Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Spicy Potato - Oven Roasted



Ingredients:
Potatoes - 6,medium
Salt - to taste
Ground Pepper - 1tspn
Sambar Powder - 2 tspn
Coriander Powder - 1tspn
Garam Masala - 1/4tspn
Method:

Preheat the Oven in 400 degree farenhiet
Cut the Potatoes in thinly lenthwise
Mix all the Masala Powders and Salt to it
Spread it in a Oven Tray and drizzle some Olive oil on it
And cook it for 30 mins and let it cook for another 15mins after tossing it.
Leave until it becomes crispy.
Enjoy this with sidedish of Variety Rice or even as snack in evening time.

Friday, January 9, 2009

Cauliflower-Broccoli Oven Roast fry


Ingredients:

Cauliflower - 1,florets
Broccoli - 1,florets
Lime - 1,juice
Olive oil  - as req.
Ground Pepper powder - to taste
Salt - to taste

Method:

 Boil the Water with little salt and wash the Cauliflower and Broccoli and drain it
Again wash it with the Cold running water.
Now spread that florets into a oven sheet and sprinkle olive oil,lime juice,salt and pepper.
Pre-heat the oven in 400 degree and Roast this for 30-35mins or until it turns Brown-crispy .
Toss it occassionally.

Enjoy for Appetizer with some dippings.

Soup and Chicken Fry


Soup

Soup Ingredients:

Chicken - 2 pounds
Shallots - 10-12
Onion - 1,medium
Tomatoes - 2,medium
Green Chillies - 3
Ginger - 1inch
Garlic - 5cloves
Curry leaves - 1+1 Sprigs
Turmeric powder - 2pinch
Hing - a pinch
Black bell pepper - 1tspn
Cumin/Jeera - 1tspn
Oil - 2tb spn,for frying and for seasoning
Salt- to taste

Method:

Heat the oil in a pan fry the Black pepper,Cumin seeds,Curry leaves,Ginger,Garlic and Shallots till it becomes light brown in color
Let it cool and grind it.
Now Heat the remaining oil in a pan,add the Mustard seeds,Hing and let it splutter then add the Onion,Curry leaves fry for a minute
Then Add the tomatoes,fry till it leaves out the water and add the Half of the Ground masala, Chicken,salt and fry for 3mins
Add 2cups of Water into it and close the lid and cook it for 10mins in medium.
Once the Chicken is Done,Filter the soup and sprinkle the black pepper powder and serve hot.
Garnish with Coriander leaves


Chicken Fry



Ingredients:

Chicken - 2pounds,Take the Filtered Chicken out of the Soup
Cloves- 2
Cinnamon - 1/2inch stick
Bay leaf - 1
Onion - 1,medium
Tomato - 1,large
Curry leaves - 1sprig
Green Chillies - 2,slited
Chicken Masala powder - 2tspn
Ground Masala - Remaining Masala from Soup Version
Salt- to taste(be easy here,though the Chicken Masala will have salt in it)
Oil -  as req.

Method:

Heat the oil in a pan, add the Cloves,Cinnamon,Bay leaf fry till it leaves the aroma
Add the Onion,Curry leaves fry for 2mins,add the Tomatoes fry till it leaves out the water
Now add the Chicken,Ground Masala,Chicken Masala and cover it for 3mins (toss it occassionally)
Garnish with Coriander leaves.

Note:
If you or your kids have running Nose for long time,this Soup is the best.
Add little more pepper while u drink and serve it hot.

Egg Curry


Ingredients:

Egg - 3, boiled and slit into 2
Onion - 1,thinly slit
Tomato - 1,Sliced
Curry leaves - 1sprig
Ginger-Garlic paste - 1tspn
Coriander powder - 11/2tspn
Curry powder- 1/2tspn
Sambar powder - 1/2tspn
Garam Masala-1/4tspn
Mustard Seeds - 1/2tspn
Coriander leaves - 1sprig
Coconut Milk - 1tb spn,Thicker

Method:

Heat the oil in a pan,let the Mustard seeds splut,add the Onions,curry leaves,Ginger-garlic paste
Add Tomatoes and fry until it leaves out its water,then add the Masala powders(Coriander,Curry,Sambar powders) and fry for 2mins
Now Add the Coconut milk and bring it to a boil and add the Egg,leave it for 1min
Finally sprinkle Garam Masala and Coriander leaves for Garnishing.

Thai Basil Fried Rice



Ingredients:

Cooked Rice - 1 cup
Chicken - 11/2 pound(I used Breast Chicken),that taste good for Thai Dishes or preferably Boneless
Fresh Basil leaves - 1cup
Capsicum/Green pepper - 1/2,thinly sliced
Garlic - 6-7 cloves
Green Chillies - 2 or to taste
Fish Sauce - 2 tspn
Oyster Sauce - 1tspn
Salt - just sprinkle,dont add too much,the Sauce will have salt
Oil - 1tb spn
Dry Red chilly Flakes - 1tspn

Method:

Grind the Garlic and Green chillies coresly
Heat the oil in a Wok,add the Ground paste and just toss it and add the Chicken,fry for 4mins in medium flame or until the chicken becomes tender
Now add the sauces(Fish sauce and Oyster sauce) and Capsicum cook for 1min and add the Cooked Rice, toss it until the flavour touches
Now add the Basil leaves and fry for 1min and switch it off.
Garnish or sprinkle Chilly flakes.

Note:
Instead of Grinding the Garlic and Chillies,if you have Mortar,just give a nice press.






Coriander Rice


Ingredients:

Corainder leaves - 6+1+1 sprigs
Cooked Rice - 1cup
Channa Dhal - 2+1tspn
Urad dhal - 1tspn
Black bell Pepper - 1/4tspn
Jeera/Cumin - 1/2tspn
Red chillies - 2
Grated Coconut- 2tspn
Mustard Seeds- 1/2 tspn,for seasoning
Salt- to taste
Oil - 2tspn or as req.

Method:

 Dry roast the following ingredients and Grind it. Channa Dhal(2tspn),Pepper,Jeera,Red chillies,Coriander leaves and finally just toss the Grated Coconut.
Heat the oil in a same pan,splutter the Mustard seeds and add Channa dhal,urad dhal,coriander leaves(1sprig) and fry till the dhal becomes light brown.
Now add the Ground masala and fry for 1min and add the Cooked rice and toss until the flavour touches the rice.
Finally Garnish with remaining Coriander leaves.