SIMPLE TOMATO CURRY

Looking for a curry for a lazy day?? then lets try this...this is a super easy one with a different flavor

Ingredients

1.      Tomato-3 medium sized, cut into small pieces

2.      Onion-1/2 of one chopped

3.      Ginger-1 small piece chopped

4.      Green chilly-2nos,cut into thin round pieces

5.      Sambar powder-2tsp

6.      Chilly powder-1tsp

7.      Oil-2tbsp

8.      Curry leaves-1 sprig

9.      Mustard seeds-2 pinch

10.  Water-1/4 cup

11.  Salt

Method of preparation

1.      Heat oil. splutter mustard seeds, add curryleaves,ginger,chilly stir for 2min.saute onions until it becomes soft .

2.      Add tomato, cook till it melts. add the powders and salt.mix well.

3.      Add water,cook for 5 min by keeping the lid on. This curry goes well with chappathi and rice.

NOTES: If you don’t prefer the flavor of sambar powder,just add 2tsp of chilly powder and ½ tsp of garam masala.                                               

MASALA DOSA

 Masala dosa is all time favorite to all south Indians. This south Indian delicacy is in the news.yup our own masala dosa is in the list of food to be had before one dies!!! This simple ‘celebrity’ is originated from Udupi,a proud fact for all Kannadigas :-).  here goes the recipe….

(The filling I used here is different from the traditional one,this is the one my amma used to cook this tastes little spicy but a good one with different taste)

Ingredients

1.      Dosa batter
                                                                                                  FILLING

For filling

1.      Potato-2 nos cubed

2.      Carrot- 1no cubed

3.      Green peas-1/2 cup

4.      Onion- 1no sliced                             

5.      Ginger-1tbsp julienned

6.      Green chilly-1 or 2 slitted

7.      Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp

8.      Chilly powder-1tsp

9.      Coriander powder-3tsp

10.  Garam masala-1/2 tsp

11.  Meat masala-1tsp(optional)

12.  Salt

13.  Water

14.  Oil

Method of preparation

1.      Cook ingredients 1-7 with 1 cup of water and salt.(if you are using dried peas ,soak it overnight)

2.      Heat 1tbsp of oil in a pan. Reduce the flame. Add in all the powders stir for a minute. Add cooked vegetables mix well .slightly mash it with wooden spoon. Turn off the heat. Filling is ready.

3.      Heat a tawa pour a ladle full of batter. Spread it with the backside of ladle. Sprinkle some oil over the top.let it cook.

4.      When it is cooked, keep a big spoon full of masala on one half of dosa cover it with other half. keep it on tawa for another 30 sec. Serve with sambar or chutney .

This filling is enough to make around ten masala dosas

BEEF ROAST

Still in the hangover of pachadi,kichadi,sambar, aviyal and all…then let’s get out of it by this ‘nadan curry’:-).i  dedicate this to all meat lovers in Kerala.

Ingredients

1.      Beef-1kg cut into small pieces

2.      Onion-2 large ,sliced

3.      Ginger- 2tbsp julienned

4.      Garlic-2tbsp,cut lengthwise

5.      Greenchilly-3 or 4 slitted

6.      Turmeric powder-1tsp

7.      Chilly powder-3tsp

8.      Coriander powder-8tsp

9.      Garam masala-2tsp

10.  Pepper powder-1 ½ tsp

11.  Salt

12.  Water-1/2 cup

For tempering

1.      Pearl onions-8 no cut into thin round slices

2.      Curry leaves-a handful

3.      Mustard seeds-3/4 tsp

4.      Coconut oil-3tbsp

Method of preparation

1.      Heat a pan, reduce the flame add all the powders(ingredients 6-10),stir continuously for 3min or till the raw smell disappears and the powders changes its colour.take care not to burn the powders.

2.      Take a pressure cooker, firstly add beef,then add ingredients 2 -5,lastly add powders and salt ,mix well with your hands so that all ingredients coat well with the meat. Add water and cook till it is done.

3.      Heat oil in a pan, splutter mustard seeds, when they pop up add sliced pearl onions and curry leaves. when the onion turns brown add cooked beef along with the gravy. Cook in high flame till the gravy dries up. then reduce the flame,stir in between and cook until it get well roasted. Serve with rice,chappathi ,porotta,appam…

Notes: To heat the powders it is better to use a nonstick pan. If you are using a normal pan, heat the pan , switch off the flame then add all the powders or else the powders tend to burn in high heat. If you want you can substitute all this powders with about 5 tbsp of readymade meat masala,then no need to heat , directly you can add into the meat and carry on with the remaining steps. Sometimes I do with readymade powders but I feel it lacks the authentic flavor.

PICTORIAL

 sliced onion,ginger and garlic and chilly

 marinated beef

                         cooked beef

                                tempering process

                                        pearl onion turned brown

                                        cooked beef is added ..

                                          ready to be served