Simple Chicken Curry

Yesterday prepared this simple curry. There was just 1 tomato left in the fridge and I was too tired to go to shop again. So made this curry and made my mind to compromise on the taste. But it was too good.

Ingredients
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Chicken - 500gms
Ginger Garlic Paste - 2 Teaspoon
Tomato - 1
Onion - 1
Kulabu Milagai Thool - 3 Teaspoon
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 Teaspoon
Saunf - 1/2 Teaspoon
Curry Masala Powder - 1/4 Teaspoon
Gingelly Oil - 1 Tablespoon
Curry leave
Salt

Method
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1.Heat oil in a pressure cooker. Season with saunf and curry leaves.
2.Add sliced onion and ginger garlic paste and fry till golden brown.
3.Add chopped tomato and fry for 3 minutes.
4.Add Turmeric power , Kulambu Milagai Thool and chicken pieces one by one and fry for 5 minutes.
5.Add curry masala powder.
6.Add salt and 1/2 cup of water.
7.Close the lid and pressure cook for 1 whistle.
8.Serve hot with rice.

Upma

This is the usual  upma, but my family loves this. We have it at least once in  a week.

Ingredients
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Rava - 2 Cups
Green Chilly - 2
Ginger - a small piece
Cashew - Few
Curry leaves - Few
Channa dal  - 1 Teaspoon
Mustard - 1/2 Teaspoon
Oil - 1 Tablespoon
Ghee or Coconut Oil - 1 Teaspoon
Salt


Method
1.Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a pan and roast rava. Remove from fire.
2.Heat the remaining oil in a pan and season with mustard, curry leaves, channa dal and cashew nut.
3.Add Green chillies and finely chopped ginger.
4.Add roasted rava and mix them. Add salt.
5.Boil 4 cups of water in kettle.
6.Once it is boiled, add the water to the upma mix. Mix nicely.
7.Keep it in medium fire till rava is cooked.
8.Switch off the stove and add Ghee/coconut oil.
9.Serve hot with sugar or Coconut chutney.

Paal Kolukattai

Amma used to prepare this atleast once in a month when we were kids. It was a sweet memory , sitting together with sisters in kitchen and rolling small balls out of rice dough.

Ingredients

Rice flour - 1 cup
Jaggery - 1/2 cup
Cardamom -1
Coconut - 2 Tablespoons grated
Milk or coconut milk -  1 cup (optional)
Salt - a pinch

Method
1.Boil water.
2.Mix pinch of salt in rice flour, add boiled water in rice flour. Mix with a spoon.
3.When it cooled down, knead it to a smooth ball.
4.Make small balls out of this mixture.
5.In the mean time, boil water(+ milk if using) in a pan.  when it is boiling, put a handful of these small balls in the water.
6.It'll float after 2 -3 minutes. Now add next batch of balls. wait till they are floating on the top.
7.Finish with all balls.
8.Add powdered jaggery. Add more if you want. Add the crushed cardamom.
9.Once jaggery is melted, mix  2 teaspoon of rice flour with 1/4 cup of water and add it to the mixture.
10.keep it medium flame for 5 minutes.
11.Swith off the stove.
12.Add grated coconut( and coconut milk if using).
13. Serve after 5 minutes.

Mutton Kola Fry

Whenever Amma prepares mutton kola urundai kulambu, she makes kola fry along with it. It is super easy.

Ingredients
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Same mixture we prepare in mutton kola urundai kulambu  in step 6- as required
Boiled potatoes - 2 or 3
Oil
Egg - 1(optional)
Chopped onions, curry leaves, Green chilly - optional

Method
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1.Mash the boiled potatoes and mix them with the mutton mixture.
2.If required add extra chopped onions, curry leaves and green chillies.
3.Make small lemon size balls out of mixture.
4.Flatten them in palm and arrange in  a plate.
5.Heat a tawa.
6.Arrange the mutton patties in the tawa and cook them by turning them frequently and add oil.
7.If it is breaking, beat the egg. Dip the patties in egg and then fry.
8.Instead of shallow frying, can deep fry in oil.
9.Serve hot.

