Chicken Stew

Ingredients

Oil-2-3 tsp

Cloves -3-4-crushed

Cinnamon-3-crushed

Cardamom-3-5 - crushed

Peppercorns-3-5

Ginger -1 big piece

Garlic-4 pods

Onions-2 big onions

Carrots-2

Potatoes- 4

Green peas -1 handful

Green chilies- 3-5

Chicken-1kg

Salt-as required

Crushed pepper-1/2 tsp

Curry leaves-2 stems

Coriander leaves-1 bunch

Coconut milk-1 cup

Chicken

Wash the chicken and soak it in lemon juice and salt for half an hour.Drain the excess lemon juice. Pour 2-3 tsp oil in to wide open pan and fry the chicken in high flame.Take out the chicken and keep it aside.

Preparation

1.Heat Oil

2.Add clove,Cinnamon , Cardamom and peppercorns and saute for few seconds.

3.Add garlic, ginger,green chilies and saute for 2 minutes.

4.Add the onions,add 1tsp coriander powder

5.Add potatoes ,Carrots,green peas ,curry leaves and saute for few more minutes.

6.Add the chicken and simmer till the gravy thickens.

7.Add cocunut milk

8.Switch off the flame

9.Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.

Cauliflower-Potato curry/Aloo Gobhi

Ingredients

Oil -2-3 tsp

Cumin seeds-1/2 tsp

Onion -2 onions - 1 big and 1 small-very finely chopped

Tomato-1

Green chillies-2-3 - chopped

Capsicum- 1 chopped

Ginger-1 big piece-very finely chopped

Garlic-3-4 pods-very finely chopped

Cauliflower-1/2 of a large head cauliflower

Potatoes-2

Green peas-1 handfull of peas

Carrot -1 handful

Turmeric powder-1/4 tsp

Chilly powder -3/4 tsp

Coriander powder -1/2 tsp

Garam masala- 1 pinch

Salt-to taste

Kasoori methi-1 pinch(optional)

Curry leaves-1-2 stems

Coriander leaves-3-4 stems

Coconut milk -1/2 glass(optional)

Preparation

1.Heat Oil

2.Add 1/2 tsp of cumin seeds.When it starts changes the color

3.Add very finely chopped ginger and garlic.Stir until it turns to a golden color.

4.Add Onion,tomato ,green chilli and capsicum and saute till the tomato get mashed.

5.Add 3/4 tsp of chilly powder,1/4 tsp of turmeric powder ,1/2 tsp of coriander powder and saute well.

6.Add a pinch of kasoori methi.

7.Add enough salt

8.Now add potatoes.Saute well and cover the pan with a lid .Cook it on medium heat for 3-5 minutes. To get a thicker gravy, the potatoes should be well cooked and mashed.

9.Put the Cauliflower.Sprinkle little water and cook for 3-4 minutes.

10.Add the carrots and green peas.

11.Sprinkle Garam Masala and close the lid, for flavours to infuse.

12.Add cocunut milk to taste(optional).Cook for 2-3 minutes

13.Finally add some coriander leaves .

Serve hot.

Fish Pickle

Important : Your hands should be always dry during the preparation of any pickle.

Ingredients to marinate fish for frying/baking

Fish - 3kg
chilly powder- 6-8tsp
turmeric powder -1/4 tsp
salt - 2tsp(as requied)

1.Clean and Cut the fish in to medium sized cubes .You can can make it small pieces later after frying/grilling. 2.Marinate the fish with chilly powder,salt and turmeric powder.

3.Fry the marinated fish in oil(use a low-cholesterol oil eg:I used olive oil) When the fish is well cooked and crispy remove it from the stove and keep it aside.

Instead of frying the fish you can bake the fish in the oven until its fully cooked.

When its fully cooked take out and lightly fry it in the oil to make it cryspy.I prefer this way.

4.when the fish is really cool cut it in to small cubes.

Ingredients for fish pickle

Garlic - 10 big pods (I use a lot of garlic,because it's super healthy.).Cut in to medium slices.

Ginger-3 big pieces.Very thinly sliced
Chilly powder -Taste the fish after frying and if the chilly is just correct,you need to add more chilly.Add 3-4 tsp of chilly again.Because after adding vinegar,the hotness will reduce.

Salt-as required
Uluva/methi seeds/fenugreek :Fry 1/4 cup uluva and crush in the mixi,to get a nice powder.
Powdered Kayam/Asafoetida :1/4 tsp
curry leaves-1 bunch

Preparation

1.Heat oil in a pan
2.Fry the garlic and keep it aside
3.Fry the ginger and add the fried garlic back to the pan.
4.Add chilly powder and turmeric powder .Saute well.
5.Add curry leaves
6.Now add the powdered fenugreek
7.Add 1 /4 tsp of kayam
8.Add salt
9.Add the fish and fry it well in a medium flame.
10Add white vinegar.Vinegar should be at the level of fish.keep it in low flame and stir.
11.Switch of the stove after 10 minute

12.As soon as it cools, transfer it to an air tight bottle.

Courtesy :to my mom

Love you ma,the taste was awesome !