Tuesday, 4 November 2014

Fish Fry

Ingredients:


  • Fish: 4 (any fish which you would like)
  • Ginger paste: 1 Tablespoon
  • Garlic paste: 1 Tablespoon
  • Chilli Powder: 2 Tablespoons
  • Turmeric Powder: 1⁄4 Teaspoon
  • Pepper Powder: 1 Teaspoon
  • Salt
  • Lemon: 1
  • Coconut Oil to shallow fry
  • Rawa (Semolina): to coat the fish.
Method:
  • Clean the fish properly, make make small slits in to fish so that the marinade reaches the inner flesh
  • In a bowl combine ginger paste, garlic paste, chilli Powder, turmeric powder, pepper powder, lemon juice, salt to taste and some water together. Remember water should be added so as to make a thick paste.
  • Marinate the fish pieces with the thick paste. Apply proper amount of marinade in the slitted area and keep it aside for 30 mins.
  • Heat coconut oil in a pan, you might also use regular oil.
  • Now the dip the marinated fish pieces into semolina, and cover the fish with semolina properly.
  • Shallow fry the fish pieces on both sides till golden brown on slow flame.
  • Note : The quantity of the spices can be adjusted as per your taste.

Ginger Chicken


Ingredients:
  • Chicken cooked and cut : 500 grams
  • Ginger chopped: 1 tbsp
  • Dried mushrooms: 4 
  • Soy sauce: 2 tbsp
  • Chili Sauce:  1/2 tbsp
  • Onion finely chopped: 1
  • Garlic clove crushed: 1 
  • Vinegar: 2 tbsp
  • Sugar: 1 tsp
  • Tomato puree: 1 tsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Black pepper powder to taste
  • Chicken stock 1 1/2 cups
  • Oil: 1 tbsp
  • Corn flour : 1 tbsp

Method:
  • First of all soak dried mushrooms in warm water for about 30 minutes then drain it and slice.
  • In a non stick pan, add soy sauce, onion, ginger, garlic, vinegar, sugar, tomato puree, salt and pepper and chicken stock. Bring it to a boil and simmer for about 2 mins.
  • Now heat oil in another non stick pan.
  • Add boiled chicken and sauté for around 3 to 4 minutes.
  • Add the soy sauce and chicken stock mixture and mix well.
  • Now, dilute corn flour in water and add to the chicken.
  • Cook the chicken, till the sauce thickens.
  • Now add mushrooms soaked in warm water and mix well.
  • Serve hot with steamed rice.

Home made Tangy and spicy prawn

Ingredients:


  • White prawns : 250 gm
  • Kashmiri red chilly powder: 1/2 tsp
  • Coconut oil: 4 tsp
  • Turmeric powder: 1/4 tsp
  • Pepper powder: 1/4 tsp
  • Ginger garlic paste: 1/2 tsp
  • Garam masala powder: 1/4 tsp
  • Water: 1/2 cup
  • Salt to taste
  • Tamrind water: 1 tbsp
  • Curry leaves: 2 string
  • Red chilly flakes: 1/2 tsp
  • Lemon juice: 1/4 tsp

Method:

  • Wash and remove the dark dorsal vein of the prawns.
  • Heat a wok and add prawn, ginger garlic paste, kashmiri red chilly powder, tamrind water, turmeric powder, water, salt and cook for about 8 minutes.
  • Heat coconut oil in a pan and then add crushed red chilly flakes, curry leaves and add cooked prawn and fry for 5 minutes on low flame.
  • Add pepper powder, lemon juice and garam masala powder to fried prawn. 
  • Mix well and turn off the flame.
  • Serve hot with steamed rice.