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10/10/2026

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10/10/2026

Chilli squid rings🦑🌶️

INGREDIENTS
* Squid rings🦑 -250 gms
* Onion-half
* Capsicum 🫑- quarter
* Oil-5-10 ml
* Chopped garlic-1 tbsp
* Cooked chilli paste -1 tbsp
* Dark soy sauce-1/4 tsp
* Salt 🧂-to taste
* Sugar -1 pinch
* Crushed pepper -1/2 tsp
* Season powder-( optional)
* Chopped spring onions - for garnish

For squid marination

* Ginger-garlic paste
* Salt
* Pepper
* Corn flour
* Oil - for frying

METHOD
* Marinate the squid with salt, pepper,ginger garlic paste and corn flour make a thick batter
* Deep fry them in oil till it’s get golden and crispy make the temperature of the oil is hot so the squid wont get rubbery in the same oil fry capsicum and onions and set them aside
* In a chinese wok heat oil add chopped garlic and cook till they turn golden brown the add cooked chilli paste and sauté add little water to make saucy consistency
* Then add tomato sauce/dark soy sauce and season it with salt/pepper/sugar/seasoning powder once mixed bring back the fried squid
* Increase the temperature and toss them on higher heat finally finish it with chopped spring onions
* Chilli squid 🦑 is ready Serve hot as a starter!

Always remember this “everybody can cook and everybody has to cook”

Happy cooking 😊
Director, Chef and Host: Karthi
Videographer: Karthi
Editor: Karthi

Simple chicken recipe 😋🍗 INGREDIENTS * Chicken 🍗 -250 gms* Ghee -1 tsp* Garlic 🧄-5 to 6 cloves * Green chilli- 4 nos* Cr...
10/10/2026

Simple chicken recipe 😋🍗

INGREDIENTS
* Chicken 🍗 -250 gms
* Ghee -1 tsp
* Garlic 🧄-5 to 6 cloves
* Green chilli- 4 nos
* Crushed pepper-1 tsp
* Salt- to tatse
* Chopped coriander 🌿- few sprig

METHOD
* Heat ghee add garlic cloves along with green chilli and saute the add the chicken cook for 2 minutes on high heat
* Season it with salt and crushed pepper and mix well then cover and cook for 12-15 minutes open in between and stir to prevent the chicken getting burnt
* Once chicken is cooked finish it with chopped coriander 🌿
* Serve hot

Always remember this “everybody can cook and everybody has to cook”

Happy cooking 😊
Director, Chef and Host: Karthi
Videographer: Karthi and mom
Editor: Karthi

10/10/2026

6 ingredients chicken recipe- chicken chinthamani 🔥🍗

Please note
This is a high spicy 🥵 dish and i would not suggested this particular recipe for kids.

INGREDIENTS
* Chicken curry-cut-300 gms
* Dried red chillies 🌶️-8 to 10 no’s
* Gingelly oil-10-15 ml
* Curry leaves-1 sprig
* Shallots -15 to 20 no’s
* Rock Salt- to taste
* Turmeric powder

METHOD

* Cut the chicken into small pieces
* Deseed the dried red chilli 🌶️
* Heat gingelly oil in a kadai add the red chilli and sauté then followed by shallots and curry leaves
* Once the shallots become weak snd soft add the chicken and sauté for few minutes
* Then add sufficient salt and turmeric powder and saute till the raw flavour disappears
* On Slow to medium cook for 12-15 minutes or till the chicken is well done
* Serve hot with steamed rice

Always remember this “everybody can cook and everybody has to cook”

Happy cooking 😊
Director, Chef and Host: Karthi
Videographer: Karthi and Mom
Editor: Karthi

09/10/2026

Simple and tasty chickpeas pulao😋

INGREDIENTS
* Boiled chana(chickpeas)-1 cup
* Basmati rice -1 cup
* Ghee -1 tbsp
* Whole spices with fennel and bay leaf
* Sliced onions 🧅 - 1 no medium size
* Ginger garlic paste -1 tsp
* Green chilli-2 nos
* Salt -to taste
* Pepper powder- 1/2 tsp
* Garam masala-1/2 tsp
* Chopped Mint and Coriander
* 1 cup cow milk
* 1 cup water

METHOD
* Wash Soak the basmati rice for 30 minutes
* Heat ghee and add whole spices with bay leaf and fenn followed by slit green chilli and then sliced onions
* on a slow to medium heat saute the onions till it becomes soft then add ginger garlic paste and saute when the aroma comes out
* At this stage add boiled chickpeas and saute then season it with sufficient salt/ pepper and garam masala
* Once raw flavour is gone now add the measured water for 1 cup rice i am using 1 cup water and 1 cup of cow milk bring it to boil add the soaked basmati rice and start cooking check for seasoning if required add salt
* When the rice and water on the same level drizzle little ghee add chopped mint and coriander them cover and dum for 10-12 minutes by keeping a old tawa underneath on a very slow heat try to keep a bowl of water on top
* Once the time is over need to rest the pulao for 5 minutes Serve hot with raitha or any side dish

