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Fish Vada

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.

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Malabar Fish Curry

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.

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Kerala Crab Thoran

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.

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Kerala Pork Curry

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.

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Kerala Beef Curry

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.

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Avial

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.

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