Non-vegetarian dishes
Uppu Kandam / Goat Meat Jerky / Mutton Vathal
- 13
- February
- 2006
Mutton Vathal, Dried Meat, Uppu Kandam. Its one of the method to store the meat for a long period of time. Its kind of dry pickling with just salt. It can be stored and used as long as even 6 months to a year round! It all depends on how you prepare and store this! After […]
Keema Vadai – Serious Eats
- 02
- February
- 2006
Other Names Keema Vadai. Mutton Kheema Vadai. Minced Meat Fritters. Ingredients Keema 250 gms(minced goat’s meat) Chana dal 1 cup(soaked) Ginger-garlic paste 3 spoons Curry leaves 3-4 twigs (chopped) Salt 1 tsp fennel seeds 2 tsp chili flakes Onions very finely chopped 1-2 Green chilies finely chopped 2-3 Chopped mint leaves Chopped coriander leaves Rice flour […]
Onion Bonda / Mutta Bonda – Rainy Day Snacks
- 02
- February
- 2006
Onion-Egg Bonda: Daddy’s Onion-Egg Bonda. I prepared this dish, under my Dad’s supervision!:) Yeah….he makes this really good, he is the Bonda Master at home. Ha ha ha ….couldnt help it…my M.Phil classmates call me ‘Bonda’! It is/was my nickname at the University! So….slowly even at home, Dad started calling me ‘Bonda’! Well…anyway, here is […]
Moolai Varuval / Goat’s Brain Masala Fry
- 27
- January
- 2006
Brain Fry: Moolai Milagu Varuval/perattal. Pepper-Brain Fry. Ingredients:Goat’s Brain 4 no.sGarlic 6 cloves peeled and crushedSaltTurmeric powder 1/4 spoonRed chili powder 1/4 spoonBlack pepper powder 1/2 spoonMustard seeds 1/4 spoonCumin seeds 1/4 spoonChana dal 1/2 spoonUrad dal 1/2 spoonCurry leaves 1-2 twigs(crisply fry in oil and garnish just before serving)Oil 1/2 cup. Method:1. In a […]
Arcot Mutton Bonda / Kawaab
- 27
- January
- 2006
Arcot Mutton Bonda: Mutton Bonda. Arcot Mutton Kebab/Kawaab. Meat Kebab. Goat Meat’s Bonda. I learnt this recipe from a road side cook on Madras highways. Though its not threaded in skewers…but, they still call it ‘Kebab’! I wanna to call it ‘Mutton Bonda’:) I have made some modifications myself for better taste. Hope y’all will […]
Apollo Fish Fry – Hyderabad Minerva Restaurant Style
- 24
- January
- 2006
Apollo Fish: (Hyderabadi Special) Chilli Fish. Garlic Fish. I am a huge fan for Hyderabadi cuisine! Espicially their Layer Biriyani and Haleem. Besides that…most of the restaurants had this recipe called ‘Apollo Fish’! Never thought of asking anyone…why such name! Who cares for ‘what the name implied! The food is tasty, thats all! Much like […]
Bull’s Eye / Bullseye Omlette / Muttai Half Boil
- 21
- January
- 2006
Bull’s Eye Eggs Nothing much about the recipe, just break an egg over a hot griddle. Sprinkle salt and pepper. Remember…try to keep the yellow yolk intact, maybe cover and cook briefly. Let this yolk be half done.
Andhra Chicken Pickle
- 17
- January
- 2006
Chicken Pickle: Murgi Achaar. Kotti Oorugai. Kozhi Oorugai. Pickled Chicken. Ingredients:Chicken 1/2 kg ( with or without bones as you wish, but skinless and cut into small pieces)Vegetable oil for deep fryingGinger-garlic paste 3-5 spoonsLemon juice 3 cups/vinegar 1 cupCurry leavesMustard 1/2 spoonFenugreek seeds 1/2 spoonAsafoetida 1/2 spoon To be roasted and powdered each separately:Mustard […]
Sura Puttu
- 17
- January
- 2006
Other Names: Scrambled shark. Sura Podimass. Sura Meen Poriyal. Sora Pidippu. Sura Pidippu. Sura Meen Puttu. Sora Puttu. Meen Podimass. Ingredients: Shark 1 kg Onion 6 large finely sliced Garlic 2 heads Green chilies 10 thinly sliced Black pepper powder 2-3 spoons Salt Turmeric 1powder 1 spoon Mustard seeds 1/2 spoon Cumin seeds 1/2 spoon […]
Nandu Chettinad Kuzhambu / Crab Chettinad / Nandu Curry
- 30
- December
- 2005
Crab Chettinad:(Chettinad Style) Crab Masala. Crab Curry. Crab in Hot and Spicy Gravy. Nandu Masala. Kekra Masala.This is my Dad’s favorite recipe. He used to take me to all the chettinad restaurants in Chennai. I enjoyed encountering the hot chettinad food for the first time. Though most of them think its hot and spicy….I bet, […]
