Amritsari Fish Fry

Ingredients

Any boneless fish-8 pieces

(I used with bones)

Salt to taste

Chilly powder-2tsp

Coriander powder-1/2tsp

Turmeric powder-1/2tsp

Ginger & Garlic paste-1tbsp

Besan-2tsp

Ajwain crushed-3/4 tsp

Curry leaves crushed-4(optional)

Oil to shallow fry

Method

Make a thick paste with all above ingredients.Evenly spread on both sides of the fish.Marinate it for 10 minutes.Shallow fry till both sides are cooked & till golden brown.Serve it with lemon wedges.

Broccoli & Parsley Soup

Ingredients

Finely chopped broccoli florets-5

Parsley chopped-2tbsp

Salt & Pepper to taste

Spring onions chopped -1tbsp

Chopped garlic-1

Maida-1tbsp

Milk-1 cup

Water or Stock-1 cup

Olive oil-1tbsp

Method

Heat oil in a pan saute broccoli ,parsley & spring onions.Add maida fry for 2 minutes.Add milk,water,salt & pepper.Simmer it for 5 minutes .Serve it hot garnished it with spring onions.

Fresh Vegetable Salad

Ingredients

Sliced Tomato,Onion,Pickled Jalapeno,Lettuce leaves,Carrot(any veg. of your choice)

(required quantity)

Salt & Pepper to taste

Olive oil-1tsp

Kraft's Thousand Island Dressing -required quantity

Method

Toss all above ingredients together & serve it cold.

Tips

Garnish it with any nuts for extra taste.

Digestive Cookie

I took this recipe from Madhuram's Egglesscooking...but made slight changes......Enjoy the cookie

Ingredients.
Whole Wheat flour-1 & 1/3 cup
(I used King Arthur)
Maida-1/4 cup
Baking Powder-1tsp
Salt -1/2tsp
Corn flakes crushed-2tbsp
( I Picked only the corn flakes from the honey bunches cereal box)
Butter-5tbsp
Brown sugar-1/2 cup
Sugar-1/2 cup
Milk-1/3 cup
Method
Mix wheat flour,maida,baking powder & salt in a bowl.Now add the crushed corn flakes mix it slightly.Add the cold butter & mix it till it forms crumbs.Now add both the sugars & milk & make a soft ball consistency.Cover & keep it in fridge for 40 minutes.Preheat oven at 375 deg.C.Roll out the dough,cut it into circles( not very thin).Prick it with a fork on top.Place it on a greased & dusted with flour baking tray & bake it for 12 minutes.Cool & store.

Shrimp Chukka Fry

Ingredients to Crush it in Mixi

Onion-1

Ginger & Garlic paste-1tbsp

Fennel seed-1tsp

Salt to taste

Chilly powder-1/4tsp

Coriander powder-1/2tsp

Pepper-2tsp

Garam masala-1/4tsp

Other ingredients

Shrimp-1/2 pound

Chopped tomato-1

Curry leaves-little

Oil-1tbsp

Method

Heat oil fry the crushed ingredients till raw smell goes away.Add the shrimp & tomato,fry it till its cooked & brown in colour.Fry it till dry.Garnish it with curry leaves.

Yellow Peas Gravy Recipe

This is a very simple & easy gravy.Can be served with roti ,bread ,chat items or rice.

Ingredients
Dry yellow peas-2 cups
(soaked overnight)
Salt to taste
Chilly powder-1/2tsp
Coriander powder-1tsp
Turmeric powder-1/4tsp
Garam masala-1/4tsp
Chopped onion-2tbsp
Tomato paste-1tsp
Ginger & Garlic paste-1tsp
Coriander leaves
Tempering
Oil-1tsp
Cinnamon-1/4'',Cloves-2,Cardamom-1,Star anise-1
Method
Heat oil in a cooker temper it.Fry the onion,tomato paste & ginger garlic paste fry till light brown.Now add all dry ingredients,peas & water.Cook it till done.Garnish it with chopped onion & coriander leaves.

Vepampoo Rasam(Neem flowers)

Ingredients

Tomato crushed-1

Tamarind paste-1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

Turmeric powder-1/4tsp

Hing-1/4tsp

Curry & Coriander leaves-little

Grind

Jeera-1/4tsp

Pepper-1/4tsp

Green chillies-1

Garlic-2

Curry leaves-3

Tempering

Dry vepampoo-1/2tbsp

Thur dhal-1tsp

Mustard-1/4tsp

Oil-1tsp

Method

In a bowl mix crushed tomato,salt ,turmeric,hing,ground paste & tamarind paste,add enough water & dilute it.Heat oil in a pan temper it.Pour the tomato mixture,curry & coriander leaves.Switch off the gas once it starts to form a froth on top (do not boil it) .Serve it with hot rice.

Homemade Wheat Bread

Ingredients

Warm water-1 cup

Milk-1tbsp

Oil-2tbsp

Honey-2tbsp

Brown sugar-2tbsp

Salt-1tsp

Maida-1 & 1/2 cup

Whole wheat flour-1 & 1/2 cup

Yeast-2tsp

Method

Mix first 6 ingredients together in a bowl.Add maida,wheat flour & yeast knead it well for at least 10 minutes till soft & elastic.Keep it on a greased bowl ,cover & rest it for 40 minutes till it doubles.Punch the dough for few minutes & then shape it like a loaf.Keep it in a greased loaf pan.Cover & let rise in a warm place until almost doubled in size, about 30 minutes.Bake it for 30 to 35 minutes at 350 deg.C.Remove from pan cool it & cut into slices.

This recipe is from http://tammysrecipes.com/homemade_wheat_bread. For more information...

Chettinad Mutton

Ingredients for Grinding

Red chillies-4

Pepper-1tsp

Coriander powder-1tsp

Khus khus-1tsp

Jeera-1/2tsp

Fennel seeds-1tsp

Cloves-4

Cardamom-2

Cinnamon-1/4''

Coconut-1tbsp

Curry leaves-1/4 cup

Onion-1/2

Tomato-1/2

Ginger & Garlic paste-2tsp

Turmeric powder-1/2tsp

Salt to taste

(Heat 2tsp of oil & fry above ingredients till brown ,cool & make a paste)

Other ingredients

Mutton-1 pound

Oil-2tsp

Curry leaves-little

Mustard-1tsp

Red chillies-2

Method

Heat a cooker & put the mutton,ground paste & water.Cook it till done.Temper it with mustard,curry & red chillies(optional).

Note

This dish can be made dry or like gravy.....

Potato 65

Ingredients

Potato -3

(cut into strips)

Salt to taste

Chilly powder-1tsp

Ginger & Garlic paste-1tsp

Rice flour-1tsp

Corn flour-1tsp

Maida-3tsp

Yellow food colour (optional)-a pinch

Soy sauce-1tsp

Oil to deep fry

Method

Mix all above ingredients together & leave it for 10 minutes.Sprinkle very little water(the mixture would have already left some water ).Drop one by one in oil & deep fry.Cook it till its crispy & golden brown.Serve it hot with ketchup.

Tips

Do not add too much of water otherwise it will become like bajji & will not be crisp.The potato should be just coated with the mixture.