Tuesday, December 8, 2015

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!


    Sunday, December 6, 2015

    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.