Sweet and Sour Potato
Ingredients:-
3 Potatoes boiled and cubed
3 tomatoes chopped
1 tbsp rated ginger
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
pinch of asafoetida
1 tsp of tumeric powder
2 green chillies
1 spn coriander powder
1 spn cumin powder
1 tbp of sugar
salt
oil
Method:-
1. In a wok add in the oil and temper the mustard and cumin seeds and asafoetida. Add in the chillies and stir fry for a min. Add the chopped tomatoes, followed by all the powders. Add little bit of water for the tomatoes to be cooked well.
2. When the tomatoes are cooked, add in the sugar and salt. After a min add in the potatoes and mix well. Its ready to serve after two mins.
Deep Fried Brinjal
Not my fav dish, Just wanna try it and surprise my hubby and he said it taste okay.
INGREDIENTS:-
one brinjal (cut into thin rings)
2 spoons of Chilli Powder
1 tsp of tumeric Powder
1/2 tsp of asestofida powder
salt.
METHOD:-
Mix all the powders with little bit of water, add in the brinjals and mix well and marinate for 30 mins. Lastly deep fry it and its ready to serve.
Indian Style Macaroni
I did this recipe myself, few mths ago my friend was telling me abt the spaghetti she did, i cant remember much but added a few ingredients she told me and add more for an Indian touch.
INGREDIENTS:-
I Pkt of Marconi
4 hot dogs sliced
1/2 cup of minced chicken
1/2 cup of frozen mixed veggies
1/2 cup of button mushrooms (cut into halved)
2 med onions sliced
2 tbsp fried onions
1 spn of ginger & garlic paste
2 tbsp of chilli powder
4 big tomatoes
1 chicken stock cube (optional)
2 cheese (i used the sandwich cheese)
1 spn of chicken masala powder
salt
cooking oil or olive oil.
Method:-
1. Boil the Marconi with water, oil and salt. Once the macaroni is cooked drain away the water, add in the cheese and stir well till it melts and blend together. Put aside.
2. In a wok, add in the oil, once its hot, put in the onions and fry till they are soft. Add in the chicken stock and ginger-garlic paste. stir for 1 min. Add in the minced chicken, hot dog and mushrooms.
3. Grind the tomatoes with fried onions. Pour the tomato juice into the wok. Add in the chili, chicken powder and salt. Stir well and bring to a boil. Do taste it, to check for spiciness else put in more chili powder. Add in abt 1/2 cup or less of water.
4. Put in the macaroni and stir well. Lower the flame and close the wok with the lid. The mixture should absorb well with the Marconi. Once the macaroni sticks to the pan, close the lid and its ready to serve.
Yogurt Chicken Curry
INGREDIENTS:
One small chicken, chopped
2 tbsp yogurt
3-4 tbsp chicken masala powder (deepens how thick you want the gravy to be)
1 tbsp of ginger-garlic paste
1 tbsp chilli powder
1 tsp turmeric powder
one big onion sliced
curry leaves
2 bay leaves
1 cinnamon
few cloves, star anise
1/2 tsp of big & small jeera
2 green chillies
2 tomatoes
3 small potatoes (optional)
Small size of Tamarind
salt to taste
Method:
1. After washing the chicken with salt, marinate it with lil bit of salt, yogurt, masala powder, ginger-garlic paste, tumeric and chilli powder for 30 mins.
2. In a pan, add in some oil and temper the cinnamon, star anise, cloves and jeera. Quickly add in the chillies, curry leaves and bay leaves. Once the curry leaves splatter, add in the onions and stir fry.
3. Once the onions are soft, add in the marinated chicken and fry in pan for few mins. Then add in abt 1/2 cup of water and close the lid. There will be water from the chicken, so watch out how thick you want your gravy to be.
4. When the chicken is half cook, put in the cubed potatoes and tomatoes (i like my tomatoes to be very soft so you can opt to put the tomatoes last min.) In less then half cup of water, crush the tamarind and pour in the juice. Add in more water according to the thickness you like.
5. Chicken curry is ready once the potatoes are cooked.
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.
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.)
Dhal Rice / Paruppu Satham
Not one of my favs but its my hubby’s and my fathers fav dish. Very simple and fast to make. This dish goes well with any spicy veggie stir fry and papadoms. You can see in the pic i have done, ladies finger fry with chilli powder. My sunday cooking was done in less then 45 mins 
Ingrediants :-
2 cups of rice
1/2 cup of dhal
1 onion
1 chinamon
3-4 garlic
1 tsp small jeera
2 tomato
3-4 green chilli or small red chilli
curry leaves
1 tsp Tumeric Powder
2 tsp of chilli powder
ghee
Method :-
Soak the dhal for 10-15 mins.
Heat the wok and pour some ghee. Add in the chinamon, curry leaves and small jeera. Add the choppen onion and chillies. Once the onions is soft add the chopped tomato. Once the tomato is half cooked, add the tumeric and chilli powder. Stir fry for few mins.
In a rice cooker, wash the rice and put in the dhal together. Add in the mixture from the wok and add some salf. Pour abt 2.5 cups of water.
Once the rice is cooked, add one tablespoon of ghee and stir well with the rice. Ready to serve for four people.
Ghee Rice / Briyani Rice
