Ingredients
12 Prawns big size
3 Tsp Ginger paste
3 Tsp Garlic paste
2 Tsp Lemon juice
Salt to taste
1 cup Curd
1 cup Cream
3 Tsp Gram Flour
1 Tsp white Pepper
1 Tsp Ajwain (caraway)
1 Tsp Clove Powder
Marination:
Shell & clean the prawns in the water and shed it for ten minutes.
Blend the curd & cream properly then add 3 Tsp GramFlour, 1 Tsp whitePepper, 1 Tsp clove Powder & mix it again.
Method
Mix the dried Prawns in this marination and add salt to taste. Mix the marination and put it in the Silver Foil fully covered & Freeze it for Two hours.
Insert the Prawns one by one in the oven stick and tandoor it for 20 minutes until it is golden brown.
Put butter over the Prawns and Oven it for 2 minutes at 180 degrees.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Brinjal Prawn Curry
Ingredients
1/2 lb Prawn medium side
1/4 lb Brinjal cut into 1 by 2 inch slice
1/4 lb tomato chopped
1/2 tbsp cumin
1/2 tbsp mustard
1/2 tbsp turmeric
1 tbsp cumin, 2 tbsp mustard, 3 green chilli, coriander leaves, 4 cloves of garlic and a quarter inch of ginger grind all these ingredient into a paste with 2 tb of water
Salt to taste
5 tbsp of oil
1/2 cup of water
Method
First clean the prawn.
Take 2 tbsp of oil in a frying pan, and fry the brinjal until golden brown. Keep the fried
brinjal aside.
Then take 2tbsp of oil and fry the prawn in low heat until golden brown.
Keep the prawn fried aside and take 1 tb of oil and and when oil start to heat add the 1/2 tbsp of cumin and 1/2 tbsp of mustard.
Then add the chopped tomato and then stare for couple of second and let it cook for 2 to 5 minute and then add the fried prawn first and stir well and then add the brinjal and add the paste and turmeric and salt to taste and let it cook for 5 minute and add 1/2 cup of water.
And keep your pan in high heat upto boiling point then reduce the heat and keep it in low to medium heat for 5 minute. And your curry is ready serve hot with rice.
1/2 lb Prawn medium side
1/4 lb Brinjal cut into 1 by 2 inch slice
1/4 lb tomato chopped
1/2 tbsp cumin
1/2 tbsp mustard
1/2 tbsp turmeric
1 tbsp cumin, 2 tbsp mustard, 3 green chilli, coriander leaves, 4 cloves of garlic and a quarter inch of ginger grind all these ingredient into a paste with 2 tb of water
Salt to taste
5 tbsp of oil
1/2 cup of water
Method
First clean the prawn.
Take 2 tbsp of oil in a frying pan, and fry the brinjal until golden brown. Keep the fried
brinjal aside.
Then take 2tbsp of oil and fry the prawn in low heat until golden brown.
Keep the prawn fried aside and take 1 tb of oil and and when oil start to heat add the 1/2 tbsp of cumin and 1/2 tbsp of mustard.
Then add the chopped tomato and then stare for couple of second and let it cook for 2 to 5 minute and then add the fried prawn first and stir well and then add the brinjal and add the paste and turmeric and salt to taste and let it cook for 5 minute and add 1/2 cup of water.
And keep your pan in high heat upto boiling point then reduce the heat and keep it in low to medium heat for 5 minute. And your curry is ready serve hot with rice.
Prawn Salad
Ingredients:
Prawns - 1 cup
Turmeric powder a pinch
Salt as required
Thick coconut milk - 1 cup
Thin coconut milk - 1 cup
Green chilies - 4 to 5
Onion - 1
Method:
1. Marinate prawns with turmeric powder and salt for half an hour
2. In the meantime prepare the thick and thin coconut milk.
3. Cut green chilies in to round small pieces. Fry the prawns in oil till it turns pink in color and remove from the pan
4. In the same pan, fry onion and green chilies nicely. Add prawns and fry nicely.
5. Add thin coconut milk and allow it to boil for 5 minutes or until the prawns are thoroughly cooked.
6. Finally add the thick coconut milk and allow it to boil for 2 minutes.
7. Garnish with spring onions and coriander leaves. Serve with rice, appam and chapathi.
Prawns - 1 cup
Turmeric powder a pinch
Salt as required
Thick coconut milk - 1 cup
Thin coconut milk - 1 cup
Green chilies - 4 to 5
Onion - 1
Method:
