Bitter gourd curry / Pavarkai puli kuzhambu

Bitter gourd curry is one of the famous south Indian curry. This is filled with tangy gravy. So it is called Pavarkai pulikuzhambu. Pavarkai means, bitter gourd in Tamil. Rich tangy with bitter less bitter gourd. For making bitter less, we have to saute the bitter gourd slices in oil. For this curry, we need some extra oil. No matter.. Bitter gourd is having a good health benefits. We can strongly recommend for diabetic patients. Let we see how to prepare the tasty Bitter gourd tamarind curry.

Basic information :

Preparation time	:	10 Mins
Cooking time	:	20 Mins
Serve for	:	3 Persons

Ingredients :

Bitter gourd	:	1 No
Sesame oil	:	3 Tsp
Onion	:	1/2 Cup
Garlic	:	2 Tsp
Tomato	:	3 Nos
Tamarind	:	1/2 Cup
Turmeric powder	:	1/4 Tsp
Chilly powder	:	1 Tsp
Coriander powder	:	2 Tsp
Salt	:	To taste
For dry powder	:
Methy seeds	:	1/4 Tsp
Mustard seeds	:	1/2 Tsp
Cumin seeds	:	1 Tsp

Method :
Make dry powder after dry fry the given ingredients.
Wash the bitter gourd and slice it nicely. Heat sesame oil in a pan, fry the bitter gourd slices for 3-5 minutes.

Add nicely chopped onions, garlic, curry leaves and saute well. I am taking small onions(Sambhar onion). We can use big onions also.

Grind tomatoes and add the puree with the onion and bitter gourd and keep cook till the raw smell goes.

Add tamarind paste. Add all the masala powders and salt. Allow it to cook till the raw smell goes and oil comes out.

Add the dry powder and keep it for 5 more minutes in medium flame.

After cooked well, transfer to the serving dish and serve with rice..

  

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Chicken recipe - Sauce chicken

When i was in Delhi, we went to one restaurant. There, we had fried rice with chicken curry.  That chicken curry was amazing taste. Then, for long time, i thought to prepare that chicken curry. This weekend i tried with chicken biriyani. This curry is made with boiled chicken with sauce gravy. So, i mentioned the name as Sauce chicken. It is very tasty and it goes very well with biriyani, chicken fried rice and also kuska rice. Very simple curry which everyone can make this. Let us see how to prepare the tasty Sauce chicken.

Basic information :

Preparation time	:	10 Mins
Cooking time	:	20 Mins
Serve for	:	4 Persons

Ingredients :

Chicken	:	1/2 Kg
Ginger garlic paste	:	1 Tsp
Pepper powder	:	2 Tsp
Salt	:	1 Tsp
Chopped garlic	:	2 Tsp
Tomato sauce	:	2 Tsp
Soya sauce	:	1 Tsp
Corn flour	:	1 Tsp
Chilly flacks	:	2 Tsp
Corinader leaves	:	1 Tsp
Sesame seeds	:	To garnish

Method :
Wash the bone less chicken and cook with adding ginger garlic paste, pepper powder and salt.

After the chicken cooked well, keep it aside. Heat oil in a pan, add chopped garlic and fry.

Add cooked chicken with the water. Add the sauces and chilly flacks.

Mix 1 teaspoon of corn flour in 1/2 cup of water and mix it with the chicken. Add chopped coriander leaves.

Keep the gravy in medium flame for 3 more minutes and transfer to the serving dish and garnish with the white sesame seeds. serve hot...

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Ladyfinger crispy fry / Bindi crispy fry

Ladyfinger fry is the best snack item and healthy. This can be have as a side dish for any main dish or we can have as it is. I always used to make normal bindi fry. This time, i tried the crispy version. It came very well. I made it with the inspiration of you guys who have posted the bindi fry. This is crispy and tasty fry which all the kids like very much. My daughter likes very much and she will eat more food with this fry. Hope you all like this...

Basic information :

Preparation time	:	10 Mins
Cooking time	:	5 Mins
Serve for	:	3 Persons

Ingredients :

Ladyfinger	:	1/4 Kg
Corn flour	:	4 Tsp
Rice flour	:	2 Tsp
Chilly powder	:	1 Tsp
Cumin powder	:	1/2 Tsp
Turmeric powder	:	1/4 Tsp
Curd	:	2 Tsp
Salt	:	1 Tsp
Oil	:	To fry

Method :
Wash the ladyfinger, make it dry and cut into slices. Mix all the ingredients well as bajji mix batter and mix it with the bindi slices. Keep it for 15-20 minutes.

