Egg/Kothu Parata

Ingredients:

Malabar Parota - 3,cooked and crumbled

Onion - 1 small,Chopped finely

Oil - 1 tbspn

Mustard Seeds- 1/2 tspn

Channa Dhal - 1 tspn

Urad Dhal - 1 tspn

Green Chillies - 3 or to taste ,slitted

Curry leaves - 1 sprig

Egg - 2 to 3, well beaten

Chilli powder - to taste

Garam Masala - 1/4 tspn

Salt & Pepper - to taste

Veggies - optional,I skipped

Method:

1Heat the oil in a pan,Add the mustard seeds,allow it to splutter and add Channa and urad dhal

2.Add the Onions,C.leaves and G.Chillies and fry till it becomes transparent.

3.If adding Veggies this is the time to add or add the masala powders and salt,fry for 1min

4.Now add the Parata,fry till it gets all coated with masalas.

5.Move the parotas to one side and add the beaten egg in another side and scramble it until its half -way cooked.

6.Finally Mix all together and fry until the egg is fully cooked.

7.Serve this with onion Raitha or kurma.

Note : 1.Vegetarians can skip the eggs and use only the veggies.

2. Can Substitute Parata with Chappathi.

Mushroom Soup

Ingredients:

Mushroom - 3/4 cup ,Washed and Chopped

Onion - 1 small,chopped

Garlic - 4 cloves,chopped

Cumin powder - 1/2 tspn

Dry Oregano - 1/2 tspn

Chilli powder - 1/2 tspn or to taste

Salt & Pepper - to taste

Cream or Milk - 1 cup

Chicken/Vegetable Stock - 1 cup

Oil / Butter - 1 tbspn , I used both

Method:

1.Heat the oil/Butter ,Add the onions and Garlic fry till it turns transparent.

2.Add the Mushrooms and fry for 3mins and add the dry masalas(Cumin,Oregano,Chilli)

3.Cover and cook it for 2mins and add salt & Pepper.

4.Meanwhile heat the Stock and milk in a seperate pan.

5.Once the Mushroom cooks,Blend it with Hand blender or use the Stand Blender to grind it to a smooth paste using the stock.

6.Add the Milk/Cream at last to mix and bring it to a boil once again with a low-flame.

7.Finally add some fried Mushrooms on top of it before serving.

8.Serve with Toasted Bread or Garlic Baguette or even delicious by itself.

Chicken and Shrimp Gumbo

Ingredients:

Boneless Chicken - 11/2 lbs

Shrimp - 1 lb,washed, deveined and tails off

White or Any Beans - 1 can ,drained and washed

Chicken Stock - 3-4 cups approx,

Cumin powder - 1/2 tbspn

Coriander powder - 1 tspn

Chilli powder - 1 tspn or to taste

Dry Oregano - 1 tspn

Pepper powder - 1/2 tspn or to taste

Onion -1 medium,chopped

Garlic - 4 cloves,finely chopped

Tomato - 1 medium,chopped

Bell pepper - 1,chopped

Salt - to taste

Lime/Lemon juice - 1 tbspn

Chilli flakes - 1 tspn for garnishing

Oil - 1tbspn + 1 tspn

Avacado - 2 slices per serving or even make a gucamole, your choice

Lettuce

White/Brown Rice

Coriander/cilantro leaves

Method:

1. In a deep panHeat the 1 tbspn oil ,fry the Chicken pieces seasoned with salt & Pepper until the chicken turns light brown.

2. Remove the chicken pieces and in the same pan, Heat the remaining oil, and fry Onion and the Garlic until it leaves the raw smell.

3.Add the Tomato,fry till all the water evaporates.

4.Now Add the Bell pepper,Beans,Chicken and all the dry masala (Cumin,Coriander,Chilli,Pepper,Oregano) and fry for couple minutes and add the Chicken Stock and bring it to a boil.

5.Cover it cook it for 20mins in a low flame.

6.Now Add the Shrimp and cook just until the shrimp turns orange.

7.Finally add the Lemon/lime juice,coriander leaves and chilli flakes.

8.Serve with White/Brown rice, Avacado and some lettuce.