Mutton Lemon Soup

Ingredients:-

• Mutton with bone- 1 lb or 1/2 kg
• Small onions/ Pearl onions - 2 nos
• Tomato - 1
• Green chillies - 4 or 5 nos
• Turmeric powder - 1 tbsp
• Ginger garlic paste - 1/4 tbsp
• Pepper powder - 1/2 tbsp
• Cumin powder - 1/2 tbsp
• Fennel powder - 1/2 tbsp
• Coriander leaves - few
• Lemon juice - 1 tbsp
• Salt as needed
• Water as required

For Tempering:-

• Cumin seeds - 1/4 tbsp
• Bay leaves - 1
• Cinnamon stick - 1
• Curry leaves - few
• Crushed Ginger- 1 tbsp
• Crushed Garlic - 1 tbsp
• Oil

Preparation:-

• In a pressure cooker, add mutton pieces and all the ingredients except lemon juice.

  

• Cover with cooker lid and whistle and wait for 6 whistles or till the mutton is well cooked.
• Remove from flame and set aside until pressure drops.
• Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds, bay leaves and cinnamon stick.
• When its splutter, then add curry leaves, crushed ginger and crushed garlic. Stir fry for a minute or until browned.

• Now add this to the mutton mixtures. Mix well and then bring the soup to a boil.
• Season with lemon juice and pepper powder. 
• Garnish with fresh coriander leaves.
• Remove from fire and serve hot. 

Shrimp and Egg Fried rice

Ingredients:-

• Cooked rice - 2 cups
• Scrambled egg - 4 nos
• Shrimp  - 10 or 15 nos
• Red chilli flakes - 1 tbsp
• Capsicum , chopped - 1 cup
• Cabbage, shredded - 1 cup
• Purple cabbage, shredded - 1 cup  

• Carrots, chopped - 1/2 cup
• Peas - 1/4 cup
• Pepper powder - 1/2 tbsp
• Ginger garlic, finely chopped - 1 tbsp
• Green chillies, finely chopped - 1 tbsp
• Garlic paste - 1 tbsp
• Tomato sauce -1 tbsp
• Soy sauce - 1 tbsp
• Vinegar - 1 tbsp
• Olive oil 
• Salt as needed
• Spring onion , chopped - for garnish

Preparation:-

• Heat oil in a skillet, add shrimp, red chilli flakes, garlic paste and salt. Stir fry for 2 to 3 minutes. Set aside. 

• Heat oil in a wok. add chopped ginger, garlic and green chillies. Saute for 1–2 minutes.  

• Add peas, cabbage, purple cabbage, carrots and capsicum and sauté until soft.

• Then add cooked rice, vinegar, soy sauce, tomato sauce, pepper powder and salt.  stirring constantly, until rice is warmed through, 1–2 minutes.

• Now add scrambled egg and fried shrimp. Mix well and continue to cook for a couple of minutes.

• Finely add chopped spring onion and remove from heat.

• Serve hot.

Jalapeno's Poppers

Ingredients:-

• Whole Jalapeno's with stem - 6 or 8 nos
• Cream cheese - 8 ounces
• Egg - 1
• Bread crumbs - 1 cup
• Milk - 1 cup
• Flour (All purpose flour/Rice flour/Corn flour) - 1 cup
• Oil for deep fry

Preparation:-

• Take a peppers and cut a slit down the length of each pepper.
• Remove seeds and spoon the cream cheese into each of the jalapeno pepper halves.   

• First dip in whisked eggs.
• Then  roll the pepper in flour.
• Finally roll in breadcrumbs.

• Heat oil in a pan and deep fry peppers until golden brown.   

• Transfer to a paper towel and season with salt.
• Serve hot with any dip.

Raw Onion Chutney

My aunty(mom's sister) used to make this chutney on the Ammi Kallu ( rectangular-shaped stone with cylindrical stone pestle) in my childhood days. When we grind it in on ammi kallu ( on the stone), it becomes so tasty compared to blender. But I make this chutney in blender. Me and my brother loves it. Its our all time favourite chutney. Its a very tasty side dish for idli and dosa.

Ingredients:-

• Small onion/ shallots - 8 to 10 nos
• Red chillies -  5 to 6 nos
• Gingerly oil - 1 tbsp
• Salt to taste

Preparation:-

• Blend the red chilies and salt in a blender. Grind it to a smooth paste adding required water.   

• Add shallots/small onion and blend  until it turns to a fine paste.   

• Transfer it to a bowl.
• Add gingerly oil on the top of the chutney.
• Serve with dosa or idli.