Heat oil in a pan, fry the batter mixed bindi well in all the sides.

After fried well, transfer to the serving plate and serve hot...

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Sheer fish fry with lemon butter sauce

Sheer fish is also called Vanjram fish, King fish, Neimeen. It is very tasty and healthy fish which can be give for kids. Sheer fish is having only center bone. Already i made normal Sheer fish fry and posted it. This time, i tried different fry which is learnt from my favorite chef. He made this as grilled fish. Being not available of grilling pan, i fried in dosa thava. It came very well and i tried with lemon butter sauce also. With the sauce and medium spicy, this fish fry is very good taste and my daughter like very much. Being less spicy, we can give for all the kids. Let us see, how to prepare the tasty and healthy Sheer fish fry with lemon butter sauce.

Basic information :

Preparation time	:	10 Mins
Cooking time	:	10 Mins
Serve for	:	4 Persons

Ingredients :

For marinate	:
Sheer fish	:	4 Slices
Mustard paste	:	2 Tsp
Lemon juice	:	1 Tsp
pepper powder	:	3 Tsp
Mixed herbs	:	1 Tsp
Maida	:	2 Tsp
Salt	:	To taste
For sauce	:
Butter	:	3 Tsp
Lemon juice	:	2 Tsp
Parsli	:	2 Tsp
Salt	:	1 Tsp

Method :
Wash the fish slices, marinate with the given ingredients except maida and keep it for 10 minutes.

After 10 minutes, dip the fish in the maida flour and fry it in both the sides well.

Heat butter in a pan. Do not over cook the butter. Add lemon juice, salt, parsli.

Add the lemon butter sauce over the fried fish and serve hot.

Try this yummy fish recipe and enjoy the different taste experience.

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Fish Nuggets with green chutney / Fish bajji

My husband always ask me to prepare some snack items. I tried this time, Nuggets with using sheer fish. This is one of the famous Punjab dish. When the preparation time also, my daughter and my hubby finished almost all the nuggets. I was busy with garnish and pics. Finally i had only two pieces. This is very tasty snack item and we can prepare easily. I am adding omum or carom seeds for the batter. This seeds helps to cure the stomach disorders.

Basic information :

Preparation time	:	10 Mins
Cooking time	:	10 Mins
Serve for	:	4 Persons

Ingredients :

For marinate	:
Sheer fish	:	1/2 Kg
Salt	:	1 Tsp
Pepper powder	:	2 Tsp
Lemon juice	:	2 Tsp
Turmeric powder	:	1/4 Tsp
Grated ginger	:	1 Tsp
For batter	:
Basen	:	3 Tsp
Ginger garlic paste	:	1 Tsp
Omum	:	1 Tsp
Red chilly powder	:	1 Tsp
Green chilly	:	1 No
Salt	:	To taste
Cooking soda	:	1 Pinch
Oil	:	For fry

Method :

Wash and cut the fish as cubes and takeout the center bones and thorns. Marinate the fish with the given ingredients and keep it for 10-15 minutes.

Mix the batter with the given ingredients with the cold water as bajji batter. For this batter, omum is important ingredient. The smell of omum gives a grate taste to the nuggets.

Heat oil in a frying pan, dip the marinated fish in the batter and fry the nuggets well.

After fried well, transfer to the serving platter, garnish with the onion rings and serve hot with the green chutney.

Preparation of Green chutney :

Grind few mint leaves, coriander leaves, 1/2 inch of ginger, 2 garlic, 1/2 teaspoon of cumin seeds, yogurt and salt. Instead of yogurt, if we add raw mango, the chutney will be more greenish and tasty.

Grind well as chutney and serve with fish nuggets..

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Tea time snack - Bread bajji

Bajji is one of the favorite tea time snack in India especially in South India. We can make this bajji with raw banana, potato, onion, baby corn etc.. Today, i have to make bajji and do not having any veggies. What can i do...Then i  bought bread and tried bread bajji. Wow!.. It's tastier than everything else. My mother-in-law said, this is the best taste than making with the veggies. It is very spongy and doesn't know it is bread inside. Try this tasty snack and hope you like it..

