Monday, May 23, 2011

Fish Fry with Vegetable sides

Ingredients:


Fish fillets - 4
Salt to taste
Pepper - 1/4 tsp
Dried Parsley - 1 tsp
Lime juice - 1 tsp
Fish Masala powder - 1 tsp
Sliced Carrot - 1
Sliced Onions - 1/2
Cherry Tomatoes - 4
Minced Garlic - 2 cloves
Sqaush - 1
Zucchini -1 
Soy Sauce - 1 tsp
Dry Red chillies - 2
Olive oil - 2 tsp


Method:


1) In a bowl place fish fillets and add salt, pepper, fish masala and apply the ingredinets to the fish on both sides and set aside to marinate.
2) Heat oil in a pan and add curry leaves, dry red chillies, garlic and Onions and fry till golden brown.
3) Add salt,beans and carrot to the pan and cook well for 7 minutes.
4) Add squash, zucchini and cherry tomatoes and cook for another 5 minutes.
5) Add soysauce once the vegetables are cooked and mix well for 2 minutes and set aside.
6) Just apply few drops of oil in a pan and place the marinated fish and fry on one side.
7) Sprinkle dried parsley on other side of the fish.
8) Now flip the fish and fry on other side too.
9) Continue the same process for other fillets too.
10) In a plate place the fish on one side nad place the veggies on other side and serve hot.

Stir Fry Prawn Noodles



Ingredients:


Oil - 1 tbs
Finely chopped Onions - 1
Finely chopped green chillies - 3
Minced garlic - 2 cloves
Curry leaves - few
Cherry Tomatoes - 4
Thin noodles
Prawns - 10
Sliced Beans - 1/4 cup
Sliced Carrot - 1/4 cup
Soy Sauce - 1/4 tsp
Sliced squash -1
Sliced zucchini - 1
Salt to taste
Pepper - 1/4 tsp
Lime juice - 1 tsp


Method:


1) Boil the thin noodles and set them aside.
2) Heat oil in a pan and add curry leaves, green chillies, garlic and Onions and fry till golden brown.
3) Add Prawns to the pan and fry well till they are pink.
4) Add salt and pepper and mix well.
5) Add beans and carrot to the pan and cook well for 7 minutes.
6) Add squash, zucchini and cherry tomatoes and cook for another 5 minutes.
7) Add soysauce once the vegetables are cooked and mix well for 2 minutes.
8) Add boiled noodles to tha pan and mix well.
9) Add lime juice to the pan , mix well and serve hot.

Berry Aqua Fresca


Ingredients:

Straw berries - 6
Blue berries - 8
Acia berries - 5
Rasp Berries - 8
Apple - 1
Soda /Carbonated water
Sugar if required
Water -1  cup


Method:
1) In a juicer add strawberries, blue berries, raspberries and acia berries and grind well.
2) Now add chopped apple to the juicer and grind well.
3) In a glass add the grinder mixture to half of teh glass and add carbonated water the other half of glass and mix well.
4) Add sugar if needed and serve cold.

Bruschetta

Ingredients:

French baguette - 1 Whole bread
Chopped Cherry Tomatoes - 1 cup
Fresh Basil leaves - handfull
Olive Oil - 1 tbs
Salt to taste
Pepper -1 /4 tsp
Dried Parsley - 1/4 tsp
Dried oregano -1/4 tsp
Finely chopped Onions - 1/4 cup
Minced Garlic - 2 cloves
Grated cheese - 1/2 cup

Method:

1) In a bowl add all the above Ingredients and set aside for 10 minutes.
2) Slice the baguette on a diagonal about 1/2 inch thick slices.
3) Coat little bit of Olive oil on one side of baguette and place on a cooking sheet, olive oil side down.
4) Preheat oven to 375 degrees and place the pan with the bread on the top rack and bake it for 5 minutes.
5) Now take out the pan from oven and place small portions of the mixture on olive oil coated side of each bread slice.
6) Sprinkle some grated cheese on each slcie.
7) Place the pan in oven again for about 5 to 7 minutes.
8) Remove the pan from oven carefully and place the bread on the plate and serve hot.

Beetroot fried rice

Ingredients:


Basmati Rice - 1 cup
Shredded Beetroot -1 cup
Salt to taste
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
Channa dal -1 tsp
Urad dal - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - few
Hing - a pinch 
Finely chopped Onions - 1
Dried red chillies - 2 
Shredded Coconut - 1/2 cup
Oil - 3 tsp
Coriander leaves - for garnish


Method:


1) Cook Basmati rice and spread it to cool.
2) Heat oil in a pan and add curry leaves, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, red chillies, channa dal , urad dal , hing and fry well.
3) Add chopped Onions and fry till they are transparent.
4) Add shredded beet root and cook well by closing the lid for 10 minutes.
5) Add some water if necessary.
6) Add shredded coconut and mix well.
7) Now add Cooked rice slowly and mix well.
8) Adjust the spice by adding red chilli powder if required.
9) Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with Raitha.

Quick Bhendi fry

Ingredients:


Chopped Bheendi - 1/2 pound
salt to taste
curry leaves - few
Mustard seeds - few
Chilli powder - 1 /2 tsp
Curd - 1 tsp
Oil  - 3 tsp


Method:


1) Heat oil in a pan and add curry leaves and mustard seeds. 
2) Once the mustard seeds pop add chopped Bhendi and fry well.
3) Add salt and mix well.
4) To remove the stickyness from Bhendi add curd and mix well and fry.
5) Once the bhendi are well fried add chili powder and mix well.
6) Cook for another 3 minutes and serve hot with Roti or Rice.