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





 

Mangalore Sannas

Idli or dosa rice 2 cups

udith dhal 1/4 cup
cooked boiled rice 2 cups
salt
sugar

Soak the  udith dhal and the rice for around 5 hours. Grind the udith dhal first and remove it from the mixie and then grind the rice with the boiled rice.Add sugar and salt.Keep the consistency thick and keep it overnight. In the morning the batter is ready for making sannas.Steam the batter in the idli containers applying a little oil for the moulds. Steam  for around 15mins. Remove it and allow it to cool . Serve it with chutney or it can be also had with chicken curry.