Chicken stir fried veggies

This dish is very simple and can be prepared within a few minutes. If you are expecting guests and wondering what to prepare try your hand at this dish which will be ready in a jiffy.


Ingredients 

Chicken breasts                2 pieces
Baby corn                          5 pieces
Fresh Mushroom              1 packet
Zucchini                            1
Onion                                1
Sesame seeds

Procedure
Cut the chicken in long strips and wash it and let the water drain completely. Now marinate it with 1tblsp soy sauce , 1tsp pepper, 1tblsp ginger garlic paste and little salt. Keep it for 15 mins. In the mean time cut the veggies according to the size you prefer. If you cut it length wise it looks better as the chicken is also cut into strips.
Take a wok or a deep pan and add some oil and add garlic which is cut in small pieces, add the onion and saute it add the marinated chicken and lightly fry it till it is done . Add the cut veggies and saute it . Let it be a bit crunchy .Check for salt and spice. Fry the sesame seeds in a pan without oil and sprinkle it on the chicken.

Spinach with chicken .

Spinach  the creeper spinach in konkani it is called valche bhaji. This vegetable is grown mostly in every ones backyard in the villages.It is very healthy as well as tasty. There are different kinds of preparation one can do with this vegetable. It all depends on your taste and preference. You can add prawns or chicken and if you want it the veg version you can add black eyed beans or kulith ( horse gram) and even tur dhal. In this recipe I have added chicken as my daughter and husband love it with chicken. You can try it out and see if it pleases your taste buds. It can be served with rice or even panpole which goes very well with this dish.

The ingredients for this dish are very simple and basic.

Dry roast all the below ingredients

Red chilli                 5
Coconut                   1/2 coconut
Coriander seeds       2tblsp
Jeera  (CUMIN)      1/4 tsp
Mustard                   1/4tsp
Onion                      1/2 or 1 if small
Garlic                      4cloves
Turmeric powder     a pinch
Pepper   corns           5
Cloves                       4
Cinnamon                  small piece

You can use a tender chicken weighing around 1kg.

Procedure
Clean the spinach and wash it well . Boil it in the cooker with one onion and tomato. In another vessel take some oil and fry one small onion and boil the chicken . Once the chicken is boiled add the ground masala and give it a good boil and then add the boiled spinach. Your dish is ready to be served. You can eat it with boiled rice or Panpole.

Baked Brinjal with Minced Meat

Ingredients

Purple Brinjal ( aubergine)   2 large
Minced meat     1/2 kilo
Onion                 2
Tomato               2 
Garlic                 5 cloves
Pepper powder  1 tsp 
Tomato paste     4tblsp
Salt (to taste) 
Oil 

For the white sauce

White flour     3tblsp
butter              4tblsp
salt



Wash the minced meat and keep it in a strainer to drain. Slice the brinjal in round slices and keep it in water so that it does not discolour.
Chop the onion finely, and chop the garlic. Now take some oil in a big pan and add the chopped garlic and let it fry for some time once it becomes light brown add the chopped onions and saute it. Once the onions soften add the tomatoes and let it fry well. Now add the pepper and salt. Add the mincemeat and mix it along with this and let the meat boil well. Add the tomato paste and let it mix well along with the meat. 

The brinjal can be lightly fried and added or you can use it as it is.

Take a baking tray and put some oil or butter or if you want to avoid extra calories omit the butter and oil. Put the mincemeat on the tray and now put the brinjal, layer it in the same way and finally add the white sauce. Mozzarella cheese can be added.

Bake it in the oven till the top turns brown.

Pasta with Spinach

Ingredients

Pasta      1 cup
Garlic     2 cloves
Onion     1
Tomato   2
Spinach  1 bunch
Pepper
Salt
Olive oil

Procedure  

Boil the pasta al dente and pass it under cold water to stop the cooking and keep it aside.

In a pan put some oil and some finely chopped garlic and saute it lightly. Add the chopped onion and saute it then the tomatoes which are finely chopped. The spinach has to be cleaned washed and chopped fine and added to  the tomato and onion mixture. Add the pepper and salt and put the boiled pasta in this mixture. Serve it hot.

