Kothu Parota

Kothu Parota

01:13 by Fathima

Kothu parota is a very well known dish thats more popular in the street side stalls of southern India. Its an absolute blend of left over ingredients citing us an example of complete reuse.So dont worry about the left over parotas you have got , just toss them into flavorful kothu parotas in a fatafat way.

Ingredients:

Parota - 5 (Shredded in a blender)
Onion - 2(medium sized- cut into cubes)
Tomato - 4(cut into cubes)
Egg - 2
Ginger - 2 tspn(chopped)
Garlic - 2 tspn(chopped)
Green chilly - 1(chopped)
Mutton - 10-12 pieces(already cooked and shallow fried)
Gravy - 2 tblspn (chicken, Mutton, or Beef)
Garam Masala - 1 tspn
Chilly powder - 1/2 tspn
Fennel powder- 1/2 tspn
Pepper- 2tspn
Coriander Leaves- 1/2 cup
Oil - 3-4 tblspn

Method:

• Heat Oil in pan and Saute green chilly, and chopped ginger garlic.

• When they slightly get sauteed add in the onion and salt. When onion gets transparent and starts changing its color, scramble the eggs gently in it.

• Now throw in the previously cooked and shallow fried mutton pieces and mix them well with ingredients.
• Once they start to turn dry, pour in the gravy, tomatoes and the Masalas( Garam masala,Chilli powder, Fennel powder, Pepper) and cook them under high flame for 2 minutes.

• Finally its time to add those shredded Parotas. Just add 2 teaspoon oil at this stage to make it more tastier.
• Now throw in the coriander leaves and stir fry for few minutes before serving the very flavorful Kothu parota.

Notes:

• Prefer Mutton gravy for more taste and flavour.
• Using the mutton fried oil for kothu parota adds to its taste.
• Shred the parotas in a simple way using the mixer.
• Using Tomato Sauce along with tomatoes gives it an added punch.
• It can be prepared using mutton, chicken or beef gravy.
• Be cautious while adding salt as there is salt in many of the ingredients already.

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Spicy and Creamy Egg Masala

Spicy and Creamy Egg Masala

23:58 by Fathima

This recipe has a unique combination of egg with roasted gram which makes it creamy and rich in its texture. It doesn't involve much ingredients but still tastes full bodied and flavorful. Even though I have prepared it spicy you could adjust the spice level as per your taste buds. So now lets get into the creamy rich recipe...  

Ingredients:

Egg - 6
Onion - 3 large ones(sliced)
Garam Masala - 1/2 tspn
Chilli Powder - 1 tspn
Curry Leaves - 2 sprigs
Vinegar - 1 tspn
Roasted Gram (Chutney dal or Pottu kadalai) - 2 tbspn ( Soaked in water for 10 minutes)
Oil - 3 tspn.
Water - 1 to 2 cups

Method:

• Initially boil the eggs in water, remove the shell and keep it aside.
• Pour oil in a sauce pan and saute the onions for around 3 minutes till they turn transparent.
• Then add in the roasted gram(pottu kadalai) and saute for a minute.
• Then add in the garam masala, chilli powder, vinegar and salt and saute to get rid off  the raw smell for 2-3 minutes.
• Put off the flame and leave it aside for cooling.
• Grind it in a blender to a fine paste.
• Now cook this paste by adding water in a pan till they boil. Now add in the boiled eggs and wait for another few minutes so that they boil well together.
• Turn off the flame and add in coriander leaves for flavor and taste.
• Serve it hot with Indian flat breads like chapati, naan or even with other main course like ghee rice , idiyapam etc.,

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Parota

Parota

07:22 by Fathima

Parota or Porata or Porota is a well known layered flat bread in southern India owing to its taste and aroma when its served hot. Even though its a tedious process, people love making it for their loved ones on special occasions. It does not involve much ingredients and with practice you can easily master this Tempting Parotas.

Ingredients:

All Purpose Flour (Maida) - 1 kg
Egg - 1
Baking soda - 1/4 tspn
Curd or Milk -1/4 cup
Water - 3/4 litre
Sugar - 1 tspn
Salt - As Per Taste
Oil - As needed

Method:

• Mix the flour, egg, baking soda, sugar and salt together.

• Then add in water and milk/curd to knead a dough thats neither too soft nor too hard.

