Kiran's Cuisine

INGREDIENTS

1. All-purpose flour – 3 cups
2. Rice flour – 1/4 cup
3. Baking powder – 1/4 tsp
4. Orange food coloring – 2 pinch (optional)
5. Water – 2 cups (approx) (required for making a thick batter with a thick but soft consistancy which can be squeezed out of squeezer easily)

For Sugar Syrup
6. Sugar – 4 cups
7. Water – 2 Cups

8. Ghee/oil – required for deep frying

METHOD

1). Mix up all purpose flour and rice flour with 1 1/2 cups water to form a thick batter.Add the baking powder and yellow color to the batter.Mix properly so that all the flours mixes well .

2). Keep the batter for about 3 to 4 hrs .

3). Make thick sugar syrup by boiling water and sugar.

4).Heat oil in a pan .Allow it to get heated.

5).Pour the batter into a Idiappam Seva with single hole slide or into the pastry bag with about a ¼ inch opening. If it is too dry to squeeze out, add little bit of water. Keep it ready to squeeze out when the oil is hot.

6). Squeeze the batter into the hot oil in a circular shape starting from the centre which moves out. If the oil is in correct temperature the Batter will suddenly come on top of the batter.

7). Fry each jalebi till its crispy. Dont let the jalebi to get fried off,

it should always have a nice colour.

8).Remove it from the oil and allow it to cool for about 5 to 10 mins, let the oil drain off, then soak in syrup for a minute.

:- Serve it after Chilling or with normal temperature.

Recipe By
Kiran Mary

INGREDIENTS

1) Sugar – 4 tsp
2) Watermelon (Seedless) – 1 cup
3) Water – 1/4 cup

Method

1) Grind all the ingredient together, add more sugar if needed.

:- Serve it with ice cubes.

Its a wonderful and Healthy dish for Summer.

Recipe By
Kiran Mary

METHOD

Big Onion – 1 +1/2 no (Long thin slices)
Chicken Pieces – 1/2 cup sliced pieces
Prawns – 8 nos
Beef Sausages – 4 nos
Green Peas – 1/4 cup
Sliced Carrot – 1/4 cup
Green Chillies – 6 nos
Chilly Powder – 1/2 tsp
Coriander Powder – 1/4 tsp
Turmeric Powder – 2 pinchs
Garam Masala – 1/4 tsp
Chicken Masala – 1/4 tsp
Pepper Powder – 1 tsp
Meat Masala – 1/4 tsp
Maggi Chicken Cubes – 1 no (small)
Ginger/Garlic Paste – 1 tsp
Oil – 2tbsp
Salt – to Taste
soy sauce – 1 tsp
Ghee – 3 tsp
Rasins – 10 nos
Cashews – 8 no
Kasoori Methi(optional) – 1 tsp
Coriander Leaf for Garnishing

For Cooking Rice

Rice – 2 Cups
Cardamom – 1 no
Cinnamon – 2 nos
Cloves – 2 nos
Cumin Seeds – 1/4 tsp
Oil – 1 tsp
Salt – to taste
Turmeric Powder – 3 pinch

METHOD

1) First wash Rice and drain it aside.

2) Boil the rice in a pan add oil,Cinnamon,Cloves,Cardamom,Turmeric Powder and salt.Allow it to Cook till the rice is almost done, don’t over cook the rice.Also the rice should be separated don’t stick on each other.

3) Fry the Chicken Pieces along with salt and 3 pinchs of pepper powder & Chilly Powder, keep it aside when it is fried partially. Strain the chicken broth to the rice which oozes out when it is frying.

4) Fry the Prawn Pieces along with salt and 3 pinchs of pepper powder & Chilly Powder, keep it aside when it is fried partially.

5) Fry the sliced sausage Pieces along with salt and 3 pinchs of pepper powder & Chilly Powder, keep it aside when it is fried partially.

6) Keep all the fried chicken,prawns and sausage pieces aside,pour some Oil when it is Hot,add some sliced Onion and fry till golden brown,add ginger/garlic paste ,stir it well.

7) Add sliced green chillies,Chilly powder,Coriander Powder,Garam Masala,Chicken Masala Powder,Meat Masala powder,turmeric powder stir it till the raw taste goes off.

8) Add all the fried pieces of chicken,prawns and sausage to the masala mix. stir it well

9) Then add the maggi cube ,Kasoori methi and salt as per your taste,stir well till we get a nice and yummy smell.

10) When the all pieces are cooked nicely, add the mixture to the cooked rice,stir well without spoiling the rice texture. close the lid and keep it in a low flame for about 10 minutes. Add the Ghee in between. Mix it well.

11) Fry the vegetables and fry till smooth, dont let the fresh colour of vegetables go off.

