Meen Kozhambu #3 - Madurai Style

Ingredients:

Vanjaram fish - 250 g
Nalennai - 1/4 cup
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tsp
Kashmiri chilly powder - 1 tsp
Red chilly powder - 1/2  tsp
Pepper powder - 1 tbsp
Fennel powder - 1/2 tsp(optional)
Green chilly - 1
Small Onion - 15(fine chop)
Tomato -  1 1/2 (puree)
Garlic - 3-4 (fine chop)
Coriander leaves - Little
Tamrind pulp - Soak lemon size tamrind in water.
Water, Salt - As reqd

Method:

• Strain tamrind pulp and set aside.
• Heat oil in a pan and add fenugreek seeds.
• Add in onion, green chilly and garlic and saute.
• Add in ginger garlic paste and tomato puree and cook in low flame.
• Now add in the spice powders and mix well.
• Add the tamrind pulp and little water and cook for few mins.
• Wash the fish pieces and set aside.
• Once gravy starts to reduce in consistency add in salt.
• Add fish pieces and cook for 4-6 mins.
• Garsnish with coriander leaves and serve.

Prawn Pepper Thokku

Ingredients:

Prawn - 150 g
Onion - 1 (fine chop)
Tomato - 1(small, fine chop)
Curry Leaves - 1 sprig (fine chop)
Pepper powder - 3/4 tbsp
Sambar thool - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Lime juice - 1 tbsp
Salt, Oil, Water - As reqd

Method:

• Remove the nerves and clean prawns.
• Add in turmeric and set aside.
• In a pan, heat oil and add in onion.
• Then add tomato and then add pepper powder and sambar thool.
• Add reqd salt and mix well.
• Cook in low flame.
• Add in water and let it cook for few mins.
• Add the prawns and cook in low flame.
• Mix it well and cook for few mins.

Fish Fry #2

Ingredients:

Vanjaram Fish - 5 slices
Kashmiri Chilly powder - 1 tsp
Pepper powder - 1 tbsp
Curry Leaves - 1 sprig(cut & add)
Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tsp
Lime juice - 1/2 limes
Vinegar - 1 tsp
Water - Little
Salt, Oil - As reqd

Method:

• In a bowl add spice powders, ginger garlic paste.
• Add in lime juice, vinegar and salt and mix well.
• Add little oil, curry leaves and mix well.
• If needed add water and make a paste.
• Add in washed fish pieces and apply paste all over.
• Let it aside for min 30 mins.
• In a tawa add little oil and fry these pieces.

Nutty Chocolates

Ingredients:

Cocoa powder - 3/4 cup
Powdered sugar - 1 cup
Milk powder -  1/3 cup
Cocoa butter/Oil / Unsalted butter- 3/4 cup
Chopped Nuts - 2 tbsp

Method:

• In a bowl add dry ingredients and mix well.
• Now add in butter and mix them evenly.
• Fill half the mould with batter and then add chopped nuts.
• Cover them with batter.
• Dap them twice.
• Refrigerate till it set and enjoy the nutty chocolates.

Chocolate - 4 Ingredients

Ingredients:

Cocoa powder - 3 tbsp
Powdered sugar - 2 tbsp
Milk powder -  2 tbsp
Unsalted butter - 1/4 cup

Method:

• In a bowl add dry ingredients and mix well.
• Now add in butter and mix them evenly.
• Pour them in moulds and dap them twice.
• Refrigerate till it set and enjoy the chocolates.