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Fish Curry - Kottayam Style

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Well adopting this recipe from my mother-in-law, she used to cook non - veg dishes in a classy way. Once when I was on to her place she made this fish curry for dinner. It was fantastic. She kept over the leftovers and we took it the next day and it was just wow!!!! Although I have tried other fish curries this one turned out to be my favorite. Since then whenever I made fish curry, the first option would be Amma's fish curry- the way I call it... Now to recipe... Give it a try! & do let me know your experience... Ingredients Fish-  any fleshy fish 1/2 kg Oil - 4 tbsp Mustard seeds/ kaduku- 1 tsp Fenugreek seeds/ Uluva- 1 tsp Shallots/ Kochulli - 15 nos sliced Kudampuli- 1 big piece soaked in 1/2 cup water Green Chilly- 1 Ginger- a small piece chopped Garlic- 5 nos chopped  Red Chilly Powder- 2 tbsp Turmeric Powder- 1 tsp Pepper Powder- 1 tbsp Fenugreek Powder/ Uluva podi- 1 1/2 tsp Water 1-2 cups Salt- as per taste Be ready with all your ingred...

Uzhunnu Vada / Medu Vada

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Good evening lot..... Apart from making dishes, I would like to share with you some snack recipes as well.. Uzhunnu Vada is a famous South Indian snack. There are different add ons to this like Sambar Vada, Thairu vada etc. However the recipe of vada is same in all these.. This snack is made commonly at home. However I have always kept a distance in preparing this. This is because once or twice when I made it turned out to be a disaster. But ever since cooking turned out to be my passion I always wanted to try this snack. I have bookmarked it in my to-cook list. Making this is easy for all you have to take care of some aspects as well.. So this time when I made it it turned out perfectly well and I served it with tea... Here goes the recipe... Give it a try! & do let me know your experience... Ingredients Urad Dal- 1 cup Uncooked Rice- 2 tbsp Green Chillies-6 nos Onion- 1 chopped Black pepper corns - 6 nos (optional). I haven't used Ginger- 2 t...

Lemon Rice

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Hi all... Landing to the new recipe of the week lemon rice.. It was made quiet often by mom during my school days. It makes a perfect lunch. I would love having this at those times and mom would prepare it atleast twice a week. The main aspect is the ease of cooking it. When i made it for my hubby, he was tasting it for the first time and he just loved it.And it turned out be a must-made recipe in a week... Now marching towards the recipe. Give it a try! & do let me know your experience... Ingredients Basmati rice- 1 cup Lemon juice- 3 tbsp/  one lemon's juice Turmeric powder- 1 tsp Oil-1 tsp Mustard Seeds/ kaduku- 1 tsp Urad dal/ Uzhunu parippu- 1 tsp Asfoetida/ kayam- a pinch Dry red chillies- 2 nos Curry leaves- 1 spring Water- 2 cups Salt to taste Peanuts/ Cashews- Optional Here goes the recipe.... 1. Lets start by making the rice. Soak basmati rice in water for 20-30 minutes 2. Cook it with  salt in 2 cups of water and keep aside 3. I...

Musk Melon Milkshake

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While shopping I always find this fruit in fruit stalls but I could not gather up the courage in buying one.. Once while having a dinner in a restaurant my hubby ordered Musk Melon Milkshake..  For the first time then I was hearing the name of that fruit.. Believe me! it tasted heaven... I have made up my mind to try this out one day.. Next time when I was off to shopping I bought one musk melon and googled for a most easy recipe with it... Hence I found this which turned out to be easy and at the same time no compromise in taste.....You need only a handful of ingredients to try this out.. Here goes the recipe.... Give it a try! & do let me know your experience... Ingredients Musk Melon - 1 no. Milk - 1 cup Cold water - 1 cup/ Ice cubes - a batch Sugar - 1/2 cup or according to your taste Be occupied with all your ingredients..Lets prepare it.... 1. Scoop out fleshy part of the fruit.. Remove seeds as well and move to a blender. 2. Add in sugar and i...