Anchovy Chips

Ingredients

Dry Anchovies-1 cup

Salt to taste
Red chilly powder-1 & 1/2 tsp

Coriander powder-1tsp
Turmeric powder-1/4tsp

Curry leaves-little-Oil 10 tsp

Method

Remove the heads off the fish.Wash it nicely so that there is no sand.Add all dry ingredients & marinate for 10 minutes.Heat oil add curry leaves & the fish.Fry it in very low flame till crisp & brown on all sides.You can store it outside for more than 3 days.Goes very well with rasam rice.

Kollu Masiyal Recipe / Horse Gram Masiyal Recipe

Kollu Masiyal

Ingredients

Kollu-1 cup

(soaked overnight)

Salt to taste

Turmeric powder-1/4tsp

Coriander leaves-little

Tempering

Hing-1/4tsp

Jeera-1tsp

Curry leaves-little

Oil-1tsp

Ingredients to grind

Oil-1tsp

Urad dhal-1tsp

Channa dhal-1tsp

Pepper-1/2tsp

Coriander seeds-1tsp

Garlic-3

Onion-1tbsp

Curry leaves-little

Methi seeds-1/4tsp

(Fry in oil till light brown colour,cool & grind to a smooth paste)

Method

Pressure cook kollu with turmeric powder & salt.
Cool the dal & blend in a mixi just till the dal breaks into two.
Heat oil temper it with above ingredients.
Pour the ground masala into the tempering & the mashed kollu.
Give a nice boil till everything is combined.Switch off the stove
Garnish it with coriander leaves,serve it with hot rice.

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Vepampoo (Neem Flower) Podi

Ingredients

Vepampoo-2tbsp

Urad dhal-1tbsp

Channa dhal-1tbsp

Pepper-1tsp

Jeera-1/2tsp

Coriander seeds-1/2tsp

Red chillies-1

Hing-1tsp

Salt to taste

Method

Dry roast all above ingredients separately.Cool & dry grind it to a semi smooth powder.Mix some podi & melted ghee or oil in hot rice & eat.

Sago/Sabudana Ladoo

Ingredients

Sago/Sabudana-1/2 cup

Roasted peanuts-1/3 cup

Roasted pottukadalai-1/4 cup

(roasted split chickpeas)

Light brown sugar-3/4 cup

(you can also use sugar,add according to your sweetness)

Cardamom powder-1/2tsp

Milk-1/4 cup or little less just for binding

Method

Dry roast sago till it slightly changes its colour.Cool & powder it to a fine powder.Powder peanuts & pottukadai.Mix everything together.Sprinkle milk little by little & make balls.

Note:If using ghee for binding then can be stored outside,other wise store it in fridge.Do not use the nylon sago,use the regular big milk white sago.This tastes better.

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Couscous Curd Bath

Ingredients

Couscous-1/2 cup

Water-1 cup

Salt to taste

Coriander leaves-little

Curd required quantity

Tempering

Oil-1tsp

Mustard-1/2tsp,Urad dhal-1/4tsp

Hing a pinch

Chopped green chillies-1 small

Grated ginger-1/4tsp

Method

Boil water with salt,add the couscous cover & cook it till done in low flame.Cool & mix curd.Temper it & garnish it with coriander leaves.I like to serve it cold.........

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Shrimp Tomato Thokku

Ingredients

Frozen shrimp-40

Chopped onion-1/2

Chopped garlic-6

Curry leaves-little

Chopped tomato big-2

Red chilly powder-1tsp

Coriander powder-1/2tsp

Turmeric powder-1/4tsp

Salt to taste

Roasted jeera powder-1/2tsp

Tamarind paste-1/4tsp

Garam masala-1/4tsp(optional)

Tempering

Oil-4tsp

Mustard-1/2tsp,Methi-1/4tsp

Method

Heat oil in a pan temper it.Fry onion & curry leaves till light brown.Add dry ingredients tamarind paste,tomato & shrimp.Cover & cook till masala is dry & shrimp is cooked.Garnish it with coriander leaves & serve it as a side dish.

Stuffed Yellow Jalapeno

Ingredients

Yellow Jalapeno-4

(cut into half ,remove seeds)

Grated cheese -for garnish

Bread crumbs-for coating

Melted butter-to pour a spoon on top

Left over potato & peas masala filling

(or any filling of your choice)

Oil to smear on the bottom of each jalapeno

Method

Apply oil at the base of each jalapeno.Fill it up with potato & peas masala.Roll the top portion in bread crumbs.Pour a spoon of melted butter on top.Broil it at 375 deg.C for 10 minutes or till brown on both sides.Put some grated cheese on top while still hot.Serve it with ketchup.

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