Monday, August 28, 2006

Potato Okra finger fries

Ingredients:
Potato - 2
Ladies finger(okra) - 1/4 kg to 1/2 kg
Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Salt - to taste
Oil - 2 tablespoon

Method:
1. Cut okra vertically into four pieces. Length should be around 2 inches
2. Cut potato into 1.5 inch vertical pieces. The width should be 1/2 cm
3. Pour oil into a pan.
4. Add okra and fry for 3 minutes.
5. Add potato, salt and chilli powder
6. Keep frying until potato becomes crispy. Add oil if needed. Do not cover the pan at any time.

Simple okra-potato fry is ready. It's yummy-yummy :)
Should go good to eat alone or with rasam rice.


I prepared this last night and packed it to office today. It was not very crispy, but it tasted the same as last night. But preferably eat it soon after preparing.

Wednesday, August 09, 2006

Javvarisi uppuma

Recipe from Aval vikatan

Ingredients:
Javvarisi
Seeragam
Onions
Tomatoes
Coconut
Garam masala
Dhania powder
Chat masala
Turmeric powder
Chilli powder
Salt
Peanuts
pottu kadalai
Coriander leaves

Method:
Soak javvarisi for 4 hours in water
Take oil in a kadai
Put some seeragam
Then add chopped onions and fry till translucent
Then add chopped tomatoes and grated coconut
Add garam masala, dhania powder, chat masala, turmeric powder, chilli powder, salt and fry for 4 minutes
Drain water from soaked javvarisi. Squeeze out the excess water also. Add to kadai. Do not add water
Let it cook(I think it'll take atleast 10 minutes..I'm not sure though)
Powder peanuts and pottu kadalai separately
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and powdered peanuts and pottu kadalai


Eat it with Cocunut or coriander chutney or even mango thokku