<Center> My Potpourri of Recipes : April 2026 </Center>

Friday, April 24, 2026

Fish Curry

  • 1/2 coconut grated (1 cup)
  • 1 tomato
  • Small piece of ginger
  • 1 string of curry leaves
  • 1 tbsp chilli powder or 3 dry red chilli
  • 1 small tamarind 
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1/2 tsp methi seeds
    • Grind the above ingredients into a fine paste with half cup of water.
    • Heat a clay pot.
    • Add the grind paste and let it heat in a small flame.
    • Let it boil.

  • Fish 4 or 5 pcs (king or black pompfret or few prawns )
  • Few pcs of raw mango(optional)
  • 2 green chillies sliced
    • Add the fish or prawns into it.
    • Add the mango and the chillies into it.
    • Let it cook
    • Remove from the flame 

  • 3 small shallots chopped
  • few curry leaves
  • 2 tbsp coconut oil
    • Heat 2 tbsp oil, add chopped shallots into it and fry.
    • Add curry leaves 
    • Remove from the heat.
    • Add the tempered into the curry.
    • Close the lid and keep it aside for few minutes.
Enjoy Cooking
S

Thursday, April 02, 2026

Dates and Banana Cake

  •  1 cup dates
  • 1/2 cup hot milk
    • Remove the seeds of the dates and cut into half.
    • Soak in hot milk for 30 minutes.
  • 2 bananas
    • Pour the dates mix into a blender.
    • Add the bananas and blend them together.
    • Pour in a deep bowl.

  • 1/4 cup oil
  • 1 cup wheat flour 
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
    • Add oil, wheat flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking essence and 1/2 tsp vanilla essence into blended mix.

  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup chocolate chips 
    • Gradually add the milk into it and mix well.
    • Add the chocolate chip into it.
    • Pour into a loaf pan.
  • Bake in a preheated oven at 175C for 20 -30 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.

Enjoy baking
S