Wheat Dosa/ Godhambu dosha

Yet another chilly week passed by and this time we got a little bit of snow again and we all enjoyed it and the best part was that snow melted away quickly without becoming slush or ice !!

To continue with the last week happenings,I grew one more year old last week and I had a great day. S who never surprise me gave me a surprise gift that morning later that afternoon I had a great lunch with my friends in a Italian resaturant and in the evening S came home early and cooked a special dinner which was absolutely yummy !! The lunch I had with my friends was in an Italian restaurant and it was simply the best Italian food I had in a long time.

I took a pic of my lunch to show S and make him drool which you can find below :)

Also you can find the Snow in our Flat's garden, I was too lazy to go down and take a picture , so I clicked this one from my window :)

I think thats enough of blabbering for now,coming to today's recipe ,its wheat dosa which was a regular in my home and even in my hubby's home and you can fix this dosa without pre planning , soaking, grinding etc.This dosa goes well with Kerala egg roast which I realised that I have never uploaded here,so my next post will be Kerala Egg roast :)

Here goes the dosha recipe.

Ingredients

Wheat Flour (Atta) - 2 1/2 cup

Water - 3 1/4 - 3 1/2 cup

Salt

Oil for greasing the pan

Preparation

1,In a mixing bowl mix wheat flour, water and salt . Break all the lumps with fingers.

(the batter shouldnt be too thick or too thin)

2.Heat a nonstick pan on medium heat and grease it with little oil.Pour one ladle of batter and spread it to circle.Cook it uncovered.

3.Flip the side over and cook for few seconds.

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Chicken Korigazi /Manglorean Chicken curry

Atlast the much awaited snow came, the weather forescast were so accurate and like they said it started exactly in the late evening,but since it was dark outside we couldnt enjoy it much.In the morning when we woke up it settled pretty much,but we went out to take some picture before it turns to ice or melt away,it looks like it wont last till tomorrow.Anyway we just needed one snow and for me its more than enough, I guess now I m ready for spring !!

I first tasted this curry from a Manglorean restaurant in Pune and then from my cousin sisters place and I totally loved it. After that I had it several times from a friends place who is also from Manglore.After tasting this for several times I decided to try this out myself and I asked for the recipe from my cousin sister( who is following her Manglorean mother in laws recipe) and from my friend too,both are pretty much the same, so I tried it with few minor changes and here is my recipe.

Ingredients

Chicken - 1 kilo
onion - 1/2
Coconut milk - 1/2 cup
Salt

To grind
Grated coconut - 1/2 of a coconut
Tamarind - a small piece
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp

For masala
Kashmiry Redchilly - 15 no
Coriander seeds - 3-4 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Peppercorns - 1tsp
Fenugreek - 1/8 tsp(10-12 no)
Curry leaves - few

Onion - 1/2
Garlic-2-3
Ginger - 1tbs (optional)

Preparation

1. In a pan add some oil and roast all the ingredients .Grind it with chopped onions, garlic and garlic.

2.Grind the grated coconut with tamarind and turmeric adding little water.
3.Pour the coconut mixture into a saucepan and add the masala mixture. Add 1/2 of chopped onions and chicken too.Cook covered.
4.When the chicken is cooked pour the coconut milk and when it start to boil turn off the flame.
5.In a pan add some oil and 3 tbs of finely chopped onions and fry till its brown. Add the fried onions to the gravy.

Fish Pie

This year the winter was so mild till last week, but this week it looks like the winter is back with full swing.Unlike last year, this year I m keeping myself very warmby wearing hat, scarf, gloves and even cozy snow boots so even when the temperature is minus I go out without feeling the chill,I guess wearing hats makes a big difference,I used to hate hats as it spoils my hair but once I started wearing it I dont think i will ever stop using it on chilly days. Last week on my walk to the local park I saw some small buds of wild flowers on the ground and the thought of spring's arrival itself made me feel so happy ,but now I cant believe how the weather can change :(

This whole week I was in mood to try out new things and Fish pie was one among them. Lil A loved it so much and even said " amma I love this, you are a good cook " :) Anyway that made my effort worthwhile !

