…then add the chopped tomatoes. Let it cook till tomatoes are soft. Add the masala paste, fried & crushed onions, stir well & let it cook till rawness disappears. Add the masala water & the potatoes; stir, add a cup of water & let it come to a boil. Reduce heat & let it cook till the potatoes are cooked & tender. The gravy too should be thick but of pouring consistency. Assembling the Biryani : You can use a large pan/…
…out excess liquid. Fill the pockets of each mackerel with the Goan Rechado Masala paste;making sure the masala paste does not spill out. Approximately, 2 tsp of recheado paste is used for each mackerel. Place the wheat flour on a plate and roll each stuffed whole mackerel in the dry flour. Dust off excess flour. Heat sufficient oil in a large fry pan till hot. Reduce heat and gently slide in the whole stuffed mackerel. You may fry 2-3 whole stuffe…
…chopped Coriander 1 tsp. Kanda Lehsun Masala (Onion-Garlic Masala) 1 tbsp. Goda Masala or made at home ½ tsp. Kala Masala (Black Masala available in select stores in Pune/Maharashtra)/homemade 2 fresh sprigs of Curry Leaves ½ tsp. roasted Jeera Pwd. (optional) ¼ tsp. Turmeric Pwd. ½ tsp. Vegetable Oil or pure Ghee Salt to taste Jaggery to taste (optional) Method : Grind together garlic, ginger, coconut, coriander to a smooth fine paste. Heat oil/g…
…der 1 tsp Sugar (optional) Grind the above mentioned ingredients for Green Masala to a fine thick paste with water. Rinse the grinder and reserve the liquid in cooking. Preparation of Galmo / Baby Shrimp Masala: First, rinse the baby shrimp in running water. Drain them through a colander. Put them in a bowl and then add ginger-garlic paste, turmeric and salt. Mix well and set aside to marinate for about 20 minutes. In a sufficiently deep and wide…
…. of salt & keep aside for later use. Grind the ingredients listed for masala paste in a blender or masala grinder with some water to prepare a thick & smooth paste. Transfer the masala paste to a bowl; rinse the grinder jar but reserve the masala water to be used later. Heat a sufficiently deep pot/handi/dekchi with vegetable oil till hot. Reduce heat, add in the onions & sauté with a pinch or two of salt till the onions turn lightly…
…ry spices & saute on low heat till the oil begins to separate from the masala. Then add the reserved masala water & another 2 cups of water to the pan & bring to a boil on medium heat. Gently lower the boiled & slit eggs into the gravy. Let it simmer for 10 mins. or cook till desired thickness of gravy. Add a pinch of sugar & adjust salt to taste. Take the pan off the heat & garnish with chopped coriander leaves. Serve hot…
…r pastes, green chillies, turmeric, cumin pwd. green cardamom & garam masala pwd. using sufficient water to a smooth & thick paste. Apply this masala paste to the chicken pieces along with a little salt & marinate for about ½ an hour. Rinse the grinder & reserve the masala liquid for further use. Heat the same pan in which the onions were fried till hot. Reduce heat & add the marinated chicken & saute till rawne…
…ning tea or dinner … When I am in a great cooking mood I make my own fresh masala & use it immediately. I use Everest Sambhar Masala often but make a lot of additions & changes according to the flavor we prefer… but now I have this wonderful masala from Kerala which I will be using for a long time. It is simple & easy to prepare sambhar, but it is absolutely important to maintain a perfect balance while using spices to achieve…
…long with the masala. You may chop & fry the onions & then add the masala paste to it instead of grinding them with the masala. You will know that the Pork Vindaloo is ready when the gravy is fiery red in color & the curry/gravy gives out a wonderful aroma of cooked spices & vinegar. The Pork Vindaloo tastes better the next day if you allow the meat to marinate in the gravy. The longer you allow the flavors to meld & store it f…
…Drain & keep aside. Add onions & sauté till soft. To this add the masala paste & sauté the masala paste for about 2 mins. or till rawness disappears. Add the washed prawns & sauté for a while. Then add the reserved masala water & sufficient water to thin the curry as desired. Add a pinch of sugar, slit green chillies & stir well. Let the curry come to a boil & then slide in the raw mango pieces gently & stir once….