Sunday, March 20, 2011

BANANA SPRING ROLLS


     
     2 ripe bananas
     4 pieces spring roll wrappers 

     Method: 

     Preheat the oil
     Peel bananas, and slice them in half lengthwise,
then place one piece of banana diagonally across
the corner of a spring roll wrapper, and roll from
the corner to the center, then fold top and bottom
corners in, and continue rolling. Dip your finger
in water and brush the last edge to seal. Repeat
with remaining banana pieces.
Fry  banana rolls in the hot oil until evenly browned.
Remove to paper towels to drain.

To serve:

Arrange banana spring rolls on a plate, drizzle with
     melted cooking chocolate, caramels,  ice – cream,
     roasted chopped  nuts, fruits etc etc…….

Saturday, March 19, 2011

FRIED FISH



3 pomfret or fish of your choice
2  tbsp chilly powder
½  tsp turmeric powder
Salt to taste
( optional ):
1 tsp tamarind paste
1 tsp ginger & garlic paste
Oil for deep frying

METHOD:

Marinate the fish for at least 30 minutes.
Deep fry the fish in hot oil.
Serve hot with rice.

Friday, March 18, 2011

FISH CURRY


A:

2 dried chill’s broken
½  tsp mustard seeds
½  tsp fenugreek seeds
¼  tsp cumin seeds
Oil for cooking

B:

1 piece ginger sliced 
2 green chill’s sliced
3 -5 cloves garlic sliced
4 -5 shallots sliced
Curry leaves

C:

2 – 3 tbsp fish curry powder
1 – 2 tbsp chilly powder
½  tsp turmeric powder

Make into paste with little water

500 gm fish sliced
2 tomatoes sliced
5 lady’s fingers cut
( slightly toasted in
little oil )
Coriander leaves
Pinch of asafetida
2 – 3 tbsp tamarind paste
Salt to taste
½  tsp gingerly oil
½ cup coconut milk

Method:

Fry ‘A‘ in oil, add  ‘B’ & fry until
nice smell comes out, add mixed paste
stir for a while until raw smells goes off.
 Add  water, let it boil, add tomatoes &
cook, add salt, tamarind paste then fish
cook well, last add coconut milk, lady’s finger,
 coriander leaves, asafetida, come to boil off
the fire then add gingerly oil & mix well & cover
for some times before serve

RIPE MANGO CURRY ( KERALA SPECIAL )




A:
5 – 6 ripe mangoes
( peel off the skin )
¼  tsp chilly powder
½  tsp turmeric powder
Salt to taste

Cook mangoes with chilly powder,
turmeric powder, salt with sufficient water.

B:
3 cups curd
½ coconut grated
3 – 5 green chilies
¼  tsp cumin seeds

Grind together

C:
½  tsp mustard seeds
¼  tsp fenugreek seeds
2 dried chilly ( broken )
Curry leaves
1 tsp oil

Method:

Add grinned coconut mixture into
cooked mango, bring it to boil on
a low heat, heat up oil & fry ‘ C ‘
add into ripe mango curry & serve
with rice.