Vada curry

INGREDIENTS:
To make vadas:
1. Channa dal – 1 cup
2. Dry red chillies – 4 or 5
3. Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
4. Salt – as needed.
To make curry:
1. Onion – 1 med size
2. Tomato – 2 med size
3. Garlic – 4 or 5 pods
4. Chilli powder – 1 tsp
5. Corriander powder – 1 tbsp
6. Garam masala powder [...]

Potatoes with green stem

INGREDIENTS:
1. Potato – 1 large diced into small cubes
2. Green stem – (Keerai thandu – cut from the lower part of the greens) – chopped into small pieces
3. Garlic – 2 pods (crushed)
4. Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
5. Salt – 1 tsp
6. Oil – 1/2 tbsp
7. Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
8. Chilli powder – 1/2 [...]

Shark fry

INGREDIENTS:
1. Shark – 2 pieces ( each with 1″ thickness)
2. Onion – 1 finely chopped
3. Green chilli – 4 finely chopped
4. Garlic – 10 to 12 pods
5. Turmeric powder – 1 tsp
6. Salt to taste
7. Oil – 1 tbsp
8. Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
9. Curry leaves – few
10. Corriander leaves – 4 or 5 twigs, [...]

Dhal Biriyani

INGREDIENTS:
1. Rice – 1 cup (Basmati rice can also be substituted)
2. Toor dhal – 1/2 cup
3. Moon dhal – 1/2 cup
4. Onion – 1 big (slit lengthwise)
5. Carrot – 1 big (cut legthwise)
6. Beans – 10 to 15 pods
7. Tomato – 2
8. Chilli powder – 2 tsp
9. Turmeric pwdr – 1 tsp
10. Spices – (Cardomon-2, [...]

Dhall keerai curry

 
INGREDIENTS:
1. Dhall - 1/2 cup
2. Greens (keerai ) – 1 Bunch ( any keerai)
3. Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
4. Dry red chilli – 5 or 6
5. Curry leaves – few
6. Garlic – 5 or 6 pods
7. Ghee – 1 tbsp
8. Oil – 1 tbsp
9. Salt – as reqd
10. Red chilli pwdr – 1/2 tsp
11. Onion – [...]

Pasta Alfredo !

 

 
INGREDIENTS:
1. Macroni – 1/2 cup
2. Milk – 1.5 cups ( Full cream is optional)
3. Corn flour – 1 tbsp
4. Pepper – 1tsp
5. Garlic powder – 1/2 tsp
6. salt – to taste..
7. Corriander leaves – 3 twigs
8. Olive oil – 1 tbsp
METHOD:
1. Boil water in a vessel, add 1 tsp salt to it and toss the Macroni [...]

Fish Curry

INGREDIENTS:
1. Fish – 3 big pieces. ( Batang, kingfish)
2. Shallots (small onions) - 10 nos( to grind), 10 nos (to season)
3. Grated coconut – 2tbsp
4. Ginger – 1″ piece
5. Garlic – 8 pods
6. Fennel seeds – 1tsp
7. Cumin seeds – 2 tsp
8. Corriander seeds – 1 tsp
9. Chilli pwdr – 1tbsp
10. Corriander pwdr – 3 tbsp
11. [...]

Chilli Chicken 65

INGREDIENTS:
1. Chicken – 1/4 kg cut into small pieces
2. Curd – 1 tbsp
3. Corn flour – 2tbsp
4. Salt – 1tsp
5. Turmeric pwdr – 1/4 tsp
6. Chilli pwdr – 1/4 tsp
7. Chilli chicken pwdr – 1 tsp
8. Ginger garlic paste – 2 tsp
9. Food color – 1 pinch
10. Oil as reqd
METHOD:
1. In a bowl add the [...]

Chicken Biriyani – II

INGREDIENTS:
1. Chicken – 1/2 kg
2. Basmati rice – 3 cups
3. Onion – 2 med size
4. Tomato - 1 med
5. Ginger – 1 inch
6. Garlic – 6 to 8 pods
7. Mint leaves – 1/4 cup chopped
8. Corriander leaves – 1/4 cup chopped
9. Spices – 2 Cloves, 1 star aniseed, 1″cinnomon stick, 2 cardomon
10. salt to taste
11. Oil [...]

Dry red chilli chutney

INGREDIENTS:
1. Dry red chilli – 3 nos ( if u need too spicy, else add 2)
2. Grated coconut – 2 tbsp
3. Garlic – 3 pods
4. Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
5. Gram dhall – 2 tbsp
6. Salt – 1 tsp
METHOD:
1. Grind together all the ingredients with little water to a smooth paste.
2. Season it with 1 [...]