Thursday, July 14, 2011

Egg Kabab


INGREDIENTS

Egg(hard-boiled) : 2 nos
Onion finely chopped: 1 no
Green Chilly finely chopped : 2 noos
Ginger Garlic Paste : 1/2 teaspoon
Coriander leaves chopped  : 1 tablespoon
Potato boiled & smashed : 3 nos
Bread Crumbs : as required
Turmeric powder : 1/4 teaspoon
Mint Leaves chopped  : 1 tablespoon
Salt : as needed
Egg : 1 beaten

METHOD

Cut the eggs into 2 pieces lengthwise.Heat Oil in a pan.Saute Onion,Greenchilly,Ginger-Garlic paste well till the onions become translucent.Add Turmeric,Garam Masala and fry for few minutes.Now add Salt,CurryLeaf,Mint Leaves,Coriander leaves & smashed potato.Mix well.Cover the egg with the prepared mixture.Dip in beaten  egg and roll in bread crumbs.Deep fry in oil till it turns brown.

Mutton Roast



INGREDIENTS




Mutton ( Lamb) cleaned and cut into small pieces : 1/2 kg

For Marination
Coriander powder : 1 1/2 tablespoon
Kashmiri Chilly Powder : 1/2 tablespoon
Turmeric powder  : 1/4 teaspoon
Salt : as needed

Other Ingredients

Onion : 2 big nos
Coriander leaves: 2 tablespoon
Water : 1/2 cup
Oil : 2 tablespoon
Ginger finely chopped : 1 tablespoon
Garlic finely chopped : 2 tablespoon
Curry Leaf : as needed
Coconut  pieces 1/4 cup
Pepper : 3/4 teaspoon
Garam Masala : 3/4  teaspoon
Meat Masala : 3/4 teaspoon




METHOD

Mix cleaned mutton with coriander powder,chilly powder,turmeric powder  and salt and keep it for 1/2 an hour for marination.Take mutton in a pressure cooker,add water and cook it for 3-4 whistles.Heat Oil in a pan ,add Onion,Ginger,Garlic,Curry leaf and Coconut.Saute until Onions turn brown.Add Coriander leaves,Pepper powder,Garam Masala & meat masala and fry it  for a minute under low flame.Add to this the  cooked Mutton and salt.Combine everything well.Cook on low flame till it is roasted stirring well  in between.

Tip:If you are using Lamb instead of mutton ,take the lamb meat in a vessel and add water.Add some radish to this and keep it for half an hour.Then remove the radish  and allow the meat to drain the water completely.This will help to reduce the unpleasant smell of lamb meat.

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Erissery


INGREDIENTS

Vanpayar/red cowpeas : 1/2 cup soaked overnight
Chena/Yam (cut it into pieces) : 1 cup
Mathanga/Pumpkin  (cut it into pieces) : 1 cup
Grated coconut : 1/2 cup
Cumin Seeds : 1/2 tsp
Green Chilly : 3 nos
Turmeric : 1/4 tsp
Shallots : 3 nos
Mustard : 1/2 tsp
Dry Red Chilly : 2 nos
Curry  Leaf : as needed
Oil : as needed

METHOD
 Pressure cook Vanpayar in 1 1/2 cup water with little salt for  2 whistles.Cool it.Add the Chena and Mathanga to it.Cook well and cool.Grind Coconut,GreenChilly,Cumin,Turmeric into a coarse paste.Now open the cooker and slightly mash the yam and pumpkin pieces with the back of a spoon..Add the ground paste and keep it on flame.Boil for sometime.Cook till it thickens slightly.Heat oil in a pan ,splutter  mustard seeds.Add dry red chilly,shallots,curry leaf and little coconut.Fry till it turns brown.Add this to the prepared curry and mix well.

Inji Curry





INGREDIENTS

Ginger : 100 grams
Tamarind : 1 small ball (size of a gooseberry)
Chilly Powder : 1 tsp
Coriander powder : 1 1/2 tsp
Turmeric : 1/2 tsp
Fenugreek(Uluva)Powder : 1/4 tsp
Salt : as needed
Mustard : 1/2 tsp
Curryleaf :2-3 sprigs
Oil : as needed
Jaggery : as needed

METHOD

Clean and cut the ginger into round slices.Deep Fry  in oil till it is crispy.Let it cool down.Soak the tamarind in 1 cup warm water for sometime.Squeeze it and take the extract.Grind the fried ginger into a coarse powder .Heat Oil in a pan.Splutter mustard seeds.Add curryLeaf and the coarsely ground ginger and saute. Add coriander,chilly powder,Turmeric,Uluva and saute well.Add the Tamarind Extract and salt.When it boils, add the ground ginger to it.Add little gratted jaggery .Cook until it becomes thick.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Pazham pori/Eathapazham Boli


INGREDIENTS

Ethapazham : 2 nos
Rice Powder : 1/2 cup
Maida : 1cup
Sugar : 3 teaspoon
Salt : a pinch
Turmeric : 1/4 teaspoon
Oil : as required 

METHOD

Peel off  the skin of banana and cut into two pieces.Slice each  each part into 3-4 pieces,lengthwise.
Mix rice Powder,maida,sugar ,turmeric& salt.Add small quantity of  water to make the mixture into a  liquid paste.Don't make it too watery.The batter should be thick enough to coat the Ethapazham.Dip Ethapazham in the batter and deep fry in oil till it turns golden brown.

Chemmeenum Manga Curry


INGREDIENTS

Prawns(small sized cleaned) : 1 cup
Raw mango : 1 
or
Dried mango : 1/4 cup
Chilly Powder : 1/2 teaspoon
Turmeric Powder : 1/2 teaspoon
Green Chilly slitted  : 4 nos
Coconut grated  : 1/2 cup
Small onion sliced : 3 nos

SEASONING

Mustard : 1/2 teaspoon
Dry Red Chilly : 2 nos
Small Onion  sliced : 3 nos
Curry Leaf  : As needed

Method

Take prawns in an earthenware pot and add mango/dried mango,green chilly,turmeric powder,chilly powder,Curry Leaf and Salt and boil for 7-8 minutes.Grind well the grated coconut with small onion and little Turmeric powder in a mixer.Add this to the above mix,Cook for some more time and remove it  from fire.

For seasoning take a pan ,add oil and splutter mustard seeds.Add  small onion,dry red chilly and curry leaf .Saute till the onions turn brown.Add this to the prepared curry.Now chemmeen manga curry is ready .

Tips
1)Instead of Earthenware pot  or stone pot  ordinary cooking vessel can also be used.
2)Earthenware pot/stone pot  adds more taste and very healthy also.

Kappa Biryani


Ingredients

Kappa(Tapioca) cleaned & cut into small pieces : 1/2 kg
Coconut grated : 1 cup
Beef  cleaned & cut into small pieces : 1/2 kg
Onion : 1 no
Ginger crushed : 1 tablespoon
Garlic crushed : 1 tablespoon
 Meat Masala : 2 1/2 teaspoon
Garam masala : 1/2 teaspoon
Salt : as needed
Curry Leaf : as needed

Method
Take  tapioca in a large pan and add  enough water to cover  the tapioca.Add enough salt to this and boil till the tapioca is cooked..Drain the water and keep it aside.

Mix  Beef with Meat Masala,Onion,Ginger,Garlic,Salt and cook.in a pressure cooker for 3-4 whistles or till the beef is cooked.Mix cooked tapioca  and beef together.
Dry fry grated  coconut till it turns reddish brown colour.Cool and grind it to a fine paste.Add the ground mixture to the tapioca & beef mix.Add Garam masala,little coconut oil and curry leaf and stir well.