Non-vegetarian dishes
Mississippi Blackened Cat-Fish – Healthy Way To Eat It
- 24
- February
- 2011
Crispy Oven-Baked Fish: Southern Cooking – Blackened Cat-fish (not fried but baked)! Since, I have rooted at Mississippi for a long time, now…I have a slight incline towards Southern delights (U.S.A). No wonder that many call it as soul food n comfort food. I have strong affinity towards anything down-home country cooking! Well, to me […]
Green Beans – Shrimps Curry / Beans-Prawn Curry
- 20
- February
- 2011
Beans-Eral Kuzhambu: Ingredients: Beans 1 bowlPrawns 10-15 largeGarlic 5-7 cloves mincedGinger 2″ gratedOnion 1 large- gratedTomato 1-2 crushedSaltTurmeric 1/4 spoonChili powder 1 spoonCumin seeds 1 spoonOil few spoons. Method: Heat oil, and add cumin seeds. Add ginger-garlic and onions. Fry real good, till fragrant. Further add tomatoes, salt, turmeric and chili powder. Add beans too. […]
Fried Eggs – Anywhere, Anytime!
- 15
- February
- 2011
Fried Egg: Ande Fry. Mutta Porichadhu. Varutha Muttai. Spicy Egg Fry. Well, if you ever survived for a long time…stuck in a/the hostel; constantly prone to travel to remote country side (of any country for that matter) and managed yourself with just basics in the kitchen!!! Then, you will probably understand what I mean, ‘Eggs […]
Mutton Paaya / Goat’s Meat Paaya
- 10
- February
- 2011
Mutton Paaya: Ingredients: Fennel Seeds 2 spoonsCardamom 2 crushedPeppercorns 1 1 spoonFresh red/green chilies 3Curry leaves fewOnion 1 large gratedGinger-garlic paste 1 spoonTomato 1 small crushedSaltMutton 1/2 kiloOil few spoons. Method: Pressure cook the meat, till tender. Set aside. Heat oil in a wok, add all the tempering spices followed by onion, ginger-garlic paste…fry real […]
Calamari Thokku
- 09
- February
- 2011
Kalamari Hot and Spicy Varuval: I had some kind of guts to bring this squids home(however it was only frozen)with the intention of cooking! Well, I have laid my hands on this little creature several times during research, cut them down…never, ever had a clue’ that people might actually eat it! When I was studying […]
Fried Smelt Fish / Crispy Smelt Fish Fry / Kezhanga Meen Varuval / Spicy, Fried Smelt Fish
- 30
- January
- 2011
Kezhanga Meen Varuval: I don’t know whether I did any justice to what I majored in ‘Fishery Biology’…but sure’ it is very helpful to track down quality procure, careful cooking and delicious food, hehe:):) Ingredients: Smelt Fish – whole (guts removed, scaled) 10SaltTurmeric powder 1/2 spoonChili powder 1-2 spoonsRice Flour 2-4 spoonsTamarind paste 1 spoonLemon […]
Muttai Dhaniya Curry: This recipe is shared by my good old friend Shabana…she picked up cooking as early as while she was in 8th grade, and was like a guru to me. I use to just admire at her way of dedication…whether it is her cooking or art work. Ingredients: Eggs – boiled and peeledGreen […]
Egg Dosa: Ingredient: Dosa batter 1 bowlEgg whites from 2 eggs(for each dosa)Ghee/oil for smearing. Method: You know…heat a griddle, make a thin crepe of dosa batter, followed by egg whites. Add oil on the sides. Turn over and remove from heat.
Arcot Nawab Kabab / Mutton Bonda – Regional Special
- 23
- December
- 2010
Mutton Kabab: Ingredients: MuttonGinger-garlic pasteSaltTurmeric 1/4 spoonChili powderGaram masala powder 1/4 spoonCumin seeds 1/2 spoonOil few spoons. For Batter: Besan/kadalai maavu 1-2 cupsMutton cooked water Ginger-garlic paste 1/4 spoonGreen chilies 6 choppedShallots choppedCurry leaves finely choppedCilantro leaves – choppedMint leaves choppedTurmeric 1/4 spoonChili powder 1/2 spoonGaram masala powderOil for deep frying. Method: Cook mutton in […]
Keema Idly / Mini Idlies with Minced Meat – Taj Special
- 21
- December
- 2010
Keema Idly: I vividly remember this particular dish, that I have tasted from Taj Coromandel hotel, Chennai. When I was studying at Chennai…myself and my Dad used to dine out a lot. It was lot of fun’ to escape from the usual hostel food. I used to long for those Wednesdays…when Dad used to come […]
