Lady fish curry

Coastal Delicacy fish curry & Rice along with Fish fry, This is the staple food of Coastal belt.

Prepared Lady fish curry which is a sweet fleshed fish

Fish Curry for Fish fillets cleaned 4-5 steaks

Ingredients for lady fish curry
Coconut grated: 3/4th cup
Red chilies: 4-5
Tamarind/ Amsol: 2sps
Onion: 1/2
Turmeric: 1pinch
Coriender: 2sps

Method:

Gind All the Ingredients with 1 cup water & make a fine masala
In a Deep dish(kadai) add this masala & little water(to make curry consistency 1 cup water)
Bring to boil then add salt to taste

Add fish fillets & cook covered for 10 min
In between check the fish if cooked just remove from heat

Serve with Boiled Rice, Fish curry meals is ready to serve

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South Indian Sambhar for Idli or Rice, This is prepared using Aachi Sambhar masala : Recipe for Sambhar



Mutton Sukka is a lamb side dish which is Rich with spices used Aachi Mutton Masala: Recipe for Mutton Sukka

Chicken Biryani simple Biryani full of flavour cooked in Pressure cooker I have used Aachi Biryani  Masala:  Recipe for Chicken Biryani




 South Indian style Fish curry using Aachi Fish Curry masala : Recipe for Meen Kolumbu

Seer Fish Masala fry using Aachi Fish Fry Masala: here masalas are well coated so no extra coating is required while frying so these are called Masala fry: Recipe for Masala fry


Vegetable Kurma  gravy along with mixed vegetables mildly spiced try this colorful side dish using Aachi Garam masala: Recipe Veg Kurma

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Pepper Chicken Using Aachi Pepper chicken masala: Spicy Pepper chicken a great side dish to go with chicken curry: Recipe Aachi Pepper chicken masala

Seer Fish Masala fry

Masala Fish Fry also called the Naked fry 

This Seer Fish Masala fry is spicy & masalas are well coated so no extra coating is required while frying so these are called Masala fry 

Combine it with South Indian style Fish curry . I have used Aachi Fish Fry Masala for this Masala fry

Seer Fish steaks Masala Fry recipe

Ingredients for Masala Fry(4-5 fish steaks)
Aachi Fish Fry Masala: 4sps
Tamarind Paste 
or else
Lemon juice:1/2
Little Salt to taste
Coconut Oil: 3-4 sps
Curry leaves few

Marinate the fish steaks apply salt(very little )to taste keep for 5 min
Mix together Aachi Fish Fry Masala &1/2 Lemon juice or tamrind paste 2-3sps to form a thick paste 
Squeeze the fish remove excess water & apply this paste leave to marinate for 1/2 hr to 1 hr

In a pan heat Oil on tawa add curry leaves then place the fish & fry 2-3 min each side....

Tawa Masala fish fry ready serve with Fish curry Rice

Enjoy sea food meals, Lady fish curry & Seer Fish Masala Fry

Chicken Tikka

Chicken Tikka try this healthy recipe for perfect juicy Chicken Tikka made on Tawa

Chicken pieces boneless: 300grms
2 tsp chili powder
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp roasted cumin powder
1tsp Chaat masala
¼ tsp turmeric powder (optional)
1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
1/2 lemon juice
¼ cup thick curd
Coriender leaves(optional)
Salt to taste

Marinated chicken looks like this

After cooking you can add grill marks it will look like this

Procedure

Take Boneless chicken cut into medium or small pieces

Add  ginger-garlic paste & lemon leave for 5 min

Add chili powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and Chaat masala required amount of salt.

Rub these Masalas and salt on chicken really well. Add thick curd, mix well and keep it for marinating for at-least 2-3 hrs Minimun 1hr

Once the chicken is marinated well  Arrange these to skewers I have used wooden skewers which are soaked in water
Drizzle some oil on the chicken

Keep it on hot tawa adding little oil Then turn after 3-4 min cook other side also for 2-3 min

Once cooked I have grilled it a bit on my sandwitch maker to get the grill marks

CHICKEN TIKKA GRILLED ARE READY TO SERVE

Chicken Korma without coconut

Chicken Korma without coconut gravy, tomato based chicken gravy where chicken is marinated & fried before adding to the gravy
Try this Creamy Chicken korma gravy and serve with Chapati or Rice, for other chicken gravy recipes click these recipe links: Bhuna Chicken, Mughai Chicken, Pudina chicken

Ingredients:

For the Marinade
Chicken: 500 grms
Coriender leaves: 1/4th cup
Curd: 3-4 sps
Turmeric: 1/4 sp
Red chili powder: 1tbsp
Garam masala: 1/2 sp(optional)

To grind
Onion: 1
Cashew: 1/4th cup(optional)
Pepper corns: 1sp
Garlic: 5cloves
Ginger: 1/2 inch
Tomatoes: 2

To temper
Oil: 4 sps
Bay leaves:1-2
Cinamon: 1 inch
Cloves: 4

Onion: 1 big
Coriender powder: 2sps
Turmeric: 1/4 sp
Red chili powder: 1tbsp
Garam masala: 1/2 sp(optional)

For this Chicken korma Gravy follow this simple recipe

Method of cooking

Marinate the chicken with all ingredients under marinate & keep for 1/2 an hr

Grind all the Ingredients under to grind with 1cup water to a smooth paste & keep asideIn a pan Add half the oil(2sps) add one by one marinated pieces of chicken & fry on high flame for 3-4 min, then turn each piece & fry 2 min then add Pudina leaves(optional) & remove the chicken pieces, then add the rest of marinate & cook for 2 min

In a Deep pan(kadai) Heat Oil &all ingredients under temper add Onion chopped fry
Then once Onion changes colour add the prepared paste & mix well
Add Red chili,coriender powder, garam masla & salt to taste cook with lid
Add the stightly fried Chicken pieces & the cooked marinade coat it well & let it cook with lid

Cook till the chicken pieces are cooked then adjust consistency (add water 1 cup if very dry) & cook 2 min

Creamy Chicken Korma is ready to serve

Serve This chicken kurma with Chapati/ Roti I have served with Chicken Tikkas

Mutton sukka

Mutton Sukka is a lamb side dish which is Rich with spices 

Enjoy this Spicy Lamb with Roti Chapati or Rice

For this Mutton sukka, First the meat is marinated & then added to the Onions & tomatoes 
I have used pressure cooker to cook the Mutton/ lamb till it falls apart 

Ingredients:

For the MARINADE

Mutton: ½ kg

Salt : 1sp

Curd: ½ cup

Turmeric: 1pinch

Ginger garlic paste: 1sp

Red chili powder: 1tsp

Aachi Mutton masala: 2tbsp

For Tempering:

Oil: 3sps

Cloves: 4-5

Cinnamon: ½ inch

Onion: 2 chopped

Tomatoes: 2 chopped

Chilli powder: 1 sp(optional for extra heat)

Coriander powder: 1sp

Procedure is as follows

Clean the mutton by rinsing 2-3 times in water

Marinate the mutton with ingredients under marinade for 1/2 an hr(min 10-15 min)

In a pressure cooker add Oil & heat it

Add all Ingredients under Tempering 1^stcloves, cinnamon

Onions chopped & fry then Add Tomato chopped & fry nicely add little salt so that tomatoes get mushy

Mix  add Redchili powder(optional) & Coriender powder

Add the marinated mutton & fry again for 5 min

Mix all together adjust Salt(add very little as salt is there in marinade as well) 

No need of adding water

Pressure cook for 5-6 or more Vissels till the mutton is cooked well

Once the cooker cools down Open it & mix well

Spicy Mutton Sukka is ready to serve, enjoy this tender falling apart meat with Chapati or Rice

Hot Chocolate Fudge

Enjoy Summer with this Hot chocolate fudge Vanilla ice cream served with Hot chocolate & nuts make this quick dessert for kids & let them enjoy their vacation. Try these varieties of ICECREAMS click here: Mango Falooda, Mango Icecream, Strawberry Falooda, Custard with fruits, Banana & Nuts Falooda

Ingredients needed 
Vanilla ice cream: 1pack
Hershey chocolate syrup: 4-5 sps
Or Any Chocolate compound: 1bar
Nuts of your choice: Cashew used
Ghee(clarified butter): 1tsp

Procedure is as follows:
Heat the Hershey syrup in microwave for a min, or else can  heat up on doule boiler
Same double boiler technique can be used if using Chocolate bar or just melt it in microwave 
Fry nuts of your choice in  little ghee(clarified butter)

For the serving:
In a bowl add a scoop or 2 of Vanila Icecream
Then pour hot chocolate syrup 1-2 sps
Put nuts on top & serve

If you dont need the chocolate syrup hot you can even try using Hershey syrup directly on vanila Icecream & serve with nuts

Summer treat yummy Hot chocolate fudge with chilled Vanilla Icecream is ready enjoy vacations