Friday, November 19, 2010

CHICKEN PAKODA




INGREDIENTS:

CHICKEN BONELESS - 1/2 KG

GRAM FLOUR (BESAN) - 4TBLSP

SOOJI (RAVA) - 4TBLSP

RED CHILLI POWDER - 2TSP

LEMON JUICE - 4 TSP

TURMERIC POWDER - 1/4 TSP

FOOD COLOR  RED  - 1 PINCH

GINGER & GARLIC PASTE - 4 TSP

SALT - TO TASTE

CORIANDER LEAVES – 1 CUP CHOPPED

CHICKEN MASALA POWDER - 1 TSP

CURRY LEAVES – 1 STEM

RED CHILLI – 3 TO 4

OIL  - FOR FRYING





Start marinating chicken:

Take the boneless chicken, wash and then add Gram flour, Sooji, Chilli powder, turmeric powder, ginger & garlic paste, salt, lemon juice, chicken masala powder and coriander leaves chopped, food color mix everything and leave it for nearly 1 hour.

Take a pan add oil (for frying) after it is heated take the marinated chicken and start frying in medium flame until it is fried well and crispy.







Fry little red chillies and curry leaves remove on to the tissue paper. Now sprinkle some lemon juice and serve it hot.


Thursday, September 30, 2010

BITTER GOURD FRY






BITTER GOURD- 1LB

URAD DAL - ½ TSP

CHANNA DAL - ½ TSP

OIL - 2 TBLS

MUSTARD - ¼ TSP

CUMIN SEEDS - ¼ TSP

CHILLI POWDER - ½ TSP

CURRY LEAF-1 STEM

SALT - TO TASTE

TURMERIC POWDER - ¼ TSP

ONION -1 BIG (SLICED)

GARAM MASALA POWDER – 1 TSP







Take the bitter gourd and cut them into pieces as shown. Also cut the onion into slices.

















Take a pan and add oil, after heating add some turmeric powder then mustard seeds, cumin seeds, chana dal, urad dal, and fry them little then add the curry leaves and mix while frying. After frying for a little time, add onion slices and keep frying.




Now add the BITTER GOURD pieces and mix them well. Add salt and cook in a medium flame by placing a lid for five minutes. Then remove the lid and start mixing while frying.



Now add chilli powder and little garam masala powder and fry for few more min in low flame. Now the Bitter Gourd Fry is ready!








Serve with rice or rotti.

Sunday, September 26, 2010

GONGURA EGGS CURRY



INGREDIENTS  :

GONGURA LEAVES – 1 BUNCH

EGGS - 4

SALT - TO TASTE

CHILLI POWDER - ¼ TBLSP

OIL - 4 TBLSP

MUSTARD SEEDS - ¼ TSP

GINGER - ½ INCH

GARLIC - 3PODS

RED  CHILLI - 3

CURRY LEAF - 1 STEM

TURMERIC POWDER - ½ TSP

TAMARIND - ½ TBLSP


ONION - 1 BIG

CARDAMOM - 2

CLOVES - 4

CINNAMON STICK - ½ INCH

CORIANDER SEEDS - 4TBLSP

CUMIN SEEDS - 3TBLSP





PREPARING ( masala paste) - Take a bowl and add coriander seeds, cumin seeds, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, garlic and ginger. Take all of them to a grinder jar and make a paste and keep a side.


Now take a pan and add 1tblsp of oil. After heating, add some turmeric powder. Then add the boiled eggs and fry little and remove them a side.




Then in the same pan add few onion slices and gongura leaves. Mix well and cook for few minutes by keeping the lid until it is cooked well. then add salt and chilli powder and mix It well. then take the cooked gongura and grind to a medium paste.




Take a pan and put 3 table spoon of oil and after heating add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves, red chilli, and let them fry then add masala paste and let it fry into golden brown.Later put the chopped onions and let it fry.

Now add gongura paste into the fried masala (as per your taste you would like to have more tinge you can add some tamarind juice(optional) and some salt) then add the fried eggs. Place the lid and cook for 5 min in medium flame.




Gongura Eggs curry is ready to serve!