Monday, July 4, 2005

Lime Pickle



Big Lemon-3
kayam- quarter teaspoon
uluva-1 table spoon
kaduku 1 table spoon
chilli powder - 2 teaspoon
salt
sugar

Heat a pan, pour oil, add mustard seed and when it breaks, add uluva and immediately the chillipowder followed by hot water and some kayam powder and stir well add the cut lemon and add enough salt/sugar according to your taste.

Theeyal

cut some vegetables. (potato, big onion, tomato, brinjal, small onion curry leaves etc ) and put aside

Heat oil and put mustard seed.
When it burst, add the cut vegetable and saute a little and cover with a lid and cook in small flame without adding any water.
When it is half cooked, add corriander 1 table spoon, chilly 2 table spoon , turmeric 1 teaspoon,
uluva 1 tea spoon and saute a little more
( you can prepare the curry powder beforehand- mix all these powders together in a pan and heat a little until you get a good aroma- and just add it in the sauted vegetables)
add the tamarind and salt water in it and cook well.
If you want it more tastier you can add some coconut milk as well

Fish curry

Cut fish into small pieces and put it aside

Heat some oil and put some mustard seed.
when it bursts, add small onion( 6 finely chopped) and saute well. when it becomes
golden brown, add tumeric powder(1 teaspoon, corriander- 3 table spoon, chilli powder- 4 table spoon and some uluva ( 1 teaspoon)saute a little and pour the tamarind and salt mix water in it
and also some curry leaves and when it began to boil, put the fish and cook in medium heat.