RAWA FISH FRY

I has been long time that i wrote any thing,,,, but this time i'll write which i tried in last week. Me n my friend Kalyan both love fish very much n that day we desperately wanted to have fish fry...

I was always telling him that in Kokan region u'll find very good rawa fish fry.... So we thought lets try it today......

You can try it with any fish... but single bone fish is always better.... it can be done in both the ways, tawa fry as well as deep fry also, both taste great...........

Indregient

Fish

Turmeric powder

Salt

lemon juice

Ginger & Garlic paste

Ajwain (optional)

Green chillies paste or Red chilly powder

Rawa (semolina)

Oil for frying

Method:

• Marinate the cleaned n wash fist with all the spices, pastes, lemon juice n salt.
• Keep the marinated fish aside for 20-30 mins.
• Heat oil for deep frying.
• Take rawa in plate, put fish slice n coat gently with rawa from all side.
• Remove excess rawa from slice by gentle shake to slice.
• Fry in hot oil till get golden brown color.
• Texture of the fish will be crispy from out due to rawa n most n soft from inside.
• Serve hot with sliced onions n lemon wedges.

POACHED CHICKEN BREAST WITH GARLIC TOMATO SAUCE

This is one of my creation.



I tried this dish in January 2010. One of my friend wanted to taste something prepared by me but he wanted me to use very less oil. So I tried out this preparation. Herb rice & sauteed vegetable go on the side.




Ingredient: (2 serving)

Chicken Breast 2 nos
Coriander leaves & stems
Mint leaves & stems
Garlic cloves 8-10 nos
Green Chillies 2 nos
Peppercorns 8-10 nos
Lemon 1 no
Tomatoes 6 medium size
Onion 2 medium size
Olive oil 3 tea spoons
Potato 1 large
Carrots 2 medium size
French beans 10 nos
Bell peppers each color 1
Rice
Salt to taste.




Method:

• Here in this prep will make all the thing at a time, n will make plan of work according to that.


• First of all cook rice, side by side clean wash chicken breast & remove excess fat if any, give small insertions all over.


• Marinate the chicken with chopped green chillies, chopped coriander, mint leaves, lemon juice, Salt & keep aside for 20 Min's.


• Cut potatoes & carrots into batons(1cm x 1cm x length 4cm), string beans & cut into 4 cm lenght, bell pepper also into 4 cm lenght.


• Boil all into salt water & keep aside.


• Peel & deseed blanch tomatoes & finely chop.


• Heat 1 tea spoon oil in pan, add chopped garlic, onions & half slit green chili saute well, chopped tomatoes cook till done , season with salt & little crushed peppercorns if required.


• Poach the chicken in pan, place marinated chicken breast add water till it covers the chicken, add stems of coriander & mint, salt, cover the pan for 10-12 Min's till it gets cook.


• For rice: Take few drops of oil, add chopped mint & coriander leaves, saute & add cooked rice, seasoning to taste.


• For vegetable: Take 1 tea spoon of oil, through some chopped garlic & onions Saute well then add bell peppers, cook well but keep crunchy, add boiled vegetable & mix well, add seasonings.


• Lets plate the food: slice the chicken breast place in one corner of the plate, place rice on one side with the help of small bowl in upside down position, & on one corner all the vegetable.


• Pour the hot sauce the chicken slices, & garnish with mint leaf.


• Here our full meal is ready.

RAJMA CHAWAL

Very common preparation, we heard this name frequently.
Rjama chawal, yesterday it was my dinner.
Yesterday when i was having chat with my friend, she asked me what you had in dinner, when i told her Rajma chawal she asked me how to prepare it.
So i thought lets write about it.
It is one of the very very easy dish which any one can prepare. What we have to do is to prepare rice n keep aside, prepare rajama n mix it with the rice n rajma rice is ready to eat. This preparation doesn't require onion, tomato, ginger & garlic. I like it this way only, but we can prepare it with all these ingredients also.....
This preparation is ideal for person who doesn't eat root....

Ingredients:

Rajma (Kidney beans) soaked for 6-7 hrs
Oil for tempering
Hing(Asafoetida)
Mustard seeds
Cumin seeds
Turmeric
Red chili powder
Coriander powder
Salt to taste
Coriander leaves chopped

Method

• Cook the saoked kidney beans in pressure cooker, till well done.
• Coarsely mash the cooked kidney beans.
• Heat oil in pan for tempering.
• Add mustard seed, when start krackling add cumin seeds & other spices.
• Add cooked kideny beans & cook for 5 mins.
• Add coriander leaves, rajma is ready.
• Mix rajma with cooked rice n serve....