• Leave the dough undisturbed for 10-15 minutes.

• Now pull out round shaped balls from the prepared dough and coat each of the balls with oil to keep it moist.

• Now Cover these balls with a wet muslin cloth and leave it undisturbed for another 30-40 minutes.

• When you remove the cloth later, you will find the balls to be expanded in size somewhat.
• Now take out a ball,pour a tspn of oil and with the help of your palm spread it out evenly like that of a chapati.

• With the help of both your hands gently hold it and beat it softly on a even flat surface to make it more thinner and elastic.

• Once you feel it elastic enough, hold one end together and circle the other end layer by layer. You will get a structure similar to that of a rose as shown below.

• Leave it aside for 5 minutes. Once you finish this process with all the balls, the first one would by ready to be prepared.
• Now take,pour a tspn oil and spread it out evenly(not bigger than your palm size).
• Finally put them on a hot pan or tawa and cook it in low-medium flame so that the inner part gets cooked enough.

• Pour in oil both sides while cooking to enhance its flavor and taste.
• When both sides of Parota turn golden in color take them out. 
• If needed you can pile three or four hot parotas together and beat with both your hands from the sides to get the layers out of them.Its not very necessary but it does give a fluffy feathery look.

• And there you have the tempting soft layered flat bread to be tasted with any vegetarian or non vegetarian gravy.

Note:

• Adding curd/milk helps soften the Parotas.
• Adding sugar gives it a golden brown tinch after cooking.
• Kneading is a very important step and make sure its done with care. If the dough is either too soft or hard, it would be very difficult to make it elastic and would tear off into pieces.
• Do not panic if you find small hole like tears here and there while making it elastic.

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Crispy Sweet Cutlet

Crispy Sweet Cutlet

08:04 by Fathima

Cutlets are undoubtedly one of the most sort after evening snack by people of all age groups. Now try this sweet cutlets for a change which is much more easier, equally tasty and crispy like the spicy ones.

Ingredients:

Banana - 2
Sugar - 4 tbspn
Grated Coconut - 1 cup
Cardamom powder - 1 tspn
Ghee - 1 tspn
All Purpose flour (Maida) - 2 tbspn
Water - 1 and 1/2 tbspn
Oil - To deep fry
Bread Crumbs - To dip and coat

Method:

• Begin the process by steaming bananas in a steamer until the skin colour changes and it becomes softer.
• After removing the bananas from steamer and allowing it to cool slightly, Mash them well manually and leave it aside.
• Now take a fry pan and Saute Coconut and Sugar together till it gets crispy in low flame.(Make sure the coconut doesn't turn brown due to over sauteing or high flame).
• Now add in Ghee, Cardamom and the mashed bananas and mix it well.
• After turning the flame off, knead the mixture like that of a chapati dough and make small round shaped balls from it.
• Mix Maida and Water together to form a dipping batter. 
• Now dip the shaped balls in the maida batter and coat it well with the bread crumbs.
• Finally deep fry them in oil until they turn golden brown in colour.

Note:

• Make sure the coconut doesn't turn brown due to over sauteing or high flame.
• For well shaped and crispy cutlets, place them in fridge for 10 minutes before frying.

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Sauteed Coconut Chicken Curry

Sauteed Coconut Chicken Curry

02:53 by Fathima

As the name suggests the highlighted ingredient of this dish is Coconut itself. Coconut not only adds flavor and rich taste to your dish , but is also well known for its amazing health benefits. If you are looking out to give a twist to your traditional chicken curry, then this dish would surely make in to your to do list.

Ingredients:

Chicken - 10 pieces
Onion -  2 medium sized(sliced)
Tomato - 1 big sized
Ginger - 1 and 1/2 tspn(crushed)
Garlic -  1 and 1/2 tspn(crushed)
Green Chilly - 1
Red Chilly Powder - 1 tbspn
Coriander Powder - 2 tbspn
Fennel Powder - 1 tbspn
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tbspn
Curry Leaves - 1 fig
Oil - 2 tbspn
Salt to Taste

Ingredients for Sauteing:
Coconut - 1/2 cup
Onion - 1 small sized
Cinnamon - 1/2
Cardamom - 3
Cloves - 3
Curry Leaves -  2 sprigs

Method:

• In a fry pan, put the ingredients for sauteing given above and saute under low flame. Continue till it emits a flavorful smell and turn it off. Keep it aside for cooling.

