Maggi Noodles

Stir Fried Chicken

Egg Fried Rice

Chemmeen Peera

(Prawns Cooked With Fresh Coconut)

A traditional Kerala recipe, Can be served with plain boiled rice

Ingredients
Small sized prawns - 1/2 kg
Cocum(Kudam puli) -2 pieces
Water - 1/4cup
Salt - to taste
Curry leaves - 4
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

To grind
Shredded coconut - 200 g
Garlic - 3 cloves
Shallots - 3
Ginger - 1/2 inch piece
Green chillies - 4

For seasoning
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Shallots - 5
Oil - 3tbsp
Curry leaves - 1 branch

Preparation

1. Cook prawns with water, cocum, salt, curry leaves and turmeric powder.
2. Grind the coconut with garlic, ginger, shallots and green chillies
3. Add the above mixture to cooked prawns and cook for 10 to 15 minutes
4. In a separate pan, heat oil and add mustard seeds, when it finish splattering add finely sliced shallots and curry leaves, saute until shallots turn slight brown.
5. Add the cooked shrimp and coconut mixture to the shallots and mix well.
6. Serve hot.

Butter Chicken

Chicken cooked with Butter

Ingredients
Boneless chicken - 1 kg
Sliced onions - 2 medium
Chopped coriander leaves - 1/4 cup
Light cream - 1/2 cup
Butter - 1/2 stick/ 50g
Vegetable oil - 1 tbsp

To marinate
Plain yogurt - 3/4 cup
Tomato sauce - 1/4 cup
Ground cashew nuts - 50g
Chilli powder -1 1/2 tsp
Garam masala - 1 1/2 tsp
Ginger paste - 1 tsp
Garlic paste - 1 tsp
Cardamom pods - 4 pods
Cloves - 5
Cinnamon - 1 piece
Bay leaf - 1
Salt - to taste
Chopped coriander leaves to garnish

Preparation
1. Grind, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon and bay leaf into a fine powder.
2. Mix all the ingredients for the marinade, add the cleaned chicken pieces into it and keep aside. 3. Heat a round bottomed frying pan, melt butter and oil , add the onions and fry till they are transparent.
4. Add chicken mixture into it and cook for 10- 15 minutes
5. Add chopped coriander leaves, and mix well and cook till the chicken is cooked well.
6. Pour in the cream and bring to a boil, let simmer for 5 minutes.
7. Serve garnished wish chopped coriander leaves