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Taking a Small Break

Posted by veeenajan on January 15, 2009
Posted in: Uncategorized. 10 Comments

Dear friends ..

Today night i am leaving to kerala for a short vacation ..My parents are missing us so much exp my son ..So will be with them for 2 weeks ..

So can not able to  post any recipes or contact with u guys these days …Will miss u all ..And do miss me also k  😉

So catch u after 2 weeks ..take care

Love

🙂

Veena

Unakka Chemmeen Chammanthi/ A Contiment with Dried Prawns

Posted by veeenajan on January 11, 2009
Posted in: chammanthi, kerala ruchi, Mother`s Special, Non Vegetarian Dishes, prawns, seafood, Taste of Kerala. Tagged: , , , , , . 20 Comments

Ingredients

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Dried Prawns/Unakka Chemmeen -hand full of

Freshly Grated Coconut -half the amount of prawns

Dry Red Chilly-3 or according to ur taste

Shallots/Cheriya ulli-3

Coconut oil-1tsp(opt)

Salt-to taste

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Method

Remove head and tail of the dried prawns ..

Wash  properly and drain it well.

Heat a  pan and fry the dried  shrimps .

Fry them in a medium heat ..

When roasted (crisp) transfer this to a bowl  keep aside..

Fry  dry red chilli    in the same pan for 1-2 minutes ..

Then add  fried prawns ,grated coconut,chilli ,shallots ,curry leaves and salt together in a jar and crush them ..

No need to grind too much …

Just crush well.We need  everything to be mix together…Thats all…

Check the salt.

If u want u can pour 1tsp of coconut oil to the chammanti and mix well ….

The mouthwatering chemmeen chammanthi is ready ….Have it with Rice …No need for other curries..

And off course Kanji (rice soup) is also a great combination with chammanthi …

 

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Love

🙂

Veena

Varutha Kozhi Curry /Fried Chicken Curry

Posted by veeenajan on January 9, 2009
Posted in: chicken. Tagged: , , . 26 Comments

Today i am going to share fried chicken curry recipe with u dear friends .. Snaps didn`t come out well like i said in the earlier post .. Hope u will understand 🙂

fried chicken curry

Ingredients


Chicken -1 kg( cut into small pieces)

Chilly Powder-1tsp

Turmeric powder-1/2tsp

Pepper Powder-1/2tsp

Garam masala powder-1/2tsp

Small onion -15

Green chilly-5

Ginger-big piece

Garlic-8

Big Onion-5

Tomato -2 small (chopped)

Curry leaves -2strings

Coriander leaves -1/4cup

Mint leaves -very small amount

Water-2cup

Coconut pieces (nalikera kothu)-few

Oil-for frying


For Marination


Chilly Powder-1tsp

Kashmiri chilly powder-11/2tsp

Turmeric powder-1/2tsp

Salt-to taste

Curd-1tbsp

Egg-1

Pepper powder-1tsp


Method


Take small onion ,ginger ,garlic and green chilly..Crush them and keep them aside .

Marinate chicken with the ingredients mentioned above and keep that aside for minimum half an hour .

After that heat oil in a deep bottomed kadai .

Fry the marinated chicken .fry till 3/4th stage

Keep fried chicken a side

Heat 3tbsp of coconut oil or any other oil of ur choice .

Fry the coconut pieces .

Add the crushed small onion-ginger-garlic -green chilly mix and saute them ..

Then add the sliced big onion,curry leaves,coriander leaves ,mint leaves and saute them along with the onion mix

Add salt

Saute them till it become brown in colour

Now add chilly powder ,turmeric powder,garam masala powder and pepper powder one by one

Saute them till its raw smell goes

Add tomato to the masala and cook well ..

Now u can see the oil coming out from the masala .

Its time to add the fried chicken to the masala .

Mix the fried chicken with masala and add 2 cup of water .

Check the salt

Close the kadai and cook the chicken in a low flame

Cook till the chicken become soft

Now open the kadai and allow the gravy to become semi medium thick(as the chicken is fried it wont take much time to cook fully)

So the chicken curry is ready to serve .

Transfer the curry to the serving bowl

Decorate with curry leaves

varutha chicken curry

Its a great combination with ghee rice

Click the link below to view the printable version

fried-chicken-curry


Love

🙂

Veena

Aval Nanachathu/Sweet Rice Flakes /Poha

Posted by veeenajan on January 8, 2009
Posted in: Bachelors Recipes, kerala ruchi, Kids Special, Mother`s Special, Taste of Kerala, tea time snacks, vegetable dishes. Tagged: , , , , , . 15 Comments


aval nanachathu

aval nanachathu


Ingredients


Aval/rice flakes -2cup

Coconut-1/2 of 1 (freshly grated)

Water-1/4cup

Sugar-4tbsp

Banana-1(small pieces) (opt)

aval nanachathu

aval nanachathu

Method

Add aval ,sugar and grated coconut into a bowl .

Thoroughly mix these with ur hand ..

Now add water little by little and mix well …

Close and keep this aside for minimum 15 minutes..

..By this time it will become very soft and sweet ….If u want u can add banana pieces just before serving…

 

aval nanachathu

aval nanachathu

 

Love

🙂

Veena

Crab Roast

Posted by veeenajan on January 5, 2009
Posted in: Bachelors Recipes, kerala ruchi, Mother`s Special, Non Vegetarian Dishes, seafood, Taste of Kerala. Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , . 27 Comments


Ingredients

Crab Roast

Crab Roast

Crab-1kg
Big onion -6 sliced nicely
Chilly powder-1tbsp
Turmeric powder-1tsp
Coriander powder -3tbsp
Garam masala powder-1tsp
Tomato-2 big chopped finely
Ginger- big piece

Garlic -10 cloves

Fennel seeds-1tbsp

Whole Pepper -1tbsp
Curry leaves -3strings
Green chilly-6 slits
Coconut Oil-5tbsp
Salt-to taste

Crab Roast

Crab Roast

Method


Heat oil in a deep bottomed kadai .

Add ginger-garlic-pepper-fennel  paste .Saute for 5 minutes medium heat.

Then add chopped onions,green chilly and curry leaves and saute well ..

In between add salt ..Saute till the onion become   brown colour .

Now add all the powders one by one in a low flame and saute till the raw smell goes..

Then add chopped tomatoes and stir well with the onion and close the pan and cook well(low flame) ..Check the salt ..

Finally add the cleaned crab pieces .

Stir well and close the kadai with a lid and  cook ..

Crab Roast

Crab Roast

Occasionally stir well ..When the gravy become thick open the lid and add some more curry leaves ..Now roast till the oil appears ..(no need of adding water but if u feel the water is very less then can add boiled water and mix ..)

At that time crab will be coated with the masala ..So the simple and delicious Crab Roast is ready to serve …

Transfer this to a serving plate and decorate with curry leaves and green chilly

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Hope u will like this ..So don`t forget to post ur comments …Will be back soon with more recipes..


Love


🙂

Veena