old and traditional sweet dish prepared using parboiled rice, fresh coconut and jaggery. Ingredients Parboiled rice - 1 cup Fresh Coconut (grated) - 1 no (approx 2 cups) Jaggery - 1 cup Ghee - 5 tsps Green cardamom - 4 to 5 Instructions Heat a heavy-bottomed kadai and roast the parboiled rice until it pops. When half done, add cardamom and kee...

Aapa, a soft, spongy and sweet dosa made with coconut and rice. It's one of the dosa made in our house after vaina Pooja (Gouri Pooja) , as we exchange vaina narlu(coconut) with our relatives after performing pooja. This coconut we use to make any sweet or dosa. This is my granny's recipe and when I was at my mom's place this time, she made this specially for my youtube channel.  This dosa tastes good when served hot with spicy coconut chutney and homemade butter.  Recipe Video : Recipe card : Print Aapa Yield: 25-30 aapas Author: Namitha Shenoy Prep time: 30 Min Cook time: 5 Min inactive time: 13 Hour Total time: 13 H & 35 M A soft, spongy and sweet dosa made with grated coconut and rice. Ingredients Dosa rice - 4 cups Coconut (grated) - 2 nos  Sugar - 1 cup  Baking soda - ½ tsp  Salt to taste  Coconut oil for frying dosa Instructions Wash well and soak dosa rice for almost 4-5 hrs. Grate the 2 coconuts and keep aside.  Now, grind coconut using l...

 Raw papaya cutlet, a quick, easy and healthy snack perfect for parties and evening snack. Raw papaya is very healthy fruit and good for digestion. There are many dishes using raw papaya. For kids this is the perfect recipe. They will really love it. I have used potatoes for binding. You can add any vegetables like carrot and green peas to make it more colorful and healthy.  Recipe card : Print Raw Papaya Cutlet Yield: Makes 14-15 cutlets Author: Namitha Shenoy Prep time: 15 Min Cook time: 10 Min Total time: 25 Min A perfect and healthy snack made with raw papaya Ingredients Raw papaya (grated) - 3 cups (a medium sized papaya) Boiled Potato(grated) - 1 cup (2 medium sized potatoes)  Breadcrumbs - ¼ cup  Ginger-garlic-green chilli paste - 1 tbsp  Coriander powder - 1 tbsp  Cumin powder - ½ tbsp  Amchur powder - 1 tsp  Chaat masala - 1 tsp  Garam masala powder - 2 tbsp  Salt - 1 tsp  Oil - 5 tbsp for shallow frying  For coating ...

Keto Tandoori Prawns is an easy and tasty recipe best for Ketogenic diet. Succulent prawns with mild Tandoori flavor. This recipe is different from traditional tandoori recipe. A must try recipe for those who are on Keto diet. This is my variation of Tandoori recipe without adding Ginger-garlic paste. You can add if you wish to. But it tasted so awesome even without this.  Recipe Video : Recipe card : Print Keto Tandoori Prawns Yield: 3-4 servings Author: Namitha Shenoy Prep time: 10 Min Cook time: 10 Min inactive time: 30 Min Total time: 50 Min Tandoori flavoured prawns best for ketogenic diet Ingredients Tiger prawns - 500 gms Full fat yogurt - 3 tbsp  Kashmiri chilli powder - 1 tbsp  Garam masala powder - 1 tsp  Pepper powder - ½ tbsp  Salt - 1 tsp  Kasuri Methi - 1 tbsp  Lemon juice - 2 tbsp  Ghee - 2 tsp + 2 tsp  Instructions In a bowl, add cleaned prawns, full fat yogurt, Kashmiri chilli powder, Pepper powder, garam masala powder, Kasu...