Bread Fruit Sukka ( Devisso Guzo )

Ingredients

BREAD FRUIT (1 WHOLE OR HALF)

ONION                    
CHILLY POWDER
MUSTARD
CHANA DAL
GARLIC
CURRY LEAVES
GRATED COCONUT
SALT

Procedure

Cut the bread fruit in  small fine pieces after removing the skin. Boil it adding salt .Don't close the lid as it will over boil and the taste will differ. Once it is boiled, keep it aside and take some oil in another vessel and add mustard, chana dal, crushed garlic curry leaves and the onion and keep frying it till the onion becomes brown.  
Now add the chilly powder and quickly fry it as it should not get burnt and add this to the boiled bread fruit. Stir it well and finally add grated coconut. It goes well with rice and dal.

Chicken Rolls

Ingredients

Chicken breast   1/2 kg
Mushroom           10
Onion                   2 medium

To  grind corriander  leaves
ginger                1 inch
garlic                 5 pods
green chilly        4
one cube cheese
lemon juice
salt

Procedure

Grind all the above ingredients into a paste and keep it aside. Take the chicken breast and trim the fat cut it in slices  wash it and pat it dry. Flatten the chicken breast and apply the ground masala and let it marinate over night.
For the filling cut the onion very finely and fry it add the finely cut mushroom and let the water dry . Add little pepper and salt.This is a filling to be put inside the flattened chicken breast.
Take the flattened chicken breast and put little filling in the centre and put a piece of cheese and roll the chicken tightly . You can dip it in egg and bread crumbs or shallow  fry it just by dipping in egg.Serve it hot.

Avocado and Chicken Salad

Ingredients:

avocado                                     1
boiled and shredded chicken       1 cup
olives de-seeded                        a few (optional)
mayonnaise                                2 tablespoons
lemon juice                                 1/2
olive oil                                      1 tblsp

Procedure:

Put the avocado and shredded chicken and olives in a bowl . Prepare the dressing by mixing the mayonnaise, lemon juice ,olive oil and little salt.
Pour this dressing on the avocado and chicken and finally garnish with coriander leaves.

Bread Pudding

INGREDIENTS:

BREAD     6 SLICES
EGGS        3
MILK        500 ML
RUM         2TBL SP
SUGAR     7TO 8 TBL SP
SUGAR  FOR CARAMELIZING 5TBL SP







PROCEDURE:

1.) TAKE A BOWL AND BREAK THE BREAD PIECES AND PUT IT IN THE BOWL ADD THE MILK AND LET IT SOAK FOR SOME TIME. BEAT THE EGGS AND ADD IT . NOW ADD THE SUGAR .
2.) IN A DEEP BOTTOMED PAN TAKE THE SUGAR TO BE CARAMELIZED AND KEEP IT ON LOW FIRE AND KEEP STIRRING IT FOR A FEW MINUTES . ONCE IT STARTS CHANGING COLOR BE VERY CAREFUL THAT IT DOES NOT BURN, IT WILL BECOME DARK BROWN AND START BUBBLING NOW ADD SOME WATER AND SWITCH OFF THE GAS. TAKE A VESSEL IN WHICH YOU ARE GOING TO STEAM THE PUDDING AND ADD THE CARAMELIZED SUGAR . JUST BEFORE PUTTING ALL THE ABOVE MIXTURE IN THE VESSEL ADD THE RUM AND JUST MIX IT ONCE AND POUR IT IN THE VESSEL AND STEAM IT IN FOR AROUND HALF AN HOUR . BEFORE REMOVING CHECK BY INSERTING A KNIFE IF IT COMES CLEAN IT IS READY. IT CAN BE SERVED HOT OR COLD.

Yellow Cucumber with Prawns

Ingredients

yellow cucumber   1
prawns                   200gms
red chilies             8
coriander seeds    1tbsp
cumin                    1/2tsp
coconut                 6tbsp
pepper                  5
methi seeds          7
onion                     1
garlic                     4 pods
tamarind               marble sized
turmeric powder      
salt

Procedure

Peel the cucumber and cut it in small pieces.
Grind the above ingredients into a paste.
Boil the cucumber with salt,then add the cleaned prawns.
Add the masala and let it boil till the raw smell disappears
Add salt and vinegar if needed.
Serve with boiled rice.

Tomato Chutney

INGREDIENTS

chillies red      3
udith  dhal      1tbsp
garlic               4
tomato             2
salt
oil

PROCEDURE

Fry the udith dhal, garlic and chillies for some time. Add the tomatoes and fry it well. Let it cool and then grind it fine with little water.Serve it with dosas.

