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Monday, October 26, 2020
Idli Pizza Recipe / Idli Pizza / Pizza Idli / Vegetable Idli Pizza and Dosa Pizza / Pizza Dosa - Kids Friendly Recipes
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Idli Pizza |
Idli batter - 2 ladles
Pizza sauce - 2 tbsp
( or marinara pasta sauce)
Diced coloured capsicum and onion - together a handful
( or any topping of your choice)
Italian seasonings - a generous pinch
Chilly flakes - a generous pinch
Mozzarella cheese - a handful
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Vegetable Idli Pizza |
Grease a flat plate with some oil,pour the idli batter and spread,steam for 3 minutes till the top is slightly cooked.
Now spread the pizza sauce on top arrange the diced vegetables and sprinkle cheese evenly,steam for another 3 minutes or till fully cooked.
Switch off the stove and let the idli pizza cool completely.Using a knife loose up the sides and gently lift and transfer to a plate.
Sprinkle Italian seasonings and chilly flakes on top and enjoy!
Dosa Pizza / Pizza Dosa
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Made semi thick dosa and topped it with the above mentioned ingredients.
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Pizza Dosa |
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Dosa Pizza |
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Sunday, October 25, 2020
Baked Zucchini Fries / Baked Zucchini / Zucchini Fries / Zucchini Fries With Parmesan Cheese
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Baked Zucchini Fries |
Panko bread crumbs - 1 cup
Garlic salt to taste
Italian seasonings - 1 tsp
Onion powder - 1/2 tsp
Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Pepper powder - 1 tsp
Parmesan cheese - 1/4 cup
( Combine all the above mentioned ingredients together in a bowl and keep it aside)
Other ingredients
Zucchini - 2
( cut into finger size)
All purpose flour for dusting as needed
Egg beaten - 1
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Spicy Mayo |
Grease a tray with some oil and keep it ready.
Take a zucchini piece dust all sides with all purpose flour,dip it into the beaten egg and roll it into the bread crumbs mixture.
Arrange these zucchini pieces on a baking tray.
Bake these at 425 deg.F for 20 minutes or till light brown on all sides.
Each oven is different so keep an eye on the temperature and baking time.
Best served with Spicy Mayo Dip.
Note:
a) You can even deep fry these instead of baking.
b) Instead of panko you can use regular bread crumbs, but the texture will differ.
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Spicy Mayo Dip / Spicy Mayo / Easy Spicy Mayo - Easy Dip Recipe
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Spicy Mayo |
Ingredients
Mayonnaise - 3 tbsp heaped
Lime juice - 1 tsp
Hot sauce or Siracha sauce - 1 & 1/2 tbsp
Taco or Cajun seasonings - 1 tsp
Method
Whisk all above mentioned ingredients together.
Cover and keep it in fridge until use.
Best served as a dip with fries,burgers,sandwiches,etc.
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Roasted Red Bell Pepper Soup / Red Pepper Soup Recipe / Roasted Red Pepper Soup
Chopped onion - a handful
Salt & Pepper to taste
Italian seasonings -1/4tsp
Transfer the liquid to a pan and pour required amount of water or stock and seasonings, give a boil and switch off the stove.
Garnish with some shredded cheese and serve hot!
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Saturday, October 24, 2020
Ridge Gourd Payasam / Sago Ridge Gourd Payasam / Beerakaya Payasam / Ridge Gourd Kheer / Sabudana Ridge Gourd Payasam
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Ridge Gourd Payasam / Beerakaya Payasam |
Ingredients
Sago / Sabudana / Tapioca - 2 tbsp
Chopped ridge gourd / beerakaya - 1 medium size
( remove skin and chop finely or grate)
Jaggery - 1/4 cup
( add more or less according to your taste)
Whole milk - 1 cup
Water - 1 & 1/2 cups
( add more if needed to cook sago)
Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp
Cashew nuts and Raisins together - 2 tbsp
Ghee - 3 tsp
Method
Dissolve jaggery with 1/2 cup of water ,filter to remove impurities.
Heat 2 tsp ghee and fry the nuts till golden brown and keep aside.
Heat 1 tsp ghee in a pan add the sago and roast till they change colour,add the chopped or grated ridge gourd and saute for a minute.Add water and cook till the sago is transparent.
Pour hot milk and cook in low flame till payasam is thick.
Switch off the stove and add the diluted jaggery and fried nuts.
