Fish Pickle

Ingredients:
Fish                    -500gm
(I used King fish)
Chilli powder       -5 tbsp
(I used Kashmiri chilli powder)
Green chillies        -50 gm
Garlic cloves         - 15
Ginger                   - 1piece
Turmeric powder   -1/2 tsp
Musturd seeds       -1/2 tsp
Fenugreek seeds    -1/4 tsp(uluva)
Fenugreek powder -a pinch
Oil                         - 1/2 cup

Vinegar                  -3/4 cup
Salt as required

Oil for frying

Method:
.Wash and cut fish into small pieces and marinate it with turmeric powder,2 tbsp chilli powder and salt.Shallow fry it and keep aside .
.Chop half of the ginger into small pieces and keep aside.Make a paste of the other half and 7-8 pieces of garlic cloves.
.Heat oil in a thick bottom pan.Splutter musturd seeds.Saute fenugreek seeds with this.Add ginger and garlic paste and saute again.Now add the chopped green chillies,chopped ginger pieces and remaining garlic
cloves.Along with that add the remaining chilli powder,salt and a pinch of fenugreek powder.Saute well .Now add the fish pieces and mix it well.Switch off the fire andpour vinegar to this.
.Allow it to cool .Transfer it to a dry bottle and store.

PIneapple mocktail

Ingredients:
Pineapple soda      - 1 glass
Orange juice         - 1/2 glass
Mango juice          - 1/2 glass
Apple chopped      - 1/4 of an apple
Ice cubes
Sugar as required


Method:
.Dissolve sugar in 1/4 cup of boiling water and allow it to cool.
.Combine pine apple soda,orange juice,mango juice and sugar syrup.Add ice cubes to this and sever with the chopped apple pieces.

Pathiri(rice roti-Kerala style)

Ingredients:
Rice flour       - 2cups
Water            - 2 cups
Salt to taste
Method:
.Boil water with salt.Add rice flour to this and lower the heat.Stir the flour with a spoon till it is well mixed.Remove from fire and keep it covered for 5  minutes.Remove it to a wide plate for kneading.

.Knead it well to a big dough  ball before the mixture is cooled completely.If you are feeling that water is not completely mixed with flour, you could wet your hands and do it.Make equal sized balls of it.(size of a lemon).Each ball makes each pathiri.

.Take each ball and dip it in dry rice flour.Sprinkle some rice flour on a dry rough surface.Now place each ball on the surface and roll it out into a thin round using a rolling pin.If you didnt get round shape, dont worry trim  the edges using any round shaped lid.

. Heat  tawa or griddle.Spinkle some water and  see whether the water is evaporating quickly.If so its ready to put pathiri.Cook the Pathiri  by turning both sides till it puffs.Remove from fire.

Preparationof coconut milk

Grated coconut  -   1/4 of a coconut
Shallots             -    2
Curry leaves      - 3-4
Oil                     - 1 tsp
Water                - a cup
Salt to taste

.In a mixi ,blend coconut, salt and water together.Drain it through a drainer to get coconut milk.Heat oil in a small pan.Add sliced shallots and curry leaves and saute for sometime.Pour this to the coconut milk.
.To make the pathiri softer,either dip pathiri in the coconut milk prepared earlier or keep it separately and serve.

Im sending this to theRice event hosting by Anita

Chana salad

I am sending this to Show Me Your Salad! event by Divya

Ingredients:
White chana               - 1 cup
Mayonnaise                -1/2 cup
Onion                         - 1 chopped
Green chillies              - 2 chopped
Carrot                        - 1 /4 grated
Corainder leaves  as required
Salt as required

Method:
Soak chana for atleast 3 hours.Cook with some water and salt in a pressure cooker for 2 whistles .In a bowl combine together cooked chana,mayonnaise,chopped onion,green chillies,grated carrot,and corainder leaves .Chana salad is ready to serve.

My other entries are

Toasted Salad

Easy carrot salad

Spinach- Tomato curry

Ingredients:
Spinach              -1  cup chopped
Tomato              -1 chopped
Onion                 - 1 chopped
Chilli powder       - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder -  a pinch
Mustard seeds      -1/4 tsp
Salt and oil as required

Method:
Heat oil in a pan.Splutter mustard seedsAdd chopped onion and chopped tomato and saute till the onion pieces turn transparent.Now add all the powders and saute again.Add chopped spinach and saute.Pour half a cup of water to this  and cook till it is done on medium flame with a lid.

Awards:

Thanks a ton Vineetha and Sarah for sharing me this beautiful blogger award.

I would also  like to thank Soumya for sharing these two lovely  awards with me.

I would like to pass these awards to

Kathy Gori

Fathima

Swapna

Smita

Superchef

Chocolate chip cookies

Source:Nestle chocolate morsels pack
I am sending this recipe for the Cakes and cookies event conducted by Sara

Ingredients:
All purpose flour      -2 1/4 cups
Baking soda            -1 tsp
Salt                         -1 tsp
Butter                     - 1cup softened
Granulated sugar     - 3/4 cup
Brown sugar           - 3/4 cup
Vanilla extract         -1 tsp
Eggs(large)              -2
Chocolate morsels    -2 cups
Chopped nuts           - 1cup

Method:
Preheat oven to 375degree F
Combine flour,baking soda and salt in small bowl.Beat butter,granulated sugar,brown sugar and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl until creamy.Add eggs,one at a time,beating well after each addition.Gradually beat in flour mixture.Stir in morsels and nuts.Drop by rounded table spoon onto ungreased baking sheets.
Bake for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown.Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes;remove to wire racks to cool completely.


Awards

I am really thankful to Dolly from curry and beyond, Rekha from Rekha's recipe, Devi from Devi'sblog  for nominating me for this lovely Kreative blogger award.


Rules for accepting this award:


1) Thank the person giving the award

2) Copy the award to your blog

3) Place a link to their blog

4) Name 7 things people don't know about you

5) Nominate 7 bloggers

6) Place a link to those bloggers

7) Leave a comment letting those bloggers know about the award



7 things people don't know about me:
I am  a strong believer in God.
I love shopping.
Loves listening music.
I value friendships.
I love traveling .
I am missing my family a lot.
I am missing my mother's food too.


I would like to pass this award to:

adukalavishesham

aquarian

jisha's Kitchen

maduraistyle

sillynightingale

mykitchensnippets

Naadan recipies

Prawns Biryani

Ingredients:

Basmati rice              - 2 cups
Prawns                     - 1 1/4cups
Onion                        -3
Tomato                     - 2
Ginger paste              - 11/2 tsp
Garlic paste               - 1 1/2 tsp
Green chillies             - 3
Chilli powder             - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder       -1/4 tsp
Pepper powder          -1 tsp
Garam masala            -1 tsp
Coconut milk              - 3tbsp
Salt as required
Ghee as required
Coriander leaves,cashews and raisins for decorating

Method:
Marinate prawns with 1/2 tsp pepper powder and salt .
Cook basmati rice with salt and water.
In another pan , melt butter or ghee,saute finely sliced onions ,chopped greenchillies ,ginger paste,garlic paste till the onions turn transparent.Now add finely sliced tomatoes and salt if required .Saute again.Add the marinated prawns to this and cook again till its done.Now add the cooked basmati rice and mix well.Pour coconut milk over this.Sprinke it with 1 tsp garam masala powder and 1/2 tsp pepper powder.Decorate with coriander leaves,cashews and serve hot.