Non veg

Palak Fish

September 29, 2018








Ingredients:


  • Fish                                  : 4 pieces
  • Palak                                : 1/4 bunch
  • Coriander leaves              : 1/2 cup chopped
  • Green chilli                      : 1no
  • Turmeric pdr                   : a pinch
  • Onion                               : 1 medium
  • Garlic                               : 2 cloves
  • Ginger                              : 1/2"pc
  • Black pepper powder       : 1/8 tsp
  • Cumin seeds                    : 1/4 tsp
  • Kashmiri chilli pdr          : 1/4 tsp
  • Oil                                   : 2 tbsp
  • Garam masala pdr           : a pinch 
  • Lemon juice                    : 1 teaspoon

Method:



  • You can use any fleshy fish for this.  Wash the fish pieces and rub salt, pepper powder and turmeric pdr and keep aside.
  • Wash spinach well and blanch it.  Grind spinach coriander leaves and green chilli together to make a puree and keep aside.
  • Make a paste with ginger and garlic.
  • Heat oil in a tawa and fry the fish  for 5 mins.  
  • Remove the fish from oil. Add cumin seeds to the tawa, let it crackle. Now add the chopped onion a d saute. Then add the ginger garlic paste, saute it and add the chilli pdr and mix well.
  • Add the  palak puree, salt to this and fry it for 2 mins. Add the fried fish, cook  for for a few minutes  till the puree coats the fish well. 

  • Add garam masala and lemon juice to it. Remove from fire. 
  •  Transfer to a serving dish and serve it hot with rice or paratha!  

Kariveppil Podi

Kariveppila podi

September 28, 2018







Ingredients:

  • Curry leaves                         : 1 cup tightly packed
  • Red chillies                          : 5 nos
  • Urad dal                               : 2 tbsp
  • Chana dal                             : 3 tbsp
  • Whole black pepper             : 1 tsp
  •  Cumin seeds                       : 1 tsp
  • Asafoetida pdr                     : 1/2 tsp
  •  Grated coconut                   : 1/2 cup
  •  Salt to taste
  • Tamarind                             : a small lemon size
  • Oil                                       : 1 tbsp

Method: 


Heat oil in kadai fry red chillies, urad dal, chana dal  till the colour changes. Now add the pepper, cumin seeds and grated coconut.  Fry for a while, switch off the flame and add curry leaves and asafoetida powder. Cool it and grind it to a coarse powder. Its can be served with hot rice and ghee!


Garlic Dosa

Garlic Dosa

September 20, 2018






Ingredients:


  • Dosa batter                              : 2 cups
  • Garlic cloves                           : 5 nos
  • Green chilli                              : 1no
  • Grated coconut                        : 1/2 cup
  • Salt as per taste 
  • Oil as needed 

Method:  

  • Grind  garlic cloves, green chilli and coconut together to make a paste.
  • Pour a ladle full of batter on the tawa and spread it evenly to make a thin dosa.  
  • Spread a tablespoon of the coconut paste over the dosa and drizzle a teaspoon of oil over it.
  • Cook it till crisp and serve it with green chutney.

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