Prawn Ularthu

Ingredients 

1. Prawn -300 grams
2. Chilly powder (kashmeeri) - 2 tsp
3. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
4. Grated coconut - 3 tbsp
4. Salt
5. Kudam Puli (Kokum) -3 or 4 slices
6. Onion - 2 ( sliced)
7. Ginger - 1tbsp (crushed)
8. Garlic- 1 tbsp (crushed)
9. Curry leaf -10
10. Garam masala- (1 tsp)
10. Mustard and Fenugreek - a few
11. Oil - 2 tbsp

Method


1) Cook ingredients 1-5 with one cup of water in a vessel. 
2) Heat oil in a kadai , and splutter mustard and Fenugreek seeds.   
3) Then add sliced onions, ginger , garlic and curry leaf in it and fry it until the onions get light brown colour. 
4) Add garam masala and mix well . 
5) Add the cooked prawns to it and dry it . Make sure all water is evaporated .
6) Serve it with rice. 

Poppy chicken

Ingredients

1. Chicken – 1 kg (cut in to medium pieces)

2. Poppy seeds – 1 tsp

3. Cloves- 5

4. Cardamom- 5

5. Cinnamon- 2

6. Garlic pods- 5 (finely chopped)

7. Ginger – 1 tbsp (finely chopped)

8. Grated and fried coconut – 2 tbsp

9. Onion – 3 (finely sliced)

10. Tomatoes -3 (blended)

11. Coriander powder -2 tbsp

12. Turmeric powder- ½ tsp

13. Chilli powder- 1 tsp

14. Garam masala powder- 1 tsp

15. Curry leaf- 20

16. Oil – 3 tbsp

17. Salt  

 Method

1)      Heat a heavy pan on a medium flame ,add 1 tbsp oil , when oil is hot,  add the ingredients 2-7 and roast it for 3-4 minutes, and then add grated and fried coconut in to it, stir well for 1 minute. Remove from flame and allow it to cool. Grind the mixture into a coarse powder in a clean, dry grinder.

2)   In another deep pan, heat 2 tbsp oil and add the curry leaves. When they stop spluttering, add the sliced onions and fry till they are light brown.

3)   Add the grounded spice powder and ingredients 11-13 and fry for another 2-3 minutes.

4)   Add the tomato puree and stir well to mix all the ingredients.

      5)   Add chicken and salt and mix it well, cover and cook till chicken is tender.

      6)   When the chicken is done add garam masala, mix well and turn off the flame.

      7)   Garnish with coriander leaves (if you wish) and serve with rice, chapati or any kind of unsweetened bread.

Parippu vada

Ingredients

Thuvar dal or Channa dal - 250 gram

Onion -1 small, finely chopped
Green chilli - 4, finely chopped
Ginger -1 tbsp, finely chopped
Curry leaves- 10, finely chopped
Salt to taste
Vegetable oil to deep fry

Method

1) Soak dal for 2 - 3 hours. Drain well.

2) Grind the soaked dal little by little, using a grinder (or blender). The dal should be ground to a coarse paste - even if some dal remains not ground, its okay. As far as possible don't add any water.
3) Mix the chopped onion, green chili, ginger, curry leaves and mix well. Add salt to taste.
4) Wet your palms and take small amount of the dalmixture and make a ball. Place in the center of the palm and flatten to a round shape.
5) Pour oil in a kadai to deep fry. Heat oil on medium heat. When the oil is hot, slide the vada into the hot oil and fry on both sides to a golden brown colour. Remove from oil and drain.

Serve these parippu vada with tea or coffee.

Beet root mezhukku piratti

Ingredients 


Beet root - 5 nos (grated)
Onion - 1 (sliced)
Garlic pods - 8 (crushed)
Curry leaf - 10
Turmeric powder- 1/2 teaspoon
Pepper powder - 1 teaspoon
Sunflower oil - 2 tbsp
Salt - enough

Method 


Warm  the oil in a kadai . Add the onions , garlic and curry leaf. When garlic turns light brown color add turmeric powder and mix well. Then add the beetroot and salt , stir well , cover and cook it for 3 minutes. Then add pepper powder and mix it well . Cover the vessel and cook it for another  5 minutes . Once it cooked, remove the lid and get dry it in low flame . Serve with rice.

Banana cake

Banana cake 

Ingredients

banana - 2 (Robesta (Green Banana)) (very ripe)  or 3 Palayan kodan (big ones)
sugar -150 gm
egg -1
butter - 50gm
vanilla powder - 1tsp
baking powder - 1 tsp
bicarbonate - 1/2 tsp
maida - 225 gm 
milk - 4 tbsp


Method 

Take  2 peeled bananas , 150gm sugar  and  mash these together  . 

1 beaten egg add to the mashed bananas, then add 50 gm melted butter  and mix well. 

Take 1tsp vanilla powder, 1 tsp baking powder, 0.5 tsp bicarbonate, 225gm maida  and mix all , 

Add this mix to the banana mixture . Add 4 tablespoon milk  to it  and mix well. 

Preheat the oven to 175 degree. 

Pour the batter in to a buttered cake pan or cake cooking plate and bake  at 175 degree Celsius  about  30 to 40 minutes. Then allow it to cool and serve.