Mix and enjoy hot or warm!
Note:
a) Always switch off the stove and then add jaggery otherwise there are chance to curdle.
b) Instead of frying you can soak sago in water for 30 minutes and then cook.
c) Sugar can be added instead of jaggery.
d) You can chop or grate the ridge gourd for this recipe.
e) Saffron can be added for extra flavour.
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Mint Rasam / Pudhina Rasam / Pudina Rasam / Mint Leaves Rasam
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Mint Rasam |
Tempering ingredients
Ghee - 1 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Methi seeds - 10
Hing - 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves few
Other Ingredients
Chopped fresh mint leaves - 2 tbsp or a handful
Chopped ripe tomato - 1
Slit green chillies - 2
Garlic - 2
Diluted tamarind juice - 1/2 cup
Water as needed
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Ingredients roasted and ground to a coarse mixture
Black pepper - 1 tsp
Jeera - 3/4 tsp
Thur dal - 1 tsp
Coriander seeds - 1 tsp
Oil - a drop
(Fry all above ingredients till light brown.Cool and grind to a coarse mixture along with garlic and mint)
Method
Heat ghee in a pan and temper it with above ingredients.
Add slit green chillies and tomato saute till tomatoes are soft.
Add the tamarind juice,ground mint mixture,salt,turmeric powder and water as needed.
Give a boil and switch off.
Garnish with mint leaves and serve as soup or with rice.
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Thursday, October 22, 2020
Plain Wheat Kulcha / Wheat Kulcha / Whole Wheat Kulcha / Wheat Kulcha Without Yeast
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Wheat Kulcha |
Wheat flour - 2 cups
Oil - 3 tsp
Sugar - 3/4 tsp
Baking powder - 1/2 tsp
Curd- 2 tbsp
Salt to taste
Water as needed
Ingredients to sprinkle on top
Onion seeds and chopped coriander leaves as needed
Method
Take a wide bowl add all above ingredients except water,mix everything well.
Now slowly add water little by little and form a soft dough.Apply some oil on top and cover it with a towel or plate.Rest the dough for 2 to 3 hours.
Divide the dough into equal size balls.Take a ball of dough flatten and roll it to a semi thick disc.Do not roll it out too thin.
Sprinkle some onion seeds and coriander leaves on top and press it well.
Apply some water to the base of the kulcha and place the wet side on the tawa.
Cook till it starts to puff up, immediately flip the tawa upside down and show it on the gas flame.
Once its slightly brown remove from the tawa.Place it on a plate and brush some butter on top of the hot kulcha.
Serve hot with any side dish you like.
Vazhaipoo Podimas Recipe / Valaipoo Podomas /Banana Flower Poriyal / Banana Flower Stir Fry
Vazhaipoo Podimas |
Red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste
Hing - 1/4 tsp
Grated coconut - 6 tsp
Peanuts - a handful
Fennel seeds/Somph - 1 tsp
Cinnamon stick a very small piece
( Make a coarse mixture,do not add water while grinding )
Tempering ingredients
Sesame oil - 3 tsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves few
Other ingredients
Cleaned and chopped vazhaipoo/banana flower - 2 cups
( Steam the banana flower with little turmeric powder or pressure cooker in cooker with very little water and keep it aside)
Method
Heat oil in a pan and temper it with above ingredients
Now add the ground mixture and saute till its dry.
Add the steamed vazhaipoo and saute in low flame till everything is well combined.
Switch off the stove garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
Best served as side dish for rice.
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Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Monday, October 19, 2020
How To Make Hasselback Potatoes? Hasselback Potatoes Recipe / Hasselback Potatoes
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Hasselback Potatoes |
Ingredients
Large potato - 1
Salt and pepper powder to taste
Chopped fresh parsley - 1 tbsp
Butter - 2 tbsp
Olive oil - 2 tbsp
Crushed garlic - 4
Crushed rosemary or thyme - 1/2 tsp
Method
Wash and pat dry the potatoes.
Heat butter,oil,garlic and rosemary in a pan and in low heat cook till garlic changes colour.
Switch off the stove cool and filter the oil.
Keep 2 chopsticks or wooden spoon handles either side of the potato and cut into thin slices,The wooden sticks stops us from cutting the potatoes till the end.( see picture)
Place the potato on a baking tray and brush the garlic oil all over and between each slices and sprinkle salt & pepper powder.
