CABBAGE FRY

INGREDIENTS:

Cabbage - 1" long shreds 3cups

Mustard Seeds - 2tsp

Jeera - 1tsp

Curry leaves - 2 sprigs

Green Chillis - 3 slit

Oil - 2 tbsp

Salt to taste

Haldi - a pinch

Red Chilli powder - 1tsp

Dry Coconut Powder - 3tbsp

METHOD:

-Heat oil , add the mustard seeds , jeera and curry leaves and fry.

-Add the cabbage and fry till the cabbage is cooked.

-Now add the salt , haldi , red chilli powder, green chilies and cook for 2 min.

-Add the coconut powder and cook for a further 2 min and serve.

PEAS AND TOMATO CURRY

INGREDIENTS:

Peas - 1 cup

Tomato - 1 medium finely chopped

Onion - 1 small finely chopped

Onion Paste - 2tbsp

Ginger Garlic paste - 1tbsp

Garam Masala - 1tsp

Red Chilli Powder-1tsp

Haldi - 1/4 tsp

Salt as required

Mustard seeds - 1tsp

Jeera - 1tsp

Curry Leaves - 2 sprigs

Coriander leaves - 1/4th cup

Oil -2tbsp

METHOD:

-Heat oil , once hot add the mustard seeds, jeera and curry leaves and fry for 1 min.

-Now add the onions and fry for 2 min. Add the onion paste , ginger garlic paste , garam masala , red chilli powder, haldi and salt and fry for 5 min.

-Add the tomatoes and fry till the tomatoes become mushy.

-Add the peas fry for 2 min and add enuf water and cook till done.

-Add chopped coriander and mix well and serve with rice or roti.

PRAWNS PULUSU

INGREDIENTS:

Prawns :500gms
Onion Paste - 3tbsp
Ginger Garlic Paste-2tbsp
Garam Masala - 1 tbsp
Red Chilli Powder-1 and 1/2 tbsp
Green Chillis - 3
Jeera - 1tsp
Tamarind Paste - 2tbsp
Oil-2tbsp
Salt as required

METHOD:

-Heat Oil , once hot add the jeera and curry leaves and fry for 1 min.
-Now add the onion paste , ginger garlic paste , salt, haldi, red chilli powder , garam masala and slit green chillis and fry till raw smell goes off.
-Now add the prawns and fry for 5 min.
-Add the tamarind paste and cook for 15 min .
-Serve with dosa.

CHICKEN GOLD COIN

INGREDIENTS:

Chicken mince - 1/4 kg

Egg - 1

Bread - 1 loaf

Onion - 1medium finely chopped

Green Chillis - 3-4 finely chopped

Salt as required

Haldi - 1/4tsp

Red Chilli Powder - 1tbsp

Garam Masala Powder - 1tbsp

Chat Masala - 1tsp

Oil - for frying

METHOD:

-Mix all the ingredients except bread , egg , chat masala and oil.

-Leave the mixture for 1 hr and let it marinate.

-Take a small round cap and cut the bread loaves into circles.

-Beat the egg well , take 1 bread circle apply little egg mixture on the bread and take a small ball of chicken mix and carefully set it on the bread.

-Repeat till the chicken mix is over.

-Heat oil for deep frying , once hot add the bread and chicken coins few at a time and dep fry tll golden and serve as a starter with ketchup.

CHICKEN PULUSU

This recipe is from my friend Prasanna.She makes this wonderful pulusu along with chicken biryani which is the best dish to be eaten along with biryani. Thannks Prasanna for this wonderful recipe.

INGREDIENTS:

Chicken-1/2kg

Onion-1 medium finely chopped

Tomato-1 medium finely chopped

Mint leaves - 6

Ginger Garlic paste - 1 and half tbsp

Salt - as required

Haldi - 1/4 tsp

Red chilli Powder - 1tbsp

Jeera - 1tsp

Mustard - 1tsp

Grated Coconut - 2tbsp

Oil-2tbsp

METHOD:

-In a vessel take chicken and add salt, red chilli powder, dhania powder and eought water to drown the chicken and boil for 15 min.

-After 15 min add the ginger garlic paste and boil for another 10min and switch off.

-Heat oil in another big vessel , once hot add the jeera ,mustard and curry leaves and fry.

