Wednesday, December 19, 2007

The greatest gift from the sea

Prawn Pickle - My mother-in-law's Sister-in-law's recipe (Kerala style)

Ingredients

500 gms small prawns (fresh)
One medium ball of Dark tamarind
6 green chillies
Salt to taste
Eastern or Everest pickle masala - One 50 gms packet
3 tablespoons vinegar
6 tablespoons oil
10 pods garlic
2 inch piece of ginger
1 small bunch curry leaves

Method

Boil prawns, tamarind, 3 green chillies with salt in a little water till prawns are cooked and a little hard
Finely chop garlic, ginger & remaining green chillies. Pour oil in pan and season ginger, garlic, chillies till smell is gone. Mix curry leaves and fry some more. Finally, add Pickle masala and add vinegar. Add to boiled prawns. Leave for 3 hours before serving. Goes well with almost anything! Yummyyyyyyy!

The King of veggies deserves the best

(Eggplant) Brinjal Fry - The simplest and the best ever

Ingredients

3 Big round black brinjals
3 tablespoons red chilli powder
2 tablespoons dark vinegar or Lime juice
salt to taste

Method

Slice brinjals to about 2 mm thickness each
Mix all other ingredients till it makes a smooth paste
Paste on brinjal slices one at a time
Shallow fry in oil over medium flame
Serve hot with white rice and dal (lentils)

Cooking is fun!

Finally, a blogspot devoted to my second great passion - Cooking. Then again, it's not just cooking ( which my wife does pretty well). This is creative cooking. It's about finding that perfect vegetable, the freshest bunch of herbs, the choicest cuts; it's about cooking that is beautiful. Adding just the right dash of salt and spices, pulling it of the fire at the right time and then...savouring the joy of good food.

Well, to all those out there who wanna cook, exchange recipes, learn this is where you need to come. Bon apetite.