Saturday, December 15, 2012

Fish Curry (Nellore Chepala Pulusu)

  

Ingredients


  • Fish
  • Oil
  • Menthulu (Fenugreek Seeds)
  • Onions
  • Tomatoes
  • Tamarind
  • Curry Leaves
  • Mustard Seeds (Aavaalu)
  • Salt
  • Red Chilli Powder
  • Turmeric Powder

 

 Procedure

  • Chop onions and tomatoes
  • Clean fish pieces thoroughly (preferably with rock salt)
  • Soak Tamarind in water for few minutes and prepare taramind pulp. Make sure the pulp is not too thick and not too diluted.
  • Take a bowl and add fish pieces, salt, turmeric powder and chilli powder
  • Add tamarind pulp to the fish pieces in right amount
  • Soak the fish pieces for few minutes (10-15 minutes)

  • Take a cooking bowl, pour oil and heat it.
  • Add Mustard Seeds and Menthulu (Fenugreek Seeds).
  • Add chopped onions, tomatoes and curry leaves and heat them for a few seconds.
  • Add tamarind pulp and heat the ingredients till boiling point
  • Now add soaked fish pieces and heat them in light flame (place a lid on the bowl)
  • If needed add salt, and chilli powder to taste
  • Cook them for about 10-15 minutes till the fish pieces turn soft


Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Fish Fry (Chepala Vepudu)



Ingredients

  • Fish chopped for fry
  • Salt to taste
  • Red Chilli Powder
  • Turmeric powder
  • Tamarind
  • Maida/Corn Flour
  • Oil

Procedure

  • Clean fish pieces thoroughly (preferably with rock salt)
  • Soak Tamarind in water for few minutes and prepare taramind pulp. Make sure the pulp is not too thick and not too diluted.
  • Add Salt, Chilli Powder, Turmeric Powder to the fish pieces
  • Add tamarind pulp to the fish pieces in right amount (just enough to spread all over the fish piece)
  • Soak the fish pieces for at least 30 minutes
  • Take out the fish pieces and dip them in Maida/Corn Flour
  • Take a pan and add oil
  • Fry the pieces in low flame for about 10 minutes or till they turn darkish brown.

Monday, January 23, 2012

Brinjal (vankaaya) curry





Ingredients
  • brinjals - 3
  • oil -  5 tsp
  • mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
  • onion - 1
  • tomato - 1
  • curry leaves - a few
  • turmeric powder - a pinch
  • red chilly powder - 1  1/2  tsp
  • salt to taste 



Preparation
  • Take a bowl, add oil and heat it.
  • Now add mustard seeds and curry leaves.
  • Add chopped onions, tomatoes. Stir it till the onions turn light brown.
  • Now add chopped brinjals, salt, turmeric powder, and red chilly powder
  • Add water and heat it till the brinjals become soft.