Fish Pokoda /Baji

Ingredients:-

Fish pieces-6 nos
Corn Flour-2 tbsp
Rice flour-1 tbsp
Garlic/finger paste-2 tbsp
Chilli powder-3 tbsp(acc to ur taste)
Turmeric powder-1 tsp
Egg-1 no
Ajinomoto-1 tsp
Food colour-2 pinch
Salt to taste
Oil for deep frying

Method:-

First wash and clean the fish pieces in water.
In a bowl mix together corn flour,rice flour,red chilli powder,ginger/garlic paste,ajinomoto,egg,salt,food colour and fish pieces.

Cover with plate and keep it for 4 to 5 hours.
Heat oil for deep frying in a wide and deep bottomed vessel.When oil is hot,Lowe the flame,and drop in the fish pieces slowly into oil.

Now the fish pieces in 2 pieces in low heat in till they turned light golden color.

Remove from oil and place on paper towels to remove excess oil.
Place it on serving plate.

Fish pokoda is ready.Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Tindora with Potato Fry

Ingredients:-

Tindora-3 cups
Potatoes-2 nos
Mustard seeds-1 tsp
Cumin seeds-1 tsp
Hing / Asophotedia-1/2 tsp
Curry leaves-few
Red chilli Powder-2 tsp
Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
Coriander Powder-1/2 tsp
Cumin Powder-1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil-3 tbsp


Method:-

Wash and cut the tindora and potatoes into even strips or long chips.
Heat oil in a pan,when oil is hot add mustard seeds,cumin seeds and when it popups now add hing and curry leaves.

Then add potatoes and fry for 5 minutes.

After add the tindora,salt,turmeric powder mix well.

Cover the lid cook until they are soft.

Now add red chilli powder,coriander powder,cumin powder mix well .Fry for till its crispy.

Now turn of the flame and serve with hot rice or rotis.

Perugu Garelu(Dahi Vada)

Ingredients:

Urad dal- 2 cups
Yogurt(Curds)-4 cups
Salt to taste
Oil- Enough to deep fry

Seasoning:-
Mustard seeds-1 tsp
Cumin seeds-1/2 tsp
Red chillis-1 no
Curry leaves-few
Oil-1 tsp

For Garnishing:-
Red chilli powder-2 pinch
Chaat masala -2 pinch
Green peas curry-3 tbsp
Sev-3 tbsp


Method:-

Soak Urad dal for 2 hours.Grind to smooth paste.

When it smooth now add enoguh salt and grind again 5 minutes to vada consistency.

Whisk yogurt with 1 1/2 cup of water and salt mix well.

Heat 1 tsp of oil and add seasoning items and fry to turn brown and add salt seasoning to curds.

Heat oil in a deep kadai.

Keep aside a water bowl to dip hot vadas after removing from oil.

On a wet plastic papper or in u r plam,take a small size ball and press gently and make a hole to shape like vada.

Drop and fry vadas in oil 4 to 5 at a time to turn light brown on a moderate heat.

Remove vada from oil and drain oil.

Transfer hot vadas to water immediately.After 2 to 3 minutes,transfer the water soaked vadas to seasoned curds.

Finish all vadas like this.
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
Leave Vadas in yogurt for 5 hours so that Vadas can absorb yougrt and become very delicious.

Chill the vadas before serving.
At the time of serving place 3 or 4 vadas in a small plate and granish with red chilli powder,chaat masala powder,fresh coriander leaves,peas curry and sev.

U can have plain dahi vadas also..

Enjoy!!!!!!!!

Gummadikaya Pulusu / Mukkala Pulusu (Bellam Pulusu) Sweet Tangy Vegetables Stew

Hi Friends,

This dish is simple and easy to make.Filled with nutritive vegtables,this can me made in less than 20 minutes.Andhra Paradesh is famous for stews and pulusu is one of the famous dishes from Andhra Pradesh.Pulusu is a genral word used for any kind of stew.Main ingredients in a stew are varity of vegtables,tamarind pulp,jaggery.Stew are also made with leafy vegetables like thotakura,spinach.

Ingredients:-
Brinjal-1(cut long pieces)
Okra-4 (cut into half)
Radish-a small piece (sliced)
Pumpkin-1/2 (cut into big chunks)
Bottle gourd-1/2 cup
Drumsticks-5 nos
Coconut pieces-1/4 cup
Tamarind pulp-1/4 cup
Jaggery-3 tbsp (acc to ur taste)
Turmeric powder-1 pinch
Salt to taste
Coriander leaves-few

Curry leaves-few
Green chili-1

Seasoning:-
Oil-2  tbsp
Mustard seeds-1/2 tsp
Red chilis-2 nos
Hing / Asafetida-1 pinch


Method:-

Clean and chop all the vegetables into big chunks,Slit green chillis.
Heat oil in a thick bottomed pan and add the seasoning.When the mustard seeds splutters,put the vegetable pieces,turmeric and salt.

Mix well and allow it to cook covered on a low flame for two minutes.

Then add a cup of water and cook them till soft.Do not overcook,vegetables will lose their shape.

Then add tamarind pulp,jaggery and water. mix well.

Allow it to cook for ten minutes.Turn off heat.Garnish with fresh coriander and keep covered for 5 minutes before serving.

Serve with hot rice.This is usually eaten with mudda pappu and papad or vadiyaalu.

Note-u want thick constistency  u can do 1 to 2 tsp spoon  mix besan in some water.slowly stir in the besan mixture into the pot.This is a no onion and no garlic dish.