Fish fry

Ingredients
Fish      -1/2 kg
Chilly powder - 1 Tsp
Turmeric powder    - 1/4 Tsp
Pepper powder        - 1/2 Tsp
Ginger garlic paste(add some curry leaves while grinding)  1/2 Tbls
Vinegar or lime juice  - 1/4 Tsp
Curry leaves
Salt
Oil

Preparation

• Cut and clean the fish.
• Mix all the above ingredients and make a thick paste.
• Make gashes in the fish pieces and marinate the fish with the masala paste and keep it aside for half an hour.
• Heat oil in a pan. Add some curry leaves. Fry the fish pieces on both sides using medium flame.

Cheers
Minu

Sponge Appam

Ingredients
Rice    -2 cup
Rice flakes/Aval/Poha  -1 cup
Coconut    -1/2cup
Urud dal   - 1 Tsp
Yeast        - 1/4 Tbsp
Milk   -1 cup
Sugar as needed
Salt
Water
oil

Preparation

• Soak the rice,urad dal and riceflakes together in water 4 to 5 hrs.
• Grind  these with coconut  and milk to a smooth batter.
• Add salt and yeast into it. keep it overnight.
• Before using the batter add sugar and keep it for another 1/2 an hour.
• Heat the thava and drizzle a little oil.
• Pour a ladle full of batter. Don't spread the batter.Covered and cook well. Don't turn the appam to cook the other side.

Bread Pakkora

Ingredient

Bread     - 6 slices cut into 2 triangle pieces
Gram flour (besan)  -1 cup
Rice flour  -1 tbsp
Cumin seeds  -1 tsp
Baking powder  - 1 pinch
Asafoetida    - 1 pinch
Green chilli  -  2 finely chopped
Coriander leaves
Salt
Water
Oil

Preparation:

• Mix Gram flour, Rice flour, Baking powder, asafoetida and salt.
• Add water slowly into it and make smooth batter.
• Then add cumin seeds, green chilli and coriander leaves and mix well.
• Heat oil in a frying pan with medium flame.
• Dip both sides of bread into the batter one at a time and put into the frying pan. 
• Turn it occasionally and fry them until both sides become golden brown.

Carrot and capsicum pulao

Ingredients
Basmati rices  2 cup
Onion  -1 sliced
Carrot  - 2 cut into cubes
Capsicum(Red,Green)  -1 cut into cubes
Cloves – 3
Bay leaves – 2
Cardamom – 3
Cinnamon – 2″ piece
Lemon juice  -1 tbsp
Ghee - 3 tsp
Oil   - 2 tbsp
Water  -3 cups
Salt

Preparation

• Wash the basmati rice  in running water and keep aside.
• Heat the oil and 2 tsp ghee in a deep heavy-bottomed pan.
• Add cloves, bay leaves cinnamon and cardamom into it and fry for a minute.
• Add onion and  saute for few minutes.
• Then add carrot and capsicum and mix well.
• After that add the basmati rice and fry for 2 min.
• Add water into the pan and add salt and lemon juice and mix well.
• Once the water comes to  boil,  cover the pan.
• Cook till the water almost disappeared and  holes will appear on the surface of the rice.
• Check the rice is cooked .If nor sprinkle a little water and closed the pan and after 5 min turn off the flame. 
• Heat 1 tsp ghee in a separate pan and fry the cashwes and raisins for garnishing. 
• Serve it with Butter chicken or any of your favorite side dish.  Cheers!

Mushroom Mutter Curry

Ingredients:

Mushroom - 250 gm

Mutter - 50g

Onion - 2

Green Chilli - 3

Ginger - 4 (finely chopped)

Cumin seeds -1 Teaspoon

Chilli Powder -1 Table Spoon

Turmeric Powder -1 Teaspoon

Coriander Powder -2 Tablespoon

Garam Masala - 1 Teaspoon

Pepper Powder -1 Tablespoon

Peanut powder -3 Teaspoon

Vegetable Masala -1 Teaspoon

Coriander Leaf 

Oil

• Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds.

• Add Onion and stir well until it became light brown

• Add salt, Green chilli and ginger and stir well

• Add chilli powder, Turmeric powder coriander powder and vegetable masala and stir well until it loose it’s raw smell.

• Add mushroom and mutter into it and stir well to coat the masala into it.

• Add water based on the quantity of gravy you require.

• Cover the pan with lid and cook for 10 minutes.

• Add garam masala and peanut powder.

• Garnish with coriander leaf.

Ulli vada

Ingredients
Onion  -3(finely chopped)
Besan (Gram flour)  - 1  cup
Rice flour - 1/4 cup
Chilli Powder    -1/4 tsp
Ginger    - 1 tsp(greated)
Green chili   -3(chopped)
Asfoetida  -1 pinch
Baking soda  -1 pinch(optional)
Curryleaves
Salt
Oil

Preparation

•  Mix all ingredients except  oil and make a thick batter using enough water.The batter should not be watery.
• Heat oil in a deep pan. 
• Take a small portion of the batter .Make a small ball and flatten it slightly.
• Fry  it on medium heat till it become golden brown .
• Serve it hot with ketchup or chutney.