Potato Peas Subji

This is a north indian style subji I tried yesterday. Goes well with roti's.

Ingredients
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Potatoes - 200gms (Boiled)
Green Peas - 200gms
Onion - 1
Tomato - 2
Cinnamon - 2
Star anise -1
Chilly powder - 1 Teaspoon
Coriander powder  - 1 Teaspoon
Turmeric powder - 1/4 Teapsoon
Garam masala  - 1/2 Teaspoon
Ginger - 1 Teaspoon
Cumin Seeds - 1/2 Teaspoon
Coriander leaves - for garnishing
Oil - 2 Teaspoon
Salt

Method
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1.Heat oil in a pan. Season with cumin seeds, cinnamon and star anise.
2.Add finely chopped onion and fry till it becomes golden colour.
3.Add finely chopped tomatoes and ginger and fry till the oil comes out.
4.Add chilly powder,coriander powder , turmeric powder and fry for 3 minutes.
5.Add green peas and boiled potatoes and fry.
6.If required add 2 Tablespoon of water and cook.
7.Add garam masala powder and add water to adjust the consistency.
8.Switch off the stove and garnish with coriander leaves.
9.Serve hot with roti.

Meen Kulambu

Saturday I prepared this simple meen kulambu with minimum no of ingredients. And without coconut, as my mixie is out of order. So, the recipe follows..

Ingredients
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Sea Bream - 2
Gingelly Oil - 1 and half Tablespoon
Onion - 1 (preferably shallots, if available)
Tomato - 1 ( can be 2)
Methi Seeds - 1 Teaspoon
Saunf - 1 Teaspoon
Curry leaves - few
Garlic - 3 crushed
Tamarind - Size of small lemon
Kulambu Milagi Thool - 5 heaped Teaspoons
Turmeric powder - 1/2 Teaspoon
Green chilly - 2 slitted

Method
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1.Clean the fish with turmeric powder,salt and little vinegar. Drain the water completely.
2.Heat oil in a pan. Season with methi seeds, saunf and curry leaves.
3.Add chopped onions and a pinch of salt and fry till they become deep golden brown.
4.Add garlic and chopped tomatoes and fry till the oil comes out.
5.Add masala powder and fry till the raw smell goes. If it is too dry, add a teaspoon of water.
6.Now use a hand blender and coarsely grind the mixture for 2 mins.
7.Add tamarind water , green chillies and salt.
8.Let it boil till the raw smell goes..
9.Add the cleaned fish, close the lid and cook for 7 minutes.
10.Serve hot with rice.

Note
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1. A fish with fat gives taste to this curry..
2. A teaspoon of gingelly oil and fresh curry leaves can be added at the end after switching off the stove.
3.I used the kulambu milagai thool prepared by amma. Can substitute with aachi kulambu milagai thool.
 

Black Channa Curry

Yesterday prepared this simple kadala curry as a side for chapathi. Didn't have time to take pictures. May be next time, I can add the picture. Here goes the recipe..

Ingredients

Black Channa  - 1 cup (Soaked overnight)
Onion - 1
Tomato - 2
Ginger Garlic Paste - 2 teaspoon
Cumin - 1 Teaspoon
Chilly Powder  - 1 Teaspoon
Coriander Powder - 1 Teaspoon
Kulambu Milagai Thool - 1 Teaspoon
Turmeric Powder - 1/2 Teaspoon
Curry Masala Powder - 1/2 teaspoon(can substitute with Garam malasa)
Coriander Leaves
Oil - 1 Tablespoon

Method
1.Heat oil in a pressure cooker and season with cumin seeds.
2.Add onion and fry till golden brown.
3.Add ginger garlic paste and tomato pieces and fry.
4.Add soaked channa and all masala powders(except curry masala), and coriander leaves and fry for sometime.
5.Add water (I usually add boiling water to reduce the cooking time). Close the pressure cooker and cook for 10 minutes in medium flame.
6.Open the cooker and add curry masala powder.
7.Serve hot with chapathis. But I hope this goes well with rice too.


Note.

Can add coconut milk at the end if we need a change. I liked it this way..