Saturday, October 2, 2010

Potato Curd Pachadi





Ingredients

1. Boiled and mashed potato - 5tblspoon
2. Onion chopped- 2tblspoon
3. Jeera- 1tblspoon
4. Curd - 1cup
5. Chilli powder- 1/2 tsp
6. Gharam masala- 1/2 tsp
7. Salt to taste











Method 

Put some oil in the pan.  Fry some Jeera and add the onion to it. Fry it for some time till onion turns brown.  Now add chilli powder, turmeric powder and garam masala and fry till the powder loses it's raw smell.  Now add the mashed potato, salt and fry till the potato mixes with all incredients.  With this mixture add the curd and garnish with fresh coriander leaves.

Prawn - Chickpeas Fry


Ingredients

Prawns- 1/2 kg clean and marinate with lemon juice.
Chickpeas - 50gms (socked and boiled)
Curd- 5tblspoons
Bayleaf - 2
Cloves - 4
Cinnamon - 1/2 inch
Saunf - 1/2tsp
Ginger garlic paste - 1tblspoon
Saunf powder - 1tsp
Coconut oil - 1tblspoon
Onion - 2
Chilli powder - 1tblspoon
Coriander powder - 1tblspoon

Method

Put some oil in the pan and add cloves, bayleaf and cinnamon in the oil and fry for sometime.  Then add onion to it and fry it till onion turns golden brown. Now add chilli powder, coriander powder and turmeric powder.   Fry the masalas till it loses it's raw smell.  Add the marinated prawns and salt to the mixture and fry for sometime.  Now add curd and chick peas to the mixture and allow the gravy to thicken.   Once the gravy thickens and the gravy starts to coat with the prawns add Saunf powder and coconut oil to the mixture and keep it in the low flame for some more minutes.  Now remove from the flame and garnish with fresh coriander.