Steamed Fish wit Burnt Garlic & Kafir lime !

Steamed Fish wit Burnt Garlic & Kafir lime !

A simple recipe,easy to make and with a burst of flavours!

Ingredients:

Sole fish fillets 300 gms  

4 kafir lime leaves

Thin juliennes of ginger (used a little)

1 pod garlic (minced finely,keep half of it to for the end)

Salt

Black pepper

2 bird chilles

Juice of 1 lemon

Sauce:2 tbsp soy sauce+ 1tsp ketchup+ 1 tbsp water+

1 maggi chicken cube (mix all this )

Olive oil

For burnt garlic:

Heat some oil in a small pan, when boiling hot drop in the garlic .Take it off

 heat ,give it a quick stir (avoid it from turning black) and return back to the

heat .Repeat this till the minced garlic if crisp and turns golden brown.

Method:

Marinate  and refrigerate the fish for 20 mins with salt,pepper and lemon juice.In a bowl mix in the 

 sauce+ kafir lime leaves+half minced garlic+ 2 chopped bird chillies+ginger juliennes. Grease a foil 

sheet with olive oil and place the fish in it and pour over the bowl mix.Seal the foil from the sides and

 leave it open in the centre.To steam the fish,fill in water in the lower part of the steamer and bring it to

 a boil.Now  place the sealed fish in foil in the upper part of the steamer and steam it for 10mins.

Once done,top the fish with burnt garlic and serve it with steamed veggies and steamed rice.Enjoy!!!

Grilled Mint Chicken!

Grilled Mint Chicken!

A yummy delight with my own Spice Mix…

Ingredients:

½ kg chicken (I prefer leg thighs cut in pieces)

Marinate:

3 tbsp hung curd

1 pod garlic

1 cup mint leaves

½ cup coriander leaves

Juice of 1 lemon

1 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp ajwain 

1 tsp coriander powder

1 tsp chaat masala

2 green chillies

A little salt

1 tbsp oil

Method:

Except the curd,grind all the ingredients together  mentioned under the marinate.

Now mix this marinade and curd to the chicken.Marinate the Chicken for 7-8 hours.

Once the charcoal is hot,place the Chicken on the grill.Brush the pieces with melted butter 

 for making it more yummier  and inorder to avoid the chicken from getting dry .

Once done sprinkle chaat masala and lemon juice and serve it with green chutney ,onions and Wine J

Crispy Karelas wit Onions!!

Crispy Karelas wit Onions!!

One of my favourite dishes with Dal Chawal and totally addictive! Though fully fried but

 once in a while totally yumm to indulge in! Learnt this from my grandmother,so a treasure for sure!

Ingredients:

4 onions sliced

½ kg karelas (Bitter Gourd) (choose karelas with a slightly smooth skin)

Salt

Chaat masala

Chilly powder

Method:

Wash the Karelas and pat dry (do not peel).Cut into thin round slices and keep aside.Heat oil in

 a kadai (deep pan).Fry the onions till golden brown(do not allow it to burn) and keep aside.After

 the onions deep fry the karela slices till golden brown and add it to the onions.Mix in salt,chaat 

masala and red chilly powder and yummy chippy karelas are ready.
Its all the more tastier even the next day after refrigerating!!

Garlicky Peppery Chicken!

A simple but deliciousss Recipe!
Recipe courtesy : Rajeev Nandagopal

2  Chicken leg Thighs (200 gms each appx)
2"piece of ginger sliced into Juliennes
1 whole Garic,each clove sliced into 2
1 1/2 onion sliced long
2 green chillies slit at the ends
1 cup chopped Coriander leaves
1 tbsp butter+1 tsp oil

Juice of 1 lemon

Dry roast the following,cool,and pound to a coarse consistency
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1 tbsp pepper corns
2 tsp coriander seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
A pinch of asoefatida
3 cloves
3green cardamoms
2"stick cinnamon

1 star anise

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Method:
Heat the butter + oil in a flat pan and saute onions till golden  brown.Add the 

Ginger Juliennes and half the garlic and saute for a while.Add the chicken and

 salt and saute on high heat for 5 minutes.Make sure the onions do not get burnt.

Add a few splashes of water to ensure that the chicken gets half cooked and that 

the onions dont burn.Now add a pinch of asoefatida to the pounded masala mixture 

and mix it in water.Add this to the chicken and mix well.Add about 100ml hot water

 and cook closed till 90% done.Just 5 minutes before you take it off the flame,add in the

 green chillies,rest of the garlic(chopped this lot roughly),chopped coriander and cook for

 another 5 minutes .Add in the lemon juice and this amazing dish is ready!!