TAPIOCA WITH ACHOVIES

1 tsp mustard seeds

1 dries chilly broken

3 shallots sliced

2 pips garlic chopped

1 red chilly sliced

2 green chilly sliced

1 inch ginger sliced

1 tbsp anchovies

1 stalk curry leaf

1 small tapioca cut

½ tsp turmeric powder

Salt to taste

Oil for cooking

METHOD:

Heat up oil fry mustard seeds, dried chilly.

Add shallot, garlic, ginger, anchovies fry

until light brown, add both chill’s, curry leaf.

Add tapioca, salt, turmeric powder mix well

add some water & cook until done.

NOTE:

This dish is good during rainy days with

a cup of hot black coffee.

BEAN CURD, VEGETABLES IN SPICY COCONUT GRAVY

2 pieces fried bean curd cut

2 French beans cut

1 tomato cut

2 baby corn cut

1 cabbage leaf cut

3 florets of broccoli

1 small carrot cut

THINGS TO POUND:

5-10 bird’s eye chilly

3 shallots

3 pips garlic

1tsp dried prawns (optional)

1 cup coconut milk

1 tsp turmeric powder

Salt to taste

Oil for cooking

Curry leaf

METHOD:

Heat up oil fry pounded things until

raw smell goes off.

Add vegetables, bean curd,turmeric powder,

salt,enough water mix well, cover & cook

until vegetables are cooked.

Add coconut milk & stir until it comes to boil.

Add curry leaf.

Serve with rice, bread etc…etc…

STIR-FRIED SPICY BABY CORN WITH PEANUTS

THINGS TO POUND:

2  shallots

2 pips garlic

2 red chilly

100 gm baby corn sliced

50 gm French beans sliced

Pinch of turmeric powder

Salt to taste

Oil for cooking

1 tbsp roasted peanuts chopped

METHOD:

Heat up oil & fry pounded things until

nice smell comes.

Add in both vegetables, turmeric powder,

salt, mix well, sprinkle some water, cover &

cook ( stir on & off).

Once cooked add peanuts & mix well.

Serve hot with rice, bread  etc..etc..

STIR-FRY LADY'S FINGERS

200 gm lady’s finger sliced

2 shallots sliced

2 pips garlic sliced

1 red chilly sliced

Pinch of turmeric powder

Salt to taste

Oil for cooking

Curry leaves

METHOD:

Heat up oil fry garlic, shallot, chilly &

curry leaves until soft, add in lady’s

finger, turmeric powder, salt mix well

sprinkle some water, stir in between,

cook until done.

Serve hot with rice.

SPICY MUTTON DRY CURRY

500 gm mutton

2 potatoes cut

2 tomatoes cut

1 onion big chopped

2 tbsp ginger & garlic paste

2 ½ tbsp chilly powder

½ tbsp meat curry powder

½ tbsp kurma powder

1 tsp turmeric powder

½ tsp garam masala powder

1 tbsp mixed spice (cinnamon,

star anis, cardamom, cloves)  

Curry leaves

2 green chilly sliced

Coriander leaves

Salt to taste

Oil for cooking

METHOD:

Heat up oil fry mixed spice, onion until light

brown, add in curry leaf, ginger & garlic paste,

stir for 2 minutes.

Add in chilly powder, curry powder, kurma

 powder, turmeric powder & mix well until

raw smell goose off, add little water & stir

for 2 minutes.

Add tomatoes, potatoes, mutton, salt, enough

water cover & cook well.

Once mutton is cooked add garam masala &

green chilly mix well.

Garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve with rice, breads etc…etc..