Simple Chilli Shrimp Fry

You will need:

• 1 lb shrimp
• 2 onion
• 5 garlic pods(chopped very finely)
• 2 green chillies
  
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 1 tsp pepper powder
• curry leaves.. 2 strings
  
• salt for taste
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
  
• 3 tbsp oil
  

Procedure:

Step 1:

Heat oil in a non stick pan. Add mustard seeds when its hot. Then add the curry leaves.

Step 2:

Add finely chopped onions, green chillies and garlic to it. Fry it till it becomes translucent.

Step 3:

Add the shrimp and cover it with a lid. Add salt at this time.

Step 4:

Cover it with a lid for 4 to 5 mins. Now add the chilli powder, pepper powder. Then uncover the lid and fry it for few more mins.

Step 5:

Fry it for few more mins. Check for salt.

Serve hot with your favourite rice or with rasam, dal curry.

Baby goat Masala

You will need:

• 3 lb baby goat with bones
• 1 tbsp freshly made ginger garlic paste
• 5 small onions(shallots) You can add more also for extra taste
• some curry leaves
• ½ tsp turmeric powder
• salt
• 2 cup water (Can add more if needed)

For Masala:

• 2 onions(finely chopped)
• 2 tomatoes chopped
• 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
• 2 tbsp Sakthi mutton masala or you can use(1 ½ tbsp coriander powder, 1 tbsp chilli powder)
• ½ cup diluted coconut milk or (2 tbsp coconut milk paste).. Optional ingredient
• 5 stalks of coriander leaves
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 cloves
• 3 cardamom
• 3 tbsp oil
• salt as required

Procedure:

Step 1:

Pressure cook the ingredients under first table for 3 whistle or untill its 90% cooked. Keep it aside

Step 2:

Heat oil in a big non stick pan. Add cinnamon stick, cardamom and cloves. Then add the onions and fry it till it become translucent.. It might take 5 to 10 mins in medium high heat. Then add ginger garlic paste and saute it for 2 mins till it get rid of the raw smell. Then add the tomatoes and saute it till the oil oozes out. Now add the masala powder along with half of the chopped coriander leaves and saute it just for a min. 


Step 3:

Now add the cooked baby goat along with the pressure cooked soup and onions. Allow it to cook covered along with the masala for 5 to 10 mins till the cooked goat absorbs all the masala. Check for salt. Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves. You can add coconut milk at this stage if needed.

Enjoy with any variety rice like ghee rice, peas pulav, fried rice or with your favourite rotis like naan, chapathi. 

You can make the same with mutton, beef and pork as well.. If making with beef or pork. Pressure cook the meat till its fully cooked. Some part of beef take 8 to 10 whistle.

Eggplant Gravy/ Enna kathirikai

You will need:

• 8 brinjals
• 2 onions (chopped finely)
• 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
• 1 cinnamom stick
• 2 cardamom
• 2 tbsp tamarind paste(adjust according to your taste)
• 2 tbsp sakthi chicken masala powder
• 3 tbsp oil

To Powder:

• ¼ cup peanuts( ground nuts)
• ½ cup sesame seeds
• ½ cup grated coconut

Procedure:

Step 1:

Heat 1 cup of oil in a pan. Make some slits in the brinjal and deep fry it . Keep it aside.

Step 2:

In a non stick pan roast the peanuts, sesame seeds and coconut individually till it turns light brown color. Once its roated add some water and grind it to a course paste and keep it aside.

Step 3:

In the same pan add 3 tbsp oil and add cinnamon stick and cardamon. Now add the finely chopped onion and saute it till it turns translucent.Then add the ginger garlic paste. Saute it for 1 min.

Step 4:

Now add the course paste along with the sakthi chicken masala and close it with a lid. Turn the flame to very low. Allow it to cook for minimum half an hour till the oil appears at the top.

Step 5:

Now add the tamarind juice. Add the fried brinjals into the gravy. Check for salt. Add more water if needed according to your required consistency.

Enjoy with Biryani, chapathi.

Dry Fish thokku/ Karuvadu thokku

You will need:

• 2 cups of shredded dry fish
• 2 big red onions (finely chopped)
• 2 tomatoes (finely chopped)
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• salt per taste
• 2 tsp ginger garlic paste
• corainder leaves
• 3 tbsp oil

For seasoning:

• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 string curry leaves

Procedure:

1. Wash dry fish nicely. Shred the dry fish very small and keep it aside

3. Now heat oil in a pan and add shredded dry fish to it. Fry it for 2 to 3 mins. Keep it aside

4. In the remaining oil add cumin seeds, mustard seeds, and chopped onions. Saute it till the onion becomes translucent. Now add the chopped tomato and saute it till the oil comes on top.

5. Now add theginger garlic paste, red chilli powder, salt and saute it for a min.

6. Add the fried dry fish and mix it nicely. Check for salt and chilli powder. Continue to saute for 3 more mins.

7. Add chopped coriander leaves.

Poori kilangu/ Potato Masala

You will need:

• 3 big potatoes
• 1 big onion
• 5 garlic pods (chopped finely)
  
• 1 tbsp chopped ginger
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• 5 to 8 green chillies( according to ur spice level)
• 4 bacon strips( cut into small pieces).. optional
• salt per taste
  

For seasoning

• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 1 tsp urad dal
• few curry leaves
• few coriander leaves( finely chopped)
• 3 tbsp oil/ ghee
  

Procedure:

Step 1:

Chop onions, garlic, ginger, green chilli  and keep it aside.
Cut the bacons and keep it aside

Step 2:

Chop potatoes and boil it in the water till it become soft. Or pressure cook the potato untill it becomes soft. 

Step 3:

 Heat 1 tbsp oil a pan and crisp the bacon pieces. this will take 2 to 5 mins. Once the bacon is crisped, take it out and keep it aside.

Step 4:

In the same oil add another 2 tbsp oil also and allow it to heat. Add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds, urad dal, curry leaves. Now add chopped onions along with ginger, garlic and green chilli and saute it till the onions get translucent.

Step 5:

Now add the turmeric powder and saute it for a min. Add the salt

Step 6:

In the mean time strain the cooked potatoes. Now add the onion mixture and bacon crisp to the cooked potatoes and mash it. Check for salt. Enjoy with poori, roti.

Hint:

You can use this masala to make masala dosa too.. yummy yummy