Yam fry (Seppan kizhangu fry)

Yam frys are all time favorites and it goes well with all kind of food.Here in US there are so many kinds of yams available.But the one which we get in indian stores are just the one , which we get in india.Others dont taste the way we tasted there in india. I hav taken 5 medium sized yams.

Boil the yams in a pot of water with little salt.Cut the boiled pieces into semi circles, as shown in the picture.



In a pan add oil,mustard seeds and curry leaves.Once the mustard seeds get splattered , add hing to the oil.Take a tbsp of chillie pwdr and turmeric pwdr , mix it in the oil. After the chilli pwdr looses its raw smell add the yams and fry. Add salt to taste. Make sure the yams are crispy.




Wow wat a color and texture.This goes very well with curd rice, bisibela bath..........

garlic chutney

This dish is my mother's delight. It goes well with idli,dosai,chapathi,adai and all bread varieties.I remember my school days, where we used to have it with hot,soft idlies as our Break fast.My mom prepares it really hot , that u cannot eat it without sesame oil poured over it.The tangy taste of garlic and the spicy chillies enhance the chutney's flavor.Wow it just take me thru my school days.
As it is said food always connects our life and remembered along with instances.......

Ingredients:

1.Garlic - 5 to 6 pods

2.Red chillies - 4 to 5

3.tomato - 1

4.mustard seeds

5.curry leaves

6.salt to taste

7. A pinch of hing

Method:

* Throw all the ingredients from 1 thru 3 in a blender.

* In a heated pan of oil , add mustard seeds and tamper it with curry leaves.Add a pinch of hing

* Add the grinded mixture into the pan and saute, until the raw smell is gone

Serve it hot with idlies....... it will be yummy!!!!!!!!

Note:

Garlic shud be dominating the dish. so use little amt of tomato.

Aloo Paratha

Aloo parathas are my fav.Its so simple that we can do it in large quantities and freeze it for later use.Its a perfect dish for outdoor parties and goes handy for vactions....




Ingredients:
1.Wheat flour - 3 cups
2.potato - 3 medium sized
3.green chillies - 3 to 4
4.garlic - 4 pods
5.ginger
6.chilli pwdr - 1 tbsp
7.cilantro - for garnishing
Methods:
Basically there are 2 ways to prepare aloo parathas.One is just adding all the ingredients together and stuff it inside the paratha .The other way is to saute all the ingredients in a pan and stuff it in the paratha.
Process 1 : Raw method
* Prepare the chapathi dough and keep it aside.
* Boil the potatoes and grate them .
* crush the garlic pods and chop the chillies finely.
* mix all together with cilantro and stuff it in the chapathis
*make sure that each paratha is thick , so it wont leak the stuffing outside.
Process 2 :
* In a heated pan of oil, add grated potatoes,chillies,ginger garlic paste,chilli pwdr and saute it well.At the end add cilantro and make the mixture into small balls.
* roll the dough and place the potato ball and cover it.
* now roll the parathas carefully , that it shud not be torn
* at last cook it in a tava.
Aloo parathas goes well with pickles.Add the platter with a glass of lassi, believe me , ur party is on...............

Aloo Paratha

Cabbage kootu

Cabbage is rich in fibre.This kootu can be cooked with chana dal or moong dal.Here i hav used moong dal.

Ingredients:
1.Cabbage - 1/2
2.Moong dal - 1/2 cup
3.Onion - 1
4.Tomato - 1
5.Green chillies - 3 to 4
6.coconut - 2 to 3 pieces
7.red chillies - 3 to 4
8.pepper corns - 5 to 6
9.Cumin seeds - 1/2 tbsp
10.Mustard - 1/4 tsp
11.curry leaves
12.cilantro
Method:
* Pressure cook the moong dal and keep it aside
* Chop cabbage,onion,tomato and slit the green chillies
* grind the ingredients 6 thru 9 into a paste.
* In a pan add oil and splatter mustard seeds and curry leaves.
* Add the onions and saute it well with green chillies.
* Add the cabbage and when it is half cooked , add the tomato.
* when the tomato is cooked, add the grinded paste and saute it untill the raw smell is gone
* now add moong dal to the gravy with some water and let it boil for 3 to 4 mins
Garnish it with cilantro and serve with white rice.
Kootu
Indian Cabbage

Gobi 65

Gobi 65 is one of my fav dish.The same recipe is applicable for chicken also.An updated version of gobi 65 is gobi manchurian.This dish is well prepared in chinese cuisine .

Ingredients:
1.Cauli flower - 1/2
2.All purpose flour - 1 cup
3.Corn flour - 1 cup
4.chilli pwdr - 1 tbsp
5.Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
6.Ajinomotto - 1 tsp
7.Soy sauce - 2 tbsp
8.salt
9.Orange color

Method:

* Take a bowl and add all the ingredients together except cauli flower, into a batter.

* Dip the cauliflower into the batter and deep fry it

Garnish it with fried cashews and curry leaves.Serve it with ranch.

Chicken kebab

Inspite of growing fast food chains, many of us has started to watch our diet.So this is the perfect dish for those who are against oil.chicken is grilled and marinaded with spices. so nothing to worry weight watchers.........

Ingredients:

1.Chicken - 1 pound

2.green chillies - 3 to 4

3.ginger - 1 medium piece

4.garlic - 4 to 5 pods

5.mint leaves - 1 bunch

6.coriander leaves - 1 bunch

7.half & half milk - 1 cup

Marination process:

* grind all the ingredients except chicken

* cut the chicken into cubes and marinade it with salt into the mixture.

* Add half & half milk and mix it well.

*Leave it over night in the fridge.

Cooking process:

* pierce the chicken into the skewers and grill it.

* serve it with ketch up

Indian Kabobs

Chicken strips

This is absolutely an american dish.But it has also an indian blend.My husband 's favourite.I dedicate this to my son rohith - who is a chicken maniac.That too only macdonald's.



Ingredients :
1. Chicken strips - 6 to 8
2.Chilli pwdr - 1 tbsp
3.turmeric pwdr - 1/4 tbsp
4.ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
5.corn flour - 2 tbsp
6.egg - 1
7.bread crumps - 1 cup

Method:
* Marinade , chicken strips with ginger garlic paste,chilli pwdr,turmeric pwdr and salt for 2hr
* Brake the egg and take it in a bowl.
* Take corn flour and bread crumbs in separate bowls.
* take the strip , coat it with corn flour and dip into egg and again coat it with bread crumbs
* In a pre heated tava , shallow fry the strips

Serve it with ranch and ketchup.

I did this dish as a starter for a small party.It went well .U can surely take ur collars out.
Here is the simple buffet for a party of 6 people. The menu goes like this, Meen kuzhambu,chicken strips,fish fry,chicken biriyani,eggs,rasam and raitha

Want to eat everything? Just come and have at my home ( ha ha ha) .