Prawn Pakora Recipe / Spicy Prawns Pakora / Shrimp Pakora / How to make Prawn Pakoda

Prawn Pakora

Ingredients for marination
Large prawns - 15
( clean and washed prawns chopped into small pieces)
Salt to taste
Kashmiri red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Jeera/Cumin powder - 3/4 tsp
Chaat masala - 1/2 tsp
Crushed kastoori methi - 1 tsp
Lemon juice - 1 tsp
Chopped green chillies - 2
Chopped coriander leaves - 2 tsp
Chopped curry leaves few
Chopped mint leaves - 1 tsp
Chopped onions - a handful
Besan/Gram flour - 3 tsps heaped
Rice flour - 1 tsp
Corn flour - 1 tsp
Other Ingredients
Oil to deep fry as needed
Method
Take a bowl add all the ingredients mentioned under marinate.
Mix well and leave it for 20 minutes.If water needed add very little to make a thick dropping consistency mixture.Do not make it too thin, batter should be thick.
Heat oil in a pan drop the batter into the hot oil with a spoon.
In medium high flame deep fry till crisp and brown on all sides.
Remove it on a kitchen tissue.
Serve it with any dip or ketchup as an appetizer or tea time snack.

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Arisi Paruppu Sadam / Coimbatore Style Arisi Paruppu Sadam / Kongunadu Style Arisi Paruppu Sadam

Arisi Paruppu Sadam

Ingredients
Sona masoori rice-1 cup
Thur dal-1/2 cup
Water - 3 cups
Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Diced tomato-1
Chopped onions - 1/2
Curry leaves-little
Chopped garlic-5
Tempering
Oil -6tsp
Mustard-1tsp
Urad dal-1tsp
Channa dal-1tsp
Hing-1/4 tsp
Red chilles-6

Arisi Paruppu Sadam

Method
Heat oil in a pressure cooker temper it with above ingredients.
Add onions,curry leaves,tomato & garlic fry it till onions are light brown.Add the dry ingredients and saute for a minute.
Now add the washed rice and dal pour water and cook it till done.
Garnish with curry leaves and enjoy with any side dish you like.

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Stuffed Brussels Sprouts / Stuffed Brussels Sprouts Sabzi / Masala Stuffed Brussels Sprouts

Stuffed Brussels Sprouts

Stuffing Ingredients
Peanuts - 3 tbsp
Grated coconut - 1/4 cup
Besan/Chick pea flour - 1 tsp heaped
Salt to taste
Red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Jeera/Cumin seeds - 3/4 tsp
Garlic - 2
Oil - 1 tsp
(Roast peanuts till light brown now add the coconut and roast till its pale and water has evaporated.Add the besan and roast till raw smell has disappeared.Cool and transfer to a mixi jar.Grind it with other ingredients to a fine powder.Do not add water.Lastly mix the oil into this mixture and mix.Your filling is ready)
Other ingredie4nts
Brussels sprouts - 12
( make 2 slits on top to fill the stuffing,do not cut till the end.See picture)
Oil - 1 tbsp
Water very little to sprinkle for the Brussels sprouts to cook.

Stuffed Brussels Sprouts

Method
Tightly stuff the filling into each slit Brussels sprouts carefully without breaking them.
Heat oil in a pan arrange all the stuffed Brussels sprouts and roast it on all sides.Gently handle to turn each Brussels sprouts to cook the other side.
Sprinkle very little water cover and cook till they are brown on all sides.
Enjoy this as a starter or side dish for Roti or Rice.

Note:
Instead of pan fry you can spray some oil and bake it in oven.

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Akki Roti Recipe / Rice Flour Roti Recipe / Nugge Soppu Akki Rotti / Drumstick Leaves Rotti /Indian Bread With Drumstick Leaves

Akki Roti

Yields : 6
Ingredients
Rice flour - 1 & 1/2 cups
Salt to taste
Chopped moringa/Drumstick leaves - 1/2 cup
Chopped onion - a handful
Crushed garlic - 1 ( optional)
Chopped green chillies - 1
Grated ginger -1/2 tsp
Jeera/Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Grated fresh coconut - 1 tbsp
Hot water as needed
Oil to cook
Method
Add all the above mentioned ingredients in a bowl except oil and water.
Slowly add hot water and make a thick dough.Divide into 6 small balls.
Grease a plastic sheet take a ball and gently press to make a semi thick disc,make a small hole in the middle.
Heat a tawa/griddle and cook these roti with little oil smeared on both sides.
Toast till the roti are light brown on all side.Do not over cook as they will become hard.
Serve them hot with any chutney you like.

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How to clean Vazhaipoo / How to clean Banana Flower / Plantain Flower / Banana Blossom

Banana Flower

Method
a) Grease your hand with some oil before you start to clean the banana flower to avoid staining your fingers and sticking to your hand.
b) Choose a fresh banana flower.
c) Remove the red petal and discard under the petal you will find row of flowers save them.Repeat this process till the flower becomes small.
d) Now take each flower from the bunch,remove the white cover and the stamen from the flower we will not be using this in our cooking ( see picture).
e) Put it in a bowl of water or buttermilk to prevent from changing colour.
f) Chop the flowers finely and cook.Cook the flowers while they are fresh.

Try out these recipes using Banana Flower

a) Vazhaipoo Kootu/Banana Flower Kootu

b) Vazhai Poo Kola Urundai / Banana Flower Kebabs 

c) Vazhai Poo moongh Dal Pulao 

d) Oats Vazhai Poo Usili

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