-Now add the onions and tomatoes and fry for 10 min.

-Add the roughly chopped mint leaves and for for 1 min and add the whole chicken mixture and cook for 5 min.

-Add the grated coconut and cook till the required consistancy is reached and serve with chicken biryani.

VANKAYA (BAINGAN) PACHADI

INGREDIENTS:

Vankaya(baingan) - 1 big
Onion- 1 medium chopped
green chillis - 4-5 chopped
milk-50ml
tamarind extract- 5tbsp
mustard seeds - 1tsp
jeera-1tsp
oil- 2tbsp

METHOD:

-Pre heat oven for 10 min at high and then cook the vankaya for 20 to 30 min till the whole vegetable shrivles.
-Cool the vankaya.
-Once cool remove the skin and mash it well.
-To this add milk , tamarind extract, salt and haldi and mix well.
-Heat oil add the mustard and jeera and fry for 2 min.
-Now add the onions and green chillis and fry for 1 min.
-Add the vankaya mixture and cook for 5 min and serve with rice.

CHICKEN FRIED RICE

INGREDIENTS:

Left over rice - 2 cups

Eggs - 2

Boiled and shredded chicken - 1/2cup

Carrot - 1

Beans - 5-6

Spring onion - 1

Soya sauce - 1tbsp

Vineger - 1tbsp

Salt as required

Oil- 3tbsp

METHOD:

-Heat 1tbsp oil and add the beaten eggs and scramble them till dry.

-Heat 2tbsp oil in a large kadai , once hot add the finely chopped carrots beans and spring onions and fry for 1 min.

-Now add the egg mixture and the shredded chicken and fry for another 2 min.

-Add salt,soya sauce and vineger and mix well and cook for a further 2 min.

-Finally add the rice mix well and cook for 5 min and serve hot.

ARATIKAYA(Plantain) CURRY

INGREDIENTS:

Aratikaya(Plantain)-2
Onion Paste - 3tbsp
Ginger Garlic paste - 2tsp
Green Chillis - 2
Garam Masala- 2tsp
Red Chilli Powder- 1tsp
Salt -as required
Tamarind juice-4tbsp
Jeera - 1tsp
Mustard seeds - 1tsp
Curry Leaves - 2 springs
Oil - 2tbsp

METHOD:

-Cut the plantain into 1" size pieces and soak them in cold water.
-In a bowl take the onion paste , ginger garlic paste, garam masala , red chilli powder, salt and haldi. Add the cut raw banana to the spice paste.
-Heat oil add the jeera , mustard and curry leaves and fry , now add the whole spice mixture of plantain's and masala paste and the green chillis.
-Cook for 5 min and now add the tamarind juice and cook for 5 min now add 1 glass of water and close the cooker and cook for 3 whisltes and 10 min on sim.
- Serve with rice.

This is my entry for JFI Banana hosted by Aahar

CHILLI CHICKEN

INGREDIENTS:

Boneless Chicken-500gms

Soya sauce-2tbsp

Vineger-1tbsp

Red chillie powder-1tbsp

Pepper powder- 1/2tsp

Salt-as required

Green chilles - 10-15

Spring onions - 2 stalks

Ginger - 2" finely chopped

Garlic - 7-8 pods - chopped

Oil- 3tbsp

METHOD:

- Take the chicken add the soya sauce , vineger , salt , pepper powder , red chilli powder and marinate for 4-5 hrs.

-Heat oil , add the finely chopped green chillies, ginger , garlic and chopped spring onions and fry for a min.

-Now add the marinated chicken and fry till done.

CHOLE

INGREDIENTS:

cooked chick peas - 1 tin

onion - 1 medium (finely chopped)

tomato - 1 medium (finely chopped)

green chillies - 2-3

coriander - for garnish

salt - as required

red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp

garam masala - 1tsp

dhania powder - 1/2tsp

jeera- 1tsp

cloves - 1

METHOD:

-Heat oil add jeera and clove and fry.

-Add the onions and fry till soft.

-Now add tomatoes and cook till tomatoes are mashed.

-Add the slot green chillies.

-Add salt , red chillie powder , dhania powder and garam masala and cook for 5 min

-Now add the chick peas and cook for 5min.

-Add 1/2 glass of water and cook till thick gravy consistancy.

-Garnish with corainder and serve with roti's.