Couscous Vegetable Soya Pulao

Ingredients
Couscous-1/2 cup
Water-1 & 1/2 cup
Chopped onion-1/4
Chopped tomato-1/4
Chopped ginger & garlic-1/2tsp
Soy/soya chunks/Meal Maker -a hand full
(Soak in hot water for 5 minutes then squeeze out the water)
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder-little
Slit green chillies-2
Mint leaves-5
Tempering
Cardamom-1,Cloves-2,Cinnamon-a small bit,Bay leaf-1,Shajeera & Jeera-little
Oil-2tsp
Method
Heat oil in a pan temper it.Fry onion,ginger/garlic,green chillies ,mint & tomato till light brown.Add salt,turmeric powder,soy chunks & couscous & fry for 2 minutes.Add boiling water,cover & cook in medium low flame till done.Fluff it up with a fork & serve it with any raita you wish.

Aloo Raita

Ingredients

Potato boiled & cubed-1

Beaten curd-1 cup

Jeera powder-1/4tsp

Crushed pepper-less than 1/4tsp

Salt to taste

Crushed dry mint-1/4tsp

Method

Mix all above ingredients together.Serve it cold with roti or pulao.

Mutton & Channa Dhal Gravy

Ingredients

Mutton-400gms

Channa dhal-1/2 cup

Salt to taste

Chilly powder-1& 1/2tsp

Coriander powder-3/4tsp

Turmeric powder-1/4tsp

Chopped onion-1/2

Chopped tomato-1

Curry leaves-little

Ginger & garlic paste-1tsp

Fennel powder-1/2 tsp

Tempering

Oil-4tsp,Cloves-3,Cinnamon-1/4'',Cardamom-2,Bay leaf-1

Method

Heat oil in a pressure cooker temper it.Add onions & curry leaves,fry till light brown.Add tomato & ginger garlic paste,saute till tomatoes are mashed.Now add all the dry ingredients one by one & fry till oil separates the pan.Add mutton,channa dhal & 2 cups of water & pressure cook it till done.Garnish it with coriander & curry leaves.Serve hot with plain rice.

Meen Varuval

Ingredients

Fish slices-8

(I used Sierra fish)

Salt to taste

Tamarind juice-3tsp

Ready made fish fry masala-3tsp

Red chilly powder-1/4tsp

Ginger & Garlic paste-1tsp

Oil-to shallow fry

Method

Marinate both sides of the fish with the above ingredients for 1 hr.Shallow fry them in a pan till crisp on both sides & cooked.

Masala Fish Gravy

Ingredients fried brown in 2tsp of oil & ground to a smooth paste

Onion-1/2

Tomato-1/2

Ginger & Garlic paste-1tsp

Curry leaves-little

Pepper-1tsp

Jeera-1/2tsp

Methi-1/4tsp

Somph-1/2tsp

Green chillies-6

Coconut-2tbsp

Salt to taste

Turmeric powder-1/2tsp

Coriander seeds-1tsp

Other ingredients

Fish slices-8

(I used sierra fish)

Tamarind-a lime size ball

(Diluted in water)

Tempering

Oil-6tsp,Mustard-1tsp,Methi-1/4tsp.Curry leaves-little

Method

Dilute the ground paste in the tamarind water & keep it aside.Heat oil in a pan temper it.Pour the tamarind mixture & boil it till raw smell goes off & thick.Now add the fish pieces ,give a boil & switch off the gas(Do not boil too much after adding the fish it will break).Garnish it with curry leaves.

Potato in White Kurma / Vellai Kurma Recipe / White Kurma Recipe

Ingredients for grinding to a smooth paste

Coconut milk- 80ml

Khuskhu / Poppy seeds -1tsp

Somph / Fennel seeds-1/2tsp

Cashew nut-8

Other ingredients

Finely chopped potato-1 big

Frozen peas-1/2 cup

Onion chopped-1/2

Tomato chopped-1/2

Slit green chillies - 4

Ginger Garlic paste - 1/4 tsp

Coriander leaves few for garnish

Salt to taste

Tempering

Cinnamon-1/4"

Cloves-2

Cardamom-2

Curry leaves-little

Bay leaf-1

Method

Heat oil in a pan temper it with above ingredients.

Add the onion, tomato ,curry leaves, ginger garlic paste & green chillies , fry till light brown colour.

Add salt, potato & peas, pour water & cook till soft.

Add the ground masala cook in low flame till gravy is thick.

Switch off the stove garnish with coriander leaves and serve it with rice or roti.

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Palak Paratha

Ingredients

Whole wheat flour-1 cup

Salt to taste

Jeera powder-1/2tsp

Coriander powder-1/4tsp

Oil-little

Ingredients ground to a smooth paste

Palak-a hand full

(I used pasalai keerai)

Green chillies-1

Ginger & Garlic paste-1/4tsp

Method

Mix all above ingredients together & make a soft dough.Take small balls & roll it out into a thin circle.Cook on tawa adding oil on both sides till done.Serve it hot with any gravy or raita.

Masala Cheese Sticks

Ingredients to marinate the string cheese
String cheese cut into half-3

Chilly powder-1/2tsp

Roasted jeera powder-1/2tsp

Coriander powder-1/4tsp

Salt to taste

Curd-1tsp

Garam masala-a pinch

Other ingredients

Maida to dust -little

Egg beaten for wash-1

Bread crumbs to roll-little

Oil to deep fry

Method

Marinate the cheese string with all above ingredients for 10 minutes.Dust each piece in flour,then dip in egg & immediately roll it completely with bread crumbs.Deep fry it in medium flame till golden colour on all sides.Serve it with ketchup.

Note:Make sure that the cheese is rolled out evenly otherwise the cheese will start melting out.