1. Marinate prawns with turmeric powder and salt for half an hour
2. In the meantime prepare the thick and thin coconut milk.
3. Cut green chilies in to round small pieces. Fry the prawns in oil till it turns pink in color and remove from the pan
4. In the same pan, fry onion and green chilies nicely. Add prawns and fry nicely.
5. Add thin coconut milk and allow it to boil for 5 minutes or until the prawns are thoroughly cooked.
6. Finally add the thick coconut milk and allow it to boil for 2 minutes.
7. Garnish with spring onions and coriander leaves. Serve with rice, appam and chapathi.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Fish Pickle
Ingredients
1/2 kg fish
3/4 cup oil
2 tbsp vinegar
2 small onions
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp turmeric powder
2 garlic flakes
1/2 tsp asafoetida
salt to taste
Make a paste with 1/2 cup boiled water:
3 tbsp chilli powder
1/2" ginger
1/2 tsp fenugreek
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp cummin seeds
Method:
Cut the fish into 1" pieces
Marinate with salt and turmeric powder
Dry the pieces in the sun
Heat 1/2 oil in the pan
Fry the fish pieces till soft
Drain and keep aside
Fry the onion pieces in the same oil till brownish
Drain and mix wityh fish pieces
Heat the remaining oil in the pan
Add mustard seeds, garlic flakes, turmeric powder and asafoetida
Saute for 2 minutes
Add the grounded paste and simmer for 5 minutes on slow flame
Add 1 cup hot water
Remove the pan after 5 minutes
Add fish and onion mixture
In a separate pan put vinegar with salt
Put it on gas and let it boil
Remove from fire and let it cool
Pour over fish pickle
Store in sterlised jar
1/2 kg fish
3/4 cup oil
2 tbsp vinegar
2 small onions
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp turmeric powder
2 garlic flakes
1/2 tsp asafoetida
salt to taste
Make a paste with 1/2 cup boiled water:
3 tbsp chilli powder
1/2" ginger
1/2 tsp fenugreek
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp cummin seeds
Method:
Cut the fish into 1" pieces
Marinate with salt and turmeric powder
Dry the pieces in the sun
Heat 1/2 oil in the pan
Fry the fish pieces till soft
Drain and keep aside
Fry the onion pieces in the same oil till brownish
Drain and mix wityh fish pieces
Heat the remaining oil in the pan
Add mustard seeds, garlic flakes, turmeric powder and asafoetida
Saute for 2 minutes
Add the grounded paste and simmer for 5 minutes on slow flame
Add 1 cup hot water
Remove the pan after 5 minutes
Add fish and onion mixture
In a separate pan put vinegar with salt
Put it on gas and let it boil
Remove from fire and let it cool
Pour over fish pickle
Store in sterlised jar
Meat Pickle
Ingredients
1 kg meat pieces (approx 1")
1 cup vinegar
2-1/2 cups mustard oil
1 tbsp fenugreek seed powder
5 tbsp red chilli powder
1/2 tbsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp cummin seed powder
2 tbsp mustard seed powder
1/2 tsp asafoetida
3 tsp salt
Method:
Heat oil in a pan
Fry meat pieces till golden brown
Drain and keep aside
Put in the same oil all the spices one by one and fry for 5 minutes
Add the meat pieces again and simmer for 10 minutes
Remove the pan from the fire
Let it cool
Put the pickle in the sterlised jar
Add vinegar to it and mix it lightly
Cover the lid and store in a cool place
Consume meat pickle after a day of preparing
1 kg meat pieces (approx 1")
1 cup vinegar
2-1/2 cups mustard oil
1 tbsp fenugreek seed powder
5 tbsp red chilli powder
1/2 tbsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp cummin seed powder
2 tbsp mustard seed powder
1/2 tsp asafoetida
3 tsp salt
Method:
Heat oil in a pan
Fry meat pieces till golden brown
Drain and keep aside
Put in the same oil all the spices one by one and fry for 5 minutes
Add the meat pieces again and simmer for 10 minutes
Remove the pan from the fire
Let it cool
Put the pickle in the sterlised jar
Add vinegar to it and mix it lightly
Cover the lid and store in a cool place
Consume meat pickle after a day of preparing
Hot Chicken Pickle
Ingredients:
500 gms chicken flesh
100 gms white vinegar
20 red chillies
2 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp fenugreek seeds
100 gms tamarind extract
a small pinch of sodium benzonate (preservative)
1 tsp powdered asafoetida
250 gms gingelly oil
3 pods of garlic
salt to taste
Method:
