Thursday, September 26, 2013

STIR-FRIED PRAWNS,VEGETABLES IN MUSTARD SAUCE






100 gm prawns cleaned
100 gm broccoli
100 gm carrot diced
1 tbsp mustard sauce
1 tsp chili sauce
1 tsp tomato ketchup
1 tsp ginger & garlic paste
½ tsp black pepper crushed
½ tsp lemon juice
Salt to taste
1 tsp garlic chopped
Oil for cooking

Garnishing: Spring onions

Method:

Mix all the above ingredients
together in  a bowl, keep aside.

Sauté garlic in oil until golden colour.

 Add in the prawns, vegetables with sauce.

Stir-fry for few minutes until prawns turn
red colour & vegetables cooked.

Garnish with spring onions.

Serve hot as a main dish or side dish.




Tuesday, September 24, 2013

CHICKEN MASALA PAN ROAST







A:
4 pieces chicken drumsticks
1 tbsp ginger & garlic paste
1 tsp turmeric powder
Salt to taste

Marinate the chicken for 20-30 minutes.

Fry the chicken drumsticks & keep aside.

( Do not over fry the drumsticks, it must
be cooked, soft inside & crispy outside )

B:
2 large onion cut
1-2  tomatoes cut
1 stalk curry leaves
1 tbsp ginger & garlic paste
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp meat curry powder
½ tsp turmeric powder
½ tsp pepper powder
Oil for cooking

C:
¼ tsp garam masala powder
1-2 tbsp green peas cooked
1 red chilly sliced
1 onion sliced
1 green chilly sliced
Coriander leaves

Method:

Sauté onion, add ginger & garlic paste
stir for few minutes.

Add in all the powders stir-fry for
few more minutes.

Add tomatoes, curry leaves &
fried chicken drumsticks, mix well
till the gravy is dry & coated to the chicken.

( The drumsticks must be pan roasted
with the gravy gives extra taste )

Last add “C” mix well & serve.
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Saturday, August 31, 2013

MASALA PRAWNS





250 gm prawns cleaned
1 onion large sliced
1 inch ginger sliced
3 cloves garlic sliced
1 tomato sliced
1 green chilly sliced
1 red chilly sliced
1 stalk curry leaves
1 tsp chili powder
1 tbsp seafood curry powder
½ tsp pepper powder
½ tsp turmeric powder
Salt to taste oil for cooking
Coriander leaves

METHOD:

Fry onion, garlic, ginger, both chilies
in oil until light brown.

Add all the powders one by one, stir
for 1 minute.

Add tomato, curry leaves, salt & prawns,
stir-fry for few more minutes.

Garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve hot with rice or breads.





Friday, August 30, 2013

ROTI CANAI / PARATHA




 600 g plain wheat flour
Salt to taste
1 cup warm water
Ghee / margarine
1 egg
1-2 tbsp condensed milk

METHOD :

Sift the flour & salt together.

Knead flour, egg, milk & ghee / margarine
 with water (a little at a time) good enough
to make a moderately soft dough or easy
to handle.

Leave for 4-5 hours or overnight.

Divide dough into 8 equal parts.

Shape it into balls.

Flatten each ball with a rolling pin &
fold in 1/2 teaspoon ghee.

Roll up dough & twist it into a coil.

Pressing one open end onto the top.

Roll it again as thin as possible into 
a round shape.

Beginning at one of the open ends, roll up
 dough tightly & coil it again as before.

Roll out dough slowly onto lightly floured
surface ( to ensure air is not forced out ).

Heat an iron griddle & fry the rotis individually.

Turn it over & spread a little ghee on it until 
both sides are golden brown.

Serve roti canai with curry or dhall