Monday, 29 June 2009

Chicken Fry

Ingredients:

Chicken Boneless 1/2 kg
Corn Flour Powder 2 Tablespoon
Maida (Plain flour) 2 Tablespoon
Chili powder 1 Teaspoon
Pepper powder 1 or 1/2 Teaspoon
Ajinomoto (Optional) a pinch
Soya sauce 1/2 Teaspoon
Lemon juice 1 Teaspoon
Ginger n garlic paste 1 Teaspoon
Egg 1
Salt
Oil to fry

Method:

  • Marinate the chicken with all the above ingredients and leave it for 3 to 5 hrs.
  • Heat the oil in a frying pan.
  • Fry the chicken in oil.

Saturday, 28 March 2009

Crab Masala Fry

Ingredients:

Crab 5 pieces ( Clean it and keep aside)
Onion 3
Tomato 1
Ginger n Garlic paste 2 Teaspo0n
Chili Powder 1 tsp
Pepper powder 1 tsp
Curry Leaves a bunch
Oil
Salt

Method:

  • Add oil to kadai and add onion and fry for 3 minutes.
  • Add ginger n garlic paste and fry for 2 minutes.
  • Add tomato and fry it.
  • Add masala powder fry for 2 minutes add crab and salt.
  • Add water to the kadai, the crab must be soaked in water.
  • Cook the crab, all the water should evaporate.
  • Fry well and make it dry.
  • Garnish with fresh strands of corriander leaves.

Onion Chutney


Ingredients:

Big Onion 4
Tomato 1
Dry Red Chili 2 or 3
Oil
Salt as needed

Method:

  • Slice onion and tomato into small pieces.
  • Add oil to kadai.
  • Add dry chili and fry for few seconds.
  • Add onion and fry till it turns into golden brown colour.
  • Add Tomato and saute well.
  • Cool the content.
  • Add the mixture to mixcy and add salt.
  • Grind the mixture into a paste.
  • Onion chutney is ready.
Serve with dosa or Idli......
Though Onion chutney is not my favorite this particular recipe is great.... I had this onion chutney at my friends place and liked it a lot... So thought of sharing the recipe..... Give a try.

Friday, 24 October 2008

Badam Halwa


Ingredients:

Badam 1 Cup
Milk 2 Cup
Sugar 2 Cup
Ghee 1 Cup

Method:

  • Soak badam in hot water for 2 hours.
  • Then remove the skin.
  • Grind the badam with milk and make it into a fine paste.
  • Add sugar to the badam paste in a pan.
  • Bring it to a boil and keep mixing till the content becomes thick.
  • Add ghee little by little and continue to stir.
  • The content will absorb the ghee.
  • Stir well and off the stove.
  • Apply ghee on a tray and spread the content.
  • Cool it and make pieces.
Yummy badam halwa is ready.

Sunday, 7 September 2008

Mutton Kulambu

Ingredients:

Mutton 1/2 Kg
Small onion or shallots 4 to 5
Ginger n garlic paste 1 Teaspoon
Oil
Salt
Coriander to garnish
Coconut milk 1 Cup

Masala Paste:

  • Sombu (Fennel Seeds) 1/2 Teaspoon
  • Cardamon 2
  • Clove 2
  • Cinnamon bark 1 inch
  • Dry red chili 6 or 8
  • Fry all the above in a kadai without adding oil.
  • Cool it and powder it and add little water and grind well.
Method:
  • Add oil to pressure cooker and fry onion till golden brown colour.
  • Add ginger n garlic paste and mutton fry for few minutes.
  • Add the masala paste and salt.
  • Add coconut milk and little water close the cooker.
  • Pressure cook the mutton.
  • When mutton is cooked garnish it with coriander leaves.
Its great with hot steaming white rice...... This is my mother-in-laws recipe and really a great one. Will upload the picture soon.

Tuesday, 8 April 2008

Masala Peanut / Peanut Pakoda

Peanuts are a valuable source of B vitamins, such as folate can help prevent birth defects. One small handful of peanuts contains 2 big grams of fiber i.e. 9% of the fiber which we need each day. Peanuts contain high quality plant protein. This is especially important for children, vegetarians and people eating more meatless meals. Click here to know all about PEANUT.



Ingredients:

Peanut 1 Cup
Gram Flour 1/4 Cup
Chili Powder 1 Teaspoon (as needed)
Asafoetida a pinch
Butter 1 Teaspoon
Salt as needed
Water little
Oil to fry

Method:

  • Take the peanut in a big bowl.
  • Sprinkle gram flour, asofoetida, chili powder, salt and butter and mix well.
  • Sprinkle water little by little and mix well ( note:- take care not to add excess water).
  • Heat oil in a kadai.
  • When the oil is hot, wet your hand in water and take peanut and spread it in kadai, so that the peanut will get separated.
  • When peanut turns brown in colour remove it and spread it in a tissue or news paper.
  • When it cools serve it and can store it in air tight container.
  • Its great for evening snack.



Friday, 28 March 2008

Dhal Curry

A simple dhal curry preparation. This is a quick recipe which strikes my mind when I got to cook in a rush. Its great with steaming white rice and spicy potato fry.

iceIngredients:

Toor Dhal 1 Cup
Small Onion (Shallots) 2 to 3
Garlic pods 2
Green Chili 2 or 3
Tomato 2 Small
Jeera powder 1/2 Teaspoon
Asafoetida 1/4 Teaspoon
Turmeric powder 1/4 Teaspoon
Mustard seeds 1/2 Teaspoon
Dry Red chili 3
Cummin seeds 1/4 Teaspoon
Curry Leaves a bunch
Oil
Salt

Method:

  • Wash the dhal and take it in cooker.
  • Addd chopped onions, tomato, slitted green chili and crushed garlic pods.
  • Add asafoetida, turmeric powder and jeera powder.
  • Add lttle water and pressure cook the dhal.
  • Add salt and little water boil it for 5 minutes.
  • Heat oil in a kadai and add mustard seeds.
  • When it splits add jeera seeds, curry leaves and dry chili.
  • Add this to the dhal curry and mix well.