Ladies Finger / Vendakka Theeyal

Ingredients

• Ladies Finger -  10
• Grated Coconut - 1/4 cup
• Green chillies - 2
• Chilli powder - 2  teaspoons
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon
• Coriander powder - 1 1/2 teaspoons
• Jeera powder - 1/2 teaspoon
• Tamarind pulp - 1 tablespoon
• Water - 1/3 cup or less
• Fenugreek powder - a pinch

Seasoning

• Mustard  seeds - 1 teaspoon
• Dried Red chillies - 2
• Small onion - 1 tablespoon
• Curry leaves - few

Preparation

1.In a pan, dry roast the grated coconut, turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder and jeera powder until brown. Turn off the gas and keep aside.

2.Dissolve the tamarind pulp in 1/4 cup water and keep aside. Grind this roasted coconut with some of the tamarind water to make a smooth paste.

3.Chop the ladies finger. Heat little oil in a pan. Saute the ladies finger with a little salt. When 1/2 done, pour the ground paste and the remaining tamarind pulp and water. Cover and cook. Let everything come to good boil. Add and fenugreek powder. Check for the salt and spice.

4.In a small pan, heat little more oil for the seasoning. Splutter the mustard seeds. Add dried red chillies, curry leaves and the finely chopped onions. Fry until the onions turn golden brown and pour this seasoning over the gravy.

Beef Roast / Ularthiyathu

Ingredients

• Beef - 1kg
• Ginger-garlic paste - 2 tbsp
• Kashmiri red chilly powder - 1 tsp
• Vinegar - 1 tbsp
• Garam masala - 1½ tsp
• Salt- to taste
• Water- ¼ cup

For Stir Frying

• Coconut oil - 4 tbsp
• Ginger, chopped - 2 inch
• Garlic, chopped - 4
• Curry leaves - 1 sprig
• Green chilly - 4, halved
• Small onions - 10
• Pepper powder - ½ tsp

Preparation

1)Combine the beef with the ingredients in the first section. Cook the beef in a pressure cooker over medium heat till cooked well.

2)Place a non-stick pan over medium heat, add coconut oil. Add mustard seeds, let it splutter.

3)Add the chopped ginger and garlic to the oil, saute till it turns light golden in color. Add curry leaves and green chilly, saute in the oil for a couple of minutes.

4)Add small onion, a few pinches of salt and saute till onions turn golden brown in color.Add the cooked beef along with any water in it, stir fry till the water has dried off and beef turns light browned.

5)Add ground pepper and more salt if needed.

Mushroom Manchurian

 

Ingredients

•  Mushroom - 350 gm
•  Onion - 1
•  Spring onions - 1 small bunch (Separate whites and greens)
•  Garlic - 1 tbsp
•  Soya Sauce - 1 tbsp
•  Red Chilli Sauce - 1tbsp
•  Tomato Ketchup - 1tbsp
•  Vinegar - 1tbsp
•  Corn flour - 1tbsp

For the batter

•  Plain flour - ¼ cup
•  Corn flour - 2 tbsp
•  Garlic paste - 1 tsp
•  Ginger paste - 1 tsp
•  Green chilli paste - 1 tsp
•  Soya sauce - 1 tbsp
•  Onion - 1 tbsp
•  Salt to taste
•  Water as needed

Preparation

1. Wash and pat dry mushrooms. Cut the mushroom in halves.

2. Mix all ingredients with a little water and make batter. Batter should not be too thick or too runny. Mix all mushrooms with the batter and leave aside to marinade for 10-15 mins.

3. Heat the oil and deep fry all mushroom till lightly golden brown. Place all fried mushroom in a kitchen paper to absorb the access oil.

4. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a pan. Add chopped spring onion whites and chopped onion. Cook for a minute on high heat. Keep stirring.

5. Add the chopped garlic. Cook for a minute on high heat. Keep stirring. Add all sauces, salt and vinegar. Mix well and cook for a minute.

6. Add the corn flour. Cook for 2-3 mins and keep stirring on medium heat.

7. Add all fried mushroom  and mix well until all sauces are coated on mushroom

8. Finally turn off the heat and garnish mushroom manchurian with chopped spring onion greens.

Mushroom Pasta

Ingredients

• Pasta - 1 cup
• Mushroom - 150 gms
• Capsicum - 1
• Onion - 1,finely chopped
• Garlic - 2 cloves, finely chopped
• All purpose flour/maida - 2 tbsp
• Milk - 1/2 cup
• Butter - 1 tbsp
• Salt and black pepper as required

Preparation

1.Heat enough water with salt & a few drops of olive oil till it begins to boil.

2.Add the pasta and cook the pasta till they are completely cooked. Once cooked, drain and keep them aside.

3.Rinse the mushrooms well in water, drain them. Trim the stalks and slice them. keep aside.

4.Chop the capsicum and keep aside. Peel and finely chop the onions and garlic.

5.Melt butter in a pan. add the garlic and saute for 1 minute on a low flame.

6.Add the chopped onions and saute till the onions become translucent.Add the sliced mushrooms and saute on a low to medium flame till the mushrooms have shrunk in size.

7.The mushrooms will release their juices initially and after continuous sauting, the juices will evaporate. After the liquids have evaporated and the mushrooms have cooked, add the chopped capsicum and saute for 4-5 mins on a low flame.

8.Add the 2 tbsp flour. Stir well and saute for 3-4 mins on a low flame. Add milk in a gentle stream to the pan and keep on stirring.

9.The flour will combine with the milk and you will see the sauce getting thickened slowly.Cook for about 2 minutes and add the pasta. Stir well and simmer for 1-2 minutes more.

10.Season with salt and pepper.

Kulkuls

It is a Goan sweet prepared during Christmas.

Ingredients

•  All Purpose Flour- 2 cups
•  Sugar, powdered- 1 cup
•  Salt- 1/4 teaspoon
•  Butter, softened- 2 tablespoons
•  Coconut Milk- 1/2 cup
•  Baking powder- pinch (optional)
•  Oil, to deep fry- 2 cups

Preparation

1.In a bowl add the flour, powdered sugar, salt, baking powder together and add the softened butter and rub with the flour and sugar mixture with hands. Then add the  coconut milk and mix well to make a dough.

2.Take a small piece of dough and roll inside the palm to make it a smooth ball. Keep the dough ball on to the backside of the fork and gently spread the dough from one end to other almost like a rectangle.

3.Then roll the dough from back side of the fork to the tip of the fork gently with out losing the impressions of the fork. The ends should join while rolling otherwise it will open once you fry them. Keep the rolled curls on a plate. Like wise do for the rest of the dough.

4.Heat oil in a pan and drop the curls one by one  and deep fry them on medium flame till golden brown color.