Egg Curry

Egg Curry I

Ingredients:

2 medium Tomatoes
Turmeric
Salt
Red chilies
4 eggs

Directions:

Cut the tomatoes and grind in the Mixie. In a pan, add 4 tsp of oil. When hot, add tomato, turmeric, red chili powder and salt. Add ½ cup of water. Bring to a boil. Cook eggs separately. Add whole or half eggs to the curry.

Egg Curry II

Ingredients:

4 Tbsp Oil
½ Onion
1 tomato
¼ tsp turmeric
1 tsp salt
1 tsp ginger/garlic paste
1 tsp chili powder
4 tsp coriander powder
½ tsp cumin powder
½ tsp tamarind dissolved in 1 ½ cups of water

Directions:

Fry onions in the oil. Add dry ingredients. Fry tomato. Add tamarind and bring to a boil. Can add milk for a more rich base.

Chicken Fry (Kartika Amma’s)

Ingredients:

Marinade:
1 tsp ginger
¾ tsp garlic
½ tsp chili
salt
turmeric

Masala:
1 tsp cardamom
½ tsp cloves
2 sticks cinnamon
2 tsp fennel

2 cups chicken
Onions, cut into chunks
Bell Pepper
Salt

Directions

Wash chicken with turmeric to remove smell and marinade chicken for at least 1 hour. Grind the masala. Boil the chicken until the water evaporates. Add salt and chili if needed. Then add the onions and bell pepper and ground masala mix. Cook until done.

Shark (Soora)/Tuna Puttu

Ingredients :
Shark (Can use ready made tuna packed in water)
1 ½ onion, diced
5-6 pieces green chilies
15-20 garlic chopped
2 inches of ginger
Salt
Turmeric
Chili powder

Direction:

In the pressure cooker, add shark piece and turmeric powder. Cook until the fork goes through the meat. Pull of the skin and shred w/hand

In a pan, add oil, onion, green chilies, garlic, ginger and salt. Then add the shark to the onions and add a pinch of turmeric for color. Add ½ tsp of Chile powder to taste.

Turkey/Chicken/Mutton Gravy

Ingredients :

¾ Onion, diced finely
1 ½ tsp
3 cloves
Cinnamon
2 cardamoms (elaka)
1 ½ tsp Ginger/garlic paste
Tomato sauce
Meat of your choice
1 tsp turmeric
2 ½ tsp chili/coriander powder
Salt1 tsp curry powder
Pinch of garam masala

Directions

On high heat, in a pan, pour plenty of oil to cover the base of small pressure cooker. Add fennel, cloves, cinnamon and cardamom. Immediately add the onions. Next, add the ginger/garlic paste and tomato sauce. Then add the meat, turmeric powder, chili/cumin powder, salt, curry powder and garam masala.

When it steams, add the pressure cooker weight and lower to medium heat. Cook for 3 whistles. To make it a gravy, let it thicken up.

Crab Kuruma

Ingredients:
4-6 Crabs
Turmeric
Chili/Cumin powder
Ginger/Garlic paste
Salt
Water
1 onion
1 tsp fennel (Somber)
5 green chilies
Shredded coconut
Mustard seeds
1 red chili
Tomato sauce

Direction

Wash crabs thoroughly. Add chili/cumin powder, ginger/garlic paste, turmeric, salt and water and marinate for 30 minutes at least

Grind ½ onion, 1 tsp fennel(somber), 5 green chilies and shredded coconut

In a pan, fry mustard seeds, 1 red chili and ¼ diced onions. Add marinated crab and coconut mixture, salt and tomato sauce and bring to a boil. When thickened, remove and add cilantro