CRAB AND PEPPER

INGREDIENTS :

Crab , cleaned                -   500 gms

Big onion                         -    2

Ginger-garlic paste       -    1  1/2 tsp

Green chillies                 -     2

Tomatoes                       -   2

Turmeric powder         -    1 / 4  tsp

Pepper powder             -    1  tsp

Coriander powder        -    2 tsp

Jeera powder               -   1 /4 tsp

Fenugreek powder     -    1/4 tsp

Oil                                 -  3  tbsp

Lime juice                    -  1 tsp

Curry leaves and coriander leaves for garnishing

Salt

PREPARATION :

                             Clean the crab thoroughly . Heat oil in a pan and add the chopped onions and fry them well .Now add ginger-garlic paste , chopped green chillies and saute it for about 2 mins . Add the turmeric , pepper, coriander, jeera and fenugreek powders . Fry till the oil seperates from the masalas . Add chopped tomatoes and salt. Allow it to cook for about 5 mins in low flame , covered with a lid. Now add the crab and mix it well. Keep it covered and cook it for about 10 minutes in medium flame , stirring it occassionly. Now add the lemon juice , curry leaves and coriander leaves .Remove it from fire. Serve it hot with rice , rotis or dosas .

VEGETABLE CUTLET

• INGREDIENTS:
• Potatoes                                     - 500 gms
• Carrots                                       - 100 gms   
• Cauliflower                               - 100 gms
• Green peas                                - 50 gms
• Big onion                                    -  1
• Ginger-garlic paste                -  1 tsp
• Green chillies                            - 2
• Mint leaves , chopped            - 1 tsp
• Lime juice                                   -  1 tsp
• Pepper powder                         -1/4 tsp
• Garam masala                          - 1/4 tsp
• Bread crumbs                           - 100 gms
• *Beaten egg                                 - 1
• Oil for frying
• Salt

   

  PREPARATION :

                               Boil the potatoes , peel the skin , allow the potatoes to cool and mash them. Clean and boil the carrots , green peas and cauliflower. Mash them well. Heat about 1 tbsp of oil in a pan and add finely chopped onion to it . Fry the onion well, add ginger -garlic paste and finely chopped green chillies . Saute it for 2 mins . Add the pepper powder , garam masala and the mint. Now , add the boiled and mashed vegetables to this mixture. Mix it well. Add salt and the lime juice. Remove from fire. Allow it to cool. Make about 20 lemon sized balls out of it . Flatten it  into any desired shape . Dip each one of them in the beaten egg and roll it over the bread crumbs , to cover them completely. Heat oil in a frying pan and fry the cutlets , till both the sides are fried. Serve hot with ketchup.

* For the veggies , egg can be replaced by a thin batter of maida. 

BEEF FRY

     INGREDIENTS:

 Beef                                            - 500gms

Ginger-garlic paste                  -  1 tsp

Red chilly powder                     -  1 tsp

Pepper coarsely ground          - 1tsp

Turmeric powder                     - 1/2 tsp

Aniseed powder(saunf)           - 1/2 tsp

Small onion                               - 8

Vinegar                                      - 1 tbsp

Oil for frying 

Salt

Curry leaves

  PREPARATION :

                               Clean the beef , remove excess fat from the meat. Now , mix all the powders mentioned above . Add the ginger-garlic paste , vinegar , salt and crushed onion . Leave it to marinate for about 1 hour. Cook the marinated beef in a pressure cooker for about 15  minutes in low flame . Now , heat oil in a frying pan and fry the beef . Add curry leaves to it .  Serve hot.To make it more spicy , green chillies can be added along with the curry leaves.

CAULIFLOWER MASALA

   INGREDIENTS:

                               Cauliflower                         - 500gms

                               Turmeric powder              - 1/4 tsp

                               Ginger-garlic paste           -1/2 tsp

                               Pepper powder                  - 1/2 tsp

                               Coconut milk                      - 1 cup

                               Chat masala                       - 1/2 tsp

                               Oil                                        - 2 tbsp

                              Salt to taste

   PREPARATION:

                                   Clean the cauliflower and shred it into 2 inch pieces , wash it well with warm water . Put all the above ingredients in a pan , except oil and chat masala . Add 1/2 a glass of water to it and cook it for about 7 minutes in medium flame. When the cauliflower becomes tender and dry add the oil and chat masala to it. Fry it in low flame till the oil seperates out of the mixture .Serve hot with rice or rotis .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

KARIMEEN FRY

INGREDIENTS:

                              Fish                           -500 gms

                               Garlic paste             - 1 tsp

             ( Aniseed ) Saunf powder       - 3/4 tsp       

                               Turmeric powder    -  3/4 tsp

                               Chilly powder           - 2 tsp

                               Pepper powder         -  1 tsp

                             * Lime juice                  - 1 tsp

                               Oil for frying

                               Salt

*Vinegar can also be added instead of lime juice.