Bake these at 390 deg F. for total 30 minutes. After 10 minutes take the potatoes out from the oven and brush it up with remaining oil and bake till light brown and crisp.
Each oven is different so keep an eye on the baking time and temperature.
Lastly garnish with chopped parsley and enjoy hot!
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Sunday, October 18, 2020
Karivepaku Pachadi / Curry Leaf Pachadi / Andhra Style Curry Leaves Pachadi / Curry Leaves Pickle
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Karivepaku Pachadi |
Curry leaves - 5 cups
Salt to taste
Tamarind - 1 large lemon size
(pour some water and microwave till soft)
Sesame seeds - 1/4 cup
Red chilies - 20
Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 3 tsp
Methi seeds - 1 tsp
Garlic - 10
Jaggery - 1/4 cup
Oil -few drops
Tempering
Oil - 1 cup
Mustard - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 1 tsp
Red chillies - 4
Hing - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Crushed Garlic - 6
Method
Dry roast sesame seeds till they splutter, do no burn them remove to a plate.
In the same pan add a drop of oil and fry coriander seeds,red chillies till light brown and remove.
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Cornflakes Mixture / Cornflakes Chivda / Cornflakes Namkeen - Quick Snack Recipe
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Cornflakes Mixture |
Raw corn flakes - 4 cups
( to save time you can use fried unsweetened corn flakes)
Almonds - 1/2 cup
Cashew nuts - 1/2 cup
Roasted gram/Pottukadalai - 1/4 cup
Raisins - a hand ful
Curry leaves few
Salt to taste
Red chilly powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/8 tsp
Roasted jeera powder - 1/4 tsp
Chaat masala - 1/4 tsp
Sugar - 3/4 tsp
Hing - a generous pinch
Oil - as needed for deep frying
Method
Heat oil in a pan deep fry corn flakes in batches till they puff remove it on a kitchen paper.
Deep fry almonds,cashew nuts,gram dal till light brown,remove it on a plate lined with a kitchen tissue.
Deep fry curry leaves till crisp ( be away from the oil they will splutter a lot) remove it.
Deep fry raisins till they swell,remove.
Take a wide bowl add the fried cornflakes,nuts,raisins,curry leaves,while still hot sprinkle the dry masala powders and sugar.
Gently mix well or toss till everything is well combined.
Take a clean box line it with a tissue paper and put the chivda/mixture on it,this helps to remove excess oil from the mixture.
Cool completely and then close it with a air tight lid and enjoy!
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Monday, October 12, 2020
Prawn Pulao / Shrimp Pulao / Shrimp Pulao with Coconut Milk / Coconut Milk Prawn Pulao
Sunday, October 11, 2020
Chicken Pinwheel Sandwich / Chicken Sandwich - Easy Kid's Lunch Box Recipes
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Chicken Pinwheel Sandwich |
White bread - 3 slices
( remove crust and slightly flatten it using a rolling pin)
Mayonnaise - 4 tsp
Salt and Pepper to taste
Hot sauce - 1 tsp
Cooked and shredded chicken - 34 tsp
( cook boneless chicken in water with a pinch of salt till cooked,save the stock to make soup and shred the chicken using a fork or knife)
Baby spinach or Lettuce few leaves
Chopped cucumber - 2 tsp
Method
Take mayonnaise in a bowl add the shredded chicken,seasoning,cucumber and hot sauce,mix it well.
Arrange bread slices in a row slightly overlapping each other.( see picture).
Spread the mayonnaise chicken mixture evenly on top of the bread,then arrange the spinach or lettuce leaves on top.
Carefully roll the bread till the end make sure the filling does not come out.
Wrap this roll using a plastic/cling wrap tightly and keep it in fridge for 2 to 3 hours.
Remove the wrap and cut the roll into the thickness you want.
Usually i keep it over night and next day i cut it and wrap it in a foil and keep it in lunch box.
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Saturday, October 10, 2020
Falafel Recipe / Chickpea Falafel Recipe / Easy Homemade Falafel Recipe
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Falafel |
Yields- 25 Falafels
Ingredients
Chickpea / Chole - 1 cup
( soak the chickpea overnight in water, next day drain out the water completely and pat it dry, make sure there is no water)
Chopped fresh coriander leaves a handful
Chopped fresh parsley a handful
Garlic - 2
Lemon juice - 1 tsp
Chopped onion - a handful
All purpose flour - 2 tbsp
( this is used just for binding you can replace with bread crumbs but there will be a slight change in the outer texture)
Baking soda - 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste
Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 3/4 tsp
Jeera/Cumin powder - 1 tsp
Oil to deep fry
Method
Take a food processor add all the mentioned above ingredients except the baking soda and all purpose flour.
