Vazhakkai Varuval Recipe / Valakkai Fry / Raw Banana Fry Recipe

Vazhakkai Fry

Ingredients for marination
Raw banana - 2 medium size
( Peel the skin and cut into semi thick slices )
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Red chilly powder - 1 tsp heaped
Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
Crushed fennel seeds - 1tsp
Tamarind juice - 1 tsp
Tempering
Oil - 1 tbsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves few
Hing - a pinch
Method
Take a wide plate add all the ingredients mentioned under marination.
Mix well and leave it for 15 minutes.
Heat oil in a pan and temper it with above ingredients.
Now add the marinated mixture and in low flame fry till the vegetable is crisp and light brown on all sides.Switch off the stove.
Best served as side dish for rice.

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Chilli Egg Recipe / Chinese Style Chilli egg / Egg Chilli Recipe / Indo Chinese Egg Recipe

Chilli Egg

Ingredients for the egg omelette
Eggs - 2
Salt & pepper to taste
Water - 2 tsp
Oil - 1/2 tsp
Method
Beat the eggs with salt ,pepper & water till fluffy.
Heat a pan smear oil pour the egg mixture,spread it evenly.Do not spread it very thin.
Once its cooked flip the other side & cook.
Switch off the stove cool & cut into thick cubes.Keep it aside
Batter ingredients
Maida / All purpose flour - 3 tsp heaped
Corn flour or Rice flour - 2 tsp heaped
Soy sauce - 1/4 tsp
Chilli sauce - 1/4 tsp
Salt a pinch
Method
Take a bowl add the above mentioned ingredients.
Sprinkle some water and make a thick batter,add the cut egg pieces.
Mix it gently to make sure all pieces are well coated.
Heat oil in a pan carefully drop drop batter coated egg pieces one by one, deep fry till light golden brown on both sides.
Remove it on a kitchen tissue.
Other Ingredients
Oil- 3 tsp
Chopped onion - a handful
Chopped spring onions - 1/4 cup
Chopped ginger - 1 tbsp
Chopped ginger - 1/2 tbsp
Soya sauce - 1/2 tbsp
Chilly sauce - 1/2 tbsp
Maggie tomato chilli sauce - 1/2 tbsp
Tomato Ketchup - 2 tbsp
Vinegar - 1/2 tbsp
Sugar a pinch
Salt & pepper to taste
Method
Heat oil in a pan fry onion,garlic & ginger in high flame till its light brown.
Lower the flame and add all the sauces,salt & pepper powder & saute for a minute.
Pour very little water to get a thick gravy.
Add the fried eggs quickly toss them well.
Garnish with spring onions & serve them hot.
Best served with Chinese fried rice or serve it as a starter.

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Chicken Ghee Roast / Mangalore Style Chicken Ghee Roast / Ghee Roast Chicken Recipe /Chicken Dry Roast

Chicken Ghee Roast

Ingredients for grinding

Coriander seeds - 2 tsp
Whole pepper - 1 & 1/2 tsp
Kashmiri red chillies - 6
Methi / Fenugreek seeds - less than 1/8 tsp
Cardamom -1
Cinnamon - 1 small piece
Cloves -2
Ginger and garlic paste - 2tsp
Tamarind paste -2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Method

Dry roast above mentioned ingredients except tamarind paste,ginger & garlic paste and turmeric powder till light brown,Do not burn them.
Cool and put it into a blender add tamarind paste, salt,turmeric powder ,ginger & garlic paste.
Pour some water and grind it to a smooth thick paste.Keep it aside.

Ingredients for marination

Chicken - 1/2 kg cut into small pieces
Curd - 1/4 cup
Salt to taste
Above ground masala

Method

Take a wide bowl add the curd and ground masala to the chicken.
Mix well till its well coated,cover and rest it for 1 hour.

Chicken Ghee Roast

Other Ingredients

Ghee - 1/4 cup
Oil - 2 tbsp
Curry & coriander leaves for garnish
Jaggery - 1/2 tsp
Chopped onion - 2 tbsp

Method

Take a heavy pan add oil and ghee,add the onion and little curry leaves.Fry till its light brown.
Now add the marinated chicken in medium low flame roast till oil separated the pan.
Lastly add the jaggery and give a stir.
Switch off the stove and garnish with curry & coriander leaves.

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How to reduce the bitterness from bitter gourd / Karela

This is the best way i use to remove bitterness from bitter gourd.
Chop the vegetable to small pieces  or any size you want add 1 tbsp of wheat flour,little salt & turmeric powder.
Mix well and leave it for 30 minutes.
Squeeze out the water from the vegetable & rinse it well.
By this method you can get rid of 75 percent of bitterness.
Try out and let me know.

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Bengali Layer Porota / Bengali Dhakai Paratha / Fried Layered Parota / Layered Flaky Fried Bread

Bengali Layered Porota

Yields:7 porotas
Ingredients for the dough
All purpose flour / Maida - 1 cup
Oil - 1 & 1/2 tsp
Salt- 1/4 tsp
Water as needed ( less than 1/2 cup)
Other Ingredients
Maida for dusting
Oil for spreading & deep frying
Method

Layered Porota

Take a mixing bowl add maida,salt & oil,mix it till it resembles like bread crumbs.
Pour water little by little till you form a soft dough.
Cover the dough & rest it for 10 minutes.Divide the dough into 6 or 7 equal size balls.

Layered Porota

Take a ball and roll it out into a thin disc.Apply some oil evenly then sprinkle some flour on top.
Fold the disc into half again apply some oil and dust it with flour.
Start rolling the dough from one corner to the other end.Twist and press it like a coil (see picture).
Prepare all the ball the same way,cover it with a cloth & rest it for 10 minutes.

Layered Porota

Now take each coil & roll it out into a semi thick circle.
Heat oil in a pan when hot slowly slide into the hot oil,deep fry the porota both sides till brown.
Remove it on a kitchen tissue for excess oil to get absorbed.
Serve it with kurma or any gravy you like.

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