Sree's Recipes

Ingredients: 1 Whole Fish,cleaned  (i have used Tilapia) For the Marinade: Red Chilli powder - 2tbsp Turmeric powder - 1/2tsp Ginger-garlic paste - 1tbsp Salt to taste For the Masala Shallots  - 10 -15 Tomato - 1 ,big Red chilli powder - 2tsp Turmeric powder - 1/2tsp Ginger-garlic paste - 1tbsp Green chillies - 3 Curry leaves Coconut oil Salt For the Wrap Banana Leaf Method: Clean the fish and make deep slits in it.Marinate with the ingredients under marinade and keep it for atleast 2 hr.Heat oil in a pan .Shallow fry the fish with the marinade by flipping each side till it is done.(Do not overcook the fish) Heat oil in a pan.Add the chopped shallots.ginger-garlic paste,curry leaves and green chillies.Saute well till the onion become translucent.Add chopped tomato and cook it for sometime.Add spice powders,salt and mix well. Wilt the fresh banana leaf by keeping it on low flame .So that it becomes easy to fold.Put 1/2 of of the masala in center and place the fish on top.Add ...

My dear Friends, I wish you a very happy x'mas and a prosperous, happy and healthy new year 2010. Wish you a happy blogging year ahead. :) For those who are heading for holidays, wish you a happy time with your family... Talking of holidays, am going to have my holidays as well. We are shifting from Netherlands to Malaysia. My husband has a new project there. Am feeling really sad to leave Netherlands, but at the same time, feeling excited about the new place. :) Anyways, for now, am going to be back home in Kerala for a while before we shift to Kuala lumpur. So i guess i will have reduced blog activities atleast for sometime now. But will try to log in every now and then. We will keep in touch. :) Sree...

Ingredients: For Crust Marie Biscuits (Powdered)- 200g Butter - 100g For Cream cheese Layer Paneer - 350g Condensed milk - 1tin Honey - 6tbsp Sugar - 2tbsp Egg yolks - 2(optional) Lemon Juice - 1tbsp Gelatin - 1tbsp Cold water - 1/4cup Topping Cherry pie filling - 1 can Method: 1 Soak gelatin in cold water.Set aside. 2 Heat butter in a pan .Add the powdered biscuits and mix well till get a nice aroma. 3 Take a spring form pan and put the mixture.(use springform pan for this.) 4 Press the crumbs evenly over the bottom  and refrigerate it for 10 minutes. 5 In a blender add paneer,condensed milk,honey,sugar,egg yolks and lemon juice.Blend to a smooth consistancy. 6 Double boil the soaked gelatin.Add this to paneer  mixture.Mix well. 6 Pour this over the biscuits layer.Again refrigerate it  for 30minutes. 7 Spread topping over the cheese layer. Recipe Courtesy : Lakshmi Nair

Ingredients: 1 medium Cauliflower(Gobi)- seperated into small florets 3tbsp All purpose flour 2tbsp Corn flour 1/4tsp Pepper powder 2tsp Vinegar 1tsp Soy sauce 2tbsp tomato sauce 1tbsp red chilli sauce 1 tbsp Ginger- garlic paste 1 Onion 5 garlic chopped 2 Green chillies 1/4 cup Spring onions Oil for frying Salt Method: 1)Clean the cauliflower and soak into hot water mixed with turmeric and salt.Drain the water completely and pat dry with a kitchen towel. 2)In a bowl mix the flours ,salt,pepper powder and 1tbsp ginger-garlic paste with little water. 3)Heat oil in a pan.Dip each florets in the flour mixture and deep fry it until golden brown. 4)Remove from oil and drain it in paper towels. 5)Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a pan.Add chopped onion,garlic,green chillies and ginger-garlic paste.Saute well for 3 minutes. 6)Add soy sauce,tomato ketchup,red chilli sauce and vinegar.Saute well.Adjust the salt. 7)Add the fried Gobi florets and mix well until all the florets are well coated with the sauc...

Ingredients: Broccoli - 1/2 kg Chopped Onion - 1 Crushed Garlic - 3 Green chilli - 2 Grated Coconut - 1/2 cup Turmeric powder - 1/4tsp Mustard seeds Curry leaves Salt Oil Method: Wash broccoli and cut into small pieces.Heat oil in a pan.Splutter mustard and curry leaves.Add crushed garlic,onion,turmeric and green chillies.Saute well till the onion become soft.Pour 1/2 cup of water , broccoli and required salt.Cover it and cook it on low heat.Stir in between and add coconut .Mix well and switch off the stove.Serve hot with rice.

Ingredients: Raw Rice - 2 cups Grated coconut or coconut milk - 1cup Cooked Rice - 1/2 cup Yeast - 1/2tsp Sugar -1/4 to 1/2 cup,use it accordingly Salt - a pinch Cardmom powder - a pinch For Garnishing Cashews and raisins(optional) Method: 1)Soak the rice in water  for 4 -5hrs.Grind with cooked rice sugar and coconut milk.You can add 1/2 cup water if the batter is too thick.It should be like idly batter. 2)Meanwhile add the yeast in 3tbsp of lukewarm water. 3)Add  yeast mixture to the batter and mix well. 4)Cover it with a lid and keep it in a warm place for 8- 10 hrs to ferment. 5)Just before preparing add salt and cardmom powder.Mix well. 6)Grease a flat pan with little oil and pour the batter.Top it with cashews and raisins. 7)Steam it for 15-20 minutes on medium heat or until it is done. 8)Allow to cool and cut into desired shape. Notes: 1) Cooked rice will give a nice spongy texture to Vattayappam. 2)You can use the same batter for palappam as well.

  Ingredients: Paneer - 200g(i have used homemade Paneer) Butter - 3tbsp Onion -2(grind to fine paste) Tomato puree - 2,tomato Ginger-garlic paste - 1tbsp Curd - 4tbsp Cashew Paste - 1/4cup Kashmiri Chilli powder - 1tbsp Coriander powder - 1tsp Turmeric powder - 1/4tsp Cumin Powder - 1/2tsp Garam masala powder - 1/2tsp Kasoori Methi - 1tbsp Coriander leaves Oil - 2tbsp Salt                                         Homemade Paneer   Method: 1)Heat oil in a pan.Shallow fry the paneer cubes on medium heat until golden brown.Set aside. 2)Heat 1tbsp butter in a pan.Add onion paste ,ginger-garlic paste and saute well for 3 minutes. 3)Add tomato puree and simmer for 5 minutes. 4)Add all the spice powders ,kasoori methi and salt , mix well . 5)Pour curd and remaining butter to this and boil i...