Prawns Fry

( Mom's recipe)

Ingredients for the paste:

• 2 cup dry red chili
• 50 grams ginger
• 50 grams garlic
• 1 lime size tamarind

 Method for the paste: 

Boil all the ingredients in 1 cup of water.

Grind with salt to a fine paste.

One can preserve this paste for few days in the refrigerator.

For the fry:

1. 2 tbsp of chili paste
2. 250 grams of prawns de veined and cleaned
3. a spring of curry leaves

Method:

Marinate the prawns with chili paste and refrigerate for one hour.
In a kadai heat oil , add curry leaves and 1/2 tsp of crushed garlic.
Then add prawns , cook n fry till it becomes dry.

Mango Chutney

Ingredients:

• 1/2 Mango
• 1 green chili
• 1 cup grated coconut
• curry leave 3-4
• salt to taste

Method:

Chop the mango without the skin.

Add all the ingredients to the mixer.

Grind to a coarse paste.

Heart cakes....

 
As for the cake I used the recipe of chocolate cake in one bowl. Here's the link Recipe.

For the icing :

• 150 ml whipping cream pack
• 100 grams of chocolate chips.    

Method:

1. Just boil the cream. Do not over boil it.
2. Pour over the chocolate chips.
3. Mix well until all the chips are melted and mixed.

Pour over the cake , when the cake is warm.

Caramel Pudding....

Recipe source:Mom's recipe

I could say one of the first puddings  I tasted or remembers or the one which I tried is "Condensed milk pudding " this is what I  call it ....:) Each one of us have different ways of making it. The best part is the tin of nestle condensed milk  still remains the same shape , may be even the design ...only that  changes are the photos's  .....as for the taste it still is one of best pudding....!!



Ingredients:

• 1 tin condensed milk
• 1 tin water
• 2 eggs
• 2 tbsp sugar + 3 tbsp for  caramelizing

Method :

Mix condensed milk tin ,water eggs and 2 tbsp sugar .

Beat with a hand beater for 5 minutes.

Caramelize the sugar till golden brown ,in a deep round pan.
Pour the mixture into the pan. ( or small moulds )
Steam in a steamer until it is cooked or when a knife come out clean.
Let it cool.
Invert onto a serving platter.




One can serve warm or chilled. I would prefer chilled...!!

Green Beans and Sprouted lentils Thoran

Ingredients:

• 250grams Green beans (Green beans is also know as french beans.)
• 250 grams sprouted lentils
• 1/2 onion chopped
• 1 tbsp tomtoe chopped
• 1 tbsp sambar powder
• salt to taste
• curry leaves
• mustard seeds
• oil

Method:

Clean the beans and cut them to 1 inch long.
Wash spouted lentils well in water and drain it.
Heat oil in wok and add mustard seeds.
When they pop add onion and tomatoe and fry for 2 minutes.
Add samabar powder and fry for few minutes.
Add green beans,sprouted lentils, salt and mix well.
Add 1/2 cup water.
Cook it covered until it is dry and beans are cooked.
Serve warm with rice.




Recipe source: My recipe.

Easy chicken fry

from : own recipe


Ingredients:

• 1/2 chicken
• 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
• 1 tbsp crushed coriander
• 3 tbsp curd
• 2 to 3 tbsp chilly powder
• 2 tbsp lime juice
• salt
• Oil for frying

Method:

Marinate the chicken with all the ingredients.

Cover and let it marinate in the fridge overnight or 6 hours.

Heat oil and deep fry the chicken .