1. Roast and powder the chillies, fenugreek and mustard.
2. Separately fry the garlic into a light golden colour.
3. Cut the chicken into small, even pieces and wash.
4. Drain and saute the chicken till the moisture evaporates.
5. Heat oil in a pan.
6. Add the chicken pieces and fry till they turn soft.
7. Add salt to taste.
8. Add the fried garlic.
9. Add all the ingredients, except vinegar and simmer till the oil floats on top.
10. Add vinegar and keep on slow fire for five more minutes.
11. Remove and cool.
12. Fill the pickle in a sterilised jar.
13. Sprinkle preservative and seal the jar with a clean muslin.
500 gms chicken flesh
100 gms white vinegar
20 red chillies
2 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp fenugreek seeds
100 gms tamarind extract
a small pinch of sodium benzonate (preservative)
1 tsp powdered asafoetida
250 gms gingelly oil
3 pods of garlic
salt to taste
Method:
1. Roast and powder the chillies, fenugreek and mustard.
2. Separately fry the garlic into a light golden colour.
3. Cut the chicken into small, even pieces and wash.
4. Drain and saute the chicken till the moisture evaporates.
5. Heat oil in a pan.
6. Add the chicken pieces and fry till they turn soft.
7. Add salt to taste.
8. Add the fried garlic.
9. Add all the ingredients, except vinegar and simmer till the oil floats on top.
10. Add vinegar and keep on slow fire for five more minutes.
11. Remove and cool.
12. Fill the pickle in a sterilised jar.
13. Sprinkle preservative and seal the jar with a clean muslin.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Prawn Pakoda
Ingredients
Prawns - 500 gm
Oil for frying
For prewash:-
Coconut oil - 1 tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt and pepper - 1/2 tsp
For batter mix:-
Besan(Kadalapodi) - 1/2 cup
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Asafoetida(Kaayam) - A pinch
Chilly powder - 1/4 - 1/2 tsp
Rice powder - 1 tbsp
Salt - As reqd
Pepper - 1 tsp
Water - just eough to make a thick batter
Preparation Method
1)Nicely wash the prawns and devein it.
2)Add the prewash ingredients to the prawns and let it soak for 5 mins.
3)Rinse it again so that the prawns are clean and free of any odor. Let it drain any water.
4)Meanwhile, mix the ingredients for batter and make it into a nice smooth thick batter like pakoda.
5)By the time, oil should be heated well in a pan.
6)Slice the prawn into half, dip it in the batter and fry until golden brown(3-5 mins).
Prawns - 500 gm
Oil for frying
For prewash:-
Coconut oil - 1 tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt and pepper - 1/2 tsp
For batter mix:-
Besan(Kadalapodi) - 1/2 cup
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Asafoetida(Kaayam) - A pinch
Chilly powder - 1/4 - 1/2 tsp
Rice powder - 1 tbsp
Salt - As reqd
Pepper - 1 tsp
Water - just eough to make a thick batter
Preparation Method
1)Nicely wash the prawns and devein it.
2)Add the prewash ingredients to the prawns and let it soak for 5 mins.
3)Rinse it again so that the prawns are clean and free of any odor. Let it drain any water.
4)Meanwhile, mix the ingredients for batter and make it into a nice smooth thick batter like pakoda.
5)By the time, oil should be heated well in a pan.
6)Slice the prawn into half, dip it in the batter and fry until golden brown(3-5 mins).
Fried Prawns
Ingredients
250 gm prawns-cleaned
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp lemon juice
a plastic bag with 2 tbsp flour, L tsp salt and dash of black pepper
2 tbsp flour
1/4 tsp salt or to taste
1 egg
powdered bread crumbs to coat
oil for deep frying
Method:
Marinate the prawns in 1 tsp salt and a tbsp of lemon and leave for about 15 minutes and then wash.
Wipe prawns dry and put them into the bag. Shake to coat prawns well with flour.
Remove from bag and dust off the excess flour.
Dip prawns in egg mixture and then coat with crumbs.
Heat the oil and drop prawns in one at a time -- as many as come in comfortably without touching each other. Turn over and lower heat and let fry to a golden brown. Transfer on to an absorbent paper. Increase the heat a few seconds before adding the new lot.
Serve with Tartare Sauce or Chilli Sauce.
250 gm prawns-cleaned
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp lemon juice
a plastic bag with 2 tbsp flour, L tsp salt and dash of black pepper
2 tbsp flour
1/4 tsp salt or to taste
1 egg
powdered bread crumbs to coat
oil for deep frying
Method:
Marinate the prawns in 1 tsp salt and a tbsp of lemon and leave for about 15 minutes and then wash.
