Malabar Chicken curry.
It is one of the famous south indian curry .After coming to chennai only i got to know about all this popular curries.Malabar curries are very popular among the people of south india.When this curry is prepared with chicken the taste enhances .So lets have its recipe.
Preparation time: 1 hour
Cooking time : 40 to 50 minutes
Serves - 5 to 6
Ingredients:
400 grams chicken cut into small pieces
dry coconut flakes - 1/4 cup
coriander seeds - 1 tbsp
dry red chili -5
baby onion - 20 to 30
garlic cloves - 5 to 6
ginger - 1 medium sized cut into small pieces.
2 medium sized onions chopped
tamarind paste - 2 tbsp
oil - 3 tbsp
red chili powder - 1 tsp
turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
indian curry powder - 1 tsp
salt to taste
tomato chopped - 2 big sized
mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
dry red chili - 2 to 3
curry leaves - 10 to 12
water as required
Method of Preparations:
1.Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan , fry baby onions,curry leaves , coriander seeds , red chili ,ginger , garlic and coconut.
2.Heat 1 cup water in a pan add ,one spoon of this fried masala and boil the chicken in the same water for about 5 minutes.
3.Let the rest of masala get cool and grind it to a smooth masala powder.
4.Heat 2 tbsp oil in a frying pan and fry mustard seeds , curry leaves ,chopped onion and fry for 5 minutes.
5.Add chopped tomato and cook for 10 minutes .
6.Add turmeric powder and indian curry powder and mix well.
7.Add grinded masala , mix well and let it cook for 5 minute.
8.Add boiled chicken ,red chili powder ,salt to taste mix well and cook for 4-5 minutes.
9.Add tamarind paste, 1 cup water , mix well and cook for 2 minutes.
10.Let the chicken cook properly , cover the lid and let it cook for more than 20 minutes.
11.Serve hot with biryani , plain rice or paranthas.
Andhra paneer curry.
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time : 30 to 35 minutes
Serves - 3 to 4
Ingredients:
paneer- 200 grams cut into small cubes
Peanut - 3 tbsp
dry coconut flakes - 2 tbsp
sesame seeds - 2 tbsp
poppy seeds(khus khus) - 1/2 tbsp
dry red chili - 5 to 6
2 medium sized onions chopped
tamarind paste - 2 tbsp
oil - 2 tbsp
red chili powder - 1 tsp
turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
indian curry powder - 2 tsp
chopped tomato - 2 medium sized
ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tbsp
salt to taste
kalonji - 1/2 tsp
curry leaves - 10 to 12
water as required
Method of Preparations:
1.Dry roast peanut , coconut , poppy seeds , sesame seeds , dry red chili.
2.Let it cool and grind it to a smooth masala powder.
3.Heat oil in a pan , add curry leaves ,kalonji and fry for 10 seconds.
4.Add chopped onion and fry for 4 minutes.
5.Add turmeric powder , ginger garlic paste and cook till the raw smell goes.
6.Add chopped tomatoes and fry till it softens.
7.Add red chili powder , indian curry powder , salt to taste and mix well.
8.Add grinded masala powder and mix well , cook for 2 minutes.
9.Add small cubed paneer , mix well and cook for 2 minutes.
10.Add coconut milk , mix well and well and cook for 5 minutes,if the gravy is very thick you can add extra water for making the gravy thinner .
11.Serve hot with biryani , plain rice or paranthas.
Sweet corn cutlet.
Cooking time : 20 minutes
Makes - 11 ctlets
Ingredients:
Boiled potato : 2 big sized
peeled sweet corn: 1 1/2 cups
1 big onion - finely chopped
ginger garlic paste : 1 tsp
green chili chopped - 1 tsp
green coriander chopped - 1 tbsp
chaat masala - 1 tbsp
red chili powder - 1 tsp
roasted jeera powder - 1 tsp
bread crumbs - 3/4 cups
salt to taste
oil 1 tbsp + 4tbsp for shallow frying cutlets
Method of preparations :
1.Heat oil in a pan and fry onions for 2 minute.Keep it aside.
2.Peel potatoes and grate it and peel sweet corn.
3.Mix all the ingredients except oil and form a dough like mixture.
4.Take lemon sized balls and shape it as cutlets.
5.Heat oil for shallow frying in a frying pan and fry the cutlets for 5 minutes from both the sides.
6.Serve hot as starter or as breakfast with bread with tomato sauce.
Anjeer burfi - figs burfi - festive sweets.
Preparation Time: 30 minutes
Cooking time : 20 minutes
Makes 16 to 20 burfis
Ingredients:
Khoya - 200 grams
anjeer - 1 1/2 cups
Ghee - 2tbsp
Roasted dry fruits powdered -2 tbsp (chopped)
chopped pista- 1 tbsp
sugar - 150 grams
cardamom powder- 1 tsp
Method of Preparations:
1.Soak anjeer in 1 1/2 cups hot water for 30 minutes.
