PANI PURI

Golagappa or Pani Puri is one of the famous chats seen  in streets.This actually belongs to |North Indian snack item.But it has become widely popular in South India.To be frank I too love this a lot.The taste of spicy and sweet water varies in different places.I made this according to my taste so it's little spicy and sweet.Now a days ready to fry puri's are also available in market.I purchased ready made packet for puris.So let us watch how to prepare the spicy sweet pani and how to assemble this.

                                                              INGREDIENTS

1.Sweet  and Spicy Pani

• Dates                                         -  10 nos seedless
• Green chilies                           -   2 or 3
• Coriander leaves                     -   1/4 cup
• Mint leaves                              -   2.5 tb sp
• Sugar                                         -   2-3 tbsp
• Jeera powder                            -  1/4 tsp
• Salt                                           -   to taste
• Lemon juice                            -   1/2 of a lemon
• Panipuri masala                      -   1 tsp
• Water                                       -   600 ml

Grind everything together and add water to it.Strain this and refrigerate this.

 2.Potato Filling

Boil Potato with salt and add 1/2 tsp of  pani puri masala and mash this.Chop one onion and mix this together Keep this  aside.

3.Seva mixture

4.Masala Bhoondis

Sprinkle 2- 3 tsp on the top of the sweet and spicy water brfore use.

.Finally take ready to fry puris and fry this in hot oil.Keep this also aside.

                                                           METHOD

Make a hole in the top center of the puri with our finger. Fill a tsp of potato masala in it.After that add 1/2 tsp of seva mixture and serve.Immerse in the cool Sweet spicy pani and eat suddenly.

ENJOY!!!

FISH SALAD

Salad is one of the healthy dishes.As we all know people prepare this in different ways using different ingredients.There are people whose faces just become sad on hearing Salad.But to those people today I am preparing a tasty and simple Fish Salad.This can be served as a starter, snack or any time meal.We can use any type of flesh fish meat for this recipe.First we have to apply masala on fish and fry till crispy.While frying we have to crush it with the spatula.Then mix this fried fish with some chopped veggies and peanuts to make it more delicious.Let us move to the presentation now...

                                                           INGREDIENTS

• Fish meat.                                             -  200 gms
• Onions chopped                                   -   2 medium onions
• Green chilies                                       -   4 chopped
• Tomatoes chopped                               -   1 
• Ginger chopped                                   -    a pinch
• Carrot chopped                                    -   2 tbsp
• Vinegar                                                -   1 tsp or lemon juice
• Peanuts skin removed                          -    3 tbsp
• Salt to taste 
• Coriander leaves                                -   2 tbsp chopped
• Coconut oil                                        -   1 tsp + 2 tbsp
• Red chilly powder                             -   1.5 tsp
• Turmeric powder                               -   1/2 tsp
• Salt                                                    -   to taste
• Pepper powder                                  -   1/2 tsp

                                                           METHOD

• Clean the fish pieces and apply pepper powder, red chilly powder, turmeric powder and salt.

•  Fry this in 2 tbsp of coconut oil till crispy.

•  While frying crush this with the spatula .

•  Take a bowl and add the chopped onions, green chillies ginger,tomato,and salt. Mix this well.

•  Add vinegar and add the peanuts to it.

•  Add the fried fish  to it.

•  Combine well.Add coriander leaves and Serve.

                                         

                                                 Enjoy the delicious Fish Salad!!!!!!

MACKEREL FISH MOLEE

Fish molee or Fish stew is an unique Kerala dish. This dish is not a spicy one.The fish is fried and cooked in coconut milk is the basic procedure.As in all fish dishes we are not using any cambogia or tamarind, instead of that I used tomatoes and vinegar here.This dish is an excellent combo with Rice, Bread, Appam,Naan, Puttu, etc.I am actually very happy to get appreciated by the film actor Charu Hasan for the same recipe.Long back he had visited my home and I had prepared the same fish recipe with Pearl Spot fish.So guys try this awesome recipe and enjoy..