Wipe prawns dry and put them into the bag. Shake to coat prawns well with flour.
Remove from bag and dust off the excess flour.
Dip prawns in egg mixture and then coat with crumbs.
Heat the oil and drop prawns in one at a time -- as many as come in comfortably without touching each other. Turn over and lower heat and let fry to a golden brown. Transfer on to an absorbent paper. Increase the heat a few seconds before adding the new lot.
Serve with Tartare Sauce or Chilli Sauce.
Prawn Masala
Ingredients:
250gms prawns
250gms tomatoes
120gms onions
6 green chillies
3 red chillies
2 cloves of garlic
handful of coriander leaves
1/2 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp fennel powder (sombu)
1 tsp turmeric powder
a little oil
salt to taste
300 ml water
Method:
1. Clean and wash the prawns.
2. Slice the onions.
3. Chop the tomatoes.
4. Grind green chillies, red chillies, garlic and the coriander leaves into a fine paste.
5. Add the turmeric powder, coriander powder, fennel powder, salt and the ground paste to the prawns.
6. Add a little water and mix well.
7. Place a pan on fire. Heat oil.
8. Put the onions and brown it. Then add the tomatoes and mash well.
9. Add the prawns and saute well.
10. Then add 300 ml. water and cover with a lid.
11. Cook in low fire.
12. When it is cooked add the sugar and mix well and remove from fire.
13. Serve with chappathi.
250gms prawns
250gms tomatoes
120gms onions
6 green chillies
3 red chillies
2 cloves of garlic
handful of coriander leaves
1/2 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp fennel powder (sombu)
1 tsp turmeric powder
a little oil
salt to taste
300 ml water
Method:
1. Clean and wash the prawns.
2. Slice the onions.
3. Chop the tomatoes.
4. Grind green chillies, red chillies, garlic and the coriander leaves into a fine paste.
5. Add the turmeric powder, coriander powder, fennel powder, salt and the ground paste to the prawns.
6. Add a little water and mix well.
7. Place a pan on fire. Heat oil.
8. Put the onions and brown it. Then add the tomatoes and mash well.
9. Add the prawns and saute well.
10. Then add 300 ml. water and cover with a lid.
11. Cook in low fire.
12. When it is cooked add the sugar and mix well and remove from fire.
13. Serve with chappathi.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Ada Pradhaman
Ingredients
ada - 200 gms
jaggery - 750 gms
ghee - 200 gms
cardamom - 50 gms
coconut - 3
raisins - 10
cashew nuts - 10
Method
Melt Jaggery and keep aside.
Boil water and keep the ada in it till it is cooked soft.
Strain after 10 minutes and keep aside.
Mix the melted jaggery with the cooked ada and stir for ten minutes in low fire.
Take two extracts of the coconut milk and add the second extract to the above mixture.
Boil this until it becomes thick.
Take it off the fire and add the first extract of milk.
Fry the cashew and raisins and ghee and garnish the payasam.
ada - 200 gms
jaggery - 750 gms
ghee - 200 gms
cardamom - 50 gms
coconut - 3
raisins - 10
cashew nuts - 10
Method
Melt Jaggery and keep aside.
Boil water and keep the ada in it till it is cooked soft.
Strain after 10 minutes and keep aside.
Mix the melted jaggery with the cooked ada and stir for ten minutes in low fire.
Take two extracts of the coconut milk and add the second extract to the above mixture.
Boil this until it becomes thick.
Take it off the fire and add the first extract of milk.
Fry the cashew and raisins and ghee and garnish the payasam.
Moru Kalan
Ingredients:
2 cups mixed vegetables chopped finely
4 green chillies slit vertically
4 garlic flakes, crushed
3 stalks curry leaves
1 onion chopped finely
2-3 dried red chillies, whole
1 fresh coconut scraped
1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
4 cups fresh buttermilk
1/2 tsp. mustard seeds
1/2 tsp. fenugreek seeds
1 tsp. cumin seeds
salt to taste
Method:
