Monday, December 14, 2009

Fish Fry

Ingredients :
Any fish - 1/2 kg
Turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Coriander powder - 1 teaspoon
Pepper powder -1 teaspoon
Ginger garlic paste - 1 teaspoon
Chilly powder - according to taste 4,5 teaspoon
Hing - 1/2 spoon
Rice flour - a fistful
Fine sooji or rawa - 1/2 fistful
Method :
Clean fish,cut into pieces. Apply all the above ingredients ,salt to fish. Keep aside for an hour.You can either deep fry them in oil or tawa fry on a pan on both sides of the fish.

Alle Piyyava Ghashi

Ingredients :
Fish - Motyale, Raju, Pomfret, Visonu - 1/2 kg
coconut - 1/2
Red chillies fried -13
Tamarind - small piece
Onion - 2 medium
Ginger - 1" piece
Method :
Grind coconut, red chillies and tamarind into fine paste.Add required water ,bring it to boil.Put chopped onion and ginger to masala,boil for some more time.Add fish boil for a second.Put off the flame,cover the vessel tightly.
Comment :
Best after 3,4 hours of cooking.

Friday, December 11, 2009

Pedve Ghashi

Ingredients :
Fish, Pedvo - 1 Kg
Onion 1 big
Coconut - 1/2
Red fried chillies - 18 to 22
Tamarind - small lemon size
Coriander seeds-21/2 teaspoon
Methi seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
Turmeric powder - 1/2 spoon
Garlic flakes -2,3
Method :
Fry coriander seeds , methi add turmeric and garlic for a while.make fine paste with coconut chillies and tamarind. Take 3 spoons oil fry chopped onion add masala and boil it.Lastly add fish boil for a very short while.
Comment :
Best with rice.

Monday, December 7, 2009

Ash Gourd Sasam

Ingredients :
Ash gourd pieces - 1 cup
Masala :
coconut -1/2
Red chillies fried -3
Tamarind -very small piece or avoid it
Mustard seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
Rice - 1 tablespoon soaked for an hour
Method :
Make fine paste using coconut,chillies and tamarind. Just before removing add mustard seeds
and soaked rice, grind for a while.Add masala to cooked ash gourd pieces,bring it to boil.Season with oil,mustard seeds and karibevu.
Comment : Equally good with rice and chapathi.







Saturday, December 5, 2009

Bittergourd Sagle

Ingredients :
Bitter gourd - 3 medium
Coconut -1/2
Red fried chillies - 8 to 10
Methi seeds -1/2 teaspoon
Coriander seeds - 1 tablespoon
Bimbul or Tamarind -small ball
Method :
Make 1"round pieces of bitter gourd,apply haldi and salt. Keep aside for 1/2 an hour.Fry coriander seeds and methi.Make masala with coconut, red chillies and Bimbul.Stuff masala in gourd.In a pan heat oil.Put sesame seeds,karibevu and hing, add stuffed gourd and little water(remaining water after grinding),cook on slow fire.Cover with a lid. After sometime turn the gourd pieces and cook till done.
Comment :
Can use it with Chapati or rice.

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Naked Fish Fry

Ingredients:
Tomatoes - 2
Pepper corns - 8 to 10
Onion - 3 to 4
Red chillies long -10
Red chillies short - 8
Green chillies -2
Vinegar
Make a fine paste from the above ingredients along with salt.Make slits in fish and apply masala .Marinate as long as possible.Fry on both sides on low fire.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

CARROT JUICE

Ingredients :
Carrot - 1/4 kg
Badam - 1 fistful
Sugar - according to taste
Method :
Soak badam in hot water for about 10 minutes. Remove the skin.Cook badam and carrot in a pressure cooker till 1 whistle. In a mixer make a fine pasta with sugar without adding water. Can keep this mixture in fridge for a week .To make juice add 1 tablespoon of this mixture to 1 glass of milk.