EGG ROAST

Ingredients

6 hard boiled  eggs peeled
2 onions finely sliced
 2 tomatoes finely sliced
1/2 inch  Ginger chopped finely
2 tsp chilli powder
 1 1/2 tsp coriander powder
2 tsp fennel seed powder
1-2 tbsp olive oil
salt as needed

Method
Heat oil in a nonstick frying pan.
Now add sliced onions and chopped ginger, saute it till onions become soft.
Add sliced tomatoes and cook until tomatoes are mushy.
Now add chilli powder , coriander powder, fennel seed powder .
Mix it well so that the spices blend with the onion tomato mixture.
You can add 1 tbsp water and stir it well
Now slice the boiled egg into half and place the egg (with cut portion faced down) in the pan.
Coat the onion masala on the top of egg and lower the flame.
Cover it with a lid and cook for 10 mins.
Switch off heat and serve with chapati or rice.

QUINOA PAYASAM

I usually have cooked quinoa in my fridge. I saw this recipe and tried it. My kids don't eat quinoa but they really liked this payasam.

Ingredients

1/2 cup cooked quinoa
1/2 cup Demera brwon sugar
1/2 cup milk
1/4 tsp saffron strands
3 nos cardamom seeds (crushed)
2 tsp ghee
10 nos raisins

Method
Cook quinoa in the ratio 1 cup quinoa and 2 parts of water.
Now take 1/2 cup quinoa and add milk, brown sugar, saffron strands, crushed cardamom seeds. 
Cook everything until quinoa ,mixture turns thick.
Heat ghee and fry raisins.
Add this to quinoa payasam and enjoy hot or chilled.

MOONG SPROUT SALAD

Ingredients

1 cup mung sprouts
1 green onion chopped
1 small tomato chopped
1/2 red or yellow pepper chopped
1 small cucumber peeled and chopped
1 small potato boiled and chop into small pieces
1-2 green chilli finely chopped
1/2 cup cilantro
juice of 1/2 lemon
1/2 ts salt
1 tsp chaat masala
1/2 tsp oil

Method
Combine all the above ingredient's and mix well.
Serve as a  salad or stuff inside a pita with chopped avocado for quick lunch .

TOMATO KADHI

Ingredients

4 nos tomatoes chopped into cubes
2 nos green chilli chopped finely
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp cumin seed
3-4 curry leaves
2 nos cloves
2 tbsp chick pea flour (besan)
1 cup water
pinch turmeric powder
2 tsp chilli powder
pinch asafoetida
1 tbsp olive oil
5-6 cloves garlic

Method

Cut the tomatoes into cubes and grind in blender until smooth paste.
Heat a kadhai and add oil .
After it becomes hot add mustard seeds , curry leaves and cumin seed, let it splutter.
Now add cloves, garlic ,cut green chillies, saute till garlic turns light brown.
Add besan and fry for 1-2 mins on low flame.
Add turmeric powder, chilli powder, salt and pureed tomato paste alongwith 1 cup of water.
Let it boil for 10 mins.
Garnish with coriander leaves.
Enjoy your kadhi with rice.

SPINACH, ONION N POTATO PAKODA

Ingredients
1 onion chopped
1 potato cut into small cubes
1 small bunch of spinach
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp garam masala
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp fennel seed
2 green chilli finely chopped
1 tsp coriander seed coarsely crushed
1 cup chickpea flour (besan)
salt to taste
1 tsp baking powder
oil for frying

Method
Wash spinach , drain the water and  chop it  finely .
Cut the onions and potato and keep it aside
Sift the chickpea flour into a medium bowl. Mix in the coriander, salt, cumin, chili powder, garam masala and fennel.
Make a well in the center of the flour.  Gradually pour the water into the flour mixture and mix to form a thick, smooth batter.
Add green chillies and crushed coriander seed , salt .
Add spinach , onion n potato along with baking powder.
Heat oil in a kadai. To check if the oil  is hot enough, drop a small piece of dough into the oil, if it raises to the surface immediately, then the oil is hot enough to fry the pakodas.

Now reduce the heat to medium and drop roughly shaped balls directly into the oil.
Fry until golden brown. Remove pakodas from the oil and drain them on a paper towel.

Enjoy the rain with hot and crispy pakodas and a cup of steaming hot chai!

VARATHARACHU MEEN CURRY

Ingredients

1/2 kg Kingfish or Salmon (cut into cubes)
3/4 cup Grated coconut
3 nos Pearl onions(Kunjulli)  ( sliced very fine)
3 tbsp. chilli powder
1 tbsp. coriander powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
5 curry leaves
1/4 tsp fenugreek powder
a small ball of tamarind (puli)
salt as per taste
1 tbsp. oil

Method
Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a non stick pan.
Add coconut, chilly powder, coriander powder, onions, fenugreek seeds and curry leaves.
Fry on a medium heat for 20 mins, till it becomes brown.
Cool the mix and grind it in a mixer with a little water.

Pour tamarind pulp water and grind again.

Heat the remaining oil in the same pan.

Add the paste and stir.

Add turmeric powder and salt.

When the paste boils and aroma comes, add fish pieces.

Add sufficient water such that the pieces are well immersed in the mix.

Allow Varutharacha Meen Curry (Fish Curry) to boil in a medium flame and let the gravy thicken.

Serve Varutharacha Meen Curry (Fish Curry) hot with rice.

 

FISH CURRY IN COCONUT MILK

This fish curry is from Kerala. We use kodampuli (a type of tamarind) , it  adds sourness but without acidity.

Ingredients
Fish fillet like basa
1 small piece ginger chopped finely
1 onion chopped finely
1/4 cup coconut milk
4-5 curry leaves
salt as per taste
pinch turmeric
1-2 tsp chilli powder
2-3 green chillies
1 small piece kodampuli
1 tbsp. olive oil
2-3 shallots finely chopped

Method
Soak Kodampuli in water and keep aside.
Heat a non stick pan, add olive oil.
Add ginger and onions , sauté for 1-2 mins.
Add turmeric and chilli powder
Add curry leaves and salt.
Add kodampuli and fish fillet . Boil on low flame until fish is almost cooked.
Add green chillies and simmer for 1-2 mins.
Heat oil in a small pan and add chopped shallots .
Saute it till brown and pour over the fish curry.
Enjoy this curry with rice.