Mathi curry

Mathi (Sardines) 1 kg,cleaned,kashmir chilly 2tblspn,turmeric powder 1/4tspn,

onion paste 2tblspn,ginger garlic paste 2tspn,green chilly 3 splited,tomato 1,pureed,

kudam puli 5cloves,salt to taste,curry leaf 2 sprigs,fenugreek powder 1/3tspn.

Add all ingredients except sardines in 2 cups water and allow to boil.

Add sardines,cook well,add 2 tspn coconut oil,swirl the wok and serve after 2-3hours.

Smooth Tomato chutney

Tomato 2,chopped,onion 1,finely chopped,kashmir chilly 10,coconut oil 11/2tblspn,
Heat  a pan,dry fry chillies,keep aside.Add oil,drop in onion,saute till light brown,
add tomato,saute till onion and tomato stewed properly.Allow to cool,grind the
ingredients to a loose paste,add salt to taste.
For seasoning,coconut oil 1tspn,mustard seeds 1/4tspn,dry chilly 1,broken into 3 pieces,
curry leaf 1 sprig.
Heat oil in a pan,drop in dry chilly,mustard seeds,allow to splash,add curry leaves.
Add chutney in the pan,heat till bubbling.
Good for idli and dosai.

Squid coconut stir fry(kanava thoran)

Squid 500gm,clean well,cut into small pieces.
Shallots 100gm,green chilly 3,ginger 2inch piece,garlic 7 cloves,all finely chopped,
grated coconut 1 cup,turmeric powder 1/4tspn,black pepper crushed 2tspn,salt to
taste,curry leaf 1 sprig,coconut oil 1tblspn,mustard seeds a inch,dry chilly 2.
Grind coconut and garlic,keep aside.
Cook squid in a little water,adding salt and turmeric powder,keep aside.
Heat oil in pan,drop in dry chilly,mustard seeds,allow to splatter,add onion,green chilly,
ginger ,saute till aroma spreads.Add pepper and coconut mix,stir for 30 seconds,add squid,mix well,
adjust salt,add curry leaves.
 

Crab roast

Crab 1kg, cleaned, split into pieces, along with limbs.
Onion 2, green chilly 2, both sliced, ginger 2inch piece, garlic cloves 5, both crushed,
curry leaves 1sprig, pepper powder 1tsp., turmeric powder 1/3tsp., chilly powder 1tsp.,
coriander powder 1/2tsp., salt to taste, coconut oil 1tbsp.
Heat oil in a pan, add onion, sauté till light brown, add ginger, garlic, green chilly,
sauté till aroma spreads, add curry powders, stir for 30 seconds, add crab, stir well, add

salt and 2 cups water. Cook till crab is cooked, add curry leaves.

Cherupayar ethakka tholi thoran(green gram banana skin stir fry)

Green gram 1 cup,nendran banana skin ,chopped 2 cups,soak green gram over night,pressure cook in a little water ,add banana skin,cook in low flame,add salt to taste and keep aside.Grated coconut 11/2cups,cumin seeds 1/4tsn,garlic cloves 2,turmeric powder 1/4tspn,chilly powder 1/4tspn,shallots 3,grind the ingredients,keep aside.
Cooking oil 1 tblspn,mustard seeds 1/4tspn,red chilly 2,broken into small pieces,curry leaf 1 sprig.
Heat oil in a pan,drop in red chillies,mustard seeds,allow to splatter,add curry leaves,add coconut mix,stir well,add cooked green gram,banana skin mix,combine well,adjust salt.

 

Mushroom egg fried rice

Sona masuri rice 2 cups,wash,strain,cook rice in 5 cups water along with a pinch of
turmeric powder and salt to taste.
Mushroom 200 gm, thinly sliced,onion 1,green and riped chilly 2 each,both finely chopped.
Capsicum 1,chopped,spring onion 1 stalk,chopped,soy sauce 1 tblspn,chilly tomato sauce 1 tblspn,
salt to taste,hen's egg 2,break,whisk,add salt to taste,prepare thin omlette,allow to cool,chop and
keep aside.Cooking oil 2 tblspn,garlic paste 2 tspn.
Heat  cooking oil in a wok,drop in onion,saute for 2 minutes,add garlic paste,chillies,mushroom,
mix well,allow to half cook in low flame,add capsicum,allow to half cook,add  sauces,spring onion,
rice,omlette bits,combine well,adjust salt serve.

Netholi peera (anchovy coconut mix)

Anchovy 250 gm,clean cutting head and tail,wash thoroughly,keep aside.
Onion small,sliced,green chilly 3,chopped,bilimbi 10 nos,sliced,ginger 1 inch piece,
garlic cloves 3,both finely chopped,curry leaf 1 sprig,salt to taste.
Mix the ingredients except anchovy in a cup of water,allow to boil,add anchovies,
allow to cook,add 1/2 cup finely grated coconut,combine well,without breaking
fish,add 2 tspn coconut oil,swirl the wok and serve.