Posted on 09 August 2009 by Sarmila
Ingredients:
- Fish – 1/2 lb
- All purpose flour( Maida ) – 2 tsp
- Grated red onion – 4 tsp
- Grated garlic – 2 tsp
- Ginger – 1 tsp
- Salt – 1/2 tsp
- Red chilly powder – 2 pinches
- Pepper – 1/2 tsp
- Oil to fry
Method:
- Clean fish and boil with some water.
- When the fish is half cooked, drain the water.
- Remove bones & mix well with all the ingredients.
- Make small balls like cutlets.
- Fry them.
Posted on 08 August 2009 by Sarmila
Ingredients:
- Fish(Karimeen/Promphret/Chanad) 1/2 Kg
- Green chillies – 5 nos
- Onion – 1 no
- Tomato – 1 no
- Ginger paste – 1/2 tsp
- Garlic paste – 1/2 tsp
- Curry leaves – A few
- Tamarind(Puli) paste – 2 tsp
- Chilly powder – 1 1/2 tsp
- Coriander powder – 2 tsp
- Turmeric powder – 1 tsp
- Pepper powder – 2 tsp
- Salt – As reqd
- Coconut oil – 3 tsp
Method:
- Heat oil in a pan or a kadai.
- Add green chilly paste followed by grated onion, tomato, ginger paste, garlic paste, curry leaves, tamarind paste, chilly powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and pepper powder.
- Saute well till onion and tomato blends well.
- Add salt and mix well.
- Add 1 1/2 cups of boiled water and allow it to boil.
- Allow it to boil for 2 – 3 mins.
- Add fish and cook for 5 mins.
- Top it with 1 tsp of coconut oil.
- Serve Hot with Rice.
Posted on 07 August 2009 by Sarmila
Ingredients:
- Crab – 1 kg
- Ginger – 1 big piece Chopped
- Green chillies – 4 nos
- Curry leaves – A few
- Grated coconut – 2 cups
- Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
- Chilli powder – 2 tsp
- Coriander powder – 1 tsp
- Pepper powder – 1 tsp
- Garam masala – 1 tsp
- Coconut oil – 2 tbsp
- Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
- Curry leaves – A few
- Dry red chillies – 3 nos
- Salt – As reqd
Method:
- Clean the crab by removing the legs and outer shell and remove all the other dirts and wash it well.
- Cut it into two pieces (2 halves).
- Roast turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder and pepper powder together in a pan without oil.
- Mix the roasted masala with grated coconut.
- Mix it well with hand for a better results.
- Add ginger, chopped green chillies and curry leaves to this
- coconut mixture and again mix it
- with hand.
- Cook the crab pieces in a pan ( chatti is best) with little water, salt and little turmeric powder.
- When the crab is cooked, add the coconut mixture along with garam masala and mix it well.
- Cover it with a lid and cook until the dish is dry.
- Because it is a `thoran` it should be dry.
- Heat the oil in a pan.
- Splutter mustard seeds and saute curry leaves and red chillies and pour it over the dish.
- Serve hot.
Posted on 24 July 2009 by Sarmila
Ingrediants:
- Pork – 500 gm
- Vinegar – 2 desert spoon
- Salt – As required
- Long sliced Onion – 1
- Long sliced Ginger – 1 tsp
- Chilly powder – 1 tsp
- Coriander powder – 1 desert spoon
- Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
- Cinnamon – 2 pieces
- Cardamom – 3
- Cloves – 6
- Garlic – 12
- Oil – 2 desert spoon
Method:
- Clean pork and cut into small pieces.
- In a pressure cooker, mix the pork pieces with vinegar, salt, chilly powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, ginger, water and cook for atleast 10 minutes after hearing the whistle.
- When cooked, drain extra water.
- Heat oil in a kadai, sauté onion, curry leaves till golden.
- Add the cooked pork and sauté well until dry and gets brown.
- Serve hot with Bread, Chappathi and Appam.
Posted on 24 July 2009 by Sarmila
Ingredients:
- Beef – 500 gm
- Sliced Onions – 3 desert spoon
- Coconut Milk – 1/2 cup
- Garam masala – 2 tsp
- Vinegar – 1 desert spoon
- Salt – As required
- Oil – 2 desert spoon
- Mustard – 1 tsp
- Boiled water – As required
Method:
- Soak the garam masala in little water and make a smooth paste.
- Heat oil in a Kadai, splutter Mustard seeds.
- Fry the sliced Onion until well browned.
- Add Garam masala and stir until oil floats above.
- Place the meat pieces into it.
- Adding boiling water, vinegar, salt and simmer the fire and allow it to cook.
- When the meat pieces have cooked well, add coconut milk.
- Cook on a low fire until gravy becomes thick. Serve hot.
Posted on 24 July 2009 by Sarmila
Ingredients:
- Elephant yam (Karanai Kizhangu) 500 gm
- Cucumber (Vellarika) 500 gm
- Carrot 100 gm
- Raw banana 1
- Drumstick 2
- Snake gourd (Podalanga) 50 gm
- Salt As required
- Coconut ½ cup
- Shallot 4
- Green chilly 2
- Chilly powder 1 teaspoon
- Turmeric powder ½ teaspoon
- Cumin powder ¼ teaspoon
- Curd 2 tablespoon
- Curry leaves 2 stem
- Coconut oil 1 tablespoon
Method:
- Wash all the vegetables and cut into 2 inch long pieces.
- Add required water and salt and cook.
- Grind ingredients 3 coarsely.
- Add this to the cooked vegetables.
- When cooked properly add curd and curry leaves and mix well.
- Add coconut oil and remove from fire.