Monday, October 25, 2010

Shrimp Masala Curry



Ingredients:
  1. Onion- 1
  2. Ginger- 1 and half inch
  3. Garlic - 7 to 8
  4. Black pepper- 15
  5. Cinnamon -1/2 inch
  6. Cloves-5
  7. coconut- 1/4 cup
  8. tomato- 1
  9. chilly powder - 1 tsp
  10. turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
  11. Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
  12. Dhaniya powder - 2 tsp
  13. Coriander leaves
  14. Curry leaves
Method:
  • Wash shrimp with curd and turmeric powder
  • Grind onion,ginger,garlic,black pepper,coconut
  • Add oil to pan then add cinnamon and cloves and fry for some time then add the paste and fry till colour changes to golden colour.
  • add shrimp to this mixture
  • Add curry leaves and turmeric
  • When shrimp is boiled well, Add Dhaniya powder,Chilly Powder,Garam masala and salt and let shrimp curry be on flame for 1 to 2 mins.
  • Shrimp is ready to serve. Garnish with coriander leaves. Goes well with chapati

Friday, October 15, 2010

Bread Sweet

This dish will be good to taste if its refrigerated.This is one of my favourite sweet.

Ingredients :
  1. Bread - 6 slices
  2. Jam - Any flavour
  3. Cashew nuts - 2 tps
  4. Pista -1tps
  5. Almonds - 1tps
  6. Milk - 1 litre
  7. Sugar - 1 cup ( Add according to your sweetness)

Method :

  • Smear Jam in between 3 bread slices.
  • Cut the bread slices into triangle shape as shown below



  •  Grind cashew nuts,Almonds,Pista.
  • Boil the milk in the low flame. Add sugar to it and boil for half an hour till the milk thickens.At last add the powdered nuts(Cashew nuts,almonds,pista) and let this cool for sometime.




  •  Pour this,on to the triangular bread jam slices. Add powdered nuts on the bread and refrigerate.
  •  Yummy bread sweet is ready to have

Chutney Pudi/Peanut Powder

In Karnataka Chutney pudi/Peanut powder is a must in all houses. Its used as an emergency side dish as if there is no time to prepare curry or the curry you have prepared has spoiled then Chutney pudi will save you from all these...
This can be used for Dosa,Idly or rice too.. It makes a great combination when u have with rice,ghee .Once u prepare Peanut powder/chutney pudi this will last for more than 1 month if stored properly.




Ingredients :
  1. Roasted Groundnut/peanuts - 1 cup
  2. Curry leaves - 1/2 cup
  3. Chana dal- 1tps
  4. Urad dal- 1 tps
  5. red chilly - 6 to 8
  6. Garlic - 3 cloves
  7. Tamrind - Grape size
  8. Jaggery - Grape size
Method:
  • Roast chana dal and Urad dhal till colour changes to golden.
  • roast curry leaves
  • Roast red chilly
  • Roast garlic and tamrind
  • Grind all the above and add salt and jaggery to it
  • Chutney powder/peanut powder is ready to have