Ingredients

Fish /Fish pie mix - 300 gm ( In my pie mix there was salmon,haddock and smoked haddock)

Potatoes - 3 large

Onion - 1 (chopped)

Garlic - 1 tbs (minced)

Carrot - 2 (grated)

Spinach - 100 gm (chopped)

Milk - 1/2 cup

Butter - 1 tbs

Worcetershire sauce - 1 tbs

Fish stock cube -1

Salt

Pepper

Cheese - grated

Preparation

1. Boil the poatoes and mash them add little milk and butter to mashed potato and make a smooth paste.Season it with salt and pepper.

2. In a saucepan add some oil,saute onions,add garlic,add grated carrot and stir for 2-3 minutes. 3. Add in fish stock cube,worcestershire sauce and little water.

4. Add fish , spinach and cook until fish is cooked.Season it with salt and pepper.

5. In an oven proof dish spread the fish mixture.Spread the mashed poatato on top of it.Sprinkle cheese on top .

6. Bake it in a preheated oven at 190 degree centigrade for 25-30 minutes.

Roasted Vegetables and Sausage ..Quick fix for lazy days !

The daily walk up and down the hill to lil A's nursery has made me lazy these days,always on look out for easy and quick meal ideas.. We generally dont buy sausage at home so this week I picked up a packet just for a change.First day I made a sausage pizza which turned out perfect, but its a shame that I coudnt take a pic to blog about it as I made it for our dinner.Next day I was thinking what to do with left over sausage.. Pasta was the first thing that came into my mind but then S came with the idea of eating just some roasted vegetables and sausage as a meal..There is nothing to blog about it but still I thought I will post it as I dont have any recipes in my drafts ..

Ingredients

Red potatoes - 2 large
Carrots - 1
Cauliflower florets- 1 cup
Salt
Pepper
Worcestershire sauce - 1 tbs
Chicken stock cube -1/2 of a cube
Cooked sausage -6 nos

Preparation

Chop all the vegetbales and add the seasonings and cook it in a preheated oven at 180 degree centigrade for 25 minutes.
Add the chopped sausage into it vegetables and mix.
Pop it back in the oven for another 5 minutes.

Pigeon Peas Thoran

Yet another week passed by and its only today I got some time for blogging.Last week I got an opportunity to Volunteer my lil A's nursery for their visit to Local library, I throughly enjoyed being with Nursery kids. It was a tough job to make 25 kids walk through the pavement of busy roads,making them cross the signal etc etc.They had a big rope with strings attached on each side of the rope and each one has to hold a string tightly and never let it go,and I was surprised how the kids listened and behaved !! Just before they entered the library they were asked to keep fingers on their lips and to be quiet (SHHHH) and guess what they didnt utter a word !!

Anyway coming to todays topic,Pigeon peas is my new discovery,I had no idea how to cook it or how long it will take to cook when I bought it , first time I tried to cook it a saucepan and waited for 20 mins,but there was no sign of pigeon peas getting cooked so I transferred it to a pressure cooker and gave 2 whistles ,voila ! it was cooked,and thoran was so delicious and I loved it.I am going to make this a regular in my kitchen from now on.

Here goes my recipe

Ingredients

Pigeon peas -250gm

Shallots - 7-8

Grated coconut - 1/4 cup

Red chilly powder- 1 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/3 tsp

Salt

Curry leaves

Preparation

Pressure cook pigeon peas with 1/8 cup of water adding redchilly powder,turmeric and salt.

Make a coarse paste of shallots and grated coconut and add this to cooked pigeon peas .

Cook the pigeon peas for 1-2 minutes until the raw taste of shallots and coconut goes.

In a pan ad oil and sputter some mustard seeds and add curry leaves to.

Add this to cooked pigeon peas and mix .

Toast with spinach and fried egg(Quick and healthy breakfast option for kids)

Last few days has been so eventful and hectic for me and my lil one. My lil one started Nursery in a Primary School and since he got the afternoon session we have been finding it so hard to find a routine. Giving lunch at 11.30 a.m was the biggest challenge for me,we both are getting slowly adjusted to the new routine. He used to take nice 2 hour nap before , so now when he comes from School I have to engage him without switching on TV or anything and make him eat his dinner by 6.30 and then off he goes to bed by 7.30 !! So everything is time bound now, thats the reason I havent been updating my blog or visiting others for the past 2 weeks..