                                                       INGREDIENTS

• Mackerel Fish                              -     8 tail part

  ( Marinate the fish with 2 tsp red chilly powder, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder, 1/2 tsp vinegar little salt.. keep aside for 15 mins.)

• Onion Sliced                             -        2 
• Green chillies                            -        6-8 slit length wise
• Tomato                                      -        2 , slice it round 
• Garlic                                        -        15 cloves
• Ginger                                       -        3/4  piece chopped
• Turmeric powder                      -         1/2 tsp
• Mustard powder                       -         1/3 tsp
• Curry leaves                             -         2 sprigs
• Vinegar                                    -         1 tbsp or as required
• Coconut milk                           -         1.5 to 2 cups( Thick)
• Salt                                          -         to taste
• For Grinding  Masala             -         Take Garlic, Ginger, Turmeric powder, Mustard powder, along with 4 slice tomato in a mixer to a fine paste..

                                              METHOD

• First Heat the pan.Add 4-5 tbsp coconut oil and fry the fish.
•  When it is half done add the pasted masala and saute for few minites more.
• Now add the coconut milk ,vinegar, salt , fried fish and sliced tomato and allow it  to single boil  and switch off the flame.
• Closed the pan and keep it closed for 15 mins. After 15 mins its ready to serve.

                            

• In the same oil saute the sliced onion,and green chilies.

• When the onions becomes translucent add the grinded masala and saute till the raw smell is gone.

• Keep aside 5 slices of tomatoes and add the balance tomatoes to it.Saute till the oil appears in the sides.

• Now add the coconut milk.

• Add salt and vinegar.

• Add the sliced tomatoes and stir well.

• Add the fried fishes to it.

• When the gravy starts to boil  turn off the flame, add the curry leaves and close it with a lid. Let it stay for 15 mins. 

• Serve  when it is cool with Rice, chappathi, pathiri, parotta, bread, puttu etc and ENJOY!!!!!

COCONUT RASAM....

Definitely you all have heard about many types of Rasam..Today I m presenting to you a special Rasam named Coconut Rasam.In Mysore we are served with this type of Rasam and it is prepared with coconut milk.But here I have prepared in a special way by grinding coconut , tomato and tamarind.The taste of this Rasam is simply awesome.Now let us get started with the preparation.

                                                      INGREDIENTS

• Coconut grated                          -   1/2 to 3/4 cup
• Tomato                                      -   2
• Tamarind                                   -   a small gooseberry size
• Garlic                                        -   2 cloves
• Garlic crushed                          -   1 bulb full
• Shallots crushed                       -   5
• Pepper powder                         -   1 tsp
• Jeera/Cumin powder                -   3/4 tsp
• Red chilly flakes                      -   1 tbsp
• Coriander powder                    -   1 tsp ( optional)
• Green chilly                             -   1 slit
• Fenugreek seed                        -   8-10
• Mustard seed                           -   1/2 tsp
• Dry Red chilly                        -    2 cut into pieces
• Curry leaves                           -    a handful ( Curry leaf is good for health so I am using more)
• Coriander leaves                     -   1/4 cup chopped
• Asafoetida/ Hing  powder      -   1/2 tsp
• Water                                     -    as required
• Salt                                         -   to taste
• Coconut oil                            -   3 tbsp

                                                        METHOD

•  Set all the ingredients by side.

•  Grind the coconut, tomato, 2 garlic cloves and a turmeric powder to a fine paste. No need to add water.

•  Heat oil in a kadai and splutter fenugreek first.

•  Then splutter mustard seeds.

•  Next to that add the curry leaves and dry red chilly.

•  Saute well. Now add the crushed garlic to it and saute till brown.

•  Add the red chilly flakes to it and saute well.

•  Add little turmeric powder, cumin powder and pepper powder to it.saute well.

•  Add the grinded coconut masala to it and stir well till the water content leaves.

• Add water , asafoetida , coriander leaves , salt and allow it to boil for 2 mins.

Here is the special Coconut Rasam for you guys Enjoy!!!