Pulse until you get a coarse crumb texture. Do not add any water while grinding the mixture must be dry.
Transfer into a bowl and keep it fridge for 10 minutes.
Remove from fridge add the all purpose flour and baking soda mix well and divide the mixture into equal size balls.
Slightly flatten the balls,
Heat oil in a pan and deep fry in batches till golden brown, crisp and cooked on all sides.
Fill Pita pockets with Falafel,shredded lettuce,cucumber,tomato,shredded cabbage drizzled with tahini sauce or garlic sauce and serve immediately,
Note:
a) Sesame seeds can be added for the mixture if you like.
b) Bread crumbs can be added instead of all purpose flour.
c) Best served hot or warm.
d) Do not over pulse and grind the mixture to a smooth mixture.
e) Do not use canned chickpea for this recipe.
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Thai Basil Egg Fried Rice With Cauliflower Rice / Thai egg Basil Fried Rice with Cauliflower Rice - Cauliflower Rice Recipes
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Thai Basil egg Fried Rice With Cauliflower Rice |
Ingredients
Frozen Cauliflower Rice - 2 cups
Egg - 1
( scrambled with little salt and pepper powder)
Soy sauce - 3 tsp
Chopped ginger and garlic together - 1 tsp
Chopped onions - a handful
Chopped spring onions - a handful
Chopped holy basil leaves - 2 tbsp
Salt and pepper powder to taste
Sesame oil - 1 tbsp
Method
Heat oil in a pan add onions,basil leaves,chopped ginger and garlic and saute till onions changes its colour.
Add the cauliflower,soy sauce,salt and pepper powder,mix well and let it cook for 1 or 2 minutes. Cauliflower rice will cook very fast,
Add the scrambled eggs,spring onions and toss well.
Switch off the stove and garnish with some holy basil leaves and serve hot!
Note:
If giving for kids and want to make it more colorful add some carrots and peas or any vegetable of your choice.
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Friday, October 9, 2020
Pappadam Recipe / How To Make Kerala Pappadam at Home / Kerala Pappadam Recipe / Papadam Recipe /Papadum Recipe
Yields: 28 Pappadams / Papadams
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Pappadam |
Ingredients
Urad dal powder - 1 cup
( I used store bought if not grind the urad dal to a fine powder and sieve ,your urad dal flour is ready to use. Do not roast the dal and grind)
Salt - to taste ( i used 1/2 tsp)
Baking soda - 1/2 tsp
Sesame oil - 2 tsp
Water as needed to make a dough
All purpose flour/Maida - as needed for rolling out the pappadams
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Kerala Pappadam |
Take a wide bowl add the urad dal,salt and baking soda mix it up.
Pour water little by little and mix to form a non sticky dough.
Add oil and knead the dough well.
Place the dough onto a kitchen counter and using a pestle punch well to get a soft dough.Fold the dough into half and repeat punching for 2 to 3 minutes till soft
Roll out into a thin log and cut into small pieces or divide the dough into small balls.
Dust the surface with all purpose flour roll out each ball into a semi thin disc.To get a perfect circle i used a cutter this step is optional.
Place all the rolled disc onto a plastic sheet and sun dry less than 5 minutes on each side.
Heat oil and deep fry these pappadams till both sides are light brown and puffed up.Enjoy!
Leftover papaddams i rolled it with a kitchen tissue and kept it inside a ziplock in the fridge to fry them the next day.
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Wednesday, October 7, 2020
Alfredo Sauce / Homemade Alfredo Sauce - How to Make Easy Alfredo Sauce
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Alfredo Sauce |
Ingredients
Milk - 1 & 1/2 cups
Heavy cream - 1 cup
Parmesan cheese - 3 tbsp
Salt and Pepper powder to taste
Chopped fresh parsley - 1 tbsp
Italian seasonings - 1/2 tsp
Butter - 2 tbsp
All purpose flour - 1/2 tbsp
Grated garlic - 4
Method
Heat butter in a pan add the garlic and saute for a minute,add the flour and fry till raw smell has disappeared, lower the flame and add the parmesan cheese,milk and heavy cream, quickly whisk to avoid lumps.
