Drumstick curry

Drumstick curry

November 24, 2018






Ingredients:



  • Drumsticks                                 : 2 nos
  • Onion                                          : 1 no. chopped finely
  • Tomato                                        : 1 no. chopped finely
  • Garlic                                          : 2 cloves crushed
  • Chilli pdr                                    : 1 tsp
  • Coriander pdr                             : one and half spoon
  • Turmeric pdr                              : 1/8 tsp
  •  Cumin seeds                             : 1/4 tsp
  • Mustard seeds                           : 1 tsp
  • Oil                                             : 1 tbsp
  • Salt as required

Method:


  • Wash and cut the drumsticks into 2 inch pieces. Cook it adding 1/2 cup water and a pinch of turmeric pdr and little salt.
  • Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds and cumin seeds. When they crackle add the crushed garlic and saute.  Now add the chopped onion to this and saute this for a 2 mins. Then reduce the flame and add the chilli pdr , coriander pdr and turmeric pdr.  Then add the tomato pieces and saute till it become mushy.
  • Now add the cooked drumsticks along with the water to this and cook it for one more minute.
  • Grind the peanuts coarsely and add this to the curry. Mix it well and add the chopped coriander leaves.
  • Remove it from the stove and transfer the curry to a serving bowl. Serve it hot with steamed rice.

Baingan Bharta

Baingan Bharta

October 20, 2018





Ingredients:


  • Eggplant large                                 : 1
  • Onion                                              : 1 medium
  • Tomatoes                                        : 2 medium sized
  • Garlic cloves                                  : 4 nos
  • Green chilli                                    : 1 no
  • Red chilli pdr                                 : 1/2 tsp
  • Oil                                                  : 2 tbsp
  • Salt as required                              
  • Coriander leves chopped               :1 tsp

Method:


  • Chop onion, green chilli and tomatoes finely and keep aside.
  • Wash the eggplant and wipe with a kitchen towel. Make small slits on it. Insert the garlic cloves in it. Apply little oil over the eggplant. 
  • Roast the eggplant over open flame. Turn it every 2 minutes so that it will cook evenly.
  • Check the eggplant by inserting a knife, if it is done the knife will slid smoothly inside.
  • Let it cool, remove the garlic, then peel the skin of the eggplant  and mash it well.
  • Chop  the garlic and onion finely.
  • Heat oil in pan, add the chopped onion and garlic, saute it, no need to brown the onion.
  • Add chopped green chilli and chopped tomatoes and mix well. Let it be mushy and the oil starts separating.
  • Now add chilli pdr  mix well and add the mashed eggplant to this. Stir it and cook for 3 minutes . 
  • Transfer to a serving bowl and garnish with a green chilli and chopped coriander leaves. Serve with rotis or jeera rice or parathas!!

Kariveppi;a sadham

Kariveppila Sadham / Curry leaves rice

October 04, 2018






Ingredients:


  • Cooked rice                          : 1cup
  • Ghee                                     : 2 tablespoon
  • Mustard seeds                      : 1/2 tsp
  • Urad dal                               : 1/2 tsp
  • Chana dal                             : 1/2 tsp
  • Broken cashews                   : 1 tsp
  • Kariveppila podi                  : 2 tbsp  

Method


  • Heat ghee in a pan, add mustard seeds, chana dal and urad dal. When it splutters add cashews. When the cashews change colour add the cooked rice to this. 
  •  Add kariveppila podi to this and mix well. Switch off the stove.  
  • Serve it with potato chips or appalam.
Note: You can use gingelly oil instead of ghee and on the final stage add a tsp of ghee.
           I already posted Kariveppila podi  in this blog before. 

Garlic Rice

Garlic Rice

October 03, 2018






Ingredients:


  • Cooked rice                             : 1 cup
  • Garlic  cloves                          : 10 nos
  • Pepper pdr                              : 1/2 tsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Turmeric pdr                           : a pinch
  • Gingelly oil                             : 1 tbsp
  • Curry leaves                            : 1 sprig

Method:

  • Mix peeper pdr, salt and turmeric pdr together with  very little water and form a paste. 
  • Marinate the garlic cloves with this paste for 20 mins.
 


  • Sprinkle salt to the rice and mix well and keep aside.
  • Heat oil in a tawa and fry the marinated garlic till golden brown.
  • Add the rice to this and mix well.
  • Add curry leaves to this  and transfer to a serving bowl.
 


  • Serve hot with chips or pickle.

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!  

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