Sunday, March 25, 2007

PRAWNS PULAO





INGREDIENTS:

Prawns - 1/2 kg
Rice - 1/2 kg (wash and leave them)
Oil - 4tbsp
Jeera - 1/2tsp
Onions 1 big - (chopped into long slices)
Green chillies - 3-4 slit
Red chillies - 2 (broken into halves)
[Ginger - 1" piece
Garlic - 5pods
Dalchini - 1" piece
Cloves - 4-5
Elaichi -1
Star anise - 1/2
Coriander seeds - 2tbsp
Jeera - 1tsp
Khus Khus (poppy seeds) - 1tsp ]
grind all the ingredients in the square brackets

METHOD:
-Heat oil add jeera, red chillies, onions and green chillies and fry till onions turn transparent.
-Now add the prawns and fry for another 5 min.
-Add the masala paste fry for 2-3min and add red chilli powder,turmeric,salt and let cook till prawns are done.
-Add rice to the prawns and mix well and fry for another 5min.
-Add the required amount of water adjust the salt and red chilli powder and cook for 3 whistles.


CHICKEN LOLLYPOP




INGREDIENTS:
Chicken Lollypops - 10
Ginger garlic paste - 2tbsp
Salt as required
Red chilli powder - 1tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2tsp
Garam masala powder - 2tsbp

METHOD:
-Take the lollypops and clean them well .
-Now add the rest of the ingredients to the lollypops and marinate them for abt 2hrs.
-Heat oil and deep fry the marinated lollypops.


SPICY SHALLOW FRIED CHICKEN





INGREDIENTS:

Chicken breast pieces - 3
Garlic - 3pods
Ginger - 1/2 " piece
Red chillie powder - 1tsp
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Salt as required
Cloves - 3-4
Peppercorns - 7-8
Dalchini - 1/2 " piece
Coriander seeds - 1 tsp
Jeera - 1/2 tsp
Green chillies -3
Oil for frying

METHOD:
-Take a knife and make incisions on the chicken
-Take all the ingredients other than salt and chicken and make a fine paste
-Now add the salt to the paste and mix well
-Apply this paste to the chicken and marinate it for abt 45min to 1hr
-Heat oil on a pan and shallow fry the chicken on both sides till golden brown


PESARA DOSA





INGREDIENTS:

Pesara pappu (moong dal)- 1 cup
Green chillies - 3-4 ( finely chopped)
Oinon - 2 medium size (finely chopped)
Ginger - 1" piece
Oil as required
Jeera - 2tbsp

Salt as required

METHOD:
-Grind the soaked dal and ginger into fine paste
-Heat the dosa pan and sprinkle oil
-Spread the batter like dosa and sprinkle finely chopped onions green chillies and jeera.
-Fry till done

Saturday, March 24, 2007

KODIGUDDU PORATA (EGG BHURJI)





INGREDIENTS:
Eggs - 3
Onions - 2 medium sized finely chopped
Oil- 2 tbsp
Green chillies - 1 or 2 coarsly chopped
Salt as required
Turmeric powder- a pinch
Red chillie powder- 1 tsp
Garam masala- 1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds-1tbsp
Jeera- 1/2 tsp

METHOD:
-Heat oil and add mustard seeds and jeera and let them splutter.
-Now add the finely chopped onions and green chillies salt and turmeric and fry till onions become transleucent.
-Add red chilli powder and garam masala and fry for another 2-3 min till a nice aroma is released.
-Add the eggs and keep stirring till the whole onions mixture is coated by the eggs and fry till done

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

ARATIKAYA POPU





INGREDIENTS:

Aratikaya(raw banana) boiled and coarsly mashed- 2

Tamarind pulp - 2tbsp

Oil - 2tbsp

Mustard seeds - 1tbsp

Jeera- 1/2 tsp
Chana dal - 1tbsp

Urad dal- 1tsp

Green chillies - 2 ( slit length wise)
Curry leaves - 1 sprig


METHOD:

-Heat oil add the chana dal and urad dal and let them fry now add the mustard seeds, jeera green chillies and curry leaves and fry for 1 min.

-Now add the mashed raw banana and mix well.

-Add salt and tamarind pulp and mix well and cook for another 5 min till dry.

CHICKEN PULAO





INGREDIENTS:

Chicken - 1/2 kg
Rice - 1/2 kg (wash and leave them)
Oil - 4tbsp
Jeera - 1/2tsp
Onions 1 big - (chopped into long slices)
Green chillies - 4-5 slit
Red chillies - 2 (broken into halves)
[Ginger - 1.5" piece
Garlic - 7 pods
Dalchini - 1.5" piece
Cloves - 5-6
Elaichi -2
Star anise - 1
Coriander seeds - 3tbsp
Jeera - 1.5tsp
Khus Khus (poppy seeds) - 1.5tsp ]
grind all the ingredients in the brackets

METHOD:
-Heat oil add jeera, red chillies, onions and green chillies and fry till onions turn transparent.
-Now add the chicken and fry for 10 min.
-Add the masala paste fry for 3-4min now add red chilli powder,turmeric,salt and let cook till chicken is done.
-Add rice to the chicken and mix well and fry for another 6 min.
-Add the required amount of water adjust the salt and red chilli powder and cook for 2 whistles and then 10min on low flame.


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