1. Grind coconut, cumin, garlic together to a smooth paste, keep aside.
2. Mix chopped mixed veggies, turmeric, 1 stalk curry leaves, green chillies.
3. Add 1 1/2 tbps water, cook in a deep vessels, till vegetables are soft.
4. Add ground paste, after cooling the vegetables a little.
5. Add buttermilk, warm again, stirring gently continuously.
6. Do not bring to boil, or mixture will curdle.
7. Take off fire, pour into serving dish.
8. Heat oil in a small pan, add mustard, fenugreek seeds, curryleaves.
9. Allow to splutter, add broken red chillies, onions.
10. Stirfry for a minute, pour over kalan to season.
11. Serve as is, with rice, appams, and papadams
2 cups mixed vegetables chopped finely
4 green chillies slit vertically
4 garlic flakes, crushed
3 stalks curry leaves
1 onion chopped finely
2-3 dried red chillies, whole
1 fresh coconut scraped
1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
4 cups fresh buttermilk
1/2 tsp. mustard seeds
1/2 tsp. fenugreek seeds
1 tsp. cumin seeds
salt to taste
Method:
1. Grind coconut, cumin, garlic together to a smooth paste, keep aside.
2. Mix chopped mixed veggies, turmeric, 1 stalk curry leaves, green chillies.
3. Add 1 1/2 tbps water, cook in a deep vessels, till vegetables are soft.
4. Add ground paste, after cooling the vegetables a little.
5. Add buttermilk, warm again, stirring gently continuously.
6. Do not bring to boil, or mixture will curdle.
7. Take off fire, pour into serving dish.
8. Heat oil in a small pan, add mustard, fenugreek seeds, curryleaves.
9. Allow to splutter, add broken red chillies, onions.
10. Stirfry for a minute, pour over kalan to season.
11. Serve as is, with rice, appams, and papadams
Payar Thoran
Ingredients
Payar (long beans) 2 cups chopped fine
Salt - as per taste
Turmeric - ¼ tsp
Green Chilly - 3-4
Garlic - 3-4 cloves
Coconut Oil - 1 tbsp
Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
Urad Dal - 1 tsp
Curry Leaves - 1 sprig
Coconut - 1/2 cup shredded
Method
Chop long beans very fine.
Mince garlic and green chilly together.
Shred coconut and mix with minced garlic, green chilly and turmeric.
Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds and urad dal.
When mustard seeds crackle, add curry leaves and fry for a few seconds.
Add long beans to pan along with 1 cup of water and cook on medium heat.
When almost done, add salt, and coconut-mix and mix well and cook till beans is done and water is fully evaporated.
Payar (long beans) 2 cups chopped fine
Salt - as per taste
Turmeric - ¼ tsp
Green Chilly - 3-4
Garlic - 3-4 cloves
Coconut Oil - 1 tbsp
Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
Urad Dal - 1 tsp
Curry Leaves - 1 sprig
Coconut - 1/2 cup shredded
Method
Chop long beans very fine.
Mince garlic and green chilly together.
Shred coconut and mix with minced garlic, green chilly and turmeric.
Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds and urad dal.
When mustard seeds crackle, add curry leaves and fry for a few seconds.
Add long beans to pan along with 1 cup of water and cook on medium heat.
When almost done, add salt, and coconut-mix and mix well and cook till beans is done and water is fully evaporated.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Mutton Kadai
Ingredients:
500 gm mutton pieces-washed and wiped
1 tsp ginger paste
1 tsp garlic paste
1cup onion paste
1/2 cup oil
1 tbsp cumin seeds
2-3 bay leaves
2 tsp garam masala
1 tbsp salt
1/2 tsp powdered turmeric
2 tbsp powdered coriander seeds
1/2 tsp powdered red pepper
3 cups (500 gm) finely chopped tomatoes
Method:
Heat oil and add the cumin and bay leaf. When seeds splutter, add the ginger, garlic and onion and saute over high heat till light brown.
Add garam masala, salt, turmeric, coriander powder and red pepper.
Keeping heat high, add meat and turn around till slightly opaque.
Lower heat and let the meat cook, covered, stirring occasionally, till the water dries up and fat separates.
Add tomatoes and let it simmer, till fat separates. Serve hot garnished with coriander leaves.
500 gm mutton pieces-washed and wiped
1 tsp ginger paste
1 tsp garlic paste
1cup onion paste
1/2 cup oil
1 tbsp cumin seeds
2-3 bay leaves
2 tsp garam masala
1 tbsp salt
1/2 tsp powdered turmeric
2 tbsp powdered coriander seeds
1/2 tsp powdered red pepper
3 cups (500 gm) finely chopped tomatoes
Method:
Heat oil and add the cumin and bay leaf. When seeds splutter, add the ginger, garlic and onion and saute over high heat till light brown.
Add garam masala, salt, turmeric, coriander powder and red pepper.
Keeping heat high, add meat and turn around till slightly opaque.
Lower heat and let the meat cook, covered, stirring occasionally, till the water dries up and fat separates.
Add tomatoes and let it simmer, till fat separates. Serve hot garnished with coriander leaves.