Basic information :

Preparation time	:	5 Mins
Cooking time	:	5 Mins

Ingredients :

Bread	:	1 Pack
Basen	:	4 Tsp
Rice flour	:	1 Tsp
Chilly powder	:	1 Tsp
Omum	:	1/4 Tsp
Cooking soda	:	1 Pinch
Salt	:	To taste

Method :
Cut the edges of the bread and make triangle cut.

Mix the ingredients with the water as bajji batter. the batter should not be very thick or thin.

Heat oil in the pan. Dip the bread slices in the batter and fry it in all the sides.

After fried well, transfer to the serving platter and serve with sauce or as it is.

Try this tasty tea time snack and enjoy the evening..

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Baby corn Manchurian

Manchurian is my favorite dish. I made Manchurian with Idly also. Today i prepared baby corn Manchurian. It is Prepared with marinated, fried baby corn with Chinese sauces. This is a very good and tasty starter and can be have as evening snack with tea. It is a fantastic Manchurian which can be prepared easily and quickly. Baby corn is having a lot of Vitamins, Minerals etc. We can give to kids after coming from school. Let we can see hoe to prepare the tasty Baby corn Manchurian.

Basic information :

Preparation time	:	10 Mins
Cooking time	:	10 Mins
Serve for	:	3 Persons

Ingredients :

For marinate	:
Baby corn	:	1 Pack
Corn flour	:	4 Tsp
Rice flour	:	1 Tsp
Ginger garlic paste	:	1 Tsp
Chilly powder	:	1 Tsp
Cumin powder	:	1/2 Tsp
Soya sauce	:	1/2 Tsp
Salt	:	1 Tsp
For Saute	:
Chopped garlic	:	2 Tsp
Chilly flakes	:	1 Tsp
Tomato sauce	:	2 Tsp
Soya sauce	:	1 Tsp
Spring onion	:	For garnish

Capsicum              :  5 pcs
Method :
Cut the baby corn in medium pieces and marinate with the given ingredients.

Heat oil in frying pan, fry the marinated baby corn well.

Heat oil in a pan, add chopped garlic and fry till it turns golden brown.

Add tomato, soya sauces, capsicum and add water and allow it boil with adding 1/2 teaspoon of salt.

Add fried baby corn and mix it well and transfer to the serving dish.

Garnish with spring onion and white sesame seeds and serve hot..

   

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Pani puri / Golgappas - Delhi road side snack

Pani puri is one of the favorite chat item mostly for all the kids. instead of buying outside, if we prepare at home, it will be very healthy and tasty. Making pani puri is very simple and easy. Making this chat gives me a good experience. Having pani puri at home, gives my daughter and my all family members a good experience. Let we can see, how to prepare the most popular chat item in India pani puri or Golgappa.

Basic information :

Preparation time	:	20 Mins
Serve for	:	4 Persons

Ingredients :

For puri	:
Rawa	:	1 Cup
Maida	:	1 Tsp
Baking powder	:	1/2 Tsp
Oil	:	For fry
Salt	:	To taste
For pani	:
Tamarind paste	:	1/2 Cup
Mint leaves	:	Few
Corinader leaves	:	Few
Ginger	:	1/2 Inch
Garlic	:	3 Cloves
Green chilly	:	2Nos
For masala
Potato	:	4 Nos
Onion	:	1 No
Turmeric powder	:	1/4 Tsp
Chilly powder	:	1/2 Tsp
Salt	:	To taste

Method :
Making Puri :
Mix all the ingredients for puri well and make a smooth dough with adding little oil. Cover the dough with a muslin cloth and keep it for minimum 30 minutes.

After 30 minutes, knead the dough and make balls. Spread the balls with the help of chapathy roller like puri.  With the spread puri, cut the small size balls or you wanted shapes. I made hearten shapes and round shapes.

Heat oil in a pan, deep fry the puries and keep it aside.

Making Pani :
Make tamarind paste. Grind coriander leaves, mint leaves, ginger, garlic, green chilly well with salt and mix with the tamarind paste and water for making pani for pani puri.

Making Masala :
Cook well the potatoes well, peel off and smash it. Heat oil in a pan, add chopped onion, saute well. Add smashed potato, turmeric powder, chilly powder, salt and mix it well. Add chopped coriander leaves.

Make a hole in puri, stuff the potato masala, dip into the pani and have it and enjoy...

Try this yummy and favorite recipe and please share your valuable comments..

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