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Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Cauliflower chops - Hotel Style


Cauliflower Chops Hotel Style
This cauliflower kurma aka cauliflower chops in some hotels is a perfect side dish for chappati, parotta and idiyappam varieties.

Ingredients
Cauliflower florets coarsely chopped - 2 cups
Onion medium sized chopped - 1/2 no
Tomato medium sized chopped - 1/2 no
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
Oil - 4 tbsp
Water required

Coconut Masala
(Grind below ingredients to fine paste adding little water)
Shredded coconut - 1/4 cup
Green chillies - 3 to 4 nos
Aniseed / Sombu - 1 tbsp

Method
Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds to the oil in low heat and allow to crackle. Increase heat add onion, cauliflower and tomato one by one and saute for 3 mins. Once cauliflower is sauted well, add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and required water to the pan. Mix well and bring the cauliflower to boil, cover pan with lid and cook on low heat for 5 mins. When the cauliflower is tender add the ground coconut paste and required salt to the cauliflower and mix well. Again cover pan with lid and cook until the gravy slightly thickens. Serve hot cauliflower chops with chapati, parotta etc.
Cauiflower Kurma

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Andhra Chicken 65 - Hot and Spicy

Andhra Chicken 65
Ingredients
Chicken pieces - 250 gms
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Lemon juice - 1 tsp
Vinegar - 1/2 tsp
Curd - 1 tbsp
Maida - 2 tbsp
Cornflour - 1 tbsp
Rice flour - 1 tbsp
Red food color - few pinch
Salt to taste
Oil to deep fry

Masala paste ingredients
(Grind below ingredients to fine paste)
Red chilli powder- 2 tsp
Ginger - 2" piece
Garlic clove - 4 nos
Water - 1 tbsp

To garnish
Onion diced- 1 no
Capsicum diced- 1 no
Green Chilli Sliced- 2 nos
Oil- 1 tsp
Spicy Chicken 65
Method
Mix ground paste, turmeric powder, lemon juice, curd, salt, red food color, rice flour, maida and cornflour to a smooth paste in a wide bowl. Add chicken pieces to the masala paste, mix well and marinate chicken for atleast 1 hour. Deep fry the chicken pieces in hot oil till golden. Saute diced onion, green chilli and capsicum in 1 tsp oil for few seconds, add the fried chicken pieces to the onion mixture toss well and serve.
Chicken 65 Andhra Style