Tikka Masala- Marianna Vadukul

Tikka Masala Recipe For 6 People

• 4 breast organic chicken in cubes
• 2 large red onion thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons crushed garlic
• 2 tablespoons crushed ginger
• 1 can 28 oz. crushed tomatoes
• 1 cup of yogurt
• 1 cup heavy cream (optional)
• 2 tablespoons cumin
• 2 tablespoons garam masala
• 2 tablespoons turmeric
• 1 tablespoons chili podwder
• Salt

Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large heavy skillet over medium heat. Add in the onions and start caramelizing them until brown. Add the crushed ginger stir for 5 minutes,saute the garlic for 1 minute. Add cumin, garam masala, turmeric, chili powder, and mix well, until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and yogurt. Simmer on low heat until sauce thickens, about 20 minutes. Add cubes of chicken, and simmer for 10 minutes. Season it with salt and transfer to a serving platter, garnished with cilantro. Serve with Bamati Rice or Naan.

- made this, not awesome. had to add lots of butter, and a bit of tomato paste. and season with garlic and ms. good. but not awesome. more like tomato curry in a grand scale. but i did chopped 5 tomatoes to make it 28 oz which was too much. need another recipe!

bunda likes, so thanks goodness. hopefully bundushelma will eat these tonight also.

Calamari rings

Buy squid from market
slice them relgularly

coating:
half ratio ap flour
half ratio corn starch
s&P

put these on ziploc. and shake the calamari inside it till fully coated. don't add too much or they won't be evenly coated.

deep fry.

eat hot.

yum!

Onion Rings from Internet

Slice onions in rounds, very thinly.

marinade:
half ratio milk
half ration ranch dressing

marinade all above for few hours, then deep fry.

yummy.

add chili powder if desired.

Fish fry - Ancy

fish - salmon, tilapia
store bought fish masala, sprinkle on fish and mix with hand. add salt!! let sit 1 hr.  simi said add black pepper, but ancy doesn't use. should try.

Slice onion, lots
garlic, lots
curry leaves, lots

put oil in skillet, enough for frying. arrange all the garlic and onion as the first layer. arrange the fish on the 2nd layer. then heat up skillet and and cook for some time.

onions and garlic will become brown and black and soooo tasty!

Chicken onion butter

Buy whole baked chicken, in costco or ralphs.

cut up in small pieces, using scisccors is easy.

slice lots of onion.
half stick of butter, or lots.
chopped chili

heat a bit of oil on skillet, splutter ms, add chili, then add butter and onion. fry till almost brown. then add chicken and fry some more for some time. add chili powder halfway for color and taste.

season with s&p.

always so good!!! cannot believe how good this is and super easy. no cleaning no cutting raw chicken.

Rava dosa - instant

put rava, green chili, onion, garlic, whatever, ginger, water.
blend all till smooth. sometimes rava needs to sit in water for sometime before it'll break down in blender.

heat skillet, and make dosa!
so easy.

Simi's bread puddin

Ingredients
1. Egg -3 Nos
2. Sugar - in between (1/4-1/2)cup + 3/4 cup
3. Milk - 2cups
4. Vanilla Extract - 1tbsp
5. Salt - a pinch

Direction
1. In a large bowl mix 3 eggs & sugar. (Sugar measurement is somewhere in between 1/4 - 1/2 cup..(little less than 1/2 cup) )
2. Beat really well the egg & sugar using the egg beater.
3. Add 2 cups of milk and mix it with a spoon.
4. Add 1 tbsp of vanilla extract and mix well with a spoon.
5. Add a pinch of salt ( Actually it is not required. It is used to control the sugar level)
6. Set the bowl aside.
Caramelise the Sugar
7. Heat a sauce pan
8. Add 3/4 cup of sugar to it.
9. You will see the sugar melting. Once it starts melting. Reduce the heat to level 4. Make sure that it doesn't get burnt.
10. Once the sugar gets liquidise (brown in color), pour into the baking tray. Sugar will gets hardened in 5-8 Min's.

12. Once the sugar is hardened, pour the mixture from the bowl into the baking tray.
13. Preheat the oven for 325.
14. Pour water in a tray and put inside the oven.
15. After preheating, put the baking tray on top of the water. (Double boil concept)
16. Wait for 50-55 Min's
17. Put a knife on middle of the tray and see if it comes out smooth. If it comes out smooth then it is done!
18. Set outside till it cools down and then cover it and put inside the refrigerator.

Note:
Better to do a day before.
Generally the baking time is between 50- 60 Min's.

Kadala curry

Soak beans till they expand

Slice onions, 1 big, or more
garlic
chopped chili

fry coconut till brown, blend with water to a paste

heat oil, ms, chili, onion. cook till onion is transluscent. add coriander lots, garam masala less, chili powder less. cook till onion is brown. put on simmer, and leave it while beans are cooking is pressure cooker.

cook beans in PC, add turmeric, and lots of salt. can never make these too salty. retain water, and use these broth for the kadala curry.

once beans cooked, put it in the masala paste, and add the broth as necessary. cook on high, then again sim for some time.

season with CL before serving.