Srilankan Mutton Biriyani
Ingredients
Section A:
mutton pieces - 500gm
vinegar - 1 tbsp
salt - 1 tsp
coriander seeds - 2 tsp
cumin seeds - 2 tsp
black pepper corns - 1 tsp
curry leaves - few
cardamoms - 6
cloves - 4
Section B:
coconut - 1, large
basmati rice - 4 cups
salt - 2 tsp or to taste
rampe leaves - 2 pieces
Section C:
ghee - ½ cup
cashew nuts - 2 tbsp
raisins - 2 tbsp
rampe leaves - 2 pieces
curry leaves - few
onion - 1 cup, sliced
butter - 1 tbsp
cardamom, cloves, cinnamon - 6 each, powdered together
hard boiled eggs - 4
potato wafers - 1 cup
Method
Mix the mutton pieces with vinegar and salt. Roast rest of the ingredients in section A and grind together to a fine powder.
Add to the mutton and set aside.
Grate the coconut and extract 1 cup thick milk and 2 cups of thin milk.
Wash the rice, drain well. Add the thin milk and 5 cups of water.
Add rampe leaves ( in section B ) and salt to taste.
Cook till all the liquid is absorbed. Spread on a wide tray and allow to cool.
Heat ghee (section C) fry cashew nuts and raisins, drain and reserve.
Add rampe, curry leaves and onion to the remaining ghee in the pan.
Fry till onion is golden brown. Add the mutton mixture, fry for 5 minutes.
Add 1 cup of water and simmer till the mutton is cooked and almost dry.
Add the cooked rice to the mutton in the pan. Pour the thick coconut milk on top.
Sprinkle with the powdered spices. Mix gently.
Dot with butter and leave covered on a low flame for 8-10 minutes till the coconut milk is absorbed.
Alternately, place the mutton and rice mixture in a oven proof dish , cover with aluminum foil and bake in a hot oven (200 C) for 20 minutes
Transfer the biryani to a serving dish and serve garnished with fried cashew nuts, raisins, hard boiled egg halves and potato wafers.
Section A:
mutton pieces - 500gm
vinegar - 1 tbsp
salt - 1 tsp
coriander seeds - 2 tsp
cumin seeds - 2 tsp
black pepper corns - 1 tsp
curry leaves - few
cardamoms - 6
cloves - 4
Section B:
coconut - 1, large
basmati rice - 4 cups
salt - 2 tsp or to taste
rampe leaves - 2 pieces
Section C:
ghee - ½ cup
cashew nuts - 2 tbsp
raisins - 2 tbsp
rampe leaves - 2 pieces
curry leaves - few
onion - 1 cup, sliced
butter - 1 tbsp
cardamom, cloves, cinnamon - 6 each, powdered together
hard boiled eggs - 4
potato wafers - 1 cup
Method
Mix the mutton pieces with vinegar and salt. Roast rest of the ingredients in section A and grind together to a fine powder.
Add to the mutton and set aside.
Grate the coconut and extract 1 cup thick milk and 2 cups of thin milk.
Wash the rice, drain well. Add the thin milk and 5 cups of water.
Add rampe leaves ( in section B ) and salt to taste.
Cook till all the liquid is absorbed. Spread on a wide tray and allow to cool.
Heat ghee (section C) fry cashew nuts and raisins, drain and reserve.
Add rampe, curry leaves and onion to the remaining ghee in the pan.
Fry till onion is golden brown. Add the mutton mixture, fry for 5 minutes.
Add 1 cup of water and simmer till the mutton is cooked and almost dry.
Add the cooked rice to the mutton in the pan. Pour the thick coconut milk on top.
Sprinkle with the powdered spices. Mix gently.
Dot with butter and leave covered on a low flame for 8-10 minutes till the coconut milk is absorbed.
Alternately, place the mutton and rice mixture in a oven proof dish , cover with aluminum foil and bake in a hot oven (200 C) for 20 minutes
Transfer the biryani to a serving dish and serve garnished with fried cashew nuts, raisins, hard boiled egg halves and potato wafers.
Mutton Korma
Ingredients:
½ kg Boneless mutton.
½ tbsp Jeera.
Onions.(Finely chopped 1 cup)
Poppy seed paste. (½ cup)
Coconut paste. (½ cup)
1 tbsp Ginger paste.
1 tbsp Garlic paste.
Coriander powder 1 tbsp.
Turmeric powder ½ tsp.
Red chili powder ½ tsp.
Bay leaves 2 nos.
Cloves 6-8 nos.
Green elaichi 6-8 nos.
Cinnamon sticks A few.
Nutmeg powder A little.
