Amaranth Leaves Sandwich

Amaranth leaves are washed and chopped up. They are then mixed with yogurt and spices. The mixture is spread on a toasted bread and layered with sliced onion and tomato. Serve amaranth leaves sandwich immediately.
Makes: a Serving of Amaranth Leaves Sandwich.

Ingredients:                                              

Amaranth Leaves a Handful       
Wheat Bread 2 Slices
Plain Yogurt 4 Tbsps
Tomato 1 small
Onion 1/2
Green Chile 1 Small (optional)
Red Chili Powder few Pinches
Salt to Taste
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Method of preparation:

Wash and finely chop the amaranth leaves.
Mix together yogurt, amaranth leaves, green chiles and salt.
Wash and slice the tomato.
Peel and slice the onion.
Remove stem, wash and finely chop the green chile.

Toast the bread in a toaster or on a flat pan till it turns golden brown and crisp.
Apply ghee to the bread and sprinkle salt and red chile powder on one side to taste.

To prepare the sandwich, layer each bread slice with few spoons of prepared amaranth leaves yogurt mixture.
Layer the sandwich with onion slices and tomato slices and sprinkle a pinch of salt on top.
Cover with the other bread slice with amaranth yogurt mixture and cut the sandwich diagonally.
Serve amaranth leaves sandwich immediately.
Notes: Make sure not to leave the sandwich for long once prepared.

Suggestions: Add more yogurt amaranth mixture depending on your preference.
Variations: Avoid green chiles and add a pinch of black pepper powder instead to the yogurt.

Fish Fry / Meen varuval with less Oil

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Cook Time : 40 Min | 

Servings : 2 Persons

 

 

Ingredients :
Fish ( Tilapia or any Variety )	1Kg
Mustard	2 tsp
Ginger	1 inch
Garlic	10 nos.
Gram Flour	1 tbsp
Coriander Powder	2 tsp
Chili Powder	2 tsp
Turmeric	1/2 tsp
Salt	to taste
Oil	to spray
Curd	1 tbsp

 

Directions:

 Masala Prep:

1. Step 1
   Clean fish with curd first and then with water. Grind Mustard in Mixi, adding little by little water and grind it to fine foam like paste. Mix all other ingredient with it and apply on fish to cover it with paste. Allow the fish to marinate for 30 min to 1 hr.
2. Step 2
   In a non stick dosa pan , pour 3 tsp of oil and fry the fish on both the sides. Fry till it becomes brown color.
   

 

Kerala Fish Curry/ Kerala Meen Kulambu

Cook Time :20 Min |
Servings : 2 Persons

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Ingredients :
Cat Fish/ King Fish	2-3 pieces
Coconut Oil	2 tbsp
Curry Leaves	1 strand
Ginger	1 inch
Green Chili	3 nos
Tamarind	3/4 lemon size
Coconut Milk	3/4 cup
Water	1 cup
Salt	to taste

To make a thick paste
Red Chili Powder	1 1/2 tsp
Coriander Powder	1 tbsp
Turmeric	1 tsp
Water	2-3 tbsp

 

Directions:

1. Step 1
   Chop the Onion and ginger into thin slices. Split open the green chilies. Soak tamarind in 1 cup of warm water and squeeze the juice. Using the ingredients from “To make a thick paste” make a thick paste. Clean the fish and marinate it with the part of the thick paste made above.
2. Step 2
   Heat coconut oil in the non-stick pan. When hot, add curry leaves, onion, green chili and ginger. Let it fry till the onion turns golden brown. Add the remaining thick paste and fry for 2 min. Keep stirring to avoid burning.
3. Step 3
   Add the marinated fish with the tamarind juice. Mix gently and allow it to cook till the raw smell of tamarind paste leaves for about 5 min.
4. Step 4
   Add the coconut milk and allow it to boil for 5 more mins. Let it sit for 30 mins for the fish to absorb the sauce.

Chicken 65

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Ingredients:

• 2 lbs. Chicken(boneless, skinless thighs)
• 2 tsps. Corn Flour
• 2 tsps. All Purpose Flour
• 1 no. Egg
• 1½ tsps. Ginger(paste)
• 1½ tsps. Garlic(paste)
• 2 tsps. Red Chilies(powder)
• 12 nos. Green Chilies
• 2 cups Yoghurt
• 1 tsp. All spice powder(cloves, cinnamon, cardamom)
• 4 drops Food Color(Red)
• Onion for garnishing
• 3 tsps. Lime juice
• Salt to taste
• Vegetable Oil for frying

Preparetion Method:

• Mix corn flour, all purpose flour, egg, ginger garlic paste.
• chilli powder and salt to thick batter.Add water if required.
• Add chicken pieces to the batter and marinate for an hour.
• Deep fry the marinated chicken pieces till they turn golden.
• Heat 4 tsp oil in a sauce pan and add slit chillies, yogurt,
• garam masala, red color, little salt and the fried chicken pieces.
• Fry for 4-5 minutes and remove from heat.
• Add lime juice, mix well and garnish with onions.