Nethili Karuvadu Fry/ Dried Anchovy Fish Fry

Ingredients:-

Dried Anchovy fish / Nethil karuvadu - 1 cup or 100 grams

Garlic, chopped - 8 or 10 pods

Curry leaves - few

Cumin seeds - 1 tbsp

Dried red chillies - 3

Red chilli powder - 1 tbsp

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tbsp

Salt to taste

Oil

Preparation:-

• Remove head and clean the fish well. Set them aside.
• Heat oil n a pan/ kadai. Add cumin seeds, curry leaves and broken dried red chillies.
• When its splutter, add chopped garlic and  saute them for a minute.
• Now add dried anchovy fish/ nethili, turmeric powder, red chilli powder and salt. Fry them for 10 - 15 minutes till it becomes crispy.
• Transfer them to the plate and serve hot.

Chicken Filling

Ingredients:-

• Boneless chicken- 200 gms
• Capsicum, finely chopped - 1/2 cup
• Tomato- 1 nos
• Onion, finely chopped - 1 big
• Garlic pods, minced- 8 nos
• Ginger, minced- 1 tbsp
• Pepper powder- 1/4 tbsp
• Cumin powder - 1/2 tbsp
• Red Chilli powder- 1 tbsp
• Lemon juice - 1 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Olive oil

Preparation:-

• Heat olive oil in a non-stick pan, add minced ginger, minced garlic, onions and stir fry until they're translucent. 

•  Add the chopped capsicum and chopped tomatoes, stir-fry for about 5mins until they start to soften.

• Add minced chicken and saute for a minute.

• Now add cumin seeds, red chilli powder, pepper powder and salt. Keep stirring until they start browning.

• Finally add  lemon juice into the mixture and Mix well.
• Turn off the heat and use as needed!

Nethili Karuvadu Kuzhambu/ Dried Anchovy Fish Curry

Ingredients:-

• Dried Anchovy fish / Nethil karuvadu - 1 cup or 100 grams
• Vazhaikai/ Plaintain - 1, cut into large dice
• Small onion/shallots - 8 or 10 
• Green chillies-3
• Tomato - 1 big
• Garlic pods - 6 or 8
• Red chilli powder - 1 tbsp
• Coriander powder - 1/2 tbsp
• Curry powder - 2 tbsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tbsp
• Tamarind water - 1 cup
• Salt to taste

To Temper:-

• Mustard seeds - 1 tbsp
• Fenugreek seedss - 1/4 tbsp
• cumin seeds - 1/2 tbsp
• Curry leaves - few
• Garlic - 3 nos
• Pepper Corns - 1 tbsp
• Oil

Preparation:-

1. Clean the dried fish:-

Remove the head and tail. Clean it with salt and turmeric powder and wash in running                         tap water. Set them aside.

2. To make Nethili Karuvadu Kuzhambu/ Dried Anchovy Fish curry:-

• Crush the garlic and pepper Corns together to form a powder. Set aside.
• Heat oil in a pan /kadhai. Temper mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves and green chillies. 

• Add crushed garlic pepper mixture, garlic, onion, and tomato. Cook it for a min on low flame. 

• Then add tamarind water and bring this to boil.

• Now add red chilli powder, curry powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and salt.
  Cook it for 10 mins till masala is cooked well. 

• Now addvazhaikai/plantain and Nethili/ Dried fish and . Mix well. 

• Let them cook for a while. When oil shows up on sides, remove from heat.
• Serve hot with steamed rice.

Orange Milkshake

Ingredients:-

• Fresh orange- 2 
• Whole Milk - 1 cup
• Vanilla extract - 2 tbsp
• Sugar - 5 tbsp
• Salt - a pinch

Preparation:-

1. Combine orange segments, sugar and salt  in a blender until smooth.
2. Filter them with the strainer .
3. Now blend this orange mixture, vanilla extract and 1 cup of warm milk until smooth.
4. Pour into a glass and refrigerate up to 2 hours.
5. Serve chilled.