Simple Fish Fry


Fish is one of the healthiest foods on this planet. Today, I used Rohu, river fish in this recipe. Fish fry can be made in many ways, this is the basic one of South India. I like eating this fish fry with dal and rice. You could deep fry the fish or shallow fry it. 



To make this recipe, you'll need : 

Fish
1 whole fish cut into steaks, 900 grams approx
Red chilli powder
2 tablespoons
Turmeric
½ teaspoon
Coriander powder/ Dhaniya
2 tablespoons
Cumin powder/ Jeera
1 teaspoon
Salt
½ tablespoon (or) to taste
Oil
As required to fry the fish

Yes, there is no ginger- garlic paste, lemon juice, or any special garam masala. When the fish is fresh, just the basic ingredients will do. 



                                                                   
                                                 Method : 

1. To the cleaned and washed fish pieces, add all the above ingredients, mix well and marinate for half an hour. 
2. Fry the fish in a medium-hot oil until done. 


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To the fish add, red chili powder



add turmeric 



add coriander powder/ dhania 




add salt 



add cumin powder/ jeera 




mix everything well and marinate it for half an hour. 




After marination, fry the fish until done. 



Enjoy !!



Notes : 

1. If your fish is not fresh, you could add ginger garlic paste, lemon juice to enhance its flavor. 
2. You could also add cornflour to this fish marination for a crispy crust. 


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Eggless Mayonnaise/ Homemade Eggless Mayo/ Homemade Eggless Mayonnaise


Yes, it's homemade Eggless mayonnaise! This is an easy recipe that can be done in under 5 minutes. Though I eat eggs, I chose an eggless version of Mayo because I don't want to have that nasty feeling of me having raw eggs! Hence this recipe helped me. You could use this Mayo in the preparations of salads, sandwiches, dips, etc. But, don't use this mayo in the preparation of cakes because this Mayo is egg-free.. 




To make this recipe, you'll need : 

Soy milk
½ cup
Oil (I used sunflower oil)
½ cup
Apple cider vinegar
2 teaspoons
Mustard powder (or) Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon
Sugar powder
1 teaspoon
Salt
1/4th teaspoon (or) to taste


    You could also add pepper powder to taste, which gives black tiny specs to your Mayo! 

Method : 

1. Make sure all the ingredients are at room temperature.

2. Add all the ingredients to a blender jar and blend until smooth and creamy. 

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Add Soy milk




Add oil 



Add  apple cider vinegar (ACV)




Add sugar powder 




Add mustard powder  or dijon mustard




Add salt 





Blend everything until smooth and creamy.




Delicious Eggless mayo is ready in minutes!! 


Enjoy!! 






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Malai Kulfi/ Indian Ice cream/ Desi Ice cream/ Milk Ice cream



Japan has Mochi, Italy has Gelato, Saudi has Booza and India?? Yeah, we have the winsome Kulfi!!! The dense frozen dessert sold on the streets here, sometimes on a stick or in earthenware pots and how could one forget relishing them in hot summers? Ahh! It made my summers enliven!! So, I decided to make Malai Kulfi, the traditional way.  This includes the slow process of condensing the whole milk until the desired consistency, followed by the addition of nuts and flavourings and freezing until set. It has a distinctive taste due to the caramelization of lactose and sugar during the cooking process. 
Kulfis can be made in various flavours too. One could add extra few tablespoons of malai(cream) to the kulfi, also mawa/kova can be added for richness. 


To make this recipe, you'll need : 

Whole milk (Full cream/full fat)
1 Litre
Sugar
½ cup (or) to taste
Choice of chopped nuts
2 tablespoons
Green cardamom powder
½ teaspoon


Method :

1. Bring the full cream milk to a boil. 
2. Once it reaches boiling point, reduce the flame to medium and cook slowly until it gets reduced to half of its volume. (keep stirring to not burn at the bottom, also scrape the sides of the vessel and mix the malai in the milk)
3. Now, add the sugar to the reduced milk and continue to cook for about 5 minutes. 
4. Add the nuts and the cardamom powder, switch off the flame and set it aside to cool completely. 
5. Now, pour the kulfi mixture into desired moulds, cover them and freeze until set. 
6. Insert your choice of kulfi stick before serving or cut the kulfi and serve.



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Bring the milk to a boil. Once it reaches boiling point, reduce the flame to medium and cook slowly.




Keep stirring to not burn at the bottom. Also scrape the sides of the vessel and mix it in the milk for the even distribution of malai (cream). Cook until the milk gets reduced to half of its volume.




Once the milk is reduced,




add the sugar




add chopped nuts




add cardamom powder,




 mix well and switch of the flame and set aside to cool.




Transfer the kulfi milk to the desired moulds,




cover them and freeze until set. (I put the moulds in an airtight plastic container and left to freeze, this is to avoid ice crystals) 


Insert your choice of kulfi stick before serving or cut the kulfi and serve.


 Enjoy!! 




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Rabdi/ Rabri/ Rabadi/ Indian Sweetened Condensed Milk/ Milk Pudding




Rabdi is a North Indian sweet made by using whole milk and sugar. It is basically thickened milk and has cream (or) malai in it. It can be called Indian condensed milk flavored with green cardamom, a choice of nuts, and saffron. Preparation of Rabdi is simple but it's time-consuming. Today, I made, the traditional way which has chunks of milk solids, it's thick, creamy, and delicious. Make sure to use a heavy bottom pan to avoid burning at the bottom and whole milk is a must.  




To make this recipe, you'll need : 

Whole milk/ Full cream milk
1 Litre
Sugar
1/4th cup (or) to taste
Green cardamom powder
2 pinches
Choice of mixed nuts (chopped)
2 Tablespoons
Saffron ( I did’nt use)
Few strands


Method : 



1. Add the whole milk to the saucepan and let it come to a boil. Once it starts boiling, simmer the flame and continue to boil, and cook slowly.
2. When the cream layer appears, shift it towards the edge of the pan and continue to cook the milk further. Repeat this process until the milk turns thick and it reduces to 1/4th of its original volume. 
3. Now, add the sugar, cardamom powder, and your choice of chopped nuts, and continue to cook for the sugar to dissolve completely. (you can add the nuts later too)
4. Scrape the cream from the sides of the saucepan and mix well into the thickened milk.
5. Remove from fire and let it cool completely. 
6. Serve chilled..


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Add the whole milk to the saucepan and let it come to a boil.



Once it starts boiling, simmer the flame and continue to boil, and cook slowly.



When the cream layer appears, shift it towards the edge of the pan and continue to cook the milk further. Repeat this process until the milk turns thick and it reduces to 1/4th of its original volume. 



                         
                               Add sugar to the reduced milk.




 Add cardamom powder and continue to cook for the sugar to                                               dissolve completely. 
You can add chopped nuts now or later. 




Scrape the cream from the sides of the saucepan and mix well into the thickened milk.
Remove from fire and let it cool completely. Add nuts to the Rabdi and serve chilled.





Enjoy!! 

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South Indian Curry Enhancer/ Curry Powder


Make your veg curries full-flavored by adding this powder. I've been using this powder in my curries for a few months and I must say, it really does its job, its kinda cherry on the pudding, that final touch that adds depth to your dish. 




To Make This Recipe, You'll Need : 


To be roasted without oil :

Bengal gram/ Chana dal
1 cup
Split black gram/ Urad dal
1 cup
Dry coconut
1/4th cup (powdered or grated)


To be roasted with oil :

Oil
2 Tablespoons
Red chillies
Around 1 cup
Curry leaves
½ cup
Asafoetida
½ Teaspoon


Method : 

1. Begin by dry roasting the first ingredients table i.e, grams and dry coconut each separately, until it turns golden brown in color.
2. Next, heat the oil in a pan and roast the chilies on low flame until they turn bright red and crisp. Remove from oil and set aside. 
3. Now roast the curry leaves with asafoetida until they turn crisp.
4. Grind all these ingredients into a fine powder, cool, and store for future use. 


Enjoy :)


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