Chicken fry

Ingredients

Chicken -1/2 kg

Onions-4

Garam masala powder -1 table spoon

Or

For masala- grind- 2 cardamom, 4 cloves, 1 inch cinnamon, 1 teaspoon saunf, 2 teaspoon coriander seeds, Cumin-1 teaspoon

Oil-2 table spoons

Turmeric -1 teaspoon

Ginger garlic paste- 1 teaspoon 

Coriander-1 teaspoon

Preparation

Fry onions in a pan , once they are nice n brown add ginger garlic paste, masala, salt, chicken pieces fry them n cook for 5 mins with lid closed. Now add turmeric and red chilli powder and cook again till the curry leaves the oil out. Stir in chopped coriander and serve hot with rice.

Pulihora/lemon rice

Ingredients

Rice-4 cups

Water-7 cups to cook rice

Lemons-2

Peanuts-1/2 cups

Curry leaves-1/4 cup

Ginger-1 inch

Green chillies-4

Mustard seeds-2 teaspoons

Cumin seeds-2 teaspoons

Chana dal-2 teaspoons

Urad dal-2 teaspoons

Asaphoetida-1/2 teaspoon(optional)

Dry Red chillies-2

Oil-2 table spoons

Turmeric-1 teaspoon

Salt-4 teaspoons

Preparation 

Cook rice in a rice cooker and allow it cool on a wide plate. Meanwhile heat oil and add mustard, peanuts, chana dal,cumin, urad dal,curry leaves,green n red chillies, ginger,asaphoetida,salt....in the same order for better taste. 

Just squeeze in the juice from 2 lemons in rice along with above fried mixture for your instant lemon rice.

Onion pakodi

Ingredients

Besan- 1 cup

Onion-1

Salt-1 teaspoon

Green chillies-2

Baking soda-1 pinch

Oil- for deep fry

Water 3/4 cup 

Coriander-1/4 bunch

Preparation 

Cut onions into thin length wise strips. Mix all other ingredients and form a think paste. Heat oil and deep fry batter by dropping the with hand. Serve hot with ketchup and finely chopped onions.

Stuffed mirchi bhajji

Ingredients 

Besan-2 cups

Rice flour-2 teaspoons

Ajwain-1 teaspoon

Salt-1 teaspoon 

Chilli powder-1 teaspoon

Baking soda-1/4 teaspoon

Potato-2

Chat masala-1 teaspoon

Cilantro-1/4 bunch

Oil- for deep fry

Preparation

Cook potatoes in microwave for 5-7 mins, peel, mash n add in chat masala,coriander,salt mix well n keep it aside. Slit green chillies vertically remove the seeds off and stuff the potato mixture in each.

Heat oil in a skillet ,while the oil gets heated in a bowl mix besan,rice flour, salt, red chilli powder, ajwain. Slowly add water and make a paste with medium consistency.

Once the oil is nice n hot, dip each stuffed chilli in batter and drop in the oil n fry until they turn golden brown.

Enjoy them with onions n lemon..

Pappu biyyam

Ingredients 

Rice-2 cups

Water-3 cups to cook rice

Chana dal-1 cup

Potato-1

Onions-1

Cumin-1 tablespoon

Mustard-1/2 table spoon

Oil-1 table spoon

Coriander powder- 1 teaspoon

Coriander-1/4 bunch

Salt-2 teaspoons

Chilli powder-1 teaspoon

Ginger garlic paste-1/2 teaspoon

Preparation 

Wash n Soak chana dal for 1/2 hour, meanwhile heat oil in a wok fry mustard,cumin,onions ,ginger garlic paste in the same order. Now fry thinly diced potatoes ,chana dal  and remaining ingredients until the raw smell is gone. For ease add rice n water in rice cooker along with the fried mixture n cook it. Once the rice cooked garnish with cilantro. 

Serve it plain or with paneer korma, as I prepared today.

Prawn/shrimp fry

Ingredients 

Prawns-250gms, washed n peeled

Onions-2 large ones

Oil-1 table spoon 

Ginger-1 teaspoon

Garlic-1 teaspoon

Turmeric-1/2twaspoon

Green chillies-2

Cinnamon-1 inch

Cloves-4

Cardamom-2

Bay leaf-1

Cumin-1 teaspoon

Cilantro-1/4 bunch

Coriander powder-1 table spoon

Salt-1 table spoon

Chilli powder-1 tablespoon

Preparation 

Heat oil in a pan, add cumin n whole garam masala, fry for a minute. Drop onions n fry until they are slightly brown. Stir in ginger, garlic, coriander powder, salt, chilli powder, green chillies,turmeric. Adjust seasoning by tasting the mixture. You can add prawns at this stage, mix it until the dry gravy coats well. Cook it covered for 5- 10 mins on a medium heat with occasional stirring. 

Garnish with cilantro , squeeze in half lemon juice. Serve hot with rice.