Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Creamy Sweet Corn


Ingredients:
Frozen sweet Corn: 2 cups
Butter: 2 tbsp
Pepper powder: 1 tsp
Paprike powder: 1/4 tsp
Tomato Sauce: 1 tsp
Lime juice: 1/2 tbsp
Water: 1/4 cup
Salt: to taste

Method:
Boil corn with 1/4 cup water on medium flame for 05-10 minutes or till soft. Add butter, tomato sauce and salt, stir well. Remove from fire, add pepper powder, paprika powder and lime juice to the cooked corn. Serve hot

Oats Jaggery Balls



Ingredients:

Oats: 1 1/2 cup
Jaggery: 3/4 cup
Cardamom crushed: 1 tsp
Butter: 3 tbsp

Method:
Heat 2 tbsp butter in a pan, roast oats for 05-10 minutes and keep it aside. Melt jaggery in another pan with 1 tbsp water, strain and remove the impurities. Boil jaggery on medium heat, stir continously. Add 1 tbsp butter and crushed cardamom to this. Cook till it become thick. Then add the roasted oats to this and saute well. Remove from fire. Make small round balls with your palm before it gets stiff.

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Varutha Kozhi Masala


Ingredients:
Chicken: 1 kg
Onion: 3 big
Green chilly: 2-3 pcs
Ginger: 1 tbsp
Garlic: 1 tbsp
Tomato chopped: 1 big
Chilly Powder: 1/4 tbsp
Coriander powder: 1/4 tbsp
Pepper Powder: 1/4 tbsp
Turmeric powder: 1/2tsp
Garam masala powder: 1 tsp
Fennel seed powder: 1 tsp
Curry leaves: 1 string
Coriander leaves: 1 tbsp
Oil-for frying
Salt: to taste

For Marination:
Chilly Powder: 2 tsp
Turmeric powder: 1/2tsp
Pepper powder: 2tsp
Ginger n garlic paste: 1 tsp
Lemon juice: 1 tbsp
Garam masala: 1/4 tsp
Salt: to taste


Method:
Clean and cut the chicken into small pieces. combine chilly powder, turmeric powder, pepper powder, ginger garlic paste, salt with lemon juice and apply this paste to the chicken. Keep it aside for atleast 1hr. Heat oil in a pan and shallow fry the chicken pieces till half done and keep it aside. In the same pan, add chopped onion, ginger , garlic, curry leaves and green chilli. Fry till it turns golden color. Add tomatoes and cook till the oil starts seperate. Then add chilly powder, coriander powder, pepper powder, fennel seed powder and turmeric powder. Saute until the raw smell goes. Add fried chicken pieces. Cook for 2-3 minutes with lid. Remove lid and add 11/2 cup water and 1 tsp garam masala, stir well. Close the lid and cook in low flame for 10-15 minutes or till done. Garnish with coriander leaves.

Crispy Prawns Fry



Ingredients:
Prawn: 1/2 kg
Chilly powder: 1/4 tbsp
Pepper powder: 1/4 tbsp
Turmeric powder: 1/4 tsp
Corn Flour: 2 tbsp
Ginger Garlic paste: 2 tsp
Lemon juice: 1/4 tbsp
Bamboo Skewer
Salt to taste
Oil

Method:
Clean, wash and devein the prawns and keep aside. Combine chilly powder, pepper powder, turmeric powder, corn flour, ginger garlic paste, salt and lime juice in a bowl and make a fine paste. Add the prawns to the paste and mix well and keep aside for 1 hr. Thread prawns on to each bamboo skewers. Heat oil in a pan and shallow fry / deep fry the prawns. Serve hot.