Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Nadan Koova Payasam (Arrow Root Payasam) Recipe






                              

Ingredients :-


Koova flour (Arrow root Flour) : -250 gm
Freshly grated coconut :-  1
Jaggery ( Sharkara) :-  ½ kg
Cardamom ,Cumin (jeerakam) and Chukku (dry ginger)  Powder :- 1tsp (Totally 1tsp)
Ghee :-1tsp
Water :- 2ltr



Method   for   making   Koova payasam :-

                       Dissolve the arrowroot powder (koova podi) in hot water in a pot and put aside .Then heat water in a pan and add Jaggery ( Sharkara) and keep boiling with continuous stirring .Then add the arrowroot solution in to the jaggery solution with continuous stirring and keep under fire for 10 minutes and add grated coconut , powders and ghee and combine well .Remove from the fire and transfer into a  serving plate 

  
                                                                               
                                                                       

Serve   the   sweet Nadan Koova  Payasam  with  pappadam 

Nadan Meen Curry (Fish Curry) Recipe



         
                           

                             

Ingredients :-


Ayala :-  ½  kg
Turmeric powder : - 3/4 tsp
Chilli powder :- 3tsp
Coriander Powder:- 1 tsp
Perinjeerakam :- ¼ tsp
Salt :-  as required
Fresh grated coconut  :–1/2 cup
Small Onion :- 100gm (sliced vertically for the curry and roundly for sauting(only 4 nos))
Green Chilli :- 4 Nos
Ginger :- small pieces
Garlic:- 4
Curry Leaves :- 2tsp
Coconut oil :-  as required
Gampooge (Kodampuli) :- 4



Method  of  preparation :-

                                 Cut the fresh ayala into pieces and put aside .Keep a small pan under fire (medium fire) and then add all the powders (turmeric,chilli,coriander) and just heat it .Then mix the grated coconut with the heated powders and salt and  grind well .Mix the coconut paste , curry leaves, green chilli ,small onion ,ginger and garlic with the fish pieces and put aside for 10 minutes.Then cook it by adding enough water .(around 10 minutes).Then heat oil in another pan and add sliced small onion and curry leaves and fry till it turns into brown colour and  pour it over the curry 



                          

    Now you can serve the hot Nadan Meen Curry (Fish curry)with Nadan Rice





Monday, February 3, 2014

Nadan Spicy Kozhimutta –Urulakizhagu Masala curry Recipe (Egg and Potato Masala Curry)







                              


                                                                          


Ingredients  :-


Egg :- 4
Potato :- 4
Onion :- 2 (peeled and sliced)
Green Chillies :- 6  (sliced)
Garlic:- 3 (sliced)
 Ginger : - a small piece (sliced)
 Curry Leaves :- 2 tsp
Red chilly powder :- 2 tsp
Turmeric powder :- ½ tsp
Garam masala:-2 tsp
Coconut oil :- as  required
Salt :-  to taste


Method  of  preparation :-
                      Hard boil the eggs , shell and slice into two halves .Cut potato into medium sized pieces and cook it by adding enough water  and put aside .Heat oil in another pan and add garlic and ginger
Then add sliced onion , green chilli , curry leaves and fry it till it turns light brown colour.Then add red chilli powder ,turmeric powder ,garam masala and salt .Mix well the masala and fry it Immediately add the potato into the masala and combine well  . Finally add the egg pieces into the pan and gently mix with the masala curry .Remove the pan from fire  and transfer it into a serving pot



   
                  Serve   the   hot  Spicy  Egg Potato masala with Rice or Chapati