Posted on 06 October 2009 by Sarmila
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Posted on 21 August 2009 by Sarmila
Ingredients:
- 1 tbsp. olive or vegetable oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 green or sweet red pepper, chopped
- 6 lg. fresh mushrooms, thinly sliced
- 1/3 c. chicken broth
- 2 tbsp vinegar
- 1 can tomato sauce
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tsp. sugar
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into chunks
- 2 tbsp. chopped fresh basil or 1 tsp. dried basil
- 1 tbsp. chopped fresh sage or 1/2 tsp. dried sage
- 1 lb. dry linguine, cooked and drained
- 2 to 3 tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 tbsp. chopped fresh parsley
Method:
- In a skillet, heat oil over medium high. Saute onion, peppers and mushrooms until tender.
- Add broth and vinegar; bring to a boil. Boil 2
minutes.
- Add tomato sauce, garlic, sugar, salt and pepper.
- Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 25 minutes.
- Add chicken, basil and sage.
- Cook, uncovered, 15 minutes more or until chicken is done and sauce
is lightly thickened. Serve chicken and sauce over pasta or with rice
- Sprinkle with cheese and parsley.
Posted on 12 August 2009 by Sarmila
Ingredients:
- Minced meat – 150 gms
- Onion – 2 nos.
- Tomatoes – 2 nos.
- Green chilli – 2 nos.
- Coriander – 1 bunch
- Coriander seeds (whole) – 2 tsp
- Mint – 1 bunch
- Garlic – 10 pods
- Lemon – 1 no.(big)
- Bajra (flour) – 1 cup.
- Salt to taste
- Oil for frying
Method:
- Cut onions, tomatoes, green chillies and garlic pods finely into small pieces.
- Wash minced meat, drain water and keep aside.
- Wash coriander and mint leaves. Drain water and keep aside.
- Squeeze lemon. Keep aside lemon juice.
- Mix minced mutton, onions, tomatoes, green chilli, garlic pods, coriander and mint leaves, lemon juice, salt and refrigerate for ½ hour to 1 hour.
- Just before frying add bajra flour and mix well.
- Heat oil for frying kebabs.
- Make the mixed mixture into round shaped balls (lemon size) and slowly drop in the oil.
- Fry in low flame.
- Wait for the kebabs to turn light brown.
- Serve hot as a side dish for biryani, fried rice.
Posted on 10 August 2009 by Sarmila
Ingredients:
- 12 large Drumsticks of Chicken
- 75 gms Desi Ghee
- 100 gms sliced Onion
- 6 small Cardamom
- 2 big Cardamom
- 3 Cloves (Lavangam)
- 1 stick Cinnamon
- 25 gms strained Garlic Paste
- 25 gms strained Ginger Paste
- 10g Dhania
- 4.5 gms Turmeric
- 3 gms Red chili Powder
- Salt
- 100 gms Yogurt
- 1 litre clear Chicken Stock
- 60 ml Cream
- 1/2 Nutmeg
Method:
- Clean, remove the skin and di bone the chicken.
- Cut each breast into three equal sized pieces width wise.
- Wash them and pat dry. Heat ghee in a pan.
- Combine onions, green cardamom, black cardamom, cloves and cinnamon.
- Fry over medium heat till onions becomes translucent and glossy.
Combine garlic and ginger pastes. Stir for 30 seconds.
- Combine coriander, turmeric and red chilli powders and stir.
- Then combine 120 ml cup of chicken stock and salt and stir well.
- Take it to a boil. Reduce the heat and let it simmer.
- Stir constantly so that onions are mashed properly.
- Remove pan from heat.
- Mix in in yogurt.
- Return pan to heat and stir fry until the liquid evaporates.
- Combine 480 ml cup of chicken stock.Take it to a boil.
- Reduce heat.Cover it and let it simmer.
- Stir occasionally for 5 minutes.
- Combine grated nutmeg and stir it well.
- Cover and let it simmer over very low heat till the gravy is of thin sauce type.
- Remove it from the heat.Adjust seasoning.
- Pour in a bowl.Garnish with coriander.
Posted on 10 August 2009 by Sarmila
Ingredients:
- 1/2 kg of tuna, including bones and head well cleaned and prepared
- 1 cup grated coconut
- 2 hot chillies, or depending how spicy you like your dish
- 10 pieces of baby shallots, keep a few shallots aside for frying
- 1 inch fresh ginger
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 green mango cut into chunks
- 2 drumsticks cleaned and cut into 1 inch pieces
- a few curry leaves
- 1/2 a teaspoon of mustard seeds
- salt, as needed
Method:
- Put the grated coconut, chillies, shallots, ginger, garlic and the tumeric powder along with 1/2 a cup of water and blend once.
- Put this mixture in a heavy bottomed pan along with the mango and drumsticks, add a cup more of water and cook until the vegetables are cooked through.
- Add the fish and season with salt cover and cook till the fish is cooked,.
- Heat in a pan some oil put the mustard seeds and the curry leaves and shallots and fry until slightly brown and add to the avial.
- heck the seasonings and add more salt according to your taste