Thursday, October 20, 2011

Crab Curry




Ingredients
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1.Oil - 2 spoons
2.Coconut - 1
3.Sombu - 1 spoon
5.Salt
6.Turmeric Powder
7.Crab- 3/4 kg
8.Curry Leaves
9.Small onion - 250 gms
10.Chilly Powder - 2 spoons
11.Ginger Garlic Paste - 4 spoons
12.Tomato -2
13.Coriander Powder - 3 spoons
14.Patta(Big) - 2
15.Cloves - 6


Preparation
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1.Heat the Pan and add Oil.
2.Add Patta,Cloves and Curry Leaves to the pan and fry for few minutes.
3.Grind 1 Tomato and half of the Onion and keep aside.
4.Chop the remaining tomato and onion and add to the pan.Later add the onion tomato paste to the pan.
5.Add Turmeric powder,Chilly Powder and Salt to the gravy.
6.Add Crab to the pan.
7.Grind Coconut and Sombu and add it to the pan and close the lid.Let it get cooked for 10 to 15 minutes.
8.Crab Curry is ready.
Note: If you want Crab Masala, Use 1/2 Coconut or Coconut milk accordingly.


Ennai Kathrikaai Kuzhambu




Ingredients
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1.Mustard seeds- 1/2 spoon
2.Oil - 2 spoons
3.Coconut paste - 3 spoons
4.Jeera - 1 1/2 spoon
5.Salt
6.Turmeric Powder
7.Brinjal (small) -10 Nos
8.Curry Leaves
9.Small onion - 8
10.Chilly Powder - 2 spoons
11.Asaefotida
12.Coriander Powder - 1 spoon
13.Fenugreek seeds -1 spoon
14.Tomato -1
15.Tamarind juice(thick) - 3 spoons
16.Jaggery
17.Garlic - 6 Cloves

Preparation
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1.Heat the Pan and add Oil.
2.Add Mustard seeds,Curry leaves,Asafoetida and Jeeragam to the pan and fry for few minutes.
3.Cut the Cleaned Brinjal and divide it as 4 (Just divide do not cut it completely)and soak in salt water for 10 minutes.Later add little oil and turmeric powder to it and boil in oven.
4.Add Onion,Tomato,Garlic,Chilly Powder,Salt and Brinjal to the pan and fry for few minutes..
5.Add Tamarind juice to the pan and close the lid.
6.Add Coconut Paste.
7.Allow it to get cooked until the gravy becomes dry.
8.Add little Jaggery to the curry.
9.Delicious Ennai Kathrikaai Kuzhambu is ready.

Friday, October 14, 2011

Kurma




Ingredients
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1.Ginger Garlic Paste - 3 Spoons
2.Patta - 3
3.Kraambu - 4
4.Bay Leaf -1
5.Green Chilly - 4
6.Kasakasa - 1 spoon
7.Onion(Large) - 2
8.Tomato -3
9.Coriander powder - 2 spoons
10.Sombu - 2 spoons
11.Vegetable (Cauliflower/Potato/Soya Chunk or cooked Chicken)
12.Curry Leaves.
13.Onion(Small) - 2


Preparation
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1.Heat the Pan and add Oil
2.Add  Ginger Garlic paste
3.Add Onion,Tomato and the the Vegetable to it and fry for few minutes.
4.Grind Coconut,Green Chilly,Sombu (1 spoon) and KasaKasa and add to the pan.
5.Add Coriander powder and salt.Close the lid and get it cooked.
6.Heat the pan and add Patta,Kraambu,Curry Leaves,Bay Leaf and chopped small onions.Add it to the curry for garnishing.

Drumstick Masala




Ingredients
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1.Mustard seeds- 1/2 spoon
2.Oil - 2 spoons
3.Coconut - 1/2
4.Sombu - 1 spoon
5.Salt
6.Turmeric Powder
7.Drumstick - 3
8.Curry Leaves
9.Small onion - 6
10.Chilly Powder - 2 spoons
11. Urad dal(broken) - 1/2 spoon


Preparation
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1.Heat the Pan and add Oil
2.Add Mustard seeds,Urad dal,Curry leaves and Drumstick to the pan and fry for few minutes.
3.Grind Coconut and sombu and add it to the pan.
4.Add Turmeric powder,Chilly Powder and Salt to the gravy and close the lid.
5.Allow it to get cooked until the gravy becomes dry.
6.Drumstick masala is ready.