Feb 7, 2012

Prawns Chilli

Ingredients:
~ Prawns (medium size) - 20.
~ Onion (cut in medium size cubes) - 2.
~ Capsicum (cut in medium pieces) - 1.
~ Spring Onion (cut in medium pieces) - 3
~ Ginger Garlic paste - 2 tsp.
~ Fish Masala powder - 3 tsp.
~ Soya Chilli sauce - 1 tsp.
~ Fish sauce - 1 tsp.
~ Tomato chopped - 1.
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp.
~ Maggie cube - 1.
~ Olive Oil - 2 tbsp.
Salt - as per taste.
~ Coriander leaves chopped - for garnishing.

Method:
~ Dissolve Maggie cube in a cup of warm water and keep aside.
~ Heat Oil in a Pan and fry the Onions till light brown.
~ Now add Ginger Garlic paste, Tomato, Turmeric powder and fry for 1 minute.
~ Add Prawns and cook for 2 minutes.
~ Now add the dissolved Maggie cube water and cook for about 2 minutes.
~ Add Capsicum, Fish Masala powder, Soya Chilli sauce, Fish sauce, Salt and cook for
   sometime, until dry.
~ Now add Spring Onions, stir and cook for 1 minute.
~ Garnish with Coriander leaves and Serve hot. 

Feb 3, 2012

Kasha Mangsho (Bengali style Mutton Curry)

Ingredients:
~ Mutton (cut in medium pieces) - 1/2 Kg.
~ Onion sliced - 1.
~ Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tsp.
Musturd Oil - 1 tbsp.
~ Tomato sliced - 1.
~ Potato sliced - 2.
~ Green Chilli (slit lengthwise) - 3.
~ Coriander powder - 1 tsp.
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp.
~ Cumin (Jeera) powder - 1 tsp.
~ Cumin (Jeera) - 1/2 tsp.
~ Red Chilli power - 1 tsp.
~ Curry leaves - 4.
~ Coconut graed - 1/2 cup.
~ Ghee - 1 tbsp.
Salt - as per taste.
~ Coriander leaves chopped - for garnishing.

Method:
~ Marinate cleaned Mutton in 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder and 1/2 tablespoon Mustard Oil
   for half an hour.
~ Dissolve Turmeric powder, Red Chilli Powder, Coriander powder, Ginger Garlic paste
   & Cumin powder in 3 cups water and keep aside.
~ Heat mustard oil, add Curry Leaves, Onions and saute until golden brown.
~ Pour in the masala solution all at once and cook till the oil comes to surface.
~ Add Green chillies and boil and simmer with a lid on for 10 minutes.
~ Now add the marinated Mutton, Tomatoes, stir well and cover the pan.
~ Cook on medium heat for half an hour till the meat is almost done.
~ Fry the Potato slices in Ghee in another Pan till they are golden brown.
~ Add the Potato slices to the meat, add Salt, and cook covered for about 15 minutes.
~ Simulateneously, heat Ghee in a frying pan, add grated Coconut and fry well till they are
   brown.
~ Now ad the Cumin seeds and fry till they sputter.
~ Remove from the fire, and pour the Ghee, Coconut, and Cumin seeds over the Mutton
   curry.
~ Stir well, remove from fire, garnish with Coriander leaves and set aside for a while
   before serving.

Feb 2, 2012

Beef Medley

Ingredients:
~ Beef (boneless, cut in small stripes) - 1/2 Kg.
~ Onion sliced - 2.
~ Ginger chopped - 1" piece
~ Garlic chopped - 8 pods.
~ Green Chilli (Slit lengthwise) - 3.
~ Musturd seeds - 1/2 tsp.
~ Tomato chopped - 1.
~ Rajma - 1/2 cup.
~ Black eye Beans - 1/2 cup.
~ Green Peas - 1/2 cup.
~ Carrot (cut in small pieces) - 2.
~ Potato (cut in small pieces) - 2.
~ Bafat powder - 2 tbsp.
~ Coriander powder - 2 tsp.
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp.
~ Cumin (Jeera) powder - 1/2 tsp.
~ Tomato sauce - 1 tbsp.
~ Maggie Cube - 1.
~ Curry leaves - 4.
~ Bread slices - 10 to 12.
~ Olive Oil - 2 tbsp.
Salt - as per taste.
~ Coriander leaves chopped - for garnishing.

Method:
~ Soak Rajma, Black eye Beans in water for atleast 8 hrs.
~ Pressure cook Beef with sufficient water, along with Rajma, Black eye Beans and
   Maggie cube.
~ In a deep Pan, heat Olive Oil and add Musturd seeds, Turmeric powder, Cumin powder
   and Curry leaves. Allow the musturd seeds to splutter.
~ Add Oions and saute till light brown.
~ Now add Ginger, Garlic and Green chillies 
   and fry for 1 minute.
~ Add the pressure cooked Beef along with
   Rajma, Black eye Beans and the water.
   Cook for 2 minutes
~ Add Tomato, Green peas, Carrot, Potato,
   Coriander powder, Bafat powder, Salt with
   sufficient water and cook for sometime.
~ Now add Tomato sauce, stir and cook for 1 minute.
~ Now place the Bread slices on top, cover lid and cook for 5 minutes on low flame. 
~ Garnish with Coriander leaves and Serve hot.