Tomato chutney

Ingredients:

1/2 kg tomatoes grind to a paste
2 tbsp cooking oil
1 tbsp red chilli powder
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp coriander seed powder (dhania)
6 curry leaves
1 tsp mustard seeds
salt as reqd

For seasoning:
Fry 1 tsp cumin seeds and 1 tsp fenugeek seeds in little oil and grind to powder
1 tbsp gingely oil
1 tsp asafoetida

Method:

1. Heat cooking oil in pan and splutter mustard seeds and curry leaves
2. Add chilli powder in oil and as soon as it froathes, add the tomato paste
3. Add salt, turmeric powder and coriander seed powder mix well and open cook in medium flame till oil settles in sides
4. Add gingely oil to it in one side and add asafoetida and ground powderin the oil and mix well and stop.

Hot chutney is ready to be served with anything.. even bread!

2-step-vanjara meen fry, seer fish

This is my Mother-in-law's "easy to cook tasty to eat" recipe. Though i dont eat fish i am tempted to include this recipe as all people praise her on this dish.

Ingredients:
Seer fish - 10 slices
Chilli powder - 1/2 tbsp
Rice flour - 1 tbsp
Salt - as required
Oil - to deep fry
Optional - turmeric powder - a pinch

The 2 step Method:
1. Mix chilli powder, rice flour and salt (turmeric powdre if using) to the fish slices and marinate for 2 hours. (DON'T REFRIGERATE)
2. Deep fry the slices in low flame till the fish is well cooked and crispy.

Serve it with anything or eat it as a main dish too.

Ladiesfinger fry/Okra

who doesnt love ladies finger!! and if it is made crispy too!!!

Ingredients

250 g ladies finger (chop very thinly with no more then 2 mm a piece)
salt as needed
1 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp cumin powder (if you have it at home)
oil to fry

Method

1. heat oil and add the ladies finger, salt, chilli powder and cumin powder mix well and simmer stove and cook with lid closed for 2 minutes
2. open the lid mix well once, check if you need extra oil and add if needed, bring flame to medium and let the l'finger cook by itself. check out once in 3 minutes to stir once so that it doesnt catch to the pan
3. once your desired crispiness is obtained (which may take some 10 minutes atleast so be patient and dont stop it half cooked) remove from flame and eat it as you like
(i love it with hot plain rice and ghee)

Chicken 65

chicken 65

Are you a chicken lover? love chicken 65 but keep visiting hotels to taste them? hmm, here is the very easy recipe of 65. Just hop into a departmental store, buy some chicken 65 masala or chilli chicken masala and store it at home. it will come in handy. Now for the way to do it.

Ingredients:

200 g boneless chicken cubes
1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
1 tsp turmeric powder
2 heaped tbsp chicken 65 masala or chilli chicken masala (no need to add salt the masala has enough salt and spice)

or you can use garam masala nad red chilli powder wwith salt instead but taste wont be as effective as the chicken 65 masala

2 tbsp fresh thick curds (optional but gives great rich taste)

Method:

1. Just mix all the ingredients together, marinate in fridge for an hour (No need to keep in freezer), or you can keep outside too for 2 hours.

2. take the chicken out, heat oil in pan enough for a shallow fry. put the chicken pieces along with masala if some paste is in the pan. Fry it in simmer mode till the chicken is done inside and crispy  outside. keep turning it once a minute so tat it doesnt stick in the pan.

yummy 65 is ready to eat. something irresistable.

Raita??

Hmm, are you new to the world of cooking? dont know to make raita?
its soooooooo simple.

1. chop onions finely, or grate it, which ever you feel like doing.
2. Add it to a cup of fresh curds.
3. Add required salt.

Tasty raita is ready to serve with fried rice, biriyanis, chapathis, parotas, paranthas, noodles and what more......

eezee dosa

hai, are you so hungry? dont have the patience to cook a long meals? no stock of food left at home? here is a very easy recipe that you can make in just 5 minutes and relish.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup rice flour
1/2 cup wheat flour
salt to taste
1 tsp asafoetida
1 tsp mustards
1 tsp cumins
1 long green chillie slit and cut in two (which makes 4 pieces)
few curry leaves
1 med size onion chopped finely (optional)
Method:

1. Mix rice flour and wheat flour into a thin batter as thick as milk, add salt to it as per taste.

2. Fry asafoetida, mustards, cumins and green chillies in little oil and add to the batter.

3. Add curry leaves and onions if you want. Mix well.

4. Take a flat pan and pour the batter in shape of dosa and fry both sides with little oil till it turns golden and crispy.

Tasty easy dosa is ready to eat. The speciality of this dosa is that it tastes good even without any side dish.