On his first day I guess I was more nervous than him,he was so excited and when I dropped him, to my surprise he went happily without any problem ,but after the initial excitement he realised that I m not there and then he became upset, so the following 2-3 days he was crying when I drop him and I too was a bit touched by his tears . He is now nearly settled there and has made few friends .

Coming to todays recipe. I came across this recipe in a supermarket's magazine. This will hardly take any time and its a great way give some greens for breakfast .

Ingredients
Egg - 1
whole meal bread - 1 slice
Butter/Spread- 1 tbs
Spinach - 100 gm
Salt and Pepper

Preparation
Fry the egg and season it with some salt and pepper.
In a pan add spread/butter and when it is melted add spinach and cook for 1-2 minutes or until spinach is wilted. Season it with salt and pepper if u like.
Toast the bread.
Place the spinach on toasted bread and pop the fried egg on the top ot it.

Malabar Kozhi Nirachathu/Malabar style stuffed chicken for 4 years of blogging !!

Yay..I m so happy to reach yet another mile stone.I has been a slow coach ever since I started my blog,Well ,if you check the number of posts on my blog, its only in 120's ,but I m happy that I managed to keep this alive for 4 years !!I m sure this wouldnt have been possible without your support and comments.Even now the first thing that I do in the morning if I have posted something the previous day is check my blog for comments !! Each single comment brings a smile on my face :)
To share my happiness I am posting a malabar special recipe for you.I first came across this recipe in Malabar spice and then I got inspired from Shabs of Shabs cuisine ,she even gave me a tip to do some pre-planning as it is a bit laborious process.Thanks to Shabs for that ,as I did cleaning and basic marination overnight it was easy for me the next day.I prepared this for a dinner party and we all loved each single bit of it.

Ingredients
Whole chicken -1 small( I used a chciken which rougly weighed a kilo)
Redchilly powder - 1 tbs
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt

For stuffing
Boiled eggs - 2 no
Onion - 2 small
Tomato -1/2 of a tomato
Fennel seeds - 1/4 tsp
Redchilly powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/8 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Chicken masala - 1/2 tsp
Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
Poppy seeds - 1/4 tsp
Raisins - 1 tbs
Cashewnut chopped - 1 tbs
Miced ginger - 1 tsp
salt
Curry leaves
Coriander leaves

For gravy
Onion -3
Tomato 1 1/2
Ginger garlic paste - 2tsp
Green chillies - 3 nos
Redchilly powder -1 tbs
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tbs
Chicken masala - 1 tsp
Fennel powder - 1tsp
salt
curryleaves
coriander leaves
oil for frying - 1/3 cup
cooking twine

Preparation
Clean the whole chicken and make some gashes on it.
Marinate the chicken with spice powders overnight or for couple of hours.

For stuffing
In a saucepan add some oil and sputter fennel seeds.
Add chopped onions and saute till becomes soft.
Add minced ginger,cury leaves and saute for 1-2 minutes.
Add chopped tomoto and spice powders and cook till tomotoes are mashed.
Add poppyseeds,cashewnuts , raisins,boiled eggs and saute for 1 minute.
Add chopped coriander leaves and turn off the flame.

Stuff the chicken wiith masala and tie the hands and legs of chicken with a cooking twine.

In a big wok add oil and shallow fry the chicken till all sides becomes brown.

For gravy
In a saucepan add the same oil used for deep frying and saute the onions till brown in colour.
Add ginger garlic paste,green chillies,curry leaves and saute for 1-2 minute.
Add tomotoes and all spice powders and saute till its mashed up and becomes a paste.
Add coriander leaves too.

Preheat the oven to 180 degree centigrade and cook the marinated chicken covered(with a foil) for 30 minutes flipping the sides halfway.
Coat the fried chicken with the gravy evenly and cook it uncovered for another 25 - 30 minutes turning the sides in between.
Run a knife through the chicken and if juice comes out clear chicken is cooked.

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