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For my people will live as long as trees...For they are people blessed by the Lord,and their children too, will be blessed. I will answer them before they even call to me. While they are still talking about their needs,I will go ahead and answer their prayers! Isaiah 65:22-24

Saturday, July 23, 2005

Chayote paruppu porial


Chayote paruppu porial
Chayote- 1 cubed, onion- 1 chopped, garlic- 3 cloves chopped, turmeric pwd- 1/2 tsp, curry leaves- few, cumin seeds- 1/2 tsp, mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp, saunf( fennel) - 1 tsp, dry red chilli- 2 , chana dal- a handful, salt to taste.
Boil the dal , coarsely mash it and keep aside. Heat oil in a pan & season with mustard, cumin , saunf, dry red chilli & curry leaves. Now add the onions& garlic and fry till the onions are golden. Add the chayote, turmeric pwd , salt to taste & boiled paruppu & stir for few seconds. Sprinkle little water , cover and cook till the vegetable is done. Serve hot with plain white rice, ghee, pickle & roasted papad.


Chayote is what you call seemai kathrikai or bangalore kathirikai. Some people add little chilli pwd for more spicy taste. This is one vegetable which is easily available in supermarkets & you dont have to go all the way to indian grocery stores to buy it! The chayote fruit is also considered to be a diuretic by some.

Thursday, July 21, 2005

Chettinad milagu kozhi( pepper chicken)

Thursday, July 21, 2005

Chettinad milagu kozhi( pepper chicken)

Yesterday C had found this recipe in a magazine & he wanted me to try it out. I had atfirst planned to do some vaduvam chicken ! But when i glanced through this recipe ,i found it to be very easy to follow, no complicated procedures, nothing! So i thought why not give it a try! But as is my habit , i changed the recipe a little bit to suit my taste! So here is the recipe.
Chicken fillets- 2 cubed, onion- 1 chopped, tomato- 1 chopped, ginger-garlic paste- 3 tbsp, peppercorns- 10( ground alongwith the ginger- garlic paste), turmeric pwd - 1 tsp, garam masala pwd - 2 tsp, coriander leaves- few sprigs, chopped, curd- 4 tbsp, lime juice- 4 tbsp, oil- 3 tbsp, curry leaves- 8, cumin seeds- 1/2 tsp, saunf(fennel) - 1/2 tsp, salt to taste.



Add 1 tbsp of ginger- garlic-peppercorn paste, curd , turmeric 1/2 tsp, & lime juice to the chicken pieces & marinate for half an hour.


Heat oil in a kadai & season with curry leaves, cumin & saunf. Now add the onions & fry till golden. Then add the ground paste, tomato, coriander leaves, turmeric , garam masala pwd & salt to taste and stir for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the chicken alongwith its marinade & stir briskly for 2 minutes. Now add little water and cover & c ook till the chicken is done.


When the gravy has thickened a little bit & the oil begins to float on top, remove from fire & serve hot with rice, rotis or dosais.


We had it with dosais. Chettinad milagu kozhi & dosais finally proved to be a very yummy combination.

Saturday, July 16, 2005

Muttai kaima dosai(egg&minced meat filled crepes)

Saturday, July 16, 2005

Muttai kaima dosai(egg&minced meat filled crepes)

Dosai batter- 3 cups, minced beef or mutton- 200 gms, onions- 2 chopped, tomato-1 chopped, coriander leaves-few sprigs, chopped, green chillies-3 chopped, potatoes- 3 cubed & boiled, egg-1, ginger-garlic paste- 2 tsp, turmeric pwd-1/2 tsp, chilli pwd-1 tsp, oil- 2 tbsp, salt to taste.



Scramble the eggs & keep aside. Heat oil in a kadai & saute the onions and green chilies.When the onions are golden add the ginger-garlic paste, tomato, coriander leaves, turmeric & chilli pwdrs and fry for 2 to 3 minutes.now add the mince & mix well . Add half a cup of water & cover the kadai & cook till the mince is well cooked.


Now add the potatoes & the scrambled eggs.

Cook till the mixture is dry. Prepare dosais & place the mince meat mixture in the centre, drizzle a tsp of ghee & fold and serve hot.This is called ghee kaima roast. Or serve the muttai kaima with sponge dosais.

This was our saturday lunch- oil free spongy dosais, mini idlis( for nephew A!) & muttai kaima ghee roast.