Add the Italian seasoning,salt & pepper powder,simmer for 1 or 2 minutes till the mixture is slightly thick.Switch off the stove and mix the parsley.
Add cooked pasta of your choice and enjoy!
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Instant Ragi Rava Dhokla / Ragi Dhokla / Finger Millet Dhokla- Millets Recipes
Ingredients for the batter
Ragi flour / Finger millets flour - 1/2 cup
Semolina / rava - 1/2 cup
Curd - 1/2 cup
Water- as needed ( little less than1/2 cup)
Salt to taste
Sugar - 1/4 tsp
Grated green chillies - 1
Grated ginger - 1/4 tsp
Oil - 1 tsp
ENO Fruit salt - 3/4 tsp
Grated carrots ( optional)
( to sprinkle at the base )
Ingredients for tempering
Oil - 1 tbsp
Sesame seeds - 1 tsp
Mustard - 1/2 tsp
Chopped green chillies - 1
Curry leaves few
Hing - 1/8 tsp
Method
Grease the dhokla plates with some oil,sprinkle the grated carrots evenly and keep it aside.
Take a bowl add the above mentioned batter ingredients except ENO mix well,the batter consistency must look like a loose Idli batter.
Cover the mixture and rest it for 10 minutes.
Just before steaming mix the ENO fruit salt and pour it into the prepared dhokla plates.
Steam them for 10 minutes or till dhokla is cooked.Cool completely loosen the sides and invert onto a plate.Heat oil and temper with above ingredients.
Pour the tempering on top of the dhokla sprinkle some grated coconut and enjoy with green chutney.
Note:
This will not be that soft like the regular Dhokla,so add more ENO salt if you wan.Iam fine with the texture and enjoyed.
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Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Cauliflower Kheer / Gobi Ki Kheer Recipe / Cauliflower Payasam / Gobi Kheer
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Cauliflower Kheer |
Whole milk - 2 cups
Frozen cauliflower rice - 3/4 cup
Sugar - 2 & 1/2 tbsp
( or add to your taste)
Crushed nuts - 2 tbsp
( I used cashew nuts,pistachio and almonds)
Saffron - a generous pinch
Cardamom powder - less than 1/8 tsp
Ghee - 3 tsp
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Gobi Kheer |
Heat ghee in a pan add the cauliflower rice and sauté till raw smell has disappeared completely.
Pour the milk and cook till the milk has slightly thickened.
Add sugar and cook for few more minutes or till the thickness you want.
Add the crushed nuts,saffron and cardamom powder mix and switch off the stove.
Serve hot!
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Thakkali Sadam Made With Cauliflower Rice / Tomato Rice With Cauliflower Rice / Thakkali Sadam / Tomato Rice
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Thakkali Sadam with Cauliflower Rice |
Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
Grated ginger and Garlic paste - 1 tsp together
Lemon juice - 1 tsp
Monday, October 5, 2020
Thai Shrimp Fried With Basil / Pad Krapow Kung
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Pad Krapow Kung |
Medium size raw shrimp cleaned - 20
Holy basil leaves - 1/2 cup
( add more if you want a strong flavour)
Garlic - 8
Diced onion - 1/4 cup
Red Thai chillies - 8
( I did not have so soaked 8 kashmiri chillies in hot water for 10 minutes)
Red chilly paste - 1/4 tsp ( optional)
( I added for extra hotness)
Brown sugar - 1 tsp heaped
Salt to taste
Oyster sauce - 1 tsp
( Today i did not use as i ran out of the sauce)
Fish sauce - 1 tsp
Soy sauce - 1 tbsp
Stock or water - 1/4 cup
Oil - 2 tbsp
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Thai Fried Shrimp With Basil |
Crush red chillies,garlic and onion to a coarse mixture,keep it aside.
Heat oil in a pan add the crushed chilly garlic mixture and saute till raw smell has disappeared.
Add the shrimp and fry in high flame till colour changes.
Lower the flame and add the salt, brown sugar, soy sauce, fish sauce and sauté for couple minutes.
Add stock or water if the mixture is dry,cook till shrimp is cooked well.
Lastly add the basil leaves sauté and switch off the stove.
Do not cook too much once the basil is added you will loose it's flavor.
Best served hot with rice.
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