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Gram flour Laddu ( Besan, Chickpea flour)

February 20, 2010 Quick Eats No comments

Ingredients:

Gram Flour – 1 cup ( You can also use whole gram you just need to roast it in a pan and powder it)

Sugar – 1/2 cup

Ghee – enough to bind the ingredients

Almonds or Nuts – 1/4 cup

 

How to:

In a pan pour 1 tablespoon ghee and roast the nuts till they become light brown.

Remove the nuts from the pan and chop finely.

In a non stick pan lightly roast the Gram flour till its colour changes from light yellow, to a darker shade. (do not wait till it gets brown)

In a mixer,combine the roasted flour and the sugar.

Transfer the mixture into a bowl and add the chopped nuts to it.

Pour ghee and knead well.

Roll into lime sized balls.

Your laddu is ready.

Store in an air tight container.

(You can refrigerate, if there is any left after tasting)

Baked Fish

February 18, 2010 Indian Non Vegetarian No comments

Ingredients:

Fish – Tuna or Salmon 1/2 kg (if you are using whole Mackerel, 3-4 in number)

Onion – 1 large (finely chopped)

Tomato – 1 medium sized (finely chopped)

Green chillies – 2-3 (finely chopped)

Ginger garlic paste – 2 tablespoons

Chilly powder – 2 teaspoons

Turmeric powder – 1 teaspoon

Pepper powder – 2 teaspoons

Coriander powder – 1 teaspoon

Curry leaves – 1 small bunch

Tamarind paste – 1/4 cup

Oil – 3-4 tablespoons

Salt – to taste ( or 2 teaspoons)

How to:

Marinate the fish with one teaspoon of chilly powder, one teaspoon pepper powder, half a teaspoon turmeric powder and one teaspoon salt.(let it marinate for about an hour)

In a small bowl mix together the remaining chilly powder, coriander powder, pepper powder, turmeric and salt with a little water, and keep aside. 

In a pan put 3-4 tablespoons oil and lightly fry the fish on both sides.

In the same pan, sauté the onions, green chillies, curry leaves and ginger garlic paste for about 5 minutes.

To the mixture add the prepared masala paste. Add the tomatoes and let it simmer for a while till the tomato boils then add the tamarind paste and keep it on a low flame till the oil separates and it forms a thick paste.

Take a baking tray and line it with aluminum foil, leaving the edges free, in order to fold easily.

Spread half the masala onto the foil and place the fried fish on top of it, then spread the remaining half of the masala onto the fish.

Cover with another foil and seal the edges.

Bake in the oven at 325 degree for 30 minutes.

Serve hot with rice.

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