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

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

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.

PALAKURA PAKODI

INGREDIENTS:
Palak - 2-3 bunches
Besan - 100 gms
Salt- as required
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Red chilli powder - 1tbsp
Green chillies (finely chopped)- 3
Water as required
Oil for frying

METHOD:
-Clean the palak and chop roughly to the chopped palak add besan , salt , turmeric powder , red chilli powder , green chillies and little water and mix well to a thick batter
-Heat oil and drop small parts of the mixture and deep fry till done.

INDIAN FOOD

this is my first blog which marks my entry into the beautiful world of bloggers. off late i've been reading a lot of blogs on indian food but was'nt sure as to how to start my own blog but thanks to my husband who one day told me how easy it is to start a blog of my own. so after reading many indian food blogs even i decided to start my own food blog and today finally i succedded in starting one...am not a great cook but i njoy food...especially spicy food...i learnt cooking only after my marriage and my husband tolerates my disastrous dishes...but now i've decided to start cooking tasty stuff and not trouble my husband anymore...thanks to all fellow bloggers who have given sum wonderful recipes in their blogs...have njoyed a lot reading them and will b tryin them out soon...