12) Add the fried vegetable pieces to the rice and saute it well without damaging the rice texture.Close the lid and keep in the low flame.

13) Add the soy sauce ,tomato sauce,duck sauce,chilly sauce as per your taste.

14) Serve it after garnishing with finely chopped coriander,fried Onions,fried vegetables, Fired Raisins & Cashews .

:- Adding Sauces is as per your taste, if u dont like the sauce tastes you can avoid adding it.

:- You can even add beef or pork instead of sausages.

Recipe by
Kiran Mary

INGREDIENTS

Tuna Tin fish – 2 Can
Onion chopped – 2 nos
Green chillies chopped – 4nos
Garlic chopped finely – 3 nos(bigger size)
Ginger chopped finely – 1 medium size
or Ginger/Garlic Paste – 1/2 tsp
Potatoes boiled & smashed – 2 nos
Pepper powder – 1 tsp
Kasoori Methi(Optional) – 1 tsp
Garam masala – 2 tsp
Oil – 1 tbsp
Musturd Seeds – 1/4 tsp
Red Chilly Powder – 1/4 tsp
Vinegar – 1/4 tsp
Salt – As per taste
Egg – 1 no
Puffs Pastry Sheet – 1 pack

METHOD

1) Strain tin fish,Wash it with normal water.For avoiding the tinny smell,Mix the Fish meat with vinegar and salt and keep it aside for 5 mins.

2) Pour oil in a pan, as the oil becomes hot,splutter mustard seeds, add sliced onions,ginger,garlic,chilly powder & sliced green chillies, when it starts changing colour add the Fish stir it until it is cooked well. Do not add water to it

3) Add the smashed potatoes and stir it well.Make this mixture dry. Cook till it tastes good.Now add Kasoori Methi,pepper powder & garam masalas and Add salt as per the taste.

4) Allow it to cool for some time then make small round balls, and keep it aside.

5) Beat an egg and keep it in another pan .

7) Cut them into 4 X 4 inches, square pieces.

8) Place the stuffing on one half of the sheet.

9) Fold the other remaining half of sheet on the stuffing. You can fold it in your on desired shape.

10) Take a little amount of water and close both the ends of the stuffed puffs.

11) Use the fork ends to close the ends of the puffs.

12) Follow the same procedure with the remaining stuffing.

13) Dip the stuffed puffs into the beaten egg, this is for getting a shiny effect for the puffs

14) Place in the oven at 450 degrees for 30-40 minutes or till light brown and crispy. Brush with the beaten egg in between

:- Serve hot with ketchup.

Note :- If u want to prepare your own pastry sheet u can follow the steps of Dough Preparation of Chicken Carrot Puffs(http://kiranmary.com/?p=26)

For Easy Puffs you can use Puffs Pastry Sheet which is available in the market and follow the directions of it to have the puffs sheet ready and just stuff the Fish masala mix in it and bake.

:- Serve hot with tomato ketchup.

Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Recipe By
Kiran Mary

Easy Fish Ball Recipe ,It wont take more than 20 minutes.

INGREDIENTS

Tuna Tin fish – 2 Can
Onion chopped – 2 nos
Green chillies chopped – 4nos
Garlic chopped finely – 3 nos(bigger size)
Ginger chopped finely – 1 medium size
or Ginger/Garlic Paste – 1/2 tsp
Potatoes boiled & smashed – 2 nos
Pepper powder – 1 tsp
Kasoori Methi(Optional) – 1 tsp
Garam masala – 2 tsp
Oil – 1 tbsp
Musturd Seeds – 1/4 tsp
Red Chilly Powder – 1/4 tsp
Vinegar – 1/4 tsp
Salt – As per taste

Seafood Fry Mix
or Bread Crumbs – 1/2 cup
Egg – 1 no
Oil – Required for deep frying

METHOD

1) Strain tin fish,Wash it with normal water.For avoiding the tinny smell,Mix the Fish meat with vinegar and salt and keep it aside for 5 mins.

2) Pour oil in a pan, as the oil becomes hot,splutter mustard seeds, add sliced onions,ginger,garlic,chilly powder & sliced green chillies, when it starts changing colour add the Fish stir it until it is cooked well. Do not add water to it

3) Add the smashed potatoes and stir it well.Make this mixture dry. Cook till it tastes good.Now add Kasoori Methi,pepper powder & garam masalas and Add salt as per the taste.

4) Allow it to cool for some time then make small round balls, and keep it aside.

5) Beat an egg and keep it in another pan and in another plate take Seafood Fry Mix or bread crumbs.I used Seafood Fry Mix.

6) Dip this balls in the egg mixture & then dip into the Seafood Fry Mix. Now deep fry the Fish balls in oil till it turns golden brown .

:- Serve hot with tomato ketchup.

Recipe By
Kiran Mary