Oil 4 tbsp.
Salt to taste.
Method:
Roast (dry) the cloves, elaichi, nutmeg powder, jeera and cinnamon sticks and then grind to a fine paste.
Heat some oil in a saucepan, add bay leaves and chopped onions and saute. When the onion
browns add the ginger and garlic paste.
Put in the boneless mutton and stir, mix in the ground masala, turmeric and red chili powder.
Pour some water, sprinkle salt to taste and boil till the mutton is tender.
Finally add in the poppy seeds paste along with the coconut paste and roasted coriander powder.
Boil for another 10 minutes.
Serve hot, garnished with coconut paste.
½ kg Boneless mutton.
½ tbsp Jeera.
Onions.(Finely chopped 1 cup)
Poppy seed paste. (½ cup)
Coconut paste. (½ cup)
1 tbsp Ginger paste.
1 tbsp Garlic paste.
Coriander powder 1 tbsp.
Turmeric powder ½ tsp.
Red chili powder ½ tsp.
Bay leaves 2 nos.
Cloves 6-8 nos.
Green elaichi 6-8 nos.
Cinnamon sticks A few.
Nutmeg powder A little.
Oil 4 tbsp.
Salt to taste.
Method:
Roast (dry) the cloves, elaichi, nutmeg powder, jeera and cinnamon sticks and then grind to a fine paste.
Heat some oil in a saucepan, add bay leaves and chopped onions and saute. When the onion
browns add the ginger and garlic paste.
Put in the boneless mutton and stir, mix in the ground masala, turmeric and red chili powder.
Pour some water, sprinkle salt to taste and boil till the mutton is tender.
Finally add in the poppy seeds paste along with the coconut paste and roasted coriander powder.
Boil for another 10 minutes.
Serve hot, garnished with coconut paste.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Mutton Sandwich
Ingredients
8 bread slices
Butter for applying on slices
1/4 kg boneless mutton,boiled
1/2 cup cheese, grated
1/2 tsp black pepper powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp butter (for sauting)
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
1 tsp ginger paste
1 tsp garlic paste
Method:
Heat 1 tbsp butter in a pan
Add onion, and fry till transparent
Add ginger-galic and saute for 2 min.
Add mutton, salt and pepper
Fry till light brown
Remove from fire and let it cool
Slice the mutton into thin strips
Apply butter on bread slices Between two slices of bread:
Arrange mutton pieces
Spread fried onion
Sprinkle cheese
Cut the sandwich into two trinagular sandwiches each
Serve with tomato ketchup
8 bread slices
Butter for applying on slices
1/4 kg boneless mutton,boiled
1/2 cup cheese, grated
1/2 tsp black pepper powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp butter (for sauting)
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
1 tsp ginger paste
1 tsp garlic paste
Method:
Heat 1 tbsp butter in a pan
Add onion, and fry till transparent
Add ginger-galic and saute for 2 min.
Add mutton, salt and pepper
Fry till light brown
Remove from fire and let it cool
Slice the mutton into thin strips
Apply butter on bread slices Between two slices of bread:
Arrange mutton pieces
Spread fried onion
Sprinkle cheese
Cut the sandwich into two trinagular sandwiches each
Serve with tomato ketchup
Egg Sandwich
Ingredients
3 hard boiled eggs
1/4 cup chopped coriander leaves
1/2 cooked meat pieces (approx 1/4")
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 tsp black pepper powder
salt as per taste
1/4 cup chopped capsicum
2 green chillies, chopped finely
1/4 cup grated cheese
1 onion, sliced thinly
4 bread rolls
butter
Method
Mix cheese and mayonnaise well. Chop coarsely the eggs.
Mix it with meat pieces, pepper powder and salt. Add capsicum, chilli and coriander leaves.
Add cheese-mayonnaise mixture. Mix it well.
Halve the rolls and butter both the sides. Top 4 halves with egg mixture.
Layer it with onion slices. Cover with remaining halves.
Bake it at 400o F for 10-15 mins. (till cheese melts)
Serve with raw vegetable slices / lettuce leaves.
3 hard boiled eggs
1/4 cup chopped coriander leaves
1/2 cooked meat pieces (approx 1/4")
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 tsp black pepper powder
salt as per taste
1/4 cup chopped capsicum
2 green chillies, chopped finely
1/4 cup grated cheese
1 onion, sliced thinly
4 bread rolls
butter
Method
Mix cheese and mayonnaise well. Chop coarsely the eggs.
Mix it with meat pieces, pepper powder and salt. Add capsicum, chilli and coriander leaves.
