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: 

• Grind all the ingredients with salt  and water to a fine paste.
• One can preserve this paste  in the refrigerator.

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For the fry:

• Heat the oil , add the chili paste into it and fry for few minutes.
• 2 tbsp chili paste 
• 4 tbsp of oil/ghee

• Add the prawns and curry leaves and fry well.
• 250 grms prawns
• string of curry leaves

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Enjoy Frying

S

Mango Chutney

Ingredients:

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

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    Method:

    Chop the mango without the skin.

    Add all the ingredients to the mixer.

    Grind to a coarse paste.

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    Enjoy cooking

    S

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....!!

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Ingredients

 1 tin Milk

1 tin condensed Milk

4 eggs

2 tbsp sugar + 3 tbsp for  caramelizing

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Method :

Mix condensed milk tin ,milk, 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

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

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Enjoy cooking

S

Easy chicken fry

• Clean the chicken and marinate with chili powder , soya sauce and salt. And keep it aside.
• 1/2 kg chicken cut into small pieces
• 2 tbsp chili powder
• salt accordingly
• 1 tbsp soya sauce.

• Boil the chicken with water and cook until  water evaporates.
• 1/2 cup water


• Add oil into it and fry well. Add few coriander leaves.
• 3 tbsp oil
• Few string of coriander leaves

Enjoy Cooking

S