PREPARATION:

                               Clean the fish with salt and water.Marinate the fish with all the above ingredients ,except oil. Refrigerate it for about 1 hour. Heat oil in a pan and fry the fish till both the sides are cooked.

                             Squid ,prawns and crab can be fried using the same ingredients .It is better to boil the squid and crab ,before frying it.

                               

PRAWN CHILLY MASALA

INGREDIENTS :

                    Cleaned Prawns       -500 gms

                         Onion                        - 2

                         Ginger                       - 1 tsp

                         Garlic                        - 1 tsp

                         Tomatoes                  -1 big

                         Green chillies           - 2

                         Pepper powder        -1 tsp

                         Cumin seed powder - 1/4 tsp

                         Coriander powder   -1   1/2 tsp

                         Fenugreek powder - 1/4 tsp

                         Turmeric powder   -  1/4 tsp

                         Oil                              -  2 tbsp

                         A pinchof sugar

                         Curry leaves  and coriander leaves  to garnish

                         Salt to taste.                                                                                                                                                                    PREPARATION:

                                 Clean the prawns and devein it. Heat oil in a pan and add chopped onions , ginger and garlic. Fry it till it turns golden brown . Now add tomato paste to it .Cook it for 2 minutes and add turmeric ,pepper ,cumin seed (jeera) , coriander and fenugreek powders. When the oil seperates, add the prawns and green chillies to it and mix it well . Do not add water. Add salt and cook  it for about 7-8  minutes , covered with a lid. Add sugar and mix it well. Cook it in low flame till the gravy thickens . Garnish it with curry leaves and chopped coriander leaves. Serve hot with rice or chappathis .

* Do not cook prawns for more than 10 minutes .It hardens, if it is overcooked . To enhance the taste of this dish , add about 2 teaspoons of cashewnut paste to the curry , while cooking the prawns .                

                                                                                                                         

CARROT HALWA

INGREDIENTS:
Fresh Carrots - 500 gms
*Milk - 1 litre
Sugar - 1 cup
Ghee - 3 tablespoons
Cardamom powder -A pinch
Cashewnuts - 10
Raisins -10
*Condensed milk -1/2 cup can be added instead of milk and sugar.

PREPARATION
Grate the carrots into very thin strands . Heat ghee in a pan . Add the carrots and cook till it turns light yellow in colour. Now add milk to it and cook it till the mixture becomes thick .Add sugar and stir till the halwa leaves the sides of the pan. Now add cardamom powder and remove from fire. Garnish the halwa with roasted cashewnuts and raisins.

ALEPPEY FISH CURRY

INGREDIENTS: 

Fish -500 gms

Small onion - 8

Red chilly powder -2 teaspoons

Coriander powder -1 teaspoon

Turmeric powder -1/4 teaspoon

Fenugreek (methi) powder -1/4 teaspoon

Tamarind - the size of a lemon

Red chilly - 3

Oil -3 table spoons

Salt to taste

Curry leaves

PREPARATION :

Clean the fish with salt and water.Grind the small onions ,chilly, coriander,turmeric, fenugreek and tamarind into a fine paste without adding much water.Now heat oil in a pan ,add the red chillies and curry leaves into it and fry it.Add the ground mixture and cook it till the oil seperates from the mixture.Now add 2 glasses of water and bring it to boil.The curry is ready for the fish to be added. Add the fish to it, add salt and cook it for 10 minutes in low flame , covered with a lid. Once the fish is cooked add some curry leaves and remove from fire. Serve hot with steaming rice .

CHANNA MASALA

INGREDIENTS:

Kabuli Channa - 200gms.

Onion - 2 big.

Ginger-Garlic paste -1 teaspoon.

Green chilly -2

Tomatoes -2

Turmeric powder -1/4 .

Chilly powder -1/2 teaspoon.

Coriander powder- 1 1/2 teaspoons.

Garam masala -1/4 teaspoon .

Chat masala     -   1/2 tsp

Oil -3 teaspoons.

Salt as required.

A pinch of sugar.

Soak the channa in water for 6 hours and pressure cook it for 10 minutes.Fry the onions, ginger garlic paste and green chillies in 1 teaspoon of oil ,now add tomatoes to it and fry till golden brown.Grind this mixture to a fine paste.To the remaining oil add turmeric,chilly and coriander powders keeping the flame low.Now add the ground paste and cook for 5 minutes.Add the channa,salt,garam masala and the sugar and cook for another 5 minutes. Add chopped coriander leaves.Serve hot.