Green chutney

Ingredients:

Cilantro -1/2 cup
Mint leaves - 1/2 cup
Salt to taste
Garlic clove -1
Green chillies - 4
Lemon Juice - 2 tsb

Method:

1) Clean Mint leaves and cilantro under running water to remove any dirt.
2) Grind all above mentioned ingredinets to a fine paste.
3) Serve it with Samosa or Pakoda .
4) Can be used for Chats too.

Tomato Menthi koora Pappu

Ingredients:


Fenu Greek leaves /Menthi aaku- 2 bunches or 3 cups
Thuvar Dal /Kandi pappu- 1 cup 
Tomatoes - 2 
salt to taste 
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsb 
Green chillies - 4 
Onions - 1/2 
Water - 3 cups 
Cilantro/Coriander leaves for garnish


For seasoning:


Oil - 2 tsb
Garlic cloves - 2
Cumin seeds - 1 tsb 
Dy red chillies - 5 
Curry leaves - few
Hing/Inguva - a pinch 
Mustard seeds -1/2 tsb 


Method:


1) Wash Fenu greek leaves couple of times and keep aside.
2) In a pressure cooker add thuvar dal and clean it with water and rinse the water.
3) Add Fenu greek leaves, chopped tomatoes, sliced green chillies, turmeric powder, salt, chopped onion and water to the pressure cooker and close the lid and cook it for up to 4-5 whistles.
4) After the pressure is releases open the cooker and use a wooden masher and mix dal well.
5) Heat oil in a pan and  add Mustard seeds, cumin seeds, dry red chillies, garlic gloves(slightly smashed),hing, curry leaves and fry till you hear the tampering sound.
6) Add the above to the dal and mix well.
7) Let the dal boil for another  5minutes with the lid open.
8) Garnish with Cilantro and serve hot with Rice or chapathi.

Biscuits

Ingredients:

All purpose flour/ Maida- 1 1/2 cup
Butter-1/2 cup
Sugar-1 cup
Egg-1
Coconut Powder-1 cup
Cooking soda- 1/2 tsb
Elaichi Powder- 1 tsb
Salt a pinch

Method:

1) Take a bowl and add Maida,salt,cooking soda and mix well.
2) Take Butter in another bowl and add sugar to it and mix well till sugar disolves and beat an egg into the mixture and mix it well.
3) Now add Maida, Elaichi powder and coconut powder to the bowl and mix well till it forms a soft dough.
4) Make small balls out of the dough and flatten them a bit.
5) Heat oven to 220 degrees and place the flattened dough on a flat plate and bake it for 20 minutes till they turn golden brown.
6) Take the biscuits out of oven after 20 minutes and let them cool and serve.

Tandoori Chicken

Ingredients:

Chicken legs - 6
Salt to taste
Lemon Juice - 3 tsb
Ginger garlic paste - 4 tsb
Tandoori chicken masala - 4 tsb
Curd - 1 cup
Papprika - 2 tsb
Red chilli powder - 1 tsb
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsb
Finely chopped Onions for garmish

Method:

1) Make fine slits on Chicken leg pieces with a sharp knife and apply salt, lime and keep aside for 15 minutes.
2) Take a bowl and mix Ginger garlic paste,Turmeric powder,Tandoori chicken masala,curd, salt, red chilli powder and Papprika.
3) Marinate the Chicken leg pieces in this mixture for about 2 hrs.
4) Pre heat oven to 375 degrees and place the marinated chicken leg pieces on a flat pan and roast them till well cooked.
5) Serve hot as a side dish with Fried rice.


 

Plain Omlet

Ingredients:

Eggs - 2

Salt to taste

Red chilli powder - 1/2tsb

Pepper Powder -1/4 tsb

Method:

1) Heat a flat pan and crack the egg and just mash the yolk a bit.

2) Sprinkle salt, Red chilli powder and Pepper powder and fry it on both sides.

3) Serve hot as the breakfast.

Mirchi bajji

Ingredients:

Bajji Mirchi - 6

Vaamu/Carom seeds - 1 tsb

Gram Flour/Senaga pindi - 1 glass

Rice Flour/Beeyam pindi - 1 tsb

All purpose flour/Maida - 1 tsb

Cooking soda/Vanta Soda - pinch

Salt  to taste

Finely chopped onions - 1

Lemon Juice - 1 tsb

Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsb

Water as required

Oil for deep fry

Method:

1) Dry roast Carom seeds and keep them aside to cool.

2) Grind the carom seeds and make a fine powder.

3) Take a bowl and add Carom seeds powder, 2 tsb of Gram flour, salt and mix well.

4) Take the chillies and make a slit with knife on one side and remove the seeds and keep aside.

5) Open the green chillies with left hand fingers and take the above mixed powder with right hand fingers and stuff it inside the chillies and remove the excess powder by tapping.

6) Take a bowl and add gram flour,rice flour, all purpose flour, salt,cooking soda and water and mix well to make batter.

7) Make sure that the batter is not too thin and not too thick and should be in right consistency so that it sticks to the green chillies when dipped.

8) Keep the batter aside for 10 minutes.

9) Heat oil in a pan and when the oil is hot enough for deep fry switch the flame to medium.

10) Dip the chillies in the batter and place them in oil and fry them on both sides till golden brown.

11) Place them on tissue to drain excess oil.

12) Take a bowl and add finely chopped Onions,salt, red chilli powder and lemon juice and mix well.

13) Serve hot with the onions and enjoy it with hot tea or coffee.

Fish Fry

Ingredients:

Fish - 4 Pieces

Green chillies-6

Turmeric Powder as required

Redchilli Powder - Optional

Cilantro/Coriander Leaves-few

Curry leaves-few

GingerGarlic paste-1 tsb

Paprika - 1 tsb

Salt to taste

Fish Masala - 1 tsb

Lemon Juice - 1 tsb

Pepper powder- 1/4 tsb

Maida as required

Oil - 1 tsb

Method:

1) Grind Greenchillies and Cilantro and make a fine paste. 

2) Take a bowl and add the grinded paste, turmeric powder, Redchillipowder, Ginger garlic paste,Paprika,salt,lemon juice,Fish masala,pepper powder, curry leaves and mix well.

2) Coat the fish with this mixture on both sides and marinate it for 10 minutes.

3) Heat a pan and add few drops of oil .

4) Before placing the fish on the pan sprinkle All purpose flour on both sides so that the masala sticks to the fish.

5) Fry it on both sides by adding little oil till the fish is well cooked and the raw  smell of masala vanishes.

6) Garnish with Onions and Lemon and serve hot as a side dish.