Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Fish Cutlet




Ingredients Needed                                                                                 
                                                                                

Fish fillet (I used Nile perch )  1/2 Kg
Potato         2 medium (boiled n smashed)
Onion          1Big
Green chillies   2 (finely chopped)
Ginger             1 inch (finely chopped)
Garlic              1 tsp (finely chopped)
Turmeric powder  1/4 tsp
Garam masala - 1/2  tsp

Black pepper powder 1 tsp
Corriander leaves (finely chopped) 3 sprigs
Curry leaves (finely chopped) 1 sprig
Salt - to taste

Eggs2                                                                      
All purpose flour1tsp                                                                                  
Bread crumbs                                                                                  
Oil 

Preparation 

Boil fish fillet with a pinch of salt, turmeric powder and pepper powder. once cooked drain the water and shred it. pour oil in a pan, as the oil becomes hot put onion, ginger, garlic, green chillies and curry leaves and saute it for 3-4 minuits in low flame. Now add pepper powder and garam masala then add shredded fish to it and mix well. Don't add water to it. Add smashed potatoes as well and mix well. Spread some corriander leaves, salt u can ad as per the taste.

Allow to cool the mixture and then make small round balls. Make patties with it, Take a bowl beat the eggs with flour and in another plate spread the bread crumbs. Dip this patties in the egg mixture first and then coat it with bread crumbs. Now deep fry the cutlets in oil.



 

Monday, March 10, 2014

Rice Murukku

Recipe courtesy : Maya's Mother (Kamalamma Teacher)  :) :)
Thank U Maya for the easy n tasty recipe  :D







Ingredients Needed

Rice Flour                  2 Cups
Urad dal powder        3/4 Cup
Chilly powder             3/4 Teaspoon
Salt                             to taste
Sesame Seeds            1 Teaspoon
Cumin Seeds              1 Teaspoon
Fresh coconut Milk     1cup
Asafoetida powder      a pinch (Purely optional)
Boiled Water             
Oil for deep frying 
 
Preparation



Wash and drain  Urad Dal .In a pan on medium heat, fry the Urad Dal till it becomes light brown color,Once cooled, grind it into a smooth powder.
Combine Urad Dal powder, Rice flour, Chilly powder, Salt, Sesame seeds and Cumin Seeds well and make it into a smooth dough using coconut milk and boiled hot water (pls add water carefully to attain the desired consistency) . If the dough is soft then it can  easily be pressed through Idiyappam maker (Pls use the star shaped Achu )
Lay a sheet of wax paper or aluminium foil  and lightly oil it. Fill the dough in the Idiyappam maker. Press the dough onto the  paper in concentric circles. Put it in the hot Oil and deep fry till it is crispy and  a very light brown color. Let the excess Oil drain on a tissue and allow it to cool. store them in airtight containers.