Mushroom Rice with Beef Roast

INGREDIENTS FOR MUSHROOM RICE

rice                         1/2  cup
corn                        1/4 cup
oyster mushroom  6
chilli flakes or 2 red chillies cut in small pieces
garlic                      4 to 5 pods
onion                      1
salt

PROCEDURE

Wash the rice and soak in water for around 15 minutes.
Put some oil and fry the garlic ,add the chili flakes and then the onion.
Add the washed and sliced mushroom and fry it a bit
Add the corn and once it is fried.Add the rice
Add hot water double the quantity .

Put salt and keep it on a high flame for five minutes and
then reduce the flame.
Once the water has dried  take it off the gas.

THE BEEF ROAST RECIPE WAS GIVEN EARLIER .

After preparing the beef roast ,any left over can be prepared in the following manner.Lots of onions have to be fried till brown. Fry the remaining slices of beef roast. Fry sliced potatoes ,if you have no potatoes at home fry some sliced cabbage with pepper and salt and mix all this together.This can be used as a side dish with pulao or can be had with chapati.

Banana Bread Pudding

INGREDIENTS

banana              2
white flour       3 tbsp
wheat flour      2tbsp
brown bread    5slices
egg                     1
milk                   1cup
sugar                 1/4cup
salt                    a pinch
instant yeast    a pinch
nutmeg and cinnamon powder

For the rum sauce

heavy cream      5 tbsp
sugar                   3tbsp
butter                  2tbsp
rum                     1tbsp

Procedure

1. Mash the bananas with a fork.
2.Add the white flour and wheat flour
3.Mix it well with the banana
4.Add the egg and milk and mix it.
5Add sugar and salt.
6.The consistency should be thick.
7.Put it in a mould and steam it
8.After half an hour insert a knife ,if it comes out clean it is done.
9.Turn it on to a plate and cut it in slices and serve each slice with the warm sauce.
10. It's best eaten warm

Sauce


1.Take a deep bottomed pan
2. Add the sugar, butter and the cream
3.Let the heat be very low
4.As the sugar melts keep stirring and it will thicken
5.Add the rum.
6.Take it off the fire.

Prawn Fry

INGREDIENTS

prawns   10 to 12 big prawns

I added fish masala fry to these prawns. It gives the right flavour. If you don't have this powder you can add
chilli powder            1tsp
turmeric                   1/2 tsp
coriander powder   1tsp
cumin  powder        1/2 tsp
vinegar                    to mix it
salt
maida                      to bind it

curry leaves
green chilli
coriander leaves

PROCEDURE

Marinate the prawns with the powders with vinegar ,salt ,maida.Keep it for aound 15 minutes.Take some oil in a pan .Add curry leaves and once it fries add the green chilli and as it changes colour add the prawns and let it fry.Cover the pan and let it be there for another 5 mins.As prawns fry very fast we don't have to keep it too long as it will become hard.Finally garnish with corriander leaves. It's yummy with rice and dhal.

Prawn Chilli

Ingredients

prawns              500gms
tomato               1
capsicum           2
onion                  2
curry leaves      1sprig
spring onion      optional
chilly powder    [ 1tsp  ]
turmeric            [ 1tsp   ]
maida                 [  1tbsp ]  Marinate these ing
pepper               [ 1tbsp  ]
cornflour            [ 1tsp    ]
chopped ginger garlic 1tsp each
salt
tomato ketchup
soya sauce

Procedure

Clean the prawns and devein them. Marinate the prawns with the ingredients within the brackets. Keep it for 15 mins. Fry the prawns with little oil and keep it aside.In the same oil add curry leaves , ginger and garlic fry it ,now add the onion and let it become soft . Add the tomato and fry it for some time.Put the capsicum and spring onion.Add soya sauce and ketchup .Now add the prawns and mix it well. Check for salt and seasoning. Garnish with coriander leaves.

Poha (sweet) Beaten Rice

Ingredients

Poha thick variety  2 cups
red    chillies           2
curry  leaves           1 sprig
udith dhal                1tsp
coconut                   5 tbsp
sugar
salt

Procedure

Wash the poha and let it soak for a few minutes as it should become a bit soft.Take some oil in a deep bottomed pan and add the udith dhal ,red chilli and curry leaves.Once udith dhal has fried a bit into a brown colour and the chillies have turned slightly dark in colour add the poha and mix it well.Now add the sugar and salt according to taste.Add freshly grated coconut.Sweet poha is ready to serve . Have it hot..Very quick and easy breakfast dish.

Paddu

This is a dish which is prepared in  Karnataka and even a specialty of Kerala. This dish has a sweet side to it as well as a spicy version. I have prepared a spicy version today.


INGREDIENTS


Idli dosa batter
dosa rice     2 cups
udith dhal  1/4 cup
beaten rice  2 handfuls
salt
sugar          2tbsp

onion           1/2
chillies         2
chana dhal  1/2 tbsp
corriander leaves
kadipattha



Procedure

Soak the rice and dhal for around 5 hours and then grind the rice with the beaten rice to a fine consistency and add the sugar and salt for taste.Keep the rice to ferment for around 7 to 8 hours and once it is fermented take some batter and keep it aside in another bowl .

Fry the chana dhal in little oil till brown and then add the onion and the green chilly .Add the kadipattha and the coriander leaves.Put this into the batter and mix it well, add some grated coconut and let it stand for 5 mins.
Take the pan and put few drops of oil and once it is hot add the batter in the pan and once it is fried on one side turn it to the other side and once it is brown remove it from the pan.

Spicy Chicken

INGREDIENTS

chicken           500gms
onions             4 large
green chillies  4
tomato             1
curd                 4 tbsp
turmeric          1/2 tsp
chili powder   2tsp
garam masala 1 tsp
curry leaves    1 sprig
fennel seed      1/4 tsp
coriander pwd 2tsp
mustard seeds    1/2 tsp
garlic crushed    3tsp
ginger crushed   1tsp

Procedure

Marinate the chicken with salt, chilli powder and curd. Leave it for around 2 hours.Take some oil and  add the mustard seed and after it crackles put the fennel add the sliced onion let it fry  till it turns brown add the chillies and let it fry for  some time.Now add the garam masala and turmeric powder and the crushed ginger and garlic .Keep frying it for some time till there is a good aroma. Add salt. Now add the coriander powder and curry leaves and keep roasting the chicken with the vessel open .Do not add any water . The chicken will be completely dry and coated.It goes well with rice and chapatis.

 

Ladies Finger with Prawns

 

Ingredients

Prawns                    250 gms
Dry Red Chillies     10 to 12
Cumin Seeds           1/4 tsp
Coriander Seeds     1tblsp
Turmeric                 1/2tsp
Onion                      1/2
Garlic                      2 to 3 pods
Tamarind                marble sized ball
Coconut dessicated or fresh  6 tbsp



Procedure

Grind the above ingredients into a fine paste with little water.Wash the ladies finger well and wipe it dry. Cut it into diagonal pieces and boil it with little water and salt and once it is boiled add the prawns which have been deveined and washed. Give it a good boil and add the ground masala and keep it on for another 5 mins till the raw smell disappears. Check for salt if needed added some vinegar if the tamarind is not enough.Serve with boiled rice.

Ridge Gourd Chutney

 This chutney is made from the peelings of the vegetable.After scraping the ridge gourd use the rough peelings in making a chutney which is very tasty and goes well with akki rotis and dosa.


Ingredients

udith dhal 1tsp
red chillies  2
onion           1
tamarind     small marble sized ball
salt


Procedure

Put some oil in a pan and put the udith dhal and let it become slightly brown .Add the red chillies and fry it for some time .Now add the onion and the peelings and tamarind and let it fry for 5mins .Take it off the fire and let it cool and grind it coarsely with salt.

 

Beef roast

Ingredients

roasted beef

beef          500gms preferably fillet
ginger     

 2inches
garlic        1pod
pepper      1tblsp
salt
cinnamon  3 small pieces
cloves        4
red chillies  5
onions     3thinly sliced

Procedure
Trim all the fat from the meat and wash it and keep it in a colander and let the water drain  Once the water has drained marinate the meat for about 2 to 3 hours or overnight with crushed ginger and garlic and freshly coarse ground pepper.

In a cooker put some oil put the cinnamon and cloves and the red chillies and let it fry for a while till the chilies are lightly fried .
Put the marinated meat and let it fry for some time and then close the lid and keep it for 15 mins . It depends on the meat if the meat is very tender you do not need a cooker. If there is any water let it dry.Take 3 onions and fry it brown add the marinade with the chillies and ginger ,garlic. Put the sliced meat and saute it on slow fire .Check for salt and pepper.Serve it with baked or mashed potato