Chettinad Red Chutney/ Chettinad Varamilagai Chutney

Chettinad Red Chutney

Ingredients

Small onions( shallots)/ Chinna Vengayam- 20 to 25 nos

Tomato/ Nattu thakkali( medium)- 1 no

Whole red chilli- 6 nos

Garlic cloves- 4 nos

Salt to taste

Mustard seeds- 1 tsp

Urad dal-1 tsp

Oil-1 and 1/2 tsp

Chettinad Varamilagai Chutney

Method

Heat 1 tsp oil in a pan, add chopped onions, chopped tomato, red chilli and garlic cloves. Fry until onions turn transparent. Remove pan from heat and allow to cool. Grind the ingredients to smooth chutney( paste) with salt. Heat 1/2 tsp oil in tadka pan when hot add mustard seeds and allow to crackle. Now add the urad dal and curry leaves fry until urad dal turns brown. Add this tempering to ground chutney, mix well. Serve chettinad red chutney with idli, dosa etc.

Goan Fish Fry- Goa style fish fry.

Goan Fish Fry

Ingredients

Fish slices-1/2 kg( 500 gms)

Turmeric powder-1/4 tsp

Kashmiri red chillies-10 nos( +/- to taste)

Garlic cloves-4 nos

Cumin powder-2 tsp

Vinegar or lemon juice-1 tsp

Salt-1 tsp( +/- to taste)

Rice flour or Powdered Rava( sooji)-1 cup

Fish Fry-Goa Style

Method

Clean fish slices and set aside.

Soak Kashmiri red chillies and garlic cloves in 1/4 cup hot water.

Grind the soaked and drained red chillies, garlic, cumin powder, vinegar and salt to fine paste.

Spread this ground masala paste on both sides of fish slices and set aside for 10 minutes.

Heat oil in a pan to shallow fry, spread the rice flour on a plate.

Take a fish slice pat both sides with rice flour and fry in hot oil till golden browned and crispy on both sides. Do the same with rest of fish slices. Serve hot as starter or as side for rice etc. 

Goa Style Fish Fry