GREEN TOMATO PICKLE

1 tsp mustard seeds

1 dried chilly broken

1 onion chopped

3 cloves garlic sliced/ chopped

1 green chilly sliced

1 red chilly sliced

Curry leaves

4 green tomatoes chopped

1-2 tbsp chilli flakes

¼ tsp turmeric powder

Salt to taste

Palm sugar to taste

Vinegar to taste

¼ tsp asafetida powder

¼ tsp fenugreek powder

Gingerly oil ( Indian sesame oil )

METHOD:

Fry mustard seeds & dried chilli in oil.

Once mustard seeds start to pop up add onion,

garlic, both chillies & curry leaves, fry till golden.

Add tomatoes, turmeric powder & salt,

cook until soft.

Add chilly flakes, vinegar, palm sugar, fenugreek

powder & asafetida powder & mix well.

Remove from fire & leave it to cool.

Once cool transfer to dried container.

BANANA PANCAKE

1 cup self-rising flour or

( 1 cup plain flour + ¼ tsp baking powder )

1 egg

1 tbsp palm sugar / sugar ( more or less )

1 cup milk ( more or less )

½ cup well ripe bananas mashed

Butter to grease

METHOD:

Mix all the ingredients together & make

thick batter, keep aside for 10 minutes.

Heat up frying pan, grease some butter,

pour one ladle of batter in it.

Cook both sides until golden brown.

Serve with honey, ice-cream & chocolate sauce on top.

NOTE:

Add any fruits of your choice to get different taste.

SPICY SQUIDS WITH TURMERIC

500 gm squids clean & cut

1 lemon grass cut

1 onion chopped

3 cloves garlic chopped

1 piece ginger sliced

1 green chilly sliced

1 red chilly sliced

Few birds eye chillies chopped

1 tomato chopped

Curry leaves

½ tsp turmeric powder

½ tsp pepper powder

Salt to taste

Oil for cooking

Lime juice to taste

METHOD:

Heat up oil, fry lemon grass, onion, garlic, ginger,

all the chillies until golden & fragrant.

Add tomato, turmeric powder & salt cook until soft.

Then add squids, curry leaves & pepper stir- fry till cooked.

Last add lemon juice mix well & serve.

MINCED MEAT & OMELET SANDWICH ( ROTI JOHN )

4-6  baguette / bread

250 gm chicken minced /

mutton or beef

1 large onion chopped

1 tsp garlic chopped

1 green chilly chopped

1 red chilly chopped      

salt to taste

pepper taste

Chilli sauce / tomato ketchup

3 eggs lightly beaten

Butter for cooking

METHOD:

Fry the onion, garlic, chillies in little butter.

Add minced meat & stir-fry until cooked.

Sprinkle salt & pepper to taste.

Baguette halved lengthwise, spread with sauce.

Then dip the sauce part into the egg mixture & pan fry

the whole baguettes crisp on one side or both sides.

Slice into several portions & serve hot.

MEATBALL DRY CURRY

MEATBALL:

350 gm minced meat ( mutton, lamb,

  beef, pork or any of your choice )

2 potatoes ( boiled, peeled & mashed )

2 onion big chopped

3 cloves garlic chopped

1 piece ginger chopped

1 stalk curry leaves chopped

1 stalk coriander leaves chopped

1 green chilies chopped

1 red chilly chopped

1 tsp garam masala powder

salt to taste

Mix all ingredients together.

Shape into small balls.

Heat up oil in a heavy saucepan.

Brown the meatballs & set aside.

GRAVY:

Oil for cooking

1 bay leaf

1 large onion chopped

1 tbsp ginger & garlic paste

1 tbsp chilly powder

1 tsp meat curry powder

½ tsp kurmah powder

¼ tsp turmeric powder

¼ tsp garam masala

1 tbsp tomato puree

1 tomato chopped

1 green chilly sliced

Lemon juice to taste

Coriander leaves chopped

Mint leaves chopped

Curry leaves chopped

Salt to taste

METHOD:

Using the same oil, fry onion until soft &

golden brown.

Add in bay leaf, ginger & garlic paste stir for few minutes.

Add chilly powder, meat curry powder, kurmah powder

turmeric powder & stir for few more minutes.

Add tomato, green chilly & stir until it becomes soft.

Add tomato puree, garam masala, salt.

Once the gravy start to boil add meatballs,

chopped herbs & mix well until all the

meatballs are coated with the gravy.

Remove from fire add lemon juice mix well.

Serve with rice or any types of bread.

DEEP FRIED SPICY MEATBALLS

350 gm minced meat ( mutton, lamb,

  beef, pork or any of your choice )

2 potatoes ( boiled, peeled & mashed )

2 onion big chopped

3 cloves garlic chopped

1 piece ginger chopped

1 stalk curry leaves chopped

1 stalk coriander leaves chopped

2 green chilies chopped

1 red chilly chopped
1 tsp garam masala powder
1 tsp meat curry powder

1 tsp pepper powder

salt to taste

Mix all ingredients together.

Shape into small balls.

Egg lightly beaten

Bread crumbs

Oil for deep frying

Method:

Dip each meatball in egg, roll into

bread crumbs  & deep fry in hot

oil until golden brown & cooked.

Serve with sauce of your choice.

SPICY TURMERIC CHICKEN

Things to marinate:

500 gm chicken pieces

3 tsp ginger & garlic paste

3 tsp pepper powder

2 tsp chilly flacks

1 tsp turmeric powder

Salt to taste

Marinate the chicken for 10-20 minutes.

1 cinnamon stick

2 star anises

1 bay leaf

1 stalk lemon grass crush

2 large onion sliced

1 inch ginger sliced

3 cloves garlic sliced

2 green chillies sliced

1 red chilly sliced

1 tomato sliced

3 birds eye chillies sliced

1 stalk curry leaves

Oil for cooking

Coriander leaves for garnishing

METHOD:

Heat up oil, fry cinnamon, star anises, lemon

grass, add onion,ginger, garlic, bay leaf, curry 

leaves & fry till onion turn into light brown colour.

Add all the chillies, tomato & marinated chicken.

Mix well cover & cook in medium flame ( stir on &

off ) until cooked.

( If need add some coconut milk / water to get gravy ).

Add coriander leaves, mix well & serve.