Varutharacha Mutta Curry (Egg Curry)

Another varutharacha curry to my list. This different version of varutharacha curry recipe was shared by one of my friend. I really luv this with Puttu and Ghee Rice. In fact it takes just half an hour to cook this. Once the curry is cooked, the smell will really make any one hungry!!. "It's easy to capture pics of this curry but how can I capture this wonderful smell?" my hubby was commenting... :)

Ingredients:
Egg - 4 no.s
Grated Coconut - 3/4 cup
Onion - 1 medium (Sliced half length wise)
Shallots - 10 nos. (Sliced into half)
Garlic - 3 cloves (Chopped into fine pieces)
Ginger - 1/2 inch (Chopped into fine pieces)
Tomato - 1 medium (Sliced into big 6 pieces)
Curry Leaves - few
Coriander Powder - 1 1/2 t spoon
Red Chilly Powder - 2 t spoon
Turmeric Powder - 1/2 t spoon
Chicken Masala Powder - 1/4 t spoon
Salt - to taste
Mustard Seeds - 1 t spoon
Cooking Oil - 3 table spoon

Preparation:

1. Heat a pan and roast the grated coconut. (If needed you can add oil for roasting but I normally don't prefer it.)
2. Once it turns light brown add coriander powder, roast it well.
3. Once roasted, transfer to a bowl and allow it to cool. Grind this into a paste using a mixer/grinder.
4. Boil the eggs, remove the shell and keep it aside after slicing in to half.
5. Heat 2 table spoon of oil in an earthen pot and add ginger, garlic and shallots and saute well.
6. Add sliced onions and saute again.
7. Add salt, turmeric, chilly powder, chicken masala and mix well.
8. Add sliced tomato and mix. Pour 1/4 cup water.
9. Add the sliced egg pieces and mix with the masala softly without breaking the eggs.
10. Then add the grinded paste with 1/2 cup of water.
11. Cook for about 5 to 7 minutes. Once ready transfer it to a bowl.
12. Heat a pan and add 1 table spoon of oil.
13. Add mustard seeds & curry leaves.
14. Transfer it over the cooked curry.

Ready to serve with Ghee rice, Puttu, Chappathi, White Rice etc. It taste well if you garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

Koondhal Fry (Squid Fry)

Its quite a long time I posted something in my blog. If any one ask "Is it b'cos you are lazy or anything else?", I would definitely say partially lazy, but the main reason is in fact I am not finding enough time to spend in my blog once I started working. Yesterday I bought some squids and thought of trying something new today, but ended up with my favorite squid fry. Hope this will be a good start and will continue blogging as earlier!!!

Ingredients:
Koondhal (Squid) - 3no.s (Big, Cleaned and cut into small pieces)
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 t spoon
Salt - to taste
Red Chilly powder - 1 1/2 t spoon (Less spicy)
Onion - 2 small (Sliced half length wise)
Green Chilly - 2 Nos (Split into half)
Ginger - 1/2 inch (Chopped)
Garlic - 2 cloves (Chopped into fine pieces)
Curry leaves - 1 sprig
Cooking Oil - 3 table spoon
Water - 1/2 cup for cooking squid

Preparation:

1. Cook the cleaned and chopped squids in an earthen pot (or any vessel) with water, turmeric powder and salt. It will take around 10 minutes for the squids to be cooked.
2. Once cooked, drain the water and transfer the squids to a bowl.
3. Heat oil in a pan, add ginger and garlic and saute well.
4. Add sliced onions and green chillies and saute till turns tender.
5. Add red chilly powder and salt to taste and mix well.
6. Transfer the cooked squid to the pan, mix well and cooked for around 5-7 minutes with lids closed.
7. In between open the lid and stir well to make sure that it does not stick to the bottom.
8. Garnish with curry leaves and the delicious squid fry is ready to serve.

Diced Chicken With Cashew Nuts

Ever since we had this dish from Lerk Thai we became a fan of this. Till this time we only had it in restaurants. Then I thought it is high time we try it at home. Mmmm and my hubby took charge of this. And wow... it came really wonderful!!!

Ingredients:
Chicken Breast - 500 gm (Cut in to 1.5 cm cubes)
Button Mushrooms - 5 (Discard stem and cut in to 4)
Carrot - 1 (Cut in to 1 cm cubes)
Onion - 1 (Cut in to 1 cm cubes)
Ginger - 1 inch piece (Slice in to thin long pieces)
Baby Corn - 2-3 (Chop in to 1 cm pieces)
Capsicum - 1 (Chop in to 1.5 cm cubes)
Spring Onion - 5 (Chop in to 1 inch length)
Cashew Nuts - 10-15 Roasted
Light Soy Sauce - 1.5 t spoon
Oyster Sauce - 2 t spoon
Corn Flour - 1 t spoon
Salt - 1.5 t spoon
Coriander Leaves - 1-2 sprig for garnishing
Oil - 3 table spoon

Preparation:

1. Put chicken cubes, corn flour and 1 t spoon salt in a bowl, mix well & set aside for around 30 mins
2. Heat 1 table spoon oil in a wok. Stir-fry mushrooms & carrots for 1 min & dish out
3. To heated wok, add seasoned chicken & stir-fry until cooked. Dish out and wash wok
4. Heat 2 table spoon oil in the wok & fry onion pcs until transparent
5. Return fried chicken, mushrooms & carrots to the wok, then add young corn, ginger, remaining salt & stir-fry for 1 – 2 mins
6. Add green capsicums, spring onions, roasted cashew nuts, soy & oyster sauce and stir well

Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot (I ran out of coriander, so used capsicum for garnishing ;))

Thanks Beena for remembering and sharing it with me. Sorry for publishing it too late..

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Cherry Smoothie

Cherries are my childhood favorite. I still remember picking cherries whenever my dad gets home cakes before anyone could even touch it. There are lots of instances where I literally fought with my elder sis. Recently I went to a supermarket and saw people grabbing some very fresh cherries and I too picked some. Thought of eating it fresh but my hubby was not interested and requested for something different and I came up with this.

Ingredients:
Cherries - 12 nos
Yoghurt - 300 ml
Ice cubes - few

Preparation:

1. Wash the cherries and remove the seeds.
2. Grind the cherries first in a blender.
3. Once ready add yoghurt, ice cubes and blend well again.

Serve chilled. It is so refreshing...

Chemmeen Fry (Prawns Coconut Fry)

Prawns (Chemmeen) is one of our favorite sea food in any form. But nowadays I am reducing it fearing of cholesterol. So I buy in numbers!!! Last to last weekend I made a simple dish with prawns and thought of sharing with you all.
Last few weeks I tried some of yours recipes and all turned out very very well. Thank you girls for posting such wonderful recipes.

Ingredients:
Prawns (Chemmeen) - 15no.s
Onion - 1 medium (Sliced finely)
Coconut - 1/2 cup
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 t spoon
Non Spicy Red Chilly Powder - 1/2 table spoon
Salt - to taste
Curry leaves - 2 sprigs
Oil - 3 table spoon

Preparation:

1. Marinate prawns with turmeric, chilly powder, salt to taste and keep aside for 15mins.
2. Heat oil in a pan and add sliced onions, saute till it turns tender.
3. Add coconut and mix well, saute till its raw smell goes off.
4. Add marinated prawns and mix well.
5. Cover the pan with a lid and cook till the prawns ar cooked well.
6. Garnish with curry leaves.

Peas Masala Curry

Ingredients:
Peas - 1 1/2 cup
Potatoes - 2no.s
Onion - 1medium
Tomato - 1medium
Cashew nuts - 10no.s (Grind to a fine paste)
Water - 1 cup
Coriander powder - 1 1/2 t spoon
Red chilly powder - 1 t spoon
Turmeric powder - 1/4 t spoon
Ginger - 1" inch
Garlic - 3 cloves
Oil - 3 table spoon
Kasoori methi - 2 t spoon
Curry leaves - 2 sprigs

Preparation:

1. Soak peas in water for about 3-4 hrs.
2. Heat oil in a pressure cooker and saute sliced onions till turns tender.
3. Add chopped ginger and garlic and saute well.
4. Add salt, turmeric powder, chilly powder, corriander powder and mix well.
5. Add the peas and mix well for 1 minute and add chopped potatoes.
6. Add the water, close the lid and pressure cook for 2 whistles.
7. Once pressure is released, open the lid and cook over a very low flame.
8. Add sliced tomatoes and cashew nut paste and mix well and cook for 2 minutes.
9. Add kasoori methi and curry leaves.

Now it is ready to serve. It is a great combination with chappati.

Fruity Delight

This is one of my favorite fruity dessert especially to have this with ice cream. Its really easy and doesn't take too much time except the fact of cutting lots of fruits. This is a good fruit diet for kids who normally say no to fruits. Usually when I prepare this my hubby says its my trick to eat lots of ice cream. In fact thats the truth!!!

Ingredients:
Holy Farm Mango dessert powder - 1 packet
Banana(Small) - 2 no.s
Kiwi - 2 no.s
Orange - 1 no.
Plums - 2 no.s
Green grapes - 3/4 cup
Black seedless grapes - 3/4 cup
Vanilla Ice cream - 1 scoop for each serve
Water - 2cups

Preparation:

1. Cut all the fruits into small pieces and keep it aside.
2. Boil 2cups of water in a vessel and add the holy farm dessert powder and stir continuously till it dissolves completely and starts to thicken slightly.
3. Allow it to cool for few minutes.
4. Take a bowl, layer some fruit pieces.
5. Then add the dessert mix before it gets too thick.
6. Then add the remaining fruit pieces.
7. Its ready to serve. While serving add a scoop of vanilla ice cream or any ice cream of your choice.

Kids gonna love this!!!!