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Thursday, February 24, 2011

Fish Biriyani

Ingredients:
For Rice:
Basmathi Rice          - 3 cup
Ghee                       - 2 table spoon
Onion                      - 1 big sliced
Boiled water             - 6 cup
Whole spices           - 4 cardamom,2 cloves,1 bay leaf,1/2 inch cinnamon stick ,5 whole      peppercorn 
For Fish masala:
King fish/Seer fish      -1 1/2 lb
Chilly powder             - 2 tbsp
Turmeric powder         -1/2 tsp
Pepper powder           - 2 tsp
Onion                        - 3 sliced
Oil                             - 1 cup
Ginger, Garlic paste    - 2 tbsp
Tomato                      - 1
Garam msala             - 1 tsp
Curd                          - 2 tbsp
kasturi methi              - 1 tsp
corriander leaves        - 1/4 cup (chopped)
Mint leaves                 -1 tbsp (chopped)
Salt to taste
Cashew nut (roasted)
Raisin(roasted)

Methods:
1.Marinate the fish with chilly powder,pepper powder,turmeric powder,lemon juice and 1 tsp of masala powder and keep aside for 30 mts.
2.Fry the marinated fish pieces in oil,and drain it from oil and keep aside.
3.In the same oil add sliced onion and fry on low flame till it become light brown
4.Make a paste with ginger ,garlic and tomato and add in to it.Stir it for 6 mts.
5.Add masala powder,chilly powder,salt and saute for 5 mts
6.In a low flame add curd,corriander leaves,kasturi methi.
7.Now add fried fish in it and cook till it stats to boil and turn of the flame.
8.Heat Ghee in the Cooking vessel ,add rice and fry it for 5 mts.
9.Pour 8 glasses of water, whole spices and salt to taste, when the rice is 3/4 cooked turn off the flame.
10.Heat 1 teaspoon ghee in a small pan and fry one thin sliced onion, cashew nuts and raisin. 
11.MIx cooked rice and fish masala  in layers in a vessel
12.Garnish it with roasted cashew nut,raisin, chopped coriander and mint leaves.
13.Cover the vessel lid air-tight and keep aside for 20 minutes.  
Now our fish Biriyani is ready ....serve it with pickle and salad.

Monday, February 14, 2011

Prawns Biriyani


Ingredients 
Biriyani rice                    -  4 glasses
Prawns                          -  2lb .
Kashmiri chilly powder    -2 tsp
Pepper powder               -2tsp
Turmeric powder            - 1/2 teaspoon (half teaspoon)
Masala powder               - 2 teaspoon
Lemon juice                   -2tsp
Onion                           - 3 medium sized, cut into thin slices
Ginger                          - 2 medium piece 
Garlic                           - 1 pod 
Tomato                         - 2 
Whole spices                - 4 cardamom,2 cloves,1 bay leaf,1/2 inch cinnamon stick ,5 whole peppercorn 
Ghee                           - 3 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Water                         - 8 glass
Mint leaves                 -1/4 cup, chopped
Coriander leaves       - 1 cup chopped
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Cooking Method
1.Make a paste with chilly powder,pepper powder,turmeric powder,lemon juice and 1 tsp of masala powder.
2.Wash prawns  and mix well with  the paste and keep aside for 30 mts.
3.Wash the Biriyani rice and keep aside.
4.Grind  ginger,garlic,tomato and two onion together and make a paste.
5.Heat oil in a frying pan and fry the prawns,drain it from oil and keep aside
6.Add grounded paste,chilly powder 1tsp masala powder and salt in the same oil and make a gravy with it.
7.Add fried prawns in the gravy, add half glass of water and cover it with lid and cook in a low flame for some minutes to blend the taste and turn off the flame. 
8.Heat Ghee in the Cooking vessel ,add rice and fry it for 5 mts.
9.Pour 8 glasses of water, whole spices and salt to taste, when the rice is 3/4 cooked turn off the flame.
10.Heat 1 teaspoon ghee in a small pan and fry one thin sliced onion, cashew nuts and raisin. 
11.MIx cooked rice and prawns in layers in a vessel
12 Spread fried items (step-10) chopped coriander and mint leaves over the rice.
Cover the vessel lid air-tight and keep aside for 20 minutes.  
Serve hot & Enjoy the taste of Prawns Biriyani with pickle and salad.
Note: Usually we add double the water than the rice. 

Mathi varuthath(Fish fry)


Ingredients:


Sardine/Mathi                   -12 nos
Kashmiri chilly powder      -2tsp
Turmeric powder              -1/2 tsp
Pepper powder                 -1 tsp
Lemon juice                      -2 tsp
Masala powder                 -1/2 tsp (optional)
Salt to taste
Curry leaves                     -2 sprigs

Method:
1.Make a paste with all ingredients except sardine and curry leaves
2.Spread the paste over sardine and keep it in fridge for 30 minutes.
3.Heat the oil in frying pan.
4.Put curry leaves in oil
5.Shallow fry the fish in coconut/vegetable oil.

Enjoy it with kappa udachathu and Easy rasam!!!!

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Njandu Ularthiyathu (Crab Fry)


Ingredients


Crab (cleaned)                  - 10
Turmeric Powder              - half teaspoon
Cocum (Kudampuli)          - 4
Ginger and Garlic chopped- quarter cup
Shallot                                - 10
Coriander Powder              - one and a half teaspoon
Kashmiri Chilly Powder     - one teaspoon
Curry Leaves                      - 2 sprigs
Salt to taste


Method:
1.  Mix the Ingredients in a pan and add half cup of water until the crab is cooked
2.  Heat oil in a pan and add the above content in it.
3.  Fry it until the crab shell become brown.


Enjoy!

Meen Peera (Fish)

Ingredients
Fish (Sardine, Butter fish)        - 12 numbers
Ginger and Garlic chopped      - 1/4 cup
Green Chilly                            - 4
Cocum (Kudampuli)                - 4
Grounded Coconut                   - half cup
Turmeric Powder                     - half teaspoon
Curry Leaves                           - 2 sprigs
Salt to taste

Method
1.  Mix all the ingredients and add Fish
2.  Put it in Fish pot
3.  Add half glass water
4.  Cook it in low flame until it becomes dry.

Taste the easy Meen Peera.

Fish Curry Vattichathu




Ingredients:


Fish (Pompano/Pomphrets)       -1
Cocum (Kudampuli)                 -3 nos
Shallot                                      -1/4 cup
Ginger and Garlic                      -1/4 cup chopped
Red Chilly                                  -3
Green Chilly                              -2
Curry Leaves                             -2 springs
Methi Seed                                -1/2 tsp
Turmeric Powder                       -1/2 tsp
Coconut Oil                               -2 tsp
salt to taste

Method: 
1. Heat one teaspoon of oil in a Curry Pot.
2. Add Methi Seed, crushed Shallot, Ginger, Garlic, Red Chilly, Green Chilly and Turmeric Powder.
3. Saute it for 5 minutes then add Cocum water.
4. Add fish and water (to cover fish).  Add salt to taste and boil it until it becomes Gravy.
5. Turn off the flame, add curry leaves and one teaspoon of Coconut Oil.

Serve it Hot and Enjoy the Taste!



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