Prawns Chilly Fry

Recipe
1/2 Kg small prawns shelled and de-veined
4 Medium Onions cubed
2 big tomatoes cubed
3 green chillies chopped
1 1/2 inch ginger chopped
6 flakes garlic chopped
1 1/2 tsp of red chilli powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp garam masala
1 bunch coriander leaves chopped
6 tbsp oil
salt 3/4 tsp (as per your taste)

Take a Pan put oil. Once the oil is very hot put the ginger and garlic fry for 1 minute now add the onion fry till the onions are slighlty browned. Add the tomatoes and green chillies and now on high flame fry it till it leaves the oil. Reduce the flame add chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt. Fry for another 2 minutes now add the prawns and on slow fire let it for another 4 minutes. Close the fire add the garam masala and finely chopped coriander leaves.. Enjoy it with rotis or plain rice.

Gooey Chocolate Fudge

1/2 cup unsalted butter
100 gms dark cooking chocolate
1 1/4 cups of sugar
3 eggs
3/4 cups maida
1 cup chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 175 C (350 F). Line bottom and sides of a square baking pan with foil, grease the foil with a little butter. Keep aside. Now put butter and chocolate in a medium glass bowl placed over a vessel of boiling water. Stir untill its melted. Now add sugar and salt untill it is smooth, add eggs and mix. Now add flour and mix till you get a smooth mixture. Put in the nuts. Pour this mixture in the greased baking pan. Bake for 45- 50 minutes untill the toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean with few moist crumbs on the side. Cool it in the pan. Use the foil to lift it from the pan. Cut it into square pieces.

Chewy Chocolate Cookies & Gooey Chocolate Fudge

Recipe

1 ¼ cups of butter softened
2 cups granulated sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla essence
2 cups maida
¾ cups cocoa powder
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
2 cups chocolate chips

Preheat Oven to 175 C(350 F). In a large bowl cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla beat well. Now sift together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt and mix it into the creamed mixture. Fold in lightly the chocolate chips. Drop by spoonfuls onto un greased cookie sheets. Bake it for 10 minutes. Do not over bake or else cookies will be soft. Cool it on cookie sheet and then transfer it onto wire rack to cool completely. Try it.

Potato & Peas Bhaji

Recipe

2 medium size potatoes peeled and cubed in small pieces
½ cup of peas
1 big onion thinly sliced
1” piece of ginger finely chopped
2 green chillies finely chopped
½ tsp cumin powder
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp of turmeric powder
½ bunch of coriander leaves finely chopped
oil 4-5 tbsp
¼ cup of water

Take oil in a vessel. Once the oil is hot add the ginger and chilly now add the onion once it turns soft add the cumin powder, turmeric powder. Fry it for a minute now add the potato and peas. Add salt and stir and add the water and keep it on slow fire until the potato is cooked. Remove from fire. Garnish it with chopped coriander. Have a yummy breakfast with plain parathas.

Sole Fish Fry (Leppo Fish fry)

10-12 Fresh Sole fish
1 tbsp chilli powder
½ tsp black pepper powder
½ tsp turmeric powder
½ tsp salt
2 tbsp white vinegar
1 egg
Breadcrumsbs as required
6 Tbsp oil for frying the fish

Clean and skin the fish. Wash and drain all the water. In a plate put all the dry spices and vinegar make it like a paste and now rub this paste gently on the fish and let the fish marinate for 1 hour. If you don’t have patience you can fry it immediately.

Now take one egg in a bowl and whisk it. Now dip the fish in the egg and then dust it in the breadcrumbs. Take oil in a frying pan. Let the oil become very hot , lower the flame and now slowly slide the fish in the hot oil until it gets golden brown colour. Enjoy the crisp Leppo’s . My daughter is quiet fussy about fish but she swipes her plate the day we make leppo fry. LIP SMACKING………………..

Valchi Bhaji (English Spinach) Curry with Prawns

English Spinach & Shrimps Curry
(Valchi Bhaji Sungtachi Kadhi – Manglorean Style)
Main Ingredients
1 big bunch of english spinach.
15-20 big prawns shelled and de-veined
Ingredients for Masala (grind it very fine)
8 Kashmiri chillies
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
½ tsp turmeric powder
7-8 peppercorns
3 tsp coriander seeds
1 small ball of tamarind
1 big flake of garlic
1 small onion
1 cup of coconut powder


Method
Pick the English spinach leaves, wash and chop it roughly and put it in a handi (vessel). Add the prawns and put ½ tsp salt with 1 cup of water and let it boil till the spinach is cooked. Now add the ground masala to the handi and adjust the thickness of the curry and the salt as per taste. You can add 1 tbsp of vinegar if u want the curry to be a little tangy. Once the curry starts boiling remove it from fire. Now take 3-4 tbsp of oil in a frying pan, add 1 small thinly sliced onion and fry until it browns (called Tadka). Now add this Tadka to the curry and enjoy the aromatic, mild & creamy gravy with piping hot white steamed rice.