2.Grind anjeer into a smooth paste without adding water.
3.Heat ghee in a frying pan ,add anjeer and fry for 5 minutes.
4.Add sugar , mix well and cook for 4 minutes.
5.Add khoya and fry for more 5 minutes.
6.Add dry fruits powder and cardamom powder and fry for 2 minutes.
7.Take a burfi tray , place butter paper in it .Spread the anjeer mixture in it.
6.Garnish with dry fruits and cut into burfi slices.
Dahi vada aloo dum .
Preparation time : 5 to 6 hours
cooking time : 1 hour
Serves - 6 to 7
Ingredients:
For dahi vada
split urad dal - 100 grams
curd - 200 grams
chopped onion - 1 tbsp
roasted jeera powder - 2 tsp
red chili powder - 1 tsp
salt - 2 tsp
black salt - 1 tsp
chopped coriander - 1 tbsp
fine sev - 2 tbsp
oil for frying vadas
For aloo dum
boiled potato - 4 medium sized
tomato puree - 1/2 cup
chopped onion - 3 tbsp
ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
red chili powder - 2 tsp
turmeric powder - 1 tsp
indian curry powder - 2 tsp
fennel seeds - 1 tsp
water - 2 cups
salt to taste
oil - 2 tbsp
Method of preparations:
Dahi vada.
1.Soak urad dal for 4 to 5 hours .
2.Grind soaked urad dal into a smooth paste.
3.Whisk urad dal paste for 2 minutes.
4.Heat oil in a kadhai for frying vadas.
5.In medium heat fry vadas for 5 to 6 minutes .repeat for all vadas.
6.In a bowl mix 2 tsp salt with 3-4 cups cold water .keep aside.
7.Dip fried vadas in salted water for 10 minutes.
8.In another bowl take 100 grams curd ,salt 1 tsp and add 1 cup cold water and mix well.
9.Remove vadas from salted water by straining extra water .
10.Dip vadas in curd water and keep it like this for 30 minutes.
for aloo dum
1.Heat oil in a pan ,add fennel seeds , and fry for 1 minute.
2.Add chopped onions and fry till golden brown.
3.Add ginger garlic paste and fry till raw smell disappears.
4.Add turmeric powder ,red chili powder , curry powder , and fry for 1 minute.
5.Add tomato puree , salt to taste and cook for 3 to 4 minutes more .
6.Cut potato into small cubes.Add potato and water and cook till the gravy thickens.
How to serve dahi vada aloo dum?
1.In a serving bowl, place 3-4 dahi vadas.
2.add 1/2 cup aloo dum over it.
3.Add 2 tbsp curd, chopped onions , chopped coriander .
4.Sprinkle red chili powder , roasted jeera powder and black salt .
5.Sprinkle fine sev over it and serve as breakfast.
Healthy and yummy peanut chaat.
cooking time : 10 minutes
Serves : 2
Ingredients:
peanut - 1 cup
green chutney - 1 tbsp
tamarind chutney - 1 tbsp
lemon juice - 1 tbsp
black salt - 1 tsp
green chili - 1 tsp finely chopped
fine sev - 2 tbsp
ganthia - 2 tbsp
chopped coriander - 1 tbsp
chaat masala - 1 tsp
water 1 1/2 cup for boiling peanut
Method of Preparations:
1.Boil peanut with 1 1/2 water for 10 minutes in medium flame.
2.Strain the extra water ,keep peanut aside.
3.Mix all the ingredients finely and serve as evening snacks.
Kadhai Prawn.
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes. Serves: 5
Ingredients:
Prawn- 500 grams
Capsicum - 1 medium(cut into small cubes)
Onion -3 medium(two cut into cubes and one chopped finely)
tomato puree - 1/2 cup
ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
red chili powder - 2 tsp
turmeric powder - 2 tsp
oil - 3 tbsp
3 tbsp kadhai masala
(for kadhai masala roast 6-7 red chilies with 2 tbsp coriander till it
turns golden brown.Cool it and grind it coarsely in a dry grinder)
pinch of garam masala
Salt to taste
1.Remove head of prawns , wash it properly ,marinate prawn with 1 tsp turmeric powder and 1tsp salt for 10 minutes.
2.Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan , add marinated prawn and fry for 5 to 10 minutes.
3.Remove prawn from pan,heat 2 tbsp oil in the same pan, add green chili ,onions and fry till golden brown.
4.Add ginger garlic paste and fry till the raw aroma goes.
5.Add kadhai masala, fried prawn ,red chili powder , turmeric powder and cook for 15
minutes in low flame or till the oil separates from masala.
6.Add tomato puree and fry for more 10 minutes.
7.Add salt to taste .Add capsicum and onion cubes .Cook for another 5 minutes by adding little water.
8.Add garam masala ,green coriander leaves and mix well .
9.Kadhai prawn is ready to serve.Serve hot with plain rice , naan or Indian bread of your choice.
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