Always remember this “everybody can cook and everybody has to cook”

Happy cooking 😊
Director, Chef and Host: Karthi
Videographer: Karthi and mom
Editor: Karthi

09/10/2026

Creamy egg kuruma🥚

INGREDIENTS:
* Eggs -4 no’s
* Coconut oil-5 ml
* Ghee-1 tbsp
* Pepper-1/2 tsp
* Cinnamon-small piece
* Saunf ( fennel) - 1/2 tsp
* Cardamom-2 no’s
* curry leaves -1 sprig
* Sliced Onions 🧅-one medium sized
* Green chilli - 2 no’s
* Garlic-5 cloves
* Coconut 🥥-50-75 gms
* Cashew nut-10 no’s
* Ginger 🫚- small piece
* Sliced shallots -5-6 no’s
* Salt- to taste
* Coriander powder 1 tsp
* Coriander leaves -1 sprig

METHOD:

* Heat coconut oil in a pan add pepper/cardamom/cinnamon/saunf followed by garlic/ginger and green chilli and sauté
* Then add sliced onions and sauté till they are soft then add cashew and cook for a minute them the cut coconut once its warmed up add coriander powder
* Sauté till the raw flavour disappears then allow them to cool completely and make a smooth paste
* In a thick bottom pan heat ghee add slit green chilli /curry leaf and sliced shallots once the shallots turned brown the add the paste and cook it for a minute on a slow heat
* Add sufficient water and mix then season it with salt bring it to boil cover and cook for 5 minutes open add the hard boiled eggs stir well cover and cook for 2 more minutes
* Finally finish it with chopped coriander leaves
* Serve hot along with idiappam or appam

Always remember this “everybody can cook and everybody has to cook”

Happy cooking 😊
Director, Chef and Host: Karthi
Videographer: Karthi
Editor: Karthi

09/10/2026

Broad beans and chicken eggs 🫛 🥚

09/10/2026

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09/10/2026

Madurai style chicken sukka🍗

NGREDIENTS
* Chicken curry cut-500 gms
* Gingelly oil-15 ml
* Chopped garlic 🧄-4-5 cloves
* Chopped ginger 🫚 -small piece
* Sliced Small onions-10-12 pieces
* Curry leaves 🍃 -1 sprig
* Salt 🧂
* Turmeric powder -1/2 tsp
* Chilli 🌶️ powder -1 tsp

FOR POWDER

* Cardamom-4 nos
* Cloves -4 nos
* Cinnamon stick -2-3 small pieces
* Pepper corns- 1 tbsp
* Fennel seeds-1 tbsp
* Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
* Kalpasi -1 small pieces

METHOD
* Marinate the chicken with salt and turmeric powder set them aside
* Heat a pan and dry roast the above mentioned ingredients and powder them in a blender once they get cold
* Heat sesame oil in a kadai once its hot add chopped ginger/ garlic /curry leaves and saute then add sliced small onions
* Sauté till the shallots turn golden brown then add turmeric/chilli powder/ salt sauté till raw flavours disappears then add the marinated chicken to in
* Increase the heat and cook the chicken for a minute them cover and cook till they are half cooked
* At this stage add roasted powder to it and mix well then cover and cook till the chicken is well-done
* Now Start drying up the masalas on a medium flame till it become dry and masalas are well coated with the chicken
* Serve it with steamed rice along with hot rasam

Always remember this “everybody can cook and everybody has to cook”

Happy cooking 😊
Director, Chef and Host: Karthi
Videographer: Karthi and mom
Editor: Karthi

08/10/2026

Dragon chicken 🐉🍗

INGREDIENTS
* Chicken strips(breast)-300 gms(2 nos)
* Cashew-nut-10-15 nos
* Dried red chilli-1 nos
* Garlic -4-5 cloves
* Spring onions -2 sprig
* Refined flour -1 ybsp
* Corn flour -1 tbsp
* oil (choice)-10 ml
* Cooked chilli 🌶 paste -1 tbsp
* Dark soya sauce-1tsp
* Tomato sauce
* Salt - to taste
* Pepper -1 tsp
* Sugar - 1 pinch
* Oil for deep frying
* Ginger garlic paste -1 tsp
* Sesame seeds -1 tsp

METHOD
* Marinate the chicken breast with ginger garlic paste / salt/ pepper and egg along with maida and corn flour make a batter
* Heat oil and fry the chicken along with cashew and set it aside
* In a wok heat oil add red chilli and chopped garlic and sauté once browned add cooked chilli paste and cooke then add half cup of water-and dilute the chilli paste
* Then add tomato sauce and dark soya sauce season it with salt / pepper and sugar and add the fried chicken to it and toss on a high fire till the sauce is nicely coated in the chicken and dried add spring onions toss
* garnish with sesame seeds and sprig onions

A lways remember this “everybody can cook and everybody has to cook”

Happy cooking 😊
Director, Chef and Host: Karthi
Videographer: Karthi and mom
Editor: Karthi

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