BHINDI SUKHI

Ingredients
1 kg bhindi
1 big onion finely chopped
5 cloves garlic finely chopped
1 tsp mustard seed
1 tsp cumin seed
11/2 tsp coriander powder
1 1/2 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp turmeric
2 tbsp. chopped coriander leaves
2 tbsp. grated coconut
salt
1 tbsp. olive oil

Method
Cut Bhindi into small round pieces. Keep it aside for 1 hour, so that the bhindi's stickiness goes off.
Heat a frying pan. Add olive oil, add mustard seeds, cumin, let it splutter.
Add garlic and onions , fry till brown.
Add coriander powder, chilli powder , turmeric, salt , bhindi.
Cook it on low flame. Cover it with a lid.
Cook until done.
Add coriander leaves and grated coconut.
This is very tasty with rice and chapatti too.

FISH SHASHLIK KABAB

Ingredients
5-6 fish fillet like basa or Salmon
1/2 cup yogurt
1 tsp vinegar
pinch food colour
salt
1 tsp oil
1-2 tsp gingergarlic paste
1 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp onion grated
2 tsp chaat masala

Method

Take a bowl. Add yogurt, vinegar, red food colour, salt, oil, onion, gingergarlic paste, chilli powder.
Marinate fish with above for 1 hour.
Skewer fish and grill at 160C.
Bast fish with oil .
Serve hot with chaat masala.

RASAM

Ingredients
1 tsp mustard seed
1 tsp cumin
2 dry chilli
1-2 tomatoes chopped
1 cup tuvar daal boiled
2-3 curry leaf
2 tbsp coriander leaves chopped
1 tsp tamarind paste
1 tbsp cumin powder
1 tbsp pepper powder
1 tsp lemon juice
salt

Method
Heat a kadhai. Pour oil, add mustard seed, cumin, dry chilli, let it splutter.
Add chopped tomatoes and boiled tuvar daal, salt alongwith some water. Boil it for 5 mins.
Add curry leaves and coriander leaves. Add tamarind paste.
Add cumin powder and pepper powder.Boil it for 10 mins. Add lemon juice at the end.

CHILLI CHICKEN GRAVY

Ingredients
1 kg boneless chicken cut into bite size pieces
1-2 tsp cornflour
salt
1-2 tsp black pepper crushed
2 tbsp soya sauce
1 egg
8 cloves garlic finely chopped
3-4 green chillies chopped
1 bell pepper cut into cubes
1-2 tbsp chilli sauce
1 tsp vinegar
1 onion sliced
2 tbsp water

Method
Marinate boneless chicken with cornflour , salt, crushed black pepper, 1 tbsp soya sauce and egg. Keep it for 1 hour.
Take a kadhai , pour some oil . Add chicken pieces and fry it.
Heat a nonstick pan. Add some oil, after it becomes hot, add chopped garlic and saute it ( don't fry till brown)
Add sliced onion and green chillies, saute it.
Add bell pepper saute , add soya sauce, chilli sauce and 2 tbsp water.
Add the fried chicken pieces . Make a mixture of cornflour and water to a smooth paste.
Add cornflour mixture , salt and vinegar .Boil it on low flame till a thick gravy .

KERALA CHICKEN CURRY

Ingredients
1 kg chicken
1 onion finely chopped
2 tomatoes finely chopped
2 tbsp. chilli powder
11/2 tbsp. coriander powder
1 tsp turmeric
2tsp ginger garlic paste
1 tbsp. lemon juice
3 green chilli slit
2 tbsp. coriander leaves
3-4 curry leaf
salt
1/2 tbsp. garam masala
2 tbsp. coconut oil

Method
Take a big bowl, add all the above ingredients along with cut chicken pieces.
Keep the marinated chicken pieces for 2 hours.
Pressure cook chicken until 2 whistles, then remove the whistle and cook on low flame till chicken is cooked.

NO-BUTTER CHICKEN

Ingredients
1 kg chicken cut into bite size pieces
1-2 tbsp olive oil
1 big onion finely chopped
2 tsp ginger garlic paste
1 tomato finely chopped
1 tsp garam masala
1-2 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp turmeric
salt
3/4 cup yogurt
coriander leaves

Method
Heat a frying pan. Add olive oil, add onions and saute till light brown.
Add ginger garlic paste, fry it. Add tomato and cook .
Add garam masala, chilli powder, turmeric, salt . Add chicken pieces and cook on low flame till half done.
Add 3/4 cup yogurt and 2 tbsp water. Cook till done. Garnish with coriander leaf.
(you can use whipping cream instead of yogurt)

SAUTED BRUSSEL SPROUT

Ingredients
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 tsp mustard
1 tsp cumin
pinch asafoetida
1 tsp turmeric
1 tsp chilli powder
1 tomato finely chopped
1 cup brussel sprouts chopped
1 red pepper chopped
5 cashews
2 dry chilli
salt

Method
Heat a frying pan. add oil. Put dry chilli, mustard seeds and let it splutter . Add cumin, asafoetida, turmeric, chilli powder and fry it.
Add tomato and Brussels sprouts . Put a lid and cook till done.
Add red pepper, cook . Add cashews. Cover and cook 3 more mins.