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Prawn Curry

February 15, 2010 Indian Non Vegetarian No comments

Ingredients:

Prawns – 1/2 kg

Onion – 1 large (chopped)

Tomato – 1 large (chopped)

Green Chillies – 2 (chopped)

Ginger garlic paste – 2 tablespoons

Curry leaves – 1 small bunch

Chilly powder – 1 tablespoon

Coriander powder – 2 tablespoons

Pepper powder – 1 teaspoon

Turmeric powder – 1/4 teaspoon

Oil – 3-4 tablespoons

Salt – 2 teaspoons

How To:

Wash and de-vein the prawns, mix with a teaspoon salt and keep aside. (Keeping the tail on the prawn will give it a better appearance)

In a small bowl mix the ginger garlic paste, chilly, turmeric, coriander,pepper powder and a teaspoon salt and keep aside.

In a pan add three tablespoons olive oil/coconut oil and on a medium flame, sauté the onions, green chillies and curry leaves.

When the onions are cooked, add the prepared masala mixture, and sauté for  2-3 minutes, then add the chopped tomato to the mix and let it stay on low flame for a while, till the tomato is cooked and becomes a smooth paste.

Pour 1/2 cup water into the pan. when the gravy begins to thicken, add the prawns and let the curry simmer for about 10 minutes.

Check if the prawns are boiled and remove from flame.

Serve hot with rice.

(You can add flavor to this dish by shallow frying the prawns before adding it to the curry)

Beef Chilly Fry

February 2, 2010 Indian Non Vegetarian One comment

Beef chilly fry is a quick and easy dish that is guaranteed to earn you fans!

Ingredients:

Meat – 1 kg (Beef , Lamb, Pork)

Ginger – 1 inch piece (chopped)

Garlic – 4 pods (crushed)

Onion- 1 large (sliced)

Red Chilly – 4-5 (crushed)

Red Chilly powder – 1-2 teaspoons

Peppercorns – 10 (whole)

Cinnamon – 1 inch piece

Cloves – 4-5 (whole)

Curry leaves – 1 small bunch

Tomato – 1 large (chopped)

Vinegar – 1/4 cup

Water – 1 cup

Salt to taste

How To:

Chop meat into 1 inch pieces and keep aside.

Slice onions and tomato and keep aside.

In a pressure cooker, add the ginger, garlic, peppercorns, cinnamon, cloves, vinegar, water and finally the meat.

Pressure cook for 20-30 minutes.

In a pan (cast iron pan is best), Pour 4-5 tablespoons of olive oil (or any oil of your choice), season the onions till golden brown, add the crushed red chillies and the curry leaves and sauté for 2-3 minutes, add the chilly powder and stir finally add the tomatoes and cook for a while, till the tomatoes are soft.

Add the meat (all the contents in the pressure cooker) to the mixture and check the seasoning. Add more vinegar and salt if needed.

Keep stirring till the meat absorbs all the gravy and becomes a dry roast.

Serve hot with rice or bread of your choice.

It tastes better every time you reheat it. So don’t worry if you have some left over :)