Potato Masala Curry


Ingredients :

Onion - 1
Potatoes - 3 medium size
Tomato - 1
Ginger - small piece
Turmeric powder - ½ tsp
Chillli powder - 1 ½ tsp
Jeera - ½ tsp
Coriander leaves

Method:


Cook the potato separately.
Mash them well, and add the salt, turmeric powder & chilli powder.
Heat some oil in a pan and add the jeera to it, Add the onions and fry them well,
then add tomatoes to them.
After they are cooked add the potato paste to them.
Let them come to a boil, then add the coriander leaves and serve them with
hot pooris or chappathis.

Gobi Mutter Masala


Ingredients :

Cauliflower - 1
Peas - 2 cups
Salt
Oil - 21/2 tsp
Tomato sauce - ½ cup
Cinnamon - 2
Cloves -4
Aniseed or sombu - ½ tsp

To grind :
Onion - 2
Garlic - 10 pieces
Jeera - 1 tsp
Coriander - 11/2 tsp
Cashews - 15
Chilli powder - 11/2 tsp
Green chillies - 5
Turmeric powder - ½ tsp

Method:

Cut the cauliflower into big pieces, wash them in cold water and salt. And cook the separately with peas
Heat some oil in a pan add the cloves, sombu and cinnamon .
Add the ground paste to it, let it boil till the oil separates from the masala.
Add the cooked vegetables.
Let the masala come to a boil with the vegetables.
Add the tomato sauce to them .After two minutes remove them from the stove
Finally garnish them with coriander leaves and curry leaves.

Peas Masala


Ingredients :

To Grind
Onion - 1 , tomato - 2 , Ginger & Garlic paste - 2 tsp
Cinnamon - 2 cloves - 2 cardomom -2

Method:

Grind the above together.Heat 12 tsp oil in a pan and add the above ground paste to the oil and keep in a low medium heat and leave it to boil until the oil seperates from the paste.Then add the peas , then add 1 cup of water and add 3 tsp of chilli
powder , 2 tsp coriander powder , 5 tsp garam Masala , salt to taste.Keep in low flame ,lid closed for about 20 minutes.Finally add fresh coriander leaves

Peas Masala Curry

Ingredients :
To Grind
Onion - 1 , tomato - 2 , Ginger & Garlic paste - 2 tsp
Cinnamon - 2 cloves - 2 cardomom -2

Method:

Grind the above together.Heat 12 tsp oil in a pan and add the above ground paste to the oil and keep in a low medium heat and leave it to boil until the oil seperates from the paste.Then add the peas , then add 1 cup of water and add 3 tsp of chilli
powder , 2 tsp coriander powder , 5 tsp garam Masala , salt to taste.Keep in low flame ,lid closed for about 20 minutes.Finally add fresh coriander leaves

Methi Dosai


Ingredients:

Rice 3 cups
Fenugreek seeds 1 tsp.
Poha (pufffed rice) ½ cup
Sour curds ½ cup
Oil for frying
As required
Salt To taste

Method:

1.Wash and soak rice and fenugreek seeds separately for 5-6 hours.
2.Wash the poha, mix the curds and fenugreek seeds and grind to a fine paste.
3.Then add the rice and grind further to a fine paste.
4.Remove, mix it well with salt and keep aside for 8-9 hours.
5.Keep the tava on the fire and rub with a little oil.
6.Take 1 deep spoon of batter and spread it around.
7.When the dosa turns brown and crisp remove and serve with chutney

Crispy Fried Okra


Ingredients

* 1/2 cup tapioca flour
* 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
* 1 teaspoon baking powder
* 1/2 cup water
* 1 pound okra pods, trimmed
* 1 cup cooking oil to fry
* Nam Pla Prig Sauce (recipe below)
* 2 tablespoons fish sauce,
* 1 slice shallot or garlic clove,
* juice of 1/4 lime,
* 1 to 4 sliced chiles

Method:

1. Mix the flours, baking powder and water together.
2. Stir to mix well, then drop the okra pods in and stir again.
3. Heat oil in a wok or frying pan over medium heat.
4. Test by adding a drop of batter; when it puffs up immediately, the oil is ready.
5. Remove pods from the batter one at a time and add to the wok, taking care not to crowd.
6. Fry until lightly brown. Drain and keep warm until all the pods are cooked.

Chicken Lollipop


Ingredients:

Minced Boneless chicken - 200 gms
Ginger Gaelic paste - 4 tsp
Salt to taste
Pepper powder - 1 tsp
Chilli powder - 1 tsp
turmeric powder - a pinch
Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
Sugar - 1/4 tsp
Garam Masala powder - 1/2 tsp
tomato sauce or ketchup - 1tsp
Chicken Legs without skin and flesh - 6 - 8.
Rice Flour - 100 gms
Egg - 1

Method

Add the above ingredients except the chicken legs and mix them together and make them into a fine mixture and make 8 balls out of the total mixture and stick one leg to each ball from the center.Then Heat 400 gms of oil in a pan and then when the temprature is really hot, Add the Lollipops to oil with the flesh side down.Let the chicken Balls deep fry for about 4 -5 minutes each and then take them out and dry them .Serve them with Lemon and cut vegetables.