Add cheese-mayonnaise mixture. Mix it well.
Halve the rolls and butter both the sides. Top 4 halves with egg mixture.
Layer it with onion slices. Cover with remaining halves.
Bake it at 400o F for 10-15 mins. (till cheese melts)
Serve with raw vegetable slices / lettuce leaves.
Chicken Sandwich
Ingredients
8 slices bread (white or brown)
1 cup cooked chicken (small pieces)
1 onion, chopped finely
1/2 cup corriander leaves
3 green chillies, chopped finely
Salt as per taste
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup sour cream
Butter as required
Method:
Butter the breads
Mix all the ingredients except bread and butter well
Spread the mixture evenly on top of one bread slice
Cover it with one bread slice
Repeat the same with all breads (it will make 4 sandiwches)
Toast the sandwiches in the toaster till golden brown
Serve hot with lettuece and carrot slices
8 slices bread (white or brown)
1 cup cooked chicken (small pieces)
1 onion, chopped finely
1/2 cup corriander leaves
3 green chillies, chopped finely
Salt as per taste
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup sour cream
Butter as required
Method:
Butter the breads
Mix all the ingredients except bread and butter well
Spread the mixture evenly on top of one bread slice
Cover it with one bread slice
Repeat the same with all breads (it will make 4 sandiwches)
Toast the sandwiches in the toaster till golden brown
Serve hot with lettuece and carrot slices
Monday, August 24, 2009
Parrupu Thuvayal
Ingredients:
Toor dal- 1/2 cup
coconut- 2 tbsps
red chilli- 1
peppercorns- 3
garlic pods- 2
curry leaves- 3 or 4
salt- according to taste
Procedure:
Heat a tsp of oil in a pan and roast the dal, coconut, red chilli, pepper, curry leaves and garlic. Do this until the dal turns golden brown. Don't burn the dal. Switch off the gas and transfer to a plate and allow it to cool. When it has cooled down grind it with salt to a coarse- smooth paste using very little water. Serve it with steaming hot rice, sesame oil and papad.
Kovakkai Kadalai Curry
Ingredients:
Kovakkai/Tindora- 20 (cut lengthwise) (half steamed)
Kadalaikkai/Boiled peanuts- 1 cup
Onion- 1 (finely chopped)
cashewnut paste- 3 tbsp
elachi-2
cloves- 2
cinnamon- 1" piece
chilli powder- 1 tsp (original recipe called for 2 tsp. But 1 was ok for me) turmeric- 1/4 tsp
curry leaves- 1 twig (finely chopped) salt- as required
Garam masala- 1/2 தசப்
Procedure:
Heat pan until it's very hot. Then add the spices and saute them .Remember .....NO OIL. The cardamom will plump up a bit due to heat. Now add onions and some salt. Saute until it is light brown in color. You have to keep on sauteing every now and then as it does not have any oil and it might stick to the pan after a while.Now add curry leaves,ginger garlic paste and turmeric. Saute for a min. Then add chilli powder and saute for 2 more mins. Now add 1/2 a cup of water and mix well. Close and cook for 5 mins. After that the gravy will be a little thick. Now add kovakkai , peanuts and salt. Add nother cup of water and boil for 5 more minutes. Finally add garam masala and cashew paste. Mix well and boil to desired consistency.
This gravy goes very good with white rice, dosa and rotis
Kovakkai/Tindora- 20 (cut lengthwise) (half steamed)
Kadalaikkai/Boiled peanuts- 1 cup
Onion- 1 (finely chopped)
cashewnut paste- 3 tbsp
elachi-2
cloves- 2
cinnamon- 1" piece
chilli powder- 1 tsp (original recipe called for 2 tsp. But 1 was ok for me) turmeric- 1/4 tsp
curry leaves- 1 twig (finely chopped) salt- as required
Garam masala- 1/2 தசப்
Procedure:
Heat pan until it's very hot. Then add the spices and saute them .Remember .....NO OIL. The cardamom will plump up a bit due to heat. Now add onions and some salt. Saute until it is light brown in color. You have to keep on sauteing every now and then as it does not have any oil and it might stick to the pan after a while.Now add curry leaves,ginger garlic paste and turmeric. Saute for a min. Then add chilli powder and saute for 2 more mins. Now add 1/2 a cup of water and mix well. Close and cook for 5 mins. After that the gravy will be a little thick. Now add kovakkai , peanuts and salt. Add nother cup of water and boil for 5 more minutes. Finally add garam masala and cashew paste. Mix well and boil to desired consistency.
This gravy goes very good with white rice, dosa and rotis
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