Thursday, June 4, 2009

Grated Coconut Fish


Fish-1/4kg

Minced Onions -1/2cup

Green Chillies-6(minced)

Turmeric-1/2tsp

Ginger -1/2tb

Garlic -2 segment(minced)

Vegetable oil -1 tbsp

Curry leaves -12

Chilli powder -1/2tsp

Coconut-2 cups(grated and crushed)

Kudampuli -6 small pieces


Mix all the ingredients in a casserole add 2 1/2 cups of water and cook in high flame until the mix boils and then on low flame until the mix becomes dry.A good side dish for rice


Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Caramel Custard


Sugar - 1cup

Eggs -4

Milk -2cups (boiled and cooled)

Vanilla - 1/2 tsp


To make caramel , take 1/2 cup sugar in a sauce pan and melt it on a low flame and stir until it caramelises(caramel colour)

Remove from flame and pour it into small tray or mould to cool

Beat eggs and remaining sugar until the mix is smooth

Add milk and vanilla and stir for another 5 min

Pour on top of the caramel and bake at 325 F ,for 30-35 min.Serve cold

Vattayappam


Raw Rice Flour-500g

Fresh Grated Coconut -2 cup

Yeast -1 tsp

Brown Sugar or Sarkara syrup -1/4 cup

Cumin powder-1tsp

Salt-to taste

Raisins -1/4 cup


Take 2 table spoons of flour, mix with 2 cups of water and boil.

Stir until it becomes tick. Set a side

Grind coconut well. Mix with flour, coconut,yeast, brown sugar and the boiled flour porridge and keep at room temperature for 5 hrs(in cold climate the mix needs longer time to rise)

When the mixture rises add salt and cumin powder. Stir well

Add water if necessary

The mixture should be ticker than pancake batter.

Pour into round steel plates and steam until the appam is cooked well. Steam for 15-20 mins








Easy Lace Appam (Palappam)



Raw Rice Flour-3 cups


Grated Coconut -2 cup or 1/2 can of coconut milk


Sugar-2 tbsp


Yeast-1 tsp


Salt-to taste




Coconut milk mix with rice flour,sugar,yeast ( soaked in two table spoon of hot water)


Keep a room temperature for 5-8 hrs


Add water if necessary to make tha batter thin. Salt to taste

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Coconut Rice


Basmati Rice -1 cup

Water -2 cup

Coconut milk-1cup

Salt- to taste

Onion-1(minced)

Butter-1 tbsp


Boil water. Cook rice in it for 5 min.

Add coconut Milk and salt and cook until the rice becomes dry

Heat butter season with minced onion and mustard seeds

Egg Sandwich


Bread Slices-6

Eggs-2

Onion-1(chopped)

Green Chillies-1

Ginger-1/2 chopped

Garlic-2 segment

Tomato-1

Cilantro leaves-1/2 cup

Cooking Oil-1 tabel spoon

Salt and Ground Pepper-to taste


Heat cooking oil.Saute all the ingredients, except eggs

Beat the eggs well.Mix with souted ingredients

Add salt and pepper, cover and cook under very slow flame untill all the water evaporates.

Spread Mayonnaise on 3 slices.Place 2 Table spoon of egg mix on one slice and cover the slice with myonnaise.Cut diagonally