• Now blend this coconut mixture into a fine paste.

• Take a sauce pan and heat oil. Add Onion, Ginger garlic, tomato and green chilly one by one respectively.

• Once the raw smell fades off, add the Chicken pieces with salt and allow it to cook keeping it closed.

• Once the chicken is 3/4th ready, add the masala powder( red chilly, coriander, fennel and turmeric).

• Finally pour the coconut paste and required amount of water for cooking.

• Allow it to cook for nearly 7 minutes and garnish it with curry leaves when ready to serve.

• It can be served hot with chapathi , naan , rotis, idiyappam or any others as per your choice.

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Easy Beef Roast

Easy Beef Roast

08:39 by Fathima

Cooking is lot more fun when it is easy to prepare and still fulfills your taste appetite.
Here is one of such recipe that your taste buds would love without putting in much of your effort and time. So lets move on to it..

Ingredients:

Beef - 1/2 kg (cut into cubes)
Onion - 2 (large sized and cut into small cubes)
Green Chilly -  2 (chopped)
Tomato - 1 (large in size)
Curry leaves - 2 Sprigs
Salt to taste

For Marination:
Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tablespoon
Chilly powder - 1 tablespoon
Turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Fennel Powder - 1 tablespoon
Salt to taste

Method:

• Begin by marinating the Beef with the ingredients given under marination for few minutes.

• Transfer the beef pieces into cooker and cook for 4 - 5 whistles in low flame until they become soft. (the whistle count or the cooking time may vary depending upon the nature of beef you have got.) If any excess water left behind, drain them out.
• Pour oil in a pan and shallow fry the cooked beef for few minutes.

• Now take another pan and saute the remaining ingredients( onion, gchilly and tomato) and cook closed for 10 minutes.

• Now just add the fried beef to the sauted mixture and allow it to cook together closed or few minutes until they blend well.

• Finally garnish it with curry leaves and serve. 

• It tastes absolutely splendid and is a great combination with idiappam , appam chapathi , puttu , palada , otada etc..

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Fried Prawn Masala

Fried Prawn Masala

02:49 by Fathima

Prawns is definitely one of the most sort after sea food owing to its unique flavorful, juicy  and scrumptious nature. And when its blend with the perfect mix of spices, it tastes heavenly.
So here is the recipe for you to try it.

Fried Prawn Masala involves two steps: Marination and Gravy preparation.

Ingredients To Marinate Prawns:

Prawns - 1kg
Ginger Garlic Paste - 2 tspn each
Chilli Powder - 2 tspn
Fennel Powder - 2 tspn
Cumin Powder- 1/4 tspn

Grind the following together into powder form:

• Coriander - 2 tspn
• Clove - 1
• Cinnamon - 1 tspn

Salt - To Taste

Coconut Oil - As required for Frying

Ingredients To Prepare Gravy:

Onion - 4(Medium Sized)

Ginger - 1/2 tspn

Garlic - 1/2 tspn

Tomato - 3(Medium Sized)

Green Chilly - 1

Shallots - 5 to 6

Pepper - 1/2 tspn

Coriander Powder - 1 tbspn

Fennel Powder - 1 tspn

Chilli Powder - 1/2 tspn

Garam Masala - A pinch

Curry Leaves - 1 Sprig

Oil - 1 tbspn

Water - 1/2 cup

Method:

• Initially Marinate the washed prawns with the above given marination ingredients for around 15 minutes and leave it aside.
• Once it is coated well in the mixture, fry the prawns in coconut oil until they are almost(3/4th) cooked and remove it from pan.

• Now  crush together Ginger, Garlic, Shallots and a sprig of Curry Leaves coarsely and saute them in a pan with some coconut oil.
• Now gradually add Onion, tomato ,Curry Leaves and Salt to it and cook them closed for around 10 minutes under low heat.

• Once the onion , tomato mixture is sauted well and gets watery , transfer the fried prawns into it.

• Let it cook for 5 minutes.
• Now add the masalas( Chilli powder, Coriander Powder, Pepper, Fennel Powder and Garam Masala) along with 1/2 cup of water.

• Leave it it cook for around 5 minutes under medium to high heat and turn off.

• And there you see the mouth watering and pleasing plate of Fried Prawn Masala to be enjoyed.

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