Spicy Anchovies / Crunchy Ikan Billis Sambal
I Love spicy Anchovies but its hard to do sometimes, coz many times it become too spicy or too sourish. But today i made it and it came just like what i wanted.
Ingredients :-
A Cup of Anchovies, Soaked
2 Big Onions Sliced
3 Garlic, Minced
1 Small Ginger, Minced
3 Tbsp of Chilli Paste (From Dry Chilli)
Curry Leaves
Salt
Tamarind (Smaller then a lemon size)
Method :-
1. Wash the anchovies and deep fry them until they are crispy and keep aside. Pour away some oil and fry the onions till they r cooked and keep aside.
2. In the same pan, use the same oil but about 2 spoons. When the oil is hot, Throw in the curry leaves, followed by the cooked onions, ginger and garlic. A min later, add in the chilli paste. Lower the flame if the paste is sticking to the pan or add abit more oil. Fry for 3-4 mins.
3. Crushed the tamarind in abt 4 table spoons of water. Pour the tamarind juice into the paste. Put salt according to taste and stir well.
4. A min later, add in the anchovies and stir well and close the lid for 2 mins. Spicy Anchovies is ready to serve as side dish.
Egg Curry
I asked my mom how to do egg curry, and she told me just do it like you are doing chicken curry. So i created my own egg curry and it came out really good and i am proud of it 
Ingredients :-
4 Eggs
1 Large Onion, Chopped
4-5 Garlic, chopped
Medium Pce of ginger, minced
Few curry Leaves
2 Green Chillies, sliced
1 Carrot, diced
1 Potato, Cubes
1 Cinnamon
3 Cloves
2 Star Anise
3 Cardamon
1 Tomato, chopped
Smaller then a lemon size ball of Tamarind
2 Tsp of Chilli Powder
3 Spns of Chicken Curry Powder
Method :-
1. Heat the pan with oil, and temper with Cinnamon, cloves, star anise, cardamon and curry leaves. After the curry leaves splatter, add in the onions, garlic and ginger. Stir fry for few mins. Add in the Potato and carrots and stir fry for few mins.
2. While the veggies are cooking, mix the chilli powder and chicken curry powder with 1 cup of water. Pour it in the pan. Add some salt and close the lid and lower the flame to cook for 5 mins.
3. After 5 mins, Mix the tamarind with 1/2 cup of water and crush well. Pour the tamarind juice only without the seeds and put in the tomatoes as well. Close the lid and cook for 2-3 mins.
4. By now the veggies shld have been cooked well, crack the eggs into the curry and close the lid for 2 mins for the eggs to cook. Open the lid and stir carefully else the egg will break. Once the eggs are cooked its ready to serve with rice.
p/s: Add in water if you want the gravy to be watery or less if you want a thicker gravy.
Drumsticks Stir Fry / Murunkaikai Kootu
I only know to use drumsticks for sambar and nothing else, today Uday teach me something his mother does and one of his fav.
Ingredients :-
5 Drums sticks, remove the skin slightly and cut into bite size pcs.
1 medium onion. chopped
Few curry leaves
4 Garlic, sliced
Small Ginger, crushed
2 Tomatoes, chopped
1 Tsp Tumeric Powder
2-3 Tsp Chilli Powder
1 tsp of Jaggery (Brown sugar)
Method :-
1. In a pan , heat with little bit of oil and roast the drumsticks slightly and put aside.
2. In the same pan, add little bit oil to fry curry leaves, garlic, ginger and onions. When the onions are soft add in the tomatoes and cook till they are soft.
3. Add in the tumeric powder, chilli powder, jaggery and salt. Cook for 2 mins.
4. Lastly add in the Drumsticks and pour little bit of water for the drumsticks to cook. After 5-8 Mins close the flame and ready to serve as side dish.
Ladies fingers Stir Fry
I Love ladies fingers, esp in Chinese style but i am yet to learn that!! I did this recipe myself and it came out perfect.
Ingredients :-
Bunch of ladies fingers, sliced
1 med onion, sliced
3 garlic, chopped
Small pce of ginger, minced
3-4 dry Chilli
Few curry leaves
1 tomato
2 eggs, well beaten
2 tsp chicken curry powder or briyani powder
salt to taste
Method :-
1. In a wok, heat with oil, and put in the curry leaves and dry chillies. Add in the ginger, garlic and onion.
2. After 2 mins add in the chopped tomato and cook till soft. Add in the chicken curry powder and salt and stir well.
3. Add in the ladies finger, and stir fry for awhile. Add in little bit of water and cook until the ladies finger is soft.
4. Lastly add the beaten egg. pour the egg evenly on the ladies finger and close the lid. Lower the flame and let it cook for 1-2 mins. Open the lid and stir the ladies finger well for 2 mins.
Ladies finger is ready to serve as side dish.
Ikan billis Queh / Anchovies Bhaji
This is my family’s fav tea time dish, I knew how to do this since young, coz my mom do it often. This can be made into a vegetable one without adding the anchovies and egg. Eat this with a cup of black coffee amd chilli sauce. It will be awesome. You can notice in my pic, the bhaji is quite big, it doesn’t have to be that big..you can use a medium spoon to scope it and deep fry into bite size pcs too.
Ingredients : -
2 cups plain flour
2 medium onions, chopped into very small pcs
5 green chillis, cut into very small pics
1 cup of anchovies, soak and drain
1 egg
salt to taste.
Method : -
Put the flour in a bowl and add the salt and mix well. Then add in all the ingredients and the egg and mix well.
Pour water slowly and mix till you get a thick batter. Do not make the batter too watery.
Hit a wok with alot of oil for deep frying. When the oil is hot, take a spoon, to scope the batter and put into the pan. Fry till the baji is golden brown.
Vegetable Pulao
When you are cracking your head what to cook…this dish can come to handy…a recipe given by my colleague.
Ingredients : -
2 Cups Rice
4 Small Red Chilli / Chilli Padi
1 Spoon of Ginger paste & Garlic Paste
10 small onions grind into paste
Mint Leaves / Puthina
1/2 cup of Carrots and Short beans cut into square
2 Tbsp – Grated Coconut
Cinnamon, Star Anise & Cloves
I small Onion
2 Tbsp Yogurt
2 Tomato
Curry Leaves
Method :-
1. Grind the small chillis with mint leaves and set aside.
2. Cut the onion into medium chunks.
3. Heat the pan with ghee, and put in the Cinnamon, star anise and cloves. Add in the curry leaves, onions. When the onions are soft, add in the ginger and garlic paste. A min later, add in the chilli grind paste and onion paste. Stir well and let it cook for 5 mins.
4. Add in the chopped tomatoes, carrots and beans. Cook for 2 mins. Lastly add in the washed rice and stir for few mins.
5. Transfer everything to a cooker rice and add in salt, yogurt and grated coconut. Add in about 3 cups of water ( Depends on what rice you are using.)
