Monthly Archives: April 2012

Garlic flavoured capsicum fry


Capsicum fry is one of my favourite vegetarian fry, as when it is cooked, it is like meaty and delicious, as I keep big chunky pieces. In this dish I have used only 2 ingredients other than oil and salt, it is simple and easy to cook. In this I have used dry coconut, which is grounded to a coarse powder with garlic cloves. The ground coconut and garlic mixture stays in fridge for more than 1week as salt is added in it and it is dry coconut.


Dry coconut and garlic coarse powder


Carrot Poriyal is a good source of vitamin A and good for eyes. Poriyal (stir fry), is a Tamil word which is used in Chennai for fried vegetables which is shredded or chopped finely. It is a very important part of south meal. It is served as a side dish in 3 course meal which is served with plain rice, Sambar, Rasam and curd. When you go to any restaurant in Chennai, and order for meals during lunchtime, you will see that rice, Puri and side dishes with curd and Pickle is served.


Carrot poriyal (carrot stir fry)


Carrot Poriyal is a good source of vitamin A and good for eyes. Poriyal (stir fry), is a Tamil word which is used in Chennai for fried vegetables which is shredded or chopped finely. It is a very important part of south meal. It is served as a side dish in 3 course meal which is served with plain rice, Sambar, Rasam and curd. When you go to any restaurant in Chennai, and order for meals during lunchtime, you will see that rice, Puri and side dishes with curd and Pickle is served.


Potato and capsicum fry


Potato and capsicum fry is a simple dish which is flavoured with dry coconut(copra) and garlic mixture. This potato and capsicum fry goes well with plain rice, any dal or rasam (thin soup like consistency made with spices and tamarind or lemon juice). Can use the same ingredients and cook with cabbage, beans, green capsicum, ladies finger (okra), sweet potato, arvi (cola cassia), carrot, and cauliflower.


Herring fish curry


Herring fish is similar like sardine, often people get confused for sardine and herring fish. When they are young and small, these fish are called as sardine and when they are older and big they are called as herring fish. Herring fish is not as popular as sardine. Can get from any local fish mongers or in super stores. I got this from tesco, very fresh fish. I love to try different types of fish and their taste.


Herring fish fry


Herring fish is similar like sardine(mathi meen in tamil), often people get confused for sardine and herring fish. When they are young and small, these fish are called as sardine(mathi meen in tamil) and when they are older and big they are called as herring fish. Herring fish is not as popular as sardine. Can get from any local fish mongers or in super stores.


Tindora stir fry


Dondakaya/Tindora is a small green vegetable with white lines on it. It has a white flesh inside with small seeds on it. If red flesh is inside, it is over ripen, then discard it. Dondakaya (telugu), kovaikai (tamil), tindora (hindi) and ivy guard(English) is one of my favourite vegetable and when stir fried , it becomes more tastier vegetable, which goes well with simple dal and rice, a drizzle of ghee on top.


Dondakaya vepudu


Dondakaya/Tindora is a small green vegetable with white lines on it. It has a white flesh inside with small seeds on it. If red flesh is inside, it is over ripen, then discard it. Dondakaya (telugu), kovaikai (tamil), tindora (hindi) and ivy guard(English) is one of my favourite vegetable and when stir fried , it becomes more tastier vegetable, which goes well with simple dal and rice, a drizzle of ghee on top.


Chicken in creamy cashewnut tomato sauce


This chicken in creamy cashew nut tomato sauce goes well with Naan, roti(chapathi), poori, ghee fried rice, pulav. The sauce is smooth and creamy made of tomatoes, cashew nut paste, single cream and some spices in it. Basically chicken is marinated with spices and cooked in oven or a pan also, then added to the creamy tomato sauce gravy. The gravy is made of tomato puree, spices and cream with butter of course.


Chicken in spicy coconut milk curry


This chicken curry I have prepared in the style of southern style by cooking it in Coconut milk. I have used dry chilli paste for spiciness. It is easy to cook and simple ingredients go in it. If you get easily chilli paste in stores, then more easy and simple to make this curry. This spicy chicken goes well with plain rice, Idli, dosa , chapathi (roti).