SILVER FISH RED CURRY

Fish curry as u all know all time my favourite item that I could skip anything for fish. Just I can have as it is or with steamed rice indeed. This is somthing new I tried with silver fish which has came out too good with minimum number of ingredients and also within no time :) So go on with this recipe and do try it soon.

INGREDIENTS.

15 to 17 Silver fish.

1 tbsp Ginger- Garlic paste.

2 tbsp Kashmiri Chilli pd.

1 tsp Turmeric pd.

1/2 tsp Coriander pd.

1/4 cup Tamarind water.

Water as per needed.

1 tbsp Coconut oil.

Salt to taste.

METHOD:

Clean silver fish and marinate them with salt. Keep it aside.

Heat oil in a kadai. Fry ginger garlic paste till raw smell disappear. Then add chilli pd, turmeric pd and coriander pd. Once all the powders are fried, add tamarind water. Pour water as per needed and bring to boil. Add salt to taste. At this stage add silver fish. Cover the kadai with a lid and cook for 5 min under low flame.

Hot hot fish curry is ready to serve. Before having dont forget to drizzle them with a spoon of coconut oil. Its taste dam good.



Enjoy!!

URS RECIPE

These are the tried and super hit tasted recipes from my blogger friends. Thanks guys for such a wonderful dish and I truly appreciate everyone.

KOTHAMALLI THOGAYAL:

This is pretty interesting dish from''RAKS KITCHEN'' that I have come across. Instead I am huge fan of her and have tried many of her recipes that most of them have rocked :)

I love coriander leaves and no doubt her thogayal was just incredible. It pairs a lot with idlies or dosa. Its really true saying that, using fresh coriander leaves for grinding gives a better flavour than the cooked once and I have experienced it. Thanks raks for such a tasty dish.


SPROUTED MOONG PULAV:

Heres comes the next healthy rice variety. Sprouts are rich sources of proteins, vitamins, minerals, amino acids etc. I mostly use them in salads or in curries. But this is the first time I tried this awesome recipe ie sprouts mixed with rice from ''AAYI'S RECIPE'' . Its super simple to prepare within no time and this is what I love. My family really loved it and I particularly relished with onion raita. Thanks shilpa for this healthy dish :)


MIXED VEGETABLE PICKLE:

I am mad of pickles but I am not good at making pickles. But when I came across ''APSKITCHEN'' her vegetable pickles click just made me drool and forcefully took me into my kitchen and thus u can c my following snap. hehehe...I did it same as per her instructions given without any modification.


Last but not the least, pickles obviously tastes good with curd rice but guys, just try once with a drizzle of cooking oil on the top of this pickles with dosas. Haaaaaaai its just heavenly man...

Thanks yaar apoo..ek dam mast pickle tha.



Enjoy !!

SPICY VEGETABLE BIRIYANI

Whenever the day 'Sunday' comes into mind, for me it reminds of my family together specially with my hubby and some special foodies. So let me share with you one of my, not only mine, but our family's special menu spicy veg biriyani which is just lips smacking one. The crispy veggies with a touch of tangy yogurt flavour coated with Indian spice with flavoured rice is the main speciality for this biriyani. Non veggies can add shredded chicken to make a different chicken biriyani whereas fish lovers can add marinated fried fish pieces at last stage of biriyani. Wooo my taste buds just tickles when I think of fish biriyani :)

INGREDIENTS FOR COOKING RICE.

1 Cup Biriyani rice.

1 Stick Cinnamon.

2 Cloves.

1 Star anise.

Bay leaves.

1 1/2 Cup Water.

Salt to taste.

INGREDIENTS FOR GRINDING MASALA.

4 Cloves.

1 Stick Cinnamon.

2 Star anise.

2 Elachi.

4 Black peppers.

INGREDIENTS FOR GRAVY.

1 1/2 Cup Vegetables. ( Carrots, beans, capsicum, cauliflower florets, potato, and peas)

1 Big Onion.

1 Tomato.

1 tbsp Chilli pd.

1 tsp Turmeric pd.

1 tsp Jeera pd.                                

2 tsp Coriander powder 

1 tsp Biriyani masala

Half Handful of each Mint and Coriander leaves.

1/4 Cup Yogurt.

1 tbsp Ginger Garlic paste.

1 tsp Green chilli paste.

1/2 tsp White pepper.

1 tsp Lime juice.

1 tbsp Oil.

Salt to taste.

GARNISHING.

Fried Cashews.

Fried Onions.(coated with besan and salt)

Coriander leaves.

METHOD.

Cook rice in pressure cooker adding all the ingredients given. Keep it aside soon its done or u can also spread the cooked rice on a plate.

Grind the whole spice in a blender and keep it aside.

Heat oil in a pan. Add green chilli paste , ginger garlic paste and whole spice masala and fry until the raw smell disapper. Then add onions and saute for a min followed by chopped vegetables and tomatoes with a pinch of salt. Make sure not to add water. The addition of salt is more than enough to cook the vegetable and also to make it crisp. Mix in chilli pd, turmeric pd, jeera pd, coriander powder , biriyani masala and white pepper. Then finally add mint and coriander leaves and fry for about 3min.

Then add yogurt and give it a nice stir. Now pour in half of cooked rice and mix. Later add another half and mix well so that the masala is all over covered with rice. Remove from flame and transfer into the serving vessel.

Heat ghee in a pan and fry cashews and kismish till brown. Then shallow fry the onions which is coated with besan and salt till it turns brown and crisp.

Garnish the nuts , fried onions and finally with coriander leaves and serve hot with ur fav raita.

Enjoy!!

WATERMELON JELLY

Hey guys! Hope all r fit and fine. Me had a full time enjoyment with my parents and had a wonderful fun time on feb 14 my daughter 'SMERA'S birthday. She turned 5 and she was soo excited to celebrate her special day with us and with her loving grandparents. It was truly a memorable day :)

Now coming back with the main topic. So sterday as we were browsing TV channels, suddenly came upon one recipe named 'WATERMELON JELLY'. After cing that my hubby was soo interested in trying that v prepared sterday itself. Believe me guys, that was soo quick on time with less ingredients. And finally the taste was just too yummy with a very soft texture and looks elegant. Kids would just love as it has the bright colour of watermelon. Also I amgonna try the same procedure with pineapple. So what are u waiting for? Just try this to impress ur loving kiddos :)



INGREDIENTS.


2 1/2 Cup Watermelon juice. [4 tsp sugar added] Blend them without adding water.


2 tbsp Gelatin.


1 1/2 Cup Water.


METHOD.


Keep aside the prepared watermelon juice.


Dissolve 2 tbsp of gelatin in half cup of cold water. Let it sit for 5 to 6 min.


Then in a pan, boil remaining 1 cup of water or micro for 2 min. Add boiling water into the gelatin mixture and give it a quick stir.

Then add this into watermelon juice. In a cleaned vessel, transfer the whole mixture.


Refrigerate for about 40 to 45 min or until its set.


Cut them into desired shapes and serve cold.



Enjoy!!

RED SPINACH CURRY [ AMBATTI ]

This is one my favourite and authentic traditional konkani item known as 'AMBATTI'. This is prepared only when therez red spinach available. I feel the taste of red one is much more tastier than green. hehehe. This dish enhance the flavour of curd along with the grounded coconut mixture with mild spice. I am sure ur all gonna love this.



INGREDIENTS.

1 Bunch Red spinach.

1/2 Cup Grated coconut.

1 Dried Red chilli.

1/2 tsp Turmeric Pd.

1/2 Cup Curd.

1 tsp Mustard seeds.

1/2 tsp Jeera.

1 tsp Oil.

Few Curry leaf.

Salt to taste.


METHOD.


Clean the spinach Chop them finely.

Heat oil in a pan. Season them with mustard seeds, jeera, curry leaf and add spinach with salt and let it cook for a min. Meanwhile grind the coconut with turmeric pd and red chilli adding enough water.

When the spinach is cooked, add the coconut mixture and bring them to boil. Remove from flame and lastly add curd